KR20090044429A - Product information offering navigation, product information offering apparatus and product information offering system thereof - Google Patents

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KR20090044429A
KR20090044429A KR1020070110526A KR20070110526A KR20090044429A KR 20090044429 A KR20090044429 A KR 20090044429A KR 1020070110526 A KR1020070110526 A KR 1020070110526A KR 20070110526 A KR20070110526 A KR 20070110526A KR 20090044429 A KR20090044429 A KR 20090044429A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a radio frequency recognition technology, and more particularly, extracts tag recognition information from a tag attached to a product and, through the extracted recognition information, briefly or detailed information of the corresponding product, as well as the corresponding product store or A / S. Navigation device that provides product information that can provide route information through a product information providing device with navigation or navigation function, product information providing device, and product integration information using the route information when moving to a center location, a corresponding retailer or an A / S center Relates to a search system.

The integrated product searching system according to the present invention is a reader for reading and outputting tag recognition information from a tag attached to a product, and receiving the tag recognition information transmitted from the reader to receive brief or detailed information of the corresponding product, a store or A / S A product information providing device for requesting product information including location information of a center, receiving and providing the product information to a user, and accessing the product information of the corresponding product according to a product information request including tag recognition information from the information terminal It includes a product information management server to provide.

Navigation, Numeric Map, RFID, RFID Tags, Product Search

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A navigation device for providing product information, a product information providing device and a product integrated information search system using the same {Product information offering navigation, Product information offering apparatus and Product information offering system}

The present invention relates to a radio frequency recognition technology, and more particularly, extracts tag recognition information from a tag attached to a product and, through the extracted recognition information, briefly or detailed information of the corresponding product, as well as the corresponding product store or A / S. Navigation device that provides product information that can provide route information through a product information providing device with navigation or navigation function, product information providing device, and product integration information using the route information when moving to a center location, a corresponding retailer or an A / S center Relates to a search system.

Due to the increasing popularity of auto navigation devices for vehicles, many users are using navigation to provide the current location of the vehicle and road and map information to a set destination on a stored numerical map (map).

Therefore, even if the user does not know the place, if the user enters the destination or the nearby area information, the road route and map information to the destination can be voiced and visually guided to easily move to the destination.

On the other hand, due to the development of wireless data communication technology and the increase in the spread of portable devices, most people use portable terminals, and various functions are added due to the large capacity of displays and memories, and thus portable terminals are becoming multimedia devices. In particular, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting), which is called a handheld TV, is installed on most portable devices such as portable terminals and vehicle navigation systems. DMB is a broadcasting service that digitally modulates various multimedia signals such as voice / video and provides them to fixed or portable and vehicle receivers.

In addition to these DMB functions, portable terminals and in-vehicle navigation that support wireless Internet platforms such as Wireless Broadband Internet (WIBRO) and Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability (WIPI) are emerging. Accordingly, the user can access a variety of information by accessing the wireless Internet network through his portable terminal and vehicle navigation.

On the other hand, recently, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been used in various fields. RFID technology attaches a tag that stores unique information to various products, extracts the information of the product through a reader, and performs services such as product identification, transportation card payment, and personal authentication. will be.

In general, in order to check the product information, the user checks the model name of the product and visits an Internet site operated by the manufacturer of the product or uses an Internet portal site to check the product information.

However, this method has a disadvantage in that it is necessary to check the model name and manufacturer of the product and again through a terminal connected to the Internet. In addition, even if the information of the product is confirmed, there is a disadvantage in that the position of selling the corresponding product or the location of the A / S center where the A / S center can receive A / S in case of product failure is required.

Accordingly, the applicant can easily search and confirm the information of the product as described above, and provides the location information of the retailer or the A / S center that sells the product, and the retailer of the corresponding product through a portable terminal or a vehicle navigation. The present invention has been made by studying a method of guiding a moving path to an after-sales center.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in this context, and its object is to provide a brief or detailed description of the product through recognition information output from a reader capable of recognizing a tag included in the product using RFID technology and wireless internet technology provided for navigation. A navigation device, a product information providing device, and a device that provides information and location information of a retailer or an after-sales center that sells the product, as well as providing product information to guide a route to the corresponding retailer or the after-sales center. It is to provide a product integrated information retrieval system used.

Furthermore, a navigation device that provides the location of the store or A / S center of the product nearest to the current location through a numerical map, and provides product information that can guide the movement route to the corresponding store or A / S center through navigation. And a product information providing device and a product integrated information retrieval system using the same.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a navigation device, a product information providing device, and a product integrated information retrieval system using the same.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a navigation device, a product information providing device, and a product integrated information retrieval system using the same, which provide product information for searching a web site provided by a manufacturer server of a corresponding product through a portable terminal or a vehicle navigation.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a navigation device for providing product information according to the present invention includes a reader for reading and outputting tag recognition information from a tag attached to a product, an input unit for receiving an operation command from a user, and providing product information. The display unit which displays the driving status of the device and the product information, the product information database storing the manufacturer / model brief or detailed information of the multiple products, the location information of the store or the A / S center, and the tag recognition information output from the reader. The product information extraction unit which receives and recognizes the manufacturer and model name of the corresponding product and outputs the display information by accessing brief or detailed information of the product from the product information database through the manufacturer and model name of the product output by the product information extraction unit. Through the product information output unit and the product information extraction unit Access the location information of the store or A / S center of the product from the product information database through the manufacturer and model name of the output product, and the corresponding product store or A / S center within a certain distance from the nearest or current location from the current location A digital map output unit for extracting the location information of the location information provided through the display unit, and a route guidance providing unit for calculating a moving path of the corresponding merchandise store or A / S center calculated by the location information providing unit; It is composed.

In addition, the product information providing apparatus according to the present invention displays a reader for reading and outputting tag recognition information from a tag attached to a product, an input unit for receiving an operation command from a user and the driving state of the product information providing apparatus and product information Recognize the manufacturer and model name of the product by receiving the display unit, product information database storing the manufacturer / model brief or detailed information of the multiple products, location information of the store or A / S center, and tag recognition information output from the reader A product information output unit for accessing brief or detailed information of the product from the product information database through the product information extracting unit, the product information extracting unit, and the manufacturer and model name of the product output by the product information extracting unit Through the manufacturer and model name of the product output by the extraction unit Accessing the store or location information of the A / S center of the product from the information database, and this value provided via the display unit to display the digital map on the map is configured to include an output.

In addition, the product integrated retrieval system according to the present invention requests a product information management server connected to the wireless Internet to the product information management server through the product information providing device, the product information management server receives and provides it. Accordingly, the integrated product search system according to the present invention receives a reader that reads and outputs tag recognition information from a tag attached to a product, and receives the tag recognition information transmitted from the reader to the product information management server to provide a brief or detailed information of the corresponding product. Requesting product information including the location information of the store, the after-sales service center, and providing the user with a numerical map showing the brief or detailed information of the product according to the received product information and the location of the store or the service center. And a merchandise information management server for accessing and providing merchandise information of a corresponding merchandise according to a merchandise information request including tag recognition information from an information terminal.

According to a characteristic aspect of the present invention, the product information providing apparatus according to the present invention calculates the current position of the product information providing apparatus, the nearest store or A / It provides the user with a numerical map showing the location of the S center, and guides the route to the corresponding store or A / S center.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the product integrated information retrieval system according to the present invention may receive and manage a product manual, and may access a manufacturer server operated by the corresponding product manufacturer and use a web site.

The navigation device for providing product information, the product information providing device, and the product integrated information retrieval system using the same recognize the recognition information of the corresponding product from a tag provided on the product, and through this, the product information and the product store or A By checking the location of the / S center as well as guiding the movement route to the corresponding location through a voice or numerical map, it has the advantage of easy product confirmation, purchase and A / S.

In addition, a navigation device for providing product information, a product information providing device, and a product integrated information retrieval system using the same provide a manual of the corresponding product, as well as access to a website provided by a server operated by the manufacturer. There is an advantage that can be easily provided with a variety of information.

The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail to enable those skilled in the art to easily understand and reproduce the present invention.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an apparatus for providing product information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, the product information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a reader 110 for reading and outputting tag recognition information from a tag attached to a product, an input unit 120 for receiving an operation command from a user, and a product. The display unit 130 displaying the driving state of the information providing apparatus 100 and the product information, and a product information database 140 storing brief or detailed information of each manufacturer / model and location information of a store or an after-sales center. ), A product information extraction unit 150 that receives the tag recognition information output from the reader 110, recognizes and outputs the manufacturer and model name of the corresponding product, and the manufacturer of the product output by the product information extraction unit 150. And a product information output unit 160 for accessing the product summary or detailed information from the product information database 140 through the display unit 130 through the model name and the product information. Through the display unit 130 to access the location information of the store or A / S center of the product from the product information database 140 through the manufacturer and model name of the product output by the output 150 and display it on the numerical map It is configured to include a digital map output unit 170.

According to a characteristic aspect of the present invention, it is apparent that the product information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention is a mobile communication terminal, a PDA, or a personal computer equipped with a vehicle navigation or navigation function. Therefore, description of the configuration for the general vehicle navigation or navigation function will be omitted.

In addition, the navigation device and the product information providing device 100 for providing the product information of the present invention is different only in the base device for implementing the function, the configuration and function is the same, so in this specification, the product information providing device 100 Use explanation to replace it.

The reader 110 may be implemented as, for example, a UHF RFID reader, and accesses and outputs recognition information stored in a tag included in a product. The reader 110 transmits a radio wave including a tag recognition command to a tag included in a product through an internal or external antenna, receives a carrier wave including tag recognition information from the tag, and recognizes the corresponding tag.

The input unit 120 receives an operation command input from a user and outputs it to the controller 160. The display unit 130 outputs the operation command input by the input unit 120 and the driving state of the product information providing device 100 and the product information. The input unit 120 and the display unit 130 are preferably implemented as a touch screen that can simultaneously perform input and display through a single device.

The product information database 140 may be implemented as, for example, a read / writeable EEPROM or a flash memory. The product information database 140 may store simple or detailed information and location information of a retailer and an after-sales center for each manufacturer / model of the product. In addition, the manufacturer / model list information of a product handled by a retailer or an A / S center may be stored. More preferably, the product information database 140 may be implemented in a memory provided in a mobile communication terminal or a PDA equipped with a vehicle navigation or navigation function. The stored product information is controlled by the product information output unit 160 and the digital map output unit 170.

The product information extraction unit 150 receives the tag recognition information output from the reader 110, recognizes the manufacturer and model name of the corresponding product, and outputs the recognized product. The product information extraction unit 150 may recognize the manufacturer and model name of the product through the EPC code of the recognition information output from the reader 110.

The product information output unit 160 receives the manufacturer and model name of the product output by the product information extraction unit 150 to extract brief or detailed information of the product corresponding to the manufacturer / model name from the product information database 140. The outputted product information is output through the display unit 130. The brief or detailed information of the product may include an image of a product, a video, and the like as well as a description of the product composed of text. In addition, the retailer or A / S center that handles the product may be provided together.

The digital map output unit 170 receives the manufacturer and model name of the product output by the product information extraction unit 150, and displays the location information of the store or A / S center of the product corresponding to the manufacturer / model name. Extracted from 140 and displayed on the numerical map and output through the display unit 130.

According to a characteristic aspect of the present invention, the numerical map output unit 170 calculates the position of the current product information providing apparatus 100 based on the GPS signal received through the GPS receiver provided in the vehicle navigation, and closest to the current position. Location information of the retailer or A / S center is displayed on the numerical map and provided through the display unit 130. In addition, the digital map output unit 170 extracts the location of a retail store or A / S center existing on the digital map representing geographic information within a predetermined distance from the current location from the product information database 140 and displays the display unit ( 130).

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the product information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention may guide a movement route to a retail store or an after-sales center displayed on the numerical map provided by the numerical map output unit 170. . Accordingly, the product information providing apparatus 100 calculates a moving route of a store or an A / S center of a product displayed on the numerical map by the numerical map output unit 170 and provides a route guidance providing unit 180. It includes.

The route guidance providing unit 180 calculates and calculates a movement route, that is, a movement road to a selected store or after sales service, when a route guidance command including selection information of a store or after sales service center of a product is input from a user. The provided moving path is displayed on a voice or numerical map and provided. Accordingly, when a user purchases a product or needs A / S of a purchased product, the user does not need to separately look for a retailer or an A / S center, and recognizes a tag provided in the product through the product information providing device 100 to locate and route the product. It has the advantage of being guided.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the product information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention provides a manual which is a product user manual for each manufacturer / model of a product. Accordingly, the product information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention corresponds to a product manual database 190 in which product manuals for each manufacturer / model of a plurality of products are stored, and a manufacturer / model name recognized by the product information extraction unit 150. And a product manual providing unit 200 that accesses the product manual from the product manual database 190 and provides it through the display unit 130.

The product manual database 190 may be implemented as, for example, a read / writeable EEPROM or a flash memory, and stores a manual file which is a product user manual for each manufacturer / model of the product. Such a product manual is controlled by the product manual providing unit 200.

The product manual providing unit 200 accesses the display unit 130 by accessing the product manual corresponding to the manufacturer / model name of the corresponding product from the product manual database 190 according to the product manual providing command inputted through the input unit 120 from the user. Provide through.

In addition, the product information database 140 and the product manual database 190 of the product information providing apparatus 100, the product information extracting unit 150, the product information output unit 160, the numerical map output unit 170, the path The guide providing unit 180 and the product manual providing unit 200 are specifically implemented as a user application of a mobile communication terminal, a PDA, or a personal computer equipped with a vehicle navigation or navigation function. Can be done.

2 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating product information provided through a product information providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the product information according to the present invention is a product image and a product brief or detailed description is displayed on a portion of the display unit 130, the center of the display unit 130, the location of the retailer or A / S center that sells the product The numerical map with is displayed. Accordingly, the user has an advantage of easily identifying the integrated information of the corresponding product only by recognizing the tag provided in the product through the product information providing apparatus 100.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the product information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention, when implemented as a mobile device, a mobile communication terminal equipped with a navigation or navigation function, PDA, such as a wireless Internet platform such as WIBRO, WIPI The product information management server connected to the Internet network can be accessed.If the computer is implemented as a personal computer, the product information management server connected to the Internet product information management server connected to the Internet network can be searched and provided through the wired Internet platform. I can receive it.

3 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a product integrated information retrieval system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the product integrated information retrieval system according to the present invention receives the reader 300 for reading and outputting the tag recognition information from the tag 10 attached to the product, and the tag recognition information transmitted from the reader 300 The product information management server 700 to request the product information including the brief or detailed information of the corresponding product, the location information of the retailer or the A / S center, and the simplified or detailed information of the corresponding product and the retailer according to the received product information. Or a product information providing device 500 providing a user with a numerical map indicating the location of the A / S center, and a product which accesses and provides product information of the corresponding product in response to a product information request including tag recognition information from the information terminal. It is configured to include an information management server 700.

The reader 300 may be implemented as, for example, a UHF RFID reader, and accesses the recognition information stored in the tag 10 provided in the product to provide the product information providing apparatus 500. Through the internal or external antenna of the reader 300, the radio wave including the tag recognition command is transmitted to the tag 10 provided in the product, and the carrier 10 receives the carrier wave including the tag recognition information and receives the corresponding tag ( 10) recognition processing.

The product information providing apparatus 500 may be embodied as a mobile communication terminal, a PDA, or a navigation device connected to a wireless Internet network such as WIBRO or WIPI to provide a service, and connected to a wired internet network to provide a service. It can also be implemented as a personal computer. In addition, it is preferable that the above-described reader 300 is built in the product information providing apparatus 500.

The product information providing apparatus 500 receives the tag recognition information, that is, the product recognition information from the reader 300 and connects to a wireless Internet network such as WIBRO or WIPI when implemented as a portable device such as a mobile communication terminal, a PDA, or a navigation device. Receives and provides the product information of the corresponding product provided from the product information management server 700 to be, if implemented by a personal computer product information of the corresponding product provided from the product information management server 700 via a wired Internet network Receive and provide.

The commodity information providing apparatus 500 according to another embodiment of the present invention receives the commodity information provided from the commodity information management server 700 and provides the commodity information through the display unit to the commodity information providing apparatus 500 described with reference to FIG. 1. In comparison, the configuration can be simplified. The product information providing apparatus 500 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4, and a portion overlapping with FIG. 1 will be briefly described.

4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an apparatus for providing product information according to FIG. 3. As illustrated, the product information providing apparatus 500 may include an input unit 510 for receiving an operation command from a user, a display unit 520 for displaying driving states and product information of the product information providing apparatus 500, and product information management. Receives the tag recognition information output from the reader 300, the communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through the network with the server 700, and recognizes the manufacturer / model name of the product, the product information request signal including the recognized model name A commodity information requesting unit 540 for transmitting to the information management server 700 and a commodity for receiving commodity information provided from the commodity information management server 700 and providing brief or detailed information of the commodity through the display unit 520. Receives product information provided from the information output unit 550 and the product information management server 700, and displays a numerical map showing the location of the store or A / S center of the product. It is configured to include a digital map output section 560, which provides through 520. The

The communication unit may be, for example, a communication module that is connected to the Internet network through a wireless Internet platform such as WIBRO or WIPI and transmits and receives data, and receives the data output from the product information providing apparatus 500. ), And receives the data provided from the product information management server 700.

The product information requesting unit 540 receives the tag recognition information output from the reader 300, recognizes the manufacturer and model name of the corresponding product, and sends the product information request signal corresponding to the recognized manufacturer and model name to the product information management server 700. To send).

The product information output unit 550 outputs the brief or detailed information of the product provided from the product information management server 700 through the display unit 520.

The numerical map output unit 560 displays the location information of the store or the A / S center of the product provided from the product information management server 700 on the numerical map stored in the navigation and outputs it through the display unit 520. In addition, the digital map output unit 560 calculates the position of the current product information providing apparatus 500 through a GPS signal received through a GPS receiver provided in the vehicle navigation, and is determined to be the nearest to the current position or the current position. Location information of a store or an A / S center existing on a numerical map representing geographic information within a distance is displayed on the numerical map and provided through the display unit 520.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the product information providing apparatus 500 according to the present invention may guide a movement route to a retailer or an after-sales center displayed on a numerical map. The route guidance providing unit 570 calculates and calculates a movement route, that is, a movement road to a selected store or after sales service center, when a route guidance command including selection information of a merchandise store or after sales service center is input from the user. The provided moving path is displayed on a voice or numerical map and provided.

The product information management server 700 may be implemented as, for example, a web service server connected to the Internet network. The product information management server 700 may receive product information requests from a plurality of product information providing apparatuses 500 to receive product information corresponding to the corresponding product. to provide. The product information management server 700 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a product information management server according to FIG. 3. As illustrated, the product information management server 700 according to the present invention stores a network communication unit 710 for transmitting and receiving data with the product information providing apparatus 500 and a network, and product information for each of a plurality of products, product manufacturers In response to a product information request including a product information database 720 and tag recognition information transmitted from the product information providing device 500, the product information of the corresponding product is accessed by accessing the product information of the corresponding product from the product information database 720. If the product information providing unit 730 and the corresponding product information does not exist in the product information database 720, the product information is queried to the manufacturer server 900 of the corresponding product and the manufacturer server 900. And a commodity information inquiry unit 740 for providing commodity information provided from the commodity information providing apparatus 500.

The network communication unit 710 may be implemented as a communication module for transmitting and receiving data with a plurality of product information providing apparatus 500.

The product information database 720 may be implemented as a mass storage device such as, for example, a hard disk. The product information database 720 stores simple and detailed information of a product and location information of a retailer and an after-sales center for each manufacturer / model of the product. The product information thus stored is accessed and controlled by the product information providing unit 730.

The product information providing unit 730 accesses and provides the corresponding product information from the product information database 720 through the manufacturer and model name in response to the product information request of the product information requesting unit 540 of the product information providing apparatus 500. do.

If the product information providing unit 730 does not have access to the product information from the product information database 720, that is, the product information does not exist, the manufacturer server operated by the manufacturer of the product Request product information of the corresponding product at 900. In addition, when the product information is provided from the manufacturer server 900, the product information inquiry unit 740 transmits the product information to the corresponding product information providing apparatus 500, and stores and registers the stored product information in the product information database 720 to search for the corresponding product information later. Make it available.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the product integrated information retrieval system according to the present invention provides a manual which is a product user manual for each manufacturer / model of a product. Accordingly, the product information management server 700 according to the present invention is a product manual database 750 in which product manuals for each manufacturer / model of a plurality of products are stored and a product manual request transmitted from the product information providing apparatus 500. And a product manual management unit 760 for accessing and providing a manual of the corresponding product from the manual database 750. The product information providing apparatus 500 requests a product manual to the product information management server 700, and provides the product information. And a product manual providing unit 580 configured to receive and store a product manual provided from the management server 700.

When the user inputs a command for providing a product manual, the product manual providing unit 580 requests the product manual to the product manual managing unit 760 of the product information management server 700, and the product manual managing unit 760 supplies the corresponding product. The product manual corresponding to the data is accessed and provided from the product manual database 750. Accordingly, the product manual providing unit 580 provides a product manual provided from the product manual managing unit 760 through the display unit 520.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the product integrated information retrieval system according to the present invention provides a connection to a web site of a manufacturer server 900 operated by a product-specific manufacturer. Accordingly, the commodity information management server 700 according to the present invention is connected to the web site of the commodity manufacturer from the commodity path information database 770 for storing the web site access path information of the commodity manufacturer server 900, and the commodity information providing device 500 And a web site providing unit 780 which receives a site inquiry request and accesses and provides web site access path information of the corresponding product manufacturer server 900 stored in the access path information database 770. ) Requests the product information management server 700 to connect to the manufacturer's website according to the manufacturer's website access command, and receives the website path information of the product manufacturer transmitted from the product information management server 700. It includes a website connection that establishes a connection to the website.

The access path information database 770 stores, for example, an address or access path information such as a URL of a plurality of manufacturers' servers 900, and is controlled by the web site provider 780. The website providing unit 780 accesses and provides access path information of the manufacturer's website from the access path information database 770 according to a manufacturer website connection request transmitted from the website connection unit of the product information providing apparatus 500. do.

The web site connection unit receives the connection path information transmitted by the web site providing unit 780 and establishes a connection to the web site of the product manufacturer through a wireless or wired Internet network, thereby receiving more various product information. .

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an apparatus for providing product information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating product information provided through a product information providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a product integrated information retrieval system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an apparatus for providing product information according to FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a product information management server according to FIG. 3.

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10. Tag 100. Device for providing product information

110. Reader 120. Input

130. Display unit 140. Product information database

150. Product information extraction unit 160. Product information output unit

170. Numerical map output unit 180. Route guidance providing unit

190. Product manual database 200. Product manual provider

300. Reader 500. Product information providing device

510. Input unit 520. Display unit

530. Communication unit 540. Product information request unit

550. Product information output unit 560. Numeric map output unit

570. Route guidance provider 580. Product manual provider

590. Web site connection 700. Product information management server

710. Network Communication Unit 720. Product Information Database

730. Product information provider 740. Product information inquiry unit

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A reader for reading and outputting tag recognition information from a tag attached to a product; An input unit configured to receive an operation command from a user, and a display unit configured to display a driving state of the product information providing device and product information; A merchandise information database storing brief or detailed information per manufacturer / model of a plurality of merchandise, and location information of a retailer or an A / S center; A product information extraction unit which receives the tag recognition information output from the reader and recognizes and outputs the manufacturer and model name of the corresponding product; A merchandise information output unit for accessing brief or detailed information of the merchandise from the merchandise information database through the merchandise manufacturer and model name of the merchandise outputted by the merchandise information extracting unit, and providing the merchandise through the display unit; Access the location information of the retailer or A / S center of the product from the product information database through the manufacturer and model name of the product output by the product information extraction unit and within a predetermined distance from the nearest or current position A digital map output unit for extracting location information of a corresponding merchandise store or A / S center and providing the extracted information through the display unit; And a route guide providing unit configured to provide a route guide by calculating a movement route of the corresponding merchandise store or A / S center calculated by the location information providing unit. A reader for reading and outputting tag recognition information from a tag attached to a product; An input unit configured to receive an operation command from a user, and a display unit configured to display a driving state of the product information providing device and product information; A merchandise information database storing brief or detailed information per manufacturer / model of a plurality of merchandise, and location information of a retailer or an A / S center; A product information extraction unit which receives the tag recognition information output from the reader and recognizes and outputs the manufacturer and model name of the corresponding product; A merchandise information output unit for accessing brief or detailed information of the merchandise from the merchandise information database through the merchandise manufacturer and model name of the merchandise outputted by the merchandise information extracting unit, and providing the merchandise through the display unit; Numerical map output that accesses the location information of the store or A / S center of the product from the product information database and displays it on the numerical map through the display unit through the manufacturer and model name of the product output by the product information extraction unit Product information providing device comprising a portion. The digital map output unit of claim 2, wherein: The GPS signal received by the GPS receiver is used to calculate the current location, and access the location information of the corresponding merchandise store or A / S center within a predetermined distance from the nearest or current location to the current location from the product information database. The product information providing device, characterized in that provided through the display unit. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the product information providing device comprises: And a route guide providing unit configured to calculate a movement route of the corresponding merchandise store or A / S center calculated by the digital map output unit and provide route guidance. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the product information providing device comprises: A product manual database for storing product manuals for each manufacturer / model of a plurality of products; And a product manual providing unit accessing the product manual corresponding to the manufacturer / model name recognized by the product information extracting unit and providing the product manual through the display unit. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the product information providing device comprises: Product information providing apparatus, characterized in that the vehicle navigation or a mobile communication terminal or PDA equipped with a navigation function. A reader for reading and outputting tag recognition information from a tag attached to a product; Receives the tag recognition information transmitted from the reader, requests the product information management server product information including the brief or detailed information of the product, the location information of the retailer or after-sales service center, and the corresponding product according to the received product information A merchandise information providing device for providing a user with a numerical map showing the summary or detailed information of the merchandise and a location of a retailer or an after-sales service center; And a commodity information management server for accessing and providing commodity information of a corresponding commodity in response to a commodity information request including tag recognition information from the information terminal. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the product information providing device comprises: An input unit configured to receive an operation command from a user, and a display unit configured to display a driving state of the product information providing device and product information; A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the product information management server through a network; A product information request unit which receives the tag recognition information output from the reader, recognizes the manufacturer / model name of the corresponding product, and transmits a product information request signal including the recognized model name to the product information management server; A product information output unit which receives product information provided from the product information management server and provides brief or detailed information of the corresponding product through the display unit; A product integrated information retrieval system comprising a digital map output unit for receiving product information provided from the product information management server and providing a numerical map indicating a location of a store or an after-sales service center of the corresponding product through the display unit; . The method of claim 8, wherein the numerical map output unit: Computing the current position through the GPS signal received through the GPS receiver, and referring to the product information provided from the product information management server, the corresponding merchandise store or A / The product integrated information retrieval system, characterized in that for calculating the position of the S center provided through the display. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the product information providing device comprises: The product integrated information retrieval system, characterized in that it further comprises a route guidance providing unit for providing a route guidance by calculating the movement route of the merchandise store or A / S center calculated by the location information providing unit. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the product information providing device comprises: And a product manual providing unit for requesting a product manual from the product information management server and receiving and storing the product manual provided from the product information management server. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the product information providing device comprises: According to the manufacturer's website access command, request the connection to the manufacturer's website to the product information management server, and receive the website path information of the product manufacturer transmitted from the product information management server to connect to the website. The product integrated information retrieval system, characterized in that it further comprises a web site connection to set. The method according to claim 7, wherein the product information management server: A network communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the product information providing apparatus through a network; A product information database storing product information of a plurality of products and product manufacturers; A product information providing unit accessing the product information of the corresponding product from the product information database and providing the product information to the corresponding product information providing device according to a product information request including tag recognition information transmitted from the product information providing device; If the product information does not exist in the product information database, product information inquiry to the manufacturer server of the corresponding product, and comprises a product information inquiry unit for providing the product information provided from the manufacturer server to the product information providing device Commodity integrated information retrieval system. The method according to claim 13, wherein the product information management server: A product manual database for storing product manuals; And a product manual management unit which accesses and provides a manual of a corresponding product from the product manual database in response to a product manual request transmitted from the product information providing device. The method according to claim 14, wherein the product information management server: An access route information database for storing website access route information of a manufacturer server for each product; And a web site providing unit configured to receive a web site inquiry request of a commodity manufacturer from the commodity information providing device and access and provide web site access path information of a corresponding commodity maker server stored in the access path information database. Integrated Information Retrieval System. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 15, wherein the product information providing apparatus: A product-integrated information retrieval system, characterized in that the vehicle is a mobile communication terminal, PDA or personal computer equipped with navigation or navigation functions.
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