KR101863721B1 - Method for providing mobile research service and recording medium thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing a mobile research service, the method comprising: receiving research data from a mobile research service providing server and storing the research data; outputting stored research data by voice; activating sound collection means for detecting response data for the output voice; And storing the voice data in response to the research data when voice is detected through the sound collection means.

Description

[0001] METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE RESEARCH SERVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a method of providing a mobile research service, and more particularly, to a method of outputting a questionnaire on a mobile phone and receiving a response to a questionnaire by voice.

In recent years, as competition between companies and individuals has intensified, advertisers are conducting research to identify their target customers' opinions, and time and manpower are wasted due to the input of a lot of research personnel.

At this time, a method of conducting surveys while minimizing manpower is performed by using a mobile phone. In this regard, in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-0070557 (published on July 27, 2001), information on the questionnaire is transmitted from the ARS server through a mobile phone, and after the survey is completed, the result is called from the database A method for storing a voice file in a database server when a response to a questionnaire is input by voice is disclosed.

However, since the ARS service terminates the questionnaire response in the middle due to the mechanical voice, it is necessary to listen to the question of the question to the end and to listen to the answer until the end of the selection instruction of the question, It is very likely that forgetting or waiting for a question is bored and ending the questionnaire, so that inaccurate questionnaire results are likely to be collected and the probability of completed questionnaires being collected is extremely low.

An embodiment of the present invention controls the output speed of the voice based on the user's answer pattern in order to output the questionnaire by voice and collect answers by voice but to reduce the inconvenience such as ARS, Provides a mobile research service providing method that can collect the answers when the voice is detected and zero the case where the survey is stopped because the user is not the target by precisely targeting the user using the target information can do. It should 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.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical object, an embodiment of the present invention is a method for receiving research data from a mobile research service providing server and storing the research data, outputting stored research data by voice, Activating sound collection means for sensing response data, and storing the response in response to the research data when voice is detected through the sound collection means.

According to one of the above-mentioned means of the present invention, the questionnaire is output by voice, the answer is collected by voice, the output speed of voice is adjusted based on the user's answer pattern in order to reduce the inconvenience such as ARS, If the voice is detected even before the end of the question, it can be collected as an answer, and by precisely targeting the user using the target information, it is possible to nullify the case where the user is not targeted and the questionnaire is stopped.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile research service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment in which the mobile research service shown in FIG. 1 is implemented.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a process in which data is transmitted and received between the respective components included in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a mobile research service 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.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "including" an element, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well as other elements, And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

The terms "about "," substantially ", etc. used to the extent that they are used throughout the specification are used in their numerical value or in close proximity to their numerical values when the manufacturing and material tolerances inherent in the stated meanings are presented, Accurate or absolute numbers are used to help prevent unauthorized exploitation by unauthorized intruders of the referenced disclosure. The word " step (or step) "or" step "does not mean" step for. &Quot;

In this specification, the term " part " includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized by using both. Further, one unit may be implemented using two or more hardware, or two or more units may be implemented by one hardware.

In this specification, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by a terminal, a device, or a device may be performed instead in a server connected to the terminal, device, or device. Likewise, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may also be performed in a terminal, device or device connected to the server.

In this specification, some of the operations or functions described in the mapping or matching with the terminal are mapping or matching the unique number of the terminal, which is the identification data of the terminal, or the identification information of the individual . ≪ / RTI >

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

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile research service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile research service providing system 1 may include a mobile terminal 100, a mobile research service providing server 300, and at least one research server 400. However, the mobile research service providing system 1 of FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention, and thus the present invention is not limited to FIG.

At this time, the respective components of FIG. 1 are generally connected through a network 200. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 100 may be connected to the mobile research service providing server 300 through the network 200. The mobile terminal 100 may be connected to at least one research server 400 through the network 200. [ Here, the mobile research service providing server 300 may be connected to the mobile terminal 100 and at least one research server 400 through the network 200. Also, at least one research server 400 may be connected to the mobile research service providing server 300 through the network 200. The at least one research server 400 may be connected to the mobile terminal 100 via the network 200 via the mobile research service providing server 300.

Here, the network 200 refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between nodes such as a plurality of terminals and servers. One example of such a network 200 is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network, A 5th Generation Partnership Project (5GPP) network, a World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) network, an Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a Wireless LAN (Local Area Network) But are not limited to, a wide area network (PAN), a personal area network (PAN), a Bluetooth network, a satellite broadcast network, an analog broadcast network, and a digital multimedia broadcasting network. The mobile terminal 100, the mobile research service providing server 300, and the at least one research server 400 shown in FIG. 1 are not construed as being limited to those shown in FIG.

The method of providing a mobile research service according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method of providing a research investigation by voice so that a person can perform the same effect as a research investigation while minimizing cost investment and time investment of personnel performing telephone research And to provide a method for implementing the method. In addition, a method of providing a mobile research service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method for providing a mobile research service in which a mobile research is not a compliant machine logic such as an ARS, It is possible to provide a method for allowing research to proceed in proportion to the speed and response speed. In addition, in the mobile research providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the investigation is stopped in the process of discriminating whether or not it is a target for research, the respondent may not receive compensation according to the response although it takes time, This leads to a waste of time and waste of resources for both respondents and surveyors. Therefore, by providing a method of collecting information of respondents and performing filtering in advance, a method of minimizing the occurrence of a response stop due to a non-target do.

The mobile terminal 100 may be a terminal using a mobile research service. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 may be a terminal of a user who wants to obtain a reward for research by applying for a mobile research service. For this, the mobile terminal 100 may be a terminal that downloads and installs a mobile research service and uses the mobile research service without interworking with the mobile research service providing server 300, or may be a web page provided by the mobile research service providing server 300, Or may be a terminal accessing a mobile research page through an application page, a program, or an application. At this time, the mobile terminal 100 may be a terminal that converts the research data into speech and outputs it, or receives the converted speech data from the mobile research service providing server 300 and outputs the same. The mobile terminal 100 outputs a questionnaire list of research data by voice, and when a voice, which is response data for the output voice, is input, the mobile terminal 100 maps it to a questionnaire list and stores the same in a real- 300). In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may be a terminal that converts speech or adjusts the speed to output research data according to the user's preference. Here, the mobile terminal 100 may be a terminal that outputs research data along with voice data on a screen. The mobile terminal 100 may stop the output of the questionnaire list when the voice data, which is the response of the user, is input, and move to the next questionnaire list. Also, the mobile terminal 100 analyzes the voice data and compares it with the selection list, maps the information on the selection list matching the comparison result with the query, and transmits it to the storage and mobile research service providing server 300 have.

Here, the mobile terminal 100 may be implemented as a computer capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 200. [ Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, and the like on which a WEB browser is installed. The mobile terminal 100 may be implemented as a terminal capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 200. [ The mobile terminal 100 is a wireless communication device that is guaranteed to be portable and mobility, for example, a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC) ), A PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) based wireless communication device, such as a smartphone, a smartpad, a tablet PC, and the like.

The mobile research service providing server 300 may be a server that is linked to the mobile terminal 100 and transmits a web page, a program, an application, an application page, and a user interface. The mobile research service providing server 300 may be a server for converting voice data received from the mobile terminal 100 into data. That is, assuming that the mobile terminal 100 has selected the response 2 to the question No. 1 as the voice, it can be a server that stores the text of 2 and minimizes the database, instead of storing the voice data of No. 2. At this time, it is obvious that the mobile research service providing server 300 does not exclude storing voice data itself. The mobile research service providing server 300 may be a server for streaming voice data of survey data to the mobile terminal 100 in real time or transmitting the voice data to the mobile terminal 100 in advance have. The mobile research service providing server 300 may be a server that increases or decreases the speed of voice data corresponding to the questionnaire data according to a response speed and a pattern of a user received from the mobile terminal 100. [ The mobile research service providing server 300 may be a server that receives research data from at least one research server 400 and converts the research data into voice. At this time, when the mobile research service providing server 300 collects and transmits a response from the mobile terminal 100, it may extract only the text data from the voice data and transmit the statistical data as described above. Of course, transmission of the collected voice data itself is not excluded. The mobile research service providing server 300 may be a server that collects user data of the mobile terminal 100 and transmits the filtered research data to the mobile terminal 100 as a target of the collected user data. Here, it may be implemented as a computer capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 200. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, and the like on which a WEB browser is installed.

The at least one research server 400 may be a server of an organization that investigates the questionnaire. The at least one research server 400 is a server for transmitting survey data to the mobile research service providing server 300 and collecting response data collected from the mobile terminal 100 from the mobile research service providing server 300, Lt; / RTI > Here, at least one research server 400 may be a server for tagging and transmitting information of a target responder when transmitting survey data to the mobile research service providing server 300. At least one research server 400 may be a server that completes settlement with the mobile research service providing server 300 when the survey is completed. To this end, the mobile research service providing server 300 can transmit the settlement interface to at least one research server 400, and at least one research server 400 can complete the settlement through the settlement interface. At this time, the mobile research service providing server 300 can pay a reward to the mobile terminal 100. Here, at least one research server 400 may be implemented as a computer capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 200. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, and the like on which a WEB browser is installed.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram for explaining the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment in which the mobile research service shown in FIG. 1 is implemented.

2, a mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first storage unit 110, an output unit 120, an activation unit 130, a second storage unit 140, An identifying unit 150, a solubilizing unit 160, and a customizing unit 170. [

The mobile research service providing server 300 or another server (not shown) operating in conjunction with the mobile research service providing server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be connected to the mobile terminal 100 or the at least one research server 400 The mobile terminal 100 or the at least one research server 400 may be a mobile research service providing application, a program, an application page, a web page, a web page, Etc. can be installed or opened. In addition, a service program may be executed in the mobile terminal 100 or at least one research server 400 using a script executed in the web browser. Here, a web browser is a program that enables a WWW (World Wide Web) service, and is a program for receiving and displaying hypertext described in hypertext mark-up language (HTML), for example, Netscape (Netscape) An Explorer, chrome, and the like. Further, the application refers to an application on the terminal, for example, an app (app) running on a mobile terminal (smart phone).

The mobile research service providing server 300 and the at least one research server 400 are connected to the network 200 through the communication contact 200 for communication with the terminal connected to the network 200. In this case, To create a communication object. The mobile research service providing server 300 can exchange data with each other through a communication object.

The first storage unit 110 may receive research data from the mobile research service providing server 300 and store the research data. Here, the research data may include at least one query data and selection data mapped to at least one query data. Here, the query data is a survey question, for example, a question type such as "How often do you visit A market?" And, the selection data may be, for example, 1. Do not use 1 to 2 times a week, 1 to 2 times a month, 1 to 2 times a quarter, 4. Do not use, In the mobile research service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the inquiry data and at least one selection data may be transmitted as voice data to mobile There may be a user who wishes to preview a preview before the voice is output, so that images such as images, stickers, moving images, etc. may be output together with the research data. , The research data may be in the form that the text is converted into speech and received from the mobile research service providing server 300. However, The user of the mobile terminal 100 may select his or her preferred voice in addition to the voice set as the default, or may automatically select a voice based on the user information of the mobile terminal 100 The voice may be selected.

The output unit 120 can output the stored research data by voice. Here, the output unit 120 may output a user interface that can adjust the speed of voice when outputting the stored research data by voice. At this time, the output unit 120 may output a voice such that words included in all sentences are pronounced at the same speed and strength. However, the output unit 120 may output a word as a keyword large and slow, You may. At this time, the method of distinguishing the keyword word from the search is to use the existing algorithm, but the tag received from at least one research server 400 can also be used to control the intensity and the speed.

The activation unit 130 may activate sound collection means for sensing response data for the output voice. For example, the sound collection means may be a microphone of the mobile terminal 100. Here, the method of providing a mobile research service according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a step of photographing a mouth shape or a sign language for a handicapped person. At this time, the camera of the mobile terminal 100 may be activated and response data for the output voice may be sensed. In this case, the mouth shape or sign language may be captured and analyzed by the mobile terminal 100 considering the computing resources and networking resources of the mobile terminal 100, or may be provided by the mobile research service providing server 300 You may.

The second storage unit 140 may store a response to the research data when voice is detected through the sound collecting unit. In this case, the voice itself may be stored as an answer to the question. However, since the purpose of the research and the nature of the response are to statistically analyze the voice, And the analyzed result may be textized and stored. The second storage unit 140 may transmit the analyzed result to the mobile research service providing server 300 considering the computing resources and networking resources of the mobile terminal 100 in real time.

Here, when a voice sounding the selection data is sensed before at least one query data is terminated, the voice sensed as response data for at least one query data may be stored. For example, some users may be quick to answer questions and respond quickly, and those who are in urgent need to respond quickly before the end of the question to quickly end the boring question and respond more frequently to the question Can be provided.

The target identifying unit 150 collects the research permission conditions from the user of the mobile terminal 100 before receiving and storing the research data from the mobile research service providing server 300 in the first storage unit 110, It can be mapped to the terminal 100 and stored. The target identifying unit 150 may extract and store user information of the mobile terminal 100 with the mobile terminal 100. Then, when there is research data having target information matching the user information, the target verification unit 150 confirms whether the research data matches the research permission condition of the mobile terminal 100, The searchable time of the mobile terminal 100 can be extracted. That is, even if the conditions are coincident, for example, when mobile research is performed at the user's work time, the mobile research may be regarded as a spam-like existence, thereby eradicating the use of the mobile research service Therefore, the target verification unit 150 transmits research data having target information that matches the research permission condition and matches the user information at the research-possible time.

The solubilizing unit 160 monitors the network resource amount and the computing resource amount of the mobile terminal 100 before receiving and storing the research data from the mobile research service providing server 300 in the first storage unit 110, When the network resource amount and the computing resource amount exceed the resource amount data, the research data can be received from the mobile research service providing server 300 and loaded into the memory.

When the voice is sensed through the sound collecting means in the second storage unit 140, the customizing unit 170 stores the voice as a response to the research data, and then, after the detected voice speed and the research data are output, It is possible to increase or decrease the output speed of the research data based on the time until detection. At this time, the research data may be audio output or data to be output on the screen.

A method of providing a mobile research service according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG.

3, when (a) the mobile research service is executed in the mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100 acquires user's information and drives an interface for receiving a user's research permission condition .

(B) The mobile terminal 100 transmits the information of the user and the research permission condition inputted from the mobile terminal 100 to the mobile research service providing server 300, and the mobile research service providing server 300 transmits .

(C) the mobile research service providing server 300 receives the research data from at least one research server 400, (d) the user's condition received from the mobile terminal 100, (E) the research data is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 having the satisfied user's condition and is loaded when the target information of the questionnaire survey received from the mobile terminal 400 is satisfied.

Here, (f) the mobile terminal 100 can start the research and output the research data by voice, and at this time, the research data can also be output to the screen. At this time, if a response is received from the user, the mobile terminal 100 inputs and stores the response of the user and transmits the response to at least one research server 400.

The mobile research service providing method of FIGS. 2 and 3 is not described in the above description. The mobile research service providing method of FIG. 1 can be easily derived from the same or the same contents as the description of the mobile research service providing method. Omit it.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a process in which data is transmitted and received between the respective components included in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an example of a process of transmitting and receiving a signal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the process of transmitting and receiving the shown data can be changed.

Referring to FIG. 4, the mobile research service providing server 300 receives user information from the mobile terminal 100 (S4100), receives research data from at least one research server 400 (S4200) The search for the object to be inspected is started (S4300).

Then, the mobile research service providing server 300 converts the research data into voice (S4500) or transmits the previously stored research data to the mobile terminal 100 when the target exists (S4400) , The available resources of the mobile terminal 100 are grasped first (S4600).

If the available resources of the mobile terminal 100 satisfy the reference value (S4700), the mobile research service providing server 300 transmits or stores the research data or performs streaming (S4800).

The mobile terminal 100 outputs the research data (S4900), activates the sound collecting means (S4910), and if a response is detected and collected (S4920), the mobile terminal 100 responds to the mobile research service providing server 300 (S4930).

In step S4940, the mobile research service providing server 300 maps and stores user information and questions and responses in step S4940 and transmits the mapped information to at least one research server 400 in step S4950.

Also, at least one research server 400 collects a response from the mobile research service providing server 300 (S4960).

The sequence between the above-described steps S4100 to S4960 is merely an example, but is not limited thereto. That is, the order among the above-described steps S4100 to S4960 may be mutually varied, and some of the steps may be executed or deleted at the same time.

The mobile research service providing method of FIG. 4, which has not been described, can be easily deduced from the same or described contents of the mobile research service providing method described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, Omit it.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a mobile research service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the mobile terminal receives research data from a mobile research service providing server and stores the received research data (S5100).

Then, the mobile terminal outputs the stored research data by voice (S5200), and activates sound collection means for sensing response data for the output voice (S5300).

If the voice is detected through the sound collecting means, the mobile terminal stores the voice as a response to the research data (S5400).

The mobile research service providing method of FIG. 5, which is not described above, can be easily deduced from the same or described contents of the mobile research service providing method described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, Omit it.

The mobile research service providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 5 can also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including an application executed by a computer or an instruction executable by a computer such as a program module. 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.

The method of providing a mobile research service according to an embodiment of the present invention may be executed by an application installed in a terminal (which may include a program included in a platform or an operating system basically installed in the terminal) (I.e., a program) directly installed on a master terminal by a user via an application providing server such as an application store server, an application, or a web server associated with the service. In this regard, in the mobile research service providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the mobile research service providing method may be implemented as an application installed in the terminal or directly installed by the user (i.e., a program) Can be recorded on the medium.

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.

Claims (7)

1. A method for providing a mobile research service executed in a mobile terminal,
Receiving research data from a mobile research service providing server and storing the research data;
Outputting the stored research data by voice;
Activating sound collection means for sensing response data for the output voice;
And storing, when a voice is detected through the sound collecting means, in response to the research data,
Prior to the step of receiving and storing research data from the mobile research service providing server,
Collecting and storing a research permission condition from a user of the mobile terminal,
Extracting user information of the mobile terminal and collecting and storing the extracted user information with the mobile terminal;
Confirming whether the research data coincides with a research permission condition of the mobile terminal when there is research data having target information matching the user information;
Extracting a research allowable time of the mobile terminal if the search permission condition matches the research permit condition of the mobile terminal;
And transmitting research data having the target information matching the research permission condition and matching the user information at the researchable time.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the research data comprises at least one query data and selection data mapped to the at least one query data,
Wherein the research data includes at least one of voice data, image data, and moving picture data.
3. The method of claim 2,
Store the sensed voice as response data for the at least one query data if a voice that pronounces the selection data is sensed before the at least one query data is terminated.
delete 1. A method for providing a mobile research service executed in a mobile terminal,
Receiving research data from a mobile research service providing server and storing the research data;
Outputting the stored research data by voice;
Activating sound collection means for sensing response data for the output voice;
And storing, when a voice is detected through the sound collecting means, in response to the research data,
Prior to the step of receiving and storing research data from the mobile research service providing server,
Monitoring a network resource amount and a computing resource amount of the mobile terminal;
Receiving research data from the mobile research service providing server and loading (loading) the reference research resource data into a memory when the network resource amount and the computing resource amount exceed the reference resource amount data.
1. A method for providing a mobile research service executed in a mobile terminal,
Receiving research data from a mobile research service providing server and storing the research data;
Outputting the stored research data by voice;
Activating sound collection means for sensing response data for the output voice;
Storing voice in response to the research data when voice is detected through the sound collection means;
And increasing or decreasing the output speed of the research data based on the speed of the sensed voice and the time from when the research data is output until the voice is sensed,
Wherein the research data is audio output or screen output data.
A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, 5, and 6.

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