KR20040001771A - The System and Method for Providing Information of Subscriber Using Map ID - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for offering the subscriber information using a map ID are provided to receive the desired information from a map server by defining the map server for storing/managing the map address and the subscriber information on the Internet, and recording the map address or the bar code/bar code number on printings. CONSTITUTION: The Internet(10) is a connection network between a user(11) and a server. The map server/database(12) manages/stores the subscriber information corresponding to the map ID. A telephone number server/database(13) manages a telephone number. A map address DNS(Domain Name System)/database(14) obtains the map ID by receiving the map address inputted from the user and the map address from a bar code server/database(15). The bar code server/database matches the bar code inputted from the user with the corresponding map address.

Description

System for providing subscriber information using map ID and method thereof {The System and Method for Providing Information of Subscriber Using Map ID}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing subscriber information using a map ID, a method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method. Phone address information or map information by defining a map address similar to the format of mail address, recording a map address or barcode / bar code number on a print medium such as a business card, and inputting the address or barcode / barcode number. It relates to a method and apparatus for receiving subscriber information such as.

Most people exchange business cards or similar print media with a brief identification (eg, name, phone number, address, etc.) to inform them of their first encounter, so that they can be contacted in the future if necessary.

That is, simple personal information of the other party can be known by exchanging a print medium such as a business card. However, when the user wants to know the exact location (map information) of the address information, the content recorded on the business card cannot be known.

To this end, Internet users can easily obtain the desired map information by searching for the address of the area using the Internet. However, this method has several steps in which the user accesses the Internet and inputs the address of the area. Since it has to go through the process, there was a cumbersome problem in receiving information.

On the other hand, there are various technologies that can be provided with specific information by reading a bar code, and several prior patents are as follows.

1) Application number "1019990029048" (study paper using bar code)

: This is a technology for learning paper apparatus that digitizes voices and texts, stores them in a memory, and recalls the data stored in arbitrary parts by using barcodes. In learning a foreign language, listening to a foreign voice recorded is a basic learning method. There are many sentences in the digital workbook for foreign language learning, and these digital workbooks are configured in such a way that the reading of many sentences is digitized and recorded in a digital storage means such as a memory. Then, the learner who wants to learn a foreign language using the learning paper, most of the digital foreign language learning paper is to listen to the desired part of the digitized sentences recorded in the storage means. In other words, the original sound quality is restored by digitizing the sound of the sentence recorded in the book (study paper), storing it in memory, and recalling it sequentially as needed to reproduce it in analog. At this time, there are many sentences in the textbook (workbook) and there is a need to reproduce a random sentence among the sentences. When trying to play a random sentence among many sentences, it is not easy to find the memory area where the random sentence is stored. Therefore, the above invention is a learning device aimed at the convenience of searching to easily search the position of the sound in reproducing any part of the sound when learning a language (foreign language) or general science. 1) Assign the corresponding unique number and at the same time print the unique number on the side of the sentence as a bar code (Bar Code), and if necessary, read it using a barcode reader (Bar Code Reader) to read the sound that corresponds to the sentence. It is a technology that makes it easy to play.

2) Application number "1020007011293" (terminal for use in a library, etc.)

: It is a device related to a library terminal that allows a user to execute a loan transaction without help. The library terminal provides (i) a visible scan line from a bar code reader that indicates the location of the bar code on the loan item is correct, (ii) allows the user to execute a loan transaction, and (iii) the item is placed in the Provide direct feedback to users when improperly located, (iv) check out and check in loan items, (v) store fonts in bitmaps on screen displays instead of individual font memories, and (vi) security markers Display actions that help integrate readers, printers, and controllers into the same housing, (vii) handle financial transactions associated with loans of loan items, and (viii) help users correct errors when using the terminal do.

On the other hand, the prior patent for the technology using a bar code is recorded on a printing medium such as a business card is as follows.

1) Application number "1020000026541" (dial method using bar code)

: Entering other party's caller ID number by pressing direct button or keyboard when inputting wired / wireless call and internet address, displays relative number and address using barcode on business card and various printing media and uses internal and external scanner It is about how to recognize and send.

2) Application number "2019900017566" (business card with barcode)

: It relates to a business card (print medium) in which a bar code is embedded so that information can be known by a barcode reading operation.

However, there is no prior art relating to a service providing method for map information, telephone number information, and additional information related thereto using a bar code, and there is no form of a method for providing location information using a map address.

On the other hand, since the Internet is being used in everyday life as well as in offices and homes, it is already used to Internet e-mail and the demand for location information is increasing. It is likely to be activated at about the same level as email.

Accordingly, there is an urgent need for a method of providing information (location information, phone number information, and related additional information) desired by a user using a map address.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems and to meet the above-described demands, and to store / manage map addresses and subscriber information (location information, telephone number information, and related additional information, etc.). Define a map server on the Internet and record a map address or bar code / bar code number on a print medium such as a business card, so that a PC connected to the Internet reads the map address or bar code / bar code number. A computer-readable record of a subscriber information providing device using a map ID and a method and a program for realizing the method, so that the user can receive desired information from a map server on the Internet even with a simple operation of analyzing / analyzing. The purpose is to provide a medium.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a subscriber information providing system using a map ID according to the present invention;

2 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a map address according to the present invention;

3 is an illustration of one embodiment of a print medium on which a map address and barcode / barcode number are recorded in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 4 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a subscriber information providing service using a barcode according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a subscriber information providing service using a map address according to the present invention;

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

11: Client 12: Map Server

13: phone number server unit 14: map address DNS server unit

15: barcode server unit

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a subscriber information providing system using a map ID, comprising: subscriber information management means for mapping / saving subscriber information to a map ID; Telephone number information management means for mapping / saving / saving the telephone number information of the subscriber to the map ID; And store / manage the barcode information of the subscriber, analyze the barcode data received from the user terminal, retrieve the corresponding map ID, and transmit the corresponding map ID to the subscriber information management means and the telephone number information management means. Characterized in that it comprises a bar code information management means.

In addition, the present invention provides a subscriber information providing method using a bar code, comprising: a first step of receiving and analyzing a barcode / barcode number by a user terminal and transmitting the analyzed barcode data to a barcode information management means; A second step of the barcode information management means searching for a map ID corresponding to the barcode data in a barcode database and transmitting the searched map ID to subscriber information management means and telephone number information management means; And a third step of the subscriber information management means and the telephone number information management means searching for information corresponding to the map ID in its database and transmitting the searched result value to the user terminal. .

In addition, the present invention provides a method for providing subscriber information using a map address, and the method for providing subscriber information using a map address, wherein the user terminal receives and analyzes a map address and uses the analyzed map address data as map ID extracting means. Transmitting a first step; A second step of the map ID extracting means searching for a map ID corresponding to the map address data and transmitting the map ID to subscriber information management means and telephone number information management means; And a third step of the subscriber information management means and the telephone number information management means searching for information corresponding to the map ID in its database and transmitting the searched result to the user terminal.

The present invention also provides an information providing system including a processor, comprising: a first function of receiving and analyzing a barcode / barcode number by a client PC and transmitting the analyzed barcode data to a barcode server unit; A second function of the bar code server searching for a map ID corresponding to the bar code data in a bar code database and transmitting the searched map ID to a map server unit and a telephone number server unit; And a program for realizing a third function of searching for information corresponding to the map ID in a map server database and a telephone number database, and transmitting the searched result value to the client PC. Provide a computer readable recording medium.

The present invention also provides an information providing system having a processor, comprising: a first function of receiving and analyzing a map address from a client PC and transmitting the analyzed map address data to a map address server unit; A second function of searching for a map ID corresponding to the map address data by the map address server unit and transmitting the map ID to a map server unit and a telephone number server unit; And a program for realizing a third function of retrieving the information corresponding to the map ID from the map server database and the telephone number server unit in the map server database and the telephone number database and transmitting the retrieved result to the client. Provide a readable recording medium.

The present invention proposes a configuration and method of a service system for providing a location information or a telephone number and related additional information desired by a user by searching a telephone number server database and a map server database using a map ID. .

Strictly speaking, the map address includes a map ID and a map server address like an e-mail address. Since the map server addresses are all the same, it is a map ID that distinguishes a target of search information.

To this end, the client side must have a print medium such as a bar code / bar code number, a business card recording a map address, etc. First PC client software for processing the bar code number directly when input, and second PC client software for processing the map address when inputting the map address (the two client softwares are integrated). Can be processed in the form of a plug-in in a web browser.).

On the server side, a bar code DB is used to interpret the bar code and retrieve the map ID. If a map address is used, a map address resolution server and its database are used to interpret the map address. DB) needs to be built.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a system for providing subscriber information using a map ID according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the subscriber information providing system using the map ID according to the present invention includes a subscriber or user 11, the Internet 10, which is a connection network between the user 11 and the server, and a map ID. Map server / database 12 for managing / storing subscriber information, telephone number server database 13 for managing phone numbers, and maps from the user 11 input map address or barcode server 15 Receives an address and maps it to a map address domain name server (hereinafter referred to as DNS: Domain Name Server) / database 14 and a barcode input by the user 11 to obtain a corresponding map ID and matches the corresponding map address. It comprises a barcode server / database 15 for.

Input media, input data processing software, associated databases (DBs) 122, 132, 142, 152, and the like are interconnected via the Internet 10 to obtain desired information.

If the user has a barcode reader, the barcode is scanned and read from a print medium such as a business card. If the user does not have a barcode reader, the user directly inputs the barcode number to access the barcode server 15.

The barcode data thus input is transferred to the barcode server 15, and the barcode server 15 obtains a map address matching the transmitted barcode data and transmits it to the map address domain name server 14 to obtain a corresponding map ID. This information is sent to the map server 12 or the telephone number server 13 to obtain desired information.

When there is a map address on a print medium such as a business card or the like, the client inputs the map address on a web browser.

The input map address information is transmitted directly to the map address DNS server 14 without passing through the barcode server 15 to obtain a map ID, and the user is transmitted to the map server 12 or the telephone number server 13 again. You get the information you want.

2 is a view for explaining the configuration of a map address according to the present invention.

The format of the MAP address proposed in the present invention is configured similarly to the format of the e-mail address as described above with reference to FIG. 1.

Replace the "ⓐ" symbol used after the mail ID to represent the mail address with "ⓜ" to represent the map address, map ID instead of mail ID, and map server address instead of mail server address.

3 is an exemplary explanatory diagram of a print medium in which a map address and a barcode / bar code number are recorded according to the present invention, and an example of a business card is given as a representative example of the print medium.

As shown in Figure 2, it is configured similarly to a conventional business card, and added and recorded a map address and a barcode / bar code number in a format similar to an e-mail address to be processed by a bar code reader or PC client software.

At this time, the recording position of the map address and the barcode / barcode number does not deviate from the gist of the present invention even if any part of the printing medium is used. However, in the present invention, it is recorded on the lower right side of the printing medium in consideration of visual aspects.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing subscriber information using a barcode according to the present invention.

First, a user reads a barcode with a barcode reader or inputs a barcode number into a user's PC (401).

The input barcode / barcode number is processed by the client software of the user PC, and the processed barcode data is transmitted to the barcode server (403).

The barcode server extracts a map address corresponding to the received barcode data, receives the map address from the barcode server in the map address DNS server, retrieves the corresponding map ID (405), and transmits the map ID to the map server and the telephone number server (407). .

The map server and the telephone number server search each database using the map ID (409), and transmit a database search result to the user (411).

5 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a subscriber information providing service using a map address according to the present invention.

First, when a user inputs a map address into the PC (501), the input map address data is transferred to the map address DNS (503).

The map address DNS searches for a map ID matching the map address data received from the PC (505), and transmits the searched map ID to the map server and the telephone number server (505).

The map server and the telephone number server search each database (509) and transmit the search results to the user (511).

That is, according to the system of the present invention, a user simply inputs a map address or bar code / barcode number recorded on a print medium (business card, etc.) into a user PC linked with servers on the Internet. Information, telephone number information, and related additional information).

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a form that can be read by a computer.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

The present invention as described above introduces the concept of a map address (map ID + map server address), so that the user can obtain desired information only by a simple operation of inputting a map address or a barcode number. For example, you do not have to remember the address to obtain the information you want (location information, phone number information, and related additional information) .If you are not familiar with the address system, you may find it inconvenient. It is effective in relieving the inconvenience of having to search each database related number (DB).

Claims (14)

In the subscriber information providing system using a map ID, Subscriber information management means for mapping / saving subscriber information to a map ID; Telephone number information management means for mapping / saving / saving the telephone number information of the subscriber to the map ID; And Barcode for storing / managing the barcode information of the subscriber, analyzing the barcode data received from the user terminal to retrieve the map ID, and transmitting the map ID to the subscriber information management means and the telephone number information management means. Information management means Subscriber information providing system using a map ID comprising a. The method of claim 1, Map ID extraction means for extracting a map ID by receiving the map address from the user terminal Subscriber information providing system using a map ID further comprising. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The map address is, Subscriber information providing system using a map ID, comprising a map ID, a map address display unit and a map server address. The method of claim 3, wherein The subscriber information management means, Subscriber information providing system using a map ID, characterized in that it can work with the map database of the Geographic Information System (GIS). The method of claim 3, wherein The telephone number information management means, 114. A subscriber information providing system using a map ID, which can be linked with a guidance database of a telephone number guide system. The method of claim 3, wherein The user terminal, Subscriber information providing system using a map ID further comprises a barcode reader for interpreting the barcode. The method of claim 1, The subscriber information, System for providing subscriber information using a map ID, comprising location information, telephone number information, and related additional information. The method of claim 3, wherein The subscriber terminal, First PC client software capable of processing map addresses; And Second PC client software to read barcodes / barcode numbers Subscriber information providing system using a map ID comprising a. The method of claim 8. The first and second PC client software, Subscriber information providing system using a map ID, it can be configured in an integrated form, preferably in the form of a plug-in in the PC client browser. In the subscriber information providing method using a barcode, A first step of the user terminal receiving a barcode / barcode number and analyzing the barcode and transmitting the analyzed barcode data to the barcode information management means; A second step of the barcode information management means searching for a map ID corresponding to the barcode data in a barcode database and transmitting the searched map ID to subscriber information management means and telephone number information management means; And A third step of the subscriber information management means and the telephone number information management means searching for information corresponding to the map ID in its database, and transmitting the searched result value to the user terminal; Subscriber information providing method using a bar code comprising a. The method of claim 10, The first step is, Subscriber information providing method using a bar code, characterized in that the bar code number input through the PC client software can be analyzed. In the subscriber information providing method using a map address, A first step of receiving, by the user terminal, a map address, and transmitting the analyzed map address data to the map ID extracting means; A second step of the map ID extracting means searching for a map ID corresponding to the map address data and transmitting the map ID to subscriber information management means and telephone number information management means; And A third step of the subscriber information management means and the telephone number information management means searching for information corresponding to the map ID in its database and transmitting the searched result to the user terminal; Subscriber information providing method using a map ID comprising a. In an information providing system having a large capacity processor, A first function of receiving and analyzing a barcode / barcode number by the client PC and transmitting the analyzed barcode data to the barcode server unit; A second function of the bar code server searching for a map ID corresponding to the bar code data in a bar code database and transmitting the searched map ID to a map server unit and a telephone number server unit; And A third function of searching for information corresponding to the map ID in a map server database and a telephone number database, and transmitting the searched result value to the client PC; A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this. In an information providing system having a large capacity processor, A first function of receiving and analyzing a map address from a client PC and transmitting the analyzed map address data to a map address server unit; A second function of searching for a map ID corresponding to the map address data by the map address server unit and transmitting the map ID to a map server unit and a telephone number server unit; And A third function of searching for information corresponding to the map ID in a map server database and a telephone number database by transmitting the searched result to a client A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.