KR102110428B1 - Server, device and system for providing beacon service - Google Patents

Abstract

The server providing the beacon service is based on information about a beacon signal, a beacon service setting unit configured to set beacon services for a plurality of beacon terminals installed at a predetermined location, and a receiving unit receiving information about a beacon signal from a user terminal. And a transmitter for transmitting information on the beacon service to the user terminal based on whether it corresponds to the situation awareness event and the determination unit for determining whether the event corresponds to the situation awareness event, and the determination unit includes information on the received beacon signal. It is configured to determine whether it corresponds to a situation awareness event according to whether it matches a preset scenario configured based on beacon signals of a plurality of beacon terminals installed at a predetermined location.

Description

Server, user terminal and system that provides beacon service {SERVER, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BEACON SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a server, a user terminal and a system for providing a beacon service.

Beacon (Beacon) signal refers to a low-power Bluetooth (BLE) -based next-generation smart phone short-range communication technology that enables a user to locate a location located within a radius of 50 to 70m, transmit a message, and enable mobile payment. Beacon signal has a longer available distance than NFC (Near Field Communication), and is suitable for O2O service that connects online and offline. Users can receive guidance services and mobile coupons from offline stores through beacon signals.

In connection with such a beacon signal, Korean Patent Publication No. 2015-0088965, which is a prior art, discloses an introductory marketing method and recording medium using a beacon signal.

However, when an advertisement service is provided to a customer using a beacon signal, a specific application must be executed by a user to expose an advertisement according to the beacon signal through a specific application.

It is intended to provide a server, a user terminal, and a system that provides a beacon service that can provide local advertisements by capturing a situation awareness event through a beacon signal based on location information. A server that provides a beacon service that can meet the needs of local advertisements in the advertising market by expanding the affiliated advertising by using the beacon signal as a point of channel (POC) in a market with merchants such as card companies or delivery applications, It is intended to provide a user terminal and a system. By applying the beacon signal to the existing OOH (Out Of Home) advertisement, it is intended to provide a server, a user terminal and a system that provides a beacon service that can expect a synergy effect through cross media. It is intended to provide suitable content and services by determining when and where the user has a high usage rate and probability (for example, idle time) of a smartphone. However, the technical problems to be achieved by the present embodiment are not limited to the technical problems as described above, and other technical problems may exist.

As a means for achieving the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention, a beacon service setting unit for setting a beacon service for a plurality of beacon terminals installed at a predetermined location, receives information about a beacon signal from the user terminal The receiving unit, based on the received information about the beacon signal determining unit for determining whether it corresponds to the situation awareness event and transmits information about the beacon service to the user terminal based on whether it corresponds to the situation awareness event And the determining unit corresponds to the situation recognition event according to whether information on the received beacon signal matches a preset scenario configured based on beacon signals of a plurality of beacon terminals installed at the preset location. Beacon service provision that is configured to determine whether or not It may provide a burr.

In addition, another embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving unit for receiving a beacon signal from a beacon terminal and a transmitting unit for analyzing the received beacon signal and transmitting information on the analyzed beacon signal to a beacon service providing server. The receiving unit receives information on a beacon service according to whether it corresponds to a situation recognition event determined based on information on the transmitted beacon signal from the beacon service providing server, and the beacon service is provided by the beacon service providing server. A preset scenario configured for a plurality of beacon terminals installed at a predetermined location, and information about a beacon signal received by the beacon service providing server is configured based on the beacon signals of a plurality of beacon terminals installed at the preset location and Corresponding to the situation awareness event according to whether or not matching It can provide a user terminal that is configured to determine whether or not.

In addition, another embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of beacon terminals, a beacon service providing server, and a user terminal, and the beacon service providing server sets beacon services for the plurality of beacon terminals installed at a predetermined location and , Receives information about the beacon signal from the user terminal, determines whether it corresponds to a situation awareness event based on the information on the received beacon signal, and based on whether it corresponds to the situation awareness event, the user terminal The information on the beacon service is transmitted, the user terminal receives a beacon signal from the beacon terminal, analyzes the received beacon signal, and transmits information on the analyzed beacon signal to the beacon service providing server, The beacon service providing server, the information about the received beacon signal is That based on the plurality of beacon signals from beacons installed on the terminal position specified by the matching with a predetermined scenario can be configured to provide that beacons of the service providing system is configured to determine whether it corresponds to the situation that the event depending on whether or not.

The above-described problem solving means are merely examples, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, there may be additional embodiments described in the drawings and detailed description of the invention.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means of the present invention, a server that provides a beacon service to provide a local advertisement by capturing a situation awareness event through a beacon signal based on location information, a user terminal And systems. A server that provides a beacon service that can meet the needs of local advertisements in the advertising market by expanding the affiliated advertising by using the beacon signal as a point of channel (POC) in a market with merchants such as card companies or delivery applications, It is possible to provide a user terminal and a system. By applying the beacon signal to the existing OOH (Out Of Home) advertisement, it is possible to provide a server, a user terminal, and a system that provides a beacon service that can expect a synergy effect through cross media. The user can provide a suitable content and service by determining a time and place (for example, idle time) and a place where the user has a high usage rate and probability.

1 is a block diagram of a beacon service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a beacon service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart of a method of determining a situation awareness event and providing a beacon service in a beacon service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a configuration diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart of a method of providing a beacon service by determining a situation awareness event in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a process of providing a beacon service by determining a situation awareness event in a beacon service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7A to 7C are exemplary views illustrating a process of providing a beacon service in a user terminal 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 so that those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may easily practice. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In addition, in order to clearly describe the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and like reference numerals are assigned to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, this includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another element in between. . Also, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that the component may further include other components, not exclude other components, unless specifically stated otherwise. However, it should be understood that the existence or addition possibilities of numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

In the present specification, the term “unit” includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized by using both. Further, one unit may be realized by using two or more hardware, and two or more units may be realized by one hardware.

Some of the operations or functions described in this specification as being performed by a terminal or device may be performed instead on a server connected to the corresponding terminal or device. Similarly, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may be performed in a terminal or device connected to the corresponding server.

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

1 is a block diagram of a beacon service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the beacon service providing system 1 may include a plurality of beacon terminals 110, a beacon service providing server 120, and a user terminal 130. The plurality of beacon terminals 110, beacon service providing server 120 and user terminal 130 illustrated in FIG. 1 exemplarily show components that can be controlled by the beacon service providing system 1.

Each component of the beacon service providing system 1 of FIG. 1 is generally connected through a network. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the user terminal 130 may be connected to the plurality of beacon terminals 110 and the beacon service providing server 120 through a network at the same time or at a time interval.

The network refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between nodes such as terminals and servers, and an example of such a network is Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Internet, and LAN (Local Area). Network, Wireless Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Personal Area Network (PAN), 3G, 4G, 5G, LTE, and the like.

The present invention provides a system for grasping as a preset scenario a situation and a place where a user terminal can easily accommodate a time zone, push content, and the like, which is frequently used by a user terminal based on a combination of a plurality of beacon signals received through the user terminal. Can be. For example, the present invention can provide contents related to the next month's release to a user of a user terminal with a residence time of 5 minutes or longer in a movie theater based on the beacon signal received from the beacon terminal installed in the movie theater by the user terminal, and the user terminal is fast Based on the beacon signal received from the beacon terminal installed in the catalog terminal, it is possible to provide a highway situation related service to a user of a user terminal waiting in the highway terminal.

The plurality of beacon terminals 110 may transmit beacon signals to the user terminal 130. For example, the plurality of beacon terminals 110 may be installed at a bus station or a subway station screen door, a ticket gate, an exit, or the like.

The beacon service providing server 120 may set beacon services for a plurality of beacon terminals 110 installed at a predetermined location. For example, when the beacon terminal 110 is installed around the advertisement of the bus stop, the beacon service providing server 120 may set the beacon service related to the advertisement to the beacon terminal 110. For another example, when the beacon terminal 110 is installed on a subway platform, the beacon service providing server 120 provides a beacon terminal 110 with a beacon service related to play or fun for the user terminal 130 ahead of the subway ride. Can be set.

The beacon service providing server 120 may receive information about a beacon signal from the user terminal 130.

The beacon service providing server 120 may determine whether it corresponds to a situation awareness event based on the information on the received beacon signal. At this time, the beacon service providing server 120 is a situation-aware event according to whether the information on the received beacon signal matches a preset scenario configured based on the beacon signals of a plurality of beacon terminals 110 installed at a predetermined location. It can be determined whether or not. Here, the preset scenario may include, for example, a check-in state of the user terminal 130, a stay state, a frequency of visits, a check-out state, and the like. The beacon service providing server 120 may transmit information about the beacon service to the user terminal 130 based on whether it corresponds to a situation awareness event.

For example, if the preset scenario includes check-in, the beacon service providing server 120 receives a plurality of beacon signals sequentially and determines that it is a check-in, the user terminal 130 receives a situation awareness event. It is determined to be applicable, and the user terminal 130 may transmit information about the beacon service corresponding to the situation awareness event.

For another example, when the preset scenario includes a stay status, the beacon service providing server 120 determines that the user terminal 130 corresponds to the stay status based on the residence time measured based on a plurality of beacon signals. Judging, it is possible to transmit information about the beacon service corresponding to the status of stay to the user terminal 130.

For another example, when the preset scenario includes a visit frequency, the beacon service providing server 120 may include a plurality of beacon terminals corresponding to the plurality of beacon signals according to the number of visits measured based on the plurality of beacon signals ( 110) may determine the frequency of visits at the installed location, and transmit information on the beacon service corresponding to the frequency of visits to the user terminal 130.

For another example, when the preset scenario includes check out, the beacon service providing server 120 determines that the plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received and is checked out, the user terminal 130 It is determined that this is an emergency situation awareness event, and the user terminal 130 may transmit information about the beacon service corresponding to the emergency situation awareness event.

When receiving the beacon signal from the beacon terminal 110, the user terminal 130 may analyze the received beacon signal and transmit information about the analyzed beacon signal to the beacon service providing server 120.

The user terminal 130 may receive information on the beacon service according to whether it corresponds to a situation recognition event determined based on information on the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon service providing server 120. At this time, the user terminal 130 may directly output information about the beacon service through an app associated with the beacon service. For example, when the user terminal 130 is ahead of the public transportation, the user terminal 130 may directly output information related to the riding beacon service to the display through the news app.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 130 may not only receive a beacon signal from the individual beacon terminal 110, but also receive a beacon signal from a beacon zone composed of a plurality of beacon terminals 110 scattered at a specific location. . For example, the user terminal 130 stays in Sundae Town, Sillim-dong, where a first beacon zone composed of a plurality of beacon terminals is installed for more than 1 hour, and a second beacon zone composed of a plurality of beacon terminals is installed in Boramae Park When moving to a shopping mall in front, it is possible to receive recommended content according to an analogy to a preset scenario of a person who eats sundae for dinner and thinks a softer secondary. That is, the present invention is when a user terminal is used as an individual beacon terminal from an individual beacon terminal (Point to Point), when moving from a specific beacon zone to an individual beacon terminal (Zone to Point or Point to Zone) and from a specific beacon zone When moving to another beacon zone (Zone to Zone), content corresponding to a predetermined scenario may be provided. Such user terminal 130 includes a PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), and PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) -2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access) , Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), 3G, 4G, 5G terminal, a smart phone (smart phone), tablet PC, may be a wireless communication device such as a laptop.

2 is a block diagram of a beacon service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the beacon service providing server 120 may include a beacon service setting unit 210, a receiving unit 220, a determining unit 230, and a transmitting unit 240.

The beacon service setting unit 210 may set a beacon service for a plurality of beacon terminals 110 installed at a predetermined location. At this time, the beacon service setting unit 210 may set a beacon service distinguished according to the installed positions of the plurality of beacon terminals 110 based on the scenario. For example, the beacon service setting unit 210 in the case of a beacon terminal 110 installed in a bus stop or a subway station screen door, the beacon service related to the advertisement attached to the bus stop or the screen door to the beacon terminal 110 Can be set. For another example, when the beacon terminal 110 is installed in the order of subway exit-> ticket gate-> screen door, the beacon service setting unit 210 determines that the user terminal 130 is before the subway ride, and is bored after boarding. In order not to be, a beacon service related to play or fun may be set in the beacon terminal 110. Here, the preset scenario may include a check-in state of the user terminal 130, a staying state, a frequency of visits, a check-out state, and the like.

The receiver 220 may receive information about a beacon signal from the user terminal 130.

The determination unit 230 may determine whether or not it corresponds to a situation awareness event based on information on the received beacon signal. At this time, the determination unit 230 corresponds to the situation awareness event according to whether the information on the received beacon signal matches a preset scenario configured based on the beacon signals of a plurality of beacon terminals 110 installed at a predetermined location. Can determine whether or not. In addition, when the information on the plurality of beacon signals is received from the user terminal 130 by the receiving unit 220, the determination unit 230 may determine whether a plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received according to a preset scenario. .

When the preset scenario includes check-in, the determination unit 230 may determine that the user terminal 130 corresponds to a situation-aware event when a plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received and determined to be check-in. have. For example, based on the information on the beacon signal received from the user terminal 130, when the movement path of the user terminal 130 is changed from a subway exit to a ticket gate, the determination unit 230 displays the user terminal 130. It can be judged as a check-in state.

When the preset scenario includes a stay status, the determination unit 230 may determine that the user terminal 130 corresponds to the stay status based on the residence time measured based on the plurality of beacon signals. For example, after the determination unit 230 determines that the user terminal 130 is in a check-in state, when the user terminal 130 stays at a corresponding place for a predetermined time or longer through a check signal for checking whether or not the beacon is periodically checked, It may be determined that the user terminal 130 corresponds to the state of stay.

When the preset scenario includes a visit frequency, the determination unit 230 visits at a location where a plurality of beacon terminals 110 corresponding to the plurality of beacon signals are installed according to the number of visits measured based on the plurality of beacon signals. Frequency can be judged. For example, when the user terminal 130 determines that the user terminal 130 is in a check-in state, for example, the determination unit 230 checks the number of re-visits per day / week / month through the beacon platform to visit the user terminal 130 And the user terminal 130 may be a regular customer.

If the preset scenario includes a check-out (Check Out), if the plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received and determined to be check-out, the user terminal 130 corresponds to an emergency situation recognition event. I can judge. For example, when the movement path of the user terminal 130 is changed from a ticket gate to a subway exit, the determination unit 230 may determine the user terminal 130 as a check out state.

The transmitter 240 may transmit information about the beacon service to the user terminal 130 based on whether it corresponds to a situation awareness event. At this time, if the user terminal 130 corresponds to a situation awareness event, the transmitter 240 is a beacon service corresponding to the situation awareness event, information about the beacon service corresponding to the status of stay, beacon service corresponding to the frequency of visits Information about the may be transmitted to the user terminal (130). For example, when the user terminal 130 is checked in to the subway station through the subway exit and the ticket gate, it is determined that the user terminal 130 is ahead of the subway, so that the user terminal 130 does not get bored after boarding the subway. , Information about beacon services related to fun and attractions may be transmitted to the user terminal 130. Alternatively, when the user terminal 130 corresponds to an emergency situation awareness event, the transmitter 240 may transmit information on a beacon service corresponding to the emergency situation awareness event to the user terminal 130. For example, if it is determined that the user terminal 130 exits the subway exit through the subway ticket gate and corresponds to an emergency awareness event, the transmitter 240 may beacon services such as restaurant information based on the time at which the beacon signal was received. Information about the may be transmitted to the user terminal (130).

3 is a flowchart of a method of determining a situation awareness event and providing a beacon service in a beacon service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method for determining a situation recognition event performed by the beacon service providing server 120 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 to provide a beacon service is provided by the beacon service providing system 1 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. It includes steps that are processed in time series. Therefore, even if it is omitted below, it is also applied to a method of determining a situation awareness event performed by the beacon service providing server 120 according to the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 2 and providing a beacon service.

In step S310, the beacon service providing server 120 may set beacon services for a plurality of beacon terminals 110 installed at a predetermined location. At this time, the beacon service providing server 120 may set distinct beacon services according to installed locations of the plurality of beacon terminals 110 based on the scenario. In step S320, the beacon service providing server 120 may receive information about the beacon signal from the user terminal 130. In step S330, the beacon service providing server 120 may determine whether it corresponds to a situation awareness event based on the information on the received beacon signal. At this time, the beacon service providing server 120 corresponds to the situation awareness event according to whether the information on the received beacon signal matches a preset scenario configured based on beacon signals of a plurality of beacon terminals installed at a predetermined location. Can determine whether In step S340, the beacon service providing server 120 may transmit information about the beacon service to the user terminal 130 based on whether it corresponds to a situation awareness event. At this time, information about the beacon service may be directly output through an app associated with the beacon service.

Although not shown in FIG. 3, the beacon service providing server 120 receives information on a plurality of beacon signals from the user terminal 130 and determines whether a plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received according to a preset scenario. It may further include.

Although not illustrated in FIG. 3, the preset scenario includes check-in, and when the beacon service providing server 120 receives a plurality of beacon signals sequentially and is determined to be check-in, the user terminal 130 is in a situation. The method may further include determining that it is a cognitive event and transmitting information about a beacon service corresponding to the situation awareness event to the user terminal 130.

Although not shown in FIG. 3, the preset scenario includes a stay status, and the beacon service providing server 120 corresponds to the stay status of the user terminal 130 based on the stay time measured based on a plurality of beacon signals. It may further include the step of determining that and transmitting information about the beacon service corresponding to the status of stay to the user terminal 130.

Although not illustrated in FIG. 3, the preset scenario includes a visit frequency, and the beacon service providing server 120 includes a plurality of beacon terminals corresponding to a plurality of beacon signals according to the number of visits measured based on the plurality of beacon signals ( 110) may further include determining a visit frequency at the installed location and transmitting information on a beacon service corresponding to the visit frequency to the user terminal 130.

Although not shown in FIG. 3, the preset scenario includes check out, and when a plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received and determined to be check out, the user terminal 130 corresponds to an emergency situation recognition event. It may further include the step of determining that and transmitting information about the beacon service corresponding to the emergency awareness event to the user terminal 130.

In the above description, steps S310 to S340 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some steps may be omitted if necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

4 is a configuration diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the user terminal 130 may include a reception unit 410, a transmission unit 420, and an output unit 430.

The receiver 410 may receive a beacon signal from the beacon terminal 110.

The reception unit 410 may receive information on the beacon service according to whether it corresponds to a situation recognition event determined based on information on the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon service providing server 120. At this time, the beacon service is set for a plurality of beacon terminals 110 installed at a predetermined location by the beacon service providing server 120, and information about the beacon signal received by the beacon service providing server 120 is recorded. Whether it corresponds to a situation awareness event may be determined according to whether it matches a preset scenario configured based on the beacon signals of the plurality of beacon terminals 110 installed at the set location. In addition, the beacon service may be set to be distinguished according to the installed positions of the plurality of beacon terminals 110 based on the scenario by the beacon service providing server 120. Here, the preset scenario may include, for example, check in, stay status, frequency of visits, check out status, and the like.

For example, if the preset scenario includes check-in, the receiving unit 410 corresponds to a situation-aware event from the beacon service providing server 120 when a plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received and determined to be check-in. It may receive information about the beacon service. For another example, when the preset scenario includes a stay status, the receiving unit 410 receives information on the beacon service corresponding to the determined stay status based on a plurality of beacon signals from the beacon service providing server 120. can do. For another example, when the preset scenario includes a visit frequency, the reception unit 410 includes a plurality of beacon terminals corresponding to the plurality of beacon signals determined based on the plurality of beacon signals from the beacon service providing server 120. Information on the beacon service corresponding to the frequency of visits at the location where 110 is installed may be received. For another example, if the preset scenario includes a check out, the receiving unit 410 receives a plurality of beacon signals sequentially, and if it is determined to be checkout, the beacon service providing server 120 may perform a beacon. Information on the beacon service corresponding to the situation awareness event may be transmitted.

The transmitter 420 may analyze the received beacon signal and transmit information on the analyzed beacon signal to the beacon service providing server 120. At this time, it may be determined whether the analyzed beacon signals are sequentially received according to a preset scenario by the beacon service providing server 120.

The output unit 430 may directly output information about the beacon service through an app associated with the beacon service. For example, when information on a beacon service related to a restaurant is received from the beacon service providing server 120, information on the beacon service may be directly output through a delivery app associated with a restaurant. Alternatively, when information on a beacon service including hot clip content is received from the beacon service providing server 120, information on the beacon service may be directly output through an SNS app associated with the hot clip content.

5 is a flowchart of a method of providing a beacon service by determining a situation awareness event in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. A method of determining a situation recognition event performed by the user terminal 130 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 and providing a beacon service is time-series in the beacon service providing system 1 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. It includes the steps to be processed. Therefore, even if it is omitted hereinafter, it is also applied to a method of determining a situation awareness event performed by the user terminal 130 according to the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4 and providing a beacon service.

In step S510, the user terminal 130 may receive a beacon signal from the beacon terminal 110. In step S520, the user terminal 130 may analyze the received beacon signal and transmit information on the analyzed beacon signal to the beacon service providing server 120.

Although not shown in FIG. 5, the user terminal 130 receives information on the beacon service according to whether it corresponds to a situation recognition event determined based on information on the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon service providing server 120 It may further include a step.

Although not illustrated in FIG. 5, the user terminal 130 receives beacon signals from a plurality of beacon terminals 110 and analyzes the received beacon signals to analyze beacon signals. It may further include the step of transmitting to the service providing server 120.

Although not illustrated in FIG. 5, the user terminal 130 may further include a step of directly outputting information about the beacon service through an app associated with the beacon service.

In the above description, steps S510 to S520 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some steps may be omitted if necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

6 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a process of providing a beacon service by determining a situation awareness event in a beacon service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, the beacon service providing system 1 may include a plurality of beacon terminals 110, a beacon service providing server 120, and a user terminal 130.

The beacon service providing server 120 may set beacon services for a plurality of beacon terminals 110 installed at a predetermined location (S610).

The plurality of beacon terminals 110 may transmit a beacon signal to the user terminal 130 (S620).

The user terminal 130 may analyze the received beacon signal (S630), and transmit information on the analyzed beacon signal to the beacon service providing server 120 (S640).

The beacon service providing server 120 corresponds to a situation awareness event according to whether information on the received beacon signal matches a preset scenario configured based on beacon signals of a plurality of beacon terminals 110 installed at a preset location. Whether it is determined (S650), and based on whether it corresponds to a situation awareness event, information on the beacon service may be transmitted to the user terminal 130 (S660).

The user terminal 130 may directly output information about the beacon service through an app associated with the beacon service (S670).

In the above description, steps S610 to S670 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some steps may be omitted if necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

7A to 7C are exemplary views illustrating a process of providing a beacon service in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A is an exemplary diagram showing a location where a plurality of beacon terminals are installed. Referring to FIG. 7A, a plurality of beacon terminals 110 are installed around Out Of Home (OOH) advertisements, such as a subway station exit 710, a signage 711 in a subway station, a bus stop 712, and the like. Can be. At this time, the beacon service providing server 120 may set different beacon services for a plurality of terminals 110 installed at a predetermined location according to OOH advertisements.

When the user terminal 130 receives the beacon signal from the beacon terminal 110, the user terminal 130 may analyze the received beacon signal and transmit information about the analyzed beacon signal to the beacon service providing server 120. .

7B is an exemplary diagram in which a beacon service providing server transmits information on a beacon service based on a context recognition event of a user terminal. Referring to FIG. 7B, the beacon service providing server 120 may receive information on a beacon signal from the user terminal 130 and determine whether it corresponds to a situation awareness event based on the information on the beacon signal.

 For example, suppose that the user terminal 130 has moved out of the subway exit through the ticket gate of the subway station. The beacon service providing server 120 sequentially checks out a preset scenario of the user terminal 130 by sequentially receiving a plurality of beacon signals from the user terminal 130 at the signage of the subway station-> ticket gates-> subway exits, etc. You can judge. At this time, the beacon service providing server 120 may determine that the user terminal 130 corresponds to the emergency awareness event, and transmit information about the beacon service corresponding to the emergency awareness event to the user terminal 130. .

For example, when the user terminal 130 moves out of the exit of Gwanghwamun at lunch time, the beacon service providing server 120 estimates that the user terminal 130 will have lunch at Gwanghwamun, and says, "Gwanghwamun No. 1 restaurant lunch Information about a beacon service, such as "recommended menu". At this time, the user terminal 130 may display information on the beacon service on a display in a pop-up form on a home screen or a lock screen.

7C is an exemplary diagram in which a user terminal displays information about a beacon service through an app associated with the beacon service. Referring to FIG. 7C, the user terminal 130 may directly output information about the beacon service through an app associated with the beacon service.

For example, when the "Gwanghwamun first-class restaurant lunch recommendation menu" is associated with a delivery app, the user terminal 130 executes the delivery app 730 and then, through the delivery app 730, around the Gwanghwamun. The lunch recommendation menu 740 may be displayed on the display.

A method for determining a situation awareness event in a beacon service providing server and a user terminal described through FIGS. 1 to 7c and providing a beacon service includes a computer program stored in a medium executed by a computer or instructions executable by the computer It can also be implemented in the form of a recording medium. In addition, the method for determining the situation recognition event and providing the beacon service in the beacon service providing server and the user terminal described through FIGS. 1 to 7c may also be implemented in the form of a computer program stored in a medium 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, computer readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically include computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism, and includes any information delivery media.

The above description of the present invention is for illustration only, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can understand that the present invention can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and it should be interpreted that all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts thereof are included in the scope of the present invention. do.

110: a plurality of beacon terminals
120: beacon service providing server
130: user terminal
210: beacon service setting unit
220: receiver
230: judgment unit
240: transmission unit
410: receiver
420: transmission unit
430: output

Claims (17)

In the server providing a beacon service,
A beacon service setting unit configured to set a beacon service for a plurality of beacon terminals installed at a predetermined location;
A receiver configured to receive information about a beacon signal from a user terminal;
A determination unit that determines whether or not it corresponds to a situation awareness event based on the received information on the beacon signal; And
A transmission unit that transmits information about the beacon service to the user terminal based on whether it corresponds to the situation awareness event
Including,
The determining unit is configured to determine whether the information on the received beacon signal corresponds to the situation recognition event according to whether it matches a preset scenario configured based on beacon signals of a plurality of beacon terminals installed at the preset location. Become,
The beacon service setting unit is configured to set a beacon service distinguished according to the installed positions of the plurality of beacon terminals based on the scenario,
The information about the received beacon signal includes information on a plurality of beacon signals sequentially received from the plurality of beacon terminals to the user terminal according to the movement of the user terminal,
The determining unit is configured to determine whether the plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received according to the preset scenario, thereby determining whether it corresponds to the situation recognition event. delete According to claim 1,
The receiving unit is to receive information about a plurality of beacon signals from the user terminal, beacon service providing server. According to claim 1,
The preset scenario includes check in,
When it is determined that the plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received and checked in, the determining unit determines that the user terminal corresponds to the situation recognition event,
The transmitting unit is configured to transmit information on the beacon service corresponding to the situation awareness event to the user terminal, the beacon service providing server. According to claim 1,
The preset scenario includes a status of stay,
The determining unit determines that the user terminal corresponds to the staying state based on the residence time measured based on the plurality of beacon signals,
The transmitting unit is configured to transmit information about the beacon service corresponding to the state of stay to the user terminal, the beacon service providing server. According to claim 1,
The preset scenario includes the frequency of visits,
The determining unit determines the frequency of the visit at a location where a plurality of beacon terminals corresponding to the plurality of beacon signals are installed according to the number of visits measured based on the plurality of beacon signals,
The transmitting unit is configured to transmit information about the beacon service corresponding to the frequency of visit to the user terminal, the beacon service providing server. According to claim 1,
The preset scenario further includes Check Out,
When it is determined that the plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received and checked out, the determining unit determines that the user terminal corresponds to an emergency situation recognition event,
The transmitting unit is configured to transmit information on the beacon service corresponding to the emergency awareness event to the user terminal, the beacon service providing server. According to claim 1,
Information about the beacon service is configured to be output directly through the app associated with the beacon service, beacon service providing server. In the user terminal providing a beacon service,
A receiving unit for receiving a beacon signal from a beacon terminal; And
A transmitter that analyzes the received beacon signal and transmits information about the analyzed beacon signal to a beacon service providing server
Including,
The receiving unit receives information on the beacon service according to whether it corresponds to a situation recognition event determined based on the information on the transmitted beacon signal from the beacon service providing server,
The beacon service is set for a plurality of beacon terminals installed at a predetermined location by the beacon service providing server, and a plurality of beacon terminals in which information about a beacon signal received by the beacon service providing server is installed at the preset location. It is configured to determine whether it corresponds to the situation awareness event according to whether it matches the preset scenario configured based on the beacon signal of,
The beacon service is configured by the beacon service providing server to be set to be distinguished according to the installed positions of a plurality of beacon terminals based on the scenario,
The information on the received beacon signal includes information on a plurality of beacon signals sequentially received from the plurality of beacon terminals to the user terminal according to the movement of the user terminal,
The plurality of beacon signals are configured by the beacon service providing server to determine whether it is sequentially received according to the preset scenario, and thus configured to determine whether it corresponds to the situation recognition event. delete The method of claim 9,
The receiving unit receives a plurality of beacon signals from the plurality of beacon terminals,
The transmitting unit analyzes the received plurality of beacon signals and transmits information on the analyzed plurality of beacon signals to the beacon service providing server. The method of claim 9,
The preset scenario includes check in,
The receiving unit is configured to receive information on a beacon service corresponding to the situation recognition event from the beacon service providing server when the plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received and determined to be check-in. The method of claim 9,
The preset scenario further includes a status of stay,
The receiving unit is configured to receive information on the beacon service corresponding to the stay state determined based on the plurality of beacon signals from the beacon service providing server, the user terminal. The method of claim 9,
The preset scenario includes the frequency of visits,
The receiving unit is configured to receive information on a beacon service corresponding to the frequency of visit at a location where a plurality of beacon terminals corresponding to the plurality of beacon signals determined based on the plurality of beacon signals are installed from the beacon service providing server. It is configured, the user terminal. The method of claim 9,
The preset scenario includes a check out,
The receiving unit is configured to transmit information on a beacon service corresponding to an emergency recognition event from the beacon service providing server when it is determined that the plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received and checked out. The method of claim 9,
An output unit that directly outputs information about the beacon service through an app associated with the beacon service
It further comprises, a user terminal. In the system for providing a beacon service,
A plurality of beacon terminals;
Beacon service providing server; And
User terminal
Including,
The beacon service providing server,
Set beacon services for the plurality of beacon terminals installed at a preset location,
Receiving information about the beacon signal from the user terminal,
Based on the information on the received beacon signal, it is determined whether it corresponds to a situation awareness event,
Transmit information about the beacon service to the user terminal based on whether it corresponds to the situation awareness event,
The user terminal receives a beacon signal from the beacon terminal, analyzes the received beacon signal, transmits information on the analyzed beacon signal to the beacon service providing server,
The beacon service providing server determines whether the information on the received beacon signal corresponds to the situation recognition event according to whether it matches a preset scenario configured based on beacon signals of a plurality of beacon terminals installed at the preset location. Configured to judge,
The beacon service providing server is configured to set distinct beacon services according to the installed positions of the plurality of beacon terminals based on the scenario,
The information about the received beacon signal includes information on a plurality of beacon signals sequentially received from the plurality of beacon terminals to the user terminal according to the movement of the user terminal,
The beacon service providing server is configured to determine whether it corresponds to the situation recognition event by determining whether the plurality of beacon signals are sequentially received according to the preset scenario.

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