KR20090000747A - Customized travel scheduling method and computer-readable recording medium thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A customized travel scheduling method using a main server connected to a client through a network is provided to supply customized travel information in detail to a client based on client information. A customized travel scheduling method using a main server connected to a client through a network comprises the following steps. Travel scheduling contents for a client are provided according to a connection request of the client(ST100). Personal information of the client is stored in a database through contents(ST200). Travel information is stored in the database through the contents(ST300). The stored travel information is customized by using the client information(ST400). The customized recommend information is provided to the client through the contents at the request of the client(ST500). Several pieces of the customized recommend information are selected by the client and the travel schedule is completed(ST600).

Description

Customized Travel Scheduling Method and Computer-readable Recording Medium Thereof}

1 is a block diagram illustrating a customized travel scheduling system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a customized travel scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a customization step according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a recommendation information providing step according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a schedule completion step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: Client 20: Server

30: database 40: relay server

50: relay camera

The present invention relates to a personalized travel scheduling method and a recording medium recording the same, and more particularly, to a personalized travel scheduling method for supporting the selection of a travel schedule according to the information of a traveler planning a trip and a recording medium recording the same.

In general, 'travel' means going to another area or foreign country for work or tourism. Therefore, the traveler is not familiar with the local situation, and uses a book or contents containing the information of the region for the purpose of supplementing the tourist guidebook. In addition to this information, the traveler will also need information about transportation and accommodation, and he will have to plan the tour schedule according to his schedule. Such travel scheduling can be completed by searching for information of the area by yourself, making a reservation for each one, and setting a route. However, this method requires a lot of time and effort, and has the disadvantage of missing out more quality information. Another way of scheduling travel is to use a travel agency. As a travel agency and service provider, travel agencies have better information than travelers who are not familiar with the local situation. Therefore, when using a travel agency, it is possible to more conveniently plan the itinerary. These services are increasingly being developed for travel agencies, especially with the IT industry.

An example of such a travel scheduling technique is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-0089086 (published on September 29, 2001, a method of organizing a travel schedule through the Internet).

The technology disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-0089086 relates to a method of organizing a travel schedule through the Internet, which enables a client to organize a tour itinerary through the Internet and to process various reservations. When the site access is made from the client terminal, the process of displaying the entire travel information of the travelable region on the screen of the client terminal, whenever the client selects a specific region from the displayed travel information, displays the tour guide information of the region and then the client's intention. According to the present invention, the selected travel route is stored, and when the selection of the travel route and the input of the travel requirements are completed, the costs for each selected route are described as a process of collective payment according to the client's request. That is, in the technology disclosed in the above-mentioned publication No. 2001-0089086, it is possible to provide a client with real-time video information of a region to be traveled through the Internet, and to organize a travel schedule to meet the client's desired travel purpose, and to make various reservations. And a method of organizing a travel schedule through the Internet to collectively process the payment.

Another example of a travel scheduling technique is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-0007938 (published Jan. 29, 2002, a customized travel scheduling system using the Internet, and a method thereof).

The technology disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-0007938 discloses a travel schedule that can be embodied and actualized through a game type system of a travel schedule that is vague and ambiguous by a person who wants to travel. The present invention relates to a personalized travel scheduling system using the internet and a method for enabling virtual tours before actually traveling based on a step of connecting an internet communication network to a web server system for personalized travel scheduling. Accessing the website for scheduling the customized trip after confirming the membership, inputting a basic condition for setting a rough travel theme on the website, and recommending a customized trip that meets the basic condition entered by the user. The proposal presented to the user, The user inputs detailed custom travel conditions, stores the results of the custom travel scheduling in a database, and performs a simulation (pre-travel) according to the created custom travel schedule, and makes a reservation and payment for the custom travel schedule. It is described that it comprises a step, and providing the customized travel information according to the customized travel schedule to the user who made the booking and payment. In the technique disclosed in the above-mentioned publication No. 2002-0007938, it is possible to fully satisfy the pre-expectation of travel through simulation, and to simultaneously realize the reservation and payment within one interface, so that it is possible to save time and make customized travel scheduling using the Internet. A system and method thereof are described.

However, in the techniques disclosed in the above-mentioned Korean patent publications and conventional travel scheduling techniques, there is a problem in that travel information is provided as a list of plans planned by a service provider regardless of a traveler's taste or preference.

In addition, by being provided with travel information configured by the service provider, there was a problem in that a traveler had difficulty in finding his or her preferred information again.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems described above, and to provide a customized travel scheduling method for providing a list of travel information according to the taste or preference of the traveler and a recording medium recording the same.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a customized travel scheduling method in which a traveler supports travel scheduling by providing customized travel information customized according to a traveler's information, and a recording medium recording the same.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a customized travel scheduling method for providing image information and other various information in real time by installing a relay camera at a travel destination, and a recording medium recording the same.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a customized travel scheduling method for recording various travel expenses, avoiding unreasonable travel services, etc. by selecting and booking the best travel schedule among travelers planned travel schedules, and a recording medium recording the same.

In order to achieve the above object, a customized travel scheduling method according to the present invention is a method for supporting travel scheduling using a main server and a database connected to a client and a network, wherein the travel scheduling is performed to the client according to a connection request of the client. A content providing step of providing content, a traveler information processing step of receiving traveler information through the content and storing it in the database, a travel information processing step of receiving travel information through the content and storing it in the database, the stored travel information Customizing step using the stored tourist information for the recommendation information to be provided to the client according to the recommendation information for providing the customized recommendation information through the content at the request of the client Providing step, characterized in that it comprises a schedule completion step of completing a travel schedule by selecting a plurality of the recommended information through the content.

Further, in the customized travel scheduling method according to the present invention, the customizing step is an information collection step of searching and collecting the recommended information corresponding to the input travel information from the database, determining the display criteria using the traveler information And a display configuration step of configuring a display of the recommendation information collected by using the criteria determination step and the determined display criteria.

Further, in the customized travel scheduling method according to the present invention, the recommendation information providing step is a video request receiving step of receiving a real-time video request as the detailed information of the recommendation information from the client, the image determination to determine whether the real-time video can be provided In the step, the image determination step, if it is determined that the real-time video can be provided, the video request step of requesting the real-time video to the department server installed in the area, the image received by receiving the real-time video collected by the department server to provide through the content It further comprises the providing step.

In addition, in the customized travel scheduling method according to the present invention, the schedule completion step is a path for providing a plurality of recommendation paths when a plurality of destinations are selected in the determination step of determining whether to select a plurality of destinations, the step of determining the destination The recommendation step may further include a path selection step of selecting a recommendation path through the content.

In the customized travel scheduling method according to the present invention, the traveler information includes personal information, travel purpose information, service selection criteria information, and travel style information, and the traveler information used in the criterion determination step is stored in the database. Characterized in that it further comprises a travel record of the traveler.

In addition, in the customized travel scheduling method according to the present invention, the travel information includes destination information, schedule information, personnel information, and the recommendation information is characterized in that it includes transportation information, tourism information, accommodation information.

In order to achieve the above object, the computer-readable recording medium of the customized travel scheduling method according to the present invention is a recording medium recording a computer-based method for supporting travel scheduling using a main server and a database connected to a client and a network. A content providing step of providing travel scheduling content to the client according to a connection request of the client; a traveler information processing step of receiving traveler information through the content; and storing the travel information in the database; A travel information processing step of receiving input and storing in the database, a customization step of using the stored tourist information for the recommendation information to be provided to the client according to the stored travel information, the customized recommendation information According to the client's request will be characterized by including a program for performing a scheduled completion to complete the Itinerary step provides recommendations provided by the content, selecting a plurality of said received recommendations from the content.

In addition, in a computer-readable recording medium of a personalized travel scheduling method according to the present invention, the customizing step is an information collection step of searching for and collecting the recommended information corresponding to the input travel information from the database, the traveler information And a display configuration step of configuring a display of the recommendation information collected by using the determined display criteria.

In addition, in a computer-readable recording medium of a personalized travel scheduling method according to the present invention, the recommendation information providing step is a video request receiving step of receiving a real-time video as the detailed information of the recommendation information from the client, Image determination step of determining the availability, if it is determined that the real-time video can be provided in the image determination step, the video request step of requesting the real-time video to the department installed in the area, the real-time video collected by the department It further comprises the step of providing a video provided through the content received.

In addition, in a computer-readable recording medium of a personalized travel scheduling method according to the present invention, the schedule completion step may include a visitor determination step of determining whether to select a plurality of visit destinations and a plurality of visit destinations from the visit destination determination step. The method may further include a path recommendation step of providing a plurality of recommendation paths, and a path selection step of receiving a recommendation path through the contents.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. In addition, in describing this invention, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the repeated description is abbreviate | omitted.

A customized travel scheduling system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a customized travel scheduling system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the customized travel scheduling system according to the present invention includes a client 10, a main server 20, a database 30, a division server 40, The relay camera 50 is provided. The client 10, the server 20, and the relay server 40 are conventional server systems, which are well known in the art and thus, specific description thereof will be omitted.

Travel scheduling is started by a traveler wishing to travel by connecting to the server 20 through the client 10. The server 20 provides a travel scheduling service to the client 10 through the content. The database 30 stores all kinds of data used for the travel scheduling service, and is not limited in configuration such as being provided inside the server 20 or separated separately. In order to provide a travel scheduling service, the database 30 basically includes a member DB 31, a travel DB 32, and a content DB 33. The member DB 31 stores personal information and a travel record of a traveler who registers as a member to use a travel scheduling service. The travel DB 32 stores various travel information to recommend to travelers for travel scheduling. Finally, the content DB 34 stores the content data provided to the client 10. The member DB 31, the travel DB 32, and the content DB 33 are only the minimum databases necessary to explain the gist of the present invention among the various databases that can be used in the present invention, and are required to provide a travel scheduling service. Of course, you can add anything to your database.

The recommendation information provided by the server 20 to the client 10 may have various forms such as text, images, and videos, and may be taken by the relay camera 50 and received by the server 20 through the relay server 40. It may also take the form of an image. The relay server 40 and the relay camera 50 are installed in a plurality of areas to provide a real-time image, the main example is installed at a location providing tourist information or accommodation information.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, after the travel scheduling is completed, a payment server may be provided to support payment of the client 10 if necessary.

Next, a customized travel scheduling method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a customized travel scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a customization step according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a recommendation information providing step, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a schedule completion step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the server 20 performs a content providing step of providing travel scheduling content to the client 10 according to a connection request of the client 10 (ST100). If the traveler using the client 10 is not a member of the content, the server 20 induces membership and performs a traveler information processing step of receiving traveler information through the content and storing it in the database 30 (ST200). . Traveler information includes personal information, travel purpose information, service selection criteria information, travel style information, and the like. If the traveler using the client 10 is a member of the content, the information already stored in the database 30 is provided to support the item to be changed. In the case of personal information, items that are not frequently changed, but travel purpose information, service selection criteria information, or travel style information are items that change continuously according to the trip, and thus a function must be provided to reflect them. Examples of input include 'Hong Gil-dong', gender 'male', age '20', occupation 'student', travel purpose 'sightseeing', service selection criteria 'price', travel style 'budget' Same as

In addition to the traveler information, the server 20 performs a travel information processing step of receiving travel information through the content and storing it in the database 30 (ST300). Travel information includes destination information, schedule information, personnel information, and the like. Examples of input are 'Korea' as the starting point, 'United Kingdom' as the destination, 'May 1, 2007', the date of travel and departure 'May 10, 2007', and '1 person'.

Since both the traveler information and the travel information are input, the server 20 performs a customization step of customizing the recommendation information to be provided to the client 10 using the traveler information according to the travel information (ST400). Customizing refers to extracting and providing collected information using traveler information. A more detailed description of the step ST400 will be described below with reference to FIG. 3. First, the server 20 performs an information collection step of searching and collecting recommendation information corresponding to the input travel information from the database 30 (ST410). For example, if one person is going to travel from Korea to the UK for 10 days, it provides recommendation information on transportation information, tourism information, accommodation information, and the like. Examples of transportation information include flights from Korea to the United Kingdom, so all flight schedules from Korea to the UK on May 1, 2007, and all flight schedules from the UK to Korea on May 10, 2007, can be reserved. Collect information on availability, ticket prices, discounts and more. For example, tourism information collects information about all tourist attractions in the United Kingdom, and accommodation information collects all accommodation information in the United Kingdom. In this way, all information necessary for the traveler to travel to the United Kingdom is searched and collected in the database 30.

After the information collection is completed, the server 20 performs a criterion determination step of determining a display criterion using the traveler information (ST420). That is, based on the traveler information, the display criteria are calculated by analyzing and judging what part of the traveler the product is to be selected. Description of the analysis and determination step is a known technique commonly used in the art, so specific descriptions are omitted. 'Display criteria' refers to criteria to be displayed to the traveler through the client (10). In other words, the desired recommendation information will vary according to the traveler's disposition or preference. Therefore, if the recommendation information is displayed by reflecting this inclination or preference, the traveler can select more easily. As such, the criterion of how to display the recommendation information is defined as a 'display criterion'. The display criterion uses the traveler information, and includes not only the traveler information input in step ST200 but also the travel record information of the traveler stored in the database 30. This is to accumulate the travel record information of the traveler to determine the traveler's preference more accurately. An example of display criterion is as follows. If the user information is 'Gender', '20' for age, 'Student' for job, 'Tourism' for travel purpose, 'Price' for service selection, and 'Facial' for travel style, Price '. This is an economical student for tourism purposes, reflecting the tendency to enjoy tourism at the lowest possible cost. In fact, 'price' is selected in the service selection criteria, and 'style' is also selected in the travel style, so it can be judged that 'price' is an important decision criterion in travel scheduling.

Now that the display criteria have been determined, the server 20 performs the display configuration step of configuring the display of the collected recommendation information using the display criteria (ST430). For example, assume that a traveler requests lodging information of London through the client 10. The server 20 is configured to display the 'price' in order of the lowest price for all the accommodation information of London collected through the ST400 step. If all the information collected in the UK is displayed as it is, the traveler will have to spend a considerable amount of time finding the cheap accommodations he / she wants. However, as presented in the present invention, it is possible to find a desired accommodation faster through the information displayed in the order of the lowest price.

The server 20 performs the recommendation information providing step of providing the customized recommendation information to the client 10 through the contents in steps ST410 through ST430 as described above (ST500). A more detailed description of the step ST500 will be described below with reference to FIG. 4. First, the server 20 provides recommendation information according to the request of the client 10 (ST510). For example, if the client 10 requests the tourist information of London, the server 20 provides the customized tourist information in the city of London to the client 10. Similarly, the client 10 receives a request for a field for obtaining information such as accommodation, transportation, restaurant, etc., and provides customized recommendation information. In addition, we will provide all kinds of recommendations for travel, such as accommodation, room type, car rental, and discount coupon.

Recommendation information is generally provided in text, image, video, etc., but also in real-time video as needed. In particular, in the case of tourist information or accommodation information, it becomes detailed information for travelers to more accurately grasp the local situation through real-time video. The server 20 may receive a request for a real time image as detailed information of the recommendation information. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, after basically providing recommendation information for each request of the client 10, an image request receiving step for receiving a real-time video is performed (ST520). The server 20 performs an image determination step to determine whether the real-time video of the recommendation information is provided (ST530). When the real-time video is available, an image request for requesting a real-time video to the relay server 40 installed in a corresponding region. Perform the step (ST540). The relay server 40 transmits a real time image to the server 20 through the relay camera 50 being managed, and the server 20 receives the image (ST550) and provides the image to the client 10 through the content. (ST560). If it is impossible to provide a real-time video at step ST530 provides the basic data stored in the database (30).

The server 20 performs a schedule completion step of completing a travel schedule by selecting a plurality of recommended information provided to the client 10 through contents (ST600). A more detailed description of the step ST600 will be described below with reference to FIG. 5. First, the server 20 receives a plurality of pieces of recommendation information through content (ST610). In this case, when the plurality of destinations are selected by performing the determination step of determining whether there are a plurality of destinations selected by the client 10 (ST620), the path recommendation providing a plurality of recommendation paths to the client 10 through the contents is recommended. Perform the step (ST630). Recommended routes are offered in a variety of ways, including shortest route, lowest cost route, scenic route, package route, and discounted route, to help you choose to suit your taste. The server 20 performs a path selection step of selecting one or more of the plurality of paths recommended by the client 10 through the content (ST640). When all the selections for the schedule are completed, the schedule is completed (ST650).

After the schedule is completed, the cost is calculated based on the completed schedule and payment is also possible. Cost estimating and payment techniques are well-known techniques commonly used in the art, so detailed descriptions are omitted.

As mentioned above, although the invention made by this inventor was demonstrated concretely according to the said Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

That is, in the above embodiment, an embodiment using a PC and Internet contents has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and any means capable of providing a travel scheduling service using contents such as a wireless network, a PDA, an MP, and a mobile device is used. Of course it can be realized.

As described above, according to the personalized travel scheduling method and the recording medium recording the same according to the present invention, a list of travel information is provided according to the taste or preference of the traveler, so that the traveler can quickly find the desired information.

In addition, according to the personalized travel scheduling method and a recording medium recording the same according to the present invention, it is also possible to provide the travel information customized according to the traveler's information in detail and in detail through the content, the traveler can easily plan the travel schedule Lose.

In addition, according to the customized travel scheduling method and the recording medium recording the same according to the present invention, it is also possible to provide a video camera and other various information in real time by installing a relay camera in the travel destination.

In addition, according to the customized travel scheduling method and the recording medium recording the same according to the present invention, it is also possible to reduce the travel expenses and to avoid an unfair travel service.

Claims (10)

In a method for supporting travel scheduling using a main server and a database connected to a client, A content providing step of providing travel scheduling content to the client according to the access request of the client; A tourist information processing step of receiving tourist information through the contents and storing the information in the database; A travel information processing step of receiving travel information through the contents and storing in the database; Customizing step of using the stored traveler information for the recommendation information to be provided to the client according to the stored travel information, Recommending information providing step of providing the customized recommendation information through the content according to the request of the client; And a schedule completion step of completing a travel schedule by selecting a plurality of the recommended information through the contents. The method of claim 1, The customizing step An information collection step of searching and collecting recommendation information corresponding to the input travel information from the database; A standard determination step of determining a display standard using the traveler information; And configuring a display of the collected recommendation information using the determined display criteria. The method of claim 2, The recommendation information providing step A video request receiving step of receiving a real-time video request as detailed information of the recommendation information from the client, Image determination step of determining whether the real-time video can be provided, If it is determined that the real-time video can be provided in the video determination step, the video request step of requesting real-time video to the department installed in the area And a video providing step of receiving the real-time video collected by the department and providing the content through the content. The method of claim 3, wherein The schedule completion step Visit determination step of determining whether to select a plurality of visits, A path recommendation step of providing a plurality of recommendation paths when a plurality of visit destinations are selected in the visit destination determination step; And a route selection step of selecting a recommendation route through the contents. The method of claim 4, wherein The traveler information includes personal information, travel purpose information, service selection criterion information, and travel style information, and the traveler information used in the reference determination step further includes travel record information of the traveler stored in the database. Customized travel scheduling method. The method of claim 5, The travel information includes destination information, schedule information, personnel information, and the recommendation information includes transportation information, tourism information, and accommodation information. In a computer-recorded recording medium of a method for supporting travel scheduling using a main server and a database connected to a client, A content providing step of providing travel scheduling content to the client according to the access request of the client; A tourist information processing step of receiving tourist information through the contents and storing the information in the database; A travel information processing step of receiving travel information through the contents and storing in the database; Customizing step of using the stored traveler information for the recommendation information to be provided to the client according to the stored travel information, Recommending information providing step of providing the customized recommendation information through the content according to the request of the client; A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for performing a schedule completion step of completing a travel schedule by selecting a plurality of the recommended information through the content. The method of claim 7, wherein The customizing step An information collection step of searching and collecting recommendation information corresponding to the input travel information from the database; A standard determination step of determining a display standard using the traveler information; And a display configuration step of configuring a display of the recommendation information collected using the determined display criteria. The method of claim 8, The recommendation information providing step A video request receiving step of receiving a real-time video request as detailed information of the recommendation information from the client, Image determination step of determining whether the real-time video can be provided, If it is determined that the real-time video can be provided in the video determination step, the video request step of requesting real-time video to the department installed in the area, And a video providing step of receiving the real-time image collected by the department and providing the same through the contents. The method of claim 9, The schedule completion step Visit determination step of determining whether to select a plurality of visits, A path recommendation step of providing a plurality of recommendation paths when a plurality of destinations are selected in the visit destination determination step; And a route selection step of selecting a recommendation route through the contents.

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