KR20140118569A - Travel information service system and providing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a travel information service system and a providing method thereof and, more specifically, to a travel information service system and a providing method thereof which generate customized travel information which is suitable for a user by using user information including the tendency and preference of the user and enable the user to receive the travel information as a priority when executing an application. To this end, the travel information service system includes: a travel information server in which local travel information is stored and an application for searching and extracting the travel information is included; and a user terminal which provides travel information stored in the travel information server for the user by accessing the travel information server through the application. The travel information service system searches travel information which is suitable for the tendency and preference of a user and displays the travel information on a user terminal as a priority based on user preference information which is registered when signing up to be a member in the travel information server in case of accessing the travel information server by executing the application.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a travel information service system,

The present invention relates to a travel information service system and a method for providing the same, and relates to a travel information service system and a method for providing travel information service system that can receive tourist information in the area according to a user's request.

A Location Based Service (LBS) is a device that accurately grasps the location of a person or object based on a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and a notebook PC, . LBS has been expanding its field by combining with spatial information processing technologies such as mobile communication technology, mobile terminal technology, GIS (Geographical Information System), GPS (Global Positioning System) and ITS (Intelligent Transport System).

On the other hand, Geographic Information System (GIS) is used as important data to cope with user's various geographical information change by providing desired geographical information on the web. Many sites that provide this kind of map information service are currently operated. These sites are used to input a search word such as address, cross name, and zip code into a search window of a map search engine, .

BACKGROUND ART [0002] In recent location-based information providing services, techniques for providing customized services corresponding to users' interests have been continuously developed.

A point of interest (POI) is a term referring to a building and a store displayed on an electronic map such as a navigation system. In the location-based information system of the present invention, a building, a shop, Quot; Recently, various applications for displaying such POI information to the user terminal in the order close to the user's location are being developed.

However, the conventional POI is not limited to presenting the location and name of a mutual, shop, or building in the area, or inserting a location tag into a photograph or a moving picture photographed in the corresponding area, Service is provided.

However, users visiting a specific area have a strong desire for other information related to the POI as well as POI information for the area. However, even in the case of the most advanced POI providing service, it is inevitable to check related travel information through a separate search other than the information of the visited area.

On the other hand, in the case of a mobile terminal, it is very inefficient for a user to perform a manual search, which is inconvenient.

Therefore, a number of travel information service technologies have been developed that combine local information and content information to provide POI information to meet user needs.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2002-0007938, 2008-0087065, 2009-0000747, 2012-0036444, and 2012-0075609 are disclosed.

All of the technologies described above are technologies for providing a customized travel information service according to a user request using a mobile communication terminal, but all of the users are connected to each server to receive information of the tourist destination through search of the tourist destination. And the information retrieval through keyword search is limited, so that there is a limit to receiving accurate and large amount of information.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for generating personalized travel information suitable for a user using user information such as a user's preference and preference, And to provide a tourist information service system and a method for providing the same, which can improve user friendliness and competitiveness of tourism service.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a travel information service system and a method for providing travel information service in which local travel information can be accurately and specifically provided through semantic search using an ontology.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a travel information service system comprising: a travel information server storing travel information for each region and having an app for searching and extracting the travel information; A tourism information service system comprising a user terminal for providing travel information stored in a server to a user, the tourism information service system comprising: And displays the travel information in a priority order in the user terminal.

The preference information is characterized by including a tourist spot to be traveled, a favorite food, frequently used transportation means, and a course preferred during traveling.

And when a plurality of tourist attractions are registered in the preference information, the travel information displayed in priority order to the user terminal is displayed on the basis of the location information of the user terminal, the travel information of the area corresponding to the location information.

And a tourist attraction selection screen is displayed so as to select one of tourist attractions registered in the priority order of the user terminal when the plurality of tourist attractions are registered in the preference information.

The travel information server includes a tourist information DB storing information on accommodations, traffic, sightseeing spots, leisure activities, festivals, restaurants, and shopping by region; A user information DB storing member information of a user who uses the travel information server and preferred preference information of the user; A search module for searching travel information; And a search information conversion module that detects information retrieved through the search module in the tourist information DB and converts the information to visually confirm by the user.

And the search module uses a semantic search technology.

In the case where the search module inputs the tourist spot contents by key input through the semantic search, information on the accommodation, traffic, sightseeing spot, leisure activities, festivals, restaurants, and shopping in the area where the searched tourist spot contents are located is provided as an ontology .

A recommended tourist module for detecting and providing a recommended tourist destination suitable for the user's preference information among the registered recommended tourist destinations and registering the recommended tourist destination to provide the tourist destination recommended by the user to the user, And a recommended tourist DB to be stored.

A method of providing a travel information service according to the present invention includes: a member registration step of downloading and executing an application from a travel information server or an application store, and registering member information and preference information; When the user is connected to the travel information server by closing the running app and running the app again, the travel information searching step of searching travel information corresponding to the user preference and preference of the user preference information registered in the member registration step from the tourist information DB 110 ; And a travel information providing step of extracting the retrieved travel information, transmitting the retrieved travel information to the user terminal after execution of the application, and providing the displayed travel information in a priority order.

And if the plurality of tourist attractions are registered in the user preference information, the tourist information searching unit searches the tourist attraction information of the area corresponding to the location information based on the location information of the user terminal.

According to the travel information service system and the method of providing the same, when the user accesses the travel information server through the application, customized travel information suitable for the user's preference information is displayed in a priority order, Therefore, it is possible to increase user convenience and service competitiveness compared to the existing travel information service system.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a travel information service system according to the present invention;
2 is a flowchart of a method of providing a travel information service according to the present invention,
3 to 12 are views showing a driving screen according to the execution of an app in the travel information service system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, a travel information service system and a method for providing the same according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a travel information service according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 3 to 12 are flowcharts illustrating a method of providing a travel information service 1 is a view showing a driving screen according to execution;

As shown in FIG. 1, the travel information service system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a travel information server 100 storing travel information for each region and having an app for searching and extracting the travel information, And a user terminal 200 connected to the information server 100 via an application and providing travel information stored in the travel information server 100 to a user.

The user terminal 200 is connected to the travel information server 100 through a network communication network and can receive travel information in real time.

The network communication network is a communication network capable of data communication between the travel information server 100 and the user terminal 200. The network communication network includes a mobile communication network such as 3G or 4G, a bluetooth, a WiFi, a WiBro, Means the same wireless communication network.

The app may be downloaded from the user terminal 200 by connecting to the travel information server 100 through a network communication network or downloaded from an app store of the user terminal 200.

According to the present invention, customized travel information is displayed in accordance with the preference of the user when the user executes the app in the user terminal 200 and accesses the travel information server 100. [

The personalized travel information is travel information that is searched based on user preference information registered together with member information when the user joins the travel information server 100 and is suitable for the user's preferences and preferences. It is provided as a priority on the first screen after login.

Accordingly, the user can immediately check the travel information corresponding to his / her preference after executing the application, so that it is not necessary to perform troublesome work of searching travel information, and the related information of the travel destination can be conveniently provided.

The preference information of the user registered at the time of registering includes information related to the travel destination, such as a tourist spot to be traveled, a favorite food, a frequently used transportation means, and a course preferred during traveling, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this case, if the user registers a plurality of tourist attractions in the preference information, the travel information displayed in priority order to the user terminal 200 may be displayed on the basis of the location information of the user terminal 200, Travel information can be displayed. Of course, the tourist spot selection screen is displayed so that the user can select any one of a plurality of tourist attractions registered by the user, not based on the GPS information, and clicks or touches the menu on the screen to receive tour information .

Travel information suitable for the user's preference information is information detected through a process of searching travel information stored in the tourist information DB 110 of the travel information server 100 and extracting the most suitable travel information, (200).

The travel information server 100 includes the tourist information DB 110, a user information DB 120, a search module 130 and a search information conversion module 140. The tourist information DB 110, The user information DB 120 may be provided in the server or may be separately provided.

The travel information server 100 further includes a personal module 125 for storing or retrieving user information in the user information DB 120.

The tourist information DB 110 stores all types of information used in the travel scheduling service including information on accommodation, transportation, sightseeing places, leisure activities, festivals, restaurants, and shopping by region. In the present invention, It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but may be added to any information necessary for providing a travel scheduling service.

The user information DB 120 stores personal information of a user who uses the travel information server 100 and favorite information preferred by the user. The preference information may be registered at the time of membership registration and may be modified at any time when accessing the travel information server through an app.

The search module 130 executes an application and accesses a travel information server, and searches for tourist information related to the tourist spot contents when the tourist spot contents desired to be provided are inputted.

The search module 130 not only searches for travel information based on user preference information, but also searches travel information related to the key-input content through the search menu of the main screen of the travel information server. When the travel information is searched through the search menu of the main screen, the search is performed using the semantic search technology.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9 to FIG. 11, when the user inputs a key for the tourist spot contents through the semantic search, he / she can search for accommodation, transportation, sightseeing spot, leisure activities, , And provides information on shopping as an ontology.

The search information conversion module 140 detects the information searched through the search module 130 in the tourist information DB 110 and converts the information so that the user can visually confirm the information. Text, image, moving picture, or the like, or may be provided as a real-time image if necessary.

On the other hand, the travel information server 100 includes a recommended tourism module 150 that provides a recommended tourist destination to a user, registers a tourist destination recommended by the user, and a recommended tourist destination DB 160 in which the recommended tourist destination information is stored . ≪ / RTI >

The recommended tourist destination DB recommended by another user is stored in the recommended tourist destination DB 160, and the recommended tourist destination registered by the current user for providing to another user is stored. In the menu, The tourist information of the place is detected and provided through the recommended tourism module 150. [

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the main menu of the app includes a recommendation place for receiving a recommended tourist spot, and a registration menu for registering the recommended tourist spot in the sub-category of the recommended place may be provided.

2, a method of providing a travel information service according to the present invention includes accessing a travel information server 100 or an application store through a user terminal 200, downloading an application and registering the application as a member, The travel information is retrieved and the retrieved travel information is provided to the user terminal, thereby providing travel information to the user.

Specifically, when the first downloaded app is executed, an information confirmation window for confirming whether or not the member is available is displayed as shown in FIG. 4, and when the user is not registered as a member, the member is registered as shown in FIG. And registers the preference information together with the member information at the time of subscription.

When the user is connected to the travel information server 100 by terminating the app that is running after registering the preference information and then executing the app again, travel information suitable for user preference and preference is stored in the tourist information DB (110), extracts the retrieved travel information, displays it in priority order after loading the app, and provides the travel information to the user.

Here, when a plurality of tourist attractions are registered in the user preference information at the time of searching for the travel information, the tourist attraction information of the area corresponding to the location information is searched and displayed based on the location information of the user terminal 200.

The driving screen according to the execution of the app will be described with reference to Figs. 3 to 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the app of the user terminal 200 is executed, a racing sightseeing loading view of an image file format is loaded on the screen of the user terminal 200, The main view for sightseeing is loaded and an information confirmation window for confirming whether or not the member is a member is created. If the user is a member, the user can log in. If the member is a non-member, the member registration and preference information are registered through the membership registration procedure of FIG.

After the membership or login, the main view for racing sightseeing is loaded as shown in FIG. 6, and the main view is displayed on a search menu of accommodation, traffic, sightseeing spot, leisure activity, festival, restaurant, 7 and 8, when the tourist destination menu is clicked, the tourist areas of the racing region are displayed separately for each region, and the respective regions are clicked to display desired tourist destinations Information can be confirmed.

When the user inputs keystroke location contents by clicking on the semantic search menu, information related to the key-entered content is provided as an ontology as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, And can be provided accurately. Fig. 10 is a view for searching for Bulguksa temple to obtain lodging related information adjacent to Bulguksa temple, and Fig. 11 is a diagram for acquiring restaurant-related information adjacent to Bulguksa temple.

In the case of displaying the final place on the screen by executing the search menu of the main view, text information, image information, image information, and audio information may be provided along with the displayed object.

On the other hand, if a recommended place among the main menus is clicked, as shown in FIG. 12, a recommended tourist spot of the area where the current user terminal 200 is currently located among the recommended tourist destinations registered by another user is displayed on the screen, If you click one of the sightseeing spots, detailed sightseeing information such as the history and address of the sightseeing spot is displayed on the screen.

At this time, when the app is executed and logged in, if there is preference information of the registered user at the time of subscription or when using the app, the tour information suitable for the preference information is retrieved and displayed to the user terminal 200. Of course, the displayed screen outputs the travel information on the screen prior to outputting the main menu of Fig.

For example, if the travel information displayed in the priority order is Bulguksa as a tourist spot to which a user wants to travel during member registration, the screen shown in Fig. 9 can be displayed. Of course, food and transportation can be provided in the form of images displayed on the same screen.

If the preference information does not exist, the main menu of FIG. 6 is output to the user terminal after login, and the user can receive the travel information by selecting the main menus.

As described above, the travel information service providing method of the present invention can improve the user's convenience in gathering travel destination information by executing the app through the user terminal and receiving the travel information preferred by the user, It is easy to use anytime, anywhere, and it provides optimized travel services because it provides real-time travel information including festivals and leisure activities including nearby sightseeing spots.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill 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. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

100: travel information server 110: tourist information DB
120: user information DB 125: personal module
130: Search module 140: Search information conversion module
150: Recommended tourist module 160: Recommended tourist DB
200: User terminal

Claims (10)

A travel information server 100 in which travel information for each region is stored and an application for searching and extracting the travel information is stored and a travel information server 100 connected to the travel information server 100 through an app to store travel information stored in the travel information server 100 1. A tourism information service system including a user terminal (200) for providing to a user,
When the user is connected to the travel information server 100 by executing the application, the travel information server 100 searches travel information suitable for the user's preference and propensity based on the user preference information registered at the time of membership registration, To be displayed in a priority order.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the preference information includes a tourist spot to be traveled, a favorite food, frequently used transportation means, and a favorite course during travel.
3. The method of claim 2,
When a plurality of tourist attractions are registered in the preference information, the travel information displayed in priority order to the user terminal 200 is displayed based on the location information of the user terminal 200, The travel information service system comprising:
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein when a plurality of tourist spots are registered in the preference information, a tourist spot selection screen is displayed so that the tourist information displayed in priority order to the user terminal (200) is selected from among the registered tourist spots system.
The method according to claim 1,
The travel information server 100 includes a tourist information DB 110 in which information on lodging, transportation, sightseeing, leisure activities, festivals, restaurants, and shopping for each area is stored;
A user information DB 120 storing member information of a user who uses the travel information server 100 and favorite information preferred by the user;
A search module 130 for searching travel information;
A search information conversion module 140 for detecting the information searched through the search module 130 in the tourist information DB 110 and converting the information to be visually confirmed by the user;
The travel information service system comprising: 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the search module (130) uses a semantic search technology.
The method according to claim 6,
In the case where the search module 130 searches the tourist spot contents by key input through the semantic search, information on the accommodation, traffic, sightseeing spot, leisure activities, festivals, restaurants, To the travel information service system.
The method according to claim 1,
The travel information server 100 detects and provides a recommendable tourist destination suitable for the user's preference information among the registered recommended tourist destinations and provides a recommendation tourist module 150 for registering the recommended tourist destination to provide the user with a tourist destination recommended by the user, And a recommended tourist destination DB (160) in which recommended tourist destination information is stored.
A member registration step of downloading and executing an application from the travel information server 100 or an application store, and registering member information and preference information;
When the user is connected to the travel information server 100 by closing the running app and running the app again, the travel information server 110 searches the tourist information DB 110 for travel information suitable for the user preference and preference of the user preference information registered at the member registration step An information retrieving step;
Extracting the retrieved travel information, transmitting the retrieved travel information to the user terminal 200 after execution of the application, and providing the travel information to be displayed in a priority order;
And providing the travel information service to the user.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein when the plurality of tourist spots are registered in the user preference information, the tour information searching unit searches the tourist attraction information of the area corresponding to the location information based on the location information of the user terminal (200) Information service delivery method.

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