KR102294533B1 - Method for providing reward about sharing environmental information and environmental information management server - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a reward for sharing of environmental information in an environmental information management server, the method comprising: receiving environmental information sensed through an environmental sensor from a user terminal; and providing a reward for sharing the received environment information.

Description

A method of providing a reward for sharing environmental information and an environmental information management server

The present invention relates to a method for providing a reward for sharing environmental information and an environmental information management server, and more particularly, when environmental information sensed through an environmental sensor from a user terminal is received, a reward for sharing the received environmental information is provided. It relates to a method and a server for providing.

In order to enjoy a pleasant and safe life, interest in the environment in which people live is increasing, and accordingly, information on indoor and outdoor environmental conditions, for example, various environmental conditions based on information such as dust concentration, temperature and humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, etc. Techniques for monitoring contamination status are continuously being developed. Accordingly, it has become easier to monitor the pollution of the environment based on the acquisition of various information about the surrounding environment.

Environmental sensors that general users can carry are widely developed, and a technology for collecting and analyzing environmental information in a centralized manner and providing them to users has also been developed.

However, since the use of communication data is required to transmit the environmental information sensed through the environmental sensor to the external server, users with the environmental sensor do not want to transmit the environmental information to the external server, so it is necessary to collect the environmental information. There is a problem with limitations.

Therefore, there is a need for a technology for smoothly collecting various kinds of environmental information by inducing sharing of environmental information by paying a price for transmitting environmental information.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and when environmental information sensed through an environmental sensor is received from a user terminal, by providing a reward for sharing the received environmental information, inducing sharing of environmental information, , an object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a reward for sharing environmental information and an environmental information management server, which can increase the utilization of the environmental sensor.

Objects of the present invention are not limited to the objects mentioned above, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood from the description below.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a method for providing a reward for sharing environmental information in an environmental information management server, receiving environmental information sensed through an environmental sensor from a user terminal step; and providing a reward for sharing the received environment information.

The step of providing the reward may include differentially providing the reward according to the type of the received environment information.

The step of providing the reward may include differentially providing the reward according to the frequency of receiving the environment information from the user terminal.

The step of providing the reward may include additionally providing the reward when environmental information that is not analyzed in an area in which the user terminal is located is received from the user terminal.

The step of providing the reward may include additionally providing the reward when environment information of a new area is further received from the user terminal due to the movement of the user terminal.

The step of providing the reward may include differentially providing an additional reward according to the moving distance of the user terminal.

The receiving of the environment information may include receiving the environment information when it is confirmed that the moving speed of the user terminal is less than or equal to a threshold when the location of the user terminal is moved.

The reward providing step compares the sensed value of the received environment information with the analysis value analyzed in the area where the user terminal is located, calculates the accuracy of the received environment information, and according to the calculated accuracy, It may include providing the reward differentially.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an environment management server for providing a reward for sharing environment information, comprising: an environment information collecting unit for receiving environment information sensed through an environment sensor from a user terminal; and a reward providing unit that provides a reward for sharing the received environment information.

The reward providing unit may differentially provide the reward according to the type of the received environment information.

The reward providing unit may differentially provide the reward according to the frequency of receiving the environment information from the user terminal.

The reward providing unit may additionally provide the reward when environment information that is not analyzed in an area in which the user terminal is located is received from the user terminal.

The reward providing unit may additionally provide the reward when environment information of a new area is further received from the user terminal due to the movement of the user terminal.

The reward providing unit may differentially provide additional rewards according to the moving distance of the user terminal.

The environment information collecting unit may receive the environment information when it is confirmed that the moving speed of the user terminal is less than or equal to a threshold when the user terminal moves.

The reward providing unit compares the sensed value of the received environment information with the analysis value analyzed in the region in which the user terminal is located, calculates the accuracy of the received environment information, and, according to the calculated accuracy, the Rewards may be provided differentially.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing a reward when sharing the environmental information, sharing of the environmental information is induced, thereby increasing the utilization of the environmental sensor.

Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing a reward differentially according to the type of environmental information, it is possible to diversify the types of environmental sensors for sensing environmental information.

It should be understood that the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-described effects, and include all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description or claims of the present invention.

1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a system for providing a reward for sharing environmental information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an environment information management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be embodied in several different forms, and thus is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

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

1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a system for providing a reward for sharing environmental information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user terminal 100 and an environment information management server 200 .

First, the communication network may be configured in various forms according to communication types such as wired and wireless.

The user terminal 100 may be implemented as a computing device having a communication function, and for example, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a tablet PC, etc. through wireless communication. It may include all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices that can be connected to an external server such as the information management server 200, and in addition to this, IPTV including desktop PCs, tablet PCs, laptop PCs, and set-top boxes As such, it may include a communication device that can be connected to an external server such as the environment information management server 200 through a network.

The user terminal 100 may transmit the environment information sensed through the environment sensor to the environment information management server 200 .

According to an embodiment, the environment information may be sensed by an environment sensor mounted on the user terminal 100 or an environment sensor mounted on the external device 110 connected to the user terminal 100 .

When the environmental sensor is mounted on the user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may perform both a sensing for environmental information and a transmission function to the environmental information management server 200, and the environmental sensor is an external device 110 When installed in the , the user terminal 100 may receive the environment information from the external device 110 and perform a function of transmitting the received environment information to the environment information management server 200 .

When the environmental sensor is mounted on the external device 110, the external device 110 and the user terminal 100 may transmit and receive environmental information through a short-range wireless communication (eg, Bluetooth communication) method, but is not limited thereto. Also, environment information may be transmitted/received through various methods such as wired communication.

According to an embodiment, the external device 110 may be implemented as a device having one or more environmental sensors, and may additionally include a circuit for charging the battery of the user terminal 100 and a power storage space.

The environment sensor included in the user terminal 100 or the external device 110 may be implemented in various forms, such as a dust sensor, a carbon dioxide sensor, a temperature/humidity sensor, a noise sensor, and a light intensity sensor. Any sensor may be implemented as long as it has a function.

The environment information management server 200 may receive environment information sensed through the environment sensor from the plurality of user terminals 100 .

The environment information management server 200 may further receive the location information of the user terminal 100 when receiving the environment information, and may determine the location of the sensed environment information based on the received environment information and the location information. .

The environment information management server 200 may store and manage information dividing a certain geographical area into a plurality of areas, and the area division may be performed by the environment information management server 200, and the environment information management server 200 ) may be performed by the administrator of

The environment information management server 200 may analyze the environment information for each partitioned area based on the environment information and the location information received from the plurality of user terminals 100 .

That is, the environment information management server 200 may collect environment information for each area, and derive an analysis result of the environment information for each area.

When the environmental information management server 200 collects the environmental information received from the user terminal 100 and uses it to derive an analysis result of the environment information for each area, it is assumed that the environmental information received from the user terminal 100 is shared. By determining, a reward for sharing the environment information may be provided to the user using the user terminal 100 .

That is, when the environment information is received from the user terminal 100 , the environment information management server 200 may determine that the received environment information has been shared, and may provide a reward in exchange for sharing the environment information.

2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the environment information management server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the environment information management server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an environment information collection unit 210 and a reward providing unit 220 .

The environment information collecting unit 210 and the reward providing unit 220 may be program modules or hardware capable of communicating with an external device. These program modules or hardware may be included in the environment information management server 200 or other devices capable of communicating therewith in the form of operating systems, application program modules, and other program modules, and may be physically stored on various known storage devices. can Meanwhile, these program modules or hardware include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform specific tasks to be described later or execute specific abstract data types according to the present invention.

First, the environment information collection unit 210 may receive the environment information sensed through the environment sensor from the plurality of user terminals 100 .

The environment information collection unit 210 may further receive the current location information of the user terminal 100 when receiving the environment information, and collect environment information for each area through the location information and the environment information of the user terminal 100, can be collected

The environment information collection unit 210 may collect environment information for each area, and derive an analysis result of the environment information for each area.

The environment information collection unit 210 may receive the location information of the user terminal 100 in real time or periodically to check whether the location of the user terminal 100 is moving, and the location of the user terminal 100 is changed. By analyzing it, the moving speed of the user terminal 100 may be calculated.

As a result of calculating the moving speed of the user terminal 100 , the environment information collection unit 210 may receive the environment information from the user terminal 100 when it is confirmed that the moving speed of the user terminal 100 is less than or equal to a threshold value.

That is, when the user terminal 100 moves faster than the threshold, the reliability of the environment information received from the user terminal 100 cannot be guaranteed, so the environment information collection unit 210 moves the user terminal 100 at a moving speed. Only when is less than a threshold (eg, 60 km/h), the environment information is received from the user terminal 100 , and reliability of the environment information received from the user terminal 100 can be secured.

When the environment information received from the user terminal 100 is collected and used to derive the analysis result of the environment information for each area, the reward providing unit 220 determines that the environment information received from the user terminal 100 is shared. , a reward for sharing environment information may be provided to a user using the user terminal 100 .

That is, when the environment information is received from the user terminal 100 , the reward providing unit 220 may determine that the received environment information is shared, and provide a reward in return for sharing the environment information.

The reward providing unit 220 may differentially provide a reward according to the type of environment information received from the user terminal 100 , and related details will be described in detail with reference to Table 1.

Table 1 shows the reward payment amount for each type of environmental information according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is as follows.

Environmental information type Reward payout temperature/humidity 10 noise 20 magnitude 30 carbon dioxide 40 dust 50

Referring to Table 1, the reward providing unit 220 checks the type of the environment information received from the user terminal 100, and if it is the temperature/humidity information sensed through the temperature/humidity sensor, a reward of 10 points is provided. In the case of noise information sensed through the noise sensor, a reward of 20 points may be provided. If it is information, a reward of 40 points may be provided, and if it is dust information sensed through a dust sensor, a reward of 50 points may be provided.

That is, the reward providing unit 220 is set to pay less rewards for the environmental information in a state that is easy to collect because the price of the sensor is low or the distribution of the sensor is smooth, and the price of the sensor is high or the distribution of the sensor is high It is set to pay more rewards for environmental information in a state that is not smooth and difficult to collect, so that rewards can be differentially provided according to the type of environmental information.

The reward providing unit 220 may provide a reward differentially according to the frequency of receiving the environmental information from the user terminal 100 , and related details will be described in detail with reference to Table 2.

Table 2 shows the amount of reward for each reception frequency of environmental information according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is as follows.

Frequency of receiving environmental information (times) Reward payout 1 to 10 10 11-20 20 21-30 30 31-40 40 41-50 50

Referring to Table 2, the reward providing unit 220 checks the frequency at which the environment information is received from the user terminal 100 for a predetermined period (eg, one month) in the past, and rewards the currently received environment information. can be provided, when the environment information is received 1 to 10 times from the user terminal 100, a reward of 10 points can be provided, and when the environment information is received 11 to 20 times from the user terminal 100, A reward of 20 points can be provided, and when the environmental information is received 21 to 30 times from the user terminal 100, a reward of 30 points can be provided, and the environmental information from the user terminal 100 is received 31 to 40 times. If received, a reward of 40 points may be provided, and if the environment information is received 41 to 50 times from the user terminal 100, a reward of 50 points may be provided.

That is, the reward providing unit 220 can determine the user's rating according to the frequency at which the environment information is received from the user terminal 100 for a certain period of time, and the higher the user's rating, the more rewards are set to be paid, Depending on the frequency of receiving the environment information from the user terminal 100, a reward may be differentially provided.

The reward providing unit 220 may additionally provide a reward when the environment information that is not analyzed in the area in which the user terminal 100 is located is received from the user terminal 100 .

For example, when the user terminal 100 is located in area A, temperature/humidity information is shared and analyzed in area A, and dust information is not shared and thus unanalyzed, the reward providing unit 220 ) does not provide an additional reward because the temperature/humidity information of area A has already been analyzed when temperature/humidity information is received from the user terminal 100, but when dust information is received from the user terminal 100, area A Since the dust information of the area A is not analyzed, the dust information of the area A may be newly analyzed through the received dust information, and thus an additional reward may be provided.

That is, when the environment information that is not analyzed in the area where the user terminal 100 is located is received, the reward providing unit 220 may newly analyze the environment information in the area that is not analyzed through the received environment information, so that additional rewards are provided. It is possible to minimize the area where environmental information is not analyzed.

The reward providing unit 220 may additionally provide a reward when environment information of a new area is further received from the user terminal 100 due to the movement of the user terminal 100 .

For example, when the user terminal 100 transmits the environment information of area A while being located in area A, and then moves to area B within a certain period of time and further transmits environment information of area B, the reward providing unit ( 220) may additionally provide a reward for the environment information of area B.

The reward providing unit 220 may differentially provide additional rewards according to the moving distance of the user terminal 100 , and related contents will be described in detail with reference to Table 3 .

Table 3 shows the additional reward payment amount for each moving distance of the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is as follows.

Distance traveled (km) Additional Rewards Payments 1 to 10 10 11-20 20 21-30 30 31-40 40 41-50 50

Referring to Table 3, the reward providing unit 220 may calculate the distance traveled by the user terminal 100 while transmitting the environment information for a certain period (eg, one day), and the calculated user terminal 100 ), when the moving distance of the user terminal 100 is 1 to 10 km, an additional reward of 10 points can be provided, and when the moving distance of the user terminal 100 is 11 to 20 km, 20 An additional reward of points may be provided, and when the moving distance of the user terminal 100 is 21 to 30 km, an additional reward of 30 points may be provided, and when the moving distance of the user terminal 100 is 31 to 40 km , an additional reward of 40 points may be provided, and when the moving distance of the user terminal 100 is 41 to 50 km, an additional reward of 50 points may be provided.

That is, since the reward providing unit 220 transmits the environment information for the same area as the moving distance of the user terminal 100 is shorter, the reward providing unit 220 sets the additional reward to be paid less, and the moving distance of the user terminal 100 is As the length increases, since environmental information for a plurality of areas is transmitted, the additional rewards may be differentially provided according to the moving distance of the user terminal 100 by setting to pay more additional rewards.

When the user terminal 100 transmits the environment information while the reward providing unit 220 moves, the environment information transmitted when the moving speed of the user terminal 100 is less than or equal to a threshold (eg, 60 km/h) is valid information. It may be determined to provide a reward, and the environment information transmitted when the moving speed of the user terminal 100 exceeds a threshold may be determined as invalid information, and thus a reward may not be provided.

The reward providing unit 220 compares the sensed value of the environmental information received from the user terminal 100 with the analysis value analyzed in the region where the user terminal 100 is located, and calculates the accuracy of the received environmental information, Depending on the calculated accuracy, rewards may be differentially provided.

For example, through the environment information received from the plurality of user terminals 100, the analysis value of the environment information in area A is analyzed as 5, and the reward providing unit 220 receives the received from the user terminal 100 When the sensing value of the environment information of the area A is 5, it is calculated as having high accuracy, and when the sensing value of the environment information of the area A received from the user terminal 100 is 1, it can be calculated as having low accuracy.

That is, the reward providing unit 220 can calculate the accuracy by comparing the sensed value of the environment information received from the user terminal 100 and the analysis value analyzed in the area where the user terminal 100 is located, It is set to pay more rewards as the accuracy is higher, so that rewards can be differentially provided according to the accuracy of the environmental information.

According to an embodiment, the reward payment amount for the environment information received from the user terminal 100 may be calculated as follows.

R is the total amount of rewards for environmental information, T is the amount of rewards provided according to the kind of environmental information, F is the amount of rewards provided according to the frequency of receiving environmental information, N is a reward payment amount that is additionally provided according to whether the user terminal 100 is newly received in the area where it is located.

That is, when environment information is received from the user terminal 100 n times for a certain period of time, each time the environment information is received, the type of environment information, the frequency of receiving environmental information, whether new reception is received, etc. are checked to calculate the reward payment amount. , it is possible to determine the total payment amount of the reward to be provided to the user by summing the calculated reward payment amount.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, rewards may be provided in various forms such as cash, cyber cash, points, etc., and when a specific condition is reached within the reward service, it may be consumed by withdrawing cash, donation, purchasing items such as gift cards, etc. have.

In addition, it is possible to provide a charging service so that wireless charging of the user terminal 100 is possible through a reward, and by setting a user grade through providing a reward differential, a differentiated charging service can be provided in the wireless charging speed, charging amount, etc. have.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing a reward when sharing the environmental information, sharing of the environmental information is induced, thereby increasing the utilization of the environmental sensor.

Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing a reward differentially according to the type of environmental information, it is possible to diversify the types of environmental sensors for sensing environmental information.

The above description of the present invention is for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can understand that it 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 dispersed form, and likewise components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: user terminal
110: external device
200: environmental information management server
210: Environmental information collection unit
220: reward provider

Claims (18)

A method for providing a reward for sharing environmental information in an environmental information management server,
receiving environmental information sensed through an environmental sensor from a user terminal; and
Including; providing a reward for sharing the received environment information;
Receiving the environment information is
partitioning a predetermined geographic area in which the environment information is sensed into a plurality of areas;
sensing the environment information and the location information from the plurality of areas through the environment sensor; and
Further comprising the step of analyzing the environment information for each of the plurality of areas based on the sensed environment information and location information,
The step of providing the reward
and determining a total payment reward by summing the rewards calculated according to the type of the received environment information, the reception frequency, and whether or not to receive a new one. According to claim 1,
The step of providing the reward,
and providing the reward differentially according to the type of the received environment information. According to claim 1,
The step of providing the reward,
differentially providing the reward according to the frequency of receiving the environment information from the user terminal; and
The method further comprising the step of differentially estimating a user's rating according to the frequency of receiving the environmental information for a preset period, and differentially providing the reward according to the user's rating. According to claim 1,
The step of providing the reward,
When environmental information that has not been analyzed in an area in which the user terminal is located is received from the user terminal, the method further comprising the step of providing the reward additionally. According to claim 1,
The step of providing the reward,
When the environment information of a new area is further received from the user terminal due to the location movement of the user terminal, additionally providing the reward. 6. The method of claim 5,
The step of providing the reward,
Comprising the step of differentially providing additional rewards according to the moving distance of the user terminal, a reward providing method for sharing environmental information. 6. The method of claim 5,
The environmental information receiving step is,
receiving the environment information when the moving speed of the user terminal is determined to be less than or equal to a threshold when the user terminal moves; and
Comprising the step of determining the reliability of the received environment information to be greater than or equal to a preset value according to a case in which the moving speed of the user terminal is less than or equal to a threshold, the method for providing a reward for sharing environment information. According to claim 1,
The step of providing the reward,
By comparing the sensed value of the received environment information with the analysis value analyzed in the area where the user terminal is located, the accuracy of the received environment information is calculated, and the reward is differentially awarded according to the calculated accuracy. comprising the steps of providing
When the difference calculated by comparing the analysis value with the sensed value is less than or equal to a preset reference value, the method further comprising determining the accuracy to be greater than or equal to a preset value. An environment management server that provides a reward for sharing environment information,
an environment information collection unit for receiving environment information sensed through an environment sensor from a user terminal; and
and a reward providing unit that provides a reward for sharing the received environment information,
The environmental information collection unit,
Partitioning a certain geographic area in which the environment information is sensed into a plurality of areas,
Further receiving the environment information and location information sensed through the user terminal from the plurality of areas,
The reward providing unit,
An environmental information management server for determining a total reward by adding up the rewards calculated according to the type of the received environmental information, reception frequency, and whether or not new reception is received. 10. The method of claim 9,
The reward providing unit,
An environment information management server that differentially provides the reward according to the type of the received environment information. 10. The method of claim 9,
The reward providing unit,
Differentially provide the reward according to the frequency of receiving the environment information from the user terminal,
An environment information management server that differentially sets a user's rating according to the frequency of receiving the environment information for a preset period, and differentially provides the reward according to the user rating. 10. The method of claim 9,
The reward providing unit,
When the environment information that is not analyzed in the area in which the user terminal is located is received from the user terminal, the environment information management server further provides the reward. 10. The method of claim 9,
The reward providing unit,
When the environment information of a new area is further received from the user terminal by moving the location of the user terminal, the environment information management server further provides the reward. 14. The method of claim 13,
The reward providing unit,
According to the moving distance of the user terminal, the environmental information management server that differentially provides additional rewards. 14. The method of claim 13,
The environmental information collection unit,
When the location of the user terminal moves, if the movement speed of the user terminal is confirmed to be less than or equal to a threshold, receiving the environment information,
An environment information management server for determining the reliability of the received environment information to be greater than or equal to a preset value according to a case in which the moving speed of the user terminal is less than or equal to a threshold value. 10. The method of claim 9,
The reward providing unit,
By comparing the sensed value of the received environment information with the analysis value analyzed in the area where the user terminal is located, the accuracy of the received environment information is calculated, and the reward is differentially awarded according to the calculated accuracy. provide,
When the difference calculated by comparing the analysis value with the sensed value is less than or equal to a preset reference value, the environmental information management server for determining the accuracy to be greater than or equal to a preset value. According to claim 1,
The reward is a method of providing rewards for sharing environmental information, including compensation by at least one of virtual currency, cash, points, tickets, and donation points. 10. The method of claim 9,
The reward includes compensation by at least one of virtual currency, cash, points, tickets, and donation points, environmental information management server.

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