KR102296930B1 - Apparatus and method for managing information of facility and radio map - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and method for managing a radio wave map and information on facilities using payment information such as a user's credit card and information on an access point collected from a user terminal. An apparatus for managing information of a facility by communicating with a payment processing device and a user terminal according to an aspect includes: a processor; and a memory including at least one instruction executable by the processor, wherein the processor receives the radio wave information collected from the user terminal from the user terminal and uses the radio wave information and the radio wave map database to the user terminal measure the location of, receive payment information of the user of the user terminal in the specific facility from the payment processing device, extract the location of the specific facility from the facility database using the payment information, and the location of the user terminal and The location of the specific facility is compared to determine whether to update information in the facility database and the radio wave map database.

Description

Apparatus and method for managing radio wave map and facility information

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing radio wave map and facility information, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for managing radio wave map and facility information using an access point that transmits radio waves.

Recently, as the use of smartphones increases, a location-based service (LBS) market that provides various services using location information is activated. Location-based service refers to a system and service based on location information that comprehensively utilizes mobile communication networks and IT technology. is provided with

Conventionally, a GPS (Global Positioning System) method or a method using a base station of a mobile communication network is widely used as a positioning technology. However, the GPS method generally has an error of several meters or more, and has a disadvantage in that positioning is impossible in a shaded area such as a building or a tunnel. Unlike the GPS method, the method using a base station to which a user terminal such as a smartphone is connected has the advantage of being able to position both indoors and outdoors, but the accuracy is not high, so only an approximate confirmation of the level of a certain block is possible. There is this.

In order to overcome these problems, there is a need for a technology that has relatively high accuracy and requires little additional cost for positioning. Recently, research on positioning technology using a wireless access point that can satisfy these needs is being actively researched. This is because access points for a wireless LAN (WLAN) service are already installed in numerous places, so there is no need to additionally install a separate base station, and because the access points are densely installed, positioning accuracy is high.

As a representative method of a positioning service using such an access point, there is a radio fingerprinting method. A general radio fingerprinting method estimates the location of a user terminal by using a radio wave map that stores radio signal propagation patterns for various points within a specific area. When a user terminal that is a location measurement target receives a radio signal, a point having the most similar propagation pattern is determined as the location of the user terminal by comparing the propagation pattern of the radio signal received by the user terminal with the propagation pattern stored in the propagation map.

In order to measure a location using the radio fingerprint method, a radio map must be generated. A static collection method is usually utilized to generate the propagation map. In static collection, a number of points to collect a radio wave pattern are designated in advance in the collecting area, and the radio wave collecting device waits for a few minutes at the exact location of each point and collects a radio signal to collect a radio wave pattern, that is, a radio fingerprint for each point. create At this time, it is common to designate the collection point of the propagation pattern as the center position of each grid after dividing the collection area into a grid shape. When the generated radio fingerprints of several points are integrated, a radio map is generated. However, since the static collection method requires a collection time of several minutes each at many collection points in an indoor space, there is a problem in that too much manpower and time are required for collection. To solve this problem, a dynamic collection method has been proposed. Unlike static collection, the dynamic collection method collects radio wave patterns while continuously moving through the collection area using a collection device that can know the real-time location using a built-in sensor or GPS and can simultaneously collect wireless signals. When the collector carries the collection device and moves within the collection area, the collection device automatically measures the collection location where the radio wave pattern is being collected according to the situation and records the corresponding propagation pattern. However, even in this dynamic collection method, it is necessary to wait until a sufficient number of propagation patterns are collected within the collection area. Accordingly, a crowdsourcing method using general user terminals using a mobile communication service has been proposed. However, in order to collect the propagation pattern in the crowdsourcing method, the reliability of the propagation pattern collected by the user terminals must be secured.

Meanwhile, when providing a location service, facility information should be periodically updated. For example, it is necessary to periodically check store information by region or new opening, closure, or closure of a store and apply it to the location service. However, for such periodic update, a separate manpower must be put in to check directly on site, and since facility information can be changed at any time, it may cause inconvenience to users if it is not updated as soon as possible.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and provides an apparatus and method for managing radio wave maps and facility information using payment information such as a user's credit card and information on an access point collected from a user terminal. There is a purpose.

An apparatus for managing information of a facility by communicating with a payment processing device and a user terminal according to an aspect includes: a processor; and a memory including at least one instruction executable by the processor, wherein the processor receives the radio wave information collected from the user terminal from the user terminal and uses the radio wave information and the radio wave map database to the user terminal measure the location of, receive payment information of the user of the user terminal in the specific facility from the payment processing device, extract the location of the specific facility from the facility database using the payment information, and the location of the user terminal and The location of the specific facility is compared to determine whether to update information in the facility database and the radio wave map database.

When the location of the user terminal matches the location of the specific facility, the processor may maintain information on the specific facility stored in the facility database and store the received radio wave information in the radio map database.

The processor, when the location of the user terminal is different from the location of the specific facility, changes the location of the specific facility stored in the facility database to the location of the user terminal and stores the received radio wave information in the radio map database can

The processor changes the location of the specific facility in the facility database to the location of the user terminal and stores the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database. Users who pay at the specific facility and have the same location It can be performed when the number of terminals is greater than or equal to the threshold during the threshold period.

The processor, when the location of the specific facility corresponding to the payment information does not exist in the facility database and another facility corresponding to the location of the user terminal exists in the facility database, the other facility as a closure and the A specific facility may be updated as a new facility in the facility database, and the received radio wave information may be stored in the radio wave map database.

The processor performs the operation of closing the other facility as a new facility and updating the specific facility as a new facility in the facility database and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database. This may be performed when the number of the same user terminals is greater than or equal to the threshold during the threshold period.

When the payment information of the specific facility existing in the facility database is not received and payment information corresponding to the user terminal measured at the same location as the location of the specific facility is not received for a predetermined time, the processor is the facility database The specific facility may be renewed as a closure.

According to another aspect, there is provided a method for managing facility information in a device communicating with a payment processing device and a user terminal, the method comprising: receiving radio wave information collected from the user terminal from the user terminal; measuring the location of the user terminal using the radio wave information and radio map database; receiving payment information of a user of the user terminal in a specific facility from the payment processing device; extracting the location of the specific facility from a facility database using the payment information; and determining whether to update information in the facility database and the radio wave map database by comparing the location of the user terminal with the location of the specific facility.

In the determining whether to update the information, when the location of the user terminal matches the location of the specific facility, the information on the specific facility stored in the facility database is maintained and the received radio wave information is stored in the radio map database. It may include a step of storing.

In the determining whether to update the information, when the location of the user terminal and the location of the specific facility are different, the location of the specific facility stored in the facility database is changed to the location of the user terminal, and the location of the specific facility is changed to the location of the user terminal and stored in the radio map database. It may include storing the received radio wave information.

The step of changing the location of the specific facility in the facility database to the location of the user terminal and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database includes making a payment at the specific facility and increasing the number of user terminals having the same location. It may be performed when the threshold is greater than or equal to a threshold during a threshold period.

In the determining whether to update the information, when the location of the specific facility corresponding to the payment information is not extracted from the facility database and another facility corresponding to the location of the user terminal exists in the facility database, the other facility and updating the facility database as a facility closure and the specific facility as a new facility, and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database.

The step of closing the other facility as a new facility and updating the specific facility as a new facility in the facility database and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database may include: It may be performed when the number is greater than or equal to a threshold for a threshold period.

In the method, when payment information of any one facility existing in the facility database is not received for a certain period of time, and payment information corresponding to a user terminal measured at the same location as the location of the one facility is not received, the facility The method may further include updating the one of the facilities to be closed in the database.

The present invention can reduce the cost required to manage information on facilities by automatically and continuously managing information on facilities in various places without additional human input.

In addition, the present invention can manage information on a radio map while managing information on facilities, thereby increasing the accuracy of a location service.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing the configuration of a facility management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing facility information in the facility management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing facility information in a facility management apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating a payment location of a user and a location of a facility according to an exemplary embodiment.

The above-described objects, features, and advantages will become more apparent through the following detailed description in relation to the accompanying drawings, whereby those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the system of one embodiment, one or more user terminals 100, facility management device 300, databases (410, 420, 430), payment processing device 500, and a communication network connecting them ( 200) are included.

The user terminal 100 is a device that can be carried and moved and can communicate with other user terminals, the facility management apparatus 300 and the payment processing apparatus 500 using a communication channel. An embodiment of the user terminal 100 may include, but is not limited to, a portable device such as a mobile phone and a smart phone, and a computing device or similar device having Wi-Fi or other wireless transceiver such as a tablet computer and a laptop computer. does not The number of user terminals 100 shown in FIG. 1 is merely an example and is not limited thereto. The user terminal 100 is a device of a general user using a mobile communication service.

The user terminal 100 may include a GPS receiver, and collects identification information and signal strength information of a radio wave transmitting device such as a wireless LAN access point while moving along with the user's movement, and transmits radio wave information including this information. It is transmitted to the facility management device 300 . It can be understood that the access point in the detailed description and claims includes an access point for a general wireless LAN service, and a radio wave transmitting device such as a repeater, a Bluetooth transmitter, a beacon transmitter, and an ultrasonic transmitter for an indoor positioning service. The access point information collected by the user terminal 100 includes identification information such as a MAC address, and signal strength.

The communication network 200 is a medium used to provide a communication link between various devices connected to each other in the system and a data processing system. The communication network 200 may include connections such as wires, wireless communication links, or fiber optic cables. The communication network 200 is a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), a wireless network of a WAN or LAN, a mobile network, a virtual private network (VPN), the Internet, a general telephone Switched network communication (Public Switched Telephone Network, PSTN) or the like, may include or use a variety of different communication technologies.

The payment processing device 500 is a device that performs payment processing such as a credit card or cash receipt, and may include a server of a credit card company or a server of the National Tax Service, or a PG (Payment Gateway) such as a mobile phone micropayment. may be included. Here, the credit card payment includes all payments using a physical credit card or a mobile credit card stored in the user terminal 100, and includes various types of payments not described herein. The payment processing apparatus 500 may transmit payment information to the facility management apparatus 300 according to a request from the facility management apparatus 300 or periodically. In this case, the payment information may include user identification information such as a phone number of a paying user, a payment time, and facility identification information such as a name of a paid store.

The facility management apparatus 300 receives the radio wave information collected from the user terminal 100 from the user terminal 100 and measures the location of the user terminal using the radio wave information and the radio wave map database 410 . The propagation map database 410 may store propagation information for each grid in an area divided into a plurality of grids. The radio wave information for each grid may include identification information of the time of radio wave transmission, signal strength information, representative coordinates for each grid, and a representative name for each grid (eg, store name, etc.). The facility management apparatus 300 compares the radio wave information received from the user terminal 100 with radio wave information for each grid stored in the radio wave map database 410 to determine the matching grid as the location of the user terminal 100 . . The facility management apparatus 300 stores the radio wave information received from the user terminal 100 in the temporary database 430 , and then analyzes the reliability of the radio wave information to store the radio wave information with high reliability in the radio wave map database 410 . can

The facility management device 300 receives payment information of a user who paid for a specific facility from the payment processing device 500 and extracts the location of the specific facility from the facility database 420 using the payment information, By comparing the location of the user terminal 100 of the user with the location of the specific facility, it is determined whether information of the facility database and the radio wave map database 410 is updated. The payment information includes user identification information such as facility identification information such as the name or business registration number of the specific facility, payment time, and user identification information such as a phone number of a paid user, and the facility management device 300 is included in the payment information The location of the facility may be extracted from the facility database 420 using the identified facility identification information. The facility database 420 stores identification information and location information of the facility.

When the location of the user terminal 100 matches the location of the specific facility, the facility management device 300 maintains the information on the specific facility stored in the facility database 420 and stores the information in the temporary database 430 . The stored radio wave information collected and transmitted by the user terminal 100 may be stored in the radio wave map database 410 . That is, since the facility management apparatus 300 matches the location of the specific facility with the location of the user terminal 100 , the radio waves collected and transmitted from the user terminal 100 used to measure the location of the user terminal 100 . The information is determined to be reliable and stored in the radio map database 410 . Here, the coincidence of the location of the user terminal 100 with the location of the specific facility may include not only the coordinates completely coincide, but also the case where the location of the facility and the location of the user terminal 100 are within a critical distance. .

Alternatively, when the location of the user terminal 100 is different from the location of the specific facility, the facility management apparatus 300 determines the location of the specific facility stored in the facility database 420 of the user terminal 100 . The radio wave information collected and transmitted from the user terminal 100 that is changed to a location and stored in the temporary database 430 may be stored in the radio wave map database 410 . In this case, when the location of the user terminal 100 is different from the location of the specific facility, it may include a case where the two locations are separated by a threshold distance or more. At this time, the facility management apparatus 300, the radio wave information received from the user terminals 100 and the It is determined that the radio wave map database 410 is reliable, and therefore the specific facility is determined to have been moved, and the location of the specific facility in the facility database 420 is changed to the location of the user terminal 100 and temporarily The radio wave information collected and transmitted by the user terminal 100 stored in the database 430 may be stored in the radio wave map database 410 . On the other hand, if reliability is not secured, the facility management apparatus 300 discards the radio wave information collected and transmitted from the user terminal 100 stored in the temporary database 430 , and an error in the radio wave map database 410 . can be notified.

Alternatively, in the facility management apparatus 300 , the location of a specific facility corresponding to the user's payment information received from the payment processing apparatus 500 does not exist in the facility database 420 , and When another facility corresponding to the location exists in the facility database 420, the other facility is closed and the information of the specific facility is stored in the facility database 420 as a new facility, and in the temporary database 430 The stored radio wave information may be stored in the radio wave map database 410 . The facility management apparatus 300 stores, as information on the new facility, information such as the name of the facility and the type of business included in the payment information, and the location of the user terminal 100 as a location in the facility database 420 . At this time, the facility management device 300, during the critical period, the number of user terminals 100 measured at the same location that can determine the other facility as a closure and the specific facility as a new facility is greater than or equal to the threshold If the above-described operation can be performed and such reliability is not secured, the radio wave information stored in the temporary database 430 may be discarded and, if necessary, an error in the radio wave map database 410 may be notified.

Alternatively, in the facility management apparatus 300 , for a certain period of time, payment information of a specific facility existing in the facility database 420 is not received from the payment processing device 500 , and is stored in the facility database 420 . When payment information corresponding to the user of the user terminal 100 measured at the same location as the location of the facility is not received, the facility database 420 updates the specific facility to be closed, and thereafter, When the payment information of the user is received and the location of the user terminal 100 of the user is the same as the location of a specific facility, the state may be updated from the closed business to the normal business.

2 is a view showing the configuration of a facility management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The facility management apparatus 300 of FIG. 2 may include a memory, a memory controller, one or more processors (CPU), a peripheral interface, an input/output (I/O) subsystem, a display device, an input device, and a communication circuit.

The memory may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include one or more magnetic disk storage devices, non-volatile memories such as flash memory devices, or other non-volatile semiconductor memory devices. Access to the memory by other components, such as the processor and peripheral interfaces, may be controlled by the memory controller. The memory may store various kinds of information and program instructions, and the program is executed by the processor.

The peripheral interface connects an input/output peripheral device of the facility management device 300 with a processor and a memory. One or more processors execute various software programs and/or instruction sets stored in the memory to perform various functions for the facility management apparatus 300 and process data. The I/O subsystem provides an interface between input/output peripherals such as display devices and input devices and the peripheral interface. The display device may use a liquid crystal display (LCD) technology or a light emitting polymer display (LPD) technology.

The processor is a processor configured to perform an operation related to the facility management apparatus 300 and perform instructions, for example, by using instructions retrieved from a memory, receiving input and output data between components of the facility management apparatus 300 and operation can be controlled. The communication circuit performs communication through an external port or communication by an RF signal. The communication circuitry converts electrical signals into RF signals and vice versa through which the RF signals can communicate with communication networks, other mobile gateway devices, and communication devices.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the facility management device 300 includes a radio wave information receiving unit 310 , a payment information receiving unit 320 , a terminal location measuring unit 330 , a facility information managing unit 340 , and a radio wave map managing unit 350 . include These components may be implemented as software, stored in a memory, and executed by a processor, or may be implemented as a combination of software and hardware.

The radio wave information receiver 310 receives radio wave information collected from the user terminal 100 from the user terminal 100 and stores it in the temporary database 430 .

The payment information receiving unit 320 receives payment information of the user of the user terminal 100 from the payment processing device 500 . The payment information receiving unit 320 may transmit user identification information such as a user's phone number and reception time information of the radio wave information to the payment processing device 500 and receive the user's payment information in response thereto. Alternatively, the payment information receiving unit 320 may periodically receive payment information from the payment processing device 500 . The payment information receiving unit 320 may store the payment information in the temporary database 430 and discard it when use is complete. The payment information may include user identification information such as a phone number of a paid user, a payment time, and facility identification information such as a name of a paid store.

The terminal position measuring unit 330 measures the position of the user terminal 100 by using the radio wave information received from the user terminal 100 and the radio wave map database 410 . The propagation map database 410 may store propagation information for each grid in an area divided into a plurality of grids. The radio wave information for each grid may include identification information of the time of radio wave transmission, signal strength information, representative coordinates for each grid, and a representative name for each grid (eg, store name, etc.). The terminal position measurement unit 330 compares the radio wave information received from the user terminal 100 with radio wave information for each grid stored in the radio wave map database 410 to determine the matching grid as the location of the user terminal 100 . have.

The facility information management unit 340 manages facility information stored in the facility database 420 using the user's payment information received from the payment information receiving unit 320 and the location of the user's user terminal 100 . . The facility information management unit 340 may identify the radio wave information and the payment information to be used by comparing the reception time information of the radio wave information with the payment time information included in the payment information. For example, radio wave information and payment information belonging to the same time or within an error range may be used.

The facility information management unit 340 may extract the location of the facility paid by the user from the facility database 420 by using the facility identification information included in the payment information. When the location of the user terminal 100 matches the location of the facility, the facility information management unit 340 maintains the facility information stored in the facility database 420 . Here, the coincidence between the location of the user terminal 100 and the location of the facility may include not only the coordinates completely coincide, but also the case where the location of the facility and the location of the user terminal 100 are within a critical distance.

The facility information management unit 340 changes the location of the facility stored in the facility database 420 to the location of the user terminal 100 when the location of the user terminal 100 is different from the location of the facility paid by the user. can The case where the location of the user terminal 100 is different from the location of the facility may include a case where the two locations are separated by a critical distance or more. In this case, the facility information management unit 340 transmits the radio wave information received from the user terminals 100 only when the location of the user terminal 100 is the same during the threshold period and the number of users who have paid in the facility is greater than or equal to the threshold value. It is determined that the specific facility is reliable, and thus the specific facility is determined to have been moved, and the location of the specific facility in the facility database 420 may be changed to the location of the user terminal 100 .

In addition, the facility information management unit 340, the location of the facility corresponding to the user's payment information does not exist in the facility database 420, and another facility corresponding to the location of the user terminal 100 of the user who paid for the facility is the facility. If it exists in the database 420 , the other facility may be closed as a business and the information of the specific facility may be stored in the facility database 420 as a new facility. The facility information management unit 340 stores, as information on the new facility, information such as the name of the facility and the type of business included in the payment information, and the location of the user terminal 100 as a location in the facility database 420 . At this time, the facility information management unit 340 may determine that the other facility is closed for a critical period and that the specific facility is a new facility, only when the number of user terminals 100 measured at the same location is greater than or equal to the threshold. You can perform one action.

In addition, the facility information management unit 340 does not receive payment information of a specific facility existing in the facility database 420 from the payment processing device 500 , and the location of the specific facility stored in the facility database 420 . When payment information corresponding to the user of the user terminal 100 measured at the same location as ' and' is not received, the specific facility may be updated to be closed in the facility database 420 . In addition, the facility information management unit 340 receives the payment information of the specific facility managed due to closure, and when the location of the user terminal 100 of the user who paid for the specific facility is the same as the location of the specific facility, the facility status can be updated from closed to normal operating status.

The radio wave map management unit 350, when the location of the user terminal 100 matches the location of the facility paid by the user, the radio waves collected and transmitted from the user terminal 100 stored in the temporary database 430 . Information may be stored in the propagation map database 410 . Since the location of the user terminal 100 coincides with the location of the facility paid by the user, the radio wave map management unit 350 collects and transmits radio wave information from the user terminal 100 used to calculate the location of the user terminal 100 . is determined to be reliable and stores the radio wave information stored in the temporary database 430 in the radio wave map database 410 .

The radio wave map management unit 350, when the location of the user terminal 100 and the location of the facility paid by the user of the user terminal 100 are different, the location of the user terminal 100 is the same for a critical period and the facility When the number of users who have paid in , is greater than or equal to the threshold, it is determined that the radio wave information and radio map database 410 received from the user terminals 100 are reliable, and the user terminal stored in the temporary database 430 . The radio wave information collected and transmitted in 100 may be stored in the radio wave map database 410 . Conversely, when reliability is not secured, for example, during a threshold period, when the location of the user terminal 100 is the same and the number of users who paid at the facility is less than the threshold, the radio wave map management unit 350 performs a temporary database 430 . The radio wave information collected and transmitted from the user terminal 100 stored in the .

In the radio wave map management unit 350 , the location of the facility corresponding to the user's payment information does not exist in the facility database 420 , and another facility corresponding to the location of the user terminal 100 of the user who has paid for the payment is located in the facility database. When the number of users present in 420 is greater than or equal to the threshold for a threshold period, the radio wave information collected and transmitted from the user terminal 100 of those users stored in the temporary database 430 is stored in the radio map database 410 . On the other hand, if such reliability is not secured, the radio wave information collected and transmitted from the user terminal 100 stored in the temporary database 430 is discarded, and the error of the radio wave map database 410 is managed as necessary. may be notified to others.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing facility information in a facility management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating a payment location of a user and a location of a facility according to an exemplary embodiment; am.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the facility management apparatus 300 receives radio wave information collected from the user terminal 100 from the user terminal 100 and stores the received radio wave information in the temporary database 430 ( S301 ). And the facility management apparatus 300 measures the location of the user terminal using the received radio wave information and radio wave map database 410 (S302). The propagation map database 410 may store propagation information for each grid in an area divided into a plurality of grids. The radio wave information for each grid may include identification information of the time of radio wave transmission, signal strength information, representative coordinates for each grid, and a representative name for each grid (eg, store name, etc.). The facility management apparatus 300 compares the radio wave information received from the user terminal 100 with radio wave information for each grid stored in the radio wave map database 410 to determine the matching grid as the location of the user terminal 100 . .

The facility management apparatus 300 receives payment information of the user of the user terminal 100 from the payment processing apparatus 500 ( S303 ). The facility management device 300 transmits the phone number of the user terminal 100 and the time information at which the radio wave information is received to the payment processing device 500, and transmits the time information and payment information corresponding to the phone number to the payment processing device It can be received from (500). Alternatively, the facility management device 300 may extract payment information corresponding to the user's phone number and time information of the radio wave information from among the payment information periodically received from the payment processing device 500 . The payment information includes facility identification information such as a name of a facility or a business registration number, payment time, and user identification information such as a phone number of a paid user. The facility management apparatus 300 may extract payment information of a user who has a payment time within a range of, for example, ±10 minutes based on reception time information of radio wave information.

The facility management apparatus 300 determines whether a location of a facility corresponding to the payment information can be extracted from the facility database 420 using the received payment information (S304). That is, the facility management apparatus 300 checks whether the facility information corresponding to the received payment information is stored in the facility database 420 . The facility management apparatus 300 may search the facility database 420 by using the facility name or business number included in the payment information.

When the location of the facility corresponding to the payment information can be extracted from the facility database 420, the facility management apparatus 300 checks whether the location of the facility matches the location of the user terminal 100 measured in step S302. Confirm (S305). When the locations match, the facility management apparatus 300 determines that the radio wave information stored in the temporary database 430 collected and transmitted from the user terminal 100 is correct, and the radio waves stored in the temporary database 430 are correct. The information is stored in the radio wave map database 410 (S306). 5 is a view showing the estimated location of the user terminal 100 and the location of the facility A paid by the user of the user terminal 100. The location of the user terminal 100 and the location of the facility A are the same.

On the other hand, as a result of checking in step S305, if the location devices do not match, the facility management device 300, the location of the corresponding facility stored in the facility database 430 is not accurate, or an error occurs in the radio wave map database 410 It is tentatively determined that there is, and a process of securing reliability is performed to check whether the location of the user terminal 100 is the same during the threshold period and the number of users who paid at the facility is greater than or equal to a threshold value (S307).

If reliability is not secured, for example, during a critical period, if the location of the user terminal 100 is the same and the number of users who paid at the facility is less than the threshold, it is determined that there is an error in the radio wave map database 410 Thus (that is, by determining that the location of the facility stored in the facility database 420 checked according to the payment information is more accurate), the facility management device 300 is a manager or a management server that manages the radio wave map database 410 . The error is notified (S308), and the radio wave information collected from the corresponding user terminals 100 stored in the temporary database 430 is discarded (S309).

On the other hand, when reliability is secured in step S307, for example, during a threshold period, when the location of the user terminal 100 is the same and the number of users who paid at the facility becomes greater than or equal to the threshold, the radio wave map database 410 is It is finally determined that it is accurate and that the facility has been transferred (S311). In addition, the facility management apparatus 300 stores the radio wave information collected from the corresponding user terminals 100 stored in the temporary database 430 in the radio wave map database 410 (S312). 6 is a view showing the estimated location and the payment location of the user terminal 100 after the transfer of the facility. In the facility database 420, the location of the facility A is stored with reference number 610, but the actual facility A is reference number 620. When moving to the location of , the location of the user terminal 100 is estimated as the location of reference number 620 , which is different from the location of reference number 610 , which is a location stored in the facility database 420 . Therefore, if the location of the user terminal 100 is estimated as the location of reference number 620, which is the location after the transfer of the actual facility A, and the number of users who paid at the facility A is greater than or equal to the threshold, the facility management device 300 recognizes the transfer of the facility A and update the facility database 420 .

On the other hand, if the location of the facility corresponding to the payment information cannot be extracted from the facility database 420 in step S304, that is, the facility information corresponding to the received payment information is not stored in the facility database 420 In this case, the facility management device 300 temporarily determines that a new facility has occurred, and during the critical period, the location of the user terminal 100 is the same and the number of users who paid at the facility is greater than or equal to a threshold value. process (S315).

If reliability is not secured in step S313, for example, during the threshold period, when the location of the user terminal 100 is the same and the number of users who paid at the facility is less than the threshold, there is an error in the radio wave map database 410 It is determined that the facility management apparatus 300 notifies an error to an administrator or a management server managing the radio wave map database 410 , and radio wave information collected from the user terminals 100 stored in the temporary database 430 . is discarded (S314).

On the other hand, if the reliability is secured in step S313, the facility management device 300 has an accurate radio map database 410, and if the facility is a new facility and there is an existing facility at the location of the user terminals 100, the existing facility is It can be considered as discontinued. Specifically, first, the facility management apparatus 300 checks whether a facility having a location matching the location of the user terminals 100 exists in the facility database 420 (S315). If there is, the facility management device 300 updates the facility database 420 as the facility has been closed (S316), and the facility corresponding to the payment information is stored in the facility database 420 as a new facility (S317). ). In the facility database 420 , locations of the user terminals 100 are stored as locations of new facilities, and facility information included in payment information is also stored. In addition, the facility management apparatus 300 stores the radio wave information collected from the user terminals 100 stored in the temporary database 430 in the radio wave map database 410 (S318). 7 shows a case in which an existing facility is closed and a new facility is generated at that location.

The facility management apparatus 300 may repeatedly perform the above operations to determine whether the facility stored in the facility database 420 is continuously operating at the same location, has moved, or has been closed, and also the facility database 420 ), it is possible to determine whether a new facility has occurred, and by reflecting this in the facility database 420 , accurate facility information can be provided to the user terminals 100 during a location service. In addition, the facility management apparatus 300 can manage facility information while classifying the radio wave information of the trusted user terminals 100 and storing it in the radio wave map database 410 to manage the radio wave map by crowdsourcing.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing facility information in a facility management apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment with reference to FIG. 3 , the facility management apparatus 300 determines whether a facility is normally operated, closed, relocated, or a new facility is generated. The embodiment with reference to FIG. 4 is a method of determining the closure of a facility.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the facility management apparatus 300 confirms that there is no payment information of a specific facility among facilities stored in the facility database 420 ( S401 ). The facility management apparatus 300 may periodically receive payment information from the payment processing apparatus 500 , and confirm that there is no payment information of a specific facility for a predetermined time. Also, the facility management apparatus 300 confirms that there is no payment information for users of the user terminals 100 at a location that matches the location of the specific facility without the payment information for a certain period of time ( S402 ).

As shown in FIG. 7 , in general, when a facility closes, a new facility operates at the location. Accordingly, payment information of a closed facility is not received, but payment information of a new facility is received. That is, payment information is not generated in the closed facility, but the new facility operates in the same location as the closed facility, so that the user terminals 100 are present at the location and the user's payment information is received. As such, if there is no payment information of a specific facility and there is no payment information of users of the user terminals 100 existing in the same location as the location of the specific facility for a certain period of time, the facility management device 300 closes the specific facility as a closure. It is determined and updated in the facility database 420 (S403).

On the other hand, when the payment information of the facility, which has been updated due to closure, is received, and the location of the user terminal 100 of the user who made the payment at the facility is the same as the existing location of the facility (S404), facility management The device 300 updates the facility database 420 by changing the facility from the closed state to the normal operating state (S405).

While this specification contains many features, such features should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention or the claims. Also, features described in individual embodiments herein may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described herein in a single embodiment may be implemented in various embodiments individually, or may be implemented in appropriate combination.

Although acts have been described in the drawings in a specific order, it should not be understood that the acts are performed in the specific order as shown, or that all of the described acts are performed in a continuous order, or to obtain a desired result. . Multitasking and parallel processing can be advantageous in certain circumstances. In addition, it should be understood that the division of various system components in the above-described embodiments does not require such division in all embodiments. The program components and systems described above may generally be implemented as a package in a single software product or multiple software products.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented as a program and stored in a computer-readable form in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.). This process will not be described in detail because it can be easily performed by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

The present invention described above, for those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, various substitutions, modifications and changes are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It is not limited by the drawing.

100: user terminal
200: communication network
300: facility management device
410: propagation map database
420: facility database
430: temporary database

Claims (14)

A device for managing facility information by communicating with a payment processing device and a user terminal, the device comprising:
processor; and
a memory including at least one instruction executable by the processor;
The processor is
receiving the radio wave information collected from the user terminal from the user terminal and measuring the position of the user terminal using a radio wave map database that stores the radio wave information and radio wave information for each grid;
receiving payment information of a user of the user terminal in a specific facility from the payment processing device and extracting the location of the specific facility from a facility database using the payment information;
Comparing the location of the user terminal with the location of the specific facility to determine whether to update one of the location of the specific facility in the facility database, business status, and whether there is a new facility, and whether to update the radio wave information in the radio map database Device. The method of claim 1,
The processor is
When the location of the user terminal matches the location of the specific facility, the apparatus maintains information on the specific facility stored in the facility database and stores the received radio wave information in the radio map database. The method of claim 1,
The processor is
When the location of the user terminal and the location of the specific facility are different, the apparatus for changing the location of the specific facility stored in the facility database to the location of the user terminal and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database. 4. The method of claim 3,
The processor is
In the operation of changing the location of the specific facility in the facility database to the location of the user terminal and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database, the number of user terminals having the same location after making a payment at the specific facility A device that performs when it is above a threshold during a threshold period. The method of claim 1,
The processor is
When the location of the specific facility corresponding to the payment information does not exist in the facility database and another facility corresponding to the location of the user terminal exists in the facility database, the other facility is closed and the specific facility is newly established. An apparatus for updating the facility database as a facility, and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database. 6. The method of claim 5,
The processor is
The operation of closing the other facility as a new facility and updating the specific facility as a new facility in the facility database and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database is performed by paying at the specific facility and having the same location of the user terminal. A device that executes when the count is greater than or equal to a threshold for a threshold period. The method of claim 1,
The processor is
For a certain period of time, when the payment information of the specific facility existing in the facility database is not received and payment information corresponding to the user terminal measured at the same location as the location of the specific facility is not received, the specific facility is stored in the facility database A device that renews closures. A method for managing facility information in a device communicating with a payment processing device and a user terminal, the method comprising:
receiving radio wave information collected from the user terminal from the user terminal;
measuring the location of the user terminal using a radio map database that stores the radio wave information and radio wave information for each grid;
receiving payment information of a user of the user terminal in a specific facility from the payment processing device;
extracting the location of the specific facility from a facility database using the payment information; and
Comparing the location of the user terminal with the location of the specific facility to determine whether to update one of the location of the specific facility in the facility database, business status, and whether or not there is a new facility, and whether to update the radio wave information in the radio map database How to include steps 9. The method of claim 8,
The step of determining whether to update the information includes:
and if the location of the user terminal matches the location of the specific facility, maintaining the information on the specific facility stored in the facility database and storing the received radio wave information in the radio map database. 9. The method of claim 8,
The step of determining whether to update the information includes:
When the location of the user terminal is different from the location of the specific facility, changing the location of the specific facility stored in the facility database to the location of the user terminal and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database How to. 11. The method of claim 10,
The step of changing the location of the specific facility in the facility database to the location of the user terminal and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database includes making a payment at the specific facility and increasing the number of user terminals having the same location. A method performed when above a threshold during a threshold period. 9. The method of claim 8,
The step of determining whether to update the information includes:
If the location of the specific facility corresponding to the payment information is not extracted from the facility database and another facility corresponding to the location of the user terminal exists in the facility database, the other facility is closed and the specific facility is newly established. and updating the facility database as a facility, and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database. 13. The method of claim 12,
The steps of closing the other facility as a new facility and updating the specific facility as a new facility in the facility database and storing the received radio wave information in the radio wave map database may include: A method performed when the count is greater than or equal to a threshold for a threshold period. 9. The method of claim 8,
For a certain period of time, when payment information of any one facility existing in the facility database is not received and payment information corresponding to a user terminal measured at the same location as the location of the one facility is not received, the facility database The method further comprising the step of renewing one facility to be closed.

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