KR20060033461A - Method for proffering locatio based service in a mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing location-based services in a mobile communication terminal.

The present invention comprises the steps of receiving and displaying map data requested by a mobile communication terminal to a location-based service server; Designating a location of text or an image to be attached to the displayed map data; Transmitting the designated location information and the corresponding text or image to a location-based service server; And processing and storing the received location information and text or image at a location based service server.

Accordingly, the present invention is a mobile communication terminal that provides a map service for a specific location by a location based service (LBS), the user while specifying a specific location while receiving a map service to store text or images After that, when the map service is provided for the specific location later, the stored text or image is downloaded, so that the text or image such as the name and phone number related to the specific location designated by the user in conjunction with the location-based service can be checked later. It can be stored in the terminal or via the remote location-based service server to provide information related to a specific location to the user and the effect of providing an album function.

Description

Method of providing location based service in mobile communication terminal {METHOD FOR PROFFERING LOCATIO BASED SERVICE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}             

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system implementing a method of providing a location-based service in a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the location-based service providing method in the mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of downloading and storing text or an image attached to map data from a location-based service server in a location-based service providing method in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

*** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings ***

10: mobile communication terminal 11: GPS receiver

12 memory unit 13 wireless transceiver

14: main controller 15: keypad

16: display unit 20: mobile communication network

30: Internet network 40: location-based service server

50: subscriber database

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and in particular, in a mobile communication terminal providing a map service for a specific location by a location based service (LBS), a user designates a specific location while receiving a map service. The present invention relates to a method of providing a location-based service in a mobile communication terminal which downloads the stored text or image when storing a text or an image and receiving a map service for a specific location later.

Location Based Service (LBS) refers to various information services provided in connection with the measured location after measuring the location of the mobile communication terminal using a mobile communication network or satellite signal. In order to implement the mobile communication network technology, location tracking technology, mobile communication terminal technology and information technology should be integrated.

Location-based services are classified into a method using a base station of a mobile communication system and a Global Positioning Service (GPS) using satellites according to a service type, and are classified into a location tracking service, a public safety service, and a location-based information service according to service types. Currently, various information services such as friend search, friend search, map search, emergency handling, vehicle navigation, location-based content, and mobile yellow pages are provided through mobile communication terminals.

However, when a user wants to view a current location or a specific location on a map using a mobile communication terminal supporting a conventional location-based service, the location of the terminal from a location-based service server interworking with the mobile communication system in the mobile communication terminal It receives and displays the map data of the measured current location or the terrain adjacent to the specific location requested by the user, and the map data provided from the location-based service server is limited to geographic information according to the location of the terminal or the requested location. However, there is a problem that does not provide a variety of content using the map data does not meet the user needs.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-described problems, and in the mobile communication terminal providing a map service for a specific location by a location based service (LBS), a map service is provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of allowing a user to designate a specific location to store text or an image, and then download the stored text or image when receiving a map service for the specific location.

The present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of receiving and displaying the map data requested from the mobile communication terminal to the location-based service server; Designating a location of text or an image to be attached to the displayed map data; Transmitting the designated location information and the corresponding text or image to a location-based service server; And processing and storing the received location information and text or image at a location based service server.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system implementing a method for providing a location-based service in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the mobile communication terminal 10, the mobile communication network 20, and the Internet network 30 are shown in FIG. ), The location-based service server 40, the subscriber database (50).

The present invention can be applied to a mobile communication terminal providing a map service for a specific location by a location based service (LBS), and in particular, a user designates a specific location while receiving a map service according to the present invention. After saving the text or image, you can download the saved text or image when you receive the map service for the specific location later. In connection with the location-based service, the name, phone number, etc. Text and images can be viewed or saved later.

The mobile communication terminal 10 receives a GPS signal from a plurality of satellites through a GPS (GPS) receiver 11 to measure its own location information, and measures a mobile communication network through the wireless transceiver 13. 20) transmits and receives a radio signal (Radio Frequency) and receives a location-based service.

In addition, the memory unit 12 stores various data such as a video, an image, a sound source, and the like. The main control unit (MSM) 14 includes a keypad unit 15 which receives an input signal by a key button, and various kinds of data. Each unit 11 to 13 including the display unit 16 for displaying data is controlled to perform voice call, data communication, and the like.

The main control unit 14 transmits the location information measured by the GPS receiver 11 to the location-based service server 40 through the mobile communication network 20 and the Internet network 30 to receive the location-based service. Processes and displays map data received from the location-based service server 40 at the time, and transmits text or an image such as a name, a phone number, etc. related to a specific location input from the user to the location-based service server 40 or later. It controls to download and display or save the text or image from the map data displayed on the screen.

The location-based service server 40 stores the map data of the service area of the mobile communication terminal 10 and interworks with the mobile communication network 20 and the internet network 30 at a specific location requested from the terminal 10. Transmitting the map data to the terminal 10 and receiving text or an image such as a name, a telephone number, etc. related to a specific location from the terminal 10 in association with the mobile communication network 20 and the internet network 30. Then, the subscriber information related to the location-based service is updated for the user of the terminal 10.                     

The subscriber database 50 manages and stores subscriber information in association with the location-based service server 40.

On the other hand, the operation of the location-based service providing method in the mobile communication terminal of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

First, a user uses a mobile communication terminal 10 capable of receiving location-based services to a location-based service server 40 through a mobile communication network 20 and an internet network 30 for a current location or an arbitrary location. Request map data (S20).

Here, when the mobile communication terminal 10 requests the map data for the current location, the mobile terminal 10 transmits the location information on the current location measured by the GPS receiver 11 to the location-based service server 40, and optionally When requesting map data for a location, the name of a corresponding location is transmitted to the location-based service server 40, and the location-based service server 40 searches for an internal map database (not shown). The map data corresponding to the location information and place name of the requested current location is found and transmitted to the terminal 10 via the Internet network 30 and the mobile communication network 20.

Then, the mobile communication terminal 10 receives and processes the requested map data through the wireless transmission / reception unit 13, and then, through the display unit 16 under the control of the main control unit 14, a predetermined format (map size). , Magnification, current position display, etc.) (S21).

In this case, when the user wants to attach text or an image to the displayed map data (S22), the user specifies the position of the text or image to be attached in the map data displayed through the display unit 16 (S23). .

For example, a position to which text or an image is to be attached may be designated by adjusting a key button or a mouse in the keypad 15 on the map data screen displayed through the display unit 16.

Then, the main control unit 14 transmits the designated location information and the corresponding text or image to the location-based service server 40 (S24), where the location information becomes a coordinate value on the currently displayed map data, and the text In the case of the main control unit 14, the content input via the keypad unit 15 is stored as a file (file) and then transmitted to the location-based service server 40 in the upload (upload) format, in the case of an image The image data stored in the unit 12 is transmitted in the upload format.

Then, the location-based service server 40 processes the received location information and text or image, the location specified by the coordinate value on the current map data to the subscriber of the mobile communication terminal 10 that has transmitted the current map data By storing the information or the text or image transmitted in the upload format in the subscriber database 50, the subscriber information related to the location-based service is updated (S25).

In this case, the subscriber database 50 stores the text or image by linking the location information to the location information, and later, in the location-based service server 40 when transmitting the map data including the location information to the terminal 10 again. Map data to which text or an image is attached is generated such that text or an image is displayed in an anchor tag format at a position on the map data indicated by the location information.

That is, while checking the map data requested by the user of the mobile communication terminal 10, the user may store text as well as an image, such as a name, a phone number, and the like, associated with the location at a specific location on the currently displayed map data screen. The information about the information is managed by the location-based service server 40 that transmits the map data, and when the map data including the specific location is later transmitted according to the user's needs, the text or image is attached to the map data. To allow the user to download the text or image to his terminal 10.

In addition, a process of receiving map data from the location-based service server 40 in the mobile communication terminal 10 and downloading and storing text or images previously attached to the map data will now be described with reference to FIG. 3. .

When receiving map data for a specific region from the mobile communication terminal 10 (S30), the location-based service server 40 receives the subscriber information of the subscriber of the corresponding terminal 10 related to the location-based service through the subscriber database 50. Search (S31).

According to the search result, the location-based service server 40 checks whether a text or an image is linked to a specific location on the requested map data (S32), and if the text or an image is linked, the requested map data. Determining that the text or image is attached to the, the map data is generated so that the text or image is attached to the specific position in the form of an anchor tag to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 10 through the Internet network 30 and the mobile communication network 20. It transmits (S33).                     

On the other hand, if the text or image is not linked to the requested map data as a result of checking in step S32, the location-based service server 40 generates the normal map data and transmits it to the corresponding terminal 10. (S34).

Then, the mobile communication terminal 10 receives the map data or the normal map data to which the text or image is attached from the mobile communication network 20 in the wireless transmission / reception unit 13 and displays it on the display unit 16 (S35). In this case, when the user selects the anchor tag displayed on the map data and stores the text or image (S36), the selected text or image is downloaded and displayed on the display unit 16 or the memory unit 12. Stored in will be used later (S37).

As described above, the present invention is a mobile communication terminal that provides a map service for a specific location by a location based service (LBS), the user receives a map service while specifying a specific location text Alternatively, by storing the image and downloading the saved text or image when the map service is provided for the specific location later, the text or image such as the name and phone number associated with the specific location specified by the user in connection with the location-based service. It can be confirmed later or stored in the terminal, through the remote location-based service server to provide the user with information related to a specific location as well as providing an album function.

Claims (3)

Receiving and displaying map data requested from a mobile communication terminal to a location-based service server; Designating a location of text or an image to be attached to the displayed map data; Transmitting the designated location information and the corresponding text or image to a location-based service server; And processing and storing the received location information and text or image at a location based service server. Retrieving subscriber information related to location-based services when the map data is requested from the mobile communication terminal; Transmitting normal map data or map data to which a text or an image is attached to the mobile communication terminal according to the search result; If the mobile communication terminal receives the map data attached to the text or image, if the attached text or image is selected, downloading and displaying or storing the method comprising the step of providing a location-based service in the mobile communication terminal . The mobile communication terminal of claim 2, wherein the map data to which the text or image is attached is displayed in the form of an anchor tag at a predetermined position on the map data according to the location information. Location-based service delivery method.

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