KR20040076896A - Method for Providing Service using Location Information of Mobile Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A service providing method using position information of a mobile terminal is provided to make payment and settlement by using user information and position information of a mobile terminal of a user. CONSTITUTION: When a user transmits portion of his/her information to a controller(S201) the controller transmits it to a user information manager(S203). The user information manager extracts a phone number of a mobile terminal from previously stored information of the user and transmits it to the controller(S205). The controller transmits the phone number of the mobile terminal to a position checking unit(S207) and then the position checking unit obtains position information of the user by interworking with a position checking system of a mobile communication provider and transmits it to the controller(S209).

Description

Method for providing service using location information of mobile terminal {Method for Providing Service using Location Information of Mobile Terminal}

The present invention relates to a service providing method using the location information of a mobile terminal and a computer-readable recording medium for realizing the method, and in particular, various payment / A service providing method using location information of a mobile terminal for providing a settlement service, and a computer-readable recording medium for realizing the method.

Currently, in payment in general commerce, cash or real items corresponding to cash are used as the payment means.

However, in this case, since the individual who is the subject of the commerce must always carry cash or have a real object corresponding to the cash, there is a problem that there is always a concern about the loss thereof, especially in the case where the real money corresponding to the cash is a credit card There is a problem that there is a risk of illegal use of others due to loss or theft.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and to provide a service only when the location of the mobile terminal is confirmed by checking the location information of a part of the user information and the location information of the mobile terminal of the user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a service providing method using location information of a mobile terminal.

The present invention also provides a service providing method using the location information of a mobile terminal for providing a service only when the location of the mobile terminal is confirmed by checking the location information of a part of the user information and the location information of the mobile terminal of the user. It is another object to provide a computer readable recording medium for realization.

1 is a structural diagram of a service providing system using location information of a mobile terminal to which the present invention is applied;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a service providing method using location information of a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a toll road fee / parking fee settlement service according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a credit card payment / bank account withdrawal authorization service according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a theater reservation service according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

110: user information management unit 120: location confirmation unit

130: control unit 210: service providing system

310: Settlement Service Provision System

410: payment / deposit and withdrawal approval service providing system

510: Ticket Service System

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a service providing method using location information of a mobile terminal for providing a service in conjunction with a service providing system and a location tracking system of a mobile communication company, and using service from the service providing system. A first step of receiving a part of registered user information and obtaining a telephone number of a mobile terminal of the corresponding user; A second step of obtaining location information of the mobile terminal; And a third step of controlling to perform a corresponding service only when the location information of a part of the user information and the location information of the mobile terminal are the same.

In addition, the present invention is a method for providing a toll road fee / parking fee settlement service using the location information of a mobile terminal for providing a service in conjunction with a settlement service providing system and a location tracking system of a mobile communication service provider. Receiving a vehicle number of a user who has registered to use a service, and obtaining a telephone number of the mobile terminal of the user; A second step of obtaining location information of the mobile terminal; And a third step of controlling to perform the settlement service only when the location information of the vehicle number and the location information of the mobile terminal are the same. to provide.

In addition, the present invention provides a credit card payment / bank account deposit and withdrawal approval service providing method using the location information of the mobile terminal for providing services in connection with the payment / deposit and withdrawal approval service providing system and the location tracking system of the mobile carrier, the payment A first step of receiving a credit card number / bank account number of a user who registered to use a service from a deposit / withdrawal service providing system to obtain a telephone number of the mobile terminal of the user; A second step of obtaining location information of the mobile terminal; And a third step of controlling to perform an authorization service only when the location information of the credit card number / bank account number is transmitted and the location information of the mobile terminal is the same. Provides a method for providing bank account deposit and withdrawal authorization services.

In addition, the present invention is a theater reservation service providing method using the location information of the mobile terminal for providing a service in conjunction with the reservation service providing system and the location tracking system of the mobile carrier, the registration of the use of the service from the reservation service providing system Receiving a user's member information and acquiring a phone number of the mobile terminal of the user; A second step of obtaining location information of the mobile terminal; And a third step of controlling to perform a reservation service only when the location information on which the member information is transmitted is identical to the location information of the mobile terminal.

The present invention also provides a system having a microprocessor to provide a service providing method using location information of a mobile terminal, and receives a part of user information that registers the use of a service from a service providing system. A first function of obtaining a telephone number; A second function of obtaining location information of the mobile terminal; And a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a third function of controlling to perform a corresponding service only when the location information of a part of the user information and the location information of the mobile terminal are the same.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same number as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, the "mobile terminal" used in the present invention is a device to which a telephone number can be assigned, and includes, for example, a mobile phone or personal digital assistants (hereinafter, simply referred to as PDA). In addition, the concept includes a device capable of performing such a function.

1 is a structural diagram of a service providing system using location information of a mobile terminal to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in the figure, the service providing system to which the present invention is applied includes a user information management unit 110, a positioning unit 120, and a controller 130.

The user information management unit 110 manages the information previously stored by the user and the telephone number of the mobile terminal, and transmits the requested information to the control unit 130 when the control unit 130 requests it. In charge.

For example, in the case of a toll road fee settlement service or a parking fee settlement service, a vehicle number, a credit card number, a home address, and a phone number of a mobile terminal can be stored and managed, and a credit card payment authorization service or a bank account deposit and withdrawal In the case of an authorization service, a credit card number or bank account number and a mobile phone number can be stored and managed.

In addition, in the case of a theater reservation service, a member ID, a credit card number, and a phone number of a mobile terminal can be stored and managed.

On the other hand, the positioning unit 120 in conjunction with a mobile carrier positioning system (not shown), that is to obtain the position information about the mobile terminal of the user from the mobile carrier position storage system, the control unit 130 It is responsible for transmitting the requested information when there is a request.

The positioning unit 120 may acquire not only the existing cell-based location information but also satellite-based positioning system (GPS) -based location information.

The control unit 130 requests the user information of the user to the user information management unit 110, the location checker 120 to query the location of the user's mobile terminal service providing system (not shown) It is responsible for controlling the function.

That is, in the case of the toll road fee settlement service or the parking fee settlement service, the vehicle number input by the user is transmitted to the user information management unit 110, and the phone number of the mobile terminal of the user corresponding to the vehicle number is transmitted to the user. The information manager 110 may transmit the information to the controller 130. The controller 130 may transmit the phone number of the mobile terminal to the location checker 120 to receive the location of the mobile terminal.

As such, the mobile terminal transmits the vehicle number by using the telephone number of the mobile terminal received from the user information management unit 110 and the location of the mobile terminal of the user received from the location checker 120. In the same region as the control system, a settlement service providing system (not shown) may be controlled to set the toll road fee or the parking fee.

Similarly, in the case of a credit card payment authorization service or a bank account deposit and withdrawal authorization service, the credit card number input by the user is transmitted to the user information management unit 110, and the telephone number of the mobile terminal of the user corresponding to the credit card number is transmitted. The user information management unit 110 may transmit to the control unit 130. The controller 130 may transmit the phone number of the mobile terminal to the location checker 120 to receive the location of the mobile terminal.

In this way, using the phone number of the mobile terminal received from the user information management unit 110 and the location of the mobile terminal of the user received from the positioning unit 120, the same as where the mobile terminal requested the approval. If you are in the area, you can control the authorization service delivery system (not shown) to accept credit cards.

In addition, in the case of a theater reservation service, member information (eg, a member ID) input by a user is transmitted to the user information management unit 110, and a telephone number of a mobile terminal of a user corresponding to the member information is transmitted. The user information manager 110 may transmit the information to the controller 130. The controller 130 may transmit the phone number of the mobile terminal to the location checker 120 to receive the location of the mobile terminal.

In this way, using the phone number of the mobile terminal received from the user information management unit 110 and the location of the mobile terminal of the user received from the positioning unit 120, the same as where the mobile terminal requested a reservation. When in the area, the reservation service providing system (not shown) may be controlled to complete the reservation.

The user information manager 110, the location determiner 120, and the controller 130 may interoperate with each other through a wired / wireless network (eg, the Internet).

In addition, the service control system is a system for providing a corresponding service by interworking with the control unit 130 through a wired / wireless network, and the settlement service providing system described above automatically calculates a toll road fee / parking fee for a user. It may be a system that can claim the payment to the account associated with the mobile terminal or the bill of the mobile terminal of the, the payment approval system may be a system that can approve credit card payment / bank account deposit and withdrawal payment, booking service The providing system may be a system for providing a reservation service and requesting the payment to an account associated with the user's mobile terminal or a bill of the mobile terminal.

In order to provide a service according to the present invention, a user must perform a pre-registration procedure for storing his information and the mobile number of the mobile terminal in the user information management unit 110.

The user information manager 110 may receive a user information and a phone number of a mobile terminal to a user through a network and perform a procedure of checking whether the user is a person.

That is, a method of checking whether the user is the user may be used by contacting a mobile communication company (not shown) of the mobile terminal, and by sending an authentication number to the mobile terminal and confirming whether the mobile terminal is a holder of the mobile terminal. You can also use the verification method.

Through the above procedure, the user information management unit 110 may store the user's information and the mobile number of the mobile terminal.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a service providing method using location information of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, in the service providing method of the present invention, if a user who has registered to use a service in advance transmits a part of his or her information to the controller 130 through a wired / wireless network (S201), the controller ( 130 transmits a part of the user information to the user information manager 110 (S203).

The user information manager 110 receives a part of the user's information, and extracts a phone number of the mobile terminal from the user's information previously stored based on the information, and transmits the phone number to the controller 130 (S205).

The control unit 130 transmits the received phone number of the mobile terminal to the positioning unit 120 (S207), the positioning unit 120 is linked with the mobile communication system positioning system (not shown) Acquire the user's location information and transmit it to the controller 130 (S209).

Finally, the controller 130 checks the location information of the mobile terminal, and approves the service only when the mobile terminal is located in the same region as the location information of the user information (that is, the area requesting the approval of the service). The service providing system 210 may be controlled to perform the operation (S211).

If the service providing system 210 approves the service, the mobile terminal may allow the mobile terminal to make a payment or perform a payment for a credit card mapped to the mobile terminal.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a toll road fee / parking fee settlement service according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the toll road fee / parking fee settlement service providing method of the present invention, if the user who registered to use the service in advance transmits his vehicle number to the controller 130 through the wired / wireless network ( S301 and the control unit 130 transmits the vehicle number to the user information management unit 110 (S303).

The user information manager 110 receives the vehicle number, extracts the telephone number of the mobile terminal from the user information stored together with the vehicle number, and transmits the telephone number to the controller 130 (S305).

The control unit 130 transmits the received phone number of the mobile terminal to the positioning unit 120 (S307), the positioning unit 120 is linked to the mobile communication system location system of the user location information Acquire and transmit to the control unit 130 (S309).

Finally, the controller 130 checks the location information of the mobile terminal, and when the location information of the mobile terminal is the same as the location information of the vehicle number, that is, the information where the user requests the toll road fee / parking fee settlement service. Only the settlement service providing system 310 may be controlled to approve the service (S311).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a credit card payment / bank account withdrawal authorization service according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the credit card payment authorization service or bank account deposit and withdrawal authorization service providing method of the present invention, the user who registered the use of the service in advance own credit card number / bank account number to the control unit 130 When transmitting through the / wireless network (S401), the control unit 130 transmits the credit card number / bank account number to the user information management unit (110) (S403).

The user information management unit 110 receives the credit card number / bank account number, extracts the phone number of the mobile terminal from the user information stored with the credit card number / bank account number and the control unit 130 It transmits to (S405).

The control unit 130 transmits the received phone number of the mobile terminal to the positioning unit 120 (S407), the positioning unit 120 is linked with the mobile communication system location system of the user location information Acquire and transmit to the control unit 130 (S409).

Finally, the controller 130 checks the location information of the mobile terminal, and the location information of the mobile terminal transmits the credit card number / bank account number, that is, the user approves the credit card payment approval service / bank account deposit and withdrawal. Only when the information is the same as the information of the place where the service is requested, the corresponding payment / withdrawal approval service providing system 410 may be controlled to approve the service (S411).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a theater reservation service according to the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, according to the present invention, the method for providing a theater reservation service includes a user who has registered to use a service in advance and transmits his / her member information (for example, a member ID) to the controller 130 through a wired / wireless network. When transmitting (S501), the controller 130 transmits the member information to the user information manager 110 (S503).

The user information manager 110 receives the member information, extracts the phone number of the mobile terminal from the user information stored together with the member information, and transmits the phone number to the controller 130 (S505).

The control unit 130 transmits the received phone number of the mobile terminal to the positioning unit 120 (S507), the positioning unit 120 is linked to the mobile communication system location system of the user location information Acquire and transmit to the control unit 130 (S509).

Finally, the controller 130 checks the location information of the mobile terminal, and the service is provided only when the location information of the mobile terminal is the same as the location information that transmitted the member information, that is, the information where the user requested the theater reservation service. The reservation service providing system 510 may be controlled to approve the operation (S511).

In describing the service providing method according to the present invention, the toll road fee settlement service, parking fee settlement service, credit card payment authorization service, bank account deposit and withdrawal authorization service and theater reservation service have been described as an example, but will be applied to other services. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

As described above, the present invention uses various location tracking functions provided by a mobile communication company such as a conventional cell location tracking method and a GPS location tracking method, and thus, the mobile terminal can be used without additional changes. have.

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

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, by presenting an electronic transaction method using the user information and the location information of the mobile terminal possessed by the user, incorporating the service usage fee in the payment of the mobile terminal instead of cash, or service for credit card payment By incorporating the usage fee, it is possible to generate commerce without carrying cash, thereby increasing the convenience of the mobile terminal user.

In addition, the present invention provides an electronic transaction method using the user information and the location information of the mobile terminal possessed by the user, thereby effectively preventing fraudulent use of credit cards or bank account substitute cards (cash cards, etc.). It works.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of reducing the time required to pay the fare by tracking the vehicle number in the settlement of the toll road fee automatically incorporated into the fare of the mobile terminal so as not to go through the additional payment process. As a result, the time required for paying commuting time can be reduced.

Claims (14)

A service providing method using location information of a mobile terminal for providing a service in connection with a service providing system and a location tracking system of a mobile carrier, A first step of receiving a part of user information registered to use a service from the service providing system to obtain a telephone number of a mobile terminal of the user; A second step of obtaining location information of the mobile terminal; And A third step of controlling to perform a corresponding service only when the location information of a part of the user information is identical to the location information of the mobile terminal; Service providing method using the location information of the mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The first step, A fourth step of receiving a part of the user information; Transmitting a part of the user information to a user information manager; And A sixth step of receiving a telephone number of the mobile terminal from the user information manager; Service providing method using the location information of the mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, The second step, Transmitting a phone number of the mobile terminal to a location tracking unit; And A fifth step of receiving location information of the mobile terminal from the location tracking unit; Service providing method using the location information of the mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a. In the method of providing a toll road fee / parking fee settlement service using location information of a mobile terminal for providing a service in connection with a settlement service providing system and a location tracking system of a mobile carrier, A first step of receiving a vehicle number of a user who has registered to use a service from the settlement service providing system, and obtaining a telephone number of a mobile terminal of the user; A second step of obtaining location information of the mobile terminal; And A third step of controlling to perform a settlement service only when the location information of the vehicle number and the location information of the mobile terminal are the same; Toll road fee / parking fee settlement service providing method using the location information of the mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The first step, A fourth step of receiving the vehicle number; A fifth step of transmitting the vehicle number to a user information manager; And A sixth step of receiving a telephone number of the mobile terminal from the user information manager; Method of providing a toll road fee / parking fee settlement service using the location information of the mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The second step, Transmitting a phone number of the mobile terminal to a location tracking unit; And A fifth step of receiving location information of the mobile terminal from the location tracking unit; Method of providing a toll road fee / parking fee settlement service using the location information of the mobile terminal comprising a. In the credit card payment / bank account withdrawal authorization service providing method using the location information of the mobile terminal for providing services in connection with the payment / deposit and withdrawal authorization service providing system and the location tracking system of the mobile carrier, A first step of receiving a credit card number / bank account number of a user who registered to use a service from the payment / withdrawal service providing system and obtaining a telephone number of the mobile terminal of the user; A second step of obtaining location information of the mobile terminal; And A third step of controlling the authorization service to be performed only when the location information of the credit card number / bank account number is identical to the location information of the mobile terminal; Method of providing a credit card payment / bank account withdrawal authorization service using the location information of the mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The first step, A fourth step of receiving the credit card number / bank account number; A fifth step of transmitting the credit card number / bank account number to a user information management unit; And A sixth step of receiving a telephone number of the mobile terminal from the user information manager; Method of providing a credit card payment / bank account deposit and withdrawal authorization service using the location information of the mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The second step, Transmitting a phone number of the mobile terminal to a location tracking unit; And A fifth step of receiving location information of the mobile terminal from the location tracking unit; Method of providing a credit card payment / bank account deposit and withdrawal authorization service using the location information of the mobile terminal comprising a. In the theater reservation service providing method using the location information of the mobile terminal for providing a service in conjunction with the reservation service providing system and the location tracking system of the mobile carrier, A first step of receiving member information of a user who registered to use a service from the reservation service providing system to obtain a telephone number of a mobile terminal of the user; A second step of obtaining location information of the mobile terminal; And A third step of controlling to perform a reservation service only when the location information of the member information and the location information of the mobile terminal are the same; Theater reservation service providing method using the location information of the mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 10, The first step, A fourth step of receiving the member information; A fifth step of transmitting the member information to a user information manager; And A sixth step of receiving a telephone number of the mobile terminal from the user information manager; Method of providing a theater reservation service using the location information of the mobile terminal comprising a. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein The member information, Member ID Method of providing a theater reservation service using the location information of the mobile terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 10, The second step, Transmitting a phone number of the mobile terminal to a location tracking unit; And A fifth step of receiving location information of the mobile terminal from the location tracking unit; Method of providing a theater reservation service using the location information of the mobile terminal comprising a. In a system having a microprocessor to provide a service providing method using the location information of the mobile terminal, A first function of receiving a part of user information that registers use of a service from a service providing system, and obtaining a telephone number of a mobile terminal of the user; A second function of obtaining location information of the mobile terminal; And A third function of controlling to perform a corresponding service only when the location information of a part of the user information is identical to the location information of the mobile terminal; A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.