KR101840597B1 - Method of operating an application that recommends a place for a plurality of users to gather - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an operating method of an application for recommending a place where a plurality of users gather. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the operating method of the application for recommending a place where a plurality of users gather determines a middle location in accordance with moving time and distances from departure locations of users and determines candidate locations from the determined middle location in accordance with a purpose of a meeting, thereby recommending the nearest candidate location as a meeting place.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method of operating an application that recommends a place for a plurality of users to gather,

The present invention relates to an operation method of an application for recommending a place for a plurality of users to gather, and more particularly, to an operation method of an application for recommending a place for a plurality of users to gather, And recommending a place for a plurality of users recommending a nearest candidate position as a gathering place.

When a plurality of users are located far apart from each other, there are many ambiguities in determining a meeting place fairly. In particular, even if the user decides to merely set the distance to the intermediate position, it often becomes difficult to determine the meeting place. Even if the intermediate location is a place where meetings can be made, There may be a problem that the intermediate position may be changed.

In addition, in the conventional map application, when the meeting place is selected, the same users do not distinguish whether a place with history selected previously as the meeting place or a place corresponding to the meeting purpose from the intermediate position, There is a problem in that it is not possible to effectively present a route and a transportation means capable of moving to an optimum intermediate position or a meeting place selected by the user's choice.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0016737 "Meeting place recommendation system" (disclosed on February 14, 2014)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to determine an intermediate position according to distance and travel time from each user's starting positions, The present invention provides an operation method of an application that recommends a place for a plurality of users recommending a contact candidate position as a meeting place.

A method of operating an application for recommending a place for gathering a plurality of users according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a number of attendees and a destination of a group of a plurality of users and departure positions of a plurality of users, Calculating a first position that is an intermediate position calculated from a distance from start positions, calculating a time required to move from the start positions to the first position, and reflecting the calculated result, Determining a second position, which is an intermediate position calculated from the start positions, by compensating for the first position, displaying a second position using a marker on the screen, meeting in the region to which the second position belongs And selects one of the candidate positions closest to the second position as the third position Displaying the third position using another marker on the screen, and generating paths for moving from the starting positions to the third position, and displaying the paths on the screen.

In addition, an operation method of an application recommending a place for collecting a plurality of users includes displaying the candidate positions on the screen in a first color, displaying the names of the candidate positions in a list on a partial area on the screen, And displaying one of the candidate positions selected in accordance with the user input in the second color on the screen.

In addition, the starting positions may be input by the user selecting a predetermined position on the screen, or may be input using the position information received from the terminal of each of the plurality of users.

The method may further include displaying the location of the selected history on the screen from the third location when there is a location with a history selected as the meeting place of the plurality of users among the candidate locations.

In addition, the purpose of the meeting may be selected as any one item of meal, cafe, study and culture, and the candidate positions may be a place searched through the selected item in the area to which the second position belongs.

A user terminal for operating an application for recommending a place for a plurality of users according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user input unit for receiving an input from a user, an output unit for displaying and outputting a result processed by the user terminal, And a control unit connected to the storage unit for storing the application, the user input unit, the output unit, and the storage unit, and the control unit controls the operation of the user terminal based on the attendance of the plurality of users in the initial screen of the application, Receives the start positions of the users of the vehicle, displays start positions on the screen, determines a first position that is an intermediate position calculated from the start positions, and moves from the start positions to the first position Calculating the time, and compensating the first position by reflecting the calculated result, Determining a second position that is an intermediate position calculated from time points on the screen, displaying a second position using a marker on the screen, determining candidate positions according to the purpose of the meeting in an area to which the second position belongs, Selecting one of the candidate positions closest to the second position as the third position, displaying the third position using another marker on the screen, and generating paths for moving from the start positions to the third position And displaying the paths on the screen.

Meanwhile, as an embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing the computer to execute the above-described method may be provided.

According to an operation method of an application for recommending a place for a plurality of users to gather according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a plurality of users with a meeting place at an optimal intermediate position in accordance with the meeting purpose.

According to an operation method of an application for recommending a place for a plurality of users to gather according to an embodiment of the present invention, an optimum intermediate position, a place with a previous selected history, and candidate positions are distinguished and displayed, It is possible to provide an optimal meeting place.

According to an operation method of an application recommending a place for a plurality of users according to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing a route to a selected meeting place, a transportation means, and a travel time, As expected, you can host effective meetings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the technical features of the present invention are not limited to the specific drawings, and the features disclosed in the drawings may be combined with each other to constitute a new embodiment.
1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of an application recommending a place for a plurality of users to gather according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention receives a start position, searches for a start position using a map search, and displays start positions on the screen.
4 is a diagram illustrating a control unit displaying a second position, a third position, and a candidate position in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and displaying the names of the candidate positions on the screen.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a method of generating routes for moving from a starting position to a third position in a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and displaying routes on the screen.

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.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly described, and the present invention will be described in detail.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term, not on the name of a simple term, but on the entire contents of the present invention.

When an element is referred to as "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Also, the terms "part," " module, "and the like described in the specification mean units for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software . In addition, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part throughout the specification, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "connected with other part in between".

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal 100 includes a user input unit 110, an output unit 120, a sensor unit 130, a camera unit 140, a communication unit 150, a storage unit 160, a power source unit 170, The configuration shown in FIG. 1 is merely an example, so that the user terminal 100 can be implemented to further include other general configurations.

The user terminal 100 receives input from the user, processes the data according to the received input, and outputs the processed result to the user. The user terminal 100 may be implemented as a portable terminal. For example, a variety of digital devices such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a desktop PC, a PDA, and the like possessed by a user may correspond to the user terminal 100 . Hereinafter, operations of the components included in the user terminal 100 will be described in detail.

The user input unit 110 receives the input from the user. The user input unit 110 includes a touch recognition module for sensing a touch input of a user through a pressure or an intensity of an electrical signal, a voice recognition module for receiving a user's voice input through a microphone, And a button unit for receiving a user's input. In particular, the touch recognition module can detect various kinds of user inputs such as a touch input, a drag input, a swipe input, and a zoom in / zoom out input detected through a touch screen. The voice recognition module may have a STT (Speech to Text) function for recognizing the user's voice and converting the voice into text. The button unit receives the input of the user by detecting the intensity and length of the pressure applied on the physical button .

The output unit 120 is configured to display and output data or results processed in the user terminal 100 to the user. The output unit 120 may include a display unit for providing visual information to a user and an acoustic output module for providing auditory information. Although not shown in FIG. 1, a haptic module And the like. When the display unit included in the output unit 120 is integrated with the touch recognition module of the user input unit 110 described above, the touch screen may be realized.

The sensor unit 130 includes various kinds of sensors for assisting the driving of the user terminal 100. For example, the sensor unit 130 may include a user terminal 100 such as a geomagnetic sensor, an RGB sensor, a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an illuminance sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, And may include a wide variety of sensors that collect physical parameters to enable them to be used.

The camera unit 140 is an image capturing unit for capturing an image outside the user terminal 100, and the user terminal 100 may include two or more image capturing units. The camera unit 140 can capture both a still image and a moving image, and it is also possible to photograph a black-and-white image as well as a color image. The camera unit 140 may zoom in or zoom out through a physical operation to photograph a subject, and may have a digital zooming function through image processing.

The communication unit 150 is a means for transmitting information or data processed in the user terminal 100 to an external server or device via a network. In contrast, the communication unit 150 may receive data, values, and information from the outside of the user terminal 100. The communication unit 150 may perform communication by wire or wireless, and may include an antenna for improving the efficiency of transmitting and receiving a radio signal.

The storage unit 160 may store programs, applications, and algorithms for driving the user terminal 100 as means for storing values, information, and data processed by the user terminal 100. The user terminal 100 can physically include the storage unit 160 therein and can operate the cloud server on the network through the communication unit 150 so that the storage unit 160 is provided in the virtual space Things are also possible.

The power supply unit 170 is a means for supplying the user terminal 100 with power required for operation. The power unit 170 may be included in the user terminal 100 as a rechargeable battery and may include a terminal for receiving power from the outside to charge the battery or supply the power at all times.

The control unit 180 generally controls the components of the user terminal 100 so that the user terminal 100 functions according to its purpose. For example, the control unit 180 may process the user input received through the user input unit 110, and may provide the result to the user through the output unit 120.

Hereinafter, an operation method of the application according to the proposed embodiment will be described through the configuration of the user terminal 100 described with reference to FIG. The proposed application relates to an application that recommends a place for a plurality of users to gather.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of an application recommending a place for a plurality of users to gather according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, in step S10, the control unit 180 of the user terminal 100 receives the number of attendees, meeting purpose, and start positions of a plurality of users through a user input unit 110, The start positions can be displayed on the screen.

That is, when a plurality of users at different places need to gather, the user terminal 100 can receive the attendance number, purpose, and start position of each participant through the user input unit 110 . Here, the starting positions of the respective participants can be input by selecting a predetermined position on the screen or inputted using the position information received from each of the plurality of users. Also, GPS information of each user terminal can be obtained and the start positions can be automatically input. After receiving the start position, the control unit 180 may display the start positions on the screen of the user terminal 100. [

Also, it is possible to select one of items such as a meal, a cafe, a study, and a culture as a meeting purpose input through the user input unit 110. [

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which, when the user terminal 100 receives the start position, the start position is searched using the map search and the start positions are displayed on the screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the start position is input 310 to the user terminal 100, the start position can be searched using the linked map searching program, and the searched start position can be displayed on the screen. That is, the marker 320 displayed at the location of Ajou University in the map on the screen of FIG. 3 indicates that Ajou University is the starting position.

In step S20, the controller 180 may determine a first position that is an intermediate position calculated from a distance from the start positions.

For example, the control unit 180 may determine the first position, which is an intermediate position, by dividing the sum of the latitudes and the longitudes of the starting positions of the respective users by the number of participants in the meeting. Here, the control unit 180 may display the output unit 120 on the screen after determining the first position as the intermediate position.

In step S30, the controller 180 calculates the time required to move from the start positions to the first position, and calculates the time from the start positions by compensating the first position by reflecting the calculated result, A second position that is a position can be determined.

For example, the control unit 180 may calculate the time required to move from the start positions to the first position to compensate for the time required by each transportation means of a plurality of users. In order to calculate the time required to move from the start positions to the first position, the control unit 180 controls the movement of the user (e.g., walking, bus, subway , ≪ / RTI > automobile). The control unit 180 may calculate the time required to move to the first position according to the selected mode of transportation, and may determine the second position, which is an intermediate position calculated from the start positions, reflecting the calculated result . Since the second position is an intermediate position of the time concept, unlike the first position, it is possible to determine the second position so that a position where the one-dimensional intermediate position takes instead a relatively long time for the users to move is selected do.

In step S40, the control unit 180 can display the second position using the marker on the screen.

That is, the controller 180 may display a second position, which is an intermediate position calculated from the start positions, with a marker on the screen, in order to display the intermediate distance in time according to the transportation means.

In step S50, the control unit 180 may determine the candidate positions according to the purpose of the meeting in the area to which the second position belongs, and select one of the candidate positions closest to the second position as the third position.

For example, the control unit 180 may display a candidate location corresponding to the purpose of the meeting in the area to which the second location displayed on the screen belongs, for example, the smallest area unit in the address of the second location, Can be determined.

In addition, the determination of the candidate positions of the control unit 180 can determine candidate positions by searching for places that meet the purpose of the meeting within a predetermined radius including the second position. The controller 180 may determine the candidate positions and then select one of the candidate positions closest to the second position to the third position. For example, in FIG. 4, candidate positions corresponding to 'cafe', which is the purpose of meeting, are displayed on the screen in the incoming direction to which the second position 330 belongs. Then, the control unit 180 can select the candidate position closest to the second position 330 among the candidate positions to the third position 340. [ Of course, the cafes of Maetan-dong and Gwonseon-dong adjacent to the In-gyeong-dong can be displayed on the screen as candidates, as well as the network of the second location 330.

In addition, the method of selecting the third position by the controller 180 may include a method of selecting one of the candidate positions closest to the second position, And the third position is selected by selection.

In step S60, the control unit 180 may display the third position on the screen using another marker.

For example, the control unit 180 may display the third position using another marker on the screen so as to display a distinction from the second position displayed on the screen and the finally selected third position. Also, the display of the third position can be expressed not only by using another marker but also by using colors and patterns that can be distinguished even if the second position and the marker are the same.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a marker can be displayed in a flag shape, a dot shape, or the like, and it is also possible to set a marker display in a star shape, a triangular shape, or the like so that the marker can be distinguished.

Figure 4 is a block diagram of a user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention in which the controller 180 displays a second location 330, a third location 340 and candidate locations 350, And displays the name 360 on the screen.

Referring to FIG. 4, the second location 330 and the third location 340 in the user terminal 100 are indicated by flag-shaped markers on the screen, and the second location 330 is marked with a white- The third position is marked with a blue flag marker and can be distinguished by color.

The control unit 180 may display the candidate positions 350 on the screen and may be displayed as a gray dot in FIG. 4 to be distinguished from the second position 330 and the third position 340 have. In FIG. 4, the markers of the second position 330 and the third position 340 are flags and the markers of the candidate positions 350 are dotted. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Can be set in a shape and a form that can be distinguished.

In addition, the controller 180 may display the names of the candidate positions as a list in a partial area on the screen, display any one of the candidate positions selected from the list of candidate positions as the second color on the screen, 3 position can be selected.

Referring to FIG. 4, a list 360 of candidate positions is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 100, and a candidate position selected according to user input may be displayed in a second color. For example, if the candidate positions determined by the control unit 180 are indicated by gray dots, the candidate position 370 selected according to the user input may be displayed as a blue dot, have. That is, the user may select the third position according to the input or selection of the user among the candidate positions.

In addition, among the candidate positions, the place where the history is previously selected as the meeting place may be displayed on the screen in different colors distinguishable from the candidate positions. That is, the candidate location selected by the user and the location having the selection history can be displayed to the user in different colors that can be distinguished from each other, and can be presented to the user separately from the third location.

In step S70, the control unit 180 may generate routes for moving from the start positions to the third position, and may display the routes on the screen.

5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the controller 180 generates routes for moving from the starting positions to the third position and displays the routes on the screen in the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. to be.

Referring to FIG. 5, the third location 340 may be displayed on the screen of the user terminal 100 with a blue flag marker, and the address 380 of the third location may be displayed on the marker. In addition, on the screen, the movement route from the user's starting position to the third position is displayed, and available transportation means and travel time can be displayed on the screen.

In addition, the user can store the address and location of the third location in the user terminal 100 and transmit it to other users who attend the meeting.

The contents of the operation method of the application recommending the place where the plurality of users are gathered may be applied to the user terminal operating the application recommending the place for the plurality of users according to the embodiment of the present invention . Accordingly, in the case of a user terminal operating an application for recommending a place for a plurality of users to gather, description of the same contents as those of the operation method of an application recommending a place for gathering a plurality of users is omitted .

One embodiment of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules, being 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. 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.

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 are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: user terminal 110: user input unit
120: output unit 130: sensor unit
140: camera unit 150: communication unit
160: storage unit 170: power supply unit
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310: Start position input 320: Start position
330: second position 340: third position
350: candidate locations 360: list of candidate locations
370: selected candidate position 380: third position address

Claims (7)

A method of operating an application that recommends a place for a plurality of users to gather,
Receiving a number of attendees and a destination of a meeting of a plurality of users and start positions of the plurality of users and displaying the start positions on a screen;
Determining a first position that is an intermediate position calculated from a distance from the starting positions;
Calculating a time required to move from the start positions to the first position, calculating a time required to move from the start positions to the first position, and compensating the first position by reflecting the calculated result, Determining a position;
Displaying the second position using a marker on the screen;
Determining candidate positions in accordance with the purpose of the meeting in the region to which the second position belongs, and selecting one of the candidate positions closest to the second position as the third position;
Displaying the third position using another marker on the screen; And
Generating paths for moving from the start positions to the third position, and displaying the paths on the screen,
Wherein the calculation of the time required for moving from the start positions to the first position is performed by selecting the transportation means to be used by the plurality of users and moving to the first position according to the selected transportation means Respectively,
The step of displaying the routes on the screen may include displaying a route, a transportation means, and a travel time from the screen to the third location,
Further comprising the step of displaying the location of the selected history on the screen from the third location when there is a location with a history selected as the meeting place of the plurality of users among the candidate locations A method of operating an application that recommends a place for users to gather.
The method according to claim 1,
Displaying the candidate positions in a first color on the screen; And
Further comprising displaying a name of the candidate locations in a partial area on the screen and displaying a candidate location selected in accordance with a user input from the list of candidate locations in a second color on the screen, The method of operation of an application that recommends a location for users to gather.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the start positions are input by the user selecting a predetermined position on the screen or by using a location information received from each terminal of the plurality of users, Lt; / RTI >
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the purpose of the meeting is selected as any item of meal, cafe, study and culture, and the candidate locations are places searched through the selected item within the area to which the second location belongs How to operate an application that recommends a location.
A user terminal for operating an application that recommends a place for a plurality of users to converge,
A user input for receiving input from the user;
An output unit for displaying and outputting a result processed by the user terminal;
A storage unit for storing the application; And
And a control unit coupled to the user input unit, the output unit, and the storage unit to control an operation of the user terminal,
Wherein,
A starting position of a plurality of users and a starting position of the plurality of users are displayed on an initial screen of the application, and the starting positions are displayed on a screen, and an intermediate position Calculating a time required to move from the start positions to the first position and compensating for the first position by reflecting the calculated result, Determining a second position that is an intermediate position to be calculated based on the position of the first position, displaying the second position using a marker on the screen, determining candidate positions according to the purpose of the meeting in the region to which the second position belongs, Selecting one of the candidate positions closest to the second position as the third position, Using other markers indicative of the third position and generating a path from the starting position to move to the third position, and displaying the route on the screen,
Wherein the calculation of the time required for moving from the start positions to the first position is performed by selecting the transportation means to be used by the plurality of users and moving to the first position according to the selected transportation means Respectively,
Wherein the display of the routes on the screen displays a route, a transportation means, and a travel time to the third location on the screen,
When there is a place with a history selected as the meeting place of the plurality of users among the candidate positions, the control unit displays a plurality of users who distinguish the selected location on the screen from the third location A user terminal that operates an application that recommends a place to meet.
A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing the method of any one of claims 1 to 5 is recorded.

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