KR20130049583A - Location-based information sharing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A location based information sharing device and a method thereof are provided to share location based information corresponding to location information including a map and a path through a web socket channel handler formed in a web-socket server. CONSTITUTION: A web server(110) supplies a path between a specific departure point and a specific arrival point corresponding to the location information of terminals. A web socket server(120) generates a web socket channel handler by receiving a channel generation request of a first terminal. The web socket server transmits the location based information to a terminal which connecting to the web socket channel handler. The location based information is matched with the location information including the map and the path. [Reference numerals] (110) Web server; (111) Web page; (120) Web socket server; (121) Web socket manager; (122,AA) Web socket channel handler; (130) Map server; (140) Path searching server; (150) Wireless internet; (160) First terminal; (161,171) Web browser; (170) Second terminal

Description

Location-based information sharing apparatus and method

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for sharing location-based information. In particular, the present invention relates to real-time sharing of location-based information corresponding to location information including a map and a route corresponding to location information through a websocket channel handler generated in a websocket server. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a location-based information sharing apparatus and method that can provide a location-based real-time collaboration means supporting decision making such as destination selection and route search.

With the recent expansion of smartphones, mobile LBS (Location Based Service) for a variety of purposes, such as using the mobile Internet map service and the user's location information to check nearby maps, search for destinations, and navigate routes from the current location to the destination. The emergence of applications is increasing day by day. In particular, as full-browser performance of the basic web browser provided by the mobile terminal is improved, access to a web service that supports a map service when needed is needed, rather than a traditional native app type map service, which requires the installation of a separate app. Expectations for mobile web map services that can use the service are increasing.

Since these mobile web maps are provided with a map service using only a web browser with internet access, they are easy to access and provide the same user experience on various smartphones simply by implementing one web service regardless of the type of smartphone. In addition, if maintenance is required, such as function improvement, the server version can be kept up-to-date by simply modifying the code. However, these mobile web maps are difficult to expect the same performance as the existing native app map service due to the limitation of the mobile web browser. In particular, there is a limitation that the web environment is still limited in order to accommodate various rich and high-performance functions implemented in the native app map service including a map operation such as moving and expanding a large amount of map data.

In addition, in the conventional mobile web map service, in the case of sharing the movement route among users, it is most common to share the route information searched by one user with multiple users by using a navigator or a wireless mobile communication terminal. It was. However, the path sharing method of the conventional path search apparatus has a problem in that shared path information itself may become meaningless when two or more users want to meet each other with one destination at each location.

In addition, in the conventional mobile web map service, only one conversation or a predetermined route can be shared among users. In spite of the development of communication technology and the expansion of smart phone, the conventional route retrieval device has difficulty in exchanging various kinds of various information.

An object of the present invention is to share location-based information corresponding to location information including a map and a path corresponding to location information in real time through a web socket channel handler generated by a web socket server, such as destination selection and route search. It is to provide a location-based information sharing apparatus and method that can provide a location-based real-time collaboration means to support the decision.

An apparatus for sharing location-based information according to an aspect of the present invention includes a web server providing a map corresponding to location information of a plurality of terminals and a path between a specific starting point and a specific destination to the plurality of terminals; And generating a web socket channel handler by receiving a channel generation request of a first terminal among the plurality of terminals, and generating location-based information corresponding to the location information including the map and a route through the web socket channel handler. It comprises a web socket server for transmitting to a terminal connected to the web socket channel handler of a plurality of terminals.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the destination selection and route search by sharing the location-based information corresponding to the location information including the map and the path corresponding to the location information in real time through the web socket channel handler generated in the web socket server It is possible to provide a location-based information sharing apparatus and method that can provide a location-based real-time collaboration means that support such decisions.

Therefore, the location-based information sharing apparatus and method according to an aspect of the present invention, if users in different locations need collaboration for location-based decision making, such as determining a common destination or moving path, Enables more effective decision making by exchanging and sharing various location-based information such as user's current location information, destination and route information, real-time chat message, map manipulation events such as zoom / move, and location-based multimedia information. . In addition, since the sharing / collaboration function can be realized as a mobile web map service driven through a general mobile web browser, this function can be used only by accessing the corresponding site.

1 is a view schematically showing a location-based information sharing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a location-based information sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A to 3E are diagrams for explaining an example of a screen displayed on the location-based information sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, a repeated description, a known function that may obscure the gist of the present invention, and a detailed description of the configuration will be omitted. Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the shape and size of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity.

1 is a view schematically showing a location-based information sharing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the location-based information sharing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may wirelessly communicate with a plurality of terminals 161 and 171 including a first terminal 161 and a second terminal 171. It may be connected and operate on the Internet 150. The plurality of terminals 161 and 171 may be configured to include a GPS (Global Positioning System) device to enable location tracking. The plurality of terminals 161 and 171 may include a mobile phone, a tablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a navigation device, and the like.

In addition, the location-based information sharing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the web server 110 supporting the corresponding web service, the web socket server 120 for creating and managing a web socket channel for communication between users It may include a map server 130 for providing a map of the area requested by the user and a route search server 140 for searching a route between a designated starting point and a destination. The configuration of the location-based information sharing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 is according to an embodiment, and the blocks shown in FIG. 1 are not essential components, and in other embodiments, some blocks may be added, changed, or deleted. Can be.

A web server 110 that provides a corresponding service through a network of the wireless Internet 150 by using two or more users at different locations using the web browsers 161 and 162 embedded in the terminals 160 and 170. When accessed, a web page 111 is loaded that includes basic map application functions such as map view, destination and route navigation. Here, the map server 130 may provide a map corresponding to the location information of the plurality of terminals 160 and 170 to the web server 110, and the route search server 140 may route between a specific starting point and a specific destination. May be provided to the web server 110. The web server 110 may provide the map and the route to the plurality of terminals 160 and 170.

Thereafter, when each user requests a communication channel to jointly perform location-based decision making such as a destination and a route search, the websocket server 120 creates a websocket channel handler 122 that is independent of the user group. This enables high speed communication between users. The websocket channel handler 122 may be included in a category of Hyper Text Markup Language 5 (HTML5) and implemented as a websocket in which standardization is in progress. The websocket channel manager 121 in the websocket server 120 may be implemented. Can be managed through. That is, the websocket channel handler 122 may be created, maintained, or destroyed through the websocket channel manager 121.

In other words, in FIG. 1, the websocket server 120 receives the channel creation request of the first terminal 160 to generate the websocket channel handler 122, and the map is via the websocket channel handler 122. And location-based information corresponding to the location information including a path to terminals connected to the websocket channel handler 122 among the plurality of terminals.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a location-based information sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An example of a specific scenario for managing a websocket channel handler, which is a location-based communication channel between each user in one embodiment of the present invention, can be described with reference to FIG. 2. A user of the first terminal 160 is defined as a host user and a user of the second terminal 170 invited from the host as a guest user. In FIG. 2, two terminals of the first terminal 160 and the second terminal 170 have been described as an example, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that such a scenario may be applied to three or more terminals in another embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, a host user first executes a built-in web browser in his first terminal 160 (S210) and accesses a web page prepared in a corresponding web server 110 (S211) to provide a general map service. If the user wants to collaborate by inviting the other party to make a decision during use, the user requests a channel generation (S212). The websocket server 120 receiving the channel creation request generates an independent websocket channel handler used for communication between users in the group (S220), and the websocket channel ID corresponding to the generated websocket channel handler ( ID) is returned (S221). The first terminal 160 of the host user sends a short message service to the second terminal 170 of the guest user who wants to invite the invitation message including the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) information of the service including the returned WebSocket channel ID. Short message service (SMS), multimedia message service (MMS), etc. are delivered through various message delivery media (S222) to guide the second terminal 170 of the guest user to access the corresponding websocket channel handler. . In this case, the message delivery medium used may deliver not only SMS and MMS but also corresponding URL information such as e-mail or Social Network Service (SNS) such as Facebook and Twitter. Anything will be fine.

When the invited guest user accepts the invitation message (S230), runs the web browser in his second terminal 170 (S240), and accesses the web page with the received URL address (S241), the web corresponding to the received ID By automatically connecting to the socket channel handler (S242), a communication channel for location-based message exchange between users is prepared.

All users connected to the websocket channel handler prepared in this way transmit and receive location-based information through the websocket channel handler 252 (S251 and S253). Appropriately processed through the message handler (S250, S254) is displayed to the user. The location-based information shared through the websocket channel handler includes information on the current location of the person and the other party, the destination location suggested by the user and the route to the destination location, and the chat message and the chat through the real-time conversation. It may include multimedia information such as operation events such as zooming in, zooming out, moving, photographs and videos collected from the Internet, or acquired on-site. The location-based information is delivered to the counterpart in real time through a high speed websocket channel handler whenever an event occurs, so that the location-based information is displayed in an appropriate manner for each message on the mobile terminal, thereby enabling collaboration in real time. An example of the location-based information shared and displayed to the user through the websocket channel handler will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

When the collaboration operation for decision is terminated and the user closes the web browser (S260), the channel termination request (S261), that is, the deletion request for the used websocket channel handler is automatically transmitted to the websocket server 120. After receiving this, the websocket channel manager in the websocket server 120 deletes the corresponding websocket channel handler (270), and then sends a channel termination notification to each user (S271, S272) and the second terminal 170 also provides a web. By closing the browser (S280) is to complete all processes.

3A to 3E are diagrams for explaining an example of a screen displayed on the location-based information sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a screen for sharing current location information of the self and the other party, and the location information of each other is shared through the screen 301 displayed on the first terminal and the screen 302 displayed on the second terminal.

FIG. 3B is a screen for sharing a proposed destination location and route information to a corresponding destination location, and a path of each other through a screen 303 displayed on the first terminal and a screen 304 displayed on the second terminal. Information will be shared.

3C is a screen for sharing a chat message exchanged with an opinion through a real time conversation, and a chat message is exchanged through a screen 305 displayed on a first terminal and a screen 306 displayed on a second terminal.

3D is a screen for sharing operation events such as zooming in, zooming out, and moving a map, and sharing operation events with each other through a screen 307 displayed on a first terminal and a screen 308 displayed on a second terminal. Done. In the embodiment of FIG. 3D, when an operation event such as reducing or moving the map of the screen 307 displayed on the first terminal is performed, the map of the screen 308 displayed on the second terminal is also reduced and moved correspondingly. And so on.

FIG. 3E is a screen for sharing multimedia information such as pictures, videos, and sound collected on the Internet or acquired in the field, through a screen 309 displayed on the first terminal and a screen 310 displayed on the second terminal. Sharing multimedia information with each other. In the embodiment of FIG. 3E, the video captured by the first terminal is displayed on the screen 310 displayed on the second terminal.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken as limitations. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (1)

A web server providing a map corresponding to location information of a plurality of terminals and a path between a specific starting point and a specific destination to the plurality of terminals; And
Receiving a channel creation request of a first terminal of the plurality of terminals to generate a web socket channel handler, the plurality of location-based information corresponding to the location information including the map and the route through the web socket channel handler Location-based information sharing device comprising a web socket server for transmitting to the terminal of the terminal of the web socket channel handler of the terminal.

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