KR20040025066A - History information system for mobile communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A history information providing system is provided to allow for ease of user access by providing history and tour information through voices. CONSTITUTION: A history information providing system comprises an exchange(104) for judging the existence of history information in accordance with the dialing signal of a mobile communication terminal(101); a home location register(105) for storing the location information of the mobile communication terminal; a text information server(107) where the history information of the location corresponding to the service area of the mobile communication network is stored in a text format; a unified message system(108) for converting the history information of text format stored in the text information server into a voice format; and a history information server(109) for providing the history information of voice format provided from the unified message system to the mobile communication terminal through the exchange in accordance with the location information of the mobile communication terminal provided from the home location register.

Description

HISTORY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a system for providing historical information of a mobile communication network, and more particularly, to a system for providing historical information of a mobile communication network to provide historical information / tourist information by voice based on location information of a mobile communication terminal in a service area of a mobile communication network. will be.

1 is an example of a service screen for explaining a text-based information providing process of a mobile communication network according to the prior art.

By using a mobile communication terminal with a built-in browser for wireless internet access, the user accesses the homepage operated by the mobile communication company (eg, SK Telecom's 'NATE') and selects the service menu provided through the mobile communication terminal. The text information is provided.

For example, in order to be provided with historical information / tourist information about “Hwaseong Hwaseong”, the user selects the “Location, Traffic, Travel” menu from the top menu, and then selects a sub-level menu consisting of “Travel, Data Information”, “ Exclusive data information "," Move "," National date "," Incheon, Gyeonggi "," Locate the site ", etc., only after selecting the lowest menu" Suwon Hwaseong "history information about" Hwawon Hwaseong " / Tourist information is provided in text form.

However, in the conventional text-based information providing service as described above, the service menu provided through the display window of the mobile communication terminal has a multi-level structure, and thus, when the user is not familiar with the menu, access to information is difficult and inconvenient. .

The present invention has been proposed to solve such a conventional problem, and provides historical information / tourist information by voice based on the location information of the mobile communication terminal in the service area of the mobile communication network, thereby facilitating user accessibility and information. The goal is to maximize utilization.

The history information providing system of the present invention for realizing the above object comprises: a switch for determining that history information (or tourism information) is requested based on a dialing signal of a mobile communication terminal, and storing location information of the mobile communication terminal; A text location server, a text information server in which the historical information (or tourism information) of a location corresponding to the service area of the mobile communication network is processed and stored in a text form, and historical information (or tourism information) in a text form stored in the text information server. ) Converts the voice form into a voice form and transmits the history information (or tourist information) of the voice form provided from the UMS based on the location information of the mobile communication terminal provided from the UMS and the home location register through the exchange. It includes a history information server provided to the terminal.

1 is an example of a service screen for explaining a text-based information providing process of a mobile communication network according to the prior art;

2 is a block diagram of a history information providing system of a mobile communication network according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a message transmission flowchart of the history information providing system shown in FIG. 2;

4 is a configuration diagram of a history information providing system of a mobile communication network according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a message transmission flowchart of the history information providing system shown in FIG.

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

101: mobile communication terminal 102: base station

103: base station controller 104: switchboard

105: home location register 106: TIIS

107: text information server 108: UMS

109: History Information Server 201: PDE

202: MPC

There may be a plurality of embodiments of the present invention. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. This embodiment allows for a better understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a history information providing system of a mobile communication network according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal 101 is a terminal which a person can carry and communicate freely, and is within a range of an arbitrary base station 102, and information of the mobile terminal 101 is controlled by the base station 102 and the base station controlling the same. The information is transmitted to the exchange 104 via the control device 103, and the information transmitted from the switch 104 is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 101 via the base station 102 and the base station control device 103.

The base station 102 connects the mobile terminal 101 to the base station controller 103, and includes a digital channel unit (DCU), a timing / frequency control unit (TCU), and a radio frequency device. (Radio Frequency Unit; RFU), Global Positioning System (GPS), and the like. The base station 102 performs a wired / wireless conversion function of communicating with the mobile terminal 101 by wireless and communicating with the base station controller 103 by wire.

The base station controller 103 connects the base station 102 to the exchange 104 to coordinate the connection between the base stations 102, to support multiple base stations 102, and to communicate between the base station 102 and the exchange 104. It functions as a signal processing for.

The exchange 104 connects a call when the mobile subscriber makes or receives a call, connects with the base station controller 103, performs a call setup and release function of the mobile communication terminal 101, and processes and adds a call. It performs various functions related to service and performs interworking with other networks.

The home location register 105 is a database that stores permanent information, location information, and additional service information of the mobile communication terminal 101 and subscribers, and interacts with the exchange 104 to associate with call processing and additional services. It performs various functions and controls the service.

The text information server 107 processes and stores historical information / tour information for each region (eg, each sector) corresponding to the service area of the mobile communication network in text form.

The Telephony & IP Integration System (TIIS) 106 provides various and intelligent services through the mobile communication terminal 101 in conjunction with the home location register 105 and the history information server 109, and the home location register 105. The location information of the mobile communication terminal 101 is received and transmitted to the history information server 109.

The Unified Messaging System (UMS) 108 integrates different messages in a single mailbox, regardless of location, time, or terminal, from voice and fax messages to e-mail provided over the Internet. The regional information / tourist information for each region in the form of text stored in the information server 107 is converted into a voice form and transmitted to the history information server 109.

The history information server 109 is provided from the home location register 105 via the TIIS 106 when history information / tourist information for each region is requested from the mobile communication terminal 101 through the exchange 104. Requests historical information / tourist information for each region from the UMS 108 based on the location information of the mobile station, and transmits historical information / tourist information for each region in the form of voice provided from the UMS 108 through the exchange 104. Provided at 101.

A history information providing process by the history information providing system of the mobile communication network according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

First, a user carrying the mobile communication terminal 101 dials a predetermined telephone number to receive history information / tourist information of the current location, and the dialing signal of the mobile communication terminal 101 is connected to the base station 102. It is transmitted to the exchange 104 via the base station controller 103.

The exchange 104 determines that the historical information / tourist information is requested based on the dialing signal of the mobile communication terminal 101, and the history information server 109 requests the historical information / region for the region where the mobile communication terminal 101 is currently located. Request a tourist information service. In other words, the mobile communication terminal 101 is connected to the history information server 109 (S11).

The history information server 109 requests the location information of the mobile communication terminal 101 from the TIIS 106, and the TIIS 106 receives the location information of the mobile communication terminal 101 from the home location register 105. It transfers to the information server 109.

Referring to the message transfer process between the mobile communication terminal 101 and the history information server 109, the history information server 109 transmits a location inquiry message to the TIIS 106 (S12), and the TIIS 106 exchanges ( In step S13, the location information request message is transmitted. The exchange 104 transmits a paging message to the mobile communication terminal 101 (S14), and the mobile communication terminal 101 transmits a response message to the exchange 104 (S15). Here, the home location register 105 updates the current location information of the mobile communication terminal 101, and the home location register 105 transmits the updated current location information message to the history information server 109 through the TIIS 106. (S16).

The history information server 109 requests the UMS 108 region-specific historical information / tourist information based on the location information of the mobile communication terminal 101, and the UMS 108 requests the text information server 107 to the mobile communication terminal. Request historical information / tourist information of the region corresponding to the location of 101.

The text information server 107 transmits the historical information / tourist information of the corresponding area to the UMS 108 in text form, and the UMS 108 converts the historical information / tourist information of the corresponding area into a voice form to convert the historical information / tourist information into a voice form. 109).

Then, the history information server 109 provides the history information / tourist information in the form of voice provided from the UMS 108 to the mobile communication terminal 101 through the exchange 104 (S17).

4 is a configuration diagram of a system for providing history information of a mobile communication network according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and performs an external interworking function with a Positioning Determination Equipment (PDE) 201 that performs a position calculation function in the system of FIG. The mobile positioning center (MPC) 202 is further included, and the location-based service (LBS) is an embodiment in which the same components as those of FIG. 2 have the same reference numerals. The PDE 201 requests GPS information from the mobile communication terminal 101, and when GPS information is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 101, the PDE 201 calculates a current position of the mobile communication terminal 101 and transmits the current location to the history information server 109. do.

The history information providing process by the history information providing system of the mobile communication network according to the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

First, a user carrying the mobile communication terminal 101 dials a predetermined telephone number to receive history information / tourist information of the current location, and the dialing signal of the mobile communication terminal 101 is connected to the base station 102. It is transmitted to the exchange 104 via the base station controller 103.

The exchange 104 determines that the historical information / tourist information is requested based on the dialing signal of the mobile communication terminal 101, and the history information server 109 requests the historical information / region for the region where the mobile communication terminal 101 is currently located. Request a tourist information service. In other words, the mobile communication terminal 101 is connected to the history information server 109 (S21).

The history information server 109 requests the location information of the mobile communication terminal 101 from the PDE 201 through the MPC 202, and the PDE 201 calculates the location of the mobile communication terminal 101 to obtain the location information. Transfer to history information server 109.

When the message delivery process between the mobile communication terminal 101 and the history information server 109 is described in detail, the history information server 109 transmits a location inquiry message to the MPC 202 (S22), and the PDE 201 performs mobile communication. The GPS information request message is transmitted to the terminal 101 (S23). The mobile communication terminal 101 transmits the GPS information of the current location to the PDE 201 (S24), and the PDE 201 transmits the calculated current location information of the mobile communication terminal 101 to the history information server 109. (S25).

The history information server 109 requests historical information / tourist information from the UMS 108 based on the location information of the mobile communication terminal 101, and the UMS 108 requests the text information server 107 from the mobile communication terminal 101. Request historical information / tourist information corresponding to the location of).

The text information server 107 transmits the historical information / tourist information of the corresponding location to the UMS 108 in text form, and the UMS 108 converts the historical information / tourist information of the corresponding location into a voice form to the historical information server ( 109).

Then, the history information server 109 provides the history information / tourist information in the form of voice provided from the UMS 108 to the mobile communication terminal 101 through the exchange 104 (S26).

In the above description, but limited to the embodiment of the present invention, it is obvious that the technology of the present invention can be easily modified by those skilled in the art. Such modified embodiments should be included in the technical spirit described in the claims of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention provides history information / tourist information by voice based on the location information of the mobile communication terminal in the service area of the mobile communication network, thereby facilitating accessibility of the user and maximizing information utilization.

Claims (3)

An exchange that determines that historical information (or tourism information) is requested based on the dialing signal of the mobile communication terminal; A home location register for storing location information of the mobile communication terminal; A text information server in which historical information (or tourism information) of a location corresponding to a service area of the mobile communication network is processed and stored in text form; UMS and by converting the historical information (or tourism information) in the form of text stored in the text information server into voice form, A history information server for providing historical information (or tourism information) in the form of voice provided from the UMS to the mobile communication terminal based on the location information of the mobile communication terminal provided from the home location register. History information provision system of mobile communication network The method of claim 1, And the historical information (or tourism information) is provided for each sector in the service area of the mobile communication network. The method of claim 1, The PDE further includes a PDE for performing a position calculation function and an MPC for performing an external interworking function, wherein the PDE requests GPS information to a mobile communication terminal, and when the GPS information is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal, A history information system of a mobile communication network, characterized in that the location is calculated and transmitted to the history information server.