KR20070116477A - Apparatus and method for providign map service coupled phonebook in mobile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for providing a map service interworking with a phone book in a mobile communication system are provided to allow a user to store, search and re-transmit a received map or an outline map in a phone. A map data DB(290) stores map data associated with a phone number. A map data searching unit(230) searches map data by using a phone number as a key value from the map data DB in response to a request for searching a map including the phone number from a mobile terminal. A map data conversion unit(250) converts searched map data suitably according to the standards of a phone book of the mobile terminal. A map data downloading unit(270) maps the converted map data to the phone number, and downloads to and stores in the phone book of the mobile terminal.

Description

Device and method for providing map service interworking with phone book in mobile communication system {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDIGN MAP SERVICE COUPLED PHONEBOOK IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM}

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a mobile communication system to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a block diagram of a map service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 illustrates an example of using map data stored in a phone book in a mobile communication terminal.

4 is a diagram illustrating another example of utilizing map data stored in a phone book in a mobile communication terminal.

5 is a diagram illustrating another example of using map data stored in a phone book in a mobile communication terminal.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a map service method interworking with a phone book according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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21: Map data search unit 22: Map data download unit

23: map data DB

The present invention relates to a map service apparatus and method thereof in a mobile communication system, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for providing a map service in conjunction with a phone book of a mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication system.

With the recent development of mobile communication technology and location-based technology, a navigation service that provides easy access to first-aid roads, a telematics service that provides road guidance services and various additional services based on real-time traffic information, and a route-finding service using mobile communication terminals Various services such as these are provided. In particular, the road guidance service using a mobile communication terminal is increasing in popularity due to the characteristic that a service can be used without purchasing additional equipment.

In general, to find a place where you do not know the exact location, you can call directly to the place you want to visit, or you can use the telephone number guide and map search service through the Internet. If you do not know the telephone number of the place you want to visit, you will be prompted.

At this time, the user should note the phone number directly or use the automatic connection service. However, it is difficult for a user who is moving by walking or using a vehicle to immediately note the guided phone number, and the auto-connected phone number is not stored in the mobile communication terminal. In addition, map information retrieved through a route inquiring over the telephone or the Internet cannot be recorded unless it is a user's manual operation.

Therefore, even if the user is on the move, the map or directions that can be reached to the destination using the mobile communication terminal is provided based on the phone number, and how to store / search in conjunction with the phonebook is urgently required.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and provides a map service apparatus and a method for providing a map service by interworking with a phone book of a mobile communication terminal based on a phone number in a mobile communication system. have.

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. Also, 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.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a map service apparatus for providing a map service linked with a phone book in a mobile communication system, comprising: map data DB for storing map data associated with a telephone number; A map data retrieval unit for retrieving map data from the map data DB with a key value in response to a map search request including a phone number from a mobile communication terminal; A map data converter configured to convert data of the map data searched by the map data searcher so as to correspond to a phone book standard of the mobile communication terminal; And a map data downloader configured to map the map data converted by the map data converter and the phone number to download and store the map data into the phone book of the mobile communication terminal.

The present invention also provides a method for providing a map service based on a telephone number in a mobile communication system, comprising: a receiving step of receiving a map search request including a telephone number from a mobile communication terminal; A retrieval step of retrieving map data from said map data DB using said telephone number as a key value; A data conversion step of converting the retrieved map data to correspond to the phone book standard of the mobile communication terminal; And a downloading step of mapping the converted map data and the phone number to download and store the converted map data into the phone book of the mobile communication terminal.

The present invention also provides a mobile communication terminal provided with a map service based on a telephone number, comprising: transmitting means for transmitting a map search request signal including a telephone number; Receiving means for receiving map data retrieved from the telephone number as a key value together with the telephone number; And storage means for mapping and storing the map data and the telephone number received through the receiving means.

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 mobile communication system to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile communication system to which the present invention is applied includes a plurality of base stations 10, a base station controller 11, and a data service. Device 12 and map service server 200.

Base station 10 transmits and receives radio signals, system synchronization (GPS), radio channel encoding and decoding, signal strength and quality measurement (uplink), baseband signal processing, diversity (space), radio resource management, and self-maintenance functions. Do this.

The base station controller 11 performs functions such as matching with the base station 10, inter-cell handover processing, call control, and the like, and one base station controller 11 controls several base stations 10.

The data service device 12 is a device that enables the provision and use of data services in addition to the voice communication network, and includes an interworking function (IWF), a packet data serving node (PDSN), and a gateway. It may include at least one of a GPRS Supporting Node (GGSN).

A network interworking device (IWF) is a wireless data service device in a 2G network, and is a device that performs point-to-point (PPP) connection with a mobile communication terminal and NO7 / ISUP interworking with an exchange (not shown).

A packet data serving node (PDSN) is a wireless data service device in a synchronous 3G network. The packet data serving node (PDSN) is a RP interface with a packet controller (PCF), a PPP interface with a mobile communication terminal, and a home agent (HA). It is in charge of the mobile IP (Internet Protocol) interface with (not shown).

In addition, the gateway GPRS supporting node (GGSN) means a wireless data service device in an asynchronous 3G network. Of course, if the device performs a similar function in addition to the network interworking device, the packet data serving node, the gateway GPRS supporting node, it is obvious that the same applies to the above-described devices.

When the map service server 200 receives the map data transmission request from the mobile communication terminal through the data service device 12, the map service server 200 searches for a map, a map, additional information, and the like in an internal database and downloads the map data to the mobile communication terminal. That is, when the map service server 200 receives a map data transmission request including a phone number from the mobile communication terminal, the map service server 200 internally stores a partial map, a map, and additional information of the corresponding point where the point corresponding to the phone number is located. Search in the database and download to the mobile communication terminal.

In this case, a separate storage field for storing a map, a map, additional information, etc. in association with a phone number is implemented in the phone book storage area (aka phone book storage area) of the mobile communication terminal, and the map service server 200 has an internal database. Maps, maps, additional information, etc. retrieved from are converted into a data format to be automatically stored in the separate storage field in association with the phone number and downloaded to the mobile communication terminal together with the phone number.

Maps, directions, and additional information downloaded to the mobile communication terminal and stored in the phonebook in association with the phone number can be searched in the address book and the recent call list, like the general phone numbers. In addition, maps, directions, and additional information stored in association with the phone numbers stored in the phone book can be transmitted to other mobile communication terminals according to menu selection. 3 to 5 illustrate examples of utilizing map data (map, map, additional information, etc.) stored in a phone book in a mobile communication terminal.

3 (a) is a list of recent calls, and it can be seen that a phone number where map data is stored is indicated by a magnifying glass icon. If the user selects the detailed view by pressing the menu button, the map mapped to the phone number is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG.

4 is an example in which the caller sets a third party and transmits a call message to the called party without setting himself as a person to be returned, when the caller wants to inform the called party of the third party, for example, a restaurant's telephone number. Can be used. If the map data is mapped to the reply telephone number and stored in the phone book, the mobile communication terminal may transmit the call message by selecting a menu and transmit the map data to the called party.

In addition, FIG. 5 is an example of inputting a phone number in a short message body and transmitting map data. In the mobile communication terminal, if the map data is mapped to a phone number input in the body and stored in the phonebook, the user selects a menu according to the user's menu selection. The map data may be transmitted to the called party's mobile communication terminal.

On the other hand, the map service server 200 may operate in conjunction with a road guidance service system for guiding a route to a destination based on the location of the mobile communication terminal, or a phone number guidance service for guiding a phone number by a person's name or a business name. For example, it can operate in conjunction with a system of 114 services.

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration and function of the map service server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram of a map service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the map service server 200 interworking with the phone book according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a receiver 210, a map data searcher 230, a map data converter 250, and map data download. The unit 270 and the map data DB 290 are included.

The map data DB 290 stores maps, directions, and additional information based on phone numbers. That is, a map, a map image, and additional information (eg, traffic information, street information, etc.) mapped to the phone number are stored based on the phone number information.

The reception unit 210 receives a map data transmission request including a telephone number from a mobile communication terminal wirelessly connected through the data service device 12, extracts the telephone number from the received map data transmission request, and maps the data search unit. Forward to 230.

The map data search unit 230 uses the telephone number transmitted from the receiver 210 as a key value to display additional information of a point corresponding to the telephone number and a map or a map of a region where the point is located. ).

The map data converter 250 converts the format so that the map, the map, the additional information, and the like retrieved by the map data search unit 230 may be automatically stored in a storage area separately implemented in the phonebook storage area of the mobile communication terminal.

The map data downloader 270 downloads a map, a map, additional information, etc., which have been converted in the map data converter 250, together with a phone number to the mobile communication terminal so that the map data downloader 270 is automatically stored in the phone book of the mobile communication terminal. That is, phone numbers, maps, directions, and additional information are stored together in the phonebook of the mobile communication terminal, and when the user searches only the phone number in the phonebook, the map, the map, and the corresponding location of the location corresponding to the phone number are located. You can check the additional information of the branch.

Hereinafter, the overall operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a map service method interworking with a phone book according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the mobile communication terminal accesses the data service device 12 through the base station 10 and the base station controller 11 and then performs a PPP (Point to Point) negotiation with the data service device 12 to perform an Internet Protocol (IP). The address is assigned (S601).

The mobile communication terminal assigned the IP address accesses the map service server 200 (S603), and requests a map data search by inputting a telephone number on a search screen provided from the map service server 200 (S605).

Receiving the map data search request, the map service server 200 searches for map data (map, map, additional information, etc.) of the region where the point corresponding to the phone number is located in the previously established database (S607).

Subsequently, the map service server 200 transmits the map data retrieved from the database to the mobile communication terminal to be displayed on the display device (S609). At this time, the map service server 200 provides a map storage menu when displaying map data on the display device of the mobile communication terminal.

Upon providing the map service and receiving a map data storage request from the mobile communication terminal according to the user's selection of the map storage menu (S611), the map service server 200 transmits the corresponding map data (map, map, additional information, etc.) to the corresponding phone. The data format is converted to be stored in the phone box of the mobile communication terminal together with the number (S613). That is, in the phone book storage area of the mobile communication terminal, a separate storage field for storing maps, directions, additional information, etc. is implemented in association with the phone number, and the database is stored in a database to store map data in a separate storage field of the phone book. Convert the format of the retrieved map data.

Next, the map service server 200 downloads the converted map data with the phone number to the mobile communication terminal and stores the map data in the phone book (S615). That is, map data and phone numbers downloaded from the map service server 200 are mapped to each other and automatically stored in the phone book. In this way, the map data stored in the phone book can be searched in the address book, the recent call list, etc. like the general phone number.

In addition, the map data stored in association with the phone number stored in the phone book can be transmitted to other mobile communication terminals according to the menu selection. As shown in the example of FIG. 4, when a caller sends a call message to a called party by setting a third party without setting himself as a person to whom a reply is made, the caller may attach the map data to the called party by selecting a menu. In addition, as shown in the example of FIG. 5, a short message can be inputted to the called party by inputting a phone number into the body of the short message and mapping the map data stored in the corresponding phone number by menu selection.

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 transmits a map or a map searched based on a phone number to a user's mobile communication terminal, so that the mobile communication terminal user can store, retrieve and retransmit the received map or map in a phone book. In addition, there is an effect that allows the user to easily find the desired destination using the mobile communication terminal.

Claims (12)

A map service device for providing a map service interworking with a phone book in a mobile communication system, A map data DB for storing map data associated with a telephone number; A map data retrieval unit for retrieving map data from the map data DB with a key value in response to a map search request including a phone number from a mobile communication terminal; A map data converter configured to convert data of the map data searched by the map data searcher so as to correspond to a phone book standard of the mobile communication terminal; And And a map data downloader configured to map the map data converted by the map data converter and the phone number to download and store the map data into the phonebook of the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 2, wherein the map data stored in the phone book, Map service device linked with the phone book, characterized in that the search on the address book or the recent call list of the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 2, wherein the map data stored in the phone book, Map service device linked with the phone book, characterized in that the mobile communication terminal can be transmitted to the other mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 2 or 3, The map data, Map service device linked to the phone book, characterized in that it comprises any one of a partial map, a map of the area where the point corresponding to the phone number is located. As a method of providing a map service based on a phone number in a mobile communication system, A receiving step of receiving a map search request including a telephone number from a mobile communication terminal; A retrieval step of retrieving map data from said map data DB using said telephone number as a key value; A data conversion step of converting the retrieved map data to correspond to the phone book standard of the mobile communication terminal; And And a download step of mapping the converted map data and the phone number to download and store the converted map data into the phone book of the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 5, Map data stored in the phone book, Map service method linked to the phone book, characterized in that the search in the address book or the recent call list of the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 5, wherein the map data stored in the phone book, Map service method linked with the phone book, characterized in that the mobile communication terminal can be transmitted to the other mobile communication terminal. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The map data, Map service method linked to the phone book, characterized in that it comprises any one of a partial map, a map of the area where the point corresponding to the phone number is located. A mobile communication terminal receiving a map service based on a phone number, Transmitting means for transmitting a map search request signal including a telephone number; Receiving means for receiving map data retrieved from the telephone number as a key value together with the telephone number; And And storage means for mapping and storing the map data and the telephone number received through the receiving means. The method of claim 9, Map data stored in the storage means, A mobile communication terminal, which can be searched in an address book or a recent call list. The method of claim 9, Map data stored in the storage means, A mobile communication terminal, which can be transmitted to another mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 10 or 11, The map data, And a partial map of an area in which a point corresponding to the telephone number is located, and a map.

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