KR20130009013A - System and method for providing zone service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A zone service providing method and a method thereof are provided to enable a terminal which is not able to obtain cell information to receive a zone service by obtaining cell information from a device for providing a location information service. CONSTITUTION: If a zone service is requested, a terminal(100) executes a zone service application. The terminal requests subscriber location information inquiry to a location information providing device(160). The terminal requests subscriber authentication to a subscriber authentication device(120). The terminal receives subscriber location information and information about a base station capable of a zone service. The terminal compares the subscriber location information with the base station information to confirm the capability of the zone service. If the zone service is available, the terminal performs a zone service mode. [Reference numerals] (100) Terminal; (110) Communication network; (120) Subscriber authentication device; (130) Subscriber information management device; (140) Base station information management device; (150) Zone service providing device; (160) Location information providing device

Description

System and method for providing zone service

The present invention relates to a system and a method for providing a zone service. In detail, the present invention relates to a cell service (Cell ID) from a location information providing apparatus in a case where a terminal service is difficult to receive due to cell information obtained through an application of the terminal. The present invention relates to a zone service providing system and a method for providing zone service when the received cell information and zone serviceable base station information are compared and matched.

Currently, mobile service providers have introduced and provided a service called zone service as part of service differentiation strategy with other mobile service providers. In this case, the zone service is a service that sets a base station area of a specific area as a zone and provides free calls between wired, wireless, and wireless telephones in the zone. When the subscriber attempts to make a call through the terminal in the zone service area, an indicator such as "#" is automatically inserted in front of the telephone number to inform that the call is for the zone service and to make a free call.

The terminal capable of providing the zone service automatically detects the entry and exit of the zone service area at the current location, and displays an icon of an indicator on the terminal screen to indicate the entry and exit status of the zone service area. Make sure you know if you have entered. Automatic detection of entry and exit of zone service area detects entry in real time.

In the method of recognizing whether the service is a zone service area, the terminal determines entry into the zone service area by comparing the base station information included in the cell information (Cell ID) with the list of zone serviceable base stations received from the server. In this case, the cell information of the terminal may be obtained through an application programming interface (API).

In addition, it displays whether or not to enter the zone service area on the screen and configures a zone dialer in conjunction with a dialer, which is a configuration for basically mounted calls in the terminal, thereby utilizing a hooking function when calling in the corresponding zone. An indicator to indicate zone service, for example, automatically inserts a "#".

In order to receive such zone service, it is possible only if a terminal can acquire cell information through an API.

However, there is a terminal implemented to prevent a terminal from acquiring cell information through an API according to a policy of a specific company, and not to use a hooking function and a change indicator function.

The subscriber having such a terminal cannot automatically receive the zone service using his terminal, even though the current service provider provides the zone service.

In order to be provided with zone service using such a terminal, a procedure for receiving zone service is quite cumbersome because an indicator for informing zone service is input manually and then an outgoing telephone number must be input.

In addition, the subscriber of such a terminal suffers from considerable inconvenience because there is no way to confirm whether or not he or she has entered the zone service area.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a zone service by acquiring cell information from a device for providing location information service when the terminal is limited in function so as not to obtain cell information. It is to provide a method for doing so.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a method for allowing an indicator to be inserted into an outgoing telephone number to automatically notify the zone service when an outgoing call is provided.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a method for allowing a subscriber of a terminal to confirm whether or not to enter a zone service area.

To this end, according to the first aspect of the present invention, if there is a subscriber authentication request for zone service, the zone service providing system of the present invention checks and provides zone serviceable base station information when the subscriber is authenticated after performing subscriber authentication. If there is a subscriber authentication device, a subscriber location information inquiry request for zone service, a location information providing device for inquiring and providing a location of a current subscriber station, and a zone service application is executed when zone service is requested to the location information providing device. After requesting the subscriber location information inquiry and requesting the subscriber authentication to the subscriber authentication device and receiving the subscriber location information and the zone serviceable base station information, it is checked whether the zone service is possible by comparing the subscriber location information and the base station information. Zone service if available And a terminal which performs the de.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a terminal of the present invention includes a transceiver for data transmission and reception, a memory unit for storing a zone service application, and a zone service application when the zone service is requested to execute the zone service application to provide location information through the transceiver. After requesting the subscriber location information inquiry to the providing device and requesting the subscriber authentication to the subscriber authentication device and receiving the subscriber location information and the zone serviceable base station information through the transceiver, the received subscriber location information and the base station information are compared. It includes an application execution unit for checking the zone service availability, and performing the zone service mode if the zone service is available.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the zone service providing method of the present invention includes a process of checking whether there is a subscriber location information inquiry request for zone service, and if the subscriber location information inquiry request is made, the current location of the subscriber station is inquired. By providing the process.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium of the present invention comprises the steps of running a zone service application according to a zone service request, requesting subscriber location information inquiry and subscriber authentication, Requesting subscriber authentication, and when the subscriber location information and the zone serviceable base station information are input, comparing the received subscriber location information with the base station information to check whether the zone service is possible, and if the zone service is available, It includes a command to execute the step of performing the service mode.

According to the present invention, in the case of a terminal whose function is restricted from acquiring the cell information according to the policy of a specific company, the zone service satisfaction of the user may be increased by acquiring the cell information from the device for providing the location information service so as to receive the zone service. It can be effective.

In addition, when a call is made in the zone service area, an indicator for automatically indicating the zone service is inserted into the outgoing telephone number, and the subscriber of the terminal can check whether or not the zone service area enters, so that the zone service can be provided more conveniently. It works.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a zone service providing system to which the present invention is applied.
2 is an internal configuration diagram of a terminal for providing zone service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a process for providing a zone service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary view showing an indicator on the screen to inform the user that the terminal is in the entry state when entering the zone service area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configuration of the present invention and the operation and effect thereof will be clearly understood through the following detailed description.

Prior to the detailed description of the present invention, the same components will be denoted by the same reference numerals even if they are displayed on different drawings, and the detailed description will be omitted when it is determined that the well-known configuration may obscure the gist of the present invention. do.

The present invention is to obtain the cell information by using a location based service platform (LBSP) for the terminal-related services for the terminal that is not provided with zone services because the function is limited to prevent cell information acquisition Suggest ways to receive zone services.

First, in the present invention, the zone service is a service that sets a base station area of a preset area such as a corporate location area as a zone, and provides free calls between wired, wireless, and wireless telephones in the zone.

If the terminal to use such zone service is located in the zone and the subscriber requests the call after inputting the telephone number for outgoing call, the terminal may call the selected outgoing call number or the outgoing call selected from the phone book or call history. It automatically inserts an indicator indicating that the zone service is in the number and performs the call. At this time, in one embodiment, the indicator indicating that the zone service may be an indicator such as "#", and may be inserted in front of the outgoing telephone number. In addition, in the case of a specific terminal that does not provide a call function using "#", it can be implemented to provide the same function as "#" using "special number" instead of "#". In such cases, additional functionality should be added to the relevant HLR or exchange so that the particular terminal can make a local call when using the "special number". In this way, when the originator is dialed to the outgoing call number with the indicator indicating the zone service, the system server for connecting a call recognizes that the current terminal is calling from the zone service area and can make a call in accordance with the zone service setting. To provide.

Next, a configuration of a zone service providing system to which the present invention is applied will now be described with reference to FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, the zone service providing system includes a terminal 100, a communication network 110, a subscriber authentication device 120, a subscriber information management device 130, a base station information management device 140, and a zone service providing device 150. ), And the location information providing device 160.

Subscriber authentication device 120 may be configured as a Biz Provisioning & Authorization Server (BPAS), the subscriber authentication device 120, if there is a subscriber authentication request from the terminal 100 through the communication network 110, the terminal 100 It is checked through the subscriber information management device 130 whether the subscriber to the zone service subscription. Thereafter, the subscriber authentication apparatus 120 downloads the zone serviceable base station information through the base station information management apparatus 140 and provides the terminal 100 to the terminal 100. In other words, if there is a subscriber authentication request for zone service, the subscriber authentication device 120 checks and provides zone serviceable base station information when the subscriber is authenticated after performing subscriber authentication.

Subscriber information management device 130 is a device for managing the information of the terminal subscribers, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the subscriber information management device 130, if there is a request for subscriber authentication from the subscriber authentication device 120, the requested subscriber After confirming the information about the zone service subscription, the authentication result is transmitted to the subscriber authentication device 120.

The base station information management apparatus 140 is a device for managing information of a base station, such as a configuration management system (CMS). The base station information management apparatus 140 includes base station parameter information (SID, NID, BSID) of base stations existing in a mobile communication service area, that is, all base stations. And Ref_PN, etc.) and base station configuration information including the latitude and longitude information of each of the base stations. When the base station information management device 140 receives the base station information request from the subscriber authentication device 120, the base station information management device 140 checks the base station information for the zone service of the corresponding subscriber and provides the base station information to the subscriber authentication device 120. In this case, the base station information may be provided in a list form as information on at least one base station.

If there is a request for location information from the terminal 100 through the communication network 110, the zone service providing apparatus 150 requests the location information for the terminal 100 from the location information providing apparatus 160. Thereafter, when the location information of the terminal 100 is received from the location information providing apparatus 160, the location information is transmitted to the terminal 100 through the communication network 110.

The location information providing apparatus 160 inquires the location of the corresponding terminal 100 when a request for inquiring about the subscriber location information for zone service is made. At this time. The subscriber location information is managed by cell information (Cell ID), and the location information providing apparatus 160 inquires from a server that provides cell and sector information of the current subscriber station. In this case, the cell and sector information of the subscriber station may be inquired from a server providing a location based service (LBS) and a server providing location information of a terminal such as a mobile switching center (MSC). In FIG. 1 of the present invention, illustration of a server providing cell and sector information of a subscriber station is omitted. In addition, the cell information (Cell ID) includes the switch (MSC), the base station, sector, frequency information.

Although the internal configuration of the location information providing apparatus 160 is not illustrated in the embodiment of the present invention, the location information providing apparatus 160 may be configured to include a communication interface and a control unit, and the subscriber location information inquiry request is provided through the communication interface. Received, and provides the location of the inquired subscriber terminal through the communication interface.

When the zone service application is executed for the call, the terminal 100 requests subscriber authentication to the location information providing apparatus 160 and requests location information to the zone service providing apparatus 150. Thereafter, when the requested location information and the zone serviceable base station information received according to the subscriber authentication request are received, the zone service mode is performed by recognizing that the zone service is possible by comparing the two information and matching information.

As described above, when the zone service mode is performed, an indicator indicating that the zone service area is in an activated state is activated and displayed on the screen of the terminal 100, and the call is inserted by inserting an indicator indicating the zone service into the outgoing telephone number inputted during the call. . In the case of a terminal that does not provide a function of inserting an indicator on the terminal, the terminal implements a function to indicate whether or not the terminal is entered elsewhere. The zone service area entry status indicator may be shown as 10 on the screen of FIG. 4.

Then, the internal configuration of the terminal 100 performing the above function will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2, the terminal 100 according to the present invention includes a transceiver 200, a controller 200 including an application execution unit 202, a memory unit 220 storing a zone service application 222, The display unit 230 and the input unit 240 is included.

The transceiver 210 transmits and receives data.

The memory unit 220 stores the zone service application. In this case, the zone service application may be an application stored when the terminal is produced, or may be an application downloaded and stored from an application providing device such as an app store according to a user's request.

The display unit 230 displays data generated according to an operation for performing a zone service in the application execution unit 202.

If there is a predetermined input, the input unit 240 generates an input signal according to the input.

The controller 200 includes an application executor 202 that performs overall control of the terminal 100 and executes an application for providing a zone service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

If there is an outgoing telephone number input and outgoing selection through a dialer or a phone book or a call log, the control unit 200 displays the outgoing selection item on the display unit 230 to perform general outgoing or zone service. Displays a screen to select whether to make a zone call. In other words, a pop-up window that displays a general call item and a zone call item is displayed on the screen so that the user can select a call method.

In this case, when the general call is selected, the general call origination mode is performed to perform the procedure for the call. When the zone call is selected, the zone service application 222 is executed through the application execution unit 202 to provide the zone service. Let's do it.

Then, the application execution unit 202 requests the subscriber location information inquiry to the location information providing device 160 through the transceiver 210, and requests the subscriber authentication to the subscriber authentication device 120.

Subsequently, when the subscriber location information and the zone serviceable base station information are received through the transceiver 210, the application execution unit 202 compares the received subscriber location information with the base station information to check whether the zone service is possible. In this case, the base station information is information of at least one base station included in the zone serviceable area, and the subscriber location information is cell information including base station information (Cell ID).

In addition, the application execution unit 202 confirms whether or not zone service is possible by comparing the base station information included in the received cell information with at least one base station information included in the zone serviceable area, and if there is matching base station information, the zone service is possible. Will be judged.

After checking whether the zone service is available, if the zone service is possible, the zone service mode is performed.

When the zone service mode is performed, the application executor 202 activates an indicator indicating that the zone service area has been entered through the display unit 230, and inserts an indicator indicating zone service into an outgoing telephone number input at the call origination. Do this.

Although the present invention has been described as driving the zone service application 222 according to a call request after inputting a phone number for call origination in the terminal 100, the zone service application 222 is executed when the terminal 100 is booted according to the setting. It may be automatically executed to check whether the zone service is available and change the call mode state to the zone service mode state depending on the availability. Of course, in this state, if the terminal 100 leaves the zone service area, it will change to the normal call mode state. In addition, the application execution unit 202 may be configured to execute the zone service application 222 in the background.

Now, with reference to FIG. 3, the flow of signals between components according to the zone service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the zone service application is executed in response to a zone service application execution request in the terminal 100, the terminal 100 requests location information from the location information providing apparatus 160 (S302), and the subscriber authentication device 120. Request for authentication for the subscriber (S304). Here, the zone service application execution request refers to a case in which the user selects zone transmission after inputting an outgoing telephone number for a call.

Then, the location information providing device 160 checks the location information and provides the location information to the terminal 100. In this case, the location information is cell information (Cell ID).

In addition, the subscriber authentication device 120 requests subscriber authentication to the subscriber information management server 130 (S306), and the subscriber information management server 130 performs authentication on whether the subscriber is subscribed to the zone service and then authenticates the subscriber. Is transmitted to the subscriber authentication device (120).

The subscriber authentication apparatus 120 receives the subscriber authentication result and if the subscriber is authenticated as a subscriber to the zone service, requests the base station information to the base station information management server 140 (S310).

The base station information management server 140 provides the base station information set for the zone service to the subscriber authentication apparatus 120 (S312), and the subscriber authentication apparatus 120 receiving the base station information is provided to the terminal 100. (S316)

Then, the terminal 100 compares the received subscriber location information (Cell ID) with the base station information to check whether the zone service is possible (S318), and checks whether the zone service is possible (S320).

If the zone service is available as a result of the check, the zone service mode is performed (S324). If not, the normal call mode is performed (S322). Since the detailed description of the zone service mode has been described above with reference to FIG. 1, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 3, the steps performed by the terminal 100 are processes generated according to an instruction execution of a zone service application.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the present invention, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the specification of the present invention are not intended to limit the present invention. The scope of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all the techniques within the scope of equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

The present invention receives cell information (Cell ID) in the region requesting an outgoing call from the terminal to provide the zone service from the location information providing device, the base station information and the cell information (Cell) capable of zone service according to the outgoing call request of the service subscriber. Zone service can be provided according to ID), so even if a user possesses a terminal that cannot obtain cell information through API, the zone service can be provided and the satisfaction of zone service can be enhanced. Widely used in the field of provision.

100: terminal 110: communication network
120: subscriber authentication device 130: subscriber information management device
140: base station information management apparatus 150: zone service providing apparatus
160: location information providing device 200: control unit
210: transceiver unit 220: memory unit
230: display unit 240: input unit
202: application execution unit 222: zone service application

Claims (18)

If there is a subscriber authentication request for zone service, the subscriber authentication device that checks and provides zone serviceable base station information when the subscriber is authenticated after performing subscriber authentication;
A location information providing apparatus for querying and providing a location of a current subscriber station when a subscriber location information inquiry request for zone service is requested;
When zone service is requested, when the subscriber location information and the zone serviceable base station information are received after executing a zone service application to request subscriber location information inquiry to the location information providing device and requesting subscriber authentication to the subscriber authentication device, And comparing the subscriber location information with the base station information to determine whether a zone service is available and performing a zone service mode if the zone service is available. A communication interface for data communication,
And a control unit for inquiring and providing a location of a current subscriber station when a subscriber location information inquiry request for zone service is received. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the location information of the subscriber station is cell information (Cell ID). Transmitter and receiver for data transmission and reception
A memory unit for storing zone service applications;
When zone service is required, the zone service application is executed to request the subscriber location information inquiry to the location information providing device through the transceiver, and after requesting the subscriber authentication to the subscriber authentication device, the subscriber location information and the zone service through the transceiver. And when the available base station information is received, comparing the received subscriber location information with the base station information to determine whether the zone service is available, and if the zone service is possible, the terminal comprising an application execution unit for performing the zone service mode. 5. The terminal of claim 4, wherein the base station information is information of at least one base station included in the zone serviceable area, and the subscriber location information is cell information including base station information. The method of claim 5, wherein the application execution unit,
And compares the base station information included in the received cell information with at least one base station information included in the zone serviceable area and determines that zone service is available if there is a matching base station information, and performs the zone service mode. Terminal. 5. The method of claim 4,
A display unit for displaying data,
And the application execution unit checks whether the zone service is available, and displays an icon of an indicator on a terminal screen of a zone service area entry and exit state. The method of claim 4, wherein the application execution unit,
And execute the zone service application in the background. The method of claim 4, wherein the application execution unit,
And the zone service application is automatically executed when the terminal is booted. The method of claim 4, wherein the application execution unit,
If there is a call origination while executing the zone service mode, the terminal characterized by automatically inserting an indicator for indicating that the zone service in front of the outgoing telephone number input for the outgoing call. Checking whether there is a request for subscriber location information inquiry for zone service;
And querying and providing a location of a current subscriber station if the subscriber location information inquiry request is made. Executing the zone service application according to the zone service request;
Requesting subscriber location information and subscriber authentication;
When the subscriber location information and the zone serviceable base station information are input, confirming whether or not zone service is possible by comparing the received subscriber location information with the base station information;
A computer-readable recording medium comprising instructions for performing a zone service mode if the zone service is enabled. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the base station information is information of at least one base station included in the zone serviceable area, and the subscriber location information is cell information including base station information. Record carrier. The method of claim 12, wherein the command to execute the step of confirming whether the zone service is available comprises:
And comparing the base station information included in the received cell information with at least one base station information included in the zone serviceable area and confirming that there is a matching base station information. Computer-readable recording medium. 13. The method of claim 12,
And displaying an icon of an indicator on a terminal screen according to whether or not the zone service is available. 13. The method of claim 12,
And instructions for executing the zone service application in the background. 13. The method of claim 12,
And a command for automatically executing the zone service application when the terminal is booted. 13. The method of claim 12,
If there is a call origination during the zone service mode execution, the computer readable instructions further comprising the step of executing the step of automatically inserting an indicator for indicating that the zone service in front of the outgoing telephone number input for outgoing call; Record carrier.

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