KR19990035271A - Mobile phone device with location transmission and management - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, a location management system based on a common frequency communication system needs a built-in satellite receiver in order to identify a location of a moving vehicle and to give a command for an increase in traffic difficulties and logistics costs in an increasingly large city and efficient vehicle operation. In order to transmit the coordinate values of GPS satellite receiver and characteristic values such as vehicle number and vacant vehicle display to the vehicle location tracking center by using a mobile phone, it is necessary to transmit them to data communication provided by a digital mobile phone. In this case, each vehicle location tracking center is configured to collect data through mobile phones, so there is no signal conversion device such as a dedicated line and a modem, and the collected location information of the vehicle is transmitted to the company on a computer map. Separate wireless communication network by displaying location and characteristics It is possible to provide a vehicle location management system without using.

As described above, a mobile phone device having a location transmission and management function is connected to a mobile phone in a location tracking device by using an existing mobile phone network to ask for a current location or when a predetermined time and distance have elapsed. Since the coordinate values read from the coordinate calculation means used can be immediately known by the mobile telephone in the vehicle tracking center by the mobile telephone data communication network, unlike the existing systems using other wireless means, the use of the mobile telephone network does not provide the establishment of the tracking wireless network. The advantage is that nationwide tracking and linking is readily available without new investments.

Through this, information such as the location and characteristics of the moving vehicle can be grasped in real time on the computer of the vehicle tracking center. If such data is processed for each group (bus, taxi, cargo, each group) and used in various ways, It will contribute greatly to the smooth communication, reduction of logistics cost, and improvement of transportation service, and will contribute to the improvement of public transportation.

Description

Mobile phone device with location transmission and management

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a mobile telephone apparatus to which the location transmission and management function of the present invention is applied.

2 is a program flow diagram of a mobile telephone apparatus to which the position transmitting and managing function of the present invention is applied.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

1: mobile phone antenna 2: mobile phone transceiver

3: data communication transceiver 4: coordinate calculation means

5: GPS satellite receiver 6: Central processing unit

7: Command display means 8: Vehicle number input means

9: vehicle status input means 10: operation setting input means

11: operation status indicator lamp 12: mobile phone antenna

13: mobile phone transceiver 14: data communication transceiver

15: central processing unit 16: operation status display lamp

17: central control computer 18: data communication means

In order to properly utilize the resources (transportation equipment) owned by a sports company that mainly moves people or objects, it is necessary to know the current position and speed, whether the cargo is loaded, the destination, and other conditions at the present time. Judgment can be made and this will maximize profits. In view of the current road situation, it is very difficult to make a proper judgment for this purpose just because the physical distance is known, and it is possible to judge the overall situation of the surrounding road. To this end, logistics and transportation companies are adopting the operation management system for locating the belonging vehicle to maximize the operation efficiency by identifying the location of the managed vehicle in real time and commanding the control.

This enables the movement information of each vehicle required for traffic information system, bus operation guidance system, logistics management system, vehicle tracking system, and vehicle accident emergency handling system to be installed without separate base station and relay station, unlike frequency public communication or wireless line data communication. It is possible to build a database for each company by collecting the mobile information of each mobile object collected using the existing mobile phone communication network, and in connection with the exchange, the applicant has filed an application (patent application 97-97). 11613).

[Field of Invention]

As traffic volume gradually increases, it is necessary to introduce an active traffic volume management system for efficient traffic management and pain policy making. For this purpose, the coordinate values received by embedding a GPS satellite receiver are used to determine the location of the moving object. Or a logistics data management system that collects them and displays them on the map on the screen. Police, taxis, buses, freight, crime prevention, and businesses are introducing them. There is a problem that requires a lot of investment in the purchase.

Therefore, using the current advanced mobile phone technology, the mobile phone exchanger can track the location of the mobile phone mounted in the vehicle within an error range of 1KM within the radius of the base station only with information of which base station the mobile phone belongs to. As far as possible, this range can be reached in about 2 minutes even if the moving object can be reached at an average speed of 30KM in the city, so it is not difficult to apply it to the transportation and logistics management system and the present inventors in consideration of the fact that it does not require a separate device. Patent application was made by.

If you need to accurately measure the position of the moving object, you can attach the GPS receiver to determine the position of the moving object, and use the data communication service technology additionally provided by the digital mobile phone to obtain the characteristics and location data of the vehicle. The present invention has been made in that it is possible to determine the position of the vehicle in the center without modification of the exchange program and connection of the leased line if the transmission is performed using the data communication of the mobile phone.

[Background of invention]

GPS is the most representative new technology that can be applied to TRS business for logistics and transportation management using the technology currently applied. This technology was first built by the US Department of Defense for military purposes, and its technical content is now able to accurately measure its position using three or four satellites floating in the air. It is almost the same way it used to measure its position using stars.

According to the present invention, when the position value of the mobile body is transmitted to the management center using a mobile phone in a data communication method supported by the mobile phone, the position of the mobile body can be determined at the center even without using a communication network such as a radio. As a method, the satellite coordinate receiver is used to provide transportation, logistics management, and taxi command system functions using a mobile phone without any additional communication network support.

In particular, taxis, buses, vans, and rental cars with mobile phones can provide more location information, and can provide a means for informing general vehicle locations and making general calls separately for each transport company. The present invention has been made, which is advantageous in terms of scalability and service area compared to other communication methods.

[Purpose of invention]

The development of the vehicle itself has made significant progress over the last few decades. It is also well known that the navigation and guidance technologies of the vehicle have made significant changes due to the development of electronics. In recent years, intelligent transportation systems will be introduced. Subsequently, the necessity of vehicle control is increasing, and even in Korea, a large logistics company is introducing a mobile location management system.

By using a device that can be modified or added to the terminal without major changes or difficult technologies in the direction of the currently planned radio business, the vehicle's position, status, and other relevant information can be obtained without operator intervention. Although there is a way to send the voice automatically to the central control center without using voice, it is mostly used as a transportation and logistics management system that locates the company's vehicles and it requires a huge investment. An object of the present invention is to provide a function for transmitting a coordinate value of a GPS satellite receiver to a taxi, a bus and a freight company using a mobile phone to transmit the coordinates of a GPS satellite receiver. to be.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a function value, such as a vehicle number and the case of taxis and cargoes to indicate whether the vehicle is empty, and to give a command to the vehicle terminal by text as well as voice calls.

[Summary of invention]

According to the present invention, a location management system based on a common frequency communication system needs a built-in satellite receiver in order to identify a location of a moving vehicle and give a command to increase traffic difficulties and logistics costs in a large city, and to operate an efficient vehicle. In order to transmit the coordinate values of GPS satellite receiver and characteristic values such as vehicle number and vacant vehicle display to the vehicle location tracking center by using a mobile phone, it is necessary to transmit them to data communication provided by a digital mobile phone. In this case, there is no transmission data at each vehicle location tracking center, and the location and characteristics of the vehicle belonging to the company are transmitted to the company and the location and characteristics are displayed on a computer map, thereby eliminating the need for a separate wireless communication network. A management system can be provided, see attached drawings below. More specifically the open present invention.

[Configuration and Function of Invention]

Mobile device management device using the mobile phone of the present invention by using the existing mobile phone network connected to the mobile phone in the volume to ask the current location or after a certain time and a certain distance elapsed by reading the coordinates of the satellite receiver It is configured to send the location tracking center in the form of data together with the relevant values so that it can be calibrated or calculated at the tracking center so that the location of the vehicle can be known immediately. This is because the nationwide tracking and connection is possible without new investment for construction and data communication is basically provided, and the mobile phone network may include outgoing call, cellular, and personal mobile communication, which will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Is as follows.

A schematic configuration diagram of a mobile telephone apparatus to which a location transmission and management function according to the present invention is given is shown in FIG. A central processing unit (6) for transmitting and receiving data and controlling the data through a mobile telephone transceiver (2) and a data communication transmitter / receiver (3) equipped with an antenna (1) for forming a call path to a vehicle tracking center and a telephone; In order to read the coordinate values of the current position of the mobile telephone apparatus, a coordinate calculation means 4 for reading and calculating the coordinates of the moving object through the GPS satellite receiver 5 is provided, and the vehicle or Vehicle number input means (8) for initially inputting a telephone number and vehicle state input means (9) for displaying empty vehicle and occupant status are provided to configure data, and operation setting input means for data transmission and cancellation. (10) Install and set the operation status display lamp (11) to display the transmission and power supply status, the command arrival status, and ask the center's instructions and various information to be sent as text data separately. And a command display means (7) in the form of a dot matrix display such as a liquid crystal for graphical display, and configured to bidirectionally transmit response data to the command through the operation setting input means (10). As a transmission method, it is configured to use short message communication or two-way data communication provided by a mobile phone.

In order to exchange data or messages with the center using such a mobile phone, the mobile phone is provided with a data transmission / reception unit 3 for connecting with an external device or supporting external devices by itself, and receiving data by a predetermined communication type. A status flag is set to indicate the completion of the transmission and the completion of the transmission. A flag indicating the capacity of the memory for storing the data is set. If the data arrives from the external device, the received data is transmitted to the external device. Information items of received data should be transferred, the external device should delete the received data in memory, receive the combined data from the external device and send it to the specified number, and indicate the transmission result as status flag. do.

Currently implemented mobile phone location tracking center demodulates data transmitted to modem through wired telephone line or collects data by connecting switch and dedicated line in case of wireless data terminal or common frequency communication method. By directly connecting the computer and the mobile phone to the data transmission and reception unit, if the address of the data sent from the vehicle's mobile phone is the mobile phone number connected to the computer, the data can be collected wirelessly without a separate device, eliminating the cost of establishing a leased line. The vehicle position can be managed at any place regardless of the telephone line.

The receiving device of the location tracking center basically connects with the computer 17 which displays the current location on the electronic map according to the input of the transmitted position coordinate values, and the central processing unit of the receiving device from the mobile telephone transceiver 13 (15) It is configured to read the reception flag state indicating that data has been transmitted through the data communication transceiver 14, read and store the received data, if any, and transmit it through the data communication means 18 for communicating with the computer. However, this configuration can be used to determine the location of the vehicle wherever the computer is located without using a computer modem and a dedicated line.

2 is a program flow diagram for explaining a mobile position tracking device using a mobile phone of the present invention is in a standby state after initialization, at this time a call requesting the location data by the call from the center or a certain time in the automatic transmission mode After a certain distance has elapsed, a function code requesting data transmission is received, and when a GPS satellite receiver is attached to the coordinate calculating means, the position coordinate value of the mobile phone is read, and the unique number, coordinate value, empty vehicle, etc. are displayed in a predetermined form. When the transmission information is configured with the characteristic value, the central processing unit transmits the combined data according to the data communication method provided by the mobile telephone, and transmits it to the center via the mobile telephone. Repeated transmission until.

[Effects of the Invention]

As described above, a mobile phone device having a location transmission and management function is connected to a mobile phone in a location tracking device using an existing mobile phone network to ask for a current location or to determine a location of a GPS satellite receiver after a predetermined time and distance have elapsed. Since the coordinate values read from the coordinate calculation means used can be immediately known by the mobile telephone in the vehicle tracking center by the mobile telephone data communication network, unlike the existing systems using other wireless means, the use of the mobile telephone network does not provide the establishment of the tracking wireless network. The advantage is that nationwide tracking and linking is readily available without new investments.

Through this, information such as the location and characteristics of a moving vehicle can be grasped in real time on the computer of the vehicle tracking center. If such data is processed for each group (bus, taxi, cargo, each group) and used in various ways, It will contribute greatly to the smooth communication, reduction of logistics cost, and improvement of transportation service, and will contribute to the improvement of public transportation.

Although the present invention has been described in detail only with respect to the described embodiments, modifications and variations that are within the spirit and scope of the invention are apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains and such modifications or changes are limited by the appended claims. You must lose.

Claims (5)

A device for indicating the position of a vehicle equipped with a mobile telephone, comprising: a mobile telephone transceiver (2) and a data communication transmitter / receiver (3) equipped with an antenna (1) for forming a call path with a vehicle tracking center and a telephone; The central processing unit (6) for transmitting and receiving data through the control unit, and the coordinate calculating means (4) for reading and calculating the coordinates of the mobile unit through the GPS satellite receiver (5) in order to read the coordinate values of the current position of the mobile telephone apparatus. And vehicle number input means (8) for initially inputting a vehicle or telephone number to include vehicle characteristic values in transmission data, and vehicle state input means (9) for displaying the status of empty cars and occupants. Operation status display lamp for configuring data, installing operation setting input means 10 for data transmission and cancellation, and additionally displaying transmission and power supply status and command arrival status, if necessary. The mobile telephone apparatus position transfer function is given, characterized in that the set (11). The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising command display means (7) in the form of a dot matrix display, such as a liquid crystal, for displaying a command of a center to be sent separately as text data and various information by text or graphics. A mobile telephone apparatus having a position transmission function characterized by using a short message communication or a two-way data communication provided by a mobile telephone as a mobile telephone data transmission method is configured in both directions to separately transmit the response data through 10. Command processing device. In a device for indicating the location of a vehicle equipped with a mobile phone, in order to exchange data or messages with a center using a mobile phone, the mobile phone has a data transmitting / receiving unit for connecting to an external device or supporting external devices by itself. ), A status flag indicating that data has been received by a predetermined communication type and a transmission completion is set, and when the data arrives from the external device, the received data is transmitted to the external device, and at the request of the external device. It provides the information items of received data, deletes the received data in the memory in the external device, receives the combined data from the external device and transmits it to the specified number, and optionally displays the transmission result as status flag. Mobile phone characterized in that the. In the receiving apparatus of the mobile position tracking center, it is connected with the computer 17 which displays the current position on the electronic map according to the input of the transmitted position coordinate values, and the central processing of the receiving apparatus from the mobile telephone transceiver 13 is performed. The device 15 reads a reception flag state indicating that data has been transmitted through the data communication transceiver 14, reads and stores any received data, and transmits the received flag through the data communication means 18 which communicates with a computer. The receiver of the mobile positioning center according to claim 1, wherein the position of the vehicle is determined by the mobile telephone wherever the computer is located without using a modem and a dedicated line of the computer separately. In a mobile phone device that transmits a location, it is in a standby state after initialization. At this time, a call is made from the center and a code requesting location data is entered. Receives the required function code and reads the coordinates of the mobile phone's position from the coordinate calculation unit to the GPS satellite receiver. And transmitting the combined data to the center through the mobile telephone when the data processing method requests the combined data, and repeatedly transmitting the received end code or repeatedly until the transmission is completed.