KR20040021267A - System for tracing object using mobile phone and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for announcing the approach of a target object using a portable phone and a method for controlling the same are provided to download the location information of a desired object from a server that provides the location information contents of various objects, to capture the present location of the object through a GPS embedded in a user's portable phone, and to inform the user of what the portable phone approaches the object. CONSTITUTION: A user accesses a contents providing server through a portable phone having a GPS receiving module(S20) and transfers the type information of the portable phone and the present available memory state of a contents storage part to the contents providing server(S22). The contents providing server displays contents items according to the type of the portable phone(S24). In case that the user selects an object item, the contents providing server compares the capacity of the selected item with the capacity of the available memory of the contents storage part(S26). If the capacity of the selected item is smaller than the capacity of the available memory of the contents storage part, the contents providing server downloads the location information and process routine of the selected item to the user's portable phone(S30).

Description

Notification system for accessing object using mobile phone and its control method {SYSTEM FOR TRACING OBJECT USING MOBILE PHONE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an object access notification system using a mobile phone and a method of controlling the same, and more particularly, location information of corresponding objects from a server providing location information contents of various objects to a mobile phone having a small storage space having a built-in GPS module. After downloading and saving only the GPS module, the current location information is grasped and the user is notified of the proximity of the object, so that the user can easily grasp the location of the object. It is about.

GPS (Global Positioning System) is one of the most popular technologies for finding location and visual information. It uses satellites floating in orbit around the earth at any time, anywhere, regardless of the weather. It is a system that informs you.

As a technique using the GPS technology, there is a car navigation system that finds a location of a place to be attached to a vehicle.

This vehicle navigation system is an automotive GPS technology that teaches drivers directions through display screens and voices. It is combined with a large Geographic Information System (GIS) to enable smooth land transportation such as public transportation systems, delivery trucks and quick services. It is already commercialized and used for navigation.

On the other hand, mobile devices such as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) are equipped with GPS to show their location with a map and provide information on nearby traffic, shopping, restaurants, etc. GPS technology is being applied.

In addition, the vehicle is equipped with a telematics device, a compound word combining telecommunication and informatics, which includes wireless mobile communication, satellite navigation system (GPS) technology, geographic information system (GIS), and call center technology. It is developing into the concept of mobile office by combining with real-time traffic and life information, emergency method, remote vehicle diagnosis, vehicle accident, anti-theft, driving route guidance, and in-car control, audio system, display, etc. .

However, in order to provide the above services, there is a problem that can be provided only by installing expensive telematics devices for supporting wireless mobile communication, satellite navigation system (GPS) technology, and geographic information system (GIS).

Therefore, in order to be provided with real-time traffic and living information and driving directions using a mobile phone owned by most drivers, handsfree is equipped with a GPS to determine the location of the vehicle and then access the Internet through the mobile phone. Can be provided.

1 is a block diagram showing a navigation system using a conventional mobile phone.

A mobile phone 40 for wireless communication via a wireless communication network 50, a service center 60 connected to the wireless communication network 50 to analyze traffic information in real time and calculating an optimal route, and a current location from a satellite It is equipped with a GPS receiver 10, a direction sensor 22 and an acceleration sensor 24 to grasp the information, and stores the location information obtained from the GPS receiver 10 as well as the service center 60 through the mobile phone 40 ), A navigation unit 20 for controlling the transmission of location information and reception of various information and outputting the result through the mobile phone 40, and a mobile phone mounting unit 30 for mounting and supplying power to the mobile phone 40. )

In this case, the GPS receiver 10, the navigation unit 20, and the mobile phone mounting unit 30 are formed in a hands-free type mounted on a vehicle and are separated from the mobile phone 40.

Referring to the operation of the conventional navigation system using a mobile phone as described above will be described with reference to a flow chart for explaining the operation method of the navigation system using a conventional mobile phone shown in FIG.

First, the operation program is downloaded from the service center 60 through the wireless communication network 50 using the mobile phone 40, and the current location information is obtained through the GPS receiver 10 and then registered in the service center 60 ( S10).

Then enter the destination he wants to go (S12). Then, the service center 60 calculates the optimal route together with the traffic information analyzed in real time according to the current vehicle location and the input destination (S14).

Then, the analyzed data is transmitted through the mobile phone 40 (S16).

Then, the navigation unit 20 performs the road guidance through the mobile phone according to the driving state of the vehicle through the data transmitted through the mobile phone 40 and the direction sensor 22 and the acceleration sensor 24 therein (S18).

In the above method, since the vehicle navigation system cannot embed massive geographic information like a telematics device in a mobile phone, it continuously connects to a service center through a wireless communication network through a mobile phone to retrieve location information and a destination obtained from a hands-free GPS receiver. When transmitted to the service center, only the traffic information analyzed in real time or the data of the calculated optimal route are transmitted to the service center and operated to be displayed on the mobile phone.

Therefore, even when a mobile phone having a small memory is used, it is possible not only to receive traffic information in real time but also to perform an optimal route calculation.

However, when the service is provided through the service center as described above, the wireless communication must be continuously performed through the mobile phone while the service is being provided. Therefore, the burden of the communication fee is increased and the service is not performed in the area where the wireless communication is not smooth. There is a problem that cannot be provided.

In addition, in order to receive the above services, a separate installation cost is required because a hands-free GPS receiver, a navigation unit, and a mobile phone mounting unit must be purchased and installed.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to download only the location information of the corresponding object from a server that provides the location information content of various objects to a mobile phone having a small storage space with a built-in GPS module After receiving and storing the current location information through the GPS module to provide the object access notification system and control method using a mobile phone to notify the user when the proximity to the object to easily determine the location of the object. have.

1 is a block diagram showing a navigation system using a conventional mobile phone.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a navigation system using a conventional mobile phone.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the object access notification system using a mobile phone according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an object access notification system using a mobile phone according to the present invention.

5 is an exemplary view showing a state of use of the object access notification system using a mobile phone according to the present invention.

-Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings-

10: GPS receiver 20: navigation unit

30: mobile phone mounting portion 40, 70: mobile phone

50: wireless communication network 60: service center

72: GPS receiver module 74: display unit

76: mobile phone control module 78: content storage unit

80: content providing server

An object access notification system using a mobile phone according to the present invention for realizing the above object is a mobile phone for wireless communication through a wireless communication network, and a content providing server for providing location information content for a target connected to the wireless communication network. And a GPS reception module embedded in the mobile phone to grasp the current location information from the satellite, and a content storage unit located in the mobile phone to store content downloaded from a content providing server, by the mobile phone control module of the mobile phone. Connect to the content providing server to download the content to the content storage unit, and executes the content stored in the content storage unit to compare the location information obtained from the GPS receiving module with the location information of the downloaded object to check the proximity state of the object. What you see on your phone It is characterized by.

In addition, the method of controlling the object access notification system using a mobile phone according to the present invention comprises the steps of accessing the content providing server through the mobile phone, and after being connected to the content providing server, the mobile phone model information and the available memory of the current content storage unit is delivered; Determining whether a target item serviced by the content providing server according to the received mobile phone model is selected; and comparing the size of the selected item with the available memory of the content storage unit of the mobile phone when the target item is selected. And if the size of the selected item is larger than the available memory of the content storage unit, notifying of the non-selection and returning to determining the selection of the target item, and if the size of the selected item is small, downloading the location information and processing routine of the selected item to the content storage unit. Steps, and provide content after the download is complete Disconnecting the server, determining whether a processing routine stored in the content storage unit has been executed while the connection is released, identifying a current position from the GPS receiving module when the processing routine is executed, and After determining the location information of the object stored in the content storage unit and determining whether the current location is within a certain distance, and if within a certain distance with the object characterized in that the step consisting of the step of notifying.

The present invention made as above is connected to the content providing server via a mobile phone with a built-in GPS receiving module to download and store the processing routine for notifying the location information and proximity status of the object within the available memory size of the content storage unit in the mobile phone It is operated to notify the proximity state of the object by grasping its position through the GPS receiving module in the state and comparing it with the location information of the downloaded object.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the present embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but is presented by way of example only and the same parts as in the conventional configuration using the same reference numerals and names.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the object access notification system using a mobile phone according to the present invention.

As shown here, the mobile phone 70 for wireless communication via the wireless communication network 50, the content providing server 80 for providing the location information content for the object connected to the wireless communication network 50, The GPS receiver module 72 embedded in the mobile phone 70 to grasp the current position information from the satellite, and the content storage for storing the content downloaded from the content providing server 80 located in the mobile phone 70 Part 78 is made.

As such, the user can configure the object access notification system according to the present invention by having only the mobile phone 70.

Therefore, by connecting the content providing server 80 by the mobile phone control module 76 of the mobile phone 70 not only to download the content to the content storage unit 78 but also to execute the content stored in the content storage unit 78 By comparing the position information obtained from the GPS receiving module 72 and the position information on the downloaded object, the proximity state of the object is displayed on the display unit 74 of the mobile phone 70.

Referring to the flow chart shown in Figure 4 the control method of the target access notification system using a mobile phone according to the present invention made as described above are as follows.

The GPS receiving module 72 is connected to the content providing server 80 via the wireless communication network 50 through the mobile phone 70 (S20).

After accessing the content providing server 80 as described above, the mobile phone model information and the current available memory situation of the content storage unit 78 are transmitted to the content providing server 80 (S22).

Thereafter, the content providing server 80 displays the items of the contents serviced according to the model of the mobile phone 70. That is, when an object item such as a gas station or a gas filling station to provide location information is displayed, it is determined whether the user has selected an item of the object to be provided (S24).

Therefore, when the target item is selected, the capacity of the selected item is compared with the available memory capacity of the content storage unit 78 of the mobile phone 70 (S26).

Therefore, when the size of the selected item to be serviced is compared and the size of the selected item is larger than the available memory size of the content storage unit 78, a notification of the non-selection is made, and the object item to be serviced is displayed to select another object item. Allow the user to select the object item again (S28).

However, when the size of the object item to be serviced is smaller than the available memory size of the content storage unit 78 of the mobile phone 70, the location information and the processing routine of the selected item are downloaded to the content storage unit 78 (S30). .

In this case, when there is room in the available memory size of the content storage unit 78 of the mobile phone 70, a plurality of contents may be selected and downloaded. However, if there is no room in the available memory size of the content storage unit 78, the content that has been previously downloaded should be deleted after securing the available memory size.

After downloading the content to be serviced as described above, the connection with the content providing server 80 is released (S32).

In the present invention, the content is not provided in the state of being continuously connected to the content providing server 80, but because the service is provided through the location information and the program downloaded to the content storage unit 78 of the mobile phone 70 offline to download the content It is connected to the content providing server 80 only for the purpose of not being otherwise connected to it can reduce the communication fee.

In this way, while the connection with the content providing server 80 is released, a corresponding processing routine is executed to determine the access of the object that the user wants to receive from the contents stored in the content storage unit 78.

Then, after determining whether to execute the processing routine in the mobile phone control module 76 (S34) and when executed to determine the current position through the GPS receiving module 72 according to the program (S36).

Then, it is determined whether it is located within a certain distance by comparing with the current position identified by the GPS receiving module 72 and the position information corresponding to the target of the executed content (S38).

As a result of the determination, if the current position is within a certain distance from the object, the proximity state is notified (S40).

5 is an exemplary view showing a state of use of the object access notification system using a mobile phone according to the present invention.

As shown here, when the object is a gas station, the concentric circle is displayed on the display unit 74 of the mobile phone 70, and the concentric circle indicating a certain distance based on the current position of the center is drawn. If there is a gas station within a distance, the location of the gas station is marked with a dot.

Therefore, by checking the display unit 74, it can be seen that there is one gas station at a point about 300M to the northeast, another at about 190M to the southeast, and another at 260M to the southwest.

On the other hand, when the object is located in the concentric circle within 20M to sound the alarm may be able to know that the maximum access to the object.

As described above, the present invention downloads and stores only the location information of the corresponding object from the server providing the location information content of the various objects in the mobile phone having a small storage space with a built-in GPS module and stores the current location information through the GPS module. When grasping and approaching the target object, there is an advantage that the user can be easily informed of the location of the target object.

In addition, there is an advantage that the service can be provided only as a mobile phone with a built-in GPS module without mounting a separate device to determine the location of the object.

In addition, since only the location information of the target is downloaded and serviced offline, the communication fee is not charged while receiving the service, thereby reducing the burden of the communication fee.

Claims (2)

The object access notification system using a mobile phone includes a mobile phone for wireless communication through a wireless communication network, A content providing server connected to the wireless communication network to provide location information content of an object; A GPS receiving module embedded in the mobile phone to grasp the current location information from the satellite; It is made of a content storage unit for storing the content located in the mobile phone downloaded from the content providing server, The mobile phone control module of the mobile phone not only connects the content providing server to download the content to the content storage unit, but also executes the content stored in the content storage unit so as to obtain the location information and the downloaded object identified from the GPS receiving module. Comparing the location information for and displaying the result on the mobile phone Object access notification system using a mobile phone characterized in that. Accessing a content providing server through a mobile phone; Transmitting the mobile phone model information and the available memory of the current content storage unit after being connected to the content providing server; Determining whether an object item serviced by the content providing server according to the mobile phone model received in the above is selected; Comparing the size of the selected item with the available memory of the content storage unit of the mobile phone when the target item is selected; If the size of the selected item is larger than the available memory size of the content storage unit, a step of notifying selection is notified and returning to determining the selection of the target item. If the size of the selected item is small, the location information and processing routine of the selection item are returned to the content storage unit. Downloading, Disconnecting from the content providing server after the download is completed; Determining whether a processing routine stored in the content storage unit has been executed while the connection is released; Determining a current position from the GPS receiving module when the processing routine is executed; Determining the current location and determining whether the location information of the object stored in the content storage unit and the determined current location are within a predetermined distance; Informing the proximity state if the target object is within a certain distance. Control method of the object access notification system using a mobile phone, characterized in that consisting of.