KR20070041007A - Method and system for providing boarding information in mobile telecommunication environment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment.

The present invention is a ground infrastructure that exchanges data with a mobile communication terminal wirelessly based on a predetermined protocol, and includes a handoff and wireless support management function, and a wireless access network for relaying boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal, and an exchange station. A process of attempting to travel using a flight among transportation means including a mobile communication network which relays the boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal as a set of communication facilities that provide a voice telephone or data exchange service to a plurality of unspecified subscribers. A system for informing boarding information to a mobile communication terminal of a user who has issued a boarding pass for a flight, the system comprising: a Location Based Service (LBS) server for determining a current location of the mobile communication terminal; And a content providing server that performs a task of subscribing to the boarding information service at the time of issuing the boarding pass, generates the boarding information at a predetermined period, and provides the boarding information to the mobile communication terminal. It relates to a system for providing information.

According to the present invention, a mobile communication subscriber periodically receives a gate, a boarding time, and the like to board a flight without checking a boarding pass while waiting with relatives discharged from a waiting room in an airport or using an airport duty free shop from a content providing server. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a passenger cannot be boarded by neglecting attention.

Mobile terminal, flight, boarding information, ticketing

Description

Method and system for providing boarding information in mobile communication environment {Method and System for Providing Boarding Information in Mobile Telecommunication Environment}

1 is a diagram simply showing a system for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing simply the internal configuration of the content providing server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a boarding information service from a content providing server to a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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100: mobile communication terminal 102: wireless access network

104: mobile communication network 106: manganese interworking device

108: WAP gateway 110: Internet

112: LBS server 114: content providing server

200: network interface unit 202: memory unit

204: input and output unit 206: program storage unit

208: central control unit 210: boarding information database unit

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and system for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment in which boarding information is notified to a mobile communication terminal of a user who has issued a boarding pass for a flight in a process of attempting to travel using a flight.

Information and communication technology is changing the lifestyle of modern people. Most homes, schools, and offices have been equipped with Internet-enabled personal computers to acquire information through Web sites, purchase products through electronic commerce, and exchange news via e-mail. Just a few years ago, people could only use voice communication-oriented mobile services using mobile terminals. Recently, however, a wireless internet service that can receive a data communication service using the internet has appeared in a mobile communication terminal.

As the mobile communication service has evolved, the mobile communication terminal has evolved from the concept of a voice call-oriented mobile phone to a mobile communication terminal having various functions such as a camcorder, a camera, and an MP3 player. As various functions are included in the mobile communication terminal, the display device of the mobile communication terminal has also evolved from a black and white display device to a color display device. In general, a display device of a mobile communication terminal exists for informing a user of various types of state information of the mobile communication terminal, for example, a state of use of a power source, a reception strength of a radio wave, a date and time, and the like. As a result of the development of information and communication technology, the spread of mobile communication terminals equipped with color display devices and the use of wireless Internet services have become popular, and the use of various contents that match the performance of mobile communication terminals has become popular. In general, a service for developing various contents and providing the developed various contents to a user using a wireless Internet service is called a content providing service. The content providing service provides a user with various contents developed after renting a mobile communication network from a mobile communication service provider that establishes and manages a mobile communication network.

In general, in the course of attempting to travel using a flight among the means of transportation, a user spends a lot of time before boarding a flight after issuing a boarding pass. At this time, the user waits with relatives who are sent off from the waiting room in the airport or boards the flight after checking the boarding pass when the boarding time arrives after using the airport duty free shop until boarding the flight. In the process of boarding a flight as in the prior art, a user may check flight information, gate information, boarding time, etc. described in the boarding pass. At this time, if the user neglects attention and neglects to check flight information, gate information, boarding time, etc. described in the boarding pass, the user may not be able to board the flight at a predetermined time.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a boarding information in a mobile communication environment informing boarding information to the mobile communication terminal of the user who issued the boarding pass of the flight in the course of attempting to travel by using a flight of the transportation means Its purpose is to provide a method and system.

Accordingly, according to a first object of the present invention, a ground infrastructure for exchanging data with a mobile communication terminal wirelessly based on a predetermined protocol includes handoff and wireless support management functions, and provides boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal. A wireless communication network for relaying and a mobile communication network for relaying the boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal as a set of communication facilities for providing voice telephone or data exchange service to an unspecified number of subscribers through an exchange office, the mobile communication network comprising: In the system for informing boarding information to the mobile communication terminal of the user who issued the boarding pass of the flight in the process of attempting to travel by using a location, LBS (Location Based Service) to determine the current location of the mobile communication terminal LBS 'server; And a content providing server that performs a task of subscribing to the boarding information service at the time of issuing the boarding pass, generates the boarding information at a predetermined period, and provides the boarding information to the mobile communication terminal. Provide a system for providing information.

In addition, according to a second object of the present invention, a ground infrastructure for exchanging data with a mobile communication terminal wirelessly based on a predetermined protocol includes handoff and wireless support management functions, and provides boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal. A wireless communication network for relaying the boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal through a wireless access network for relaying, a set of communication facilities providing voice telephone or data exchange service to an unspecified number of subscribers through an exchange office, and a current of the mobile communication terminal. The LBS (Location Based Service, LBS) server for identifying a location and the boarding information service at the time of issuing the boarding pass, the boarding information service is generated, and the boarding information is generated at regular intervals for the mobile communication. Including a content providing server provided to the terminal, using a flight of the means of transportation Step of the method is in the process of trying to line indicating the boarding information with the mobile terminal of the user issuing the boarding pass of the flights, monitors whether the registered card issuing the boarding pass in conjunction with the issuance of the server (a) carriers; (b) monitoring whether the boarding time is coming; And (c) providing the boarding information to the mobile communication terminal at a predetermined cycle.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a diagram simply showing a system for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

A system for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal 100, a wireless access network 102, a mobile communication network 104, an interworking device 106, and a WAP gateway 108. , The Internet 110, the LBS server 112, the content providing server 114, and the like.

For convenience of description in the following process, a user who uses the mobile communication terminal 100 is defined as a 'mobile communication subscriber', and the content providing server 114 works in conjunction with the LBS server 112 to present the mobile communication terminal 100. The mobile communication service which determines the location and periodically generates boarding information while the time to board the flight arrives and provides the generated boarding information to the mobile communication terminal 100 is defined as a 'boarding information service'. Here, the boarding information means information including flight information, gate information, boarding time information, etc., to be boarded by the mobile subscriber at the airport.

Brief description of the main features of the present invention. When the mobile subscriber issues a boarding pass for a flight to be boarded in or outside the airport, the subscriber is automatically subscribed to the boarding information service when the boarding pass is issued. Thereafter, the content providing server 114 interlocks with the LBS server 112 to determine the current location of the mobile communication terminal 100 and periodically generates and provides boarding information in the form of 2D graphics and / or 3D graphics. . The content providing server 114 determines whether the mobile communication subscriber can arrive in accordance with the time to board the flight while determining the current location of the mobile communication terminal 100, and as a result, the content providing server 114 does not arrive at the predetermined boarding time. When it generates a message indicating that the boarding can not be provided to the mobile communication terminal (100). Therefore, according to the present invention, the mobile communication subscriber periodically provides contents such as flight information, gate information, boarding time information, etc. to be boarded without checking the boarding pass while waiting with relatives discharged from the waiting room in the airport or using the airport duty free shop. Since it is provided by the server 114, it is possible to prevent attention in advance by neglecting attention, and when a flight cannot be reached at the airport at a predetermined boarding time, the flight is informed in advance that the flight is not provided. You may cancel your boarding pass through the airline prior to departure.

The mobile communication terminal 100 refers to a communication terminal capable of using a web service in a wired / wireless communication environment, and refers to a communication terminal receiving a boarding information service from a content providing server 114. In other words, the mobile communication terminal 100 is connected to the mobile communication network 104 via the wireless access network 102 to provide a voice call function to perform a normal voice call wirelessly with other mobile communication terminals, as well as contents. It refers to a communication terminal that receives boarding information at regular intervals before boarding a flight through the provision server 114. In addition, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits the boarding information from the content providing server 114 in the form of SMS (Short Message Service, hereinafter referred to as 'SMS'), as well as two-dimensional graphics and / or three-dimensional graphics. Message Service, hereinafter referred to as 'MMS').

The mobile terminal 100 is a wireless application protocol, which is an Internet access protocol, Microsoft Internet Explorer (MIE) based on HTML using the HTTP protocol, a handheld device transport protocol, and NTT DOCOMO. Connect to the Internet 110 via the mobile communication network 104 using an Internet access browser such as i-Mode or SK Telecom's 'NATE', and interlock with the content providing server 114 connected to the Internet 110. do. Among the Internet access protocols used by the mobile communication terminal 100, MIE uses a shortened version of HTML, which is abbreviated m-HTML. In the case of i-Mode, a language called compact HTML (c-HTML), which is a subset of HTML, is used. use.

The wireless access network 102 is a network termination device that is directly connected to the mobile communication terminal 100 by performing baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmitting / receiving a wireless signal. Each of the wireless access networks 102 is arranged in units of cells. The call request and the boarding information service request generated in the communication terminal 100 are transmitted to the mobile communication network 104 or the call request of the mobile communication terminal 100 existing in the cell area under its control to the mobile communication network 104. Or, it refers to a device for performing location information registration to determine the location of the mobile communication terminal 100 existing in the cell area jurisdiction.

In addition, the wireless access network 102 relays the content providing server 114 and the mobile communication terminal 100, and allocates and releases a radio channel for the mobile communication terminal 100, and an inter-cell soft handoff for the mobile communication terminal 100. It performs soft hand off and hard hand off decisions, transcoding and vocoding, global positioning system (GPS) clock distribution, and operation and maintenance functions for the base station.

The mobile communication network 104 is a telephone exchange network operated by a mobile communication service provider and means a set of communication facilities that provide voice telephone or data exchange service to an unspecified number of subscribers through an exchange office, and is a CDMA-2000 service, a WCDMA service, and a mobile Internet. Provide a service and the like to the mobile communication terminal 100. The mobile communication network 104 performs basic and additional service processing, incoming and outgoing call processing of subscribers, location registration procedure and handoff procedure processing, interworking function with other networks, and subscription and release of subscription to the boarding information service. The mobile communication network 104 of the IS-95 A / B / C system includes an Interconnection Network Subsystem (INS) that performs distributed call processing, a Central Control Subsystem (CCS) that performs centralization of operation and maintenance, and mobile communication. It includes a subsystem, such as a Location Registration Subsystem (RLS) that performs storage and management of information for subscribers. In addition, the mobile communication network 104 for the third and fourth generation may include an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch (not shown). The ATM switch increases the transmission rate and the efficiency of line use by packet transmission per cell. .

The inter-working function 106 provides an interface for data exchange between a wireless communication system and a wired communication system and converts protocols, signals, and data into a form suitable for each network. In general, the manganese interworking device 106 connects the mobile communication network 104 and the Internet 110.

The WAP gateway 108 refers to software for relaying and transmitting packet data wirelessly between the mobile communication terminal 100 and the content providing server 114 via the mobile communication network 104 and hardware coupled thereto. The WAP gateway 108 performs a process such as communication code conversion or protocol conversion between the mobile communication network 104 and the Internet 110 in order to quickly retrieve and display information on the Internet 110. Performs a function of interconnecting 110. That is, the WAP gateway 108 converts the WAP protocol and the Internet TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) protocol. Therefore, a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) protocol is used between the content providing server 114 and the WAP gateway 108 connected to the Internet 110, and a WAP protocol is provided between the mobile communication terminal 100 and the WAP gateway 108. The transmission and reception of data is performed. The WAP gateway 108 converts a website address (URL) request from the mobile communication network 104 into an HTTP request according to the WAP protocol, and then the corresponding website from the content providing server 114 according to the HTTP protocol through the Internet 110. Ask for an address. In addition, the WAP gateway 108 converts various contents in the HTML format received from the content providing server 114 into a binary code so that the mobile communication terminal 100 can recognize the content, and converts the content into a binary code to the mobile communication terminal 100. send. Since the data passing through the WAP gateway 108 is converted into a binary code, there is an advantage that the amount of data is reduced and the burden on transmission to the mobile communication network 104 is reduced.

As described above, the WAP is a general term for a communication protocol that enables the Internet 110 to be used using a wireless communication terminal such as a mobile communication terminal 100 or a personal information terminal. In the WAP, in order to solve a communication speed problem of a relatively slow wireless communication, the WAP is converted into a text code on the Internet 110 and transmitted to a wireless communication terminal. In addition, since the WAP is designed considering the contents and the wireless communication terminal to use the WAP from the model design, the WAP enables users to use the Internet 110 only with the wireless terminal.

The Internet 110 refers to a communication network that provides a connection path so that the mobile communication terminal 100 can transmit and receive packet data after connecting to the content providing server 114 via the mobile communication network 104.

The LBS (Location Based Service) server 112 identifies the current location of the mobile communication terminal 100, which is guaranteed mobility based on the mobile communication network 104, and identifies the mobile communication terminal 100. Software for transmitting the location information of the current location of the content providing server 114 and hardware associated with it.

The content providing server 114 interworks with the mobile communication network 104, the Internet 110, and the LBS server 112, and when a communication channel is allocated between the WAP gateway 108 and the mobile communication terminal 100, the WAP gateway 108 Means the software for providing the boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal 100 and the hardware coupled thereto). Since the content providing server 114 is interlocked with a ticketing server (not shown) for issuing a boarding pass of the airline, when the mobile communication subscriber issues a boarding pass, the content providing server 114 is connected with the ticketing server of the airline to receive user information of the mobile communication subscriber. Thereafter, the content providing server 114 determines the current location of the mobile communication terminal 100 in association with the LBS server 112, periodically generates boarding information, and transmits the information to the mobile communication terminal 100. In addition, the content providing server 114 monitors the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 in association with the LBS server 112, and if it is determined that the mobile communication subscriber is located within a distance that cannot reach within the boarding time to board the flight Generates a message indicating that the boarding can not be provided to the mobile communication terminal (100).

2 is a diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a content providing server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The content providing server 114 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a network interface unit 200, a memory unit 202, an input / output unit 204, a program storage unit 206, a central control unit 208, and a boarding information database. Section 210 and the like.

In the present invention, the content providing server 114 provides boarding information to the mobile communication terminal 100 requesting boarding information service at regular intervals, and interlocks with the LBS server 112 to determine the current location of the mobile communication terminal 100. If it is determined that the airport cannot be reached within the boarding time at the current location, a message indicating that boarding is not provided is provided.

The network interface unit 200 interworks with the Internet 110, the LBS server 112, and the like, and provides a communication interface for providing the boarding information service to the mobile terminal 100 in the form of packet data.

The memory unit 202 temporarily stores data processed by the central control unit 208 or temporarily stores data generated in a process of providing boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal 100. The input / output unit 204 displays the processing status for providing the boarding information service as well as the processing status according to the key input.

The program storage unit 206 performs a service subscription procedure for the mobile communication terminal 100 to receive the boarding information service, and stores the user information that has been completed by the subscription procedure, and the mobile communication terminal 100 to the mobile communication subscriber. Generates boarding information including flight information, gate information, boarding time information, etc. to be boarded, transmits at regular intervals, and interlocks with the LBS server 112 to determine the current location of the mobile communication terminal 100. If it is determined that the airport cannot be reached within the boarding time at the current location, the control software is configured to generate and provide a message indicating that the boarding is impossible.

The central controller 208 controls a process of providing a boarding information service from the content providing server 114 to the mobile communication terminal 100 as a central processing unit. That is, the central control unit 208 drives the control software mounted in the program storage unit 206, generates boarding information in association with the ticketing server of the airline by the driven control software, and transfers the generated boarding information to the mobile communication terminal. Control the operation and the like to send to 100.

The boarding information database unit 210 may include service subscription information of a mobile communication subscriber who wants to use boarding information service, boarding information including flight information, gate information, boarding time information, etc. for a boarding pass issued by the mobile communication subscriber. Saving. The boarding information stored in the boarding information database unit 210 is stored in a 2D graphic form and a 3D graphic form, including forms of still images, moving images, animations, characters as well as characters and sound forms.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a boarding information service from a content providing server to a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile communication subscriber issues a boarding pass for a flight that operates to a destination to be traveled through an airline (S300). The content providing server 114 automatically connects with the airline's ticketing server at the time of issuing the boarding pass and automatically receives information about the mobile subscriber's personal information, flight information about the boarding pass, gate information, and boarding time information. The operation of subscribing to the boarding information service is performed (S302).

The content providing server 114 that has completed the boarding information service subscription operation in step S302 determines the current location of the mobile communication terminal 100 in association with the LBS server 112 (S304). In addition, the content providing server 114 generates boarding information including flight information, gate information, boarding time information, and the like at regular intervals, and monitors whether the boarding time for the mobile communication subscriber to board the flight arrives (S306). The content providing server 114 determines whether the boarding time arrives (S308), and transmits boarding information to the mobile communication terminal 100 at a predetermined cycle until the boarding time arrives (S310).

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the mobile subscriber periodically waits with relatives out of the waiting room in the airport, or periodically checks the gate, boarding time, etc. to board the flight without checking the boarding pass while using the duty free shop at the airport. Because it is provided by the content providing server, it is possible to prevent attention due to neglect of attention and to not be able to board before arriving at the airport, so the boarding pass can be canceled before the flight departs. There is an advantage.

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A ground infrastructure that exchanges data wirelessly with a mobile communication terminal based on a predetermined protocol, and includes handoff and wireless support management functions, and a wireless access network that relays boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal and an unspecified number through an exchange station. A set of communication facilities for providing a voice telephone or data exchange service to subscribers, the mobile communication network relaying the boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal, wherein the flight is in the process of attempting to travel by using a flight among transportation means. In the system for informing boarding information to the mobile communication terminal of the user who issued the boarding pass of, A Location Based Service (LBS) server for identifying a current location of the mobile communication terminal; And A content providing server which performs a task of subscribing to the boarding information service at the time of issuing the boarding pass, generates the boarding information at a predetermined period, and provides the boarding information to the mobile communication terminal. System for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment comprising a. The method of claim 1, In the mobile communication environment, when the mobile communication subscriber issues the boarding pass, the content providing server controls the operation of subscribing to the boarding information service by passing the user information of the mobile communication subscriber in cooperation with the ticketing server of the airline. System that provides boarding information. The method of claim 1, The content providing server generates the boarding information including flight information, gate information, and boarding time information, and generates the boarding information at regular intervals, as well as in the form of SMS (Short Message Service) as well as 2D graphics and / or 3D graphics. System for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment, characterized in that provided to the mobile communication terminal in the form of a multimedia message service (MMS). The method of claim 1, The content providing server monitors the location information of the mobile communication terminal in association with the LBS server and generates a message informing that the mobile communication subscriber is unable to board the vehicle if it is determined that the mobile communication subscriber is located within a distance that cannot be reached within the boarding time for the flight. System for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment, characterized in that provided to the mobile communication terminal. A ground infrastructure that exchanges data wirelessly with a mobile communication terminal based on a predetermined protocol, and includes handoff and wireless support management functions, and a wireless access network that relays boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal and an unspecified number through an exchange station. A mobile communication network that relays the boarding information service to the mobile communication terminal, and a LBS (Location Based Service) for identifying the current location of the mobile communication terminal. And a content providing server that performs a task of subscribing to the boarding information service at the time of issuing the boarding pass, generates the boarding information at a predetermined period, and provides the boarding information to the mobile terminal. In the process of attempting to travel by air of the means of transport said air In the boarding pass is to tell how the boarding information with the mobile terminal of the user issued, (a) monitoring whether the boarding pass is issued in conjunction with a ticketing server of an airline; (b) monitoring whether the boarding time is coming; And (c) providing the boarding information to the mobile communication terminal at regular intervals; Method for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein step (a) (a1) connecting to the ticketing server when issuing the boarding pass; (a2) receiving user information of the mobile communication subscriber who issued the boarding pass; And (a3) performing a task of subscribing to the boarding information service; Method for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein step (b) (b1) generating the boarding information including flight information, gate information, and boarding time information; Method for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 5, wherein step (c) (c1) providing the boarding information to the mobile communication terminal in the form of a multimedia message service (MMS) consisting of two-dimensional graphics and / or three-dimensional graphics as well as a short message service (SMS) form at a predetermined cycle; And (c2) determining the current location of the mobile communication terminal by interworking with the LBS server when the boarding time arrives; Method for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein after step (c) (d) monitoring the location information of the mobile communication terminal in association with the LBS server and determining whether the mobile communication subscriber is located at a distance that cannot be reached within the boarding time for boarding the flight; And (e) if it is determined that the vehicle is located within a distance that cannot be reached within the boarding time, generating a message indicating that boarding is impossible and providing the message to the mobile communication terminal; Method for providing boarding information in a mobile communication environment comprising a.

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