KR101746369B1 - Method for Notifying Location by Using Near Field Communication, System And Terminal Therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a location notification method using local communication, and a system and a terminal for the method.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a local communication recognition unit recognizes a local area communication device in a non-contact manner using a local area communication module. A local communication information management unit for receiving local communication information from the recognized local communication apparatus; A GPS information management unit for extracting the navigation data from the GPS radio wave signal received through the provided GPS module and calculating current position information using the navigation data when the local communication information is received; A GPS information processing unit for generating peripheral area information on the calculated current location information; And a location announcement information manager for generating and displaying location announcement information that combines the local area communication information and the surrounding area information.

Description

Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a location notification method using a short distance communication,

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a location notification method using local communication, and a system and a terminal for the method. More particularly, in an infrastructure environment in which a local area communication device is installed, a user can tag a terminal equipped with a local area communication module in a non-contact manner to generate local area communication information received through the local area communication device, The present invention relates to a location notification method using a short distance communication, and a system and a terminal for the location notification method.

The contents described in this section merely provide background information on the embodiment of the present invention and do not constitute the prior art.

Due to the recent increase in criminal activity, children, patients, women and the disabled have to take measures against safety. That is, in order to prevent exposure of the protected persons such as children, patients, women, and persons with disabilities to the various risks, it is necessary to pay special attention to the guardians. For this purpose, There is a technique of requesting the location information service for the protected area and transmitting the position information of the protected area to the guardian terminal when the protected area approves the inquiry about the location information of the protected area.

On the other hand, as a general location service, there is a technology for locating its own position through a GPS (Global Positioning System) and guiding the route to a destination. That is, the position of the terminal of the protected person can be monitored using the GPS technology, and the protected person can be protected by monitoring the position of the protected person by using such a method.

However, in this conventional technique, only when the guardian inquires about the position of the guarded person, the position of the guarded person is notified. Even if the position of the guarded person is checked on the map, it is difficult to accurately grasp the name of the place where the guarded person is located have.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method and apparatus for transmitting location notification information, which combines local communication information received through a local communication device and peripheral information generated through GPS provided in a terminal, And a system and a terminal for the position notification method using the short distance communication.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including a local communication recognition unit recognizing a local area communication device in a non-contact manner using a local communication module, A local communication information management unit for receiving local communication information from the recognized local communication apparatus; A GPS information management unit for extracting the navigation data from the GPS radio wave signal received through the provided GPS module and calculating current position information using the navigation data when the local communication information is received; A GPS information processing unit for generating peripheral area information on the calculated current location information; And a location announcement information manager for generating and displaying location announcement information that combines the local area communication information and the surrounding area information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a short-distance communication device for transmitting short-range communication information previously stored in a non-contact manner; And recognizes the short range communication device using the short range communication module and receives the short range communication information from the recognized short range communication device in the non-contact manner, Generates location information on the calculated current position information, generates location information using the local communication information and the surrounding area information, and displays the generated location information on the display unit And a location notification system using the local area communication.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication method for a local area communication system, comprising the steps of: recognizing a local area communication device in a non-contact manner using a local communication module; Receiving short-range communication information from the recognized short-range communication device; Extracting navigation data from the GPS radio wave signal received through the provided GPS module and calculating current position information using the navigation data when the local communication information is received; Generating neighboring area information on the calculated current location information; And generating and displaying location announcement information that combines the local area communication information and the surrounding area information, and displaying the generated location announcement information.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the infrastructure environment in which the local communication device is installed, the user tags the terminal equipped with the local communication module in the non-contact manner, It is possible to precisely grasp the location of the caller by transmitting location notification information combined with peripheral information generated through GPS provided in the mobile terminal to the other party. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide the local communication information obtained by tagging the terminal equipped with the local communication module from the local communication device installed in the public transportation (taxi, bus, subway) And the location information obtained by combining the surrounding area information obtained through the GPS module directly to the other party.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since it is possible to use location notification information independently from a terminal without having to subscribe to a separate service in order to transmit the location notification information to the other party, There is no fear of leakage. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the sender directly transmits the location notification information to the other party, thereby protecting the privacy of the user when the sender does not want to be exposed to the other party. Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a promise in a specific place is communicated to the other party, by using the local communication information obtained from the local communication device installed in the corresponding place, Can be provided.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a location notification system using local communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a local area communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart for explaining a location notification method using local area communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating location notification information in the form of a message including local area communication information and surrounding area information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating location notification information in the form of a message including local communication information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a location notification system using local communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The location notification system using the local area communication according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal 110, a local area communication device 120, a communication network 130, a message center 140, a location calculation server 150, 160). In an embodiment of the present invention, the location notification system using the short-range communication is connected to the terminal 110, the short-range communication device 120, the communication network 130, the message center 140, the location calculation server 150, It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. The present invention can be variously modified and applied to components included in the position notification system using the short-range communication within a range that does not deviate from the essential characteristics.

The terminal 110 is a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving various data via the communication network 130 in accordance with a key operation of a user. The terminal 110 may be a tablet PC, a laptop, a personal computer (PC) A smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile communication terminal, and the like. The terminal 110 may be a cloud computing terminal that supports cloud computing that can use services such as data reading, writing, storing, network, and content usage through the communication network 130.

That is, the terminal 110 is a terminal capable of performing voice communication using the communication network 130, and executes a program and a memory for storing a program for accessing an external server via the communication network 130 And a microprocessor for controlling and controlling the microprocessor. That is, the terminal 110 may be any terminal as long as it can perform server-client communication with an external server, and is a broad concept including all communication computing devices such as a notebook computer, a mobile communication terminal, and a PDA. Meanwhile, the terminal 110 is preferably manufactured with a touch screen, but is not limited thereto. The terminal 110 is implemented as a separate device from the message center 140, the location calculation server 150 and the financial settlement device 160. However, in the realization of the present invention, May be implemented as a stand-alone device including at least one of the location calculation server 150 and the financial settlement device 160. [

The terminal 110 drives a location notification application that controls the local communication module 202 by a user's operation or command, and can generate location notification information through the location notification application. More specifically, the location notification application refers to an application installed after downloading through the application store when the terminal 110 is a smart phone, and when the terminal 110 is a feature phone Refers to an application running on a virtual machine (VM) downloaded through a communication company server.

The terminal 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a terminal having a local communication module 202 and a GPS module 204. The local communication module 202 uses the local communication module 202, 120, and receives a radio wave signal to the satellite using the GPS module 204 provided therein.

The terminal 110 may operate the local area communication device 120 in a non-contact manner using the local area communication module 202 provided in the terminal 110 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Receives the short distance communication information from the recognized short range communication device 120, extracts the navigation data from the GPS radio wave signal received through the provided GPS module 204 when the short distance communication information is received, Generates the current location information, generates the neighboring area information for the calculated current location information, and generates and displays the location advertisement information combining the local communication information and the neighboring area information. Here, the short-range communication information includes at least one of the name information of the specific place, the telephone number information, and the address information, and the surrounding area information includes nearby representative building information, And road information.

More specifically, the short-range communication information may be different from the short-range communication information depending on the target in which the short-range communication device 120 is installed. For example, when the short distance communication device 120 is installed in a taxi, the short distance communication information may include 'personal taxi information', 'company name of company taxi' Information ',' taxi car number information ', and the like, and may include additional information when necessary. When the short distance communication device 120 is installed in the bus, the short distance communication information may include 'route number information', 'bus car number information', and 'bus direction (origin or end point) May include information to be added. When the short-range communication device 120 is installed in the subway, the short-range communication information may include 'boarding station information' and 'direction information on operation' as basic information. In the case where the short distance communication device 120 is installed in an institute, the 'short distance communication information' includes 'institution name information' and 'contact information' as basic information , And may further include 'latest access time information' if necessary. In the case where the short distance communication device 120 is applied to the appointed place, the short distance communication information may be included as basic information such as 'mutual information', 'contact information', and 'search information'. That is, the local communication information may be differently applied depending on the place where the local communication device 120 is installed.

When there is a request for sending a message to the terminal 110 after the location notification information is generated, the terminal 110 may send a message to the terminal 110 in response to a message transmission request for the location notification information, The location notification information is transmitted to the telephone number input by the user in the form of a message, and the details of the location notification information transmitted are stored. Here, the message may be an IP-based message using a Short Message Service (SMS), a Multi-Media Message Service (MMS), or a communication network 130. In addition, the terminal 110 transmits only one of the local communication information and the neighboring area information in the form of a message to the preset telephone number or the telephone number input by the user by a command or operation of the user. Also, the terminal 110 stores the message sending history information of the sent location notification information, and displays the location notification information corresponding to the history information in the request of the user among the message sending history information.

Meanwhile, when receiving the local area communication information from the local area communication device 120 in a non-contact manner, the terminal 110 transmits the encrypted user identification information to the local area communication device 120 using bidirectional communication. Of course, the transmission of the encrypted user identification information by the terminal 110 to the local area communication device 120 may be changed according to the setting of the user or the contract of the operator. Here, the encrypted user identification information is information obtained by encrypting at least one piece of information among the communication company information, the unique number of the subscriber identity module, and the terminal identification information. Here, the subscriber identity module may be manufactured in a card form and inserted into the terminal 110, and may include at least one of a subscriber identification module (SIM), a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), and a micro USIM . The terminal identification number may be a mobile identification number (MIN) or an electronic serial number (ESN), which is a terminal unique number.

In addition, when the current position information is calculated, the terminal 110 generates surrounding area information on the current position information using the mounted map application. Also, the terminal 110 generates log data in which the peripheral area information is updated at regular intervals for a preset time based on the local communication information. That is, the terminal 110 can generate log data by periodically updating only the peripheral area information based on the local communication information. On the other hand, the neighboring area information may be latitude and longitude information received from the GPS module 204 according to the setting of the user.

The local area communication device 120 is a device having a local communication processor 310 capable of recognizing a local communication tag, a memory for electronic settlement, and a settlement server interlocking part 330, which is a calculation module. The short range communication device 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention does not necessarily have to be equipped with the payment server link unit 330 and may be installed in public transportation means, educational institutions, appointment places, It is possible to transmit the short distance communication information to the terminal 110 in a non-contact manner.

Meanwhile, the short-range communication device 120 may be implemented as a point-of-sale (POS) terminal by mounting a payment server interlock unit 330, which is a memory and a calculation module for electronic settlement. Of course, the short range communication device 120 is not necessarily limited to the short range communication device 120, and various devices may be used without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Here, the POS terminal is a terminal that manages goods sold in real time, and connects a cash register of a merchant store to a computer of a merchant's head office, and a system capable of performing sales management, inventory management, and merchandise management .

Here, the local area communication processing unit 310 mounted on the local area communication apparatus 120 recognizes the local area communication tag existing in the radio frequency identification area using the radio communication technology, converts the signal received from the local area communication tag into a digital signal And recognizes and processes the identification information of the local communication tag included in the digital signal. Near-field communication (NFC) is a type of electronic tag, which is a non-contact type short-range wireless communication module using a frequency band of 13.56 MHz and transmits data between terminals at a distance of 10 cm . For example, NFC is used not only for payment but also for travel information transmission, transportation and access control locks for goods information and visitors in supermarkets and general shops.

The short-range communication device 120 receives an electronic settlement request signal from the short-range communication module 202 mounted on the terminal 110 in a non-contact manner Function. Here, the non-contact type is a method of transmitting data wirelessly without using an electrical contact (wire) when transmitting and receiving data between the local communication module 202 and the local communication processor 310 of the local area communication device 120 , A contact type of 2 mm or less, a reflection type of 1 to 20 cm, a distance of about 1 m, and a distance of several meters depending on the distance between the local communication processing unit 310 and the local communication module 202. Here, the non-contact type uses electromagnetic induction or microwave for data transmission, and the proximity type is standardized by ISO 1443. On the other hand, the non-contact type method does not cause contact failure because it does not use the contact point, and there is little possibility of the internal circuit being destroyed by the static electricity, and it is used in the substitution of the commutation ticket, the ticket and the highway right, and the electronic money card.

That is, the short-range communication device 120 recognizes the short-range communication module 202 mounted on the terminal 110 as a short-range communication tag through the short-range communication processor 310 provided therein, And receives an electronic settlement request signal from the communication module 202 in a non-contact manner. In addition, the short-range communication device 120 transmits the payment completion information received from the financial settlement apparatus 160 to the terminal 110. [ The short range communication device 120 recognizes the short range communication module 202 mounted on the terminal 110 as a short distance communication tag by using the short range communication processor 310 and transmits the completion information And the like.

The local area communication apparatus 120 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention transmits previously stored local area communication information in a non-contact manner to the terminal 110 and transmits the local area communication information to the terminal 110 in a non- And receives and stores the encrypted user identification information. That is, when the short range communication device 120 transmits the short distance communication information to the terminal 110 in a non-contact manner, it receives the encrypted user identification information from the terminal 110 in two-way communication, decrypts the encrypted user identification information, May be used to track back the user of terminal 110. Also, the short-range communication device 120 transmits the encrypted user identification information to the external device when there is a requesting external device for the encrypted user identification information. Of course, the short range communication device 120 may check whether the external device is the authenticated device before transmitting the encrypted user identification information, and may transmit the encrypted user identification information when the authenticated device elapses.

The communication network 130 is a network capable of transmitting and receiving data using an Internet protocol using various wired and wireless communication technologies such as an Internet network, an intranet network, a mobile communication network, and a satellite communication network. The communication network 130 may be combined with at least one of the location calculation server 150, the message center 140 and the financial settlement apparatus 160 to store computing resources such as hardware and software, And a cloud computing network capable of providing computing resources to the terminal 110. Cloud computing is a computer environment in which information is permanently stored on servers on the Internet and temporarily stored on client terminals such as desktops, tablet computers, notebooks, netbooks, and smartphones. Cloud computing is a system in which all information And stores the information in a server, and makes the information available anytime and anywhere through various IT devices.

The position calculation server 150 receives satellite data through a satellite receiver built in itself, and performs positioning using satellite data of the terminal 110 that requested the positioning. That is, the position calculation server 150 receives the navigation data from the terminal 110 and calculates the latitude and longitude coordinates of the terminal 110. The position calculation server 150 also transmits aiding data to help position the terminal 110 and calculates the distance between the GPS satellite and the terminal 110. In addition, when the location calculation server 150 selectively receives the location information from the terminal 110 according to need, the location calculation server 150 transmits the location information to the location based service platform (LBSP).

The location calculation server 150 receives a location location request signal from the LBSP and transmits an SMREQ (Short Message Request) signal requesting information on the terminal corresponding to the location location target by the HLR. The location calculation server 150 receives a short message request (SMreq) signal including a response to the information request for the terminal corresponding to the location location target from the corresponding HLR. The position calculation server 150 may position the terminal 110 in cooperation with the terminal 110 and may transmit the position location response including the position location result to the LBSP.

In the asynchronous W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) system, the position calculation server 150 calculates the position of the position server (PS) in the synchronous CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) ), And a Serving Mobile Location Center (SMLC) may be applied in a GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) system, which is a European time division mobile communication system. PDE can perform position measurement using satellite and CDMA using network triangulation method in CDMA. The location calculation server 150 may be applied to CDMA, WCDMA, Wireless Broadband Internet (WiBro), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Evolved Packet Core (EPC) to provide positioning.

1, it is described that the position calculation server 150 is implemented as a separate device and calculates latitude and longitude coordinates for the corresponding position using the navigation data. However, (Not shown). That is, the terminal 110 may perform the latitude and longitude coordinate calculation function for the corresponding position using the navigation data of the position calculation server 150 using the installed application.

The message center 140 performs a function of interworking with the communication network 130 and transmitting the requested message to the terminal corresponding to the requested telephone number. If the terminal corresponding to the requested telephone number can not communicate with the terminal corresponding to the requested telephone number due to the communication disabled state, the message center 140 determines that the terminal corresponding to the requested telephone number can communicate Temporarily stores the requested message until the state is changed to the state. Meanwhile, when the terminal corresponding to the requested telephone number is changed to the communicable state and transmitted the requested message, the message center 140 receives the acknowledgment signal from the terminal corresponding to the requested telephone number, temporarily stores the received message Delete the message. The message center 140 also deletes messages that have not been delivered until a certain time has elapsed or the validity time specified by the message center 140 has expired.

The financial settlement apparatus 160 is a concept of an apparatus including at least one of a card issuer server for performing electronic settlement, a financial institution server, a communication fee charging server, a transportation agency server, and a mobile payment server. Of course, the financial settlement apparatus 160 may be implemented by any one of a card company server, a financial institution server, a communication fee accounting server, a transportation agency server, and a mobile payment server. The financial settlement apparatus 160 receives the settlement approval signal, and performs a function of processing the fee corresponding to the settlement approval signal to the settlement means. That is, when an approval signal for the electronic settlement approval request signal is received from the merchant terminal or the local area communication device 120 performing the local communication settlement with the terminal 110, the financial settlement apparatus 160 transmits electronic settlement for the corresponding fee .

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a local communication module 202, a GPS module 204, a local communication recognition unit 210, a local communication information management unit 220, a GPS information management unit 230, a GPS An information processing unit 240, a location notification information management unit 250, a message processing unit 260, and a local area communication settlement unit 270. In an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 110 includes a local communication module 202, a GPS module 204, a local communication recognition unit 210, a local communication information management unit 220, a GPS information management unit 230, The location notification information management unit 250, the message processing unit 260 and the local area communication settlement unit 270. However, this is merely illustrative of the technical idea of an embodiment of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the components of the terminal 110 without departing from the essential characteristics of one embodiment of the present invention. It will be possible.

The local area communication module 202 refers to a module capable of transmitting data in a non-contact manner with the local area communication processing unit 310 provided in the local area communication apparatus 120 through a local area communication tag. The short distance communication module 202 transmits an electronic settlement request signal for the settlement request signal to the short distance communication module 202 when the settlement request signal is received through the key input unit To the short range communication device 120 in a non-contact manner. Meanwhile, the short-range communication module 202 is preferably an NFC chip, but it is not limited thereto. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modules can be applied without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. will be.

The GPS module 204 receives GPS propagation signals from peripherally recognized satellites. The local communication recognition unit 210 recognizes the nearby local communication device in a non-contact manner using the local communication module 202 provided therein. The short-range communication information management unit 220 receives the short-range communication information from the recognized short-range communication device 120. Here, the short-range communication information includes at least one of the name information of the specific place, the telephone number information, and the address information. The short-range communication information management unit 220 transmits the encrypted user identification information to the short-range communication device 120 using bidirectional communication when receiving the short-range communication information from the short- range communication device 120 in a non-contact manner. The encrypted user identification information is information obtained by encrypting at least one piece of information among the communication company information, the unique number of the subscriber identity module, and the terminal identification information.

When the short distance communication information is received, the GPS information management unit 230 extracts the navigation data from the GPS radio wave signal received through the provided GPS module 204, and calculates the current position information using the navigation data. The GPS information processing unit 240 generates peripheral area information on the calculated current position information. Here, the surrounding area information is information including at least one of the nearby representative building information, the location information of the surrounding road building, and the road information based on the current location information. When the current position information is calculated, the GPS information processing unit 240 generates peripheral area information on the current position information using the mounted map application.

The location announcement information management unit 250 generates and displays location announcement information that combines the local communication information and the surrounding area information. The location notification information management unit 250 generates log data in which the surrounding area information is updated at regular intervals for a preset time based on the local communication information.

When there is a message sending request for the location notification information, the message processing unit 260 sends the location notification information in the form of a message to the preset telephone number or the telephone number input by the user, and stores the details of the transmitted notification information . The message processor 260 transmits only one of the local communication information and the neighboring area information in the form of a message to the preset telephone number or the telephone number input by the user by a command or operation of the user. The message processing unit 260 stores the message sending history information of the sent location notifying information and displays the location notifying information corresponding to the history information in the request of the user among the message sending history information. The local area communication settlement unit 270 performs electronic settlement using the local area communication module 202.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a short range communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The local area communication apparatus 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a local area communication processing unit 310, a reception information processing unit 320, and a payment server interlock unit 330. The local communication device 120 includes only the local communication processing unit 310, the reception information processing unit 320 and the payment server interlocking unit 330 in the embodiment of the present invention. However, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Various modifications and changes may be made to the components.

The local communication processing unit 310 recognizes the local communication tag. That is, the short-range communication processor 310 recognizes the short-range communication module 202, which is a short-range communication tag existing in the radio frequency identification area, using the wireless communication technology, converts the signal received from the short- And recognizes and processes the identification information of the local communication tag included in the digital signal. Meanwhile, the short-distance communication processing unit 310 can receive the electronic settlement request signal from the short-range communication module 202 mounted on the terminal 110 in a non-contact manner.

The short distance communication processing unit 310 recognizes the short distance communication module 202 mounted on the terminal 110 as a short distance communication tag, And receives an electronic settlement request signal from the electronic settlement unit 202 in a non-contact manner. In addition, the short-range communication processing unit 310 transmits the payment completion information received from the financial settlement apparatus 160 to the terminal 110 using the payment server interlock unit 330. [ When the local communication processor 310 recognizes the local communication tag of the local communication module 202 mounted on the terminal 110 as the local communication processor 310 provided in the terminal 110, the terminal 110 transmits the settlement completion information in a non- And performs the function of transmitting.

The local communication processing unit 310 performs a function of transmitting previously stored local communication information to the terminal 110 in a non-contact manner. The local area communication processing unit 310 receives and stores the encrypted user identification information from the terminal 110 in two-way communication when transmitting the local area communication information to the terminal 110 in a non-contact manner. In addition, when there is an external device requesting the encrypted user identification information, the local communication processing unit 310 transmits the encrypted user identification information to the external device. Of course, the short-range communication processing unit 310 may check whether the external device is an authenticated device before transmitting the encrypted user identification information, and may transmit the encrypted user identification information when the authenticated device elapses.

The reception information processing unit 320 performs a function of transmitting and receiving data in cooperation with the communication network 130. The settlement server interworking unit 330 includes a memory and an operation module for electronic settlement. The payment server interworking unit 330 transmits the local area communication settlement request signal from the terminal 110 to the financial settlement unit 160 via the local area communication processing unit 310 And transmits the approval signal to the terminal 110 when the approval signal is received.

3, the short range communication device 120 includes the payment server interlock part 330. However, in actual implementation, the short range communication device 120 need not necessarily be provided with the payment server interlock part 330 And may be provided with only the local communication processing unit 310 so that it can be installed in public transportation means, educational institution, appointment place, and the like. Meanwhile, the short-range communication device 120 may be implemented as a POS terminal by mounting a payment server interlocking unit 330, which is a memory and a calculation module for electronic settlement. Of course, the short range communication device 120 is not necessarily limited to the short range communication device 120, and various devices may be used without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart for explaining a location notification method using local area communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user drives a location notification application installed in the terminal 110 (S410). For example, when the user operates the location notification application installed on the terminal 110 by using public transportation means or entering a specific place, the corresponding application is driven. That is, the step S410 does not necessarily require the user to manually operate the application, but may be manually or automatically operated according to user settings.

 The terminal 110 recognizes the local area communication device 120 in the non-contact manner using the local area communication module 202 provided therein and receives the local area communication information from the recognized local area communication device 120 at step S420. In step S420, when the terminal 110 receives the local communication information from the local communication device 120 in a non-contact manner, the terminal 110 transmits the encrypted user identification information to the local communication device 120 using the two-way communication . Of course, the transmission of the encrypted user identification information by the terminal 110 to the local area communication device 120 may be changed according to the setting of the user or the contract of the operator. Here, the encrypted user identification information is information obtained by encrypting at least one piece of information among the communication company information, the unique number of the subscriber identity module, and the terminal identification information.

For example, if the user uses the public communication (bus, subway, taxi, etc.) in step S420, the terminal 110 having the local communication module 202 installed in the local communication device 120 installed in the public transportation In the case of tagging in a short distance, the terminal 110 receives the local communication information from the local area communication apparatus 120. Meanwhile, in the case of the short distance communication device 120 installed in the public transportation, the public transportation information may be transmitted as the short distance communication information.

More specifically, the short-range communication information may be different from the short-range communication information depending on the target in which the short-range communication device 120 is installed. For example, when the short distance communication device 120 is installed in a taxi, the short distance communication information may include 'personal taxi information', 'company name of company taxi' Information ',' taxi car number information ', and the like, and may include additional information when necessary. When the short distance communication device 120 is installed in the bus, the short distance communication information may include 'route number information', 'bus car number information', and 'bus direction (origin or end point) May include information to be added. When the short-range communication device 120 is installed in the subway, the short-range communication information may include 'boarding station information' and 'direction information on operation' as basic information. In the case where the short distance communication device 120 is installed in an institute, the 'short distance communication information' includes 'institution name information' and 'contact information' as basic information , And may further include 'latest access time information' if necessary. In the case where the short distance communication device 120 is applied to the appointed place, the short distance communication information may be included as basic information such as 'mutual information', 'contact information', and 'search information'. That is, the local communication information may be differently applied depending on the place where the local communication device 120 is installed.

When the local communication information is received, the terminal 110 extracts the navigation data from the GPS radio wave signal received through the GPS module 204 and calculates current position information using the navigation data (S430). The terminal 110 generates surrounding area information on the calculated current location information (S440). More specifically, in step S440, when the current location information is calculated, the terminal 110 generates surrounding area information on the current location information using the mounted map application.

The terminal 110 generates and displays location notification information combining the local communication information and the surrounding area information (S450). More specifically, in step S450, the terminal 110 may generate log data in which the peripheral area information is updated at regular intervals for a preset time based on the local communication information, and may include the updated log data in the location notification information. That is, the terminal 110 can generate log data by periodically updating only the peripheral area information based on the local communication information. On the other hand, the neighboring area information may be latitude and longitude information received from the GPS module 204 according to the setting of the user.

In step S460, the terminal 110 determines whether there is a message transmission request for location notification information by an operation or a command of the user. That is, in step S460, it is checked whether or not to send the location notification information to the message. In this case, if the user does not want to send the message, the message content may be stored in the terminal 110 and the service may be terminated.

As a result of checking in step S460, if there is a message sending request for location notification information by the user's operation or command, the terminal 110 confirms whether or not there is a preset telephone number. If it is determined in step S460 that there is no preset telephone number, the terminal 110 receives the telephone number by command or operation of the user (S472). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S460 that there is a preset telephone number, the terminal 110 may send the location notification information to the preset telephone number in the form of a message, or transmit the location notification information to the telephone number input by the user (S480). Here, the message may be an IP-based message using an SMS, an MMS or a communication network 130. In order to further explain the message transmitted in step S480, the terminal 110 transmits only one of the local communication information and the neighboring area information in the form of a message to the telephone number input by the user, Send it by number.

The terminal 110 stores the details of the location notification information sent (S490). More specifically, in step S490, the terminal 110 stores the message transmission history information of the transmitted location notification information, and displays location notification information corresponding to the history information in the request of the user from the message transmission history information .

Although it is described in FIG. 4 that steps S410 to S490 are sequentially executed, it is only an exemplary description of the technical idea of an embodiment of the present invention. It is to be understood that the technical knowledge in the technical field to which an embodiment of the present invention belongs Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and adaptations may be made to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of one embodiment of the present invention by changing the order described in Figure 4 or by executing one or more of steps S410 through S490 in parallel And therefore, it is not limited to the time-series order in Fig.

As described above, the location notification method using local area communication according to an embodiment of the present invention described in FIG. 4 can be implemented by a program and recorded on a computer readable recording medium. A program for implementing a location notification method using local communication according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is recorded and a computer readable recording medium includes a computer readable recording medium storing all kinds of data that can be read by a computer system And a recording device. Examples of such computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) . The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, code, and code segments for implementing an embodiment of the present invention may be easily inferred by programmers skilled in the art to which an embodiment of the present invention belongs.

5 is a diagram illustrating location notification information in the form of a message including local communication information and surrounding area information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating location notification information in the form of a message including local communication information and surrounding area information according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is assumed that the local communication device 120 is installed in a public transportation means. 5A and 5C, it is assumed that the local area communication device 120 is installed in the cab, and FIG. 5B assumes that the local communication device 120 is installed in the bus. To be more specific, when the user recognizes (tags) the terminal 110 equipped with the local communication module 202 in the non-contact manner with the local communication device 120 mounted on the public transportation means As shown in Fig. 5 (A), the information of the corresponding traffic is displayed on the screen and inquires whether the contents are to be sent or not.

When the user selects 'save and end', the location notification information displayed on the terminal 110 is stored in the terminal 110 and then ends. When the user selects 'text transmission', as shown in FIG. 5C, A menu such as 'Immediate shipment', 'Number search', 'Direct input', etc. is displayed. To describe each menu, 'Immediate dispatch' immediately sends location notification information to a preset telephone number if there is a preset telephone number (for example, a guardian). The 'number search' provides a function to search the phone book for the send destination, and the user can select the specific phone number from the phone book and send the location announcement information. The 'direct input' allows the user to directly input the telephone number to broadcast location notification information.

6 is a diagram illustrating location notification information in the form of a message including local communication information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 (A) and 6 (B) are diagrams for explaining the case of managing access to a school for a child or providing information of a place at a meeting with an acquaintance. 6A, when the child's terminal 110 recognizes (tags) the local communication device 120 installed in the institute in a non-contact manner, the local communication device 120 installed in the institute acquires the local communication information , Access time information), the guardian can confirm the personal status of the child. On the other hand, FIG. 6B is an example of a screen for arriving at a specific place in advance or transmitting the information of the place to the acquaintance in advance reservation. Conventionally, in the method of verbally explaining or transmitting characters by inputting an error, an error may occur in the transmission process, but when the location notification information of the present invention is used, such error does not occur.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

110: Terminal 120: Local area communication device
130: communication network 140: message center
150: Position calculation server 160: Financial settlement apparatus
202: Local area communication module 204: GPS module
210: local area communication recognition unit 220: local area communication information management unit
230: GPS information management unit 240: GPS information processing unit
250: location notification information management unit 260: message processing unit
270: local area communication settlement unit 310: local area communication processing unit
320: reception information processing unit 330: payment server interworking unit

Claims (16)

The local communication module includes a local communication recognition unit for recognizing, in a non-contact manner, a portable information terminal having a built-in NFC chip in a local communication device, which is a terminal having an embedded NFC tag or an NFC chip using an NFC (Near Field Communication) chip.
A local communication information management unit for receiving local communication information from the recognized local communication apparatus;
A GPS information management unit for extracting the navigation data from the GPS radio wave signal received through the provided GPS module and calculating current position information using the navigation data when the local communication information is received;
A GPS information processing unit for generating peripheral area information on the calculated current location information;
And a location announcement information manager for generating and displaying location announcement information that combines the local area communication information and the neighboring area information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the local communication information is transmitted in a form of a message to a predetermined telephone number or a telephone number input by the user in a portable information terminal having an embedded NFC chip by a command or an operation of a user,
Further comprising a message processor for storing a history of the location notification information sent from the terminal, and displaying the location notification information corresponding to the history information requested by the user. 3. The method of claim 2,
The message processing unit,
Wherein the terminal transmits only one of the local area information and the peripheral area information in the form of a message to the preset telephone number or the telephone number input by the user according to a command or an operation of the user. The method of claim 3,
The message processing unit,
Stores the message sending history information of the sent location announcement information, and displays the location announcement information corresponding to the history information in the request of the user among the message sending history information. The method according to claim 1,
The GPS information processing unit,
And generates the surrounding area information for the current location information by using the mounted map application when the current location information is calculated. The method according to claim 1,
The short-
And information on at least one of a name of a specific place, a name information of a telephone number, and address information. A short range communication device that receives previously stored short distance communication information in a non-contact manner;
And recognizes the short range communication device using the short range communication module and receives the short range communication information from the recognized short range communication device in the non-contact manner, Generates location information on the calculated current position information, generates location information using the local communication information and the surrounding area information, and displays the generated location information on the display unit And transmits the local area communication information to the external device when there is an external device requesting the local area communication information. Recognizing a nearby short range communication device in a non-contact manner using the short range communication module;
Receiving short-range communication information from the recognized short-range communication device;
Extracting navigation data from the GPS radio wave signal received through the provided GPS module and calculating current position information using the navigation data when the local communication information is received;
Generating neighboring area information on the calculated current location information; And
And generating and displaying location announcement information that combines the local area communication information and the surrounding area information
And transmitting the location information to the mobile terminal. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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