KR20010086906A - Chatting service system and method to provide location information of subscriber - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A chatting service system supplying connector location information and a method thereof are provided to enable a user to perform chatting with connectors located in a particular area desired by the user. CONSTITUTION: A user connects to a server computer of a chatting service web site(21) from a client computer(23) through a communication network(20). The server computer of the chatting service web site(21) guides a chatting service and transmits home page information to the client computer(23) to input an ID and a password. The client computer(23) transmits the ID and the password to the server computer of the chatting service web site(21). The server computer of the chatting service web site(21) requests transmission of location information of the client computer(23) to a location information supply computer(22). The server computer of the chatting service web site(21) transmits particularly classified connector location information to the client computer(23). The user selects connectors of a particular area and performs chatting with the desired connectors.

Description

Chatting service system and method to provide location information of subscriber}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing an information service in a communication network, and more particularly, to identify the location information of accessors connected to a site providing a chat service and to classify visitor locations classified by distance or region according to a user's desired condition. A chat service system and method for searching for and providing information.

In general, a chat service provided by a communication network refers to a service in which two or more client computers communicate with each other through a server computer providing a chat service in a network such as the Internet.

In this chat service system, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of client computers 1, N (12, 13) are connected to the server computer 11 through the network 10, and each client computer 1, N (12) is connected. , A network system in which the server computer 11 controls interactive communication between client computers in response to a chat request request of FIG.

However, a server computer providing a chat service according to the related art is classified and provided only by gender or age by a visitor who enters a chat room, and the user does not provide detailed location information of the visitor who enters a chat room. There was a problem that can not be provided with the chat service with the visitor of the desired area.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is a chat service system that provides the visitor location information for classifying the visitor according to the location request information selected by the user to provide the user information connected to the chat service site to solve the above problems And providing a method.

1 is a network configuration diagram of a chat service system according to the related art.

2 is a network diagram of a chat service system for providing visitor location information according to the present invention.

3 is a configuration diagram of a GPS system for tracking location information of an accessor.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a block for providing visitor location information in the server computer for a chat service shown in FIG. 2.

5 shows a member information list registered and stored in an ISP server.

6A to 6E illustrate accessor status information classified by detailed locations transmitted by a server service for a chat service according to a user's request.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a chat service method for providing visitor location information according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, a chat service system for providing visitor location information according to the present invention, in a chat service providing system, provides a server computer for providing location information of a network visitor, and accesses a server computer through the network. Classification of other users who are currently connected to the chat service server computer, including the location information of the client computer connected to the client for requesting the location information providing computer, and receiving the location information of the client. The chat service server computer which transmits the received location information to the client computer that has input the requirement and the requirement information selected by the user corresponding to the location information transmitted from the chat service server computer to the chat service server computer. And characterized in that it comprises a client computer that displays the classified location information transmitted from the server computer and the chat service, is connected to the other selected client computers and network chats.

In order to achieve the above another technical problem, a chat service method for providing visitor location information according to the present invention is a method of providing a location chat service using a communication network, comprising: (a) a chat service web from a client computer through the communication network; Accessing a server computer of a site; (b) requesting and obtaining location information of the client computer from a server of a website for providing location information; and (c) responding to the request of the client computer. And transmitting the detailed location information of the visitor from the server computer to the client computer.

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

As shown in FIG. 2, the chat service system providing visitor location information according to the present invention includes a network 20, a server computer 21 for a chat service, a server computer 22 for providing location information, a client computer 1, N (23, 24) is provided.

The network 20 can use the Internet which is currently widely used.

The Internet is a communication network that connects computers worldwide through the web. In order for a user of the client computer 1 (23) to receive an Internet service, an Internet Protocol (IP) address is assigned by using a point-to-point protocol, which is software for Internet access. Using this, the Internet service can be used through the World Wide Web browser. At this time, in order to receive the World Wide Web Service, a web browser such as Netscape Nevigater and Microsoft Internet Explorer is started and connected to a desired web server to receive the desired information.

In this manner, the client computer 1 23 is connected to the server computer 21 for chat service, which is one of web servers, via the network 20.

As a method of tracking the location information of the visitor in the server computer 22 for providing location information, there are a method using a GPS system (Global Positioning System) and a method using an IP address.

First, a method of using a GPS system (Global Positioning System) is as follows.

As shown in FIG. 3, the GPS system (Global Positioning System) is a well-known technique, and includes a mobile phone 31, a satellite 32, a satellite receiver 33, a position data analyzer 34, and a database 35. ) And an interface unit 36.

It tracks the signal radiated from the antenna of the mobile phone 31 by using the satellite 32, and transmits the tracked position information to the satellite receiver 33. Then, the mobile phone user position information received by the satellite receiver 33 is decoded and read by the position data analyzing unit 34 and stored in the database 35. Then, in response to a request for data from the outside, the interface unit 36 converts the user location information stored in the database 35 into a data format defined by the network 20 and outputs it.

Second, the method of tracking the location information of the accessor using the IP address is as follows. In this case, the server computer 22 for providing location information is an ISP server (Internet Service Provider Server). In order to receive the Internet access service through the ISP server, the user's ID, PASSWORD, Member registration information such as personal information and address should be registered. Then, the client computer 1 23 is assigned an IP address from the server computer 22 for providing location information and connected to the Internet. Accordingly, location information can be obtained by tracking the currently connected IP address using the data stored in the server computer with the consent of the member.

In the present invention, any one of the above two methods can be selected and applied.

As shown in FIG. 4, the block configuration for providing location information of the server service 21 for a chat service is composed of a database 401, a controller 402, and an interface 403.

The database 401 stores location information and graphic information of users who are connected to the server computer 21 for chatting service, and the control unit 402 stores the database 401 according to the requirements for each region or distance. A control is performed to classify or graphically store the location information of the stored users, and the interface unit 403 converts the input / output data standard into a system and network transmission standard.

Specifically, the location of the visitors using the IP address among the visitor location tracking methods mentioned above with respect to the method of providing the location information of the visitors to the users connected through the network 20 in the server service 21 for the chat service. A case in which the second method of tracking information is applied will be described with reference to the menu screens of FIGS. 6A to 6E, for example, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7.

In order to access a chat website that provides location information, a client computer 1 (23) first attempts to connect to the Internet, and receives an IP address from an ISP server, which is a server computer 22 for providing location information, to access the Internet. (Steps 701 and 702).

Then, the user attempts to connect to the chat service server computer 21 by inputting the address of the chat website providing the visitor location information on the Internet (step 703). If the chat website is successfully connected, the chat service server computer 21 guides the chat service and transmits homepage information for inputting the ID and PASSWORD to the client computer 1 23 (step 704).

Then, the client computer 1 (23) enters the ID and PASSWORD from the home page of the chat service site that provides the visitor location information displayed on the screen by starting the web browser, and sends the member information to the server service server 21 for the chat service. Transmit (step 705). If the ID and PASSWORD coincide with the registered member information, the chat service server computer 21 transmits the location information of the client computer of the IP address currently connected to the Internet to the location information providing computer 22. Request (step 706).

Accordingly, the location information providing computer 22 tracks the IP address to determine the location of the computer used by the member accessing the Internet, and then transmits the location information to the server service server 21 for requesting chat service (step 707). ).

If the location information providing computer 22 tracks the member's location using the GSP system, as shown in FIG. 3, the server computer 21 for the chat service provides the location information indicating the location of the member's mobile phone searched using the satellite. To send).

Then, in the server computer 21 for providing a chat service, the location information of the transmitted visitor is stored in the database 401. Then, the connection status for each region as shown in FIG. Information on the number of people connected is sent to the client computer 1 (step 708).

For example, when the user selects the Seoul region by using the visitor status information for each region transmitted to the client computer 1 (23), the server computer 21 for the chat service displays the visitor location status as shown in FIG. 6B. In detail, the information is classified into distinctions and transmitted to the client computer 1 (23). In the case where Gangseo-gu is specifically selected from the distinguished visitor status list by using the transmitted visitor location information, the server computer 21 for chat service classifies the visitor location status by dong in Gangseo-gu as shown in FIG. 6C. Send to 1 (23). In addition, when the user specifically selects Gayang-dong in the current connection status, the chat service server computer 21 classifies the accessor status of Gayang-dong and transmits it to the client computer 1 23 as shown in FIG. 6D.

If the user wants to be provided with the location information of the proximity distance of, for example, 1km, 5km, 10km, etc., based on the user in the region of visitor by region shown in FIG. Click. Then, as shown in FIG. 6E, the chat service server computer 21 classifies the current status of the visitor within the radius selected by the user and transmits it to the client computer 1 23 (steps 709 and 710).

In operation 711, the user selects the users of the detailed area desired by the user using the accessor list classified according to the designated location information.

As such, the visitor location information classified by the region or a certain distance designated by the user for the visitor information connected to the chat site can be provided, and the user can chat with the visitor of the region to chat by using the provided visitor location information. You can run it.

As described above, according to the present invention, the server computer providing the chat service grasps the location status of the visitor and classifies the visitor status by the detailed region requested by the user, or classifies the visitor status within a certain distance from the user. By providing the location information of the visitor in the graphic or text specification, the user can effect the chat with the visitor in the detailed area desired.

Claims (9)

In the chat service providing system, A server computer for providing location information for providing network visitor location information; Current chat service server including location information of a client computer connected to a server computer through the network to the location-providing computer, received and received, and location information of the client computer connected according to a requirement of an input user. A chat service server computer for transmitting the classified location information of the other users who are connected to the computer to the client computer that has entered the requirement; And Transmitting the requirement information selected by the user corresponding to the location information transmitted from the chat service server computer to the chat service server computer, displaying the classified location information transmitted from the chat service server computer, and selecting the selected client computer. And a client computer connected to a network to execute a chat. 2. The chat service server computer of claim 1, wherein A database storing location information of accessors connected to the chat service server computer; A controller for classifying visitor location information stored in the database according to user requirements; And And an interface unit for converting the visitor location information classified by the controller to the client computer according to a network data transmission standard. The chat service system of claim 1, wherein the visitor location information provided by the chat service server computer is classified and processed in a graphic form of a region map. The chat service system of claim 1, wherein the location information provided by the chat service server computer classifies only those users located within a predetermined radius distance from the user location. The chat service system according to claim 1, wherein the location information providing computer obtains the location information of the visitor by tracking the IP address of the visitor. The chat service system of claim 1, wherein the location information providing computer obtains the location information of the accessors using a Global Positioning System (GSP) system. In the method for providing a location chat service using a communication network, (a) accessing a server computer of a chat service website from a client computer through the communication network; (b) requesting and obtaining location information of the client computer from a server of a website for providing location information; And and (c) transmitting to the client computer detailed accessor location information classified at the server computer of the chat service website in response to a request of the client computer. Way. 8. The chat service method of claim 7, wherein the visitor location information provided by the server computer of the chat service website is classified and processed in a map form for each region. 8. The chat service method of claim 7, wherein the location information provided by the server computer of the chat service website classifies only the visitor located within a predetermined radius distance from the current user location. .