KR20140132108A - System and method for providing foreign currency exchanging helper service for foreign tourist - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a location-based SNS and a system for providing a customized tour convenience service, including a data storage part for storing service information for location-based SNS and customized tour convenience service; and a control part which provides the location-based SNS and customized tour convenience service information requested from an information instrument by being linked with an foreign exchange information server and a tour information server and a social network service server.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and method for providing location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience services for foreign tourists,

The present invention relates to a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service providing system, and more particularly, to a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service providing system for foreign tourists and a method for providing the same.

The best value you can get from a trip is finding a relationship. For example, it provides a new value in travel to foreign tourists who are tired of traveling in a way that explores historic sites or natural landscapes, such as a one-way trip, and a tight schedule to digest the course It is necessary.

Many people want to get something out of their travels and want to experience something different. The best value you can get from a trip, it is ties. It is necessary to be able to find the value in Korea.

It is necessary to be able to easily create a "new bond" in the Republic of Korea that is the best value travel can create under the banner of making a trip, a new bond.

A social network service (SNS) or a social community service is a service that forms and maintains a community including specific persons having a specific relationship with a user based on the Internet environment.

Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2011-0085831 (Experiential Information Processing Apparatus and Method for Social Network Service) is created by sharing information and information accumulated through a relationship formation and an acquaintance relationship with users having a common interest online The information is stored and managed using the ontology, and the user information, the local information, and the service tag information are linked by using the mobile device equipped with the service data, the information ontology and the function of extracting the social relation information and the location information of the user The technology that provides intelligent social media services is introduced.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0018298 (social network system based on place information and social information and method of operation thereof) includes a social network system including a social community server and a main server, This paper introduces the technology that solves the problems caused by social relations and place relationships and constructs the social communities based on the information.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a system for providing a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists who provide useful and convenient services in the field of tourism to domestic visitors, and a method for providing the system.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a service providing system, comprising: a data storage unit for storing service information for location based SNS and customized tourist convenience service; And a control unit for providing the location-based SNS and the customized tourist convenience service information requested from the information providing apparatus in cooperation with the foreign exchange information server, the tourist information server and the social network service server, and a personalized tourist convenience service providing system .

The location based SNS and customized tourist convenience service may include the customized travel package purchase service.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing location-based SNS service, comprising: storing location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information in a data storage; And providing the location-based SNS and the customized tourist convenience service information requested from the information providing device in cooperation with the foreign exchange information server, the tourist information server, and the social network service server, and a method of providing a personalized tourist convenience service.

According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program executable through at least one computer component and including program instructions for performing location based SNS and customized tourist convenience services using a communication network Storing the location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information in the data storage unit by the execution; And providing the location-based SNS and the customized tourist convenience service information requested from the information providing device in cooperation with the foreign exchange information server, the tourist information server, and the social network service server, / RTI >

According to the present invention, as foreign tourists and people in Korea participate and operate, it is possible to provide new localized and evolved new SNS services to local and foreign tourists.

It is possible to provide SNS service that allows foreigners who have traveled in Korea and people in Korea who are interested in them to connect with each other to make conversation and meet to make new international friendships.

Also, Koreans who do not speak the language of the country they are interested in can also interact with foreigners in the relevant countries with the help of social translations on the bulletin board (people who speak both languages can participate in the translation) Business and the like.

In addition, Koreans who want to learn the language of the country they are interested in can offer a place to study foreign languages.

According to the present invention, it is possible to connect with foreign domestic tourists so that foreigners and Koreans can chat in 1: 1 chat or group in a foreign language of the corresponding country, collectively communicate in the timeline, and in some cases meet each other in offline meetings It becomes possible.

Along with tourism information, it is possible to provide information on the local people who can communicate in the language used by foreign tourists.

A system is provided that allows a reliable guide to be selected for foreign tourists who wish to customize their trip according to their individual preferences.

According to the present invention, foreigners usually make friends with domestic guides, communicate with each other through conversations, or report what the other members have evaluated about the guides and select ones that they can trust You can also choose your favorite travel package from the guide and make your own customized trips in Korea.

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service providing system for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an information providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram for explaining an information device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram for explaining a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service contents for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram for explaining a service function module for implementing location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service contents for foreign domestic tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a location-based SNS service and a location-based SNS service in a customized tourist convenience service system for foreign tourists according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the purchase of a customized travel package in a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service system for foreign tourists according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen for explaining an SNS search page of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for a foreign domestic tourist according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is an exemplary screen for explaining SNS retrieval settings of location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a view for explaining an SNS timeline of a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is an exemplary view illustrating a list of SNSs of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a view for explaining an SNS bulletin board of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for explaining SNS bulletin board setting of location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign domestic tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is an exemplary view illustrating a list of SNS chat rooms of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is an exemplary screen for explaining how to create a SNS chat room of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for a foreign domestic tourist according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a view for explaining a SNS chat room of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for a foreign domestic tourist according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a view illustrating a screen for explaining the setting of the SNS chat room of the location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 is an exemplary screen for explaining providing exchange information in a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 20 is an exemplary diagram for explaining providing travel information in a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a screen for providing a video course as educational contents in a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining a video list provided as educational contents in a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign domestic tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
23 is an exemplary login screen in a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.
24 is an exemplary intro screen in a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are provided by way of example so that those skilled in the art can fully understand the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, but may be embodied in other forms. In the drawings, the width, length, thickness, etc. of constituent elements can be exaggerated for convenience. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification.

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service providing system for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service providing system for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention includes information devices 10 and 20, a location-based SNS for foreign domestic tourists, An SNS server 40 for generating SNS contents, a foreign exchange information server 60 for providing foreign exchange information, and a tourist information server 70. The information providing server 30 may be a server,

The information devices 10 and 20 communicate with the information providing server 30 and the SNS server 40 through the communication network 50 to perform communication. The information appliances 10 and 20 are loaded with various application programs and are connected to the information providing server 30 or the SNS server 40 by driving an application program. The information devices 10 and 20 can generate various SNS contents on the SNS platform provided by the SNS server 40 through the SNS server 40 and exchange them with other information devices 10 and 20. [ The information providing apparatuses 10 and 20 allow users to refer to the SNS contents through the information providing server 30 to create a tourism subject to open a tourist community to an arbitrary user, So that it can support the generation of sightseeing SNS information by uploading opinions.

The information providing server 30 interlocks with the SNS server 40 and refers to the contents of the corresponding SNS account with respect to an arbitrary SNS account requested from the information providing apparatuses 10 and 20 so that users can create a tourism subject A tourist community is opened as a target, and when other users upload various tourist information to the tourist community, the tourist information is provided to the information devices 10 and 20. The information providing server 30 includes hardware such as a central processing unit, a storage device, and a display device, an input / output device for controlling them, an operating system for performing basic operations based on hardware and input / output devices, And various other software and other resources for performing operations such as accessing and transmitting / receiving data.

The information providing server 30 can provide various location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience services.

Location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience services may include tourist information for providing to foreign domestic tourists. For example, location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience services can easily find people in Korea who can speak a little bit of the same language as foreign tourists, engage in private conversations (1: 1 or group) with some of them, You can include publicly posted posts in the line (Timeline), collective conversations, services that allow them to see their responses and also have offline meetings with those people and organizations. With these services, the joy of traveling can be much bigger.

For example, location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience services include services that make it easy for foreigners to find foreign friends in Korea who want to study English, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, and other foreign languages.

For example, location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience services can be used to show foreigners in nearby communities using foreign languages that they are interested in for Korean members, to chat with them, meet them, And the like.

For example, location-based SNS and customized tourist amenities services may include services that address language communication that may occur with rare languages using a social approach. Therefore, in the eyes of foreigners, Koreans are friendly in general, but English, Chinese and Japanese are possible, and other languages are very uncomfortable to communicate and can solve problems that are difficult to obtain information.

For example, location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience services may include tailored travel programs tailored to individual tastes for foreign tourists.

For example, location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience services can include travel programs that simultaneously satisfy the freedom to enjoy free travel, the convenience of the package, and the travel program that fits with their taste or interests. In addition, location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience services can include services that help local people to travel as a friend to a new destination when visiting a new destination.

For example, location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience services can include information that locals really know where they are, restaurants, and shops.

For example, the location-based SNS and the customized tourist convenience service are designed such that, when members who wish to travel guide directly from domestic members directly design a travel package and register the location-based SNS and the customized tourist convenience service system, The user may include a service that allows him / her to purchase a corresponding travel package after he / she has made a conversation with a guide registering a travel package of interest and to make a domestic trip together with the guide. These services can make travel pleasure, satisfaction and comfort much higher.

The information providing server 30 continuously collects the exchange rate data of various items for the 45 kinds of currencies which are notified from time to time by the 17 foreign exchange banks in Korea through the foreign exchange information server 60 by using the computer program And the information is provided according to the advantageous rankings of users who exchange money after converting them into DBs.

The information providing server 30 provides a map of a nearby shop location of a bank to which a user wishes to trade, provides a currency exchange chart that can grasp currency preferential coupon information and exchange rate fluctuation trend, and provides information on exchange money.

The information providing server 30 provides tourist prize information provided by domestic banks to foreign visitors who exchange money at a certain size or more from their banks.

The information providing server 30 provides domestic tourism information (or information provided in every corner of Korea) owned by KTO, K-Pop singer performance plan guide, interpretation brokerage and other convenient services.

The information providing server 30 can allow foreign tourists to share and write articles on tourism experiences, impressions, proud and suggestions, and export them to Facebook or Twitter. To post, you need to register your ID in advance, but you can use your email address or your Facebook or Twitter account ID as your user ID.

The information providing server 30 receives a request for the foreign exchange helper service by driving an application program installed in the information devices 10, Here, the application program may include a software program installed and driven in the information devices 10 and 20 to enable access to the information providing server 30 and use of the service. Accordingly, the application program may include a dedicated application program for the foreign exchange helper service through the connection to the information providing server 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to use an application program installed in the information devices 10 and 20 to support the foreign exchange helper service through connection to the information providing server 30. [

In addition, the information providing server 30 establishes a tourism community for a user by creating a tourism subject with reference to the contents of the corresponding SNS account for the corresponding account selected by the information providing apparatuses 10 and 20 In this regard, other users will upload various tourist information, experiences and opinions to promote the tourism community service. The information providing server 30 provides various information of the tourism community generated in the tourism community to the information providing apparatuses 10 and 20. Of course, the information providing server 30 may provide the information to another designated information device or address. The information providing server 30 may include a method of fetching a web service component provided from the SNS server 40 in a manner using, for example, an Open API to fetch the SNS content from the SNS server 40, There may be a direct method (REST / Stream API).

For example, a method of fetching a web component is a method in which the SNS server 40 provides various components for a web site. When a tweet or a follow button is inserted into a web page without directly calling an API, The follow function can be implemented.

If there is no login information, login window will appear. A component consists of a single tag and some JavaScript, which you can embed in your page.

The tourist information provided to the information providing apparatuses 10 and 20 by the information providing server 30 can be used to support various types of tourist community services available to users.

The SNS server 40 provides an SNS tool to users' information devices 10 and 20 that wish to use a social network service so that users can create and send various SNS contents to and from other information devices 10 and 20 Provide social network services.

The SNS server 40 may be an SNS site server that primarily provides the SNS. For example, the SNS site server may have a Twitter server. The SNS server 40 may be an SNS client site server that provides a client service linked to the SNS in cooperation with the SNS site server that primarily provides the SNS. In addition, the SNS server 40 may be an SNS site server that primarily provides the SNS, and an SNS application site server that provides application services such as various analysis information and statistical information of the SNS in cooperation with the SNS client site server.

The SNS site server, the SNS client site server, and the application site server that provide the SNS primarily can provide the API disclosed in relation to the SNS.

Accordingly, the information providing server 30 may obtain various data such as the influence score on the SNS accounts through the open API of these servers, and provide the additional information for processing the tourism community service. Here, the SNS provided by the SNS server 40 may be, for example, Twitter ^® , and the SNS user may be Twitter. SNS is the number of days ^® Facebook, SNS users can become Facebook users.

In addition, SNS is also available in the following categories: LinkedIn®, Google Plus®, MeDea®, Mo ™, KakaoTalk®, Cyworld®, YTouve®, Stumble on®, Reddit®, Digg®, MiXI®, Mobage Town®, MSN®, Bing®.

Herein, although the well-known SNS is limitedly described herein, it is obvious that the present invention is not limited thereto and can be applied to various kinds of SNSs not introduced here.

 The communication network 50 may include an Internet network, a mobile communication network, a public switched telephone network (PSTN), etc. using a TCP / IP protocol that can be connected by wire and a WAP protocol that can be wirelessly connected.

The foreign exchange information server 60 provides various foreign exchange information. Foreign exchange refers to the way in which funds are transferred according to the payment instructions of a bank, without using cash between the two countries with different currencies. The bank's payment instruction may be made by using documents such as bill of exchange, remittance checks, or by telegraphy. The foreign exchange information may include exchange rate information and currency exchange information associated with each currency. For example, the foreign exchange information server 60 may be a server of each foreign exchange transaction bank that provides notice exchange rate data of various items for each transaction type in 45 countries currencies notified from time to time by 17 foreign exchange transaction banks in Korea.

The total number of foreign currencies that are currently traded in six domestic commercial banks is 45, as shown in the table below.

There are seven types of exchange rates announced by domestic banks: currency exchange rate, currency exchange rate, currency exchange rate, currency exchange rate, currency exchange rate, T / C exchange rate, foreign currency check currency exchange rate, Times.

As a practical example, Korea Exchange Bank made the first notice at 8:26:06 am on July 4, and the final notice of 73 minutes at 17:50:34 pm (about 8 minutes on average) In the case of severe exchange rate fluctuations, it is changed in shorter time units).

Each domestic foreign exchange bank has to refinance the reference rate based on the real-time exchange rate in accordance with the characteristics of its own foreign exchange reserves position. In addition, it notifies the foreign exchange rate that the exchange rate fee, Exchange rates vary from bank to bank. Currently, there are 17 domestic banks that sell foreign customers in foreign currencies.

The exchange rate of the currency of the low circulation countries such as Russian rubles, Indian rupees, Malaysian ringgits, Indonesian rupiahs and Brazilian lyals such as US dollars and Japanese yen, There is a difference in total amount of exchange between banks from 120,000 won (12%) to 220,000 won (22%) based on one million won.

The tourist information server 70 provides various tourist information of the Republic of Korea. For example, the tourist information server 70 may be a server for providing tourist information of the Korea Tourism Organization. The tourist information server 70 may include domestic tourism information, K-pop singer performance plan information, interpretation brokerage and other convenience services . The tourism information server 70 may be a server that performs a service for every corner of Korea.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an information providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the information providing server 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a data storage unit 31 and a control unit 32.

The data storage unit 31 stores service information 311 that can be used to provide location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience services. The service information 311 may include a location based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service.

The data storage unit 31 may store the SNS content data 312 obtained from the SNS server 40 by executing the foreign currency helper service.

The data storage unit 31 may further include SNS information data 313, profit information data 314, member information data 315, and customized information data 316.

The SNS information data 313 may include various SNS data generated from members who are members of the membership and utilize the collective intelligence in relation to the location-based SNS and the customized tourist convenience service, have. The SNS information data 313 may be in various forms, e.g., moving pictures, pictures, and text.

The revenue information data 314 may include various revenue data that may be generated through location based SNS and customized tourist convenience services. The revenue data may include application usage data, information provision fee data, and advertisement fee data.

The member information data 315 stores member information of a service provided by the information providing server 30. The member information may include a name, a social security number, a telephone number, an e-mail address, a mobile number, and the like.

The customized information data 316 may include information on participating SNS meetings, members' professions, hobbies, access history, and the like.

The control unit 32 selects an arbitrary SNS account by driving an application program installed in the information devices 10 and 20 and retrieves the SNS contents of the corresponding account from the SNS server 40, , And generates location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information according to community activities of users. The control unit 32 provides the generated location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information to the designated information device or address.

The control unit 32 fetches the foreign exchange information of the corresponding currency from the foreign exchange information servers 60 and generates foreign exchange information based on the imported foreign exchange information. The control unit 32 provides the generated foreign exchange information to the specified information device or address when there is a request for arbitrary foreign exchange information by driving an application program installed in the information devices 10 and 20. [

The control unit 32 may include a DB registration processing unit 33, an information generating unit 34, an information providing unit 35, and a profit model managing unit 36.

The DB registration processing unit 33 registers the member DB data in the data storage unit 31 based on the version of the application program or the member information.

The DB registration processing unit 33 registers the content of the SNS account, which is obtained by the request from the mobile information device 10, as SNS content data.

The information generating unit 34 generates location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information. Also, the information generating unit 34 fetches the foreign exchange information of the corresponding currency from the foreign exchange information servers 60, and generates various processed foreign exchange information based on the imported foreign exchange information. For example, the processed foreign exchange information may include exchange rate information and currency exchange information. The exchange rate information may include exchange rate rank comparison information. The exchange information may include exchange reference information. For this, the information generating unit 34 may automatically fetch the data by going to the foreign exchange information server 60 every 5 minutes.

In addition, the information generating unit 34 can generate exchange rate ranking comparison information, exchange reference information, and tourism award information.

The information generating unit 34 continuously collects the exchange rate data of various items for the transaction types of 45 currencies notified by the 17 domestic foreign exchange banks from the foreign exchange information server 60 by an automatic method using a computer program After the DB is converted, the foreign exchange helper information is generated according to the advantageous rank of the user who exchanges money.

The information generating unit 34 may generate guidance on the location of a nearby store of a bank to which the user wishes to trade, currency exchange chart information, and money changer information that can grasp currency preferential coupon information and currency exchange fluctuation trend.

The information generating unit 34 generates tourist prize information that domestic banks provide to foreign visitors who exchange money for a certain size or more from their banks.

The information generating unit 34 generates information for providing domestic tourist information, K-Pop performer guide information, interpreter brokerage, and other convenience services, which are collected from the tourist information server 70 and collected by the Korea Tourism Organization.

The information generating unit 34 is configured to communicate with the SNS server 40 or the tourist information server 70 so that foreign tourists can share and write articles on tourism experiences, impressions, proud and suggestions, To generate SNS information for allowing the user to export to the Internet.

The information providing unit 35 may transmit the exchange information and the tourist information community information generated by the information generating unit 34 to the designated information device or address through the wired / wireless communication network.

The information providing unit 35 can share the foreign exchange information and the tourist community information on Twitter. The information provider 35 can search for tourist information, sightseeing experiences, opinions, or share information on Twitter, Facebook, and e-mail.

The profit model management unit 36 manages profit data generated based on the location-based SNS and the customized tourist convenience service. The revenue data may include application usage data, information provision fee data, and advertisement fee data. The profit model of the profit model management unit 36 can obtain a portion of the compensation amount in addition to receiving the advertisement fee by displaying a banner or a link (sponsor, power, etc.) on the corresponding site.

There are various ways in which the profit model management unit 36 can make the sponsor advertisers view the location based SNS and the users using the customized tourist convenience service.

The profit model management unit 36 can compensate the efforts of the people participating in the tourism community activities.

3 is a block diagram for explaining an information device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, a mobile information device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a memory 11 storing user data and application programs, and a memory 11, which is provided by the SNS server 40 via the SNS server 40 A control unit for receiving the foreign exchange helper information including the exchange information and the tourist community information through the information providing server 30 and controlling the displayed SNS contents to be displayed on the screen by using the SNS tool, A speaker 15, a microphone 16, and a key input unit 14 constituted by buttons. The key input unit 12 is connected to the key input unit 12, A display unit 18 for providing a main LCD and / or a sub LCD, a camera unit 19 for capturing an image, and a position information providing unit 20 for providing position information. have.

The memory 11 includes a ROM for storing an operating program of the control unit 12, a system program, and an application program for executing the foreign currency helper service. Also, the memory 11 includes a RAM (RAM) for temporarily storing data generated during the execution of various operation programs. An application program for carrying out the foreign exchange helper service may be downloaded from an application program market site, for example, or may be installed in a corresponding information processing apparatus when the information processing apparatus is released.

Also, the memory 11 stores various types of terminal information of the information processing apparatus 10, and at least one user data. At this time, the user data may include a photograph taken through the camera unit 19, a recorded moving image, a voice, a telephone number, a message, a document file, and the like. The memory 11 may also store the foreign currency helper service information received from the information providing server 30. [

The control unit 12 controls the overall operation of the mobile information device and the control unit 12 loads the application program for the foreign exchange helper service from the memory 11 and then transmits the application program for the foreign exchange helper service through the key input unit 17, And transmits the location-based SNS and the customized tourist convenience service request signal to the information providing server 30 through the communication network 50 in order to receive the tourist convenience service. For example, the location-based SNS and the customized tourist convenience service request signal may include an area to be traveled, a language, a travel schedule, an amount to be exchanged, a type of money to be exchanged, and a tourist community request information.

In addition, the control unit 12 receives information including the location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information from the information providing server 30 and displays the information on the display unit 18. The location based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information may include various service information.

The control unit 12 can perform an App service for providing location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information in conjunction with the information providing server 30, and simultaneously providing tourist information and sightseeing SNS.

The wireless communication unit 13 is under the control of the control unit 12 and converts a signal output from the control unit 12 into a wireless signal. Also, the wireless communication unit 13 converts the wireless signal received through the antenna ANT into a desired signal and outputs the signal.

The voice processing unit 14 modulates the voice signal input from the microphone 16 and converts the voice signal into voice data and outputs voice data input from the wireless communication unit 13 and voice data stored in the memory 11 as voice signals Demodulates and outputs the voice through a speaker 15. [

The key input unit 17 includes a plurality of numeric keys, a menu key, and function keys for performing various functions, and outputs the key data to the control unit 12 by an external operation.

The display unit 18 is a display device such as a main liquid crystal display (LCD) and a sub LCD, and displays the status of the mobile information equipment or the progress of the program under the control of the control unit 12. [ In other words, the overall state of the mobile information device and the inputted user information are displayed.

The camera unit 19 photographs a camera image to generate image data.

The location information providing unit 20 generates location information of an area where the information device is located as global positioning system (GPS) information.

Although the electronic terminal receiving the location-based SNS and the personalized tourist convenience service information from the information providing server 30 is described as the mobile information device in the present embodiment, it can be applied to various information processing devices in addition to the mobile information device.

4 is a diagram for explaining a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service contents for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram for explaining a service function module for implementing location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service contents for foreign domestic tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The services shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6 may be implemented by the system shown in Figures 1-3.

4 to 5, the information providing server 40 implements each service function module shown in FIG. 5 by the configuration shown in FIG. 3 to provide location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign domestic tourists .

The location-based SNS service module may include a member management module, a login module, a user filtering module, a location information collection module, a friend service module, a chat module, and a timeline service module.

The membership management module may include a membership registration processing module and a member DB management module. Membership handling modules can process and manage each member's nationality, native language, language, age, gender, interests, self-introduction, greetings, etc., for example.

The login module can provide login processing solutions including Twitter and Facebook authentication solutions.

The user filtering module may perform filtering for users based on distance, area, language, interest, for example.

Distance filtering may include filtering to extract members within a user-specified distance about a user's location.

The regional filtering may include filtering to extract members within the administrative area designated by the user.

The language filtering may include filtering to extract available members of the user specified language.

Interest filtering may include filtering to extract members with interests that the user has specified.

The location information collection module can collect location information at specific time intervals when the user executes the app or permits the user.

The friend processing module can manage friend addition processing and friend DB.

The chat module can support 1: 1 or group chat using the corresponding national language. The chat module can include DB management and push alarm for chat messages.

The Timeline Service Module can extract and write to the timeline. The timeline service module can extract and post articles that need to be exported to the timeline. The timeline service module can manage the DB related to the writing on the timeline and push notifications.

The bulletin board writing module can perform writing, posting and extracting on the bulletin board. Bulletin board writing module can manage DB related to the bulletin board and push notification.

The offline meeting support module can perform meeting registration processing and related DB management.

The travel package registration and purchase module may include a registration module, a payment module, and a guide module. The registration module can perform processing of travel package registration items and related DB management. The payment module can perform billing, post management, and related DB management. The guide module can perform guidance registration process and related DB management, guide authentication and evaluation, and related DB management.

A location based SNS function can be provided. The location based SNS function may include a dialog function and a timeline writing function.

The conversation function is for foreign tourists who have traveled to Korea and joined as a member, and using smartphone, they are interested in the country that they are interested in in the neighboring country through GPS, After finding friends and making friends, they can make a new relationship in Korea by using the language of the country and allowing them to chat privately (1: 1 or group chat).

The time line writing function can openly write and comment on the timeline for foreign tourists who are members and domestic members who are interested in the country. Through the timeline writing, you can use the language of the country you are in, and you can see the posts of members you have selected as friends and the articles that are open to the public.

The bulletin board writing function provides a function to allow foreign tourists who are registered as members and domestic members who are interested in the country to write articles by category and topic by using the language and Korean in the public bulletin board in parallel. The bulletin board writing function can use the first language or the second language. For example, the first language may be Korean, and the second language may be a foreign language other than Korean.

However, for all published articles, members of both languages can volunteer to translate. In this way, it is possible to achieve translation for social functions.

Offline meeting support function enables foreign tourists to make various meetings that they can attend and register in advance, so that when foreigners apply, they can meet with local members in offline.

However, if foreign tourists make a special request, the members who meet the conditions (language, interests, etc.) can be extracted and the group can be notified and the lightning meeting can be held. The offline meeting support function can use the first language or the second language. For example, the first language may be Korean, and the second language may be a foreign language other than Korean.

When registering and purchasing travel packages, foreign tourists who wish to make a travel guide from the same position as a friend are designed and registered their own travel package (tourist course, experience program, accommodation, transportation means, etc.) After having a conversation with a guide who has registered his / her travel package of interest, he / she can purchase the corresponding travel package to his / her domestic travel together with the guide. Travel package registration and purchasing functions are available in foreign languages.

It is possible to provide a tourist information browsing function. The tourist information browsing function can provide travel information, currency exchange information, special information, and Korean wave content information, for example.

The travel information may include, for example, information about attractions, accommodations, food, and shopping.

The exchange information, for example, shows the real-time comparison of the exchange rates (exchange rates) of the domestic 16 banks, thereby suggesting a favorable bank for the exchange, and may include information indicating a nearby point.

Special information may include information on services that foreign tourists want to receive in Korea, such as cosmetics, and information on things they want to buy.

The Korean wave content information may include Korean wave content such as drama, music, and movies. For example, if you go to a popular drama location during a domestic trip, you can automatically re-highlight the highlight of the drama.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a location-based SNS service and a location-based SNS service in a customized tourist convenience service system for foreign tourists according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the purchase of a customized travel package in a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service system for foreign tourists according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen for explaining an SNS search page of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for a foreign domestic tourist according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary screen for explaining SNS retrieval settings of location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a view for explaining an SNS timeline of a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an exemplary view illustrating a list of SNSs of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a view for explaining an SNS bulletin board of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for explaining SNS bulletin board setting of location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign domestic tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an exemplary view illustrating a list of SNS chat rooms of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an exemplary screen for explaining how to create a SNS chat room of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for a foreign domestic tourist according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a view for explaining a SNS chat room of a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for a foreign domestic tourist according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a view illustrating a screen for explaining the setting of the SNS chat room of the location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is an exemplary screen for explaining providing exchange information in a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 19, the control unit 12 may provide a currency exchange information screen. The currency exchange information screen may include a rank comparison, a chart, a discount coupon, a tourist prize, exchange rate information, tourism information, an interpreter, a tourist SNS, a setting, and a sharing menu. The control unit 12 may provide the corresponding information for each menu in cooperation with the information providing server 30.

FIG. 20 is an exemplary diagram for explaining providing travel information in a location-based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a screen for providing a video course as educational contents in a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining a video list provided as educational contents in a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign domestic tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

23 is an exemplary login screen in a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

24 is an exemplary intro screen in a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service for foreign tourists according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the computer software field. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape; optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magneto-optical media such as floptical disks; ) And hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, I will say.

For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, the tweeter has been described as an example of the SNS, but the tweeter has been described as an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto and applicable to various SNSs.

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A data storage unit for storing service information for location based SNS and customized tourist convenience service; And
Based SNS and a customized tourist convenience service, which comprises a controller for providing a location based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information requested from an information providing device in cooperation with an exchange information server, a tourist information server and a social network service server. The system of claim 1, wherein the location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service comprises the customized travel package purchase service. Storing location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information in a data storage unit; And
And providing the location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information requested from the information providing device in cooperation with the foreign exchange information server, the tourist information server, and the social network service server. A computer-readable recording medium recorded with a computer program that is executable through at least one computer component and includes program instructions for performing a location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service using a communication network,
Storing location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information in a data storage unit; And
And providing the location-based SNS and customized tourist convenience service information requested from the information providing device in cooperation with the foreign exchange information server, the tourist information server, and the social network service server.

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