KR20040008999A - Method and System for Providing Event and/or Exihibition Information via Mobile Phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for supplying a guide announcement of an event place using a mobile phone is provided to enable a mobile phone user to listen to information as to an event place or various display matter displayed on the event place as a guide announcement through a voice automatic response system in the case that the mobile phone user visits to the event place directly and wants to obtain information of the event place in a remote place. CONSTITUTION: A group or a company transmits a text file including publicizing or advertising information to an ARS server using a client computer for publicizing or advertising itself in various kinds of event places(S302). The ARS server converts the information stored in the text file into a voice file and stores the information using a TTS technique or a voice of a person(S304). A user who wants to obtain the information selects a corresponding menu through a key button of a mobile phone(S306). A mobile communication businessman server receives and reads data transmitted through a wireless network from the mobile phone of the user(S308). The mobile communication businessman server requests a guide announcement corresponded to a read result of data received from the mobile phone to the ARS server(S310). The ARS server transmits the corresponding guide announcement to the mobile communication businessman server, and the mobile communication businessman server transmits the guide announcement received from the ARS server to the mobile phone(S312). The user listens to the guide announcement being transmitted in the mobile communication businessman server through a mobile phone(S314).

Description

How to provide venue information announcement using a mobile phone {Method and System for Providing Event and / or Exihibition Information via Mobile Phone}

The present invention relates to a method for providing announcements related to various event information using a mobile phone. More specifically, when a mobile phone user visits the event site or wants information on the event site from a remote location, a voice answering system (ARS) (hereinafter referred to as an 'ARS') is used to display various events displayed at the event site or the event hall. The present invention relates to a service providing method for listening to information about the announcement.

In modern society, typeface media such as newspapers, books and magazines, which can record various types of information, are widely used due to the characteristics that can be spread in a short time according to the development of transportation means. Through this type of print media, people can easily access and know various events or information that they do not directly encounter.

Moreover, due to the rapid development of broadcasting technology and electronic technology, various multimedia media such as radio, television, and video, instead of printing media, have appeared to deliver more detailed and accurate information through video and audio. In addition, with the advent of computers, the amount of personal information is rapidly increasing by storing various information obtained through wired and wireless communication networks in physical storage devices such as hard disks.

However, despite the various excellent indirect information providing media described above, it is not easy to replace the accuracy of information obtained by viewing or listening directly. Therefore, more and more people acquire information in a more direct way through various event venues, such as museums, exhibition halls, and exhibition halls, which provide information that can be actually seen and heard, rather than indirectly.

On the other hand, the information providing method at the event site is mainly provided through a pamphlet or a leaflet that provides the approximate information of the event site, or by installing a structure containing a little information written by each exhibit or building installed in the event site.

However, pamphlets or flyers distributed at the event site has a disadvantage in that the number of produced is limited, so that the number of visitors cannot be provided. In addition, the phrase written on a plurality of structures installed in the event venue is not easy to update the information there is a problem that the written phrase is damaged by providing the old information or the structure is worn for various reasons.

Therefore, recently, a method of acquiring information is provided by renting wireless headphones for a fee at each event site, wearing wireless headphones rented by a visitor, and listening to explanations provided by the wireless headphones. Since the wireless headphone can provide various information for each visitor, it is used as an efficient information providing method.

However, a method of providing information using wireless headphones has been installed in a very small number of area units or building units of each venue due to the cost of operating and managing the wireless headphones. Therefore, there is a problem that many visitors take a lot of time to receive information when using.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention allows the mobile phone user to visit the venue directly or to request information of the venue from a remote location, so that the user can listen to the information about various exhibitions and the like displayed through the voice answering system. An object of the present invention is to provide a service providing method.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for providing a visitor mobile phone with information about various event venues according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is an exemplary screen showing a "event guide" service using a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of listening to information about an event venue using a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

110: cell phone 120: wireless base station

130: mobile switching center 140: mobile communication operator server

150: ARS server 160: client computer

To this end, the present invention, a mobile phone with a wireless Internet connection, a wireless network for processing call attempts from the mobile phone, a mobile communication service provider server providing information to the mobile phone and the information provided from the client computer to convert the voice to the storage A method of providing an event site information announcement using a mobile phone configured as an ARS server, wherein the ARS server receives a text file from the client computer, converts the received text file into a voice file, and stores the converted text file. Accessing the mobile service provider server using the mobile terminal; selecting a venue information guide service provided by the mobile service provider server using the mobile phone; and the mobile service provider server receiving input data from the mobile phone. Receiving Requesting transmission of a specific announcement to the ARS server, and the mobile communication provider server receiving the specific announcement from the ARS server and transmitting the event information to the mobile phone, comprising: Provide a method for providing a comment.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for providing information regarding various event venues to a visitor mobile phone according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Event venue announcement system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a mobile phone 110, wireless base station 120, mobile switching center 130, mobile operator server 140, ARS server 150 and a client computer ( 160).

The mobile phone 110 is a terminal capable of accessing wireless Internet, which receives guidance of various event venues through a wireless network. The visitor connects to the mobile communication service provider server 140 using the mobile phone 110 and selects a menu such as event space information provided by the mobile communication service provider server 140 to listen to the announcement regarding the information of the specific event space.

The wireless base station 120 receives and processes a call attempt requested by the mobile phone 110, and includes a base transceiver station (BTS) and a base station controller (BSC). .

The mobile switching center (MSC) 130 processes a call attempt of the mobile phone 110 transmitted from the wireless base station 120, and has a function of interworking with a switch of a public switched telephone network (PSTN).

The mobile telecommunication service provider server 140 is a server for providing the event information service according to the embodiment of the present invention to the mobile phone 110, and performs a billing function according to the use of the event information service.

The ARS server 150 is a server that transmits an announcement about event site information to a mobile phone 110 through a wireless network or receives and stores event site information from a client computer 160. The mobile communication service provider server 140 Works with That is, the specific announcement message request signal from the mobile operator server 140 is received to transmit the announcement stored in the storage device (eg, the voice mailbox) to the mobile operator server 140.

Meanwhile, the announcements stored in the storage device of the ARS server 150 are classified and stored for each event venue, and the announcements classified for each event venue are classified and stored as respective exhibits or events in the event venue.

In addition, a specific code for classification is assigned to the announcements for each event site stored in the ARS server 150. For example, the flower fair venue is assigned code A, and the code is assigned to Mugunghwa Hall 01, Rose Hall 02, and Lily Hall 03 as the detailed venue of the Flower Fair. Therefore, when the visitor selects the rosette by sequentially inputting the key buttons in the event hall information menu using the mobile phone 110, the mobile communication service provider server 150 is assigned to code A02 among various kinds of stored items stored in the ARS server 160. Request the corresponding announcement is to provide to the visitor's mobile phone (110).

The client computer 160 provides the ARS server 150 with information on various events such as cultural arts events, sporting events, and events through a communication network. Here, the client computer 160 may provide information by inputting information on a web screen provided by a homepage of a company operating the ARS server 150 or by sending an email containing the information to a specific email account. Could be.

Therefore, organizations that organize events such as flower fairs, World Cup games, amusement parks, Olympics, and Expo events, or operate cultural entertainment facilities such as museums, exhibitions, memorials, zoos, botanical gardens, and amusement parks may be client computers (160). ) To transmit the various information of the event or facility to the ARS server 150 as a text file. The ARS server 150 converts the text file provided from the client computer 160 into voice and stores it in the storage device.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, the information provided using the client computer 160 is described as related to various event venues, but is not limited thereto, and may also include publicity or advertisement information of a plurality of organizations or companies that want to publicize. have.

Here, the method of converting the contents of the text file to speech uses a technology commonly referred to as the term TTS (Text To Speech), which uses software to voice the contents of various electronic documents such as help files or web pages. It's a kind of speech synthesis program that converts it to. TTS can read information on computer screens for people with visual impairments. Since TTS technology is also widely used in the same industry, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Of course, a method in which a person directly pronounces the contents of the text provided from the client computer 160 by voice and records and stores the voice may be possible.

2 is an exemplary screen showing a "event guide" service using the mobile phone 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The visitor accesses the mobile operator server 150 using the mobile phone 110 and selects, for example, an “event guide” service provided by the mobile operator, and displays a list of various event venues as shown in FIG. 2A on the screen of the mobile phone 110. Is displayed. Therefore, the visitor selects a desired item, such as "Face View Flower Fair", by using the key button of the mobile phone 110. Similarly, the visitor can listen to the desired information as a guidement by selecting a desired menu on the screen of FIG. 2B showing a detailed menu of the "Face View Flower Fair".

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of listening to information on an event venue using a mobile phone 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Various event venues or organizations or companies that want to promote or advertise their company, by using a client computer 160 transmits a text file containing the event or company's promotion or advertising information to the ARS server 150 (S302).

The ARS server 150 converts the information contained in the text file received from the client computer 160 into a voice file by using TTS technology or by recording a voice directly pronounced by a person (S304).

The user who wants to visit the event site or company directly or obtain information selects the corresponding menu through the key button of the mobile phone 110 (S306).

The mobile communication service provider server 140 receives and reads data transmitted through the wireless network from the user's mobile phone 110 (S308).

The mobile telecommunication service provider server 140 requests the ARS server 150 for a announcement corresponding to a reading result of the data received from the mobile phone 110 (S310).

The ARS server 150 transmits the corresponding announcement to the mobile communication service provider server 140, and the mobile communication service provider server 140 transmits the announcement received from the ARS server 150 to the mobile phone 110 (S312). .

The user may acquire desired information by listening to a guidement transmitted from the mobile communication service provider server 140 through the mobile phone 110.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, when visiting various event venues such as an exhibition hall, a museum, a memorial hall, or wanting information of the event venue, a variety of information on the detailed exhibits displayed on the event hall or the venue are displayed by using a mobile phone. Can be provided through.

In addition, the mobile communication service provider providing the announcement service according to the present invention, in addition to providing information related to the event site, register advertising information such as a group or a company that wants to promote or advertise, and increase profits by increasing new currency of users. It can be created.

Claims (6)

A mobile phone capable of wireless internet access, a wireless network for handling call attempts from the mobile phone, a mobile communication service provider server for providing announcements to the mobile phone, and an ARS server for converting and storing information provided from a client computer. As a method of providing event information announcement using a mobile phone, (a) receiving, by the ARS server, a text file from the client computer, and converting the received text file into a voice file; (b) a user accessing the mobile service provider server using the mobile phone; (c) selecting, by the user, an event site information guide service provided by the mobile communication service provider server using the mobile phone; (d) receiving, by the mobile operator server, input data from the mobile phone and requesting transmission of a specific announcement to the ARS server; And (e) the mobile communication service provider server receiving the specific announcement from the ARS server and transmitting the received announcement to the mobile phone; Event site information providing method using a mobile phone comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (a) The information may be input to the ARS server by inputting the client computer by accessing a homepage of a company that operates the ARS server or by sending an e-mail in which the information is recorded to an email account of the ARS server. How to provide information on the event site using a mobile phone. The method of claim 2, Wherein the information is provided in the event site information guide using a mobile phone, characterized in that the text (Text) format. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (a) The ARS server provides a venue information guide using a mobile phone, characterized in that for converting the information into the voice file using the Text To Speech (TTS) technology. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (a) Wherein the text file is a cultural art event, sports event, event (Event) event, cultural facilities and event site information providing method using a mobile phone, characterized in that it contains information for promoting or advertising a company or organization. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (a) The ARS server provides the event site information announcements using a mobile phone, characterized in that for assigning and classifying and storing a specific code by event, cultural facility, company and group.