KR20090132243A - Method and system for providing image search service for terminal location - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for providing an image inquiry service for a location of a terminal are provided to supply image information generated through a camera module related to a location of a second mobile terminal, to a first mobile terminal. CONSTITUTION: A location acquiring device(210) receives an image search request including identification information from a first mobile terminal. The location acquiring device acquires a location of a second mobile terminal which is identified by the identification information. A camera selecting device(220) selects a camera module having the acquired location within a photographing range. An image information reception unit(230) receives image information related to the second mobile terminal from the camera module. An image information providing unit(240) provides the received image information to the first mobile terminal.

Description

Method and system for providing video inquiry service for terminal location {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING IMAGE SEARCH SERVICE FOR TERMINAL LOCATION}

The present invention obtains the location of the second mobile terminal in response to a request of the first mobile terminal, thereby providing the image information generated by the camera module associated with the location to the first mobile terminal in response to the request. The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing a video inquiry service for a terminal location to easily check whether a user is safe.

A new wave of digital convergence, which binds all information and communication technologies together in one device and service, is becoming a strong trend in IT technology. Different types of media such as video, voice, and data are freely fused without restriction of the terminal service network to create new services.

When mobile phones first came out of the world, they were satisfied with the ability to make voice calls on the go. Repeatedly. In addition, a new system called Mobile Banking is widely used by combining communication and finance. Due to the commercialization of satellite / terrestrial DMB broadcasting services, mobile phones are also used as multimedia means to replace existing media means such as TV. The area is expanding.

The key word for all of these digital convergences is "mobile." With this trend, the functions and areas of mobile phones and PDAs are becoming more ambiguous, and even notebooks are catching up with the trend of mobile digital convergence, which is accelerating the miniaturization and lightening of the mobile.

Mobile terminals, such as cell phones, are now emerging as a key means of digital convergence as the foes of mobile information and communication. Mobile terminals are now at the center of combining all information and communication technologies and fusing all IT technologies based on all the developed IT technologies.

Recently, mobile terminal users use various additional functions such as DMB viewing, streaming / downloading videos, wireless Internet, or using a VM (Virtual Machine) -based content more frequently than call functions.

In particular, a friend search service using a mobile terminal is widely used. The friend finder service is executed between the base station transmitter of the wireless base station when the mobile terminal is powered on or off, when the mobile terminal moves between mobile switching centers, or when the parameters of the mobile terminal are changed. It is a service that informs the location of a mobile terminal of a user registered as a friend using location information provided in the location registration process.

Using this friend-finding service, subscribers can easily identify the current location of a registered user (eg, a child, older senior citizen or friend), as well as the location of the lost mobile terminal or the current location of the user in an unfamiliar area. It became possible.

However, the subscriber can check only the information on the location of the mobile terminal of the user registered through the friend finder service, there was no method for checking the user or the image information around the user. Accordingly, the subscriber could not confirm whether the child's return home was safe or could not guide the user to the difficulty of explaining the current location.

Accordingly, in the present invention, to improve the existing service for simply notifying the location of the mobile terminal, it is proposed a technology that can transmit the image of the CCTV around the registered terminal by interlocking the location of the mobile terminal and the CCTV service.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and obtains the location of the second mobile terminal in response to the request of the first mobile terminal to respond to the request for the image information generated by the camera module associated with the location; An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for providing a video inquiry service for a terminal location to easily check whether a user of a second mobile terminal is safe by providing the first mobile terminal.

In addition, the present invention is to search for a camera module (eg, CCTV) around the second mobile terminal using the location information about the location of the second mobile terminal, and the image information generated by the discovered camera module, along with the location information An object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for providing a video inquiry service for a terminal location that can be provided.

In another aspect, the present invention provides the map data in which the location of the second mobile terminal is mapped to the first mobile terminal together with the image information, thereby facilitating the current location of the second mobile terminal using the map data. An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for providing a video inquiry service for a terminal location to enable the user to navigate the vehicle.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method and system for providing a video inquiry service for the terminal location that can prevent a privacy violation for the user of the second mobile terminal by transmitting a notification signal for guiding the shooting by the camera module to the second mobile terminal. The purpose is to.

In addition, the present invention by remotely manipulating the second mobile terminal in response to a video inquiry request from the first mobile terminal, it is easy to obtain the position of the second mobile terminal from the location tracking system without a separate operation by the user of the second mobile terminal. An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for providing a video inquiry service for a terminal location.

In addition, the present invention is an image of the terminal location to enable the user of the first mobile terminal to check whether the return of the user of the second mobile terminal is safe using the image information, or to guide the way to the user of the second mobile terminal An object of the present invention is to provide an inquiry service providing method and system.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, the method for providing a video inquiry service for the terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention, the identification information in response to receiving a video query request including identification information from the first mobile terminal; Acquiring a location of the second mobile terminal identified by the method, selecting a camera module having the acquired location within a shooting range, and an image related to the second mobile terminal generated by the selected camera module And receiving the information from the camera module and providing the received image information to the first mobile terminal in response to the image inquiry request.

In addition, the video inquiry service providing system for the terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention, the location of the second mobile terminal identified by the identification information in response to receiving a video query request including the identification information from the first mobile terminal Position acquisition means for acquiring a camera, camera selection means for selecting a camera module having the acquired position within a shooting range, and image information associated with the second mobile terminal generated by the selected camera module from the camera module; And video information receiving means for receiving the video information and the video information providing means for providing the received video information to the first mobile terminal in response to the video inquiry request.

According to the present invention, the second mobile terminal is obtained by acquiring a location of the second mobile terminal according to a request of the first mobile terminal and providing the image information generated by the camera module associated with the location to the first mobile terminal in response to the request. The safety of the mobile terminal user can be easily confirmed.

In addition, according to the present invention, by using the location information about the location of the second mobile terminal to search for a camera module (eg, CCTV) around the second mobile terminal, the image information generated by the found camera module, location information Can be provided with.

In addition, according to the present invention, by providing the map data mapping the position of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal with the image information, the first mobile terminal using the map data current position of the second mobile terminal It will be easy to grasp the directions can be guided.

In addition, according to the present invention, by transmitting a notification signal for guiding the shooting by the camera module to the second mobile terminal it is possible to prevent invasion of the privacy of the user of the second mobile terminal.

Further, according to the present invention, by remotely manipulating the second mobile terminal in response to a video inquiry request from the first mobile terminal, it is easy to position the second mobile terminal from the location tracking system without a separate operation by the user of the second mobile terminal. Can be obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, the user of the first mobile terminal can use the image information to check whether the return length of the user of the second mobile terminal is safe, or can guide the way to the user of the second mobile terminal.

Hereinafter, a method and a system for providing a video inquiry service for a terminal location according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conceptual diagram of a video inquiry service providing system for a terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an image inquiry service providing system 200 for a terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal location request server 101, a location information management server 102, and a CCTV DB management server ( 103 and the CCTV 104 and the CCTV streaming server 105.

When the terminal location request server 101 receives an image inquiry request including identification information from the first mobile terminal, the terminal location request server 101 remotely controls the GPS control module in the second mobile terminal identified by the identification information to a GPS satellite or a base station. The location inquiry request may be transmitted to the configured location tracking system 100.

In addition, the location information management server 102 may receive the current location of the second mobile terminal via the GPS control module from the location tracking system 100 receiving the location inquiry request, the second mobile The location information regarding the location of the terminal may be transmitted to the CCTV DB management server 103.

The CCTV DB management server 103 selects the CCTV 104 to generate image information related to the second mobile terminal by using the location information received from the location information management server 102, and the CCTV streaming server 105 The video information generated by the selected CCTV 104 is converted into a format for transmitting / saving as digital data (for example, 'MPEG-4', which is a video encoding method), and the location information management server 102 is converted to the converted video information. Synthesize the location information received from and may be transmitted to the first mobile terminal.

That is, the image inquiry service providing system 200 for the terminal location does not merely provide the location information of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal, but provides the image information captured in relation to the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal. Accordingly, the user of the first mobile terminal can easily check the state of the user or the surroundings of the second mobile terminal user through the image information.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a video inquiry service providing system for a terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The image inquiry service providing system 200 for the terminal position includes the position acquisition means 210, the camera selecting means 220, the image information receiving means 230, the image information providing means 240, and the notification signal transmitting means 250. ), A database 260, and a camera module 270.

The location acquiring means 210 functions to acquire the location of the second mobile terminal identified by the identification information when receiving the video inquiry request including the identification information from the first mobile terminal.

The identification information may include unique information for identifying the second mobile terminal, for example, a serial number of the second mobile terminal or a subscriber number of the second mobile terminal.

The location obtaining unit 210 may acquire the location of the second mobile terminal by remotely controlling the GPS control module 180 in the second mobile terminal.

That is, the location obtaining unit 210 operates the GPS control module 180 provided in the second mobile terminal, and performs a position inquiry to the location tracking system 100 that communicates with the second mobile terminal from the second mobile terminal. The request may be transmitted, and the current location of the second mobile terminal may be received via the GPS control module 180 from the location tracking system 100 that has received the location inquiry request.

In other words, when the video inquiry service request for the terminal location is received, the system 200 may transmit a location inquiry request to the second mobile terminal identified by the identification information, and within the second mobile terminal. The GPS control module 180 may obtain the location of the second mobile terminal from the location tracking system 100 by transmitting the location inquiry request to the location tracking system 100, and the location obtaining means 210 may perform the second mobile. The location of the second mobile terminal may be obtained from the terminal through a wireless internet network.

Here, the location of the second mobile terminal can be obtained in various forms such as location coordinates of a predetermined coordinate system (eg, using latitude and longitude), or map data to which the location of the second mobile terminal is mapped.

The camera selecting means 220 functions to select the camera module 270 having the acquired position within the shooting range.

In this case, the camera module 270 may include a closed circuit television (CCTV) installed in a specific building, a specific facility, a highway, a dangerous area, or the like.

The camera selecting means 220 loads map data including information on the photographing range of the camera module 270 from the database 260 to map the position of the obtained second mobile terminal onto the map data. The camera module 270 of the photographing range to which the mapped position belongs may be selected.

In one example, the database 260 is information on the installation point of each of the camera module 270 'A, B, C' '16th Nonhyeon-daero, 17th Nonhyeon-daero, and 18th Nonhyeon-daero' and at each installation point. Information about the shooting range of 'within 5m radius: within the viewing angle of 120 degrees, within a radius of 3m: within the viewing angle of 120 degrees, within a radius of 6m: within the viewing angle of 120 degrees' can be maintained, and the database 260 is a camera module 270 Map data (see (ii) of FIG. 4) displaying information on each photographing range can be maintained.

The camera selecting means 220 maps the acquired position of the second mobile terminal in the map data displaying the information on the shooting range, and selects the camera module 270 'A' of the shooting range to which the mapped position belongs. The image information regarding the situation of the second mobile terminal and the surroundings of the second mobile terminal, the user state, and the like may be selected.

At this time, the position obtaining means 210 is the second mobile until a request for stopping the video query request by the first mobile terminal, or for a predetermined time after the video query request is received from the first mobile terminal, The position of the terminal can be continuously obtained, and the camera selecting means 220 maps the obtained position of the second mobile terminal onto the map data so that the camera module 270 while the mapped position is within the shooting range. ) 'A' can be controlled to generate image information.

In this case, when the mapped position is out of the photographing range, the camera selecting means 220 searches for the camera module 270 of the photographing range to which the mapped position belongs in the map data to move the position of the second mobile terminal. In addition, it is possible to easily image the image information associated with the second mobile terminal.

The image information receiving unit 230 functions to receive image information related to the second mobile terminal, generated by the selected camera module 270, from the camera module 270, and provides image information providing means ( 240 serves to provide the received video information to the first mobile terminal in response to the video inquiry request.

The image information receiving unit 230 receives image information regarding a situation, a user state, and the like around the second mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal captured by the selected camera module 270 through the wireless Internet network. The image information providing unit 240 converts the received image information into a format (for example, 'MPEG-4', which is a video encoding method) for transmitting / saving the digital image data. 1 can be provided to the mobile terminal.

Here, the first mobile terminal may include an application for playing the image information. When the image information is received in response to the image inquiry request, the first mobile terminal may drive the application to display the image information on the screen. .

In addition, the image information providing unit 240 may provide the position information regarding the position of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal together with the image information.

For example, the image information providing unit 240 may convert the image information into a format that can be transmitted to the first mobile terminal, synthesize the location information with the converted image information, and provide the image information to the first mobile terminal.

That is, the image information providing means 240 converts the image information into a format for transmitting / saving the digital data (eg, 'MPEG-4', which is a video encoding method), and converts the image information into the second mobile terminal. Location information regarding the location of 'in front of our hospital in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul' can be synthesized and sent to the first mobile terminal.

Accordingly, the image inquiry service providing system 200 for the terminal location according to the present invention does not merely provide the location information of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal, but rather provides the image information captured in relation to the second mobile terminal. In addition, the first mobile terminal can be provided, so that the user of the first mobile terminal can easily check the state of the user or the surroundings of the second mobile terminal user through the image information.

In addition, the image information providing unit 240 may provide map data obtained by mapping the location of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal together with the image information.

For example, the image information providing means 240 synthesizes the map data generated by mapping the location of the second mobile terminal on a map displaying a building name, a business name, a road name, etc., to the image information in the form of a mini map and the first mobile device. It may be provided to the terminal (see 330 of FIG. 3).

Accordingly, the user of the first mobile terminal can easily determine the current location of the second mobile terminal by using the map data, and can provide a road guidance to the user of the second mobile terminal.

The notification signal transmitting means 250 transmits a notification signal relating to the generation of the image information by the camera module 270 or the reception of the image information from the camera module 270 to the second mobile terminal. Do it.

For example, the notification signal transmitting means 250 may generate the notification information in association with the start of generating the image information in the selected camera module 270 or the reception of the image information generated by the selected camera module 270. 2 may be transmitted to the mobile terminal, and the second mobile terminal receiving the notification signal outputs a message or icon related to video inquiry on the screen or generates a notification sound to inform the user of the second mobile terminal that the image is being captured. can do.

That is, according to the present invention, by transmitting a notification signal to the second mobile terminal to guide the shooting by the camera module 270 to the user of the second mobile terminal it is possible to obtain the effect of preventing invasion of privacy.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of image information provided in response to a video inquiry request from a first mobile terminal in a video inquiry service providing system for a terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The video inquiry service providing system for the terminal location according to the present invention is a video encoding method in response to the video inquiry request from the first mobile terminal, the video information generated in relation to the second mobile terminal by the selected camera module. It may be converted to 'MPEG-4' and provided to the first mobile terminal (310).

In this case, the image inquiry service providing system for the terminal location synthesizes the location information 'in front of Cheongdam-dong Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul,' regarding the location 340 of the second mobile terminal and transmits the converted image information to the first mobile terminal. It may be 320.

In addition, the image inquiry service providing system for the terminal location may provide map data generated by mapping the location 340 of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal by synthesizing the converted map information into a minimap form. 330.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example (ii) of map data including information on a shooting range of a camera module and a specification of each camera module in a system for providing a video inquiry service for a terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a table.

The database according to an embodiment of the present invention includes information on installation points of the camera modules 'A, B, C', '16th Nonhyeon-daero, 17th Nonhyeon-daero, and 18th Nonhyeon-daero', and at each installation point. Information on the shooting range can be maintained within a radius of 5m: within a viewing angle of 120 degrees, within a radius of 3m: within a viewing angle of 120 degrees, within a radius of 6m: within a viewing angle of 120 degrees, and as shown in the table on the specifications of the camera module. The database may also maintain map data (ii) displaying information on the photographing range of each camera module.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an image inquiry service providing system for a terminal location maps a location 340 of a second mobile terminal to map data (ii) displaying information regarding a shooting range of each camera module. The camera module 'A' of the photographing range to which the mapped position belongs may be selected to capture image information regarding a user state, surrounding conditions, etc. of the second mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a method for providing a video inquiry service for a terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The video inquiry service providing method for the terminal location may be implemented by the video inquiry service providing system for the terminal location of the present invention. In addition, in the following description of FIG. 5, FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

In operation S510, the image inquiry service providing system for the terminal location maintains map data including information about a photographing range of the camera module 270.

In one example, the database 260 is information on the installation point of each of the camera module 270 'A, B, C' '16th Nonhyeon-daero, 17th Nonhyeon-daero, and 18th Nonhyeon-daero' and at each installation point. Information about the shooting range of 'within 5m radius: within the viewing angle of 120 degrees, within a radius of 3m: within the viewing angle of 120 degrees, within a radius of 6m: within the viewing angle of 120 degrees' can be maintained, and the database 260 is a camera module 270 Map data (see (ii) of FIG. 4) displaying information on each photographing range can be maintained.

In operation S520, the image inquiry service providing system for the terminal position determines whether an image inquiry request is received from the first mobile terminal, and when the determination result indicates that the image inquiry request is received from the first mobile terminal, the terminal position in step S530. The system for providing a video inquiry service for acquiring a location of a second mobile terminal identified by identification information included in a video inquiry request.

The identification information may include unique information for identifying the second mobile terminal, for example, a serial number of the second mobile terminal or a subscriber number of the second mobile terminal.

When the video inquiry service request system 200 for the terminal location is received, the image inquiry service providing system 200 may transmit a location inquiry request to the second mobile terminal identified by the identification information, and the GPS control module in the second mobile terminal 180 may obtain the location of the second mobile terminal from the location tracking system 100 by transmitting the location query request to the location tracking system 100, the location obtaining means 210 is wireless from the second mobile terminal The location of the second mobile terminal may be acquired through an internet network.

Here, the location of the second mobile terminal can be obtained in various forms such as location coordinates of a predetermined coordinate system (eg, using latitude and longitude), or map data to which the location of the second mobile terminal is mapped.

In operation S540, the image inquiry service providing system for the terminal location selects the camera module 270 having the acquired location within a shooting range.

The camera selecting means 220 maps the acquired position of the second mobile terminal from the map data (see (ii) of FIG. 4) displaying the information about the shooting range, and determines the position of the shooting range to which the mapped position belongs. The camera module 270 'A' may be selected to capture image information regarding a situation, a user state, and the like around the second mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal.

At this time, the position obtaining means 210 is the second mobile until a request for stopping the video query request by the first mobile terminal, or for a predetermined time after the video query request is received from the first mobile terminal, The position of the terminal can be continuously obtained, and the camera selecting means 220 maps the obtained position of the second mobile terminal onto the map data so that the camera module 270 while the mapped position is within the shooting range. ) 'A' can be controlled to generate image information.

In this case, when the mapped position is out of the photographing range, the camera selecting means 220 searches for the camera module 270 of the photographing range to which the mapped position belongs in the map data to move the position of the second mobile terminal. In addition, it is possible to easily image the image information associated with the second mobile terminal.

In operation S550, the image inquiry service providing system for the terminal location receives the image information related to the second mobile terminal generated by the selected camera module 270 from the camera module 270.

The image information receiving unit 230 receives image information regarding a situation, a user state, and the like around the second mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal captured by the selected camera module 270 through the wireless Internet network. May receive from module 270.

In operation S560, the image inquiry service providing system for the terminal location may transmit a notification signal relating to the generation of the image information by the camera module 270 or the reception of the image information from the camera module 270. Send to the terminal.

For example, the notification signal transmitting means 250 may initiate the generation of the image information in the selected camera module 270 or the second mobile terminal in response to the reception of the image information generated by the selected camera module 270. The second mobile terminal may transmit a message or an icon related to an image inquiry or generate a notification sound to inform the user of the second mobile terminal that the image is being captured. This facilitates the prevention of privacy invasion.

In operation S570, the image inquiry service providing system for the terminal location provides the location information regarding the location of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal together with the image information.

For example, the image information providing unit 240 converts the received image information into a format (for example, 'MPEG-4', which is a video encoding method) for transmitting / saving the digital data, and converts the received image information into the converted image information. 2 location information about the location of the mobile terminal 'in front of our hospital in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul City' can be synthesized and sent to the first mobile terminal.

In addition, the image information providing unit 240 synthesizes the map data generated by mapping the location of the second mobile terminal to a map displaying a building name, a business name, a road name, etc., into the image information in the form of a mini map, and provides the same to the first mobile terminal. (See 330 of FIG. 3).

Therefore, according to the present invention, the user of the first mobile terminal can easily check the state or the surrounding situation of the user of the second mobile terminal through the image information, and the user of the first mobile terminal can read the map data Since the current location of the second mobile terminal can be easily identified using the device, the user can easily navigate to the user of the second mobile terminal.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention include computer-readable media containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The medium or program instructions may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by those equivalent to the claims.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conceptual diagram of a video inquiry service providing system for a terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a video inquiry service providing system for a terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of image information provided in response to a video inquiry request from a first mobile terminal in a video inquiry service providing system for a terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example (ii) of map data including information on a shooting range of a camera module and a specification of each camera module in a system for providing a video inquiry service for a terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a table.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a method for providing a video inquiry service for a terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

200: video inquiry service providing system for the terminal location

210: position obtaining means

220: camera selection means

230: video information receiving means

240: means for providing image information

250: means for transmitting a notification signal, 260: database, 270: camera module

Claims (15)

Acquiring a location of a second mobile terminal identified by the identification information when receiving a video inquiry request including identification information from the first mobile terminal; Selecting a camera module having the acquired position within a photographing range; Receiving image information associated with the second mobile terminal generated by the selected camera module from the camera module; And Providing the received video information to the first mobile terminal in response to the video inquiry request Image inquiry service providing method for a terminal location comprising a. The method of claim 1, Providing location information regarding the location of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal together with the image information. The video query service providing method for the terminal location, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 2, Providing location information regarding the location of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal together with the image information, Converting the image information into a format transmittable to the first mobile terminal; And Synthesizing the location information with the converted image information and providing the location information to the first mobile terminal; Image inquiry service providing method for a terminal location comprising a. The method of claim 1, Providing map data obtained by mapping the location of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal together with the image information. The video query service providing method for the terminal location, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, Transmitting to the second mobile terminal a notification signal relating to the generation of the image information by the camera module or the reception of the image information from the camera module. The video query service providing method for the terminal location, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, Acquiring the location of the second mobile terminal identified by the identification information, Operating a GPS control module provided in the second mobile terminal to transmit a location inquiry request from the second mobile terminal to a location tracking system in communication with the second mobile terminal; And Receiving a current location of the second mobile terminal from the location tracking system that receives the location inquiry request via the GPS control module; Image inquiry service providing method for a terminal location comprising a. The method of claim 1, Maintaining map data including information on a shooting range of the camera module; More, Selecting a camera module having the acquired position within the shooting range, Mapping the obtained location on the map data; And Selecting a camera module of a shooting range to which the mapped position belongs Image inquiry service providing method for a terminal location comprising a. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 7. Location acquiring means for acquiring a location of a second mobile terminal identified by the identification information when receiving a video inquiry request including identification information from the first mobile terminal; Camera selecting means for selecting a camera module having the acquired position within a shooting range; Image information receiving means for receiving image information associated with the second mobile terminal generated by the selected camera module from the camera module; And Image information providing means for providing the received image information to the first mobile terminal in response to the image inquiry request. Image inquiry service providing system for a terminal location comprising a. The method of claim 9, The video information providing means, And providing location information on the location of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal together with the video information. The method of claim 9, The video information providing means, And converting the image information into a format that can be transmitted to the first mobile terminal, and synthesizing the location information with the converted image information and providing the image information to the first mobile terminal. . The method of claim 9, The video information providing means, And providing the map data of the location of the second mobile terminal to the first mobile terminal together with the image information. The method of claim 9, Notification signal transmission means for transmitting a notification signal relating to the generation of the image information by the camera module or the reception of the image information from the camera module to the second mobile terminal; The video inquiry service providing system for the terminal location, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 9, The position obtaining means, Operating a GPS control module provided in the second mobile terminal to transmit a location inquiry request from the second mobile terminal to a location tracking system in communication with the second mobile terminal; And a current location of the second mobile terminal from the tracking system via the GPS control module. The method of claim 9, Further comprising a database for maintaining map data including information on the shooting range for the camera module, The camera selection means, And mapping the acquired position onto the map data, and selecting a camera module of a shooting range to which the mapped position belongs.

Images