KR20030033516A - Data Transmission System and Information Supply Method Using Bluetooth - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A data transmission system using Bluetooth and an information providing method using the same are provided to configure a host server and a data receiving terminal, so that visitors of a museum, an exhibition, a zoo, a show etc. can select and obtain only desiring information. CONSTITUTION: A host server(10) wirelessly provides information contents within a predetermined information providing area. And a data receiving terminal(200) receives the information contents wirelessly from the host server(10) within the information providing area. In the host server(10), a plurality of Bluetooth modules(102) set up connection with the data receiving terminal(200) within the information providing area and provide a wireless data transceiving function. A database(104) stores the information contents therein. And a server controller(101) controls connection scheduling and data stream of the Bluetooth modules(102). In the data receiving terminal(200), a Bluetooth module(204) enables wireless data transceiving with the Bluetooth modules(102) of the host server(10), to provide a function to receive the information contents and connection related information from the host server(10). An output part(202) outputs the information contents and connection related information received through the Bluetooth module(204). And a selector(203) provides a function to select desired information between the information contents and connection related information outputted from the output part(202).

Description

Data transmission system using Bluetooth and information providing method using the same {Data Transmission System and Information Supply Method Using Bluetooth}

The present invention provides a data transmission system comprising a host server for providing information contents wirelessly in a schedule information providing region, and a data receiving terminal for receiving information contents wirelessly from a host server in the information providing region, and a user using the same. An information providing method for providing information to a user.

In general, in a certain place (hereinafter referred to as 'visit') that attracts a lot of visitors such as museums, fairs, amusement parks, zoos, exhibitions, etc., visitors are provided with information such as guides and explanations related to the visit places. to provide.

In general, when providing such site information, a pamphlet that prints brief information of the place of travel is provided and distributed to the visitors, or the detailed information of the place of visit is stored in a computer terminal installed in each place of the site, and the visitors can retrieve the information. We use a method such as to make it possible.

However, in the former case, there are many problems such as increased waste due to waste of printed matters and limitation of printed information. In the latter case, there is a time problem because the information must be provided to a large number of visitors with a limited computer terminal. do.

Therefore, in a more improved direction, recently, the content of the visitor is provided through a web page, and the visitor accesses the Internet, searches for and prints the relevant webpage, and then carries it when visiting the visitor, or the user's mobile communication through the wireless Internet. Visitor information may be provided to visitors by providing visitor information to a terminal or personal digital assistant (PDA).

However, even in the case of the conventional information providing method, in the former case, the visitor must not only search the information of the visited place by accessing the Internet through the computer terminal, but also print it separately.

In addition, as in the latter case, the method of providing the visitor information to the mobile communication terminal cannot provide a detailed description due to the capacity limitation of the visitor mobile communication terminal, incurs unnecessary waste of communication fee, and the PDA is very expensive. Economic problems arise.

In addition, the attendant may follow the visitors one by one and provide the visitor-related information, but a separate attendant should be provided, and information that the visitor does not want may be provided to the visitor.

On the other hand, in recent years, due to the rapid development of wired / wireless data communication technologies such as mobile communication or the Internet, various communication services are provided, and with this, various services such as mobile communication terminals, computers, PDAs, and other office devices are assisted. Many devices are being used to do this.

Therefore, Bluetooth has emerged to provide convenience of use by enabling data transmission and reception between these various devices at low cost and low power, and Bluetooth is a high-speed device using wireless frequencies without a physical cable between devices. Means a standard that allows data to be sent and received.

The application of Bluetooth allows data to be transmitted and received via wireless between service devices connected by complicated cables, thus facilitating interworking. For example, the integration of remote controllers of various home appliances in the home, wireless connection between computers and peripheral devices, and mobile devices. Various interworking is possible, such as control of home appliances using a communication terminal.

Therefore, there is a demand for the development of a new system and a method of operating the same, which provide maximum convenience to a visitor by providing the information of the visited location using Bluetooth, which is easy to transmit data between devices via wireless.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in this background, and comprises a host server having a predetermined wireless information providing area, and a data receiving terminal capable of entering the information providing area of the host server to wirelessly receive information lists and contents from the host server. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a data transmission system using Bluetooth and a method of providing information using the same, so that related information can be conveniently and efficiently provided to visitors at visiting places such as museums, fairs, zoos, and exhibitions.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a data transmission system using Bluetooth according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of a host server and a data receiving terminal shown in FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the data transmission system.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: host server

101: server control unit

102: Bluetooth Module

104: database

200: data receiving terminal

201: terminal control unit

202: output unit

203: selection unit

204: Bluetooth Module

In order to achieve the above object, a data transmission system using Bluetooth according to the present invention includes a host server for providing information content wirelessly in a certain information providing area, and information information wirelessly from a host server in the information providing area. It consists of a data receiving terminal to be transmitted.

In this case, the host server may include a plurality of Bluetooth modules that perform individual connection establishment and wireless data transmission / reception functions in the information providing area, a database storing information contents, and a plurality of Bluetooth modules. Server control unit for controlling connection scheduling and data flow.

Accordingly, the above-described plurality of Bluetooth modules are dynamically selected according to the scheduling of the server controller while being rotated for a predetermined time for each Bluetooth module and operated for the connection request of the data receiving terminal.

In addition, the data receiving terminal is a Bluetooth module capable of transmitting and receiving wireless data with the Bluetooth module of the connected host server to receive information content and connection-related information from the host server, and the information content and connection received through the Bluetooth module. An output unit for outputting related information, a selection unit for performing a function for selecting desired information among information contents and connection related information output from the output unit, and interaction and flow of data of the units in the above-described data receiving terminal. It consists of a terminal control unit for controlling.

Meanwhile, as a method of providing information by applying the data transmission system, a plurality of host servers each having a plurality of Bluetooth modules and providing information contents wirelessly in a predetermined information providing area, and data transmission / reception with the host server A method of providing information about the place to a user having a data receiving terminal at a predetermined place by using the data receiving terminal, wherein the data receiving terminal possessed by the user provides the information of the plurality of host servers described above. When entering the area, the data receiving terminal requests the address information of one of the plurality of Bluetooth modules of each host server, the Bluetooth module of each host server requested in the step, the address information in response to the request of the data receiving terminal And name information for that host server Transmitting a name, outputting name information of each host server transmitted by the data receiving terminal, and selecting / inputting a name of a host server to be connected from the user; and receiving a communication connection from the data receiving terminal to the selected host server. Waiting for connection after requesting, selecting, by the selected host server, an address of a data receiving terminal, selecting one of a plurality of Bluetooth modules belonging to the data transmission module, and receiving the input by the data transmission module Communicating with the data receiving terminal corresponding to the address; transmitting the information content to the data receiving terminal by the host server; and when the transmission of the information content is terminated, the host server releases the connection between the data transmitting module and the data receiving terminal. And data receiving stage Group consists of the step of providing to the user and outputting the information content the transmission.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

In addition, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are given to the same components, although belonging to different drawings for convenience of understanding.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a data transmission system using Bluetooth according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example applied to an expo in which a plurality of company public relations officers reside.

As shown, a number of company proponents residing at the expo have their respective host servers 10, 20, 30, and each host server 10, 20, 30 can transmit and provide data via a Bluetooth module. It has a certain information providing area (area A, area B, area C).

At this time, visitors entering the fair are provided with a data receiving terminal 200 that can select and receive data transmitted from each host server. If the visitor wants to obtain information of the company A, the visitor receives the provided data. By accessing the desired company A public relations hall with the receiving terminal 200, the company related information can be obtained in the area provided in the information providing area (area A) of the company A host server 10.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the host server shown in FIG. 1 (the host server of the company A and the company B and C have the same structure as an example) and the data receiving terminal.

As shown, the host server 10 is configured around the server control unit 101 that controls the connection scheduling and data flow of each Bluetooth module 102 in the host server 10.

The database 104 stores information contents to be provided to visitors, that is, a company introduction, a prospect, a product description, and the like, and a list of contents.

The Bluetooth module 102 performs a function of establishing a connection with the data receiving terminal 200 in the information providing area (area A) and transmitting / receiving data via wireless, and a plurality of them are installed.

In this case, the plurality of Bluetooth modules 102 are dynamically selected by the server controller 101 for a predetermined time to establish a connection with the data receiving terminal 200 so as to respond to the connection request of the data receiving terminal 200. Is operated.

In addition, the plurality of Bluetooth modules 102, the server control unit to transmit the information content of the database 104 to the data receiving terminal 200 with a minimum transmission load, in order to transmit the information content to the data receiving terminal 200. Scheduled by 101.

On the other hand, the operation flow of the data receiving terminal 200 is controlled by the terminal control unit 201, and is composed of an output unit 202, a selection unit 203 and a Bluetooth module 204.

The Bluetooth module 204 performs a function of enabling data transmission and reception with the host server 10 through a wireless connection with the above-described Bluetooth module 102 of the host server, so that the connection information (host server) of the host server 10 can be obtained. Name, etc.) and the like, and are provided with the information content and content list of the database 104.

The output unit 202 displays a host server 10 connection information, information content, a content list, and the like transmitted from the host server 10 through the Bluetooth module 204, or outputs a voice.

The selection unit 203 performs a function of allowing a user to select and receive a desired item from the host server 10 connection information or a content list transmitted from the host server 10.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the data transmission system, and an operation process thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

First, when the visitor enters the expo and receives the data receiving terminal 200 and moves to the public relations hall of the company A who is interested in carrying the information, the visitor enters the information server area A of the host server 10 of the company A. Will enter.

As shown in FIG. 1, if the visitor is located where the host server 10 information providing area (area A) of company A and the host server 30 information providing area (area C) of company C overlap (step: S1) The Bluetooth module 204 of the reception terminal 200 includes one Bluetooth module 102a of the plurality of Bluetooth modules 102 of the company A server 10 and a plurality of Bluetooth modules of the company C server 30 ( One of the Bluetooth modules is connected to request one of each address, a host server name (for example, a company name, etc.) and brief information corresponding thereto (step S2).

In this case, the Bluetooth modules 102 of the company A server 10 are dynamically selected by the server control module 101 and operated to respond to the connection request of the data receiving terminal 200 as described above. In addition, of course, the case of the host server 30 of the C company is also the same.

Subsequently, the Bluetooth module (company A: 102a, company C: not shown) managed by the host servers 10 and 30 of the company A and the company C receives data of their own address, the host server name to which they belong, and brief information, respectively. Send to the terminal (step: S3).

When each address and host server name and the like are transmitted to the data receiving terminal 200, the Bluetooth module 204 of the data receiving terminal 200 receives this, and then the output unit 202 receives the received host server name and the corresponding message. Display brief information.

For example, you can insert a host server name and brief promotional text to make it easier for visitors to choose the company they want, such as "A company leading distribution company!", "C company electronics leader ...". To help.

Subsequently, the visitor selects, through the selection unit 203 of the data receiving terminal 200, a company A that wants to receive information (step S4).

When the visitor selects the company A, the Bluetooth module 204 transmits the address of the data receiving terminal 200 to the host server 10 of the company A to request a communication connection, and establishes a communication connection with the host server 10. Wait in standby.

Subsequently, the server controller 101 of the company A server 10 acquires an address of the visitor data receiving terminal 200 requesting a communication connection, and has one of the least loads among the plurality of Bluetooth modules 102 scheduled by the server. Selects the Bluetooth module 102b and passes the obtained address (step S5).

In this case, the server controller 101 attempts to connect a short time before receiving the connection request of the data receiving terminal 200 of another visitor, and then requests the communication connection of the visitor data receiving terminal 200 to which the Bluetooth module 102b is assigned. Refuse.

As such, the Bluetooth module 102b that receives the address of the visitor data receiving terminal 200 attempts to make a communication connection to the Bluetooth module 204 of the visitor data receiving terminal 200 to communicate with the visitor data receiving terminal 200. (Step S6).

When the communication is connected, the host server 10 of the company A transmits the company-related information list stored in the database 104 and corresponding information contents to the connected visitor data receiving terminal 200 (step: S7).

At this time, the transmission method is broadcasting (broadcasting) and one-to-one transmission, which can be set in the host server (10).

In addition, the data receiving terminal 200 may receive information contents transmitted by setting the mode in two modes, an online output and an offline output. The online output is a method of immediately outputting the received information contents, that is, a real time output. The offline output means to output all the information contents to be transmitted after outputting the communication connection.

On the other hand, the transmitted information content is preferably made of various types of files, such as voice, text, video.

When the transmission of the information content is terminated (step S8), the connected Bluetooth module 102b is disconnected (step S9) and returns to the initial state.

The visitor selects a desired item from a list of company-related information received from the host server 10 of the company A through the data receiving terminal 200, and browses the content through the corresponding output unit 202. While listening to the content provided by voice, the desired information can be freely obtained.

In addition, if the visitor selects the online output mode of the data receiving terminal 200, the information content transmitted in the foregoing information content transmission process may be provided in real time.

After viewing the information, the visitor can also obtain the information content of Company C through the same process using their data receiving terminal 200, and if you want to obtain other company-related information, go to the information providing area of the host server and the company Related information can be obtained.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made.

In particular, the place that can be applied to the present invention can be applied to various places, such as a museum, an expo, a zoo, an exhibition, an exhibition, a memorial hall, and the like, where information and explanation of information are needed.

Therefore, changes in the future embodiments of the present invention will not be able to escape the technology of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, a Bluetooth server including a host server having a predetermined wireless information providing area and a data receiving terminal capable of entering the information providing area of the host server and wirelessly receiving the information list and contents from the host server are provided. Since it is possible to provide a data transmission system and a method of providing information using the same, there is no need to provide a separate guide, printed matter, Internet system, etc. at a visiting place requiring guidance and commentary, such as a museum, an exhibition, a zoo, an exhibition.

In addition, it is a useful invention that the efficiency of providing information is improved by allowing the visitor to select the desired visitor information to obtain only the corresponding information, and does not limit the behavior radius of the visitor.

Claims (9)

A host server that wirelessly provides information content in a schedule information providing area; A data receiving terminal receiving the information content wirelessly from the host server in the information providing area; The host server, A plurality of Bluetooth modules for establishing a connection with the data receiving terminal and performing a wireless data transmission / reception function in the information providing area; A database in which the information content is stored; It includes a server controller for controlling the connection scheduling and data flow of the plurality of Bluetooth modules, The data receiving terminal, A Bluetooth module enabling wireless data transmission and reception with the Bluetooth module of the connected host server, and receiving the information content and connection related information from the host server; And an output unit for outputting the information content and connection related information received through the Bluetooth module of the data receiving terminal. The data transmission system of claim 1, further comprising a selection unit configured to select a desired information from the information content and connection related information output from the output unit. Each of the data receiving terminals is provided at a predetermined location by using a plurality of host servers each having a plurality of Bluetooth modules to provide information contents wirelessly in a predetermined information providing area, and a data receiving terminal capable of transmitting and receiving data with the host server. In the method of providing information about the place to the user owned, Requesting address information of any one of a plurality of Bluetooth modules of each of the host servers when the data receiving terminal possessed by the user enters the information providing areas of the plurality of host servers; Transmitting, by the Bluetooth module of each host server requested in the step, its address information and name information of the host server to which it belongs in response to a request of the data receiving terminal; Outputting, by the data receiving terminal, name information of each transmitted host server, and selecting / inputting a name of a host server to be accessed from the user; Requesting a communication connection by transmitting the address of the data receiving terminal to the host server selected in the step, and waiting for a connection waiting state; Selecting one of a plurality of Bluetooth modules belonging to the selected host server as a data transmission module, and transmitting the address of the transmitted data receiving terminal to the data transmission module; The data transmission module communicating with the data receiving terminal through the received address; Transmitting, by the host server, information content to be provided to the user to the data receiving terminal; And the host server releasing the connection between the communication-connected Bluetooth module and the data receiving terminal when the transmission of the information content is terminated. The Bluetooth module of claim 3, wherein the Bluetooth module for responding to the connection request of the data receiving terminal is operated to be dynamically selected for a predetermined time in accordance with the scheduling control of the host server among the plurality of Bluetooth modules. How to Provide. 4. The information transmission method of claim 3, wherein, in the data transmission module setting step, the host server selects a Bluetooth module having a minimum transmission load among a plurality of Bluetooth modules belonging to the host and sets the data transmission module as the data transmission module. How to Provide. The method of claim 3, wherein the data receiving terminal outputs the information content transmitted from the host server in real time or offline after the transmission of the information content is finished. The method of claim 3, wherein the information content provided from the data receiving terminal is provided in at least one of voice, text, and video. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the predetermined place is a place where it is necessary to provide guidance and commentary to the user. The information providing method of claim 3, wherein the transmitting of the information content comprises at least one of broadcasting transmission and one-to-one transmission, and wherein the host server can set the transmission method. Way.