KR20150022280A - Terminal and server for providing notification service and operating method thereof and computer readable medium having computer program recorded therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a terminal and a server for providing a notification service and an operation method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium with a computer program recorded therefor, which provide the notification service allowing an acquaintance of a user to know where the user is located by transmitting, to a terminal of the acquaintance, every location selected by the user who is on the way to a destination set on a navigation device. According to the present invention, it is possible for the acquaintance to conveniently perceive the locations of the user without telephoning the user to check where the user is located since notification messages about preset points where the user is located are automatically transmitted to the acquaintance according to a notification condition setting on the navigation device whenever the user arrives at the points before reaching the destination. Also, the user can avoid accidents while moving since the user does not have to get talking on the phone.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a terminal, a server, a method of operating the same, and a recording medium on which a computer program for the same is recorded. [0002]

The present invention relates to a terminal, a server, an operation method thereof, and a recording medium on which a computer program for the same is provided. More particularly, the present invention relates to a terminal, A server, and a method of operating the terminal, and a recording medium on which a computer program for the same is recorded.

With the development of GPS (Global Positioning System), the spread of navigation has been generalized. Navigation has been expanded to the concept of application beyond the concept of device with the emergence of smartphone including GPS function. Accordingly, when an application for navigation is executed in a smart phone, the smart phone can be used as a navigation terminal.

Navigation provides information on the distance, time, and route from the current position to the destination in real time as well as the current position, and various information necessary for traveling to the destination can be acquired.

Currently, it can be applied to a central server that manages integrated navigation terminals installed in public transportation such as buses and taxis, and a smartphone used by ordinary users to communicate with users using public transportation. But may also provide a scheduled arrival time of public transportation for the current user's location.

As described above, navigation provides a convenient function. However, in order to recognize the location of a user who is curious about the location of a user moving to a destination between ordinary users, rather than public transportation, This is a threat to safety, especially when the user is driving.

Therefore, it is required to develop a device capable of informing the acquaintance of the present location of the user safely in the process of arriving at the destination.

Korea Patent No. 01-0881153

In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a navigation system that allows a user to conveniently know the location of a user of navigation whenever a destination of navigation is set.

In addition, the present invention automatically generates a message every time a user queries a point where a user of the navigation is located, and informs the acquaintance of the current position of the user so that the acquaintance can easily know the position of the user And it is an object of the present invention to provide a device capable of increasing user convenience.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of informing a current location of a user more accurately by diversifying the method of presenting the current location.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal for providing a notification service, the terminal providing guidance to a destination of a user and calculating real-time movement information according to movement of a user during a route guidance, A notification condition for informing the acquaintance of the user's movement status is set and the real time movement information corresponding to the matching time is activated according to whether the notification management unit and the notification management unit match whether the matching condition matches the notification condition and the real- And a message management unit for generating a notification message based on the notification condition and transmitting the generated notification message to a terminal of a predetermined destination in the notification condition.

As an example related to the present invention, the predetermined notification condition may be one or more conditions for at least one of a place, a remaining time to a destination, and a remaining distance.

As an example related to the present invention, the real-time movement information may include at least one of destination information, current position information of a user, remaining time to a destination, and information on a remaining distance.

As an example related to the present invention, the message management unit may transmit a notification message to at least one of an acquaintance's terminal through at least one of SMS, MMS, SNS, or e-mail.

As an example related to the present invention, the message management unit may capture the route guidance screen output by the route providing unit at the time of matching and include the route guidance screen in the notification message.

As an example related to the present invention, the notification management unit receives the contact information including at least one of a telephone number, an SNS account, and an e-mail for at least one or more acquaintances preset in the notification condition in association with the destination setting through the path providing unit, And the message management unit transmits the notification message to the terminals of the respective acquaintances through the contact information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the notification management unit sets at least one point selected on the route information retrieved by the route provision unit according to a destination as a notification condition, and the message management unit notifies the notification management unit And generates real-time movement information for each point as a notification message and transmits the generated notification message to the terminal of the acquaintance.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of different notification conditions are set in advance, the message management unit may transmit a notification message at each matching time of each condition.

As a related example of the present invention, the notification condition further includes character data. When the character message is included in the text message received from the terminal of the acquaintance, based on the real-time movement information corresponding to the reception time of the text message And transmits the generated notification message to the terminal of the acquaintance.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the path providing unit communicates with a central server providing real-time traffic information, map information, and POI information to provide path information reflecting real-time traffic information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the path providing unit may provide the received path information by communicating with a central server that generates path information reflecting real-time traffic information based on the current location information and the destination information of the user .

As an example related to the present invention, the terminal providing the notification service further includes an advertisement receiving unit for receiving advertisement information from an external server, and the message managing unit includes the advertisement information received from the advertisement receiving unit in the notification message .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server for providing a notification service, which includes a path calculating unit for calculating a path of a user's destination, A notification management unit for determining whether a notification condition for at least one of a location, a remaining time to a destination, and a remaining distance is set so as to notify an acquaintance of the location, And generating a notification message based on the real-time movement information corresponding to the matching time point, and transmitting the generated notification message to the terminal of the pre-set owner in the notification condition.

As an example related to the present invention, the message management unit generates an image for the same screen as the route guidance screen provided in the terminal based on the real-time movement information corresponding to the matching time, inserts the image into the notification message, .

As an example related to the present invention, the real-time movement information may include at least one of destination information, current position information of a user, remaining time to a destination, and information on a remaining distance.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a terminal providing a notification service, the method comprising: setting a notification condition for notifying a user of a movement status of the user to a user terminal; A route guiding step of guiding the route of the user to the destination and calculating the real time movement information in accordance with the movement of the user when guiding the route, a matching process of judging whether the matching of the notification condition and the real- And a notification step of generating a notification message on the basis of the real-time movement information corresponding to the matching time according to whether the user's terminal is matched and transmitting the generated notification message to the terminal having the preset ownership in the notification condition.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a server for providing a notification service, the method comprising: setting a notification condition for notifying a user of a movement status of a user, Generating path information based on the current location information and the destination information of the user received from the terminal, calculating real-time movement information according to the movement of the user based on the path information and the current location information of the user, And comparing the real-time movement information with the real-time movement information to generate an image for the same screen as the route guidance screen provided at the terminal based on real-time movement information corresponding to the matching time, To an acquaintance terminal.

A computer program for performing a method of operating a terminal or a server for providing a notification service according to the above-described embodiment may be stored in the recording medium on which the computer program according to the embodiment of the present invention is recorded.

As described above, according to the notification condition setting for the navigation, whenever a user arrives at a pre-set point before arriving at a destination, a notification message about a point at which the user of the navigation is located is automatically transmitted to the acquaintance, It is possible to recognize the location of the user conveniently without needing to perform a separate voice call for the user, and it is possible to prevent an accident while moving because the user does not require a separate voice call.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a notification message is generated, a route guidance screen output to the user terminal is captured and transmitted to an acquaintance terminal as a notification message so that the acquaintance can grasp the remaining distance, remaining time, So that there is an effect of further increasing the convenience of positioning.

In addition, according to the present invention, whenever an acquaintance inquires a point where a user of the navigation is located, a notification message is automatically generated to automatically inform the acquaintance of the present location of the user, promptly responding to the inquiry of the acquaintance, There is an effect that convenience of all users is increased.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to notify a plurality of acquaintances automatically of a current location of a user through a notification message, thereby ensuring user convenience.

1 is a configuration environment diagram of a terminal providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention;
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a navigation service,
3 is a diagram illustrating an operation process according to a detailed configuration of a terminal providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another configuration of the route server and the central server of FIG. 3 according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of notification condition setting of a terminal providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of transmission of a notification message of a terminal providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a terminal providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a detailed configuration diagram of providing advertisement information of a terminal providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a method of providing a notification message according to a character recognition of a terminal providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

The present invention provides at least one of a location of a user moving to a destination, a remaining time to a destination, and a remaining distance from a user terminal having a navigation function to a terminal of an acquaintance associated with the user in a notification message, The present invention proposes a device capable of automatically informing the acquaintance of information about the current location of the user without a separate voice call with the user.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, detailed embodiments of a terminal providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration view of a terminal providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation system includes a user terminal 10 having a navigation unit 100 having a navigation function, 100 may communicate with a central server 200 providing real-time traffic information, map information, POI (Point Of Interest) information, etc. through a network to provide a navigation function to a user.

Also, the user terminal 10 may communicate with the terminal 20, which is associated with the user of the user terminal 10, via the network.

The user terminal 10 may be a smart phone having a communication function, a portable terminal, a mobile terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP) ) Terminal, a personal computer (Personal Computer), a telematics terminal, a navigation terminal, and the like.

In addition, the acquaintance of the acquaintance terminal 20 includes friends, family members, and related persons related to the user, and can cover both the online and offline relationships.

Meanwhile, the navigation unit 100 installed in the user terminal 10 may be configured as an application or a device. The application may be downloaded to the user terminal 10 or installed, or an application installed in the user terminal 10 may be included It is important to note that It is to be understood that the navigation unit 100 may be configured as a communication type navigation device (terminal) integrally with the user terminal 10.

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a navigation unit 100 included in a terminal 10 providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the navigation unit 100 receives notification A management unit 110, a route providing unit 120, a message management unit 130, and an interface unit 140.

First, the interface unit 140 is capable of communicating with various components configured in the user terminal 10, and includes a communication unit 11 for supporting various communication methods as shown in an example of the configuration unit, An application 13 installed in the user terminal 10, a user input receiving unit 14 for receiving a user input, a GPS unit 12 for providing a GPS (Global Positioning System) And a storage unit 15 for storing information stored through mutual communication between the central server 200 and the user's personal information.

The route providing unit 120 may communicate with the central server 200 via the interface unit 140 and may communicate with the central server 200 via the communication unit 11 and map information The POI information is downloaded or updated and stored in the storage unit 15 and communicated with each component through the interface unit 140 to transmit the POI information to the user input receiving unit 14 based on the map information and POI information stored in the storage unit 15. [ Searches for a destination received from the GPS unit 12, searches for a route from the current location to a destination, generates route information, and provides the route information through the output unit 16. [

That is, the route providing unit 120 may provide a general navigation function, and when real-time traffic information is received from the central server 200 through the communication unit 11 when a communication network is connected through a network, . ≪ / RTI >

The navigation unit 100 includes a notification management unit 110 and a message management unit 130 to automatically inform the acquaintance of the movement status of the user according to the route information.

The notification management unit 110 may receive a notification condition for generating a notification message on the movement status from the user input receiving unit 14 through user input.

For example, the notification management unit 110 may receive the remaining time to the destination or the remaining distance or place through the user input receiving unit 14 and set the notification condition. At this time, the location may be a name of a specific point, and a route or a destination may be set.

The notification management unit 110 receives the contact information for at least one of the telephone number, the Social Networking Service (SNS) account and the email for the terminal 20 to which the notification message is to be transmitted, , The contact information of the terminal 20 selected in accordance with the user input through the user input receiving unit 14 among the contact information pre-stored in the storage unit 15 may be included in the notification condition.

According to the above-described configuration, the notification management unit 110, in cooperation with the route providing unit 120, matches the real-time movement information calculated by the route providing unit 120 with the notification condition according to the movement of the user, can do.

At this time, the real-time movement information may include the remaining distance to the destination calculated by the route providing unit 120, the remaining time, the current position information, and the destination information according to the movement of the user.

Meanwhile, the notification management unit 110 may activate the message management unit 130 when the real-time movement information matches the notification condition.

Accordingly, the activated message management unit 130 can generate a notification message using at least one of the remaining distance to the destination, the remaining time, the current location information, and the destination information according to the real-time movement information calculated at the matching time, The notification message can be transmitted to the contact information of the terminal 20, which is set in the notification condition,

At this time, the message management unit 130 may transmit the personal information (name, telephone number, ID, SNS account ID, car number, etc.) of the user stored in the storage unit 15 in the notification message.

As a result, based on the information about the user who has received the notification message and transmitted the notification message and the real-time movement information included in the notification message, the current time, the remaining distance to the destination and the destination, Etc. to the acquaintance so that the acquaintance can judge the movement status of the user.

The operation of the terminal according to the detailed configuration of the terminal providing the notification service according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the route providing unit 120 provides a navigation function and may include a destination managing unit 121, a route calculating unit 122, and a route guiding unit 123 as shown in the figure.

The destination management unit 121 searches the POI information stored in the storage unit 15 for the destination according to the user input through the user input receiving unit 14 to set the destination (1), and transmits the set destination information to the path calculation unit 122 (2).

The route calculation unit 122 can receive the destination information and generate the route information by calculating the route through the current location information of the user through the GPS unit 12 and the map information stored in the storage unit 15 (3) .

At this time, the path calculator 122 may communicate with the central server 200 to receive real-time traffic information, and may generate path information reflecting the real-time traffic information.

Accordingly, the route calculation unit 122 can provide the route guidance including the destination information and the user's current location information to the route guide unit 123 (4), and provide the route guidance according to the navigation function.

On the other hand, the route guidance unit 123 performs route guidance based on the route information. The route guidance unit 123 interlocks with the route calculation unit 122 to generate current position information that varies every time the user moves, such as driving or walking Based on the difference in distance from the destination information, real-time movement information that calculates the remaining distance to the destination and the remaining time in real time can be provided. Also, the route guide unit 123 can output the real-time movement information on the route guidance screen of the user terminal. In addition, the real-time movement information may include current position information and destination information together with the remaining distance to the destination and the remaining time.

4, the path controller 120 may be configured as a path collector 124 instead of the path calculator 123, and the path collector 124 may be formed as a center The server 200 can transmit the current location information and the destination information of the user.

Accordingly, the central server 200 can calculate the route based on the current location information and the destination information received from the route collection unit 124, and transmit the generated route information to the route collection unit 124.

At this time, the central server 200 may include a traffic information providing unit 201 for providing map information, POI information and real time traffic information, and a path calculating unit 202 for calculating a path reflecting the real time traffic information The route calculating unit 202 may generate the route information by reflecting the real time traffic information of the traffic information providing unit 201 based on the current location information and the destination information of the user received from the route collecting unit 124. [

Accordingly, the path collecting unit 124 may communicate with the central server 200 in real time, receive the path information reflecting the real time traffic information from the central server 200, and provide the path information to the path guide unit 123.

In addition, the path collecting unit 124 may provide the current location information according to the user's movement to the central server 200 in real time. The central server 200 may provide the current location information, which is variable each time the user moves, Based on the difference of the distance from the destination information, the remaining distance and the remaining time to the destination, and provide the generated real-time movement information to the path collection unit 124 in real time.

Accordingly, the route guide unit 123 can output the real-time movement information received from the central server 200 in association with the route collection unit 124 on the route guidance screen of the user terminal, and the real- The current location information and the destination information may be included together with the remaining distance and the remaining time.

Meanwhile, a traffic information providing server that provides map information, POI information, and real time traffic information to the path providing unit 120 instead of the central server 200, And providing it to the path providing unit 120. Alternatively, various server configurations may be applied.

3, in order to provide a notification message on the movement status of the user to the acquaintance's terminal 20 before arriving at the destination according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, May provide the route information to the notification management unit 110 (4).

The notification management unit 110 may include a notification setting unit 111, a notification condition storage unit 112, and a notification confirmation unit 113 as shown in FIG.

First, the notification setting unit 111 can set the notification condition through user input as described above.

At this time, the notification setting unit 111 is automatically activated upon receiving the route information provided from the route providing unit 120, and can load a screen for setting the notification condition on the screen of the user terminal 10 '), The reminder condition can be set regardless of the provision of the route information (①').

An example of the notification condition setting of the notification setting unit 111 in the user terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 5. First, as shown in FIG. 5A, the notification setting unit 111 The time for transmitting the notification message can be set. As shown in the figure, various settings can be set, such as '30 minutes before arrival' and '20 minutes before arrival', and a plurality of conditions can be set as notification conditions.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the notification setting unit 111 may set a notification condition as a notification condition to transmit the notification message through user input. For example, if the remaining distance to the destination is' 10 km before arrival ',' 5 km before arrival ', or the like, or may set a selected point according to user input based on the route information received from the route providing unit 120, and generate the notification point as a notification condition.

5 (c), the notification setting unit 111 may include the contact information of the acquaintance through the user input. In addition to directly receiving the contact information through user input, The contact information pre-stored in the user terminal 10 may be loaded and the contact information of the selected contact person may be included in the notification condition according to the user's input.

At this time, the notification setting unit 111 may include the contact information for a plurality of people inputted or selected according to the user input in the notification condition. The contact information includes a telephone number, an SNS account, an e-mail, etc. can do.

When the setting of the notification setting unit 111 as described above is completed, the notification condition storage unit 112 may store the notification condition in the storage unit 15 according to the storage input as shown in FIG. 5 ). At this time, the notification condition storage unit 112 may store the notification condition itself without storing it in the storage unit 15. Accordingly, the stored notification condition can be applied not only to the route guidance according to the currently provided route information, but also to the route guidance based on other route information.

Meanwhile, the notification confirming unit 113 detects the real-time movement information provided from the path providing unit 120 in cooperation with the path providing unit 120 according to the notification condition, compares the real-time movement information with the notification condition (6).

Accordingly, the notification confirmation unit 113 can activate the message management unit 130 when the real-time movement information and the notification condition match each other (step (7)).

The message management unit 130 may include a message generation unit 132, a screen capture unit 131 and a message transmission unit 133. The message generation unit 132 may include a message generation unit 132, ([8]), and the message transmission unit 133 can transmit the created notification message to the contact information of an acquaintance set in the notification condition ([9]).

For example, the message transmission unit 133 may transmit the notification message through a Short Message Service (SMS) or a Multimedia Message Service (MMS) using a phone number included in the contact information, or may transmit an SNS account Or the like. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the message transmission unit 133 may call the SNS application 13 corresponding to the SNS account through the interface unit 140 to transmit the notification message using the SNS account.

The message generating unit 132 captures a route guidance screen that the path providing unit 120 outputs to the output unit 16 of the user terminal 10 for real-time route guidance through the screen capturing unit 131, can do.

Accordingly, the message generating unit 132 may insert an image of the captured route guidance screen into the notification message and transmit the image through the message transmitting unit 133.

5 to 6, when the notification condition of FIG. 5 (a) is set, the notification confirming unit 113 detects real-time movement information of the route providing unit 120 It is determined that the remaining time remaining until arriving at the destination matches 30 minutes before arrival according to the notification condition at the time when the remaining time is 30 minutes and the message management unit 130 can be activated.

Accordingly, the message generator 132 in the user terminal 10 uses the real-time movement information at the matching time to generate a notification message 1 about 30 minutes before arriving at the destination as shown in FIG. 6 (a) And the message transmission unit 133 can transmit the notification message 1 via the SMS to the telephone number of the person who is set in the notification condition. At this time, the message generating unit 132 may capture the route guidance screen at the matching time through the screen capturing unit 131, insert the generated image 2 into the notification message 1, May transmit the notification message with the image inserted therein as an MMS message. Accordingly, the acquaintance terminal 20 provides the remaining time remaining until arriving at the destination through the received notification message so that the acquaintance can judge the acquaintance.

In addition, the notification confirming unit 113 matches another condition 'arrival 20 minutes ago' set in the notification condition at the time when the remaining time to the destination is 20 minutes according to the movement of the user after the notification message is transmitted 30 minutes before the arrival The message management unit 130 can activate the message management unit 130 and generate the notification message about 20 minutes before arrival as described above and transmit the notification message to the contact information of the acquaintance.

5 (b), when the remaining distance is set as a notification condition, the notification confirmation unit 113 detects the real-time movement information, and when the remaining distance is 10 km, 10km 'are matched with each other, the message managing unit 130 can be activated.

Accordingly, the message management unit 130 generates a notification message (1) about 10 km before arriving at the destination using the real-time movement information at the matching time, as shown in FIG. 6 (b) (1) to the SNS account of the acquaintance set in the notification condition. Accordingly, the acquaintance terminal 20 provides the remaining distance to the destination through the notification message (1) received so that the acquaintance can judge the acquaintance.

If the remaining distance is 5 km according to the movement of the user, the notification confirmation unit 113 judges that another condition '5 km before arrival' which is set in the notification condition is matched, activates the message management unit 130, It may transmit the notification message about 5 km before.

6 (c), the message generator 132 in the user terminal 10 does not use the real-time movement information at the matching time, but interlocks with the screen capture unit 131, (1) composed of only the image (2) for the route guidance screen captured in the route guidance screen, and the message transmission unit (133) can generate the notification message To the acquaintance terminal 20 through the contact information of the acquaintance.

Accordingly, the acquaintance can confirm the current position of the user, the remaining time to the destination, and the remaining distance by checking the image of the route guidance screen through the notification message received by the acquaintance terminal 20. In addition, when the destination is included in the route guidance screen, the acquaintance may grasp the destination.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiments, the message transmitting unit 133 or the message generating unit 132 may include the personal information of the user stored in the storage unit 15 in the notification message, And provides the user who has transmitted the information to be able to judge.

In the embodiment described above, the notification condition is set only for one category, but the remaining time to the destination and the remaining distance may be set at the same time, and the remaining time and the remaining distance according to the real- It is obvious that a notification message may be sent each time it is matched with the notification condition.

In addition, when the location is set as the notification condition, the message generating unit 132 may generate the name of the place as the contents of the notification message. In this case, The current location information through the movement information is compared with each other and the message generator 132 generates a notification message such as " 000 has passed the location 000 (the place set in the notification condition) " To the terminal 20 of the acquaintance using the contact information of the user.

At this time, it is obvious that the notification condition may be set to a plurality of times in addition to the remaining time and the remaining distance.

Meanwhile, the message generation unit 132 may receive the real-time movement information from the notification confirmation unit 113, and the format of the notification message may be determined according to the type of the condition (remaining distance, remaining time, And inserts data corresponding to the type of the condition into the format of the notification message in the real-time movement information, and transmits the inserted data.

4, the notification management unit 110 and the message management unit 130 configured in the user terminal 10 may be configured in the central server 200. In the central server 200, And receives the current position information and the destination information of the user from the terminal 10 and transmits the notification message directly to the receiver terminal according to the notification condition described above.

Referring to FIG. 4, the path calculating unit 202 may receive the current location information and the destination information of the user from the user terminal 10 to generate path information, The route information reflecting the real-time traffic information can be generated from the traffic information providing unit 201 as described above.

In addition, the notification management unit 203 configured in the central server may receive a notification condition for generating a notification message of the user's movement status from the user terminal 10, and may set the remaining time to the destination, It can receive it as a notification condition and store it in the user's member information.

In addition, the notification management unit 203 transmits contact information for at least one of a telephone number, an SNS (social networking service) account and an e-mail to the terminal 20 to which the notification message is to be transmitted from the user terminal 10 And may be included in the notification condition.

Accordingly, the path calculating unit 202 may calculate the real-time movement information based on the user's current position information received from the user terminal 20 in real time according to the movement of the user, and provide the real-time movement information to the notification management unit 203 , The notification management unit 203 can determine whether to match the notification condition stored in the user's membership information and the real-time movement information by inter-working with the path calculation unit 202 provided in the central server 200. [

Here, the real-time movement information may include the remaining distance to the destination calculated according to the movement of the user, remaining time, current position information, and destination information, and the path calculation unit 202 may calculate the real- The remaining distance to the destination included in the real time movement information and the remaining time can be more accurately calculated by reflecting the traffic information provided from the traffic information providing unit 201 in the information.

Meanwhile, the notification management unit 203 may activate the message management unit 204 configured in the central server 200 when the real-time movement information matches the notification condition.

Accordingly, the activated message management unit 204 determines at least one of the remaining distance to the destination, the remaining time, the current location information, and the destination information according to the real-time movement information calculated at the time when the notification condition and the real- And can transmit the notification message to the acquaintance terminal 20 through the contact information of the acquaintance terminal 20 set in the notification condition.

In addition, the message managing unit 204 may generate an image for the same screen as the route guidance screen provided at the user terminal 10 at the matching time, insert the image into the notification message, and transmit the image to the acquaintance terminal 20 .

In addition, the message management unit 204 may generate a notification message including only the image and transmit the generated notification message to the home terminal 20.

In addition to the notification management unit 110 and the message management unit 130 configured in the user terminal 10, various embodiments described in the present invention may be applied to the notification management unit 203 and the message management unit 204, which are configured in the central server 200 It goes without saying that all of them can be applied.

The navigation unit 100 communicates with the central server 200 as shown in FIG. 7. The navigation unit 100 is installed in the user terminal 10, (S1), which is a condition for transmitting the notification message of the movement status to the terminal 20 of the acquaintance in the process of moving to the destination according to the notification condition. At this time, it goes without saying that the navigation unit 100 may not set the notification condition before the route guidance.

In addition, the navigation unit 100 having the navigation function can generate route information by searching for a route based on the destination S2 and the current position received through the user input (S3).

After that, the navigation unit 100 determines whether the notification condition is set or not according to whether there is a stored notification condition, and if the notification condition is set (S4), the navigation condition 100 can apply the notification condition (S5).

If the notification condition is not set, the navigation unit 100 may output the route information to the screen of the user terminal 10 in order to set the notification condition. In addition, The contact information for at least one acquaintance, which is an object of receiving the notification message according to the notification condition, is additionally set and stored in the notification condition, and the notification condition can be applied when the route guidance is performed according to the route information (S6). At this time, the navigation unit 100 may additionally store the selected point on the route information in the pre-stored notification condition, even if the pre-stored notification condition exists.

Next, the navigation unit 100 performs route guidance according to the route information (S7), compares the real-time movement information calculated in real time based on the route information with the notification condition according to the movement of the user, (S8). At this time, the real-time movement information may include the remaining distance and remaining time until arrival at the destination, current location information, and destination information, as described above.

Then, the navigation unit 100 notifies the navigation unit 100 of at least one of the remaining distance and remaining time included in the real-time movement information calculated at the matching time and the current position information and the destination information when the real- (S10). A route guidance screen output to the user terminal 10 at the matching time point may be captured and inserted into the notification message (S9).

Next, the navigation unit 100 may transmit the notification message to each of the acquaintances' terminals 20 using the contact information of the respective acquaintances set in the notification condition (S11).

Then, the navigation unit 100 may match the notification condition and the real-time movement information in real time until arriving at the destination, and transmit the generated notification message to the terminal 20 of the acquaintance at step S12.

8A is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a message management unit 130 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8A, the message management unit 130 receives advertisement information from a central server 200 And an advertisement receiving unit 134 for receiving advertisement information.

Accordingly, the message generating unit 132 may insert the advertisement information received by the advertisement receiving unit 134 into the advertisement message 1 in cooperation with the advertisement receiving unit 134, as shown in FIG. 8 (b) The message transmission unit 133 may transmit the notification message to the acquirer 20. At this time, the message generating unit 132 may insert the advertisement information into the notification message in the form of a banner, but it may be inserted in various forms.

Accordingly, the advertisement information may be inserted into the notification message transmitted to the terminal 20 of the acquaintance to provide the advertisement effect.

In addition, in the above-described configuration, the navigation unit 100 may include an application for transmitting and receiving text data. Accordingly, the message transmission unit 133 may include an SMS transmitting unit, a MMS receiving unit, In addition to the message transmission through the navigation unit 100, the notification message may be transmitted through the application included in the navigation unit 100.

9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an automatic notification service using character recognition of a terminal providing a notification service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the navigation unit 100 may provide a function for interworking with the SNS application in the user terminal 10 or transmitting / receiving character data itself.

Accordingly, the notification setting unit 111 included in the notification management unit 110 can input character information to be recognized as a character through the user input, and set the notification condition as the notification condition. For example, as shown in the figure, 'Where', 'Where', 'Where', 'Arrival', and the like can be set as character information for querying the location of the user, and the notification condition storage unit 112 stores the corresponding character information And can be stored in the storage unit 15.

Thereafter, the notification confirmation unit 113 can recognize the presence of the character information by recognizing the character data 3 received from the acquaintance terminal 20 to the user terminal 10, If the character information is included in the character data 3, the message generator 132 generates the notification message 1 using the data included in the real-time movement information at the time when the character data 3 is received can do.

At this time, the message generating unit 132 may randomly select at least one of the remaining distance, remaining time, current position, and route guidance screen included in the real-time movement information to generate the notification message.

In addition, the message transmission unit 133 can transmit the notification message to the acquaintance's terminal 20 through the contact information of the acquaintance who has communicated with the application in which the character data 3 has been received and has transmitted the character data.

According to the above-described configuration, the terminal or the server providing the notification service according to the present invention can automatically transmit a notification message while the user is moving so that the acquaintance can easily determine the location of the user, and the user can easily You can tell your acquaintance of your location. Also, the notification message can be automatically transmitted whenever the acquaintance inquires about the location of the user, so that the convenience of the user and the acquaintance can be assured.

A method of operating a terminal or a server for providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention can be written in a computer program and the codes and code segments constituting the computer program can be easily deduced by a computer programmer in the field . Also, the computer program may be stored in a computer-readable medium, readable by a computer, a terminal, a server, etc. according to an embodiment of the present invention, An operation method can be implemented.

The information storage medium includes a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and a carrier wave medium. A computer program implementing a method of operating a terminal or a server providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention may be stored and installed in a built-in memory of a terminal or a server. Alternatively, an external memory such as a smart card storing and installing a computer program for implementing a method of operating a terminal providing a notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention may be mounted on the terminal through an interface.

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention. .

1: Notification message 2: Path guide screen image
3: Character data 10: User terminal
20: an acquaintance terminal 100: a navigation section
110: notification management unit 111: notification setting unit
112: Notification condition storage unit 113: Notification confirmation unit
120: Path provisioning 121: Destination management unit
122: path calculation unit 123: path guide unit
124: path collecting unit 130: message managing unit
131: Screen capturing unit 132: Message generating unit
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200: central server 201: traffic information providing service
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Claims (18)

A route providing unit that guides a route to a destination of the user and calculates real time movement information according to the movement of the user when the route is guided;
A notification manager configured to notify the user of the movement status of the user and to determine whether the notification condition is matched with the real time movement information; And
A message management unit for generating a notification message based on the real time movement information corresponding to the matching time point and being activated according to whether the notification management unit is matched,
The terminal providing the notification service. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the predetermined notification condition is at least one condition for at least one of a location, a remaining time to a destination, and a remaining distance. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the real-time movement information includes at least one of destination information, current position information of a user, remaining time to a destination, and remaining distance information. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the message management unit transmits the notification message to at least one of the known terminals through SMS, MMS, SNS, or E-mail. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the message management unit captures a route guidance screen output by the route providing unit at the time of matching and includes the route guidance screen in the notification message. [2] The system according to claim 1, wherein the notification management unit is configured to receive contact information including at least one of a phone number, an SNS account, and an e-mail for at least one or more acquaintances preset in the notification condition in association with the destination setting through the route providing unit In addition,
Wherein the message management unit transmits the notification message to the respective terminals through the contact information. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification management unit sets at least one point selected on the route information retrieved by the route providing unit as a notification condition according to the destination,
Wherein the message manager is activated by the notification manager each time the mobile terminal arrives at each point according to the real-time movement information, generates real-time movement information for each of the points as the notification message, and transmits the generated notification message to the terminal of the acquaintance. . 3. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the message management unit transmits the notification message at each matching time of each condition when a plurality of different notification conditions are set in advance. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification condition further includes character data,
The message management unit may transmit the notification message generated based on the real-time movement information corresponding to the reception time of the text message to the terminal of the acquaintance when the text message received from the receiver's terminal includes the character data A terminal that provides a notification service as a characteristic. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the path providing unit communicates with a central server providing real-time traffic information, map information, and POI information to provide path information reflecting the real-time traffic information. The method of claim 1, wherein the route providing unit provides the received route information by communicating with a central server that generates route information reflecting real-time traffic information based on the current location information and the destination information of the user. . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an advertisement receiving unit for receiving advertisement information from an external server,
Wherein the message management unit includes the advertisement information received from the advertisement receiving unit in the notification message. A route calculating unit for guiding a route to a destination of the user and calculating real time movement information according to the movement of the user when the route is guided;
A notification manager for notifying a user of a moving state of the user, a notification condition for at least one of a remaining time to a destination and a remaining distance, ; And
A message management unit for generating a notification message based on the real time movement information corresponding to the matching time point and being activated according to whether the notification management unit is matched,
A server that provides a notification service that includes a notification service. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the message management unit generates an image for the same screen as a route guidance screen provided in the terminal based on the real-time movement information corresponding to the matching time, inserts the image into the notification message, And transmits the notification service to the server. 14. The server as claimed in claim 13, wherein the real-time movement information includes at least one of destination information, current position information of the user, remaining time to a destination, and remaining distance information. A notification condition setting step of setting a notification condition for informing the acquaintance of the user's movement status to the user terminal;
A route guiding step of guiding a route of the user to the destination of the user and calculating real-time movement information according to the movement of the user when guiding the route;
Determining whether the user's terminal matches the notification condition with the real-time movement information and determining whether the terminal matches the notification condition; And
A notification step of generating a notification message based on the real-time movement information corresponding to the matching time according to whether the user's terminal matches with the matching terminal and transmitting the generated notification message to the terminal of the pre-
The method comprising the steps of: Setting a notification condition for notifying a server of a communication with a user terminal of a user's movement status;
The server generates route information based on the current location information and the destination information of the user received from the user terminal and calculates real time movement information according to the movement of the user based on the route information and the current location information of the user step;
Determining whether the server matches the notification condition with the real-time movement information; And
The server generates an image of the same screen as the route guidance screen output from the user terminal based on the real-time movement information corresponding to the matching time according to whether the matching is performed, and transmits the image to the owner terminal as a notification message
The method comprising the steps of: The recording medium according to any one of claims 16 to 17, wherein a computer program for performing a method of operating a terminal or a server providing a notification service is recorded.

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