KR20040022546A - System and Method for Providing Location Information Service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for supplying a location information service is provided to periodically transmit self location information to other party at a planned schedule by a self decision instead of supplying location information in passive method, thereby implementing user convenience. CONSTITUTION: A location information service supplying system(500) comprises as follows. A subscriber manager(510) receives information necessary for authenticating a subscriber through a wire/wireless terminal, and stores the received information in a database(620). A transmission scheduler(530) receives location information transmission conditions of the subscriber from the wire/wireless terminal, and stores the received conditions in the database(620). A location confirmer(550) perceives a location of the terminal, and stores location information in the database(620). A location information transmitter(570) generates a location information message in reference to the location information of the subscriber and an address of a receiver terminal, and transmits the message to the receiver terminal. A controller(600) is connected to the subscriber manager(510), the transmission scheduler(530), the location confirmer(550), and the location information transmitter(570).

Description

System and Method for Providing Location Information Service

The present invention relates to a location information service providing system, and more particularly, to a location information service providing system and method for allowing a mobile subscriber to selectively provide his / her location information to a counterpart.

As the number of users possessing wireless terminals such as mobile phones and PCS increases, a service for identifying a user's location using the wireless terminal is provided only to subscribers who have agreed to provide mutual information. However, because the other party inquires the subscriber's location information at any time, the subscriber of the wireless terminal providing the location information may feel uncomfortable that his or her location is being monitored by the other party.

In addition, even if the wireless terminal subscriber tries to provide his / her location information to the other party, it is inconvenient to connect to the server providing the location information every time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a system and method for providing location information service for transmitting location information by designating a receiver, a period, a period, etc., to which the subscriber will notify his location information. have.

1 is a view showing a connection example of a location information service providing system and a terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a system for providing location information service shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a detailed configuration diagram of the transmission scheduling means shown in FIG. 2;

4 is a detailed configuration diagram of a database applied to the location information service providing system according to the present invention;

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

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

100: wired terminal 200: subscriber wireless terminal

300: wired network 400: wireless network

500: location information service providing system

510: subscriber management means 530: transmission scheduling means

531: period designation means 533: period designation means

535: Recipient designation means 550: Location confirmation means

570: location information transmission means 600: control unit

620: Database 621: Subscriber Database

623: transmission scheduling database 625: location information database

700: receiving wireless terminal 800: receiving wired terminal

The present invention for achieving the above object is a system for providing a location information service connected to a wired or wireless terminal of a subscriber through a wired network operator or a wireless network operator, to determine the location of the subscriber wireless terminal to provide location information to the terminal of the receiver,

Subscriber management means for receiving information necessary for authenticating the subscriber from the subscriber through a wired or wireless terminal and storing the information in a database; Transmission scheduling means for receiving the subscriber's location information transmission condition from the wired / wireless terminal and storing it in a database; Positioning means for locating a subscriber wireless terminal and storing the location in a database; Location information transmission means for generating a location information message by referring to the location information of the subscriber and the address of the reception terminal stored in the database and transmitting the location information message to the receiver terminal using the location information transmission condition; And a control unit connected to the subscriber management means, the transmission scheduling means, the positioning means and the location information transmitting means to control the entire system.

In addition, the present invention is a method of providing a location information service that is connected to a wired or wireless terminal of a subscriber through a wired network operator or a wireless network operator and grasps the location of the subscriber based on the wireless terminal of the subscriber to provide location information to the wired or wireless terminal of the receiver.

Receiving information for authenticating the subscriber from the subscriber wired and wireless terminal; Receiving a location information transmission condition for providing location information of a subscriber wireless terminal from a subscriber wired or wireless terminal; Identifying a location of the subscriber wireless terminal; Generating a location information message to be transmitted to the terminal of the receiver; And transmitting the location information to the terminal of the receiver according to the location information transmission condition.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating a connection example of a location information service providing system 500 and a terminal according to the present invention.

The location information service providing system 500 is connected to the wired network 300 and the wireless network 400 to receive information necessary for transmitting the location information of the subscriber from the wired terminal 100 or the wireless terminal 200, thereby providing a subscriber wired or wireless terminal ( The subscriber's location information message is transmitted to the receiving wireless terminal 700 or the receiving wired terminal 800 designated by 100 and 200. The location information message can be written in any of SMS, instance and E-mail format.

The subscriber accesses the location information service providing system 500 through the wired terminal 100 or the wireless terminal 200 and transmits the location information receiver, a period required for transmitting the location information based on the number of the subscriber wireless terminal 200. Enter the cycle information. In case of using the subscriber wireless terminal 200, the subscriber accesses using the access telephone number of the location information service providing system 500 or selects the location information providing service from the list of contents provided by the subscriber wireless terminal 200 to the wireless Internet. Means for accessing the location information service providing system 500 and subscribing as a member and transmitting the location information of the receiving wireless terminal 700 to transmit the location information of the subscriber identified based on the subscriber wireless terminal 200 ( Enter either SMS, E-mail, or Instance). The subscriber station 200 may transmit the location information to the receiver station 700 in addition to the number of the receiver station 700, the means for transmitting the location information message, or a method (SMS, E-mail, instance). Input the location information transmission condition including period, period information, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration diagram of the location information service providing system 500 shown in FIG. 1.

The location information service providing system 500 includes a subscriber management means 510, a transmission scheduling means 530, and a location checking means 550. The location information transmitting means 570, the control unit 600 and the database 620.

First, the subscriber management unit 510 is a subscriber wired or wireless terminal 100 required for location information check when the subscriber first accesses the location information service providing system 500 using the wired terminal 100 and the subscriber wireless terminal 200. , 200), information such as subscriber's name, password, etc. is received for the subscriber's authentication.

The transmission scheduling means 530 is a number of the receiving wireless terminal 700 for receiving the location information necessary for transmitting the location information of the subscriber wireless terminal 200 from the subscriber wired or wireless terminal 100, 200, a period for transmitting the location information, Information such as a period of transmitting the location information is received and stored in the database 620. At this time, the location information of the subscriber may be transmitted in the form of an e-mail or an instance message in addition to the SMS by storing an e-mail address or an instance message address together. Information necessary for transmitting the location information may be changed to another item or further include another item. In addition, the transmission scheduling means 530 continuously checks the location information transmission conditions such as the location information transmission period, period, etc. received from the subscriber wired and wireless terminals 100, 200, the time point to transmit the location information to the receiving wireless terminal 700 In this case, the location information transmission signal is transmitted to the location determining means 550, while the location information transmission means 570 refers to the database 620 to transmit an address to which the location information of the subscriber is to be transmitted. The location information transmission address is any one of a number, an e-mail address, and an instance message address of the receiving wireless terminal 700.

The location checking means 550 identifies the location of the subscriber in real time using the number of the subscriber wireless terminal 200 stored in the subscriber management means 510 and stores it in the database 620, and the transmission scheduling means 530. When the location information transmission signal is received from the location information transmission means 570 transmits the location information. Here, the position of the subscriber radio terminal 200 is all possible for positioning, such as an angle method using a propagation delay between three base stations, for example, adjacent to the subscriber radio terminal 200, or a method using a GPS receiver. Use either method.

The location information transmission means 570 is a location information of the subscriber received from the location confirmation means 550 and the location information transmission address received from the transmission scheduling means 530, for example, the number of the receiving wireless terminal 700, After generating a location information message to be transmitted to the receiving wired / wireless terminals 700 and 800 using any one of an e-mail address and an instance address, the location information message is transmitted to the receiving wired / wireless terminals 700 and 800.

The control unit 600 is connected to the subscriber management means 510, the transmission scheduling means 530, the location checking means 550, the location information transmitting means 570, and the database 620 to provide the location information service system 500. Control the overall operation of the subscriber, and stores the information of the subscriber management means 510, transmission scheduling means 530, positioning means 550 in the database 620.

3 is a block diagram showing the transmission scheduling means 530 according to the present invention.

The transmission scheduling means 530 is composed of a period designation means 531, a period designation means 533, and a receiver designation means 535.

The period designation means 531 receives from the subscriber wireless terminal 200 how long the position information of the subscriber wireless terminal 200 is transmitted to the receiving wireless terminal 700, stores it in the database 620, and stores the location information transmission period. Periodically checks and sends a signal to the period designation means 533 to check the location information transmission period when the location information transmission period does not exceed.

The period designation means 533 receives from the subscriber wireless terminal 200 how to transmit the location information of the subscriber wireless terminal 200 to the receiving wired / wireless terminals 700 and 800 in a database 620. . In addition, when the period designation means 533 receives a signal from the period designation means 530, the period designation means 533 transmits the location information transmission signal to the location information transmission means 570 with reference to the location information transmission period stored in the database 620.

The receiver designation means 535 receives at least one address of the at least one receiving wired / wireless terminal 700, 800 from which the subscriber wireless terminal 200 transmits the location information of the subscriber wireless terminal 200 from the subscriber wired / wireless terminal 100, 200 and stores it in the database 620. The address information transmitting means 570 transmits the addresses of the reception wired and wireless terminals 700 and 800.

4 is a detailed configuration diagram of a database 620 applied to the location information service providing system 500 according to the present invention.

The database 620 includes a subscriber database 621, a transmission scheduling database 623, and a location information database 625, which may be configured as one table or as separate tables.

The subscriber database 621 is connected to the subscriber management means 510 and stores the subscriber's wireless terminal 200 number necessary to grasp the personal information required for managing the subscriber and the subscriber's location information under the control of the controller 600. The transmission scheduling database 623 is connected to the transmission scheduling means 530 and conditions for transmitting location information such as a receiver, a period, and a period to transmit the location information received from the subscriber wired / wireless terminals 100 and 200 under the control of the control unit 600. Save it. The location information database 625 is connected to the location checking means 550 and receives and stores location information of the subscriber wireless terminal 200 transmitted by the location checking means 550 in real time under the control of the control unit 600.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a location information transmission scheduling service according to the present invention.

When the subscriber connects to the location information service providing system 500 using the wireless terminal 200 or the wired terminal 100, the subscriber receives and confirms information for authenticating the subscriber from the subscriber wired / wireless terminal 100 (S101). S103). If the information received from the subscriber wired / wireless terminals 100 and 200 in step S103 does not match the information stored in the database 620, the subscriber management means 510 re-registers the subscriber from the subscriber wired / wireless terminals 100 and 200. If necessary information is requested, and if the information does not match more than three times is terminated (S115). In this case, when the subscriber wired / wireless terminals 100 and 200 are connected for the first time, the subscriber management unit 511 preferably receives information necessary for membership registration from the subscriber wired / wireless terminals 100 and 200 and registers as a member.

If the authentication information in step S103 matches, the transmission scheduling means 530 transmits the location information transmission address of the reception wired / wireless terminal 700, 800 to transmit the location information of the subscriber wireless terminal 200 from the subscriber wired / wireless terminal 100,200. In step S105, the receiver receives and stores period information to transmit location information and period information to transmit location information within the period (S105). Here, the transmission scheduling means 530 checks the location information transmission period during the location information transmission period and transmits a signal to the location information transmission means 570. The location checking means 550 determines the location of the subscriber based on the information of the subscriber wireless terminal 200 stored in the transmission scheduling database 621 (S107). Subsequently, the location information transmitting means 570 checks whether the location information of the subscriber wireless terminal 200 is to be received by the receiving wired / wireless terminals 700 and 800 that will receive the location information of the subscriber wireless terminal 200 (S109). ). As a result of step S109, when the receiving wired or wireless terminal 700 or 800 wants to receive the location information, the location information transmission message is generated using the location information transmission address and the location information stored in the database 620 (S111). The location information transmitting means 570 transmits the location information to the receiving wired and wireless terminals 700 and 800 (S113). As a result of step S109, if the reception wired / wireless terminal 700 or 800 does not want to receive the location information, the subscriber wired / wireless terminal 100 or 200 transmits a message indicating that the reception wired / wireless terminal 700 or 800 refuses to receive the location information. (S117).

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

As described above, the present invention provides the users by periodically transmitting their location information to the other party according to a scheduled schedule, not by providing the location information in a passive manner as if the location is frequently monitored by the other party. Provide convenience.

Claims (13)

A location information service providing system that is connected to a wired or wireless terminal of a subscriber through a wired network operator or a wireless network operator and grasps the location of the subscriber wireless terminal and provides location information to the receiver terminal. Subscriber management means for receiving information necessary to authenticate a subscriber from the subscriber through a wired or wireless terminal and storing the information in a database; Transmission scheduling means for receiving the location information transmission condition of the subscriber from the wired / wireless terminal and storing the location information in the database; Location checking means for locating the subscriber wireless terminal and storing the location in the database; Location information transmission means for generating a location information message by referring to the location information of the subscriber and the address of the reception terminal stored in the database and transmitting the location information message to the receiver terminal using the location information transmission condition; And And a control unit connected to the subscriber management means, the transmission scheduling means, the location checking means, and the location information transmitting means to control the entire system. According to claim 1, The scheduling means Period specifying means for receiving a period for transmitting the location information of the subscriber wireless terminal from the subscriber wired / wireless terminal to the receiving terminal, storing it in the database, and transmitting a signal during the location information transmission period; Receive the location information transmission period information for transmitting the location information of the subscriber wireless terminal to the receiving terminal from the subscriber wired and wireless terminal, and stores in the database, and receives a signal from the period designation means to indicate the location information transmission time period Way; And And a receiver designation means for receiving and storing the at least one receiving terminal address for transmitting the location information of the subscriber wireless terminal from the subscriber wired or wireless terminal. According to claim 1, The database is A subscriber database connected with the subscriber management means to store subscriber information; A transmission scheduling database connected to the transmission scheduling means to store a location information transmission condition for transmitting the location information; And And a location information database connected to the location means for storing location information of the subscriber wireless terminal in real time. According to claim 1, The receiver terminal is a location information service providing system, characterized in that the wired terminal or a wireless terminal. According to claim 1, The location information message is a location information service providing system, characterized in that any one of the form of SMS, instance, E-mail. According to claim 1, The location information transmission condition is a location information service providing system, characterized in that the address, period, period of the receiver to send the location information. The method of claim 6, The address of the receiver is a location information service providing system, characterized in that any one of the number of the receiver terminal, the instance message ID, the E-mail address. A method of providing a location information service connected to a wired / wireless terminal of a subscriber through a wired network operator or a wireless network operator and providing a location information to a wired / wireless terminal of a receiver by determining the location of the subscriber based on the subscriber's wireless terminal. Receiving information for authenticating the subscriber from the subscriber wired and wireless terminal; Receiving a location information transmission condition for providing location information of the subscriber wireless terminal from the subscriber wired or wireless terminal; Identifying a location of the subscriber wireless terminal; Generating a location message to be transmitted to the terminal of the receiver; And And transmitting the location information to the terminal of the receiver according to the location information transmission condition. The method of claim 8, The location information transmission condition is a location information service providing method, characterized in that the address, period, period of the receiving terminal to transmit the location information. The method of claim 8, After receiving the information for authenticating the subscriber from the subscriber's wire / wireless terminal, before receiving the location information transmission condition for providing the location information of the subscriber's wireless terminal from the subscriber's wire / wireless terminal, Location information service providing method comprising the step of confirming the authentication information. The method of claim 8, After confirming the location of the subscriber wireless terminal, transmitting a message confirming whether to receive the location information of the subscriber to the receiver terminal before generating the location information message to be transmitted to the receiver terminal. Location information service providing method comprising a further. The method of claim 8, And the receiver terminal is a wired terminal or a wireless terminal. The method of claim 8, The location information message is a method of providing a location information service, characterized in that any one of the form of SMS, instance, E-mail.