KR20150039261A - method for map construction using wired and wireless network infrastructure construction and a system for it - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for constructing online map information using a wired and wireless network infrastructure comprising: a device installed on an inside and an outside of a store using the wired and wireless network infrastructure; a customer information management server for managing a store that uses the device as a customer, collecting store related information via the device, and recording the store related information; a store location management server for managing location information of the store in real time or periodically with a predetermined frequency and deriving changed location information of the store based on a store information change notice transmitted from the customer information management server; a map management server for changing attribute information of map information according to the changed location information of the store derived by the storage location management server and a map update request, and updating the map information.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for constructing a map using a wired / wireless network infrastructure,

More particularly, the present invention relates to a map construction method for updating map information by detecting the opening or closing of a plurality of stores located in an indoor / outdoor space using a wired / wireless network infrastructure, We propose a system for this.

With the development of internet and mobile communication technologies, location based services (LBS) are widely used as mobile terminals such as smart phones are emerging. The location-based service refers to a technique for accurately grasping the current location of a mobile terminal and providing various additional services related to the current location.

With regard to such location-based services, there is a demand for indoor location-based services that provide location information services in a large building such as a complex shopping mall, a movie theater, and exhibition hall having a large area and a complicated structure, Is increasing.

Accordingly, in order to provide a pedestrian navigation service in a room of a large building, not only a development of a precise positioning technique but also an indoor electronic map must be provided. In addition, because of the characteristics of the indoor navigation service, the indoor electronic map includes not only basic location information data but also attribute information data including names of respective locations, types of stores in the interior, , Moving work, and the like).

The attribute information data constituting each space of the indoor electronic map has intermittent or continuous changes depending on the situation. For example, when factors affecting attribute information constituting a map occur, such as moving a store, opening or closing a store, or the like, the actual map generating manager visits the store to check whether the store has moved, opened, There is a problem that it is not possible to reflect changes in the constructed map. In addition, when visiting the map and confirming the changes in the attribute information of the map, a lot of manpower needs to be mobilized when updating the map of the nationwide unit.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for realizing the real time check of whether a store is moved or opened or closed by utilizing a wired / wireless network infrastructure connected to a store owned by a communication company, .

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a map information providing system for providing online map information, the map information providing system including: a device located in a store indoor / outdoor using a wired / wireless network infrastructure; A customer information management server that manages a store using the device as a customer and collects and records store related information through the device; A store location management server which manages location information of the store in real time or at predetermined intervals and derives changed location information of a store based on a store information change notice message transmitted from the customer information management server; And a map management server for updating the map information by changing the store location information derived from the store location management server and the attribute information of the corresponding map information according to the map update request.

The device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one of a credit card payment terminal, a wired telephone, a network hub located in a store or near a store, and an access point for a wireless LAN.

The customer information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a communication unit for performing communication with the device and the external system through a wired / wireless network; A customer information DB storing store-specific information corresponding to a customer using the wired / wireless network infrastructure; And a customer information management unit for managing the customer information DB according to a store information change request signal received through the communication unit.

At this time, the customer information management unit analyzes the store information change request signal based on the customer information DB, and when the analysis result indicates that the information is related to the store location, To transmit the message.

The store location management server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit for performing communication with the device and the external system via a wired / wireless network; A store information variation analyzer for analyzing changes in the store information based on the store information change notification message transmitted from the customer information management server through the communication unit to derive whether the store is moved or closed; And a burial location management unit for deriving the burial location information that is changed according to the analysis result in the burial information variation analysis unit.

At this time, the store information variation analyzing unit may analyze at least one of the change of the store address, the change of the store telephone number, the change of the store name, and the change of the store representative based on the store information change notification message.

Also, the store information variation analyzing unit collects connection state information or packet information of the wired / wireless network of the device and analyzes whether the change of the store network IP address or the location of the access point located inside or outside the store is changed, Can be derived.

When the device includes a credit card payment terminal, the store information variation analyzing unit accesses a predetermined credit card company management server that receives payment information from the credit card payment terminal, To collect information on whether to move or close the store.

Furthermore, the store location management server according to an embodiment of the present invention collects image data from a plurality of CCTV / IP cameras using the wired / wireless network infrastructure, and analyzes CCTV / IP cameras An image analysis unit; An Internet analyzer for analyzing comment information registered by the users in relation to the store on the Internet service or the novel network service to derive a change in the store information; And a call record analyzer for analyzing the success or failure of call connection at the landline telephone of the store to derive a change in the store information.

The map building system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of CCTV / IP cameras that transmit image data photographed using the wired / wireless network infrastructure to a predetermined management server; A credit card company management server for receiving payment information and approving payment from a predetermined credit card payment terminal located in the store; And an Internet management server for supporting an Internet service or a social network service used by a plurality of users.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the present invention by those skilled in the art. And can be understood and understood.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the wired / wireless network infrastructure connected to the store owned by the communication company can be used to check in real time whether the store is moved or opened or closed, thereby minimizing the maintenance cost of the map.

It can maximize the utilization of infrastructure of wired and wireless networks of telecommunication companies, enhance competitiveness of providing location location service, and increase users' utilization rate of indoor location based service, thereby contributing to service activation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an online map construction system using a wired / wireless network infrastructure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process of updating map information in an online map construction system using a wired / wireless network infrastructure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram for explaining an analysis method in the store information variation analyzing unit of the online map construction system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram for explaining an analysis method in the additional information analysis unit of the online map construction system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following detailed description, together with the accompanying drawings, is intended to illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. The following detailed description includes specific details in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of establishing a map using a wired / wireless network infrastructure, and more particularly, to a method of establishing a map by opening or closing a plurality of stores located in a specific indoor / outdoor space using a wired / wireless network infrastructure, We propose a map construction method and a system for updating the map application.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an online map construction system using a wired / wireless network infrastructure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes various types of store devices 110 that are located indoors and outdoors in a store and use wired / wireless network infrastructures, customers who manage customer (store) information using wired / wireless network infrastructure An information management server 120, a store location management server 130 for managing the location information of each store, and a map management server 140 for creating and managing maps constituting store information as attribute information.

At this time, the store location management server 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention performs data communication with the indoor / outdoor CCTV / IP camera 150, the credit card company management server 160 or the Internet management server 170, Additional information can be collected.

Referring to FIG. 1, the store device 110 utilizes a wired / wireless network infrastructure and includes devices that can be identified by store or by customer. For example, a credit card payment terminal 111, a landline telephone 112, a network hub 113 and a WiFi AP (Access Point) 114 located in a store or in a store are located in the store device 110 .

The customer information management server 120 manages information on a customer using a wired / wireless network infrastructure provided by a communication company. Therefore, the store information can be managed together with the customer information. For example, the customer's personal information may be directly received from the customer, DB construction may be performed in the customer information DB 122, and the change of customer or store information may be reported through the store device 110 or the like.

Specifically, the customer information management server 120 includes a communication unit 121 for performing communication with any one of the store devices 110 or the external system using a wired / wireless network, a customer information DB 122 storing customer or store- And a customer information management unit 123 for updating the customer information DB 122 in accordance with the store information change notification transmitted from the store device 110. [

The customer information DB 122 includes at least one of a store name, a store address, a store telephone number, an IP (Internet Protocol) address corresponding to a store, a WiFi AP number, and WiFi AP location information for each store according to a customer subscribing to the service And store it in a single store information set.

The customer information management unit 123 analyzes the store information change request received through the communication unit 121 to determine whether the customer or store information stored in the customer information DB 122 is changed. The store information change request includes a change in the store address , A change in a store telephone number, a change in a store mutual name, and the like.

At this time, if the changed item is related to the store location, the customer information management server 120 sends a message to notify the store location management server 130 of the customer information change.

Accordingly, the store location management server 130 analyzes the location information change of the store, etc. from the customer information change notice message received from the customer information management server 120, and determines whether the changed information should be reflected in the map information It can be judged. At this time, the store information analyzed by the store location management server 130 may be retransmitted to the customer information management server 120 so that the store information stored in the customer information DB 122 is updated.

The store location management server 130 includes a communication unit 131 for performing data communication with the store device 110 or an external system via a wired / wireless network to derive location information of the changed store according to the store information change, Information analysis unit 133, a store location management unit 134, and a store location information DB 135. The information change analysis unit 132, the additional information analysis unit 133,

The store information variation analyzing unit 132 analyzes the store information change items based on the customer information change notification message received from the customer information management server 120. [

For example, when receiving a notification message, the store information variation analyzing unit 132 may store the store information 110 based on the store information included in the announcement message or the store device 110 located in the store, specifically, the credit card payment terminal 111, 112, stores information related to the store from the network hub 113 or the WiFi AP 114 located in the store or near the store to determine whether the store address / telephone number / representative name change, the store network IP address change, And whether the location of the WiFi AP located is changed.

Alternatively, it is possible to analyze whether the position of the credit card payment terminal 111 located in the store is changed through data communication with the credit card company management server 160.

At this time, the store information variation analyzing unit 132 can determine the change of the store using the additional information collected by the additional information analyzing unit 133.

The additional information analyzing unit 133 may include a CCTV image analyzing unit 1331 for analyzing image information acquired by the indoor / outdoor CCTV / IP camera 150, a Social Networking Service (SNS) An Internet analysis unit 1332 for analyzing texts and the like, and a call record analyzing unit 1333 for analyzing the call history of the landline telephone set 112 located in the store.

Each of the analysis units 1331 to 1333 determines whether the store is moved or opened / closed from the analyzed additional information, and provides additional information to the store information variation analysis unit 132 for analyzing the movement or status of the store .

In this manner, the store information variation analyzing unit 132 refers to the information generated by the store device 110 and / or the information analyzed by the additional information analyzing unit 133 to determine whether the store is moved, whether a new store is opened, Can be determined.

The store position management unit 134 derives the store information change analyzed by the store information change analysis unit 132 and the location information of the changed store based on the store location management DB 135. Then, And may request the map management server 140 to update the map information so as to be reflected on the map. Upon request for update of the map information, the store location management unit 134 stores the changed store information to be reflected on the map (e.g., the changed store location information, the changed store address information, the changed store phone number, Store representative name, etc.) to the map management server 140.

The map management server 140 is a management server of a system that manages map information provided to an online service through a wired / wireless network connection. The map management server 140 is a management server of various map-based services such as search of a specific place requested by a user, Service can be provided. To this end, the map management server 140 includes a communication unit 141, a map management unit 142 for generating and maintaining map information by reflecting the changed information, and a map information DB 143 for storing map information.

The map management unit 142 derives one or more pieces of map information including information of the specific store requested to be updated based on the map information DB 143 in response to a map update request from the store location management server 130, The information is modified and updated so that the changed property information of the store is reflected. In addition, the map management unit 142 stores and manages the updated map information in the map information DB 143 in a variable manner.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process of maintaining map information in a map construction system using a wired / wireless network infrastructure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a store information change notification request is input to a customer information management server 120 through a user terminal of a customer using a wired / wireless network infrastructure or a store device (S201). Requests to change store information can include information such as changes in store phone numbers, changes in store addresses, changes in store names, and changes in store representatives.

The customer information management unit 122 of the customer information management server 120 may update the customer information DB 123 by analyzing the change according to the change request of the store information and reflecting the analyzed information (S202).

If the requested change is related to the location of the store, the store location management server 130 transmits a notification message informing the change of the store information. At this time, the informing message may include information such as the change of the store telephone number inputted at the previous step S201, the change of the store address, the change of the store name, the change of the store representative, and the like (S203).

When the store location management server 130 receives the notification message, the store information variation analyzer 132 analyzes the wired / wireless network connection status of the store device 110 using the variation information included in the announcement message, Can be analyzed. For example, by analyzing the change of the store address included in the notification message, the change of the store telephone number, the change of the store name, the change of the store representative, or the packet information of the wired and wireless network of the store device, , It is possible to judge whether the change of the store device is performed only by the representative of the shop (S204).

Alternatively, the additional information analyzing unit 133 of the store location management server 130 may analyze the image data captured by the adjacent CCTV / IP camera according to the store location to be analyzed, (Step S205, S206). [0052] In step S206, the user selects the shop location related information by analyzing the comment information registered by the plurality of users through the online service.

Based on the analysis result and the predetermined store location management DB 135, the store information variation analysis unit 132 derives the location information of the changed store (S207).

Then, the map management server 140 may request the update of the map information together with the changed store location information (S208) so that the derived store location information is reflected on the map. When requesting update of map information, changed store information (eg, changed store location information, changed store address information, changed store phone number, changed store name, changed store representative name, etc.) to be reflected in map attribute information You can include more.

The map management server 140 derives one or more pieces of map information including the information of the specific store requested to be updated based on the map information DB 143 in response to the map update request from the store location management server 130 (S209) .

Then, map information is updated by updating the map attribute information so that changed items of the store are reflected in the derived map information (S210). The updated map information can be stored in the map information DB 143 and can be maintained.

3 and 4, an information analysis method of the store information variation analyzing unit 132 and the additional information analyzing unit 133 for analyzing the change of the store information according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

3 is a diagram for explaining an analysis method in the store information variation analyzing unit of the map building system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the store information variation analyzing unit 132 analyzes the change of the store address, the store telephone number, and the store telephone number based on the customer information change notification message informing that the store address or the store telephone number is changed from the customer information management server 120 , Changes in store interchange, and changes in store representatives.

The store information variation analyzing unit 132 may store the customer information change notification message in the store information such as the credit card payment terminal 111, the landline telephone 112 in the store, the network hub 113, and the WiFi AP 114, The wireless terminal 110 can collect information on the state of accessing the wired / wireless network and analyze whether the IP address of the store network is fluctuated, whether the WiFi AP position in the vicinity of the store or the shop is changed.

Alternatively, when the credit card payment terminal 111 is used in a store, the location change of the credit card payment terminal 111 through data communication with the credit card company management server 140 (for example, notification from the credit card company) I can detect the fact.

That is, the store information variation analyzing unit 132 analyzes the change of the customer information transmitted from the customer information management server 120, the network connection state of the store device using the wired / wireless network or the network packet, It is possible to analyze whether the business is closed or not.

4 is a diagram for explaining an analysis method in the additional information analysis unit of the map construction system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

4, the additional information analyzing unit 133 includes at least one of a CCTV image analyzing unit 1331, an Internet analyzing unit 1332, and a call log analyzing unit 1333, Information can be derived.

The CCTV image analyzing unit 1331 receives image data photographed through wired / wireless network communication from a plurality of indoor / outdoor CCTV / IP cameras 150 in real time or at a predetermined cycle and outputs the captured image data to a predetermined time unit (hour, day, To continuously monitor the operation status of the store. As a result of monitoring the image data photographed at the same location, it is possible to judge whether the store is moved or closed by determining whether the change of the store signboard or the store operation is suspended for a long time.

In addition, it is possible to determine the average value of the number of moving people in the store and the number of movements, and based on this, it is possible to judge whether the number of people passing or moving rapidly changes in a specific store. It can be judged.

The Internet analyzer 1332 can analyze the contents of the user comment or text text registered in relation to the store on the SNS or the online web service used by a plurality of users to determine changes in the store operation. For example, the user may move, close, or post a comment to the store, and the Internet analyzer 1332 may analyze the user comment and the like to obtain additional information .

However, in this case, the search load problem may occur due to the widening of the analysis category of the Internet analysis unit 1332, so that it is possible to provide search information such as the location information, the telephone number, It is possible to define the search category by the user comment registration items such as the evaluation column.

The call history analyzing unit 1333 receives the call history information from the wired and wireless switchboard 180 to the landline telephone 112 in the store and determines the number of unsuccessful call attempts in the wired telephone 112 for a predetermined period of time, It can be judged that the store has been moved or closed.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments of the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A map information construction system for providing online map information,
Devices that are located indoors or outdoors in a store using wired and wireless network infrastructure;
A customer information management server that manages a store using the device as a customer and collects and records store related information through the device;
A store location management server which manages location information of the store in real time or at predetermined intervals and derives changed location information of a store based on a store information change notice message transmitted from the customer information management server; And
And a map management server for updating the map information by changing the store location information derived from the store location management server and the attribute information of the corresponding map information according to the map update request, and updating the map information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the device comprises at least one of a credit card payment terminal, a landline telephone, a network hub located in a store or near a store, and an access point for a wireless LAN. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the customer information management system comprises:
A communication unit for performing communication with the device and the external system through a wire / wireless network;
A customer information DB storing store-specific information corresponding to a customer using the wired / wireless network infrastructure; And
And a customer information management unit for managing the customer information DB according to a store information change request signal received through the communication unit. The method of claim 3,
The customer information management unit,
Analyzing the store information change request signal based on the customer information DB and transmitting a message informing a change of store information to the store location management server when the analysis results indicate a change in information related to the store location, Map Information Construction System Using Wired / Wireless Network Infrastructure. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the store location management server comprises:
A communication unit for performing communication with the device and the external system through a wire / wireless network;
A store information variation analyzer for analyzing changes in the store information based on the store information change notification message transmitted from the customer information management server through the communication unit to derive whether the store is moved or closed; And
And a burial location management unit for deriving the buried location information according to the analysis result in the buried information change analysis unit. 6. The method of claim 5,
The store information variation analysis unit
And analyzing at least one of a change in a store address, a change in a store telephone number, a change in a store name, and a change in a store representative based on the store information change notice message. 6. The method of claim 5,
The store information variation analysis unit
The wireless network infrastructure is used for collecting connection state information or packet information of the wired / wireless network of the device and analyzing the change of the store network IP address or whether the location of the access point located inside or outside the store is changed, Map information building system. 6. The method of claim 5,
The store information variation analysis unit
If the device includes a credit card payment terminal,
A map using a wired / wireless network infrastructure that connects to a predetermined credit card company management server that receives payment information from the credit card payment terminal and collects information on the location change of the credit card payment terminal to determine whether the store is moved or closed Information building system. 9. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 8,
Wherein the store location management server comprises:
A CCTV image analyzer for collecting image data from a plurality of CCTV / IP cameras using the wired / wireless network infrastructure and deriving changes in store information through the image data analysis;
An Internet analyzer for analyzing comment information registered by the users in relation to the store on the Internet service or the novel network service to derive a change in the store information; And
Further comprising at least one of a call record analyzer for analyzing the success or failure of a call connection in the landline telephone of the store to derive changes in store information. The method according to claim 1,
A plurality of CCTV / IP cameras transmitting image data photographed using the wired / wireless network infrastructure to a predetermined management server;
A credit card company management server for receiving payment information and approving payment from a predetermined credit card payment terminal located in the store; And
And an Internet management server for supporting an Internet service or a social network service used by a plurality of users.

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