KR101848792B1 - Hardware-combined social network service providing system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and method for providing a hardware interlocking social network service is disclosed. A user terminal for a hardware interworking social network service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a beacon signal receiving unit for receiving a beacon signal transmitted from one or more beacons within a predetermined distance; And a domain information obtaining unit for obtaining the beacon interworking domain information corresponding to the unique ID included in the beacon signal and the distance information to the beacon based on the intensity of the beacon signal and displaying the obtained distance information on the terminal screen.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a hardware-integrated social network service providing system and method,

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a hardware interlocking social network service.

Recently, social network services (SNS) such as Twitter, Facebook, Line, KakaoTalk, Me2Day, etc. have been provided in various ways. A social network service is an online service that allows users to establish a network between users by providing functions such as networking or network, communication, media sharing, and real-time messaging service.

In general, social network services can be used to display pictures or text on blog pages, such as Facebook, to build up a network in a way that visitors are interested in posting comments, or to have multiple Users are encouraged to construct a network by exchanging photos, emoticons or texts with each other, and the scope of information sharing can be limited according to the social intimacy between users.

As the number of users of social network services increases and spatial movements of individual users are diversified, a means of limiting the range of information sharing according to spatial intimacy may be required. In the case of existing social network services, The method of limiting the sharing of social network service publication information only to users within a short distance of a few meters in the limit of precision even though reflecting the spatial perspective using the gps or the wireless network is mostly not reflected in the physical space perspective. Not provided.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0145383 (Publication date December 30, 2015) - Social network service and content providing method

The present invention provides a system and method for providing a hardware-linked social network service in which an identification ID of a specific hardware possessed by an individual user acts as an ID of an SNS, unlike a general SNS in which a user's ID exists only in a web server .

The present invention is based on the idea that a hardware transmission signal that can be identified only within a predetermined distance includes an identification ID and an interworking domain address for each identification ID to reflect the perspective of the physical distance between the individual users or only between users who are physically close to or in the same space The present invention provides a system and method for providing a hardware-linked social network service for providing a social network service capable of exchanging information.

The present invention relates to a system and method for sharing a social network service with a hardware interlocking social network capable of limiting the range of information sharing according to spatial intimacy, And a service providing system and method.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent through the following preferred embodiments.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beacon receiving apparatus including: a beacon signal receiving unit for receiving a beacon signal transmitted from at least one beacon within a predetermined distance; And a domain information acquisition unit for acquiring the beacon interworking domain information corresponding to the unique identification ID included in the beacon signal and the distance information to the beacon based on the intensity of the beacon signal and displaying the acquired distance information on the terminal screen. A user terminal is provided.

Comparing the intensity of the beacon signal transmitted from the one or more beacons to display the relative distance between the one or more beacons and the user terminal on the terminal screen or blocking information on beacons outside a predetermined distance, It is possible to restrict the disclosure to the case of being located at a short distance.

A service domain for providing a hardware interlocking social network service by a service server may be set as a primary domain and a beacon interworking domain corresponding to a unique ID may be assigned to a subdomain of the primary domain.

The beacon interworking domain corresponding to the unique identification ID serves as an individual account of the social network service. The beacon user can publish text information or multimedia information on the beacon interworking domain, or edit the beacon interworking domain by another user Passwords can be set to restrict.

When the beacon signal receiving unit receives a first beacon signal transmitted from the first beacon and a second beacon signal transmitted from a second beacon paired with the first beacon, The second beacon signal can be displayed on the terminal screen by obtaining the shared domain information obtained by combining the second unique ID included in the second beacon signal and the first unique ID corresponding to the first beacon.

When the beacon signal receiver receives a first beacon signal transmitted from the first beacon and a second beacon that is mutually paired with the first beacon is registered to the user terminal, When the user terminal receives the access permission signal to be transmitted when the first user terminal receives the second beacon signal transmitted from the second beacon, the domain information obtaining section obtains the first unique identification The private domain information set for the ID can be acquired and displayed on the terminal screen.

The private domain information may be obtained by combining the first unique ID and the key value included in the access permission signal according to a predetermined combination rule.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a social network service in cooperation with hardware, comprising: a plurality of beacons for transmitting a beacon signal including a unique identification ID and beacon-linked domain information; A service server for allocating and managing a beacon interworking domain corresponding to the unique ID for each of the plurality of beacons; A first user terminal registered corresponding to a first beacon which is one of the plurality of beacons and registers and updates first beacon interworking domain information corresponding to a first unique identification ID of the first beacon; And a second user terminal that acquires and displays the first beacon interworking domain information corresponding to the first unique identification ID when the first beacon signal is received within a predetermined distance from the first beacon and displays the first beacon interworking domain information, Type social network service providing system is provided.

The service server may set a service domain for providing a hardware interlocking social network service as a primary domain and allocate a beacon interworking domain corresponding to a unique ID for each beacon as a subdomain of the primary domain.

When the second user terminal further receives a second beacon signal transmitted from a second beacon that is paired with the first beacon, a second unique ID included in the second beacon signal and a second unique ID included in the second beacon signal The shared domain information obtained by combining the first unique ID can be acquired and displayed on the terminal screen.

When a second beacon that is paired with the first beacon is registered with the second user terminal and the second user terminal receives a second beacon signal transmitted from the second beacon, 2 to the user terminal, and when the second user terminal receives the access permission signal, the private domain information set for the first unique ID is acquired and displayed on the terminal screen.

The private domain information may be obtained by combining the first unique ID and the key value included in the access permission signal according to a predetermined combination rule.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a hardware interworking social network service in a system for providing a social network service in cooperation with hardware, the method comprising: receiving a beacon signal transmitted from one or more beacons within a predetermined distance from a user terminal Receiving; Acquiring the beacon interworking domain information corresponding to the unique ID included in the beacon signal and the distance information to the beacon based on the intensity of the beacon signal and displaying the information on the terminal screen; / RTI >

Setting a service domain as a primary domain for providing a hardware interlocking social network service by a service server; And assigning a beacon interworking domain corresponding to a unique identification ID for each beacon to a subdomain of the primary domain.

When receiving the first beacon signal transmitted from the first beacon and the second beacon signal transmitted from the second beacon mutually paired with the first beacon in the step of receiving the beacon signal, Acquiring the shared domain information obtained by combining the second unique ID included in the second beacon signal and the first unique ID corresponding to the first beacon and displaying the obtained shared domain information on the terminal screen.

When a first beacon signal transmitted from the first beacon is received and a second beacon that is mutually paired with the first beacon is registered to the user terminal, Receiving, by the user terminal, an access permission signal to be transmitted when receiving a second beacon signal transmitted from the second beacon; And acquiring private domain information set for a first unique ID corresponding to the first beacon and displaying the obtained private domain information on the terminal screen only when the access terminal receives the access permission signal.

The private domain information may be obtained by combining the first unique ID and the key value included in the access permission signal according to a predetermined combination rule.

Other aspects, features, and advantages will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

According to the present invention, unlike a general SNS in which a user's ID exists only in a web server, an identification ID of a specific hardware possessed by an individual user is effective as an ID of the SNS. In addition, since the relative distance to the hardware can be grasped by the size of the transmission signal of the hardware, the service reflecting the physical distance between the users can be realized, and the information sharing on the SNS can be limited to the user who is within a predetermined distance with the spatial familiarity.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing a hardware-linked social network service according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a flowchart of a hardware-linked social network service providing method for a user having hardware for SNS,
4 is a flowchart of a method for providing a hardware-linked social network service to a general user,
5 is a view showing a screen when an initial scan is performed in a hardware interlocking social network service application when a beacon is activated and a screen after setting is performed;
6 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a hardware-linked social network service according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method for providing a hardware-linked social network service according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 illustrates a hardware interworking social network service providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

It is to be understood that the components of the embodiments described with reference to the drawings are not limited to the embodiments and may be embodied in other embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is to be understood that although the description is omitted, multiple embodiments may be implemented again in one integrated embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing a hardware-linked social network service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The hardware interworking type social network service providing system according to the present embodiment is characterized in that, unlike the general SNS in which the ID of the user exists only in the web server, the ID of the hardware actually possessed by the individual user acts as the ID of the SNS .

The hardware interworking type social network service providing system 1a according to the present embodiment includes a service server 30, an SNS hardware 11, and user terminals 21 and 22.

The hardware 11 for the SNS is a device that can be carried by a user (user) while transmitting or broadcasting a signal including a unique identification ID.

For example, the SNS hardware 11 may be a beacon, and may be implemented as an accessory such as a bracelet, a band, or a hairpin to be worn or carried by a user, or may be a sticker or clip type having various shapes, As shown in FIG. Hereinafter, a user who wears or holds a beacon may be referred to as a beacon user.

The hardware 11 for the SNS has a unique identification ID different from that for other SNS hardware, and a signal including the ID can be transmitted periodically or arbitrarily. The detailed configuration of the SNS hardware 11 for this purpose will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The user domain provided by the service server 30 is interlocked with the SNS English hardware 11 so that the user domain (hardware interworking domain or beacon interworking domain) classified by the bearer (beacon user) of the SNS hardware 11 (User domain information or beacon interworking domain information) about the user.

The beacon user can post text information and / or multimedia information on the hardware interworking domain. In addition, a connection password can be set so that only the beacon user can edit the posted information.

The user terminals 21 and 22 are electronic terminals owned by a service subscriber who subscribes to a user or hardware interlocking social network service possessing the SNS hardware 11 as an application for a hardware interlocking social network service Interworking SNS application ") can be installed and operated.

Here, the electronic terminal may be a smart phone, a mobile communication terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA) equipped with an operating system capable of operating a hardware interlocking SNS application or a mobile web connection, An assistant, a general-purpose personal computer (PC), a notebook PC, a tablet PC, and the like.

The service server 30 is a server operated by a company providing a hardware interworking social network service. The service server 30 allocates and manages user domains in cooperation with the SNS hardware 11, and provides a hardware-linked social network service to the service subscribers do.

The service server 30 includes a user registration section 31 for registering the SNS hardware 11 in the system by a user who has purchased and possessed the SNS hardware 11 and for connecting the hardware and the user domain, And a user domain management unit 32 that manages the management information.

The hardware interlocking social network service referred to in this embodiment allows the user terminal 22 of the service subscriber sufficiently close to the SNS hardware 11 to grant access rights to the user domain linked to the corresponding SNS hardware 11, Enabling social networking among people in close proximity.

For example, the service server 30 may set a service domain for a hardware interlocking social network service and allocate the service domain in the form of a physical web. For example, the service domain may have a web address such as http://www.pinpoint.com.

The service domain may be assigned a subdomain that is different for each SNS hardware 11. [ For example, if the SNS hardware 11 is a beacon, the web address of the subdomain may be determined according to the UID (Unique Identification Number) of the beacon. The ID of the hardware to be held by the user and the user domain (subdomain) linked to the ID exist in the service server 30.

The UID of the beacon includes the namespace ID and the instance ID, and the web address of the subdomain can be determined using at least one of these IDs.

For example, if the namespace ID of the first beacon 11 is 00000000000000000011 and the instance ID is aaaaaaaabb, the subdomain corresponding to the first beacon 11 can be determined as http://www.pinpoint.com/00000000000000000011aaaaaaabb have.

When the first user 1 purchases and holds the first beacon 11, the subdomain corresponding to the first beacon 11 becomes the first user domain H11 by the registration of the first user . The first user can access the first user domain H11 through the hardware interlocking SNS application installed in the first user terminal 21 and register the matter to be notified to the user located in the short distance.

The second user (user 2) is a hardware interlocking social network service subscriber and receives signals transmitted from the surrounding SNS hardware 11 via a hardware interlocking SNS application installed in the second user terminal 22 . The second user terminal 22 receives the signal transmitted from the first beacon 11 and uses the unique identification ID of the first beacon 11 included in the beacon signal So that the first user domain H11 can be accessed.

In this case, in the application of the second user terminal 22, the web address (the first user domain (H11) accessible to the first user domain H11 using the unique identification ID of the first beacon 11 H11) can be formed and displayed. The second user accesses the first user domain H11 and can see what the first user wants to know, so that the social networking can be performed among people located physically close to each other.

In the application of the second user terminal 22, a separate nickname set by the user can be assigned to the identification ID for each beacon, so that the beacon can be identified by the nickname of the corresponding beacon on the user terminal screen. In addition, identification IDs of peripheral beacons may be selectively displayed on the terminal screen to block information corresponding to an unwanted beacon.

The beacon signal transmitted from the first beacon 11 includes information on the first user domain H11 and the second user located near the first beacon 11 transmits the beacon signal to the first user Information about the domain may be obtained. All or a part of the information posted on the beacon interlocking domain may be displayed on the terminal screen so that all or part of the information posted on the beacon interlocking domain can be checked even if the second user does not directly access the beacon interlocking domain .

In this embodiment, the hardware of each individual user transmits a radio signal of a predetermined period and size, and the radio signal is received at the terminal of the surrounding users to calculate the radio signal attenuation according to the distance to share the SNS in a space within a specific distance The presence of users is detected.

Also, the application may compare the intensity of the transmitted beacons of the neighboring beacons to display the relative distance between the beacons and the user terminal on the terminal screen or block the beacon information outside the predetermined distance, As shown in Fig.

Each user can store desired personal information such as photographs, documents and multimedia files on a hardware interworking domain, and users can be posted or shared via social networking in a physically close space.

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of a user terminal operating a hardware interlocking SNS application and a service providing method will be described in detail with reference to related drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a hardware-linked social network service providing method for a user having hardware for SNS, And a method for providing a hardware-linked social network service to a general user.

2, the user terminal 100 includes a beacon registration unit 110, a domain management unit 120, and an access right setting unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The beacon signal receiving unit 140, the domain information obtaining unit 150, and the physical web entry unit 160. [ The beacon registration unit 110, the domain management unit 120, the access right setting unit 130, the domain information acquisition unit 150, and the physical web entry unit 160 are connected to the hardware connected to the user terminal 100, Or may be implemented in the form of software included in a social network service application.

The beacon registration unit 110 registers the beacon (SNS hardware) (S205) purchased by the user in the service server 30. After the user installs the application (step S210) and activates the beacon and receives the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon through the beacon signal receiving unit 140, the beacon signal corresponding to the beacon purchased by the user is selected, And transmits it to the service server 30 together with the request (step S215). In this case, the unique identification ID of the beacon included in the beacon signal can be extracted and transmitted.

The service server 30 analyzes the unique identification ID of the beacon transmitted together with the beacon registration request, and accesses and manages the subdomain (beacon interworking domain) allocated for the unique identification ID to the user who transmitted the beacon registration request (Step S220).

The domain management unit 120 accesses a subdomain (i.e., a user domain) that is permitted to access and manage by the service server 30, and allows a user to create and manage his / her own web page. The domain management unit 120 can register and / or update the names of beacons corresponding to the user domain, icons corresponding to the unique identification IDs of the beacons, emoticons indicating the basic information of the user domain, text, .

When various information on the beacon and the user domain is registered by the domain management unit 120, the service server 30 causes the registered information to be posted to the corresponding user domain (step S225). That is, when another user terminal receives a beacon signal close to a beacon, the registered information for the corresponding user domain can be displayed.

The access right setting unit 130 sets an access right to the registered information for the user domain allocated according to the beacon (step S230). If the user wishes to view the registration information only for a user who meets predetermined conditions, a condition for granting the access right can be set.

For example, a password can be set for a user domain so that the registered information can be accessed only by a user who has input a set password even if the password is sufficiently close to the beacon.

Or a user terminal owned by another user (a couple, a family member, a group member, or the like) designated by the user in advance. In this case, the accessible user terminal can be determined by the terminal identification information of the device SIM information, the MAC information, and the telephone number, which are terminal specific information.

In the above description, the case where the user terminal 100 is used in the position of the user who registers and manages the user domain by possessing the beacon has been mainly described.

The user terminal 100 may include a beacon signal receiving unit 140, a domain information obtaining unit 150, and a physical web entering unit 160 when the user terminal 100 is used in a general user's position.

A case where an ordinary user has installed an application according to the present embodiment in the user terminal 100 (step S250) will be described.

If the beacon signal receiver 140 is close to a user having hardware (e.g., a beacon) for a social network service, the beacon signal receiver 140 receives a beacon signal transmitted from the beacon (step S255).

If the received beacon signal includes a unique identification ID capable of identifying the beacon, the domain information obtaining unit 150 obtains information on the beacon interlocking domain based on the unique ID included in the beacon signal Information) (step S260). The web address of the beacon interworking domain can be found using a unique identification ID according to predefined rules.

If the beacon interworking domain is accessed based on the found web address, basic information registered for the beacon interworking domain can be displayed according to the user interface (UI) of the application. In this case, names and icons corresponding to beacons, emoticons and texts representing basic information of the user domain, and the like can be started with basic information.

Or if the received beacon signal includes the beacon interworking domain information, the domain information obtaining unit 150 may analyze the beacon signal to obtain the beacon interworking domain information. The obtained beacon interworking domain information can be displayed in a manner that can be confirmed by the general user according to the user interface of the application.

If the physical web entrance unit 160 intends to acquire detailed information other than the basic information about the beacon interlocking domain acquired by the domain information acquisition unit 150 (step S265), the physical web entrance unit 160 can enter the physical web into the web address of the beacon interlocking domain (Step S270). In this case, the physical web entry can be determined depending on whether or not the access right is permitted by the user who has registered the beacon.

Full page loading through the browser can be done when entering the physical web. Alternatively, only the contents of the web page may be displayed through the application screen. In the case of the application screen, the web address can be held by the general user, which is advantageous in security.

Referring to FIG. 5, a screen when an initial scan is performed in a hardware interlocking social network service application when a beacon is activated and a screen after the setting is performed are shown.

For example, in the initial scan state, the initial name of the beacon is AAA, and the UID-separated icon is heart-shaped. The initial emoticon that indicates the status is Smile Face and the initial text is Welcome.

In this case, after selecting an emoticon (touch), a name and a password are set to open a beacon interlocking domain, and user information can be registered. Accordingly, the user setting name and the user setting emoticon user setting text may be displayed on the application screen on the post-setting screen.

In the case of a beacon icon divided into UIDs, it may be displayed whether or not the scan range is deviated according to the signal size, or the beacon battery level information may be received to indicate whether the battery is discharged or not.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a hardware interworking type social network service according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a hardware interworking type social network service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 and 7, the hardware interworking type social network service providing system 1b according to another embodiment of the present invention performs user identification using beacons owned by each other, And the security is enhanced by allowing the access right.

The first user user 1 registers and manages the first user domain H21 and the second user domain H22 linked to the first beacon 11 and possesses the first beacon 11, 2 It is assumed that the user (user 2) has the second beacon 12.

The first user domain H21 is a public domain and has a web address corresponding to the unique ID of the first beacon as described above with reference to Figs. 11) to allow the first user to confirm the content to be publicly disclosed.

The second user domain H22 is a private domain that is hidden and can be accessed only by a limited user who has been denied access to the general user and has set access rights. In the case of the second user domain H22, since the Web address has a combination of additional key values in addition to the unique ID of the first beacon, the access of the general user can be restricted.

For example, it is assumed that the first user and the second user are coupled. The first user and the second user can purchase the paired first beacon 11 and the second beacon 12 together and carry it with a couple beacon.

The first user may utilize the first user domain H21 as a web page for disclosing general information and the second user domain H22 as a couples web page sharing a private matter with the second user couples .

In the case of the third user 3, receives a beacon signal transmitted from the first beacon 11 owned by the first user through an application installed in the third user terminal 23, It is possible to access the domain H21 and confirm general information about the first user. However, the existence of the second user domain H22 is neither known nor accessible.

The second user carries a second beacon 12 paired with the first beacon 11 and receives a second beacon signal transmitted from the second beacon 12 by the first user terminal 21 (Step S305), it transmits an access permission signal for permitting access to the second user domain H22 to the second user terminal 22 (step S310). For the second user terminal 22 to which the access permission signal is to be transmitted, the terminal identification information is pre-registered or pairing is established between the terminals via Bluetooth or the like so that an access permission signal is transmitted to the second user terminal 22 .

The second user terminal 22 can also receive the first beacon signal transmitted from the first beacon 11 because it is close to the first beacon 11 (step S315). The second user terminal 22 can also receive an access permission signal from the first user terminal 21. [

The application that is driven by the second user terminal 22 is only transferred to the second user domain H22 if the first beacon signal and the access permission signal are all received as a result of the determination at the second user terminal 22 (step S320) Or to display the basic information of the second user domain H22 (step S330).

The access permission signal may include a key value for completing the web address of the second user domain H22. Or when the second user terminal 22 receives the access permission signal, the unique identification information of the second user terminal 22 may be used as a key value.

The second user terminal 22 also displays the information about the first user domain H21 together and selects a target domain from among the first user domain H21 and the second user domain H22 to which detailed information is to be checked .

If the access permission signal is not received, the basic information for the first user domain H21 can be restricted to be accessible as in the third user (step S325).

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a hardware-linked social network service providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the hardware interworking type social network service providing system 1c according to the present embodiment, when signals from a plurality of beacons owned by users belonging to the same group are received, access to domains other than individually interworking domains is permitted .

When a couple operates the homepage of a couple, if the couple is present and the third person receives all of the beacons for the beacons held by the couple, the couple's homepage can be checked by accessing the couples homepage .

The first user has the first beacon, the second user has the second beacon, the first user domain H31 is linked to the first beacon and the second user domain (H31) is linked to the second beacon H32) are interlocked and a third user domain H33 (i.e., a shared domain) is interlocked with the combination of the first beacon and the second beacon.

In this case, the first user domain H31 has a web address corresponding to the unique identification ID of the first beacon, the second user domain H32 has the web address corresponding to the unique identification ID of the second beacon, The third user domain H33 has a web address corresponding to the combination of the first beacon and the unique ID of the second beacon. The combination of unique IDs for generating the web address of the third user domain H33 may be predefined operations such as logical operations such as AND, OR, arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, and the like.

The first beacon interworking domain (first user domain H31) can be accessed when only the first beacon signal is received when the third user approaches, and in the case where only the second beacon signal is received, Beacon interworking domain (second user domain H32).

When the first user and the second user are present together, when the third user approaches, both the first beacon signal and the second beacon signal can be received. In this case, the first beacon signal and the second beacon signal may be combined to obtain a web address accessible to the third user domain H33, and the first user domain and the second user may be connected to the third user domain H33, The contents of the web page to be shared can be confirmed. Here, the web page shared by the first user and the second user may be, for example, a wedding invitation page of a newly married couple who is about to get married.

The above-described method of providing a hardware-linked social network service according to the present invention can be implemented as a computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording media storing data that can be decoded by a computer system. For example, it may be a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a flash memory, an optical data storage device, or the like. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed and executed in a computer system connected to a computer network, and may be stored and executed as a code readable in a distributed manner.

When the SNS hardware and the user terminal according to the present embodiment are used, an alarm is output when the SNS hardware is separated from the user terminal by a predetermined distance or more, thereby preventing loss.

It is also possible to pair objects through grouping. For example, one sticker beacon may be attached to a notebook, a passport, and other items in a travel bag, and an alarm may be output when there is a missing item in preparation for traveling.

Alternatively, one beacon may be attached to a kindergarten bag for a group picnic, and then utilized for the purpose of identifying a person.

In addition, interworking with simple information becomes possible through the physical web interworking.

In the case of this embodiment, the following applications are possible.

When a beacon is attached to a lock of a password type, a password or a secret hint can be stored in the beacon interlocking domain to enable confirmation.

In a store or exhibition hall using a beacon sticker, a specific section information or exhibition hall information can be linked to a beacon interlocking domain through augmented reality.

Alternatively, the beacon holder can store a simple personal message on the physical web, thereby enabling a rudimentary SNS operation. For example, a girlfriend who is waiting for a boyfriend who is late in the appointment time can input his / her mood in the beacon, and can know his / her mood in advance when the boyfriend comes near. When you go to work in the office, you can display an emoticon that shows the mood of your team members on your smartphone. A simple message, such as the grades, assignments, and key event schedules that the teacher sends to the student's home, may be automatically displayed on the student's parents smartphone by interworking with the beacon attached to the notification sent to the student through the student.

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 or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood that the invention may be varied and varied without departing from the scope of the invention.

1a, 1b, 1c: a hardware-linked social network service providing system
11, 12: Beacons 21, 22, 23: User terminal
30: service server 31: user registration unit
32: User domain management unit
100: user terminal 110: beacon registration unit
120: Domain management unit 130: Access right setting unit
140: Beacon signal receiving unit 150: Domain information obtaining unit
160: Physical web entry unit

Claims (17)

A beacon signal receiving unit for receiving a beacon signal transmitted from at least one beacon implemented in a hardware form for SNS that can be worn or carried by an individual user;
Information on the beacon interworking domain corresponding to the unique ID contained in the beacon signal and distance information on the beacon based on the beacon signal intensity are displayed and displayed on the terminal screen only when the beacon is within a predetermined distance Domain information acquisition unit,
Only when the beacon is accessed within a predetermined distance for a user who wears or holds the beacon by enabling information interchange within the predetermined distance from the beacon and blocking information outside the predetermined distance, To be released,
When the beacon signal receiver receives a first beacon signal transmitted from a first beacon and a second beacon signal transmitted from a second beacon paired with the first beacon,
Wherein the domain information obtaining unit obtains shared domain information obtained by combining a second unique ID included in the second beacon signal and a first unique ID corresponding to the first beacon according to a predetermined combination rule, On the terminal screen,
Wherein when the beacon signal receiving unit receives only one of the first beacon signal and the second beacon signal, the domain information obtaining unit fails to obtain the shared domain information. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > .
delete The method according to claim 1,
A beacon interworking domain corresponding to a unique identification ID for each beacon is allocated to a subdomain of the primary domain so that a user of the beacon can share the beacon Keep the information you want,
Wherein the subdomain is connectable only through a user terminal that has received the beacon signal.
The method of claim 3,
The beacon interworking domain corresponding to the unique identification ID serves as an individual account of the social network service. The beacon user can publish text information or multimedia information on the beacon interworking domain, or edit the beacon interworking domain by another user And a password for restricting the setting of the password.
delete A beacon signal receiving unit for receiving a beacon signal transmitted from at least one beacon implemented in a hardware form for SNS that can be worn or carried by an individual user;
Information on the beacon interworking domain corresponding to the unique ID contained in the beacon signal and distance information on the beacon based on the beacon signal intensity are displayed and displayed on the terminal screen only when the beacon is within a predetermined distance Domain information acquisition unit,
Only when the beacon is accessed within a predetermined distance for a user who wears or holds the beacon by enabling information interchange within the predetermined distance from the beacon and blocking information outside the predetermined distance, To be released,
When the beacon signal receiving unit receives the first beacon signal transmitted from the first beacon and the second beacon that is mutually paired with the first beacon is registered with the user terminal,
Only when the first user terminal registered in accordance with the first beacon receives the second beacon signal transmitted from the second beacon and the user terminal receives the access permission signal to be transmitted,
Wherein the domain information obtaining unit obtains private domain information set for the first unique ID corresponding to the first beacon and displays the obtained private domain information on the terminal screen.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the private domain information is acquired by combining the first unique identification ID and the key value included in the access permission signal according to a predefined combination rule. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 >
A system for providing a social network service in cooperation with hardware,
A plurality of beacons, which are implemented in the form of hardware for SNS that can be worn or carried by individual users, and transmit a beacon signal including a unique identification ID and beacon-linked domain information;
A service server for allocating and managing a beacon interworking domain corresponding to the unique ID for each of the plurality of beacons;
A first user terminal registered corresponding to a first beacon which is one of the plurality of beacons and registers and updates first beacon interworking domain information corresponding to a first unique identification ID of the first beacon; And
When the first beacon signal is received within a predetermined distance from the first beacon, the information about the first beacon interworking domain corresponding to the first unique identification ID and the information about the first beacon interworking domain corresponding to the first beacon inter- And a second user terminal for acquiring distance information up to one beacon and displaying on the terminal screen only when the first beacon is within the predetermined distance,
Allowing the second user terminal to exchange information only within the predetermined distance from the first beacon and to block information outside the predetermined distance so that the information on the first beacon interworking domain is physically limited However,
When the second user terminal further receives a second beacon signal transmitted from a second beacon that is paired with the first beacon,
Acquiring shared domain information obtained by combining a second unique ID included in the second beacon signal and the first unique ID according to a predetermined combination rule, and displaying the obtained shared domain information on a terminal screen,
And when the second user terminal receives only one of the first beacon signal and the second beacon signal, it can not acquire the shared domain information.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the service server sets a service domain for providing a hardware interlocking social network service as a primary domain, allocates a beacon interworking domain corresponding to a unique identification ID for each beacon as a subdomain of the primary domain, To be shared by the first user terminal and the second user terminal, wherein the subdomain is connectable only through the second user terminal that receives the first beacon signal.
delete A system for providing a social network service in cooperation with hardware,
A plurality of beacons, which are implemented in the form of hardware for SNS that can be worn or carried by individual users, and transmit a beacon signal including a unique identification ID and beacon-linked domain information;
A service server for allocating and managing a beacon interworking domain corresponding to the unique ID for each of the plurality of beacons;
A first user terminal registered corresponding to a first beacon which is one of the plurality of beacons and registers and updates first beacon interworking domain information corresponding to a first unique identification ID of the first beacon; And
When the first beacon signal is received within a predetermined distance from the first beacon, the information about the first beacon interworking domain corresponding to the first unique identification ID and the information about the first beacon interworking domain corresponding to the first beacon inter- And a second user terminal for acquiring distance information up to one beacon and displaying on the terminal screen only when the first beacon is within the predetermined distance,
Allowing the second user terminal to exchange information only within the predetermined distance from the first beacon and to block information outside the predetermined distance so that the information on the first beacon interworking domain is physically limited However,
When a second beacon that is mutually paired with the first beacon is registered in the second user terminal,
When the first user terminal receives a second beacon signal transmitted from the second beacon, transmits an access permission signal to the second user terminal,
Wherein the second user terminal acquires the private domain information set for the first unique identification ID only when the access permission signal is received, and displays the private domain information on the terminal screen.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the private domain information is obtained by combining the first unique identification ID and the key value included in the access permission signal according to a predefined combination rule.
A method for providing a hardware interlocking social network service in a system for providing a social network service in cooperation with hardware,
Receiving at the user terminal a beacon signal transmitted from one or more beacons, wherein the beacon is implemented in the form of hardware for an SNS that can be worn or carried by an individual user;
Information on the beacon interworking domain corresponding to the unique ID contained in the beacon signal and distance information on the beacon based on the beacon signal intensity are displayed and displayed on the terminal screen only when the beacon is within a predetermined distance ≪ / RTI >
Enabling information exchange only within the predetermined distance from the beacon and blocking information outside the predetermined distance so that information on the beacon interworking domain is physically limited to be disclosed,
When receiving the first beacon signal transmitted from the first beacon and the second beacon signal transmitted from the second beacon mutually paired with the first beacon in the step of receiving the beacon signal, Acquiring shared domain information obtained by combining a second unique ID included in two beacon signals and a first unique ID corresponding to the first beacon and displaying the shared domain information on the terminal screen,
Wherein when the beacon signal receiver receives only one of the first beacon signal and the second beacon signal, the domain information acquisition unit fails to acquire the shared domain information.
14. The method of claim 13,
Setting a service domain as a primary domain for providing a hardware interlocking social network service by a service server; And
Allocating a beacon interworking domain corresponding to a unique identification ID for each beacon to a subdomain of the main domain so as to contain information to be shared by a user of the beacon,
Wherein the subdomain is accessible only through a user terminal that has received the beacon signal.
delete A method for providing a hardware interlocking social network service in a system for providing a social network service in cooperation with hardware,
Receiving at the user terminal a beacon signal transmitted from one or more beacons, wherein the beacon is implemented in the form of hardware for an SNS that can be worn or carried by an individual user;
Information on the beacon interworking domain corresponding to the unique ID contained in the beacon signal and distance information on the beacon based on the beacon signal intensity are displayed and displayed on the terminal screen only when the beacon is within a predetermined distance ≪ / RTI >
Enabling information exchange only within the predetermined distance from the beacon and blocking information outside the predetermined distance so that information on the beacon interworking domain is physically limited to be disclosed,
When receiving a first beacon signal transmitted from a first beacon and registering a second beacon that is paired with the first beacon with respect to the user terminal,
Receiving, by the user terminal, an access permission signal to be transmitted when a first user terminal registered in accordance with the first beacon receives a second beacon signal transmitted from the second beacon; And
The method further comprises the step of acquiring private domain information set for the first unique ID corresponding to the first beacon and displaying it on the terminal screen only when the access terminal receives the access permission signal A method for providing a hardware interlocking social network service.
17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein the private domain information is obtained by combining the first unique identification ID and the key value included in the access permission signal according to a predetermined combination rule.

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