KR20060024257A - System and method for providing ordered the circumference information based on location - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a location-based customized surrounding information providing system and method thereof.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention periodically updates the surrounding information database and the user preference information database, and searches for and transmits the surrounding information corresponding to the preference information of the corresponding user according to the request of the surrounding information from the terminal and transmits the surrounding information to the terminal, thereby allowing the user to conveniently and effectively. Its purpose is to provide a location-based customized surrounding information providing system and its method, which makes it possible to use surrounding information to increase satisfaction with the service.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

The present invention provides a location-based customized peripheral information providing system, comprising: a peripheral information database for storing peripheral information; A user preference database for storing user preference information; Information registration means for receiving peripheral information or user preference information from a terminal and updating the peripheral information database and the user preference information database, respectively; And peripheral information providing means for retrieving the peripheral information corresponding to the preference information of the corresponding user, which is previously stored according to the customized peripheral information request from the terminal, and transmitting the peripheral information to the terminal.

4. Important uses of the invention                 

The present invention is used for the surrounding information providing system.

Location-based, personalized surroundings, user preferences

Description

Location-based customized surrounding information providing system and method thereof {System and method for providing ordered the circumference information based on location}             

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a location-based customized peripheral information providing system according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process for inputting peripheral information in a location-based customized peripheral information providing system according to the present invention;

3 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of customized peripheral information according to the present invention;

4 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a user preference information registration process in a location-based customized peripheral information providing system according to the present invention;

5 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of user preference information according to the present invention;

6 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for providing location-based customized peripheral information according to the present invention;

7 is a detailed flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a process for searching for customized surrounding information in a location-based customized surrounding information providing system according to the present invention;

8A and 8B are structure diagrams of an embodiment of customized peripheral information provided by a user terminal in a location-based customized peripheral information providing system according to the present invention;                 

9 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method for providing location-based customized peripheral information according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: terminal 11: manager terminal

12: terminal of the specialized company 13: terminal of the company

14: database 15: user terminal

17: information registration server 18: peripheral information providing server

19: service provision center

The present invention relates to a location-based customized peripheral information providing system and method thereof, and more particularly, to periodically update the peripheral information database and the user preference information database, corresponding to the preference information of the user in accordance with the request for peripheral information from the terminal The present invention relates to a location-based customized peripheral information providing system and method for searching and transmitting the peripheral information to the terminal.

Telematics is a compound word of Telecommunication and Informatics. It communicates with the information terminal in the vehicle by using the system that enables two-way communication with Global Positioning System (GPS). It means a comprehensive next generation information service for automobiles to provide useful information and various services.

Services provided by Telematics include navigation, navigation services such as providing the best route reflecting real-time traffic information, safety and security services such as emergency rescue, commerce services such as product purchase, information service based on location, and entertainment services. have.

On the other hand, location-based services (LBS) refers to a service that can be used in a variety of ways by identifying the location of the user using a location identification technology, and by adding an application associated with it.

In general, location-based information service provides a database (DB), such as restaurant information, gas station information of each region, and then determine the current location through the location identification technology to locate the information around the user needs Say the service you provide.

As described above, the conventional location-based system for providing location information based on location information includes information on surrounding facilities (eg, gas stations, restaurants) of businesses desired by the user, location, phone number, and directions to the facilities. Only service is provided.

Therefore, in fact, the user may not receive additional detailed information (discount information, service information, etc.) when using the location-based surrounding information providing service.

In addition, the conventional location-based peripheral information providing system, such as telematics or location-based services, provides only the same results as the results obtained by simply searching the Internet through a personal computer (PC) in providing the peripheral information service to achieve differentiation of services. There was a problem.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and periodically updates the surrounding information database and the user preference information database, and searches for the surrounding information corresponding to the preference information of the corresponding user in response to the request for surrounding information from the terminal. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a location-based customized surrounding information providing system and a method thereof, by which the user can conveniently and effectively use the surrounding information to increase satisfaction with the service.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. In addition, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a location-based customized surrounding information, comprising: a surrounding information database for storing surrounding information; A user preference database for storing user preference information; Information registration means for receiving peripheral information or user preference information from a terminal and updating the peripheral information database and the user preference information database, respectively; And peripheral information providing means for retrieving the peripheral information corresponding to the preference information of the corresponding user, which is previously stored according to the customized peripheral information request from the terminal, and transmitting the peripheral information to the terminal.

On the other hand, the method of the present invention, the location-based customized peripheral information providing method in the peripheral information providing apparatus, database updating step of updating the peripheral information and user preference information input / modified from the terminal; A customized peripheral information search step of searching for peripheral information corresponding to user preference information according to a request for customized peripheral information from the terminal; And sending the searched customized peripheral information to the user terminal.

Another method of the present invention provides a method for providing location-based customized peripheral information in a peripheral information providing terminal, the method comprising: registering to transmit and register preference information to a peripheral information providing apparatus; A connection step of accessing the peripheral information providing apparatus according to the request of the peripheral information; A transmission step of transmitting the terminal location information and industry type information to the peripheral information providing apparatus; A providing step of receiving customized peripheral information corresponding to the preference information from the peripheral information providing apparatus; And a display step of displaying the received customized surrounding information.                     

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a location-based customized peripheral information providing system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the location-based customized peripheral information providing system according to the present invention is connected to the information registration server 13 of the service providing center 19 to input, modify, and search the peripheral information, and the customized peripheral information. Periodically updates the peripheral information such as discount information and service information for various peripheral facilities stored in the terminal 10 and the surrounding information database 142 for receiving the customized peripheral information request from the terminal 10. Accordingly, a service providing center 19 for retrieving peripheral information corresponding to the preference information of the corresponding user previously stored in the user preference information database 144 and transmitting the same to the terminal 10.

Here, the terminal 10 will be described in more detail.

First, the manager terminal 11 is a terminal having administrator authority. The manager terminal 11 accesses the information registration server 17 of the service providing center 19 to input, modify, and query peripheral information. At this time, the input / modified data is stored in the peripheral information database 142 of the service providing center 19. Here, the manager refers to an insider of the company that operates the service providing center 19.

Next, the professional company terminal 12 is connected to the information registration server 17 of the service providing center 19 and in real time the detailed information, such as the surrounding information and various discount benefits, additional services, events, coupon information of the relevant company Collect it and provide it to the service providing center 19. By doing so, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the surrounding information and provide the user with reliability.

Next, the company terminal 13 is connected to the information registration server 17 of the service providing center 19, the service providing center (in real time) detailed information such as various discount benefits, additional services, events, coupon information of the company ( 19) to provide.

Next, the user terminal 15 accesses the information registration server 17 of the service providing center 19 to input or modify user preference information (card information, preferred store for each company, etc.), and inquires the corresponding result. (151). In particular, the customized peripheral information inquiry can be performed through a wired network. If a desired position is clicked on the map on the user terminal 15, the user's preferred peripheral information of the position can be identically searched (152). At this time, the input or modified information is stored in the user preference database 144 of the service providing center 19. Here, the user terminal 15 includes a vehicle fixed terminal and a mobile terminal.

Meanwhile, the service providing center 19 may include a peripheral information database 142 for storing peripheral information received from the terminal 10, and a user preference information database for storing user preference information received from the terminal 10. 144), a real-time geographic information database 146 for storing geographic information (including traffic information, etc.), peripheral information and user preference information received from the terminal 10, and the peripheral information database 142 and user preference information database ( In response to a request for a customized peripheral information from the information registration server 17 and the terminal 10 for periodically updating the 144, the peripheral information corresponding to previously stored preference information of the corresponding user is searched to the terminal 10. And a peripheral information providing server 18 for transmitting.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of inputting peripheral information in a location-based customized peripheral information providing system according to the present invention.

First, as the terminal 10 is connected (201), it is determined whether the manager terminal 11, the professional terminal 12, or the corresponding terminal 13 (202 to 204). This verification process can be easily confirmed through a normal login process.

As a result of the check 202, if the connected terminal 10 is the manager terminal 11, the authority to input / modify all kinds of peripheral information is provided, and the corresponding full peripheral information input screen is provided (205). ).

Thereafter, the entire peripheral information input / modified from the manager terminal 11 is stored in the peripheral information database 142 (206 and 212).

As a result of the check 203, if the connected terminal 10 is a specialized company terminal 12, the authority for inputting / modifying peripheral information collected by the specialized company terminal 12 is granted, and corresponding peripheral information corresponding thereto is provided. An input screen is provided (207).

Then, the peripheral information input / modified from the specialized company terminal 12 is stored in the peripheral information database 142 (208, 212).

As a result of the check 204, if the connected terminal 10 is the corresponding company terminal 13, the authority to input / modify its surrounding information is provided, and the corresponding peripheral information input screen is provided (210). ).

Thereafter, the corresponding peripheral information input / modified from the corresponding company terminal 13 is stored in the surrounding information database 142 (211 and 212).

On the other hand, the confirmation result 204, the connected terminal is induced to join the affiliated store or the manager terminal 11, specialized company terminal 12, the corresponding company terminal 13 or. At this time, the purpose of encouraging the affiliated store is to register only the reliable information about the facility information through the subscription.

Subsequently, as the terminal 10 joins the affiliated store, the terminal 10 provides the right to input / modify its surrounding information, and provides a corresponding peripheral information input screen (210).

Thereafter, the corresponding peripheral information input / modified from the corresponding company terminal 13 is stored in the surrounding information database 142 (211 and 212).

3 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of customized peripheral information according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the personalized surrounding information according to the present invention includes a business type, a detailed type of business, facility name, facility information, various benefit providing card types, current events and other provided service details, and offer coupon details.

At this time, the industry, sub-industry, facility name and facility information items are set as an entry item when registering as a merchant to register by default, and various benefits providing card types, current events and other provided service details, offer coupon details items from time to time Allow registration.

Here, looking at each of the above elements in more detail, as follows.

1) Type of business: Major categories of facility types corresponding to the surrounding information (for example: restaurants, gas stations, etc.)

2) Detailed Industry: Detailed classification of facility industry corresponding to surrounding information. This classification can be divided into several levels according to the classification stages that the service provider wants to divide. (E.g. Restaurant> Korean> Galbi)

3) Facility name: Name of the facility corresponding to the surrounding information (for example: Hyundai Oil Bank, Chinese Restaurant Lavin Angle, etc.)

4) Facility information: Detailed information related to the facility, such as the address, telephone number of the facility, the type of service provided by the facility (e.g., menu and price for restaurants, fuel type and price per liter for gas stations, total parking for parking lots) Space, available parking space, current parking lot, etc.)

5) Type of benefit card: Information such as credit cards, credit cards, and prepaid cards that provide discounts. At this time, the card type, card name, discount rate / reserve rate, and other items (for example, additional discount for a certain period) can be entered.                     

6) Current events and other service details: Service details that are always provided by the facility (for example: toilet paper when filling more than 30,000 won at the gas station) or current event details (for example: coupons for orders over 50,000 won at restaurants) Etc.) can be registered.

7) Offer coupon details: If you provide coupons that can be used directly at facilities such as coupons provided on the Internet (for example: free salad coupons at restaurants), you can register the coupon details and the expiration date or validity of the coupon. Make sure At this time, the expiration date or expiration time is set according to each company's policy.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering user preference information in a location-based customized peripheral information providing system according to the present invention.

First, as the user terminal 15 connects (401), the information registration server 17 checks whether it is a service subscriber (402). This process can be easily checked through the normal login process.

As a result of the confirmation (402), the authority to input / modify preference information according to the service subscriber is provided, and a preference information input screen for input / modification of preference information is provided (404).

Thereafter, preference information input / modified from the user terminal 15 is stored in the user preference information database 144 (405 and 406).

On the other hand, the verification result 402, if not a service subscriber to induce a service subscription (403).

Thereafter, as the user terminal 15 subscribes to the service, the processes “404” to “406” are performed.

5 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of user preference information according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, user preference information according to the present invention includes possession card information, preference facility information, priority, and the like.

Here, the user preference information will be described in more detail as follows.

1) Holding Card Information: Allows the user to register a card (eg Shinhan MySense Card, OK Cashback Card, etc.) and card type (eg Credit Card, Prepaid Card, Credit Card).

2) Preferred Facility Information: After selecting the type of preferred facility information to be input, the specific facility name or detailed type of business can be registered.

3) Priority: When providing customized peripheral information, it is possible to set which information should be given priority. For example, it may be a discount rate order / preference order.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for providing location-based customized peripheral information according to the present invention.

First, the location-based customized surrounding information providing center 19 updates the surrounding information and user preference information input / modified from the terminal 10 in real time (601).

Subsequently, in response to the request for the customized peripheral information from the user terminal 15, the peripheral information corresponding to the user preference information is searched for (602, 603). At this time, the service providing center 19 detects the location of the user terminal 15 to search for the surrounding information and then extracts the surrounding information corresponding to the user preference information. In this case, the location of the user terminal 15 may be obtained through a base station on a wireless network, and the location may be received by receiving location information from the user terminal 15 having the GPS (Global Positioning System) receiving function. have.

Thereafter, the searched surrounding information corresponding to the searched customized surrounding information, that is, user preference information, is transmitted to the user terminal 15 (604).

7 is a detailed flowchart illustrating an example of a process for searching for customized surrounding information in a location-based customized surrounding information providing system according to the present invention.

First, a user terminal 15 such as a location based service (LBS) terminal or a telematics terminal receives a peripheral information search button or a menu from a user and displays an industry type selection menu (701).

Thereafter, the user wants to know the type of business is selected through an appropriate user interface (touch screen, buttons, voice, etc.) (702), at this time, if there is a detailed item in the selected business type by displaying a detailed item selection screen Is selected (703, 704).

Thereafter, the neighboring information providing server 18 is accessed (705). At this time, the peripheral information providing server 18 grasps the corresponding information of the selected item and the position of the terminal 15. Here, the location of the user terminal 15 may be obtained through a base station on a wireless network, or may be received by receiving location information from the user terminal 15 having the GPS (Global Positioning System) receiving function.                     

Thereafter, the surrounding information providing server 18 searches for the information on the selected business type in the surrounding information database 142 based on the identified position of the user terminal 15 (706).

Thereafter, the surrounding information providing server 18 checks whether preference information of the user is registered (707).

As a result of the check 707, if it is not registered, the process proceeds to "711", and if registered, the neighbor information corresponding to the user preference information is re-searched (extracted) from the previously searched neighbor information (708).

Thereafter, the surrounding information providing server 18 transmits the searched customized surrounding information to the user terminal 15 (709). Then, the user terminal 15 displays the surrounding information according to the priority registered by the user (710). At this time, the priority can also be reset on the user terminal 15.

Subsequently, if there is a coupon provider among the surrounding information being displayed, the user terminal 15 receives a selection of a coupon provider through an appropriate user interface (711), and accesses the surrounding information providing server 18 to provide the surrounding information providing server. Coupon number issued in 18 may be received (712 to 714). At this time, the coupon number and the valid time are received together.

Then, the user can use the coupon by displaying the coupon number through the user terminal 15 when visiting the company. At this time, the coupon has a valid time, so it can be set to be valid only when visiting within that time, so that the coupon can be automatically discarded after a predetermined time.

8A and 8B are structure diagrams of an embodiment of customized peripheral information provided by a user terminal in a location-based customized peripheral information providing system according to the present invention.

The user terminal 15 provides customized peripheral information as shown in FIG. 8A. Then, the detailed information is provided according to the detailed information request signal from the user. For example, if a nearby facility is a restaurant, it can show the menu and price of the restaurant, and if it is a gas station, it can show the type of fuel and the price per liter.

In addition, when the surrounding facility is a parking lot, customized surrounding information as shown in FIG. 8B may be provided.

Meanwhile, the service providing center 19 may calculate the estimated arrival time to the destination using the geographic information database 146 and transmit the calculated arrival time to the user terminal 15.

9 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method for providing location-based customized peripheral information according to the present invention.

First, the service providing center 19 receives the peripheral information collected by the specialized information collecting terminal 12 and pays the information providing fee in return for the information. At this time, the professional information collection terminal 12 may provide a promotional support to the company that provided the information. In addition, the service providing center 19 directly obtains the company information from the corresponding company terminal 13, and operates and manages information about the company in return for it, provides a coupon issuing function, and can provide publicity support.

On the other hand, the user terminal 15 receives the location-based service by subscribing to the service providing center (19). At this time, the service provider receives the customized surrounding information collected by the service center 19 and pays a predetermined information fee in return. At this time, the information service fee can be operated in a flat rate with other services and can be operated on a pay-per-use basis.

Therefore, the user pays the information fee, but can obtain economic benefits by using a company having a large discount using the provided surrounding information.

In addition, companies can benefit from the increase in sales by giving a publicity effect to many people. The service providing center 19 immediately informs the user of discounts and personal preferences surrounding the user, thereby improving the satisfaction of using the service and eventually creating a virtuous cycle structure in which subscriber growth can be achieved.

On the other hand, in order to use more actively, the service provider may induce a lot of users to use by providing an additional discount by issuing a coupon through an alliance with the surrounding information companies.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

As described above, the present invention periodically updates the peripheral information database and the user preference information database, and searches for the peripheral information corresponding to the preference information of the corresponding user which is stored in advance according to the peripheral information request from the terminal. By transmitting to the user, the user can conveniently and effectively use the surrounding information, thereby increasing the satisfaction of the service.

In addition, the present invention, by periodically updating the various discount information and service information provided by the surrounding facilities, in accordance with the request for the surrounding information from the terminal to search the surrounding information corresponding to the preference information of the user previously stored By transmitting to the terminal, it is possible to attract more customers by improving the satisfaction of the location-based peripheral information service by differentiating from the existing location-based peripheral information service and the search service through the Internet.

Claims (9)

In the location-based customized surrounding information providing system, A peripheral information database for storing peripheral information; A user preference database for storing user preference information; Information registration means for receiving peripheral information or user preference information from a terminal and updating the peripheral information database and the user preference information database, respectively; And Peripheral information providing means for retrieving the peripheral information corresponding to the preference information of the user stored in advance according to the request for the customized peripheral information from the terminal and transmitting it to the terminal Location-based customized peripheral information providing system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The customized surrounding information, Including industry, sub-industry, facility name, facility information, various benefit card types, current events and other offer details, and coupon details. The offer coupon details, Location-based customized peripheral information providing system, characterized in that it is possible to set the validity period and the validity time of the coupon to prevent misuse of the coupon. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The user preference information, Location-based customized peripheral information providing system, characterized in that the card information, preferred facility information, including priority. In the location-based customized surrounding information providing method in the surrounding information providing apparatus, A database update step of updating peripheral information and user preference information input / modified from the terminal; A customized peripheral information search step of searching for peripheral information corresponding to user preference information according to a request for customized peripheral information from the terminal; And Personalized peripheral information transmission step of transmitting the searched personalized peripheral information to the user terminal Location-based customized peripheral information providing method in a peripheral information providing apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The surrounding information search step, The method for providing customized location information based on location in the surrounding information providing device, characterized in that the location information of the terminal is searched for and the surrounding information is extracted and the surrounding information corresponding to the user preference information is extracted. The method according to claim 4 or 5, The customized surrounding information, Including industry, sub-industry, facility name, facility information, various benefit card types, current events and other offer details, and coupon details. The offer coupon details, Location-based customized peripheral information providing method characterized in that it is possible to set the validity period and the validity time of the coupon to prevent misuse of the coupon. The method according to claim 4 or 5, The user preference information, Location-based customized surrounding information providing method comprising the possession card information, preferred facility information, priority. In the location-based customized surrounding information providing method in the surrounding information providing terminal, Registering to transmit and register preference information to the surrounding information providing apparatus; A connection step of accessing the peripheral information providing apparatus according to the request of the peripheral information; A transmission step of transmitting the terminal location information and industry type information to the peripheral information providing apparatus; A providing step of receiving customized peripheral information corresponding to the preference information from the peripheral information providing apparatus; And A display step of displaying the received customized surrounding information; Location-based customized peripheral information providing method in a peripheral information providing terminal comprising a. The method of claim 8, The customized surrounding information, Including industry, sub-industry, facility name, facility information, various benefit card types, current events and other offer details, and coupon details. The offer coupon details, Location-based customized peripheral information providing method in the surrounding information providing terminal, characterized in that it is possible to set the validity period and the valid time of the coupon to prevent misuse of the coupon.

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