KR20150104002A - System for locating of chasing object - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and a method for finding a location of an object to be tracked wherein when a user, who wants to notify a current location of the user and a help request situation to people around to request help, notifies his or her location and requests help by using his or her native language even in a circumstance that the user cannot communicate with people in his or her native language in a foreign country for example, a plurality of people who want to help the user can receive help request information in their languages. The system for finding a location of an object to be tracked according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a tracking request electronic device which transmits a tracking request message, including unique identification information and location information of a tracking initiation reference point, to an external server through a communication network; and the server which searches and selects one or more requested electronic devices, which exist in a search range varying temporally or spatially with respect to the location information as a reference, when receiving the tracking request message, extracts relevant language information from pre-stored identification information of the requested electronic device and transmits information of tracking request situation notification for each language which is relevant to a language of the language information to the requested electronic device.

Description

[0002] System for locating a chasing object [

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a locating system of a tracking object. For example, a user who wants to notify surrounding persons of his / her current location and an assistance request status for a help request may use his or her native language The present invention relates to a locating system for a tracking object, which enables a plurality of persons who wish to assist by providing their own location notices and help requests to be provided with help request information in their own language.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, various technologies have been developed and used for locating people who need to track their location, such as people, goods, and pets, based on the development of wireless communication.

For example, technologies have been developed and utilized that enable location inquiries using wireless communication and prompt rescue requests and coping in the event of an emergency in the event of a missing accident or in a situation where other structures are necessary.

However, if a Korean resident stays abroad or if a foreigner stays in the country, it is relatively easy to get lost because the domestic or foreigner is not familiar with the geographical information of the country in which he / she is staying. Many people do not know the language, so they can not easily ask for help.

Therefore, it is very necessary to use the technology to request the rescue as relatively easy and accurate information in case the geographical information of the current location is not familiar to the user or the language used in the area is unknown. And it is inevitable that the need will become even more evident in light of the recent trends in which globalization trends are accelerating.

Recently, it has become popular to carry one or more portable electronic devices such as smart phones, tablet PCs, and smart cameras, and it has become very common to raise pets such as dogs and pet cats. This means that the frequency with which a user loses a portable electronic device or a pet that is carried by the user is increased. Therefore, there is a great need for a technology that makes it possible to relatively easily find an article or a pet such as a lost portable electronic device .

Korean Patent No. 10-0783981 (Nov. 11, 2007), "Emergency Rescue Request Method Using Mobile Communication Network" Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0040373 (published May 3, 2005.), "Emergency Rescue Request Service Device Using Emergency Button Embedded Wireless Terminal and Method Thereof"

In the embodiment of the present invention, when a user who is unfamiliar with the geographical information of the country in which the user is staying is trying to get assistance through a location tracking service that informs his / her current location around the user, So that a large number of people who are interested in helping the user know his / her location using his / her native language at the same time while helping him / And provides help request information in the user's own language.

The tracking target location system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tracking request electronic device for transmitting a tracking request message including unique identification information and location information of a tracking start reference point to an external server through a communication network; And searching and selecting one or more requesting electronic devices located within a search range that temporally or spatially varies based on the location information upon receipt of the trace request message, And the server extracting the corresponding language information from the information and transmitting the language tracking request status notification information corresponding to the language of the language information to the requesting electronic device.

The tracking request message may further include at least one of information on a tracking object, information on a parent or an owner of the tracking object.

In addition, the location information of the tracking start reference point may be previously set through the server or the tracking request electronic device and stored in the server.

The location information of the tracking start reference point may be set in real time through the tracking request electronic device at the time of tracking request and included in the tracking request message.

In addition, the requesting electronic device may transmit a confirmation message to the server to confirm success of the tracking after receiving the language-dependent tracking request status notification information.

The server may also send a tracking success message to the tracking request electronic device upon receiving a confirmation message of tracking success from the requested electronic device.

The server also changes and sets the search range when receiving an acknowledgment message for tracking failure from the requesting electronic device or when a confirmation message is not received for a predetermined time, It is possible to search for and select two or more request target electronic devices, and then transmit the language-dependent trace request status notification information to another request target electronic device selected in the changed search range.

Also, the predetermined time may be set in advance through the server or the tracking request electronic device, or data set and set in real time via the tracking request electronic device at the time of tracking request may be included in the tracking request message and transmitted to the server And may be set on the server.

The language-dependent tracking request status notification information may be created for each content of the tracking request and for each country language and stored in advance in the server.

In addition, the language-dependent tracking request status notification information may include at least one of the notification information for each tracking request situation stored in advance in the server, and may be translated into a language corresponding to the corresponding language information of the requested electronic device .

According to the embodiment of the present invention, when a user who is unfamiliar with the geographical information of the country in which he / she is staying wants to receive assistance through a location tracking service that informs his or her current location around the user, Can be used to quickly inform a user of the portable electronic device in the vicinity of the user. In this process, a large number of people who want to assist the user while informing him / her of his / It is possible to receive help request information in the user's own language.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a tracking object locating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an initial input screen for generating a tracking request status notification information of a tracking requesting electronic device in a tracking object's locating system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a diagram showing a screen in a state where a signal is being input to generate tracking request status notification information of a tracking requesting electronic device in a tracking object's locating system according to an embodiment of the present invention
4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a tracking request electronic device and an electronic device are displayed on a map of a geographic information system based on a display unit of a location tracking integrated control server in a tracking object's location system according to an embodiment of the present invention

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with one embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each described embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which the claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term, not on the name of a simple term, but on the entire contents of the present invention.

Whenever a component is referred to as " including " an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the component may include other elements, not the exclusion of any other element, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, the terms " part, " " module, " and the like, which are described in the specification, refer to a unit for processing at least one function or operation, and may be implemented by hardware or software or by a combination of hardware and software .

In the meantime, in the present invention, electronic devices having a comprehensive meaning such as a tracking request electronic device, an electronic device, and a tracking target electronic device may be any electronic device having a touch screen and may be a portable terminal, a mobile terminal, a communication terminal, A portable mobile terminal, a mobile communication terminal, and the like. Any electronic device can be a smart phone, a mobile phone, a game machine, a display device, a wearable head unit, a notebook computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a personal media player (PMP), a personal digital assistant .

A typical configuration of such an electronic device is for a portable terminal (e.g., a cellular phone, a smart phone, etc.), and in a typical configuration of such a terminal, some of the components may be omitted or changed as needed.

A display according to an embodiment of the present invention can be used in a display device such as a discharge tube display (ELD), a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD), a light emitting diode display (LED), a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (PDP), surface ultrium lighting (ALiS), digital light source processing (DLP), silicon liquid crystal (LCoS), organic light emitting diode (OLED), surface conduction electron- FED), laser TV (quantum dots laser, liquid crystal laser), optical dielectric liquid display (FLD), interferometric modulator display (iMoD), thick film dielectric electricity (TDEL), quantum dot display (QD-LED), telescopic pixel display TPD), an organic light emitting transistor OLET, a laser fluorescent display (LPD), a screen for displaying images output from a beam project, a flexible display, and the like.

The storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may include all kinds of recording media in which programs and data are stored so that the storage medium can be read by a computer system. For example, a punch card, a paper tape, a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), a flash-EPROM, Read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a compact disk (CD), a compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), a digital video disk (DVD) , A flexible disk, an optical data storage device, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a solid state hybrid drive (SSHD), and an embedded multimedia card (eMMC) . And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet).

A tracking system of a tracking object according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, a tracking object tracking system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a tracking object locating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the tracking target positioning system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a tracking requesting electronic device 110, a server 120, and a requesting electronic device 130.

The tracking requesting electronic device 110 transmits a tracking request message to the server 120 via the communication network, wherein the tracking requesting electronic device 110 includes unique identification information and location information of the tracking start reference point when generating the tracking request message . In other words, the tracking request electronic device 110 generates a tracking request message including unique identification information and location information of the tracking start reference point when a situation requiring a position tracking is generated, and transmits the tracking request message generated by the server 120).

Here, the location information of the trace start reference point included in the trace request message of the trace request electronic device 110 may be previously set through the server 120 or the trace request electronic device 110 and stored in the server 120 have. Alternatively, the location information of the tracking start reference point may be set in real time through the tracking requesting electronic device 110 at the time of the tracking request and the location information of the tracking start reference point set in real time may be included in the tracking request message.

 May be preconfigured via the server 120 or the tracking request electronic device 110 and stored in the server 120. [

In this embodiment, the tracking request electronic device 110 is a portable communication terminal having a telephone function such as a smart phone, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, the trace request message generated through the trace request electronic device 110 may further include at least one of information about a tracked object, information about a guardian or owner of a tracked object, and the like.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the information input for generating the tracking request status notification information through the touch screen of the tracking request electronic device will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an initial input screen for generating trace request status notification information of a trace requesting electronic device in a traceability locating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the photograph registration unit 112a, the fingerprint recognition unit 112b, and the voice information registration unit 112c are displayed on the touch screen of the tracking request electronic device 110. [ The personal information of the user includes a name input area 112d, a date of birth input area 112e, a key input area 112f, a body type input area 112g, a sex display part 112h, 112i are formed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state of a signal inputting state for generating tracking request status notification information of a tracking requesting electronic device in a tracking object's locating system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Since the display areas of the touch screen are the same as those of the embodiment of FIG. 3, the description of the corresponding display areas is omitted, and the same reference numerals as in FIG. 3 are used in the drawings.

Referring back to FIG. 1, since the tracking request electronic device 110 of the present embodiment is a portable communication terminal having a telephone function, such as a smart phone, for the unique identification information of the tracking request electronic device 110, The unique identification information of the tracking requesting electronic device 110 is transmitted to the tracking requesting electronic device 110 via the other tracking requesting electronic device 110 The present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the unique identification information of the trace requesting electronic device 110 may be unique product number information of the trace requesting electronic device 110.

In addition, the tracking request electronic device 110 may include GPS signals transmitted from the GPS device 111, communication signals between the mobile communication module and one or more base stations installed in the communication unit (not shown) Based on at least one of a communication signal between a wireless LAN module and a wireless access point installed at a fixed location, and a communication signal between a local communication module provided in the installed communication unit and a local communication module of another electronic device, Can be generated. The figures are based on the use of GPS signals through a GPS device.

The server 120 may perform a search that varies temporally or spatially based on the positional information of the tracking start reference point of the tracking requesting electronic device 110 that transmitted the tracking request message upon receiving the tracking request message from the tracking requesting electronic device 110 And searches for and selects one or more requested electronic devices 130 located within the range

 Here, the preset radius based on the location information of the tracking start anchor point of the track requesting electronic device 110 for the search of the electronic device 130 to be requested is stored in the dictionary 120 via the server 120 or the track requesting electronic device 110 And may be stored in the server 120. Alternatively, the radius preset based on the location information of the tracking initiation anchor point of the tracking request electronic device 110 for the search of the electronic device 130 to be requested may be determined by the tracking request The data set and set in real time via the electronic device 110 may be included in the trace request message transmitted from the trace request electronic device 110 to the server 120 and stored in the server 120 after being transmitted.

Then, the server 120 extracts the corresponding language information from the previously stored identification information of the selected electronic device 110 selected through the search and requests the language-dependent tracking request status notification information corresponding to the language of the extracted language information To the target electronic device 110. Here, the language-dependent tracking request status notification information to be transmitted to the requesting electronic device 110 may be prepared for each content of the tracking request and for each country language, and stored in the server 120 in advance. In addition, the language-dependent tracking request status notification information to be transmitted to the requesting electronic device 110 includes at least one of the notification information for each tracking request situation stored in the server 120 in advance. Also, the language-dependent tracking request status notification information to be transmitted to the requesting electronic device 130 may be translated into a language corresponding to the language information of the requesting electronic device 130. [

The requesting electronic device 130 receives the tracking request status notification information from the server 120 when it is selected and selected through the server 120 as described above.

The requesting electronic device 130 receives the language tracking request status notification information from the server 120 and transmits an acknowledgment message to the server 120 to confirm whether the tracking is successful. In other words, the user of the requesting electronic device 130 receives the language-dependent tracking request status notification information from the server 120, and then traces the corresponding tracking target, and sends a confirmation message to the server 120 .

When the server 120 receives the confirmation message of the tracking success from the requesting electronic device 130, the server 120 transmits a tracking success message to the tracking request electronic device 110 that has transmitted the tracking request message for the tracking request.

The server 120 may also change the search range for the requesting electronic device 130 if it receives a confirmation message for tracking failure from the requesting electronic device 130 or if no confirmation message is received for a predetermined time period . Then, the server 120 searches for and selects one or more requesting electronic devices 130 located within the search range changed after the setting by changing the search range for the requested electronic device 130, And to transmit the request status notification information to another requesting electronic device 130 selected in the changed search range.

And the time required for the server 120 to determine the extension of the search radius for the requested electronic device 130, that is, the predetermined time that the server 120 is waiting to receive the confirmation message of the requested electronic device 110 May be preset in advance via the server 120 or the trace request electronic device 110. [ Alternatively, the predetermined time that the server 120 waits for receipt of the confirmation message of the requesting electronic device 130 is set in real time via the corresponding tracking request electronic device 110 at the time of the tracking request of the tracking request electronic device 110, The set data may be included in the trace request message transmitted from the trace request electronic device 110 to the server 120 and transmitted and set in the server 120. [

With the above-described configuration, even if the user of the tracking request electronic device 110 encounters an emergency such as a distress accident or a losing road in a foreign country where the language does not pass, the location tracking service function through the tracking request electronic device 110 Just as you can use it, you can get it quickly through easy work.

1 through 4, embodiments of the present invention include a location tracking service for notifying a user who is unfamiliar with the geographical information of the country in which the user is staying, The user can quickly inform the user of his or her current situation of the portable electronic device using the portable electronic device in a relatively specific manner and help the user to use the native language A large number of people who are willing to help while informing their location can also receive help request information in their own language.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, are included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Latitude system to track
110: trace request electronic device
111: GPS device
120: Location tracking integrated control server
130: Requested electronic device

Claims (10)

A tracking requesting electronic device for transmitting a tracking request message including unique identification information and location information of a tracking start reference point to an external server through a communication network; And
And selecting one or more requesting electronic devices located within a search range that varies temporally or spatially based on the location information upon receipt of the trace request message, And a server for extracting the language information from the language request information and transmitting the language-dependent tracking request status notification information corresponding to the language of the language information to the requesting electronic device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the tracking request message further comprises at least one of information about a tracking object, information about a guardian or owner of the tracking object, and information about the owner of the tracking object. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the location information of the tracking start reference point is previously set through the server or the tracking request electronic device and is stored in the server. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the location information of the tracking start reference point is set in real time through the tracking request electronic device when the tracking request is made, and is included in the tracking request message. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the requesting electronic device transmits an acknowledgment message to the server to confirm success of the tracking after receiving the language-dependent tracking request status notification information. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the server transmits a tracking success message to the tracking request electronic device when receiving an acknowledgment message of tracking success from the requesting electronic device. 6. The method of claim 5,
The server changes and sets the search range when receiving an acknowledgment message for tracking failure from the requesting electronic device or when a confirmation message is not received for a preset time, Searching for and selecting the request target electronic device, and transmitting the language-dependent trace request status notification information to another request target electronic device selected in the changed search range. 8. The method of claim 7,
The preset time may be set in advance through the server or the tracking request electronic device or data set and set in real time through the tracking request electronic device at the time of tracking request is included in the tracking request message and transmitted to the server Wherein the location information is set in a server. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the language tracking request status notification information is created for each content of the tracking request and language of each country and stored in the server in advance. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the language tracking request status notification information includes at least one of notification information for each tracking request situation stored in advance in the server and is translated into a language corresponding to the language information of the requested electronic device, A tracking system of tracking objects.

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