KR20120058281A - Mobile communication device capable of providing parking information, and method of identifying parking information through mobile communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable terminal is provided to acquire the parking location information of a parked car by using WPS(Wi-Fi Positioning System) communication through satellite communication. CONSTITUTION: A communication module(130) acquires the parking location information of a car. A display module(150) displays the parking location information of the car. A control module(120) controls the communication module and the display module. The communication module includes a GPS(Global Positioning System) module and a WPS module. When the GPS module is unable to acquire the parking location information, the WPS module executes WPS communication. The WPS module acquires the parking location information of the car.

Description

Mobile communication device capable of providing parking information, and method of identifying parking information through mobile communication device}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal capable of providing (confirming) parking information, and a parking information confirmation method using a mobile communication terminal.

Conventionally, after a vehicle owner parks a vehicle in a parking lot, the location of the vehicle cannot be remembered, and a remote start of the vehicle, door lock, door unlock, and door opening / closing functions are installed to find a parking vehicle. Blinking function that continuously flashes the lamp mounted on the vehicle at a remote control key, or a creep sound that continuously generates short and strong beeps through the vehicle mounted speaker at a long distance. ), The user can determine the parking position of the vehicle. In the above manner, it is not only difficult to recognize the exact direction and distance of the vehicle, but also more difficult to locate the vehicle when it is far from the vehicle.

Another technique is to mount the GPS module on the vehicle mounting device and the parking position checking device, respectively, to calculate and inform the distance and direction between the two devices. In the case of the above method, it may be difficult to calculate the exact location and distance of the vehicle and the owner by using GPS information alone.In the case of indoor parking, it may not be possible to determine the parking location of the vehicle. It may be impossible for the owner to check the presence of a parking space before parking.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of providing parking information including parking position information of a vehicle and parking space information of a parking lot, and a parking information confirmation method (through) a mobile communication terminal. It is.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, a communication module for obtaining parking position information of the vehicle; And a display module configured to display parking position information of the vehicle. And a control module for controlling the communication module and the display module, wherein the communication module comprises: a GPS module configured to perform global positioning system (GPS) satellite communication to obtain parking position information of the vehicle; And a WPS module for performing parking positioning system (WPS) communication to obtain parking position information of the vehicle when the GPS module cannot obtain parking position information of the vehicle.

The WPS module may communicate with an AP information management server that manages location information of an access point (AP) disposed around a parking lot in which the vehicle is parked to obtain height information of the parking lot. Height information of the parking lot may be displayed according to the control of the control module.

The communication module may further include a short range wireless communication module configured to communicate with a short range wireless communication module included in the vehicle to obtain riding information and getting off information based on the control of the control module. And the mobile communication terminal are in the same location, the getting off information indicates that the vehicle and the mobile communication terminal are in different locations, and the control module is in response to the getting off information The social network server may store information about the unused parking space of the parking lot through the social network server storing the parking space information of the parking lot, and the control module may provide the social information through the short range wireless communication module in response to the boarding information. Can provide information about the use of the parking space of the parking lot to the network server have.

The control module may generate parking information by combining parking space information input through an input module and including parking space information with the parking location information. The control module may store the parking information in a social network server that stores parking space information of a parking lot.

The mobile communication terminal may further include a memory module configured to store the parking position information according to the control of the control module. When the mobile communication terminal is moved from the vehicle, the control module may be configured to the memory module. Stored parking position information and the position information of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the GPS module or the WPS module are compared at regular intervals, and between the position of the mobile communication terminal and the parking position of the vehicle using the comparison result. The controller may calculate a distance of the controller, control to display a notification message when the calculated distance is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and output a sound corresponding to the notification message through a sound output module.

The mobile communication terminal may further include a memory module that stores the parking position information according to the control of the control module. When the mobile communication terminal is moved from the vehicle, the control module is stored in the memory module. Using the parking position information and the position information of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the GPS module or the WPS module, the distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal and the parking position of the vehicle and the direction of the parking position of the vehicle may be calculated. The display module may display a distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal and the parking position of the vehicle and the direction of the parking position of the vehicle under the control of the control module.

The mobile communication terminal may further include a memory module that stores the parking position information according to the control of the control module. When the mobile communication terminal is moved from the vehicle, the control module is stored in the memory module. Using the parking position information and the position information of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the GPS module or the WPS module, the distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal and the parking position of the vehicle and the direction of the parking position of the vehicle may be calculated. The control module may control the sound output module to output a distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal and the parking position of the vehicle and the direction of the parking position of the vehicle.

The communication module may further include a short range wireless communication module configured to obtain a parking space information of the parking lot by communicating with a social network server storing the parking space information of the parking lot in which the vehicle is parked under the control of the control module. The parking space information may include information on whether a parking space is present. The short range wireless communication module may include the GPS module or the WPS under the control of the control module from a location of a parking lot stored in the social network server. The parking space information may be acquired when the distance reached by the position value of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the module is obtained, and the control module may display the obtained parking space information through the display module.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the parking information confirmation method using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, (a) obtaining the parking position information of the vehicle using a global positioning system (GPS) satellite communication ; (b) when the parking position information of the vehicle cannot be obtained through the GPS satellite communication, acquiring the parking position information of the vehicle using Wifi Positioning System (WPS) communication; (c) storing parking position information of the vehicle in a memory module included in the mobile communication terminal; (d) when the mobile communication terminal is moved from the vehicle, the parking position information of the vehicle stored in the memory module of the mobile communication terminal and the position information of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the GPS satellite communication or the WPS communication for a predetermined time; Comparing the intervals; (e) calculating a distance between the location of the mobile communication terminal and the parking location of the vehicle using the parking location information of the vehicle and the location information of the mobile communication terminal stored in the memory module of the mobile communication terminal; And (f) displaying a notification message when the calculated distance is greater than or equal to a threshold.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the parking information confirmation method using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, (a) obtaining the parking position information of the vehicle using a global positioning system (GPS) satellite communication ; (b) selectively acquiring the parking position information of the vehicle using the Wifi Positioning System (WPS) communication when the parking position information of the vehicle cannot be obtained through the GPS satellite communication; (c) storing parking position information of the vehicle in a memory module included in the mobile communication terminal; (d) When the mobile communication terminal is moved from the vehicle, by using the parking position information of the vehicle stored in the memory module of the mobile communication terminal and the position information of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the GPS phase communication or the WPS communication. Calculating a distance between a location of the mobile communication terminal and a parking location of the vehicle and a parking location direction of the vehicle; And (e) displaying the distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal and the parking position of the vehicle and the parking direction of the vehicle and outputting the sound.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the parking information confirmation method using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, (a) to obtain the location information of the mobile communication terminal using a global positioning system (GPS) satellite communication Making; (b) acquiring position information of the mobile communication terminal using Wifi Positioning System (WPS) communication when the position information of the mobile communication terminal cannot be obtained through the GPS satellite communication; (c) included in the mobile communication terminal when the mobile communication terminal moving with the vehicle reaches a distance separated from the location of the parking lot where the vehicle is parked by a position value corresponding to the obtained position information of the mobile communication terminal. A short range wireless communication module communicating with a social network server storing parking space information of a parking lot in which the vehicle is parked to obtain parking space information of the parking lot; And (d) displaying the parking space information through a display module of the mobile communication terminal, the location of the parking lot is stored in the social network server, and the parking space information is a presence or absence of a parking space. May contain information.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a parking information checking method using a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal includes a global positioning system (GPS) function, a Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS) function, and a memory module capable of storing parking location information. Since the terminal is used, the location direction of the parking vehicle (the direction of the parking position of the vehicle) and the location of the vehicle owner (that is, the location of the mobile communication terminal) and the parking vehicle position changed as the vehicle owner having the mobile communication terminal moves. Information and a notification function on the distance between and the height information of the parking lot (the number of ground floors and basement floors of the parking lot) can be provided regardless of the place (indoor, outdoor, or underground). Therefore, the vehicle owner possessing the mobile communication terminal of the present invention can easily find the parking vehicle by accurately identifying the position of the parking vehicle.

In addition, the parking information confirmation method using the mobile communication terminal and the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, it is possible to store a global positioning system (GPS) function and a Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS) function and parking location information or parking space information Since a mobile communication terminal equipped with a memory module is used and a social network-based community is used, the vehicle owner has a range of 10 [in the range of 3 [m], for example, before the vehicle owner arrives at the space to be parked. m) range)) information on whether there is a parking space within the street, whether or not parking is available, including information on whether the current parking space is in use, and information on the characteristics of the parking space ( The characteristics of the parking space, such as whether it is a parallel parking space or whether the space is narrow, and the fee for the parking space), and if the parking space is in use, You can check the Information Department parking information on whether possible use after some time in the past.

In order to more fully understand the drawings used in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.
1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile communication terminal 100 capable of providing parking information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a parking information checking method 300 using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a parking information checking method 400 using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a parking information checking method 500 using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a parking information checking method 600 using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the accompanying drawings.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, this invention is demonstrated in detail by explaining embodiment of this invention with reference to attached drawing. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal 100 includes an input module 110, a control module 120, a communication module 130, a memory module 140, a display module 150, and a sound output module ( 160). The control module 120 controls the operations of the input module 110, the communication module 130, the memory module 140, the display module 150, and the sound output module 160 as a whole.

The communication module 130 includes a short range wireless communication module 131, a GPS module 132, and a WPS module 133. The communication module 130 obtains location information of the vehicle 230 under the control of the control module 120. The GPS module 132 and the WPS module 133 are used to obtain parking location information of the vehicle 230 or to obtain location information of the mobile communication terminal 100.

The communication module 130 is an AP information management server (or an AP information management database (DB) system) through the WPS module 133 mounted in the mobile communication terminal 100 under the control of the control module 120. Communicate with 210 to obtain height information (i.e., the number of floors of the parking lot) of the vehicle 230 (or the mobile communication terminal 100 possessed when the vehicle owner parks the vehicle 230), and the GPS module ( GPS satellite communication is performed through 132 to obtain current location information of the owner of the vehicle 230 (that is, location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 possessed by the vehicle owner), and the mobile communication terminal 100 If the GPS satellite communication is difficult or accurate information is difficult to be located in an indoor ground space, an indoor underground space, or a space between high-rise buildings, the current location information may be acquired through the WPS module 133. The current location information may be, for example, latitude and longitude coordinates on the indicator.

The GPS module 132 performs global positioning system (GPS) satellite communication to obtain parking position information of the vehicle 230. GPS (Global Positioning System) is a method of determining the position of a satellite floating in orbit in real time and receiving the time and the signal of the satellite through the GPS module (GPS receiver) to determine the position through triangulation. .

When the GPS module 132 cannot obtain the parking position information of the vehicle 230 according to the position of the parking lot in which the vehicle 230 is parked, the WPS module 133 performs WPS (wifi positioning system) communication. The parking location information of the vehicle 230 may be selectively obtained (provided). The WLAN-based Positioning System (WPS) is an indoor positioning system. It wirelessly inquires signal information of each access point (AP) and uses the reception sensitivity of each signal by using the location information of the pre-established access point. Location calculation method. The Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS) corresponds to a service for locating a user based on a distance from a wireless LAN (or a wireless access device (AP)). The WPS module 133 may obtain parking position information of the vehicle, for example, using access points (APs) such as the AP 205 or 215 disposed around the parking lot.

The WPS module 133 may acquire the height information of the parking lot by communicating with the access point (AP) information management server 210 and the wireless access device (AP) 205 through a wireless internet network or a wired internet network. The WPS module 133 may communicate with an AP information management server that manages location information of an access point (AP) disposed around a parking lot in which the vehicle 230 is parked, and obtain height information of the parking lot. The display module 150 may display the height information of the parking lot under the control of the control module 120.

The short range wireless communication module 131 communicates with the short range communication module 240 included in the vehicle 230 based on the control of the control module 120 to obtain boarding information and getting off information. The ride information indicates that the vehicle 230 and the mobile communication terminal 100 are in the same position, and the get off information indicates that the vehicle 230 and the mobile communication terminal 100 are in different positions. do. The boarding information and the getting off information may be determined based on a distance between the short range wireless communication module 240 of the vehicle 230 and the short range wireless communication module 131 of the mobile communication terminal 100.

The short range wireless communication of the short range wireless communication module 131 may be Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) or Bluetooth. For example, the connectable distance of Wi-Fi may be 50 [m] to 200 [m], and the connectable distance of Bluetooth may be 50 [m] to 200 [m]. Near field communication (NFC) is a technology that enables communication between devices using a method of mobile RFID (radio frequency identification).

The control module 120 is a social network server (or social network database system) that stores (manages) parking space information of the parking lot through the short range wireless communication module 131 in response to the getting off information. Information about the non-use of the parking space of the parking lot is provided to 220. In addition, the control module 120 provides information on the use of the parking space of the parking lot to the social network server 220 through the short range wireless communication module 131 in response to the boarding information. The operation of providing information on whether the control module 120 uses the parking space may be performed without manipulation by the vehicle owner's input module 110. The short range wireless communication module 131 may be connected to the social network server 140 through the AP 215.

The short range wireless communication module 131 communicates with the social network server 220 storing the parking space information of the parking lot in which the vehicle 230 is parked based on the control of the control module 120 to obtain the parking space information of the parking lot. Acquire. The parking space information may include, for example, presence or absence information of the parking space, start time information available for use of the parking space, or characteristic information of the parking space. In the social network server 220, mobile communication terminals such as the mobile communication terminal 100 of the present invention may be connected through an AP to store parking space information of various parking lots.

In addition, the short range wireless communication module 131 controls the GPS module 132 or the WPS module 133 by the control module 120 from the location of the parking lot where the mobile communication terminal 100 is stored in the social network server 220. When reaching a distance separated by the position value of the mobile communication terminal 100 obtained (obtained) (for example, the vehicle owner owning the mobile communication terminal 100 is 3 (m) from the location of the parking lot or When arriving within 10 (m)), parking space information can be obtained. The control module 120 may control to display the obtained parking space information through the display module 150.

The memory module 140 stores parking position information of the vehicle 230 under the control of the control module 120. The memory module 140 mounts a social community application for connecting with the social network server 220. When the mobile communication terminal 100 is moved from the vehicle 230 (that is, when the owner of the mobile communication terminal 100 gets off the vehicle 230 and leaves the parking lot), the control module 120 is moved. The location of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the vehicle 230 using the parking position information stored in the memory module 140 and the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 obtained through the GPS module 132 or the WPS module 133. Distance between the parking positions and the parking position direction of the vehicle 230 may be calculated. The display module 150 displays the distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the parking position of the vehicle 230 and the direction of the parking position of the vehicle 230 in the form of text according to the control of the control module 120. Can be displayed. The operation of the control module 100 may be performed by, for example, the owner of the vehicle 230 pressing a parking position request button (or key) linked to the input module 110.

In addition, the control module 120 voices the distance between the calculated position of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the parking position of the vehicle 230 and the parking position direction of the vehicle 230 through the sound output module 160. It can be controlled to output sound in the form.

In addition, the control module 120, when the mobile communication terminal 100 is moved from the vehicle 230, through the parking position information stored in the memory module 140, and the GPS module 132 or WPS module 133 The obtained position information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is compared at regular intervals, and the distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the parking position of the vehicle 230 is calculated using the comparison result. The control module 120 controls the display module 150 to display a notification message when the calculated distance is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and outputs a sound corresponding to the notification message through the sound output module 160. Can be. The threshold value may be stored in the control module 120 or the memory module 140.

The control module 120 may be generated by combining parking space information input by the vehicle owner through the input module 110 and including parking space information with the parking location information, and parking information of the parking lot. The social network server 220 may store the spatial information.

The display module 150 may display the parking position information of the vehicle 230 and the height information of the parking lot (the number of parking floors) under the control of the control module 120. In addition, the display module 150 may, under the control of the control module 120, position information of the vehicle (position direction of the parking vehicle), distance information between the position of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the position of the parking vehicle, and Notification information (or notification message) may be displayed.

The display module 150 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) as a screen display module of the mobile communication terminal 100, and under the control of the control module 120, the parking vehicle and the mobile communication terminal 100. When the distance to the owner of the vehicle having a) reaches a certain range can be displayed the notification information.

When the control module 120 receives a request for executing the parking position information storage function of the vehicle from the vehicle owner through the input module 110, the control module 120 receives the vehicle through the GPS module 132 or the WPS module 133 included in the communication module 130. After acquiring the parking location information of 230 and generating the location information of the parking vehicle using the obtained location information, the generated parking vehicle location information may be stored in the memory module 140.

In addition, when the control module 120 receives a request for executing the parking position checking function from the vehicle owner through the input module 110, the vehicle acquired through the GPS module 132 or the WPS module 133 included in the communication module 130. By generating the owner's current location information (that is, the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100) and comparing the location information of the vehicle owner generated with the parking location information of the vehicle 230 stored in the memory module 140 Calculates the location direction of the parking vehicle and the distance from the vehicle owner location (ie, the location of the mobile communication terminal 100) to the location of the parking vehicle to display the location and location of the parking vehicle through the display module 150. We can display height (floor) of parking lot.

When the vehicle owner requests the vehicle owner to display the notification message through the input module 110 when the vehicle owner reaches a certain distance in a certain range, the control module 120 maintains a communication module ( The position of the vehicle owner is obtained through the GPS module 132 or the WPS module 133 included in the 130, and the straight line distance reaches a certain range in comparison with the parking position information of the vehicle 230 stored in the memory module 140. In this case, a notification message may be displayed on the display module 150.

The input module 110 receives a request for executing the parking vehicle position information storage function, a request for executing the parking position checking function, and a request for executing the notification function when a certain distance range is reached from the parking vehicle position to the control module 120. To pass. For example, the input module 110 is composed of a button-type key pad having a parking vehicle position information storage function execution button and a parking position confirmation function execution button or selected on a main screen of the mobile communication terminal 100. This may be arranged (positioned) as a possible menu. The input module 110 may further include necessary function buttons in addition to the function buttons.

As described above, the vehicle owner uses the mobile communication terminal equipped with the GPS and WPS functions and the memory according to the present invention, and the position direction of the parking vehicle and the position of the vehicle owner and the parking vehicle that change as the vehicle owner moves. Information and a notification function about the distance between the locations of the parking lot and the height information of the parking lot (the number of ground and underground levels of the parking lot) may be provided in a display method and a voice method regardless of the place (indoor, outdoor, or underground).

 In addition, the present invention utilizes a social network-based community, whether the owner of the parking space within the specified range (for example, 3 [m] range or 10 [m] range) distance before arriving in the space to be parked Information about whether the parking space is currently available in the parking space (whether all parking spaces are in use, etc.), and information on the characteristics of the parking space (parallel parking space, whether the parking space is narrow, etc.) Information on the characteristics of the space and the fee for the use of the parking space), and parking space information such as how much time can be used when the parking space is in use.

In more detail, the present invention is a vehicle owner having a mobile communication terminal equipped with GPS and WPS, the location direction, the height of the parked vehicle and the distance between the vehicle owner and the vehicle when the vehicle is moved after parking the vehicle, and The information of the access notification can be provided to the vehicle owner within a certain distance, and the collected information can be shared through the social network to provide the vehicle owner with information about the parking space before parking. Accordingly, the present invention is a vehicle generated by using the position and height information (the number of ground and underground floors of the parking lot) of the vehicle obtained through GPS and WPS communication mounted on the mobile communication terminal when the vehicle is parked outdoors or indoors After recording (storing) the parking location information of the vehicle in the memory module (memory), if the owner of the mobile communication terminal is within a certain distance range or out of the recorded vehicle parking location using the notification function of the mobile communication terminal When requesting confirmation of the location of the vehicle, information of calculating the direction and distance of the vehicle based on the current location and comparing the location of the vehicle with the current location of the mobile communication terminal is compared with the location of the vehicle recorded in the storage device (memory). The ability to display location heights allows vehicle owners to pinpoint the location of parked cars, making it easier to find them. . In addition, by using the social network to manage the parking space information registered by the owner through the DB (to secure the parking space information when registering the parking position, to ensure that the parking space is not used when moving the vehicle from the parking position, the owner reviews (Review) Registration function to secure the characteristic information of the space) Range specified by the mobile communication terminal equipped with GPS and WPS before the vehicle owner arrives in the space to be parked (for example, 3 (m) range or 10 (m) range) Information on the presence or absence of parking spaces within a distance, information on whether the parking spaces are currently available (including information on whether all parking spaces are in use) and information on the characteristics of the parking spaces (parallel) Check the parking space information of the vehicle, such as the characteristics of the space, such as whether it is a parking space or whether the space is narrow and the fee for using the parking space) There may be so.

In addition, the present invention can provide the vehicle owner with the location of the parking lot and the location of the vehicle as a text message and a voice message by using a mobile communication terminal equipped with a communication module and social network-based DB information.

The present invention obtains the boarding information that the two objects are in the same place and the getting off information that is located in a different place through a local area network module (RFID, Bluetooth, etc.) mounted on the mobile communication terminal and the vehicle, and is mounted on the mobile communication terminal. By using the position change information of the mobile communication terminal acquired through the GPS module and the WPS module, the vehicle is recognized as moving during the ride and during the getting off, and the vehicle is moved after the parking, and the parking position (position of the vehicle before obtaining the getting off information) , The vehicle parking information generated using the height information (the number of ground and underground floors of the parking lot) is recorded in the storage device (memory module), and then the case of the request for confirming the position of the vehicle and the owner of the mobile communication terminal are recorded. When a certain distance from the vehicle parking position is reached, the current position of the mobile communication terminal is compared with the position of the vehicle recorded in the storage device. The vehicle owner can accurately identify the location of the parking space and the location of the parking vehicle by providing a notification function through the display function and the voice function of the mobile communication terminal. There may be an effect that can easily find a parking vehicle.

In addition, through the present invention, the parking space information registered by the owner, that is, when the vehicle owner stores the parking position in the mobile communication terminal to obtain the parking space information in the corresponding space, when the vehicle is occupied after moving the vehicle from the parking position parking Acquire information about the space not being used, and use the information sharing function between users of the social network to allow the owner to register the scheduled time and characteristics of the parking space after the parking is completed and move the vehicle after the parking. By acquiring and managing through a social network DB, information on whether a parking space is within a specified range of distance before the landlord wants to park and information on whether or not parking space is currently available in the parking space (the parking spaces are all in use) Information about whether a car is available) Information related to the characteristics of the parking space (such as whether the parking space is a parallel parking space or whether the spaces between the parking spaces are narrow) and information on the usage fee of the parking space can be checked.

The mobile communication terminal 100 of the present invention further includes a component such as a chip for performing a function of a mobile phone or a PDA, such as a smartphone, in addition to the component for performing the above-described parking information checking function (action). It can also be used as a personal digital assistant (PDA).

2 is a flowchart illustrating a parking information checking method 300 using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The parking information checking method 300 through the mobile communication terminal may be applied to the mobile communication terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1.

1 and 2, a parking information checking method 300 using a mobile communication terminal is described as follows.

According to the location information acquisition step 310, the GPS module (132 of FIG. 1) obtains parking location information (or location coordinate information) of the vehicle using global positioning system (GPS) satellite communication.

According to the location information acquisition step 315, the WPS module 133 may not be able to obtain the parking location information (location coordinate information) of the vehicle through the GPS satellite communication according to the location of the parking lot where the vehicle 230 is parked. When the vehicle obtains parking position information of the vehicle by using WPS (wifi positioning system) communication.

According to the height information acquisition step 320, the AP information management server 210 for managing the location information of the AP disposed around the parking lot where the vehicle 230 is parked and the WPS module 133 for performing the WPS communication The height information of the parking lot where the vehicle is parked may be obtained by performing the following. The parking location information may be used only the parking location information acquired in the location information acquisition step 310 or the location information acquisition step 315 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the location information acquisition step 310 (or location information acquisition Parking position information obtained in step 315) and the height information obtaining step 320 may be used in combination.

According to the parking information generation step 325, the control module 120 is input by the vehicle owner through the input module 110, the parking space information including the presence and absence information of the parking space and the parking end time to the parking location information Combine to generate parking information.

According to the memory module storage step 330, the generated parking information may be stored in the memory module 140. In another embodiment of the present invention, only the parking position information may be stored in the memory module storing step.

According to the social network storage step 335, the control module 120 may store the parking information in a social network server that stores parking space information of the parking lot through the wireless Internet.

In another embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the height information acquisition step 320, the parking information generation step 325, and the social network storage step 335 is a parking information confirmation method 300 using a mobile communication terminal May be omitted.

1 and 2, the method for generating parking location information in the mobile communication terminal 100 of the present invention will be described again as follows. First, when the vehicle owner parks the vehicle and then operates the mobile communication terminal 100 at the place where the parking vehicle is located, and inputs a request to execute the storage function of the parking position information of the parking vehicle, for example, the mobile communication terminal 100. When the parking vehicle location information storage execution button is pressed or the execution menu is selected, the mobile communication terminal 100 uses the GPS module 132 of the communication module 130 through the GPS satellite communication at the place where the parking vehicle is located. Acquire location coordinates (310), if the GPS satellite communication is difficult or located on the ground or underground, indoor positioning is required to obtain their exact position coordinates through the WPS communication (315), WPS communication of the AP The height information (the number of floors of the parking lot) is obtained by communicating with the server 210 managing the location information, and the location information of the parking vehicle is generated using the information, and then the location of the generated parking vehicle. Information can be stored in the memory module 140 (330).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a parking information checking method 400 using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. The parking information checking method 400 through the mobile communication terminal may be applied to the mobile communication terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1, and may use the steps included in the parking information checking method shown in FIG. 2.

1, 2, and 3, a parking information checking method 400 using a mobile communication terminal is described as follows.

According to the comparison step 410, when the mobile communication terminal 100 is moved from the vehicle 230, the parking position information of the vehicle stored in the memory module 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 (step 330 of FIG. 2) And position information of the mobile communication terminal 100 obtained through the GPS satellite communication or the WPS communication at regular intervals.

According to the calculation step 420, the location and the vehicle of the mobile communication terminal 100 using the parking position information of the vehicle and the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 stored in the memory module 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100. Calculate the distance between the parking positions of 230.

According to the display step 430, when the calculated distance is equal to or greater than a threshold (a predetermined range), a notification message may be displayed or output as a sound corresponding to the notification message.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, a method of executing a notification function when the location of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the parking vehicle of the present invention reaches a predetermined range will be described. When the owner of the vehicle sets a notification message to be displayed through the display module 150 when the vehicle reaches a predetermined distance between the vehicle owner and the vehicle using the input module 110 of the mobile communication terminal 100, the mobile communication terminal 100 ) Checks the position of the mobile communication terminal 100 through the GPS module 132 or the WPS module 133 of the communication module 130 at a predetermined time interval and compares it with the position of the vehicle stored in the memory module 140 ( When the distance 420 calculated by the step 410 reaches a predetermined distance range which is a threshold value, a notification message is displayed through the display module 150 (430).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a parking information checking method 500 using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. The parking information checking method 500 through the mobile communication terminal may be applied to the mobile communication terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1, and may use the steps included in the parking information checking method shown in FIG. 2.

1, 2, and 4, a parking information checking method 500 using a mobile communication terminal is described as follows.

According to the confirmation request step 510, the vehicle owner presses the parking location confirmation request button through the input module 110 of the mobile communication terminal 100.

According to the calculating step 520, when the mobile communication terminal 100 is moved from the vehicle 230, parking position information of the vehicle stored in the memory module 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 (step 330 of FIG. 2). And the distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the parking position of the vehicle 230 and the parking position of the vehicle using the position information of the mobile communication terminal 100 obtained through the GPS phase communication or the WPS communication. Calculate the direction.

According to the output step 530, the display module 150 displays the distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the parking position of the vehicle 230, the parking direction of the vehicle, and the height of the stored parking position (parking lot). And sound output through the sound output module 160 (or inform the owner of the vehicle as sound).

Referring to FIG. 4, a method of confirming location information of a parking vehicle through the mobile communication terminal 100 of the present invention will be described as follows. When the vehicle owner inputs a parking position confirmation request through the input module 110 of the mobile communication terminal 100 to find the location of the parked vehicle (510), the mobile communication terminal 100 is GPS satellite communication, and WPS Acquiring own location information through communication, generating location information of the vehicle owner using the acquired location information, and then generating location information of the owner of the vehicle (that is, the location of the mobile communication terminal 100) and FIG. 2. Using the parking vehicle position information stored in step 330, the distance from the parking vehicle position direction, the vehicle owner position (the position of the mobile communication terminal 100) to the parking vehicle position is calculated 520, and then the height of the vehicle. The information (parking floor number) can be displayed and sound informed to the vehicle owner (530).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a parking information checking method 600 using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. The parking information checking method 600 through the mobile communication terminal may be applied to the mobile communication terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1.

1 and 5, a parking information checking method 600 using a mobile communication terminal is described as follows.

According to the confirmation request 610, the vehicle owner requests the parking space location via the social network through the input module 110.

According to the communication step 620 and the receiving step 630, the mobile communication terminal 100 moving with the vehicle 230 is determined by the GPS satellite communication or the GPS satellite communication from the location of the parking lot where the vehicle is parked. When the location information of the mobile communication terminal cannot be obtained, when a distance is reached by a position value corresponding to the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 obtained by the WPS communication (for example, the mobile communication terminal 100). When the owner of the vehicle owning the vehicle arrives within 3 (m) or 10 (m) from the location of the parking lot), the short-range wireless communication module 131 included in the mobile communication terminal 100 is parked in the vehicle 230. Communication with the social network server 220 storing the parking space information of the parking lot (that is, wireless Internet communication through the AP) to obtain (receive) the parking space information of the parking lot. The location of the parking lot is stored in the social network server 220.

After the communication step 620 and the receiving step 630, the process proceeds to displaying the received parking space information through the display module 150 of the mobile communication terminal 100 or a sound output module ( In operation 160, the sound output corresponds to the parking space information. The parking space information may include, for example, presence or absence information of the parking space, start time information available for use of the parking space, or characteristic information of the parking space.

On the other hand, the above-described method of the present invention can be prepared by a computer program. Code and code segments constituting the program can be easily inferred by a computer programmer in the art. In addition, the written program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium (information storage medium), and read and executed by a computer to implement the method of the present invention. The recording medium may include any type of computer readable recording medium.

As described above, the embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specification. Although specific terms are used herein, they are used for the purpose of describing the present invention only and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention described in the claims or the claims. Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible from the present invention. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

131: near field communication module
132: GPS module
133: WPS module
150: display module
160: sound output module
210: AP information management server
220: social network server

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A communication module for obtaining parking position information of the vehicle; And
A display module for displaying parking position information of the vehicle; And
A control module for controlling the communication module and the display module,
The communication module,
A GPS module configured to perform global positioning system (GPS) satellite communication to obtain parking position information of the vehicle; And
And a WPS module for performing parking positioning system (WPS) communication to obtain parking position information of the vehicle when the GPS module cannot obtain parking position information of the vehicle. The method of claim 1,
The WPS module obtains the height information of the parking lot by communicating with an AP information management server that manages location information of an access point (AP) disposed around the parking lot where the vehicle is parked.
The display module is a mobile communication terminal for displaying the height information of the parking lot under the control of the control module. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication module,
And a short range wireless communication module configured to communicate with a short range wireless communication module included in the vehicle to obtain ride information and get off information based on the control of the control module.
The boarding information indicates that the vehicle and the mobile communication terminal are in the same position, the getting off information indicates that the vehicle and the mobile communication terminal are in different positions,
The control module provides information on the unused parking space of the parking lot to a social network server storing parking space information of the parking lot through the short range wireless communication module in response to the getting off information.
And the control module provides information on the use of the parking space of the parking lot to the social network server through the short range wireless communication module in response to the boarding information. The method of claim 1,
And the control module is configured to generate parking information by combining parking space information, which is input through an input module and includes parking space information, with the parking location information. The method of claim 4, wherein
And the control module stores the parking information in a social network server that stores parking space information of a parking lot. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication terminal,
Further comprising a memory module for storing the parking position information according to the control of the control module,
When the mobile communication terminal is moved from the vehicle, the control module compares the parking position information stored in the memory module with the position information of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the GPS module or the WPS module at regular intervals. Calculating a distance between the location of the mobile communication terminal and the parking location of the vehicle by using the comparison result, and controlling to display a notification message when the calculated distance is greater than or equal to a threshold value through the display module. A mobile communication terminal for controlling to output a sound corresponding to the notification message through the sound output module. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication terminal,
Further comprising a memory module for storing the parking position information according to the control of the control module,
When the mobile communication terminal is moved from the vehicle, the control module uses the parking location information stored in the memory module and the location information of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the GPS module or the WPS module, and thus the mobile communication terminal. Calculate a distance between the position of the vehicle and the parking position of the vehicle and the parking position direction of the vehicle,
And the display module displays a distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal and the parking position of the vehicle and the direction of the parking position of the vehicle under the control of the control module. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication terminal,
Further comprising a memory module for storing the parking position information according to the control of the control module,
When the mobile communication terminal is moved from the vehicle, the control module uses the parking location information stored in the memory module and the location information of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the GPS module or the WPS module, and thus the mobile communication terminal. Calculate a distance between the position of the vehicle and the parking position of the vehicle and the parking position direction of the vehicle,
And the control module controls to output, as a sound, a distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal and the parking position of the vehicle and the direction of the parking position of the vehicle through a sound output module. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication module,
And a short range wireless communication module configured to obtain parking space information of the parking lot by communicating with a social network server storing parking space information of the parking lot in which the vehicle is parked based on the control of the control module.
The parking space information includes the presence or absence of the parking space,
The short range wireless communication module may reach a distance from the location of the parking lot stored in the social network server by the position value of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the GPS module or the WPS module under the control of the control module. When obtaining the parking space information,
The control module is a mobile communication terminal for displaying the obtained parking space information through the display module. In the parking information confirmation method using a mobile communication terminal,
(a) obtaining parking position information of the vehicle using global positioning system (GPS) satellite communication;
(b) when the parking position information of the vehicle cannot be obtained through the GPS satellite communication, acquiring the parking position information of the vehicle using Wifi Positioning System (WPS) communication;
(c) storing parking position information of the vehicle in a memory module included in the mobile communication terminal;
(d) when the mobile communication terminal is moved from the vehicle, the parking position information of the vehicle stored in the memory module of the mobile communication terminal and the position information of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the GPS satellite communication or the WPS communication for a predetermined time; Comparing the intervals;
(e) calculating a distance between the location of the mobile communication terminal and the parking location of the vehicle using the parking location information of the vehicle and the location information of the mobile communication terminal stored in the memory module of the mobile communication terminal; And
and (f) displaying a notification message when the calculated distance is greater than or equal to a threshold. In the parking information confirmation method using a mobile communication terminal,
(a) obtaining parking position information of the vehicle using global positioning system (GPS) satellite communication;
(b) selectively acquiring the parking position information of the vehicle using the Wifi Positioning System (WPS) communication when the parking position information of the vehicle cannot be obtained through the GPS satellite communication;
(c) storing parking position information of the vehicle in a memory module included in the mobile communication terminal;
(d) When the mobile communication terminal is moved from the vehicle, by using the parking position information of the vehicle stored in the memory module of the mobile communication terminal and the position information of the mobile communication terminal obtained through the GPS phase communication or the WPS communication. Calculating a distance between a location of the mobile communication terminal and a parking location of the vehicle and a parking location direction of the vehicle; And
(e) displaying the distance between the position of the mobile communication terminal and the parking position of the vehicle and the parking direction of the vehicle and outputting the sound as a sound. The method of claim 11, wherein step (e)
The vehicle obtained by the communication between the AP information management server managing the location information of the AP (access point) disposed around the parking lot where the vehicle is parked and the WPS module of the mobile communication terminal performing the WPS communication Parking information verification method using a mobile communication terminal further comprising the step of displaying the height information of the parked parking lot. In the parking information confirmation method using a mobile communication terminal,
(a) obtaining location information of the mobile communication terminal using a global positioning system (GPS) satellite communication;
(b) acquiring position information of the mobile communication terminal using Wifi Positioning System (WPS) communication when the position information of the mobile communication terminal cannot be obtained through the GPS satellite communication;
(c) included in the mobile communication terminal when the mobile communication terminal moving with the vehicle reaches a distance separated from the location of the parking lot where the vehicle is parked by a position value corresponding to the obtained position information of the mobile communication terminal. A short range wireless communication module communicating with a social network server storing parking space information of a parking lot in which the vehicle is parked to obtain parking space information of the parking lot; And
(d) displaying the parking space information through a display module of the mobile communication terminal,
The location of the parking lot is stored in the social network server, the parking space information parking information check method using a mobile communication terminal including the presence or absence of the parking space.

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