KR20050040173A - Method and apparatus of reporting traffic accident for mobile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention secures a traffic accident witness mobile terminal using GPS and location-based services (LBS) of the mobile communication system, a mobile phone for wireless transmission of the emergency emergency distress call containing video signal and GPS information of the traffic accident site terminal; A base station wirelessly connected to the mobile terminal to wirelessly receive an SMS emergency distress call and form a mobile communication service area; A mobile switching station connected to a base station to input an SMS emergency distress call of a mobile terminal, search for a witness mobile terminal by GPS, and transmit it to a switched emergency contact; A message server connected to the mobile switching center and storing and outputting video signals and message signals input to the MS; A satellite signal unit for searching and outputting a witness mobile terminal near the mobile terminal under the control of a mobile switching center; It is characterized by the configuration of a public network that establishes an emergency contact point and communication path under the control of the mobile switching center, and secures accurate location information, time and field image of the traffic accident site, and secures a witness mobile terminal. have.

Description

Apparatus and method for reporting traffic accidents in mobile communication systems {METHOD AND APPARATUS OF REPORTING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM}

The present invention reports a traffic accident occurrence situation using a mobile terminal, and more particularly, relates to a traffic accident reporting device and method of a mobile communication system for securing a traffic accident witness using a location-based service (LBS).

A mobile terminal (MS) is a wireless communication with a counterpart at any time and anywhere through a wirelessly connected base station while moving freely in a corresponding service area of a registered and registered mobile communication system. It is equipment.

The mobile communication system including the mobile terminal (MS) is initially developed from a communication service using a voice level signal to a message communication service using text and symbols, and is now developing into a multimedia communication service including a video signal. .

The message communication service includes SMS (SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE) for transmitting a short message and LMS (LONG MESSAGE SERVICE) for transmitting a long text.

The service for accurately confirming the location of the mobile terminal (MS) is a location based service (LBS: LOCATION BASED SERVICE), and uses signals received from a GPS (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) satellite, the location information by latitude and longitude and sea level Check the time information, including a GPS reception antenna for receiving the satellite signal, it is possible to accurately determine the position of the mobile terminal.

The portable terminal for multimedia communication is to photograph and store an image signal and to transmit the photographed image signal to a designated counterpart, and generally to transmit a video signal. The service to be transmitted is MMS (MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE SERVICE), which is a kind of LMS that transmits a long message.

Hereinafter, a traffic accident report method of a mobile communication system according to the prior art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Attached to explain the prior art, Figure 1 is a functional configuration of a traffic accident reporting device of the conventional mobile communication system, Figure 2 is a flow chart of a traffic accident reporting method of the conventional mobile communication system.

Referring to FIG. 1, a traffic accident reporting device of a conventional mobile communication system includes: a mobile terminal (MS) 10 for freely moving in a mobile communication service area and communicating wirelessly with a counterpart anytime and anywhere; A base station (BS) 20 which wirelessly connects to the portable terminal 10 and wirelessly receives and transmits a communication signal and forms a mobile communication service area; A mobile switching station (MSC: MOBILE SWITCHING CENTER) that connects to the base station 20, analyzes and processes the call connection request signal of the mobile terminal 10, sets the communication path, and controls and monitors the operation of the entire mobile communication system. 30; It consists of a public network 40 which establishes a connection path with another public communication network under the control of the mobile switching center 30.

Hereinafter, according to the prior art of the above configuration, a traffic accident report device of a mobile communication system will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The mobile terminal 10 subscribed to and registered with the mobile switching center 30 communicates with the other party at any time and anywhere while moving in the service area formed by the base station 20, and the other party joins another communication network. Since the mobile switching center 30 is connected to the public network 40 by the corresponding switching, the mobile communication station 30 establishes a communication path with the other party.

For example, when the mobile terminal 10 reports a traffic accident at a traffic accident occurrence site, the mobile terminal 10 calls a hospital or a police station or an insurance company or a necessary contact information, and the call signal is transmitted through a base station 20 through a mobile switching center ( 30) is sent.

Since the mobile switching center 30 establishes a communication path via the public network 40 by the corresponding switching, the mobile switching center 30 connects to a hospital or a police station or an insurance company or a necessary contact point, and the mobile terminal 10 provides information on a traffic accident site. To pass.

Therefore, the mobile terminal 10 immediately informs the other party of the contents of the traffic accident scene, but it is difficult to secure witnesses in the untidy atmosphere of the traffic accident scene.

Hereinafter, a traffic accident report method of a mobile communication system according to the related art will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

A first step (S10) of determining whether a traffic accident has occurred; A second step (S20) of calling necessary contacts such as a police station, a hospital, an insurance company, a family, etc. to the mobile terminal 10 when a traffic accident occurs in the determination of the step S10; The third step (S30) of reporting and ending the traffic accident occurrence place, time, accident status information, etc. to the contact point called in the step (S20).

Hereinafter, a traffic accident reporting method of a mobile communication system according to the prior art having the above configuration will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

When the holder of the mobile terminal 10 is in a traffic accident occurrence place (S10), the mobile terminal 10 immediately calls the necessary contact information for prompt processing and rectification of the traffic accident (S20).

The contact information, which is called as described above, may be, for example, a police station, a hospital, an insurance company, or a family, and the information reported to the connected contact information includes information on a traffic accident location, an occurrence time, and an accident state (S30 ).

Therefore, the traffic accident report using the mobile terminal at the traffic accident occurrence site as described above can be performed relatively easily.

Because traffic accidents occur instantaneously due to the nature, it is often difficult for the parties to cover their faults.In particular, when both the victims of the accident and the suspect are injured, it is difficult to identify and explain the exact situation. Needs to be.

However, since the traffic accident party is in a untidy atmosphere and ensuring their safety, it is difficult to secure witnesses.

The present invention secures accurate location information of a traffic accident site using GPS, secures mobile terminal information of witnesses located near the accident spot, and transmits a traffic accident report device of a mobile communication system using a multimedia message service. And providing a method.

The present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, the mobile terminal and the wireless terminal for transmitting the emergency distress call, including the video signal and GPS information of the scene of the traffic accident; A base station wirelessly connected to the mobile terminal to wirelessly receive an SMS emergency distress call and form a mobile communication service area; A mobile switching station connected to the base station for inputting an SMS emergency distress call of a mobile terminal, searching for a witness mobile terminal by GPS, and transmitting to the switched emergency contact number; A message server for accessing the mobile switching center and storing and outputting a video signal and a message signal input to the MS; A satellite signal unit for searching for and outputting an adjacent witness mobile terminal in which the mobile terminal is located under the control of the mobile switching center; And a public network for establishing an emergency contact and communication path under the control of the mobile switching center.

In addition, the present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, the peripheral process of determining whether a traffic accident occurred in the vicinity of the mobile terminal for mobile communication; An input process of inputting a message for recording an emergency contact information and an on-site situation, securing GPS information, and photographing an on-site image when a traffic accident occurs in the determination of the surrounding process; It is characterized in that the call process for transmitting the distress signal to the emergency contact input by processing the various site information of the input process to the SMS signal.

In addition, the present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, the mobile switching station is a receiving process for inputting the corresponding information received by the SMS when the emergency distress signal from the mobile terminal; A witnessing process for analyzing the distress signal of the process and searching for a witness mobile terminal located at a certain radius of a traffic accident; The mobile switching center is characterized by comprising an evidence process for transmitting the field image and the information of the witness mobile terminal to the emergency contact switched to call processing.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for reporting a traffic accident in a mobile communication system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is attached to illustrate the present invention, Figure 3 is a functional configuration of a traffic accident report device of the mobile communication system according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a flowchart of a method for reporting a traffic accident of a mobile terminal of the mobile communication system according to the present invention, 5 is a flowchart of a method for reporting a traffic accident of a mobile switching center of a mobile communication system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the traffic accident reporting device of the mobile communication system according to the present invention wirelessly transmits an LS emergency distress call including video signals and GPS information of a traffic accident site, Capture video or still image signal, input situation explanation message, secure location and time information by GPS, process LMS signal and input in advance or directly at the police station, hospital, fire station, insurance company, family The mobile terminal 100 and wireless transmission to the emergency contact number, including;

A base station 110 wirelessly connected to the mobile terminal 100 to wirelessly receive an LMS emergency distress call and form a mobile communication service area;

Connected to the base station 110, the LMS (LMS) emergency distress call of the mobile terminal 100 is input, retrieves the witness mobile terminal 100 by the GPS (GPS) and transmits to the switched emergency contacts (SWITCHING) By applying the LMS emergency distress signal of the mobile terminal 100 applied through the base station 110 to the message server 140 and storing the message in the corresponding area; Controlling the satellite signal unit 130 to search for a witness mobile terminal 100 having a predetermined radius centering on the portable terminal 100; Controlling a public network 150 to establish a communication path with an emergency contact input; Inputting a video signal and a message signal recorded and stored from the message server 140; The mobile terminal 100 is configured to input the unique information of the witness mobile terminal 100 retrieved from the satellite signal unit 130 and output a communication path including a police station, a hospital, a fire station, an insurance company, and a family set through the public network 150. An exchange office (MSC) 120,

A message server 140 connected to the mobile switching center 120 and storing and outputting a video signal and a message signal input to an LMS;

Under the control of the mobile switching center 120, the mobile terminal 100 located near the mobile terminal 100 is searched and outputted by a location based service (LBS: LOCATION BASED SERVICE), and the GPS information of the mobile terminal. Input analysis; Inputting and analyzing GPS information of the neighboring mobile terminal 100 received by the base station 110 through the mobile switching center 120 to search for an unspecified majority witness mobile terminal 100 within a predetermined radius; A satellite signal unit 130 configured to output unique information of the retrieved eyewitness mobile terminal 100 to the mobile switching center 120;

The public network 150 establishes a communication path with an emergency contact under the control of the mobile switching center 120.

Hereinafter, according to the present invention having the above configuration, a traffic accident report device of a mobile communication system will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The mobile terminal 100 has a GPS function for accurately receiving position information by longitude, latitude, and elevation from a GPS satellite, and simultaneously receiving time information, and providing a video and still image signal for multimedia communication. It is equipped with a function of photographing, transmitting and confirming a received video signal.

The mobile terminal 100 may be a victim of a traffic accident or a suspect or witness who has experienced a traffic accident. In the traffic accident scene, the image information, location information, time information, and the scene of the scene may be referred to as LMS: LONG MESSAGE SERVICE) is used to make an emergency distress report or call as a traffic accident report.

The mobile terminal 100 records in advance or records a unique call number of an emergency contact, for example, a police station, a fire department, a hospital, an insurance company, a family, or the like to directly report a traffic accident.

The traffic accident report message transmitted by the mobile terminal 100 to the LMS (LMS) is wirelessly received by the base station 110, and is applied to the mobile switching center (MSC) 120, and the mobile switching center 120 is inputted. While recording and storing the traffic accident report message to the message server 140, the GPS information among the input information is applied to the satellite signal unit 130.

The satellite signal unit 130 analyzes the GPS information of the mobile terminal 100 that reports the input traffic accident and accurately confirms the corresponding position, and detects another mobile terminal 100 located within a predetermined radius with respect to the identified position. Search by the GPS information and classify it as a witness mobile terminal.

At the same time, the mobile switching center 120 analyzes the emergency contact information included in the traffic accident report message and switches to establish a communication path, and when the emergency contact information becomes one or more, at a predetermined time interval. A sequential switching process is established to establish a corresponding communication path via the public network 150.

When the emergency contact information is a mobile terminal 100 registered and registered with the mobile switching center 120, the emergency contact information does not go through the public network 150.

The mobile switching center 120, through the emergency contact communication path set as described above, the moving picture or still image information of the scene authorized from the message server 140 and the message information for explaining the scene situation, and the satellite signal unit It transmits the unique number of the witness mobile terminal is applied from the 130, and if the emergency contact number is a plurality, repeat the above information transmission process in the predetermined order.

Therefore, the mobile communication system according to the present invention promptly and clearly reports a traffic accident or emergency rescue to a designated emergency contact by using the GPS information and the image information of the mobile terminal 100.

Hereinafter, a traffic accident report method of a mobile terminal of a mobile communication system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

Determining whether a traffic accident has occurred in the vicinity of the mobile communication terminal 100 is located, the mobile terminal is a victim or suspect or witness of the traffic accident and the peripheral process (100),

When the traffic accident occurs in the determination of the peripheral process (S100), by inputting a message for recording the emergency contact and the situation on the mobile terminal 100, to secure the GPS information, to take a field image, the mobile terminal Inputting emergency contact information including a police station, a hospital, a fire station, an insurance company, and a family, which is inputted in advance or directly input at the site (S110) (S110); Securing position and time information by a GPS function of the portable terminal 100 (S120); An input process including a process of photographing an image of a scene by a self image processing function of the portable terminal 100 (S130);

The call process (S140) transmits a distress signal to an emergency call input by processing various field information of the input process as an LMS packet data signal.

Hereinafter, the above-described configuration will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings a method of reporting a traffic accident of a mobile terminal of the mobile communication system of the present invention.

At the traffic accident site, if the victim or the suspected suspect or the witness who witnessed the accident determines that there is a need for reporting (S100), the emergency contact number input in advance is selected or a new emergency contact number is newly input at the site (S110). ).

The emergency contact number includes a police station, a hospital, a fire station, a family, an insurance company, and the like, and may be one or many.

The mobile terminal 100 secures location information and time information from GPS satellites (S120), and captures and secures a traffic accident scene as a video or still image (S130).

The mobile terminal 100 calls the emergency contact, converts the secured input information into a packet message of an LMS type, and transmits the converted contact information.

Therefore, the mobile communication system portable terminal having the above configuration secures detailed traffic accident information at the traffic accident site and promptly and accurately reports or rescues the emergency contact.

Hereinafter, a traffic accident report method of a mobile switching center of a mobile communication system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

When the emergency distress signal is input from the mobile terminal 100, the mobile switching center 120 inputs the corresponding information received by the LMS, and the mobile switching center 120 has an emergency from the mobile terminal 100. Determining whether a distress signal is received (S200); If it is determined that the emergency distress signal is received in the process (S200), the receiving process comprising the step of inputting the field image signal, GPS (GPS) information and emergency contact information to the LMS (SMS),

Analyzing the distress signal of the receiving process and searching for a witness mobile terminal 100 located in a certain radius of the traffic accident by a location-based service (LBS), the mobile switching center 120 is input in the receiving process Applying GPS information of the mobile terminal 100 to the satellite signal unit 130; The satellite signal unit 130 analyzes GPS information of mobile terminals in the service area of the base station 110 to which the mobile terminal 100 is wirelessly connected; As a result of the analysis, a sighting process (S220) of searching for a witness mobile terminal 100 located at a predetermined radius around the traffic accident site portable terminal 100 by a location based service (LBS);

The mobile switching center 120 transmits the field image and the information of the witness mobile terminal to the emergency contact switched to call processing, and analyzes the emergency contact information received from the mobile terminal 100 at the mobile switching center 120. Establishing a communication path by switching (SITCHING) (S230); It consists of a proof process consisting of a process (S240) of transmitting a unique number of the field image and the field status information and the witness mobile terminal 100 through the communication path set in the process (S230).

Hereinafter, a method of reporting a traffic accident of a mobile switching center of a mobile communication system according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The mobile switching center 120 constituting the mobile communication system determines whether an emergency distress signal for reporting a traffic accident is received from the mobile terminal 100 through the base station 110 (S200), and in the determination (S200). When an emergency distress signal for reporting a traffic accident is received from the mobile terminal 100, a traffic accident report signal received as corresponding packet data of an LMS method, that is, a video or a still image signal of a site, and The emergency contact information is input, including a message signal for explaining the situation and the GPS information indicating the exact location of the site and the time of the traffic accident, and are recorded in the respective areas (S210).

The mobile switching center 120 records and stores the image information and the message information of the field in the message server 140, and applies GPS information to the satellite signal unit 130, and analyzes and switches emergency information. (SWITCHING), so as to establish a communication path by itself or via the public network 150.

The satellite receiver or satellite signal unit 130, which receives and inputs accurate position information of each mobile terminal 100 from a GPS satellite, is a GPS of the mobile terminal 100 input by the process (S210). Analyze the location information, and analyzes the GPS location information of the neighboring area mobile terminal 100 received through the base station 110 by the location-based service (LBS), and reported the traffic accident occurrence by the analysis Based on the terminal 100, a classification search is performed for the witness portable terminal 100 located within a predetermined radius (S220).

The mobile switching center 120 analyzes the emergency contact information and, if registered with the mobile switching center 120 NETWORK, switches to set its own communication path, and if subscribed to another communication network, the public network. Switching so as to establish a communication path via (150) (S230).

The mobile switching center 120, the image information and message information of the traffic accident scene stored in the message server 140 through the switched communication path as described above, and is applied from the satellite receiver or satellite signal unit 130 Witness the unique number information of the mobile terminal 100 is transmitted to the designated emergency contact (S240).

Therefore, the mobile switching center 120 secures the unique information of the witness mobile terminal 100, which witnessed the traffic accident site through the satellite signal unit 130, so that the traffic accident occurrence situation can be objectively testified or explained. Obtain witnesses or witnesses.

The present invention has the above configuration, using a mobile terminal having a GPS function and a multimedia function to ensure accurate location information and time and image of the scene of the traffic accident, and carry a witness located within a predetermined radius by the control of the mobile switching center There is a convenient effect to secure the terminal.

In addition, there is a convenient effect of using the eyewitness or witnesses to accurately and objectively witness the traffic accident occurrence situation.

In addition, by using the GPS function to accurately identify the location and time of traffic accidents, and by using the multimedia function has the convenient effect in use to immediately secure the field image.

1 is a functional configuration of a traffic accident report device of the conventional mobile communication system,

2 is a flowchart of a traffic accident reporting method of a conventional mobile communication system;

3 is a functional configuration of a traffic accident report device of the present invention mobile communication system,

4 is a flowchart of a method for reporting a traffic accident of a mobile terminal of the present invention mobile communication system;

5 is a flowchart of a method for reporting a traffic accident of a mobile switching center of the present invention.

** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing **

100: portable terminal 110: base station 120: mobile switching center

130: satellite signal unit 140: message server 150: public network

Claims (17)

A mobile terminal for wirelessly transmitting an emergency distress call including video signals and GPS information of a traffic accident site; A base station wirelessly connected to the mobile terminal to wirelessly receive an SMS emergency distress call and form a mobile communication service area; A mobile switching station connected to the base station for inputting an emergency call of an SMS of a mobile terminal, searching for a witness mobile terminal by GPS, and transmitting to an emergency contact number switched; A message server for accessing the mobile switching center and storing and outputting video signals and message signals input to the MS; A satellite signal unit for searching and outputting a witness mobile terminal in the vicinity of the mobile terminal under the control of the mobile switching center; And a public network configured to establish an emergency contact and communication path under the control of the mobile switching center. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal, It is characterized in that it is configured to take a video signal of the scene where a traffic accident occurs, input a situation explanation message, secure the location and time information by GPS, and transmit wirelessly to the emergency contact number which is input while processing the LS signal. Traffic accident reporting device of mobile communication system. The method of claim 2, wherein the video signal, Traffic accident report device of the mobile communication system, characterized in that the configuration consisting of a moving picture or a still picture taken in the field by the portable terminal. The method of claim 2, wherein the emergency contact, A device for reporting a traffic accident of a mobile communication system, which is pre-inputted into the portable terminal or inputted on-site, comprising a unique number including a police station, a hospital, a fire station, an insurance company, and a family. The mobile switching center of claim 1, Applying the SMS emergency distress signal of the mobile terminal applied through the base station to the message server to record and store in the corresponding area, Search for the witness mobile terminal having a predetermined radius centering on the mobile terminal by controlling the satellite signal unit; Control the public network to set a communication path with an emergency contact input; Inputs a video signal and a message signal recorded and stored from the message server, Device for reporting a traffic accident of a mobile communication system, characterized in that for inputting the unique information of the eyewitness portable terminal retrieved from the satellite signal unit and outputs the communication information set through the public network. According to claim 5, Communication path established by controlling the public network, Device for reporting a traffic accident of a mobile communication system, characterized in that it consists of one or a plurality of police, hospitals, fire departments, insurance companies, family. The method of claim 1, wherein the satellite signal unit, Input and analyze the GPS information of the mobile terminal, Inputting and analyzing the GPS information of the neighboring mobile terminal received by the base station through the mobile switching center and searching for a witness mobile terminal within a predetermined radius; Device for reporting a traffic accident of a mobile communication system, characterized in that for outputting the unique information of the retrieved eyewitness mobile terminal to the mobile switching center. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the retrieved witness mobile terminal comprises: Traffic accident reporting device of a mobile communication system characterized by the configuration consisting of an unspecified number. A peripheral process of determining whether a traffic accident occurs in the vicinity of a mobile communication terminal; If the traffic accident occurs in the judgment of the surrounding process inputs a message for recording the emergency contact and on-site situation in the mobile terminal, secures the GPS information, and the input process for taking a field image; Method of reporting a traffic accident of a mobile communication system, characterized in that the call process for transmitting the distress signal to the emergency contact input by processing the various site information of the input process to the SMS signal. The method of claim 9, wherein the peripheral process, Traffic accident report method of the mobile communication system, characterized in that the mobile terminal is a victim of traffic accidents, suspects or witnesses. The method of claim 9, wherein the input process, Inputting message information informing the emergency contact and the site situation to the mobile terminal; Securing position and time information by the own GPS function of the portable terminal; Traffic accident report method of the mobile communication system characterized in that the process of taking a picture of the scene by the image processing function of the portable terminal. The method of claim 11, wherein the emergency contact input process, Emergency contact information including a police station, a hospital, a fire station, an insurance company, a family pre-input to the portable terminal or a traffic accident report method of a mobile communication system, characterized in that one or a plurality of directly input. The method of claim 9, wherein the calling process, The traffic accident report method of the mobile communication system, characterized in that for converting the field information of the input process to the packet data of the SMS method and sent to the emergency contact. When the mobile switching center receives an emergency distress signal from the mobile terminal, the mobile switching center receives the corresponding information received by the SMS; A sighting process for analyzing the distress signal of the above process and searching for a witness mobile terminal located at a certain radius of a traffic accident; The mobile switching center is a traffic accident reporting method of the mobile communication system, characterized in that the process of transmitting the field image and the information of the witness mobile terminal to the emergency contact switched to call processing. The method of claim 14, wherein the receiving process, Determining whether an emergency distress signal is received from the mobile terminal by the mobile switching center. If it is determined that the emergency distress signal is received in the process, the traffic accident report method of the mobile communication system comprising the process of inputting the field video signal, GPS information and emergency contact information to the LS. The method of claim 14, wherein the witnessing process, The mobile switching station applies GPS information of the mobile terminal input in the receiving process to the satellite signal unit. The satellite signal unit analyzes the GPS information of the mobile terminals of the base station service area that the mobile terminal is wirelessly connected, The traffic accident reporting method of the mobile communication system, characterized in that for searching for a witness mobile terminal located in a predetermined radius around the mobile terminal as a result of the analysis. The method of claim 14, wherein the evidence process, Analyzing and switching emergency contact information received from the mobile terminal by the mobile switching center to establish a communication path; Method of reporting a traffic accident of a mobile communication system, comprising the process of transmitting the field image, the field status information and the unique number of the witness mobile terminal through the communication path of the process.