KR20130062450A - Method and system for providing blog service based location - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for providing a position based blog service and a system there are provided to supply a separate map to each user, thereby enabling a user to selectively register a desired object in a map blog of the user. CONSTITUTION: When a temporary user requests a map blog of a first user to a service server, the service server transmits map data, which is provided from a map data server, to a terminal(S200,S210). The user data server searches a spot identifier which is registered in a spot list and provides spot object data, which corresponds to the spot identifier, from an object data server to the terminal(S220,S230). The map blog is provided to the terminal of the temporary user in a state of displaying spots, which are registered by the first user, on the map data. [Reference numerals] (S200) Receive a map blog request of a first user; (S210) Transmit map data; (S220) Search a spot identifier registered in a spot list of the first user; (S230) Transmit spot object data corresponding to the searched spot identifier

Description

Location-based blog service providing method and system for the same {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BLOG SERVICE BASED LOCATION}

The present invention relates to a method for providing a location-based blog service and a system therefor, and more particularly, to provide a separate map for each user and to register and use spots desired by the user. It is to provide a method and a system for the same.

According to ABI Research data, the location-based services market is estimated to reach $ 13 billion in 2013, and Foursquare, which is at the forefront of location-based social network services, currently has over 800 billion won in asset value. have. Location-based social network services are already an area in which IT service providers, such as Google and Facebook, are driving their businesses with high interest for future market share.

Nevertheless, location-based services currently on the market have a disadvantage in that they are not easy to use due to the uniform content and user interface and do not sufficiently reflect the needs of users.

In particular, there was no user interface that could intuitively check the connection between the map and the data for each place, and there was a problem that users could not create objects as desired for a place corresponding to a specific location on the map.

In addition, the existing location-based social networking services have a problem in that the focus on the service function of any one of the location-based services or social networking services neglected the other.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a separate map to each user, location-based that allows the user to selectively register only the desired object in their map blog It is to provide a blog service providing method and system for the same.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a highly scalable location-based blog service providing method and system for allowing a user to copy a desired object from another person's map blog or create a new desired object. .

Yet another object of the present invention is to allow a user to select and register an optimal object that he / she wants at a specific location on a map of his map blog, so that an object is duplicated at the same location several times or excessively many objects are displayed on a map. It is to provide a location-based blog service providing method and a system therefor that can solve the conventional problem of difficult object identification.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a location-based blog service providing method having both advantages of location-based services and social network services by allowing a user to simultaneously operate a personal blog and a location-based blog on his or her own map blog. To provide a system for this.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a location-based blog service having a user-oriented service rather than a place-oriented service by displaying a map blog of another user who has registered a searched object in a search result when a user searches for a location-based object. And to provide a system for this.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a location-based blog service providing method capable of providing various application services and a system therefor.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention is performed by a system for exchanging data through a network with a plurality of terminals to provide a location-based blog service to each terminal user, ( A) receiving a mapblog request of a first user from a terminal of any user; (B) providing map data to a terminal of any user; (C) retrieving the spot identifier registered in the spot list of the first user registered in the account of the second user; And (D) searching for spot object data corresponding to the spot identifier found in step (C), extracting spot icon and spot coordinate information included in the found spot object data, and extracting the spot icon from step (B). And providing the extracted spot icon and the spot coordinate information to the terminal of the user so that the extracted spot icon and the spot coordinate information can be displayed at a position corresponding to the spot coordinate information extracted from the map data provided by.

And (E) when a selection input signal for a coordinate corresponding to a position at which any one of the spot icons provided in step (D) is displayed is received from the terminal of the user, corresponding to the spot icon corresponding to the selected input coordinates. The method may further include extracting spot object data and providing the same to the terminal of the user.

The spot object data may include place data including at least one of a name, an address, and a phone number of a place corresponding to the spot coordinate information together with the spot icon and the spot coordinate information; And it may include post data received from the terminal for the place.

Furthermore, (F) if the arbitrary user and the first user are different from each other, after the arbitrary user requests a map blog of the first user and the steps (B) to (D) are performed, the If a copy request signal for any one of the spot icons provided in step (D) is received from a terminal of an arbitrary user, the spot identifier of the spot object corresponding to the requested spot icon is registered in the spot list of the arbitrary user. It may further comprise the step of.

Or (G) when the arbitrary user and the first user are the same as each other, after the arbitrary user requests a map blog of the first user and the steps (B) to (D) are performed, the When a spot object generation request for a specific location of the map data provided in step (B) is received from a terminal of an arbitrary user, a spot icon for a spot object to be generated is selected to generate a new spot object, and the generated spot object is generated. The method may further include registering a corresponding new spot identifier in the spot list of the first user.

On the other hand, the present invention is executable by a system for exchanging data over a network and a system for providing a location-based blog service, and (a) from the system in response to a map blog request of a first user according to a command of a terminal user If the map data is received, displaying the received map data as a map image; (b) receiving one or more spot icons and corresponding spot coordinate information from the system; (c) displaying the received spot icon at a position corresponding to the received spot coordinate information in the previously displayed map image; (d) requesting data included in a spot object corresponding to the selected spot icon when the terminal user's selection command for the displayed spot icon is input; And (e) if data included in the spot object is transmitted from the system in response to a request for data included in the spot object, displaying the data included in the received spot object on the map image. It may also consist of a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program.

Here, in step (e), the data included in the spot object overlaid on the map image may include place information including at least one of a name, an address, and a phone number of a place corresponding to the spot coordinate information of the spot object. ; It includes post information received from the terminal with respect to the place corresponding to the spot coordinate information of the spot object, the program, in step (e), may provide a user interface for uploading the post data from the terminal user. .

The program may display a partial region of the map image based on the current location of the terminal.

In addition, the present invention is a system for providing a location-based blog service to each terminal user by exchanging data through a network with a plurality of terminals, creating a separate account for each terminal user, each account created A user data server which registers and manages user personal information and a spot list in the system, and provides information registered in each account as necessary; An object data server storing data included in a spot object corresponding to each of the spot identifiers included in the spot list registered in the account of the terminal users and providing data included in the spot object as necessary; A map data server providing map data based on a map blog of each terminal user; When receiving a mapblog request of a first user from a terminal of any user, the user data server extracts a spot identifier included in a spot list registered in a first user account, and the object data server is extracted from the spot. Search for the data included in the spot object corresponding to the identifier and provide the data to the terminal of the arbitrary user; and provide the map data to the terminal of the arbitrary user together with the data included in the searched spot object. It can be configured to include a service server.

In this case, the user data server creates and manages a friend list in each user's account based on a friend relationship between each user, and for each spot identifier included in the spot list registered in each user account. It stores together the visibility setting information, including at least one of public, friends public, all private, the service server, when receiving a mapblog request of the first user from any user terminal, the account of the first user Whether or not to provide data included in the spot object may be determined by using disclosure information setting information for each spot identifier included in the spot list registered at.

According to this invention of such a structure, it has the following effects.

That is, by providing a separate map to each user, the user can selectively register only the desired object in his or her map blog, there is an advantage that can provide a blog service optimized for each user.

In addition, according to the method of providing a location-based blog service according to the present invention and a system therefor, the interaction between users is made active by copying a desired object from another person's map blog or allowing a user to create a new desired object. It has the advantage of being highly scalable.

In addition, according to the method of providing a location-based blog service and a system therefor, the user selects and registers an optimal object that he / she wants at a specific location on a map of his or her map blog, so that the object can be located at the same location several times. Duplicate or excessive number of objects are displayed in one map, there is an advantage that can solve the conventional problem of difficult object identification.

Furthermore, according to the method and system for providing a location-based blog service according to the present invention, by allowing a user to simultaneously operate a personal blog and a location-based blog on his or her map blog, There is an advantage that can provide a location-based blog service providing method with all the advantages and a system for the same.

In addition, according to the method and system for providing a location-based blog service according to the present invention, when a user searches for a location-based object, a map blog of another user who registers the searched object is displayed in a search result so that the user is not a place-oriented user. There is an advantage in that it can provide a oriented service.

In addition, according to the location-based blog service providing method and a system therefor according to the present invention, there is an advantage that it is possible to provide a variety of application services.

1 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing a configuration in a location-based blog service providing system according to a specific embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart illustrating an object generation method in a location-based blog service according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a location-based blog service according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for searching an object in a location-based blog service according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of copying an object in a location-based blog service according to an embodiment of the present invention; And
6 to 9 are exemplary views of a service screen provided according to a location-based blog service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method and system for setting a banner advertisement background in a mobile web page according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein but may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

1 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing a configuration in a location-based blog service providing system according to a specific embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a step-by-step method for creating an object in a location-based blog service according to an embodiment of the present invention 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a location-based blog service according to a specific embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an object in the location-based blog service according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a search method step by step, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of copying an object in a location-based blog service according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 to 9 are exemplary views of a service screen provided according to a location-based blog service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the location-based blog service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a service server 100, a user data server 101, an object data server 102, and a map data server 103. It is configured by. The service server 100, the user data server 101, the object data server 102, and the map data server 103 may be formed in a single hardware configuration. It may be a server group including a plurality of servers communicating with each other through.

First, the service server 100 provides a location-based blog service to a plurality of terminals 300 capable of exchanging data through the network 200, where 'location-based blog service' is an independent map blog to each user. Means a service to provide. In this case, the 'map blog' is used as a term meaning a virtual space provided by matching each spot object to a specific coordinate on a map matching the real space and displaying the matched spot object on a map. In addition, the 'spot object' is an independent data set, provided on the map as a user-friendly and intuitive graphical user interface such as a building-shaped icon, and the data contained in each spot object is processed and provided to the user in a predetermined format. Furthermore, the spot object is provided with a user interface such as a bulletin board for facilitating collection and management of data to be included in the spot object. In addition, the service server 100 enables the search of the spot object, for example, when the first user wants to search for another spot object not included in his or her map blog, the user's name or other user identification. The search can be performed by information, spot names, spot locations (coordinates), addresses corresponding to spots, spot categories, and the like. In this case, the service server 100 does not directly provide data included in the searched spot object, and displays the map blog of another user in which the searched spot object is registered on the searcher's terminal 300. That is, even if a user searches for a desired spot object, the map blog including the searched spot object is displayed first, and then moved to the data contained in the spot object within the displayed map blog, without providing the spot object immediately. The possibility of interaction between users is increased by noting the object for the purpose of searching but for the purpose of searching the specific blog. In other words, instead of displaying the spot object itself, the user can create a map object of the user who created the spot object. Other information possessed by the user who knows the information to be searched can be checked.

The user data server 101 assigns a different account to each of a plurality of terminal 300 users and manages each user information separately. In particular, the spot list is managed in correspondence with each user account. The spot list is a list of identifiers of one or more spot objects that each user has registered with a map included in his map blog. For example, the first user may select a specific location on his map and create a spot object corresponding to the location, and the first user may select one of the plurality of spot icons displayed on the map of the second user. By selecting, the spot object corresponding to the corresponding spot icon may be copied to its own map blog, and the user data server 101 may thus create one or more spots that the first user has created or copied from another user's map blog. Register the identifiers of the objects in the account of the first user. Accordingly, the copied spot object is registered separately at the same location of the map blog where the spot object is initially registered and the copied map blog, and the data included in the map blog is also updated in the same manner. In addition, the user data server 101 may store and manage a friend list for each user. A friend list is a list of at least one other user who has a friend relationship with a user, and the user visits a friend's map blog included in the friend list registered in his user account, and the spot included in the friend's map blog. You can browse the data in the object and add data to each spot object. Further, the user data server 101 accumulates points according to a predetermined value for each user account, and manages the points of each user by subtracting the accumulated points in some cases. For example, the user data server 101 subtracts a predetermined point when the first user creates a spot object in his or her own map blog or copies the spot object from another person's map blog, and the user deduces another person's map blog. Pre-determined points may be accumulated when a user performs a predetermined 'activity' such as registering a post in a spot object included in the copy, or when another user copies a spot object included in a map blog of a first user.

Meanwhile, the object data server 102 stores data included in the spot objects, updates the stored data whenever the data is updated, and provides the stored data to the terminal 300 when necessary. Data included in each of the spot objects stored in the object data server 102 may be organized as follows.

Required data Spot Object Identifier ("Spot Identifier") Spot icon image data Coordinate information Optional data Spot category information Place information (phone number, address, spot name, etc.) Post data

Here, the essential data is the most basic data required when creating a new spot object, the optional data is information collected from the user, and the spot category information may be one or more selected from the user among a plurality of preset categories, and the spot object may be selected. When generating a spot object, a user interface for inputting place information may be provided to the user so that the place information may be input from the generating user. In this case, the address information may be automatically registered to a pre-registered address corresponding to the specific location selected on the map. In addition, the post data may refer to information included in posts collected from the user by providing a user interface in a bulletin board format to display data included in each spot object, and may include text and / or image data. In addition, it may include video data.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the object data server 102 may store a setting value for the disclosure of each spot object. When each spot object is newly created, the user who creates the spot object may selectively set the corresponding spot object to at least two states (for example, all private / only to friends / all public). Accordingly, for example, when the first user creates the first spot object and sets whether to be 'public only to friends', the first user's map blog provision request is received by the service server 100. First, the user data server 101 extracts one or more spot identifiers from the spot list of the first user, retrieves the spot object data stored in the object data server 102 using the extracted spot identifier, and then executes the terminal ( 300, but additionally goes through the process of confirming the setting of the disclosure of each spot object data. In the process of confirming the setting of each spot object data disclosure, if it is confirmed that the disclosure of the first spot object 'only to friends', requesting the map blog of the first user to the service server 100 again After determining whether the user is a registered user in the friend list of the first user stored in the user data server 101, it is determined whether the first spot object is displayed on the map blog of the first user. However, according to the decision of the creator of the spot object as described above, the spot objects are not public or private, and each user can set whether the spot objects are included in his or her own blog. For example, if a second user copies a map object to his or her own blog while setting it as 'private' for the second spot object that the creator has set to the public state, the other user views the user's map blog. The second spot object is not displayed.

On the other hand, the map data server 103 provides the map data to the terminal 300 is basically included in the map blog. The map data server 103 may be configured as a server operated by an operator providing a location-based blog service according to an embodiment of the present invention, or may be a third party server. When the map data server 103 is a third party server, map data provided from the map data server 103 may be displayed on a map blog by using an open API provided by the map data server 103. have. For example, the service server 100 stores map data corresponding to each real space, extracts an image of a required area, and provides the extracted map image to the terminal 300.

In addition, the terminal 300 is an information processing apparatus that can exchange data with the network 200 in a wired / wireless communication method such as a general mobile communication terminal, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, and the like. As the client of the service server 100, the location-based blog service is provided. Accordingly, a new spot object can be created by selecting a spot icon at a specific location on the map of his map blog, and the user can register his or her desired information in such a spot object. Furthermore, you can share the same Spot Object with others by providing your own Spot Object to others, or by copying the Spot Object created from another's Mapblog. For a shared spot object, the newly updated data may be registered in the same map blog regardless of whether the data is updated by accessing the corresponding spot object from a map blog. In addition, the terminal 300 may include a Global Positioning System (GPS) module to detect a current location of the terminal 300, and provide the detected current location information to the service server 100 to provide the service. When the server 100 provides the map data included in the map blog to the terminal 300, the server 100 may display the data centered on the current location, and thus associate the data included in the map blog with the current location. Can be. For example, a new spot object corresponding to the current location is generated or local information is provided by checking data included in the spot objects registered around the current location.

Hereinafter, a method for providing a location based blog service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the method for generating a new spot object starts from receiving a request for creating a new spot object in a map blog of the first user from the first user (S100). When the service server 100 receives the request of step S100, the service server 100 provides a map blog of the first user to the terminal 300 of the first user and included in the map blog of the first user. A specific location is selected on the map (S110). When the location is selected, one of coordinates (or a coordinate area including a plurality of coordinates) that is previously designated as an address unit may be selected on the map data.

When a specific location is selected and location information on a specific location is received by the service server 100, the service server 100 may select any one of a plurality of spot icons to the terminal 300 of the first user. A user interface may be provided, and thus information about the selected spot icon is received from the terminal 300 (S120). Here, the spot icon is an image having a shape of a building or a milestone, and the user may select any one of a plurality of spot icons according to the nature of the spot object to which the user wants to register. However, this is not necessarily followed, and the user may select another image captured or acquired by the spot icon, or may edit and generate the image to be the spot icon. Furthermore, the service server 100 may provide a plurality of categories to the user so as to set a category (eg, a category related to the nature of a place such as a restaurant, a cafe, and a fashion) of the spot object to be additionally generated. You can also make choices.

When the service server 100 receives and receives the spot icon and category information corresponding to the new spot object from the first user, the service server 100 matches and stores the received data in the new spot identifier corresponding to the new spot object (S130). . For example, if the first user selects a location of an address corresponding to '543-00 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea', a spot icon shaped like a 'Namdaemun', and a 'cafe' category, the service server 100 In this way, the selected information is matched with the new spot identifier 'first identifier' and stored in the object data server 102.

If only the first identifier is registered in the spot list of the first user (S104), when the first user later loads his own map blog, the object data server 102 corresponds to the first identifier. In the location corresponding to '543-00 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea,' the map image displays a spot icon in the form of 'Namdaemun' while displaying a 'coffee cup' image representing the 'cafe' category on the spot icon. can do. In this case, if another user, for example, a second user, reads the map blog of the first user and attempts to find a spot icon corresponding to the 'first identifier' and copies it to his or her map blog, as described below, the user As long as the data server 101 registers the 'first identifier' to the spot list of the second user, the spot object generated from the first user's map blog is the same content in the same location of the second user's map blog. It is registered.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, in the embodiment of the present invention, when a user views a specific person's map blog, first, when a user requests a map blog of a first user, the service server 100 requests the service. The server 100 receives the request (S200), and accordingly transmits the map data provided from the map data server 103 to the terminal 300 (S210). The user data server 101 searches for spot identifiers registered in the spot list registered in the account of the first user (S220), and transmits spot object data corresponding to the retrieved spot identifiers from the object data server 102. Provided to the terminal 300 (S230). Accordingly, the map blog is provided to the terminal 300 of any user (including the first user) who requested the map blog of the first user in a state where the spots (spot objects) registered by the first user are displayed on the map data. do. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, one or more of a first user directly generated or copied from another person's map blog on a map image in which a road, a building, and the like existing in a real space are reduced in scale. Mapblogs are provided with spot icons appearing at specific locations. In this case, since a separate spot list is managed for each user, even if a map of the same range is displayed, the spot icons displayed on the map are different. The left side view and the middle side view of FIG. 6 show My MAP and another person's MAP in the same range, respectively, and different spot objects are displayed at different locations. have.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention, the search method for the spot object, as described above, the user's name or other user identification information, the spot name, the spot location (coordinate), the address corresponding to the spot, the spot category, etc. A method of searching for spot objects corresponding to a specific location will be described with reference to FIG. 4. First, a user may request a search for spot objects corresponding to a specific location by specifying a desired location by selecting a specific location on a map or inputting an address (S300). At this time, since each user can freely create new spot objects at a desired location on his or her map blog, a plurality of spot objects corresponding to a specific location may exist at the same time. Therefore, users can select their favorite spot objects from among a plurality of spot objects registered at the same location by other users and register them in their own map blog. For this purpose, the spot objects corresponding to a specific location selected by the user You can make your search possible.

When the service server 100 receives a search request of a spot object corresponding to a specific location from the terminal 300, the service server 100 transmits information on a specific location requested to be searched to the object data server 102 to provide the object data server. Allow 102 to search for registered Spot objects corresponding to the location. For example, when a search request of spot objects corresponding to '543-00 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea,' is received, the service server 100 delivers address information to the object data server 102, and the object data. The server 102 designates '543-00 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea' to extract spot identifiers of registered spot objects as a search result (S310).

Accordingly, a list of spot objects corresponding to the extracted spot identifiers (hereinafter referred to as a 'search list') is generated (S320). In this case, the sorting order of the spot objects included in the search list may be changed according to various criteria. For example, each of the spot objects included in the search list may be based on the number registered in the map blog. That is, a specific spot object may be copied to a plurality of map blogs, and the sort order of the spot objects displayed in the search list may be determined based on the number of copies. Accordingly, the spot objects included in the search list are sorted in descending order according to the number of times registered in the map blogs (S330), and the user is provided with the terminal 300 a list including at least some of the spot objects included in the search list. S340).

In addition, when a first spot object is selected by the user among the spot objects included in the list provided to the terminal 300, and a request for detailed information thereof is received to the service server 100 (S350), the service server ( In operation S360, the terminal 100 provides a map blog of the first spot object creator including the selected first spot object to the terminal 300. When the map blog is provided to the terminal 300, a partial area centered on the first spot object in the map blog of the first spot object creator may be displayed as the terminal 300. As a result, the search result may be map blog information of the user who created the searched spot object, not the searched spot object itself, which may be provided to the location-based social network service. To do this. Accordingly, when searching for and selecting a specific spot object, users do not only consider the data included in the spot object, but also check the other activity history or interests of other users who registered the spot object. In addition to confirming the reliability of the information contained within, it is possible to further acquire the surrounding information in addition to the searched spot object.

Here, in order to provide a map blog of the user who created the spot object as a search result when searching for the spot object, each spot object data may include creator information. Furthermore, if the creator cannot provide the map blog of the creator of a specific spot object, such as deleting the first spot object from his or her own blog blog or leave the blog service, the creator of the spot object is copied and registered in the map blog. You can make other users' Mapblogs available to searchers.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the method of copying an object in a location-based blog service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention starts from step S400 in which a map blog request of a second user is received from a first user. Accordingly, the service server 100 to provide a map blog of the second user to the terminal 300 of the first user (S410). When the copy request for the first spot object included in the map blog of the second user is received from the terminal 300 of the first user to the service server 100 (S420), the user data server 101 copies the copy request. The spot identifier of the first spot object from which the request is received is registered in the spot list of the first user (S430). Accordingly, the first blog object includes the first spot object and the spot icon of the first spot object is displayed on the map.

In the above-described location-based blog service providing system and method according to an embodiment of the present invention, a location-based blog service may be provided by installing an application program interworking with the service server 100 in the terminal 300. have.

Meanwhile, a method of providing a location-based blog service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to an exemplary view. First, as shown in FIG. 300), the map blog is provided as a map image as shown. In this case, the map image may be provided by using a third party service such as, for example, a Google Maps service (http://maps.google.com). In addition, the map image may allow the display area and accumulation to be adjusted as desired by the user. Meanwhile, a spot object may be registered at a specific location of the map image, and the registered spot object may be displayed as a spot icon of a building shape as illustrated in FIG. 6 on the map image. Furthermore, each spot icon may be displayed together with a category icon for identifying the spot category representing the spot's personality.

On the other hand, the first user can browse his or her map blog and go to his or her friend's or third party's map blog, for example, to the second user's map blog (Alan's MAP) to read the second user's map blog. can do. At this time, when moving from the first user's own map blog to another person's map blog, the map image may maintain the same area and accumulation. If a first user browses a map blog of a second user and finds a specific spot object registered in a location where no spot object is registered in his map blog, the spot object is copied to his map blog. For example, tapping a specific spot icon displayed on a map blog of a second user provides data included in a spot object corresponding to the spot icon, and double-tapting a specific spot icon. As illustrated in the center of FIG. 6, a menu for copying a spot object corresponding to the spot icon to a map blog of the user, a menu for registering the user's favorite list, or the like may be displayed. In the state shown in the center of FIG. 6, when the first user selects the "My MAP" menu for copying the corresponding Spot object to his or her MapBlog, the spot is stored in the spot list stored in the first user's account as described above. The identifier of the object is registered. Accordingly, as shown in the right side of FIG. 6, a new spot icon is displayed on the map blog of the first user, and the first user copies the newly registered spot object (the map blog of the second user from the map blog of the second user). You can check the data included in ON) immediately.

As such, in order to copy a Spot object registered to another person's map blog to his or her own map blog, a user interface for spot object search may be provided as shown in FIG. 7, for example, a user's favorite list. A menu that allows you to select a spot object in the menu, a menu that allows you to search for a spot object by the location or name of a specific place, and a menu that allows you to search for a spot object by the name or identification of another user. In addition, a menu for various search criteria such as a menu for searching for a spot object by category may be provided. For example, when searching for a spot object by the name of a place (spot name), when a user inputs 'smith', spot objects having a corresponding spot name are searched for. The list of spot objects that can be moved to the map blog of the creator of each retrieved spot objects is displayed. If 'Alan' is selected among the search results 'Coffee Miss' registered by the user, as shown in the example shown in the middle of FIG. 6, the center of the spot icon of the spot object named 'Coffee Miss', 'Alan' The user's map blog is displayed as a map. In addition, when other spot objects are registered together in a user's map blog named 'Alan', the user can check other spot objects in the map blog of 'Alan' as well. As a result, you can browse the 'Coffee Miss' spot objects in' Alan's blog and copy them to your map blog if you wish.

After copying the 'Coffee Miss' Spot Object to my MapBlog, if you touch or click the spot image of the 'Coffee Miss' Spot Object, you can see the data contained in the 'Coffee Miss' Spot Object in My Map Blog. As shown in FIG. 9, data is displayed superimposed on a map image of my map blog. This makes it possible to intuitively feel that each spot is about a place on the map.

The data for the selected 'Coffee Miss' SpotObject contains a single tab 'SPOT Information' containing basic information (spot name, address, phone number, basic image, etc.) related to the location where the SpotObject is registered. And another tab 'Board' that contains post information that is updated by users after the creation of the SpotObject. In the 'Board' tab, users who check the data included in the Spot Object by touching or clicking the Spot Icon of the Spot Object on their MapBlog or other's MapBlog will display the list when the relevant content is updated, and the new content is displayed. Provide a user interface for updating. For example, when a first user uploads a question corresponding to the spot object, other users may answer each other, and the user may exchange information about a place at a location corresponding to the spot object. The post data that can be updated in the Spot object's 'Board' can include images as well as text.

As described above in the embodiment of the present invention, each user account may be managed with user points. For example, points may be accumulated and deducted based on the criteria shown in the following table.

Event points earned / deducted Points earned / deducted accumulate User uploads a post to his or another Spot object +30 Another user copies a Spot object from his or her map blog +100 Deduction User creates a new Spot object in his mapblog -300 User copies Spot object from another person's map blog -100

You can earn points for actions that provide information to other users, such as uploading post data, sharing your own Spot objects with others, creating new Spot objects, or copying other users' Spot objects. By deducting points for actions that use the functions or information provided by other users or those provided by other users, the information can be easily shared by providing the users with the information that they have in order to perform the functions they want. And enhance social networking capabilities. In addition, it can be provided with a mini-game for earning points.

Meanwhile, in another embodiment of the present invention, a group map blog that can be shared and edited by a group, a group, or a community including a plurality of users as well as a map blog for each individual may be generated. For example, a user may be included in a group that is a management subject of the group map blog in a form in which a user creates a group map blog and invites another user.

Furthermore, in another embodiment of the present invention, by allowing each individual to create a home spot object in their own map blog, for example, a user can create a home spot object at a location corresponding to his or her own address and create his or her own individual. It can be used as a blog. Unlike other general spot objects, the home spot object may not include general place information such as information included in the 'SPOT Information' tab, and may include user personal information (profile information such as name, gender, and age). Furthermore, you can restrict who can view or upload the post data in the Board tab, and limit the copy of Home Spot objects to only other users in your friends. That is, each user may register and operate a blog space for a place based on his personal blog space and location in his map blog. Furthermore, by registering their friends 'home spot objects on their map blog, they can use their own social networking service between their home spot objects and their friends' home spot objects, and use various real-world maps. You can use the service together.

Furthermore, according to a further embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the location-based blog service providing system and method according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, specific users having a commercial purpose to create a commercial spot object, and within the commercial spot object A separate service (online commerce, coupon issuance, advertisement playback, etc.) not provided by a general spot object may be additionally included, and a fee may be paid to the operator of the service server 100. Such commercial spot objects may be searched first, or may be included by default in a specific location of the map of all users. Or, you can commercially sell a specific location on the map to prevent other users from creating a Spot object at that location.

In addition, according to a further embodiment of the present invention, the operator of the service server 100 can be registered in the spot blog corresponding to the main landmark in common and basically to the user's map blog. For example, by registering the 'Sungnyemun' spot object in advance at the location corresponding to the actual address of Seoul Sungnyemun 'Namdaemunro 4-ga 29, Jung-gu, Seoul, major landmarks are displayed in advance on the map blog of all users. User convenience may be enhanced by providing basic information corresponding to each landmark.

Furthermore, according to an additional embodiment of the present invention, it is also possible to form a group of spot objects including a plurality of spot objects so that they can be managed as a group, for example, for 'Piccadelli Circus' street in the UK. A knowledgeable user pre-determines a tourist course on the street of Piccadilly Circus, creates a spot object for each of the various places included in the tourist course, inputs place information, and then selects a plurality of spot objects. Can be set to one group. Also, a plurality of spot objects set as a group may be ungrouped again. In this way, a plurality of spot objects set as a group may be copied to another map blog at a time. Furthermore, a path or order among a plurality of spot objects set as a group may be additionally specified.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and the equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention Should be interpreted.

100: service server 101: user data server
102: object data server 103: map data server
200: network 300: terminal

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It is performed by a system for exchanging data through a network with a plurality of terminals to provide a location-based blog service to each terminal user,
(A) receiving a mapblog request of a first user from a terminal of any user;
(B) providing map data to a terminal of any user;
(C) retrieving the spot identifier registered in the spot list of the first user registered in the account of the second user; And
(D) search for spot object data corresponding to the spot identifier found in step (C), extract the spot icon and spot coordinate information included in the found spot object data, and extract the spot icon in step (B) Providing the location-based blog service, comprising the step of providing the extracted spot icon and the spot coordinate information to the terminal of the user so that it can be displayed at a position corresponding to the spot coordinate information extracted from the provided map data Way. The method of claim 1,
(E) When a selection input signal for a coordinate corresponding to a position where one of the spot icons provided in step (D) is displayed is received from the terminal of the user, the corresponding spot icon corresponding to the selected input coordinates is received. And extracting spot object data and providing the extracted object data to a terminal of the user. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The spot object data,
Along with the spot icon and spot coordinate information,
Place data including at least one of a name, an address, and a phone number of a place corresponding to the spot coordinate information; And
Location-based blog service providing method, including the post data received from the terminal for the place. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
(F) if the arbitrary user and the first user are different from each other, after the arbitrary user requests a map blog of the first user and the steps (B) to (D) are performed, the arbitrary user If a copy request signal for any one of the spot icons provided in step (D) is received from the user's terminal of the terminal, the spot identifier of the spot object corresponding to the requested spot icon is registered in the spot list of the user. , Location-based blog service providing method. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
(G) If the arbitrary user and the first user are the same as each other, after the arbitrary user requests a map blog of the first user and the steps (B) to (D) are performed, the arbitrary user When a spot object creation request for a specific location of the map data provided in step (B) is received from the user's terminal of the user, the user selects a spot icon for the spot object to be generated, creates a new spot object, and responds to the generated spot object. Registering a new spot identifier to the spot list of the first user, location-based blog service providing method. It is executable by a system that provides location-based blog service and a terminal exchanging data through a network,
(a) if the map data is received from the system in response to a map blog request of the first user according to a command of the terminal user, displaying the received map data as a map image;
(b) receiving one or more spot icons and corresponding spot coordinate information from the system;
(c) displaying the received spot icon at a position corresponding to the received spot coordinate information in the previously displayed map image;
(d) requesting data included in a spot object corresponding to the selected spot icon when the terminal user's selection command for the displayed spot icon is input; And
(e) if the data included in the Spot Object is transmitted from the system in response to a request for data included in the Spot Object, the program performed by superimposing and displaying the data included in the received Spot Object on the map image. This recorded computer-readable recording medium. The method according to claim 6,
In the step (e), the data included in the spot object superimposed on the map image, the place information including at least one of the name, address, telephone number of the place corresponding to the spot coordinate information of the spot object; Post information received from the terminal with respect to the place corresponding to the spot coordinate information of the spot object,
The program, in step (e), provides a user interface for uploading the post data from the terminal user, the computer-readable recording medium recording the program. The method according to claim 6,
The program includes:
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program, which displays a partial region of the map image around a current position of the terminal. In a system for exchanging data through a network with a plurality of terminals to provide a location-based blog service to each terminal user, the system,
A user data server that creates a separate account for each terminal user, registers and manages user personal information and a spot list in each generated account, and provides information registered in each account as necessary;
An object data server for storing data included in a spot object corresponding to each of the spot identifiers included in the spot list registered in the account of the terminal users, and providing data included in the spot object as necessary;
A map data server providing map data based on a map blog of each terminal user; And
Upon receiving a mapblog request of a first user from a terminal of an arbitrary user, the user data server extracts a spot identifier included in a spot list registered in the first user account, and the object data server extracts the spot identifier. Search for the data included in the spot object corresponding to and provide the data to the terminal of the arbitrary user, and provide the map data to the terminal of the arbitrary user together with the data included in the searched spot object. System configured including service server. 10. The method of claim 9,
The user data server,
Create and manage friend list in each user's account based on friend relationship between each user, and publicly, publicly and privately for each spot identifier included in the spot list registered in each user account. Saves the visibility setting information including at least one of
The service server,
When receiving a mapblog request of a first user from a terminal of an arbitrary user, providing data included in the spot object by using the visibility setting information for each spot identifier included in the spot list registered in the first user's account System to determine whether or not to be determined.

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