KR101811003B1 - Server and method for providing call taxi service - Google Patents

Abstract

The service providing server includes a request signal receiving unit for receiving a request signal for requesting the start of the call service of the second terminal from the first terminal, a request signal receiving unit for receiving at least one or more second terminals located adjacent to the first terminal based on the received request signal A list information providing unit for providing the first terminal with list information of the second terminals retrieved based on the retrieval result and the second information retrieved from the second terminal retrieved from the first terminal, And a service providing unit for performing a service process for the first terminal and the call service based on the received selection information.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a server and a method for providing a call-

And more particularly, to a service providing server for providing a call service to a passenger user and a terminal of a taxi driver user.

A service is provided to notify taxi drivers of information such as the customer's telephone number and location through the mobile communication network. That is, when a customer accesses a service provider performing a call service using a mobile communication system, the service provider tracks the location of the customer using the LBS (Location Based Service) system of the mobile communication network, Technology has been proposed. In connection with a method of connecting a user to an empty taxi, Korean Patent Publication No. 2007-0009106 discloses a taxi call service system and a method thereof.

On the other hand, since the present taxi market is structured mainly by suppliers, the service is not differentiated by selecting the taxi without informing the user of the taxi. In addition, the user may find it difficult to use even if there are many taxi nearby. Accordingly, a taxi service that is convenient for both user and taxi driver is required.

The user of the passenger is provided with a taxi service by searching for an empty car located near the user using the terminal of the user, and the taxi driver wants to provide the passenger through the reverse auction information registered by the passenger user. It is to be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including a request signal receiver for receiving a request signal for requesting to start a call service of a second terminal from a first terminal, A list searching unit for searching at least one second terminal that is positioned in proximity to the first terminal, a list information providing unit for providing list information of the second terminal based on the search result to the first terminal, And a service providing unit for performing a service process for the call terminal and the first terminal based on the received selection information. The service providing server according to claim 1, ≪ / RTI >

Also, in an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for transmitting a call request, comprising: receiving a request signal for requesting initiation of a call service of a second terminal from a first terminal; Searching the second terminal for the second terminal, providing the list information of the second terminal based on the search result to the first terminal, selecting one of the second terminals retrieved from the first terminal And a service providing method for performing a service process for the first terminal and the call service based on the received selection information.

According to any one of the above-mentioned objects of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently provide a taxi service to a passenger user by searching for an empty car located near the user, and to provide a taxi service through the reverse auction information registered by the passenger user even in a difficult- A service providing server and a method for providing the service providing server. In addition, the passenger user can easily find the empty taxi around the user, and the taxi driver can grasp the demand and the position of the passenger so that the efficient taxi service can be performed.

1 is a configuration diagram of a call service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram of the service providing server shown in FIG.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a service process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a service process according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an example of a result screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

When a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part throughout the specification, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "indirectly connected" with another part in between. Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements, not excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a configuration diagram of a call service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a service providing server 10 includes a first terminal 31 and a second terminal 32 connected to a service providing server 10 through a network 20.

The network 20 means a connection structure in which information can be exchanged between respective nodes such as a plurality of terminals and servers. The network 20 is composed of the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network) But are not limited to, networks such as Wide Area Network (WAN), Personal Area Network (PAN), and Mobile Radio Communication Network.

The first terminal 31 to the second terminal 32 may be implemented as portable terminals capable of connecting to a remote server through a network. Here, the portable terminal is a mobile communication device with guaranteed portability and mobility. For example, the portable terminal may be a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communication (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC) PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) -2000, W-CDMA (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) ), And the like, for example.

In addition, a plurality of terminals may include devices connected through a network such as an IPTV set-top box, a PC, a mobile PC, and the like. However, the terminal shown in FIG. 1 is merely an example for convenience of explanation, and the terminal of the present invention is not limited to those shown in FIG.

The service providing server 10 receives a signal requesting the start of the call service of the second terminal 32 from the first terminal 31 and transmits the request signal to the first terminal 31 in a positional manner It is possible to search for the adjacent second terminal 32. For example, the passenger user can request the search of the empty taxi around the user by using the smartphone of the user, and can search for the empty taxi in the vicinity of the user based on the search request. The location information retrieval of the second terminal 32 may be based on Global Positioning System (GPS) information. Here, the first terminal 31 may be the terminal of the passenger user subscribed to the call service, and the second terminal 32 may be the terminal of the taxi driver subscribed to the call taxi service.

In addition, the service providing server 10 may provide the search result to the first terminal 31. [ The search result provided to the first terminal 31 may be the list information of the at least one second terminal 32. As an example, the location information of the empty taxi adjacent to the passenger user may be provided on the map and presented to the smartphone of the passenger user in the form of a list.

The service providing server 10 may receive the selection information for the second terminal retrieved from the first terminal 31 and may perform the service process for the call service based on the selection information. For example, the passenger user can select any of the empty cabs from the list of empty cabs adjacent to the user provided from the service providing server 10, and the service providing server 10 receives the selection information, A car number, a photograph of a taxi driver, etc., to the smartphone of the passenger user, and to transmit the position of the passenger user to the terminal of the taxi driver user. Also, the passenger user can transmit the evaluation information of the taxi used by the user to the service providing server 10.

On the other hand, when receiving the reverse auction registration request from the second terminal 32, the service providing server 10 receives a request signal for requesting the start of the reverse auction call service from the first terminal 31, The second terminal 32 can search for the second terminal 32 adjacent to the second terminal 32 and provide the reverse auction registration information of each of the searched second terminals 32 to the first terminal 31. Here, the first terminal 31 may be a terminal of a taxi user subscribed to a call service, and the second terminal 32 may be a terminal of a passenger user subscribed to a call service.

The operation of the service providing server 10 will be described in detail below.

2 is a configuration diagram of the service providing server 10 shown in FIG. 2, the service providing server 10 includes a request signal receiving unit 11, a terminal searching unit 12, a list information providing unit 13, a selection information receiving unit 14, a service providing unit 15, 16, and a state information changing unit 17.

The request signal receiving unit 11 may receive a request signal from the first terminal 31 to request the start of the call service of the second terminal 32. [ The request signal may include the location information of the first terminal 31, the telephone number information, and the destination information of the user of the first terminal 31. The first terminal 31 may be the terminal of the passenger user subscribed to the call service and the second terminal 32 may be the terminal of the article user subscribed to the call service. For example, the request signal receiving unit 11 may receive a request signal for requesting an empty taxi search around the passenger user through the IPTV in the home of the passenger user or the smartphone of the passenger user.

The terminal search unit 12 may search for at least one second terminal 32 positioned adjacent to the first terminal 31 based on the received request signal. For example, the terminal search unit 12 can search for an empty taxi around a passenger user who is adjacent to the passenger user.

The list information providing unit 13 may provide the first terminal 31 with the list information of the second terminal 32 searched based on the search result. For example, the list information providing unit 13 displays the list information of the empty taxis on the map and provides the list information to the terminal of the passenger user. The taxis are divided into the taxis according to the evaluation information of the taxis, As shown in FIG.

The selection information receiving unit 14 can receive selection information for any one of the second terminals 32 found from the first terminal 31. [ For example, the passenger user can select one of the empty taxi among the plurality of empty taxi displayed in the list using the smartphone of the user, and the selection information receiver 14 can select any empty taxi selection information selected by the user .

The service providing unit 15 may perform the service process for the first terminal 31 and the call service based on the received selection information. The service providing unit 15 provides at least one of the vehicle information, the status information, the position information, and the driver evaluation information of one of the second terminals 32 to the first terminal 31, The second terminal 31 may provide the location information of the first terminal 31, the telephone number information, and the destination information of the first terminal 31 included in the request signal received from the second terminal 32. [ For example, the service provider 15 may transmit the vehicle number, the location information, and the driver evaluation information of the selected taxi to the terminal of the passenger user, and the terminal of the taxi driver user may transmit the location information of the passenger user terminal , Telephone number information, and destination information of the passenger user. In addition, the service providing unit 15 may receive driver evaluation information on the taxi from the passenger user after the taxi in use arrives at the destination.

The database 16 may include the location information of the second terminal 32 and may update the location information of the second terminal 32 based on the location information periodically transmitted from the second terminal 32. [ The position information may be GPS (Global Positioning System) coordinate information. For example, the database 16 may periodically update the location information of the taxi subscribed to the call-in-progress service.

The state information changing section 17 can change the state of the first terminal 31 to the waiting state for riding and change the state of the second terminal 32 to the waiting state for waiting. At this time, when the state of the first terminal 31 is in the waiting state, the request signal receiving unit 11 may block the request signal from the first terminal for a predetermined period of time. As an example, if the passenger user is waiting for a call-taker requested by the current passenger user, the request signal may be blocked so that the passenger user can not request another call-taker.

On the other hand, when the request signal receiving unit 11 receives the reverse auction registration request signal including the toll information from the second terminal 32, the request signal receiving unit 11 notifies the first terminal 31 of the start of the reverse auction call service And can receive a request signal for requesting. At this time, the first terminal 31 may be the terminal of the article user subscribed to the call service, and the second terminal 32 may be the terminal of the passenger user subscribed to the call service.

The list information providing unit 13 provides the list information of the second terminal 32 searched based on the search result of the terminal search unit 12 and the reverse auction registration information of each searched second terminal to the first terminal 31 .

The service providing unit 15 may provide the first terminal with the location information of the second terminal 32, the phone number information, and the destination information of the user of the second terminal 32 included in the reverse auction registration request signal. For example, the service providing unit 15 transmits location information, telephone number information, and destination information of the user who has registered reverse auction based on any reverse auction selection information from the terminal of the taxi driver user to the terminal of the taxi driver user .

The database 16 may further include reverse auction information of the second terminal 32 and may update the reverse auction information of the second terminal 32 based on the information periodically transmitted from the second terminal 32 .

The state information changing section 17 can change the state of the first terminal 31 to the waiting state and change the state of the second terminal 32 to the waiting state. At this time, when the state information of the first terminal 31 is waiting for the dispatch, the request signal receiving unit 11 may block the request signal from the first terminal 31 for a predetermined period of time. For example, when the state of the taxi driver is in the dispatch state, the request signal receiving unit 11 may block the reverse auction search request registered by another passenger user.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a service process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the service providing server 10 periodically receives location information of the second terminal 32 (S301) and updates the location information of the second terminal (S302). Thereafter, when the service providing server 10 receives a service start request signal for requesting a call service from the first terminal 31 (S303), the service providing server 10 searches for a second terminal positioned adjacent to the first terminal (S304) The list information of the second terminal 32 including the at least one second terminal 32 as the search result is transmitted to the first terminal at step S305 and the list information of the second terminals 32 included in the list information And receives the selection information of one second terminal 32 (S306). Then, the first terminal 31 and the second terminal 32 perform a call service process (S307).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a service process according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the service providing server 10 receives a reverse auction registration request signal requesting registration of reverse auction from the second terminal 32 (S401). Thereafter, a request signal for requesting the call service is requested from the first terminal 31 (S402), the reverse auction information of each of the plurality of registered second terminals 32 is searched (S403) Provides the reverse auction list information of the reverse auction list information of the reverse auction list 32 to the first terminal 31 and receives any reverse auction selection information of the reverse auction list information included in the reverse auction list from the first terminal 31 in step S405. Then, the first terminal and the second terminal perform a call service process (S406).

The procedure of the call service shown in FIGS. 3 to 4 is only one embodiment, and is not construed as being limited thereto.

5 is an example of a result screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5B shows an example of a result screen for requesting reverse auction registration using the terminal of the passenger user. FIG. 5C shows an example of a result screen of the taxi driver user Shows an example of a result screen for searching for reverse auction registration information of a pre-registered passenger user using the terminal.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the passenger user can search for an empty taxi at a location adjacent to the user, and can display the current location of the passenger user and the information of the empty taxi adjacent to the location of the passenger user on the map. In addition, the color can be displayed differently according to the evaluation information of the taxi driver user. The passenger user can select any empty taxi among adjacent empty taxis and use the taxi service.

Referring to FIG. 5B, the passenger user can input the current user's location, destination and call charge information using the terminal of the passenger user, and register the information.

Referring to FIG. 5C, it is possible to retrieve the neighboring registered reverse auction information at the position of the current article user using the terminal of the article user, to select any reverse auction information of the plurality of reverse auction information, Can be provided. However, the present invention is not limited to the result screen shown in FIG. 5, and there may be a result screen according to various other embodiments.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The service providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 includes the steps of the service providing server 10 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. Therefore, the contents described above with respect to the service providing server 10 of FIG. 2 apply to the service providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, the first terminal 31 receives a request signal to request the start of the call service of the second terminal 32 (S601), and transmits a request signal to the second terminal 32, (Step S602). The list information of the second terminal 32 searched based on the search result is provided to the first terminal 31 (S603), and the selection information for the one second terminal 32 is transmitted from the first terminal 31 to the first terminal 31 (S604). Thereafter, a service process for the first terminal 31 and the call service is performed (S605).

The service providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 6 can also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer such as a program module executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention

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Claims (17)

A service providing server for providing a call service,
A first request signal for requesting the start of the call service from the first terminal, a registration request signal for registering the reverse auction call service from the first terminal, and a request for requesting the start of the reverse auction call service from the second terminal A request signal receiver for receiving a two initiation request signal;
When receiving the first start request signal from the first terminal, searching for at least one second terminal that is positionally adjacent to the first terminal and receiving the second start request signal from the second terminal A terminal search unit searching for at least one first terminal that is positioned adjacent to the second terminal;
When receiving the first start request signal from the first terminal, providing list information of the searched second terminal to the first terminal based on the search result, A list information providing unit for providing list information of the searched first terminal to the second terminal based on the search result;
Receiving selection information for one of the searched second terminals from the first terminal when receiving the first start request signal from the first terminal and receiving selection information for one of the searched second terminals from the second terminal, A selection information receiving unit for receiving selection information for a first terminal among the searched first terminals from the second terminal when receiving a request signal; And
And a service providing unit for performing a service process for the call service or the reverse auction call service based on the received selection information,
Wherein the retrieved list information of the second terminal includes evaluation information of the searched second terminal,
Wherein the list information provider divides the taxi corresponding to each of the searched second terminals into a plurality of colors on the map based on the searched evaluation information for the second terminal,
Wherein the service providing unit receives location information and destination information of any one of the first terminals selected by the second terminal when receiving the selection information for any one of the first terminals among the searched first terminals from the second terminal, Service providing server.
The method according to claim 1,
And a database including location information of the second terminal,
Wherein the database updates location information of the second terminal based on information periodically transmitted from the second terminal.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the location information is GPS (Global Positioning System) coordinate information.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first terminal is a terminal of a passenger user subscribed to the call service,
And the second terminal is a terminal of an article user subscribed to the call service.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first initiation request signal includes location information of the first terminal, telephone number information, and destination information of the user of the first terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: a status information changing unit for changing the status of the first terminal to a boarding standby status and changing the status of the second terminal to a standby standby status.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the service providing unit provides at least one of vehicle information, status information, position information, and driver evaluation information of the second terminal to the first terminal,
Wherein the location information of the first terminal, the telephone number information, and the destination information of the first terminal user included in the received first start request signal are provided to any one of the second terminals.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the request signal receiver blocks the first initiation request signal from the first terminal for a predetermined period of time when the state of the first terminal is the waiting state.
delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a state information changing unit for changing the state of the first terminal to the waiting state for waiting and changing the state of the second terminal to waiting for riding.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the service providing unit provides the first terminal with the location information of the second terminal, the telephone number information and the destination information of the second terminal user included in the second start request signal.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the request signal receiver blocks the first start request signal from the first terminal for a determined period of time when the status information of the first terminal is waiting for a reservation.
The method according to claim 1,
And a database further including reverse auction information of the second terminal,
Wherein the database updates the reverse auction information of the second terminal based on information periodically transmitted from the second terminal.
A method for providing a call service, the method comprising:
A first request signal for requesting the start of the call service from the first terminal, a registration request signal for registering the reverse auction call service from the first terminal, and a request for requesting the start of the reverse auction call service from the second terminal Receiving a two initiation request signal;
When receiving the first start request signal from the first terminal, searching for at least one second terminal that is positionally adjacent to the first terminal and receiving the second start request signal from the second terminal Searching for at least one of the first terminals located in proximity to the second terminal;
When receiving the first start request signal from the first terminal, providing list information of the searched second terminal to the first terminal based on the search result, Providing list information of the searched first terminal to the second terminal based on the search result;
Receiving selection information for one of the searched second terminals from the first terminal when receiving the first start request signal from the first terminal and receiving selection information for one of the searched second terminals from the second terminal, Receiving selection information for any one of the first terminals retrieved from the second terminal when receiving the request signal;
And performing a service process for the call service or the reverse auction call service based on the received selection information,
Wherein the retrieved list information of the second terminal includes evaluation information of the searched second terminal,
The step of providing the retrieved list information of the second terminal to the first terminal may further include the step of displaying the taxi corresponding to each of the retrieved second terminals on a map by dividing the taxi into a plurality of colors based on the evaluation information of the retrieved second terminal And,
Wherein the step of performing the service process comprises the steps of, when receiving the selection information for any one first terminal among the searched first terminals from the second terminal, transmitting location information of the first terminal selected by the second terminal And providing the destination information.
17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein the first terminal is a terminal of a passenger user subscribed to the call service,
And the second terminal is a terminal of an article user subscribed to the call service.

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