KR20150106768A - Method of providing message for returning home safely, and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention are a message providing method for ensuring safely returning home by interworking with a messenger service and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the service apparatus for providing a messenger service comprises: a service communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from a terminal; and a control unit for receiving position information from a terminal carried by a user who is returning home (hereinafter, a home coming terminal) at predetermined intervals through the service communication unit, for transmitting a traffic information message related to a movement path from the position information to a destination along a predetermined home coming route to the home coming terminal through the service communication unit, and for transmitting a home coming message including the position information to a terminal requesting the home coming message (hereinafter, a request terminal) through the service communication unit.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a message for relieved home return,

The present invention relates to a messenger service, and more particularly, to a messenger service, in which, when a user using a messenger service returns home with a terminal, the terminal actively measures the location, A method for providing a location based service (LBS) that can be shared with other terminals in cooperation with a terminal, and a terminal for the method.

A messenger service is a service that allows a plurality of terminal users to access the network and transmit and receive an instant message in real time. Unlike e-mail, the instant messenger service confirms the on-line status of the receiving terminal and transmits an instant message. As a result, the user of the calling terminal can expect an immediate response from the other party, .

The instant messenger service has various services such as peer-to-peer file sharing, online group meeting, and group gaming among a plurality of users, as well as services for simply exchanging instant messages as users of the service rapidly increase .

On the other hand, the development of location measurement technologies such as Global Positioning System (GPS), Wi-Fi geotagging, and base station triangulation has provided the terminal users with location-based services (LBS) .

The messenger service also started to provide location based services (LBS) in accordance with the trend of the times. Typically, among users who use a messenger service using a mobile terminal, a location can be shared by transmitting an instant message including positions determined by using a GPS (Global Positioning System) in the mobile terminal .

However, the location-based service (LBS) currently supported by the instant messenger service requires that the user manually measure the location and transmit the location information including the surveyed location information in an instant message, so that it is difficult to share his / her location information in real time . In addition, when the user is in a situation where the user manually measures the location information and is difficult to share through the instant message, the other party has a limitation that it is difficult to easily recognize the location information of the user even if the user wants to know the location information.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 2009-0002320, published Jan. 09, 2009 (name: method and system for providing location notification service using mobile communication terminal)

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for receiving location information in real time from a terminal carried by a user who is returning home, receiving a location information on a home route, a new home return route according to a traffic situation change, Suggests a messenger service system for sending a relieved home service to a requested terminal.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for transmitting a message informing that a location information is not received to a terminal requesting a relieved home service, And a messenger service system for transmitting information including information.

The technical objects to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems and other technical subjects which are not mentioned are clarified to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs .

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a service device for providing a messenger service, comprising: a service communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from a terminal; and a terminal (hereinafter referred to as a home terminal) A traffic information message including traffic information related to a path for moving from the position information to a destination along a preset return path to the home terminal through the service communication unit, (Hereinafter referred to as " request terminal ") that requests the return information message through the service communication unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal capable of using a messenger service, comprising: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from a service device; an output unit for outputting a message for secure home return; And a control unit for transmitting the position information generated through the position measuring unit and the service unit to the service device through the communication unit and receiving the message for the safe returning from the service unit and outputting the message through the output unit .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a messenger service, comprising: a terminal for generating location information and transmitting the location information to a service device, receiving a message for relieving and returning from the service device, And transmits a traffic information message including traffic information related to a route for moving from the location information to a destination along a predefined home return path to the terminal in return, And a service device for transmitting a return information message including the location information to the requested terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a messenger service, the method comprising the steps of: receiving location information from a terminal (hereinafter referred to as a home terminal) Transmitting a traffic information message including traffic information about a route from the location information to a destination and transmitting the return information message including the location information to a terminal requesting a return information message .

The present invention receives location information in real time from a terminal carried by a user who is returning home and transmits a message for relieving home return to a terminal requesting a service for a home security service, so that a terminal user who can use a messenger service can easily You can provide services that you can return to.

In particular, if location information is not received from the terminal held by the user who is returning home for a certain period of time, a message indicating that the location information is not received is transmitted to the terminal requesting the relieved home service, Thereby, even when the user is disconnected from the user who is returning home, there is an effect that the user can quickly search for the whereabouts.

The effects obtained in the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description .

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 technical features of the invention.
1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a messenger service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view illustrating a platform structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a home information message of a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is another diagram for providing a home information message of a service apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a route guidance message of a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a path release message of a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing location non-receipt messages of a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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.

In some instances, well-known structures and devices may be omitted or may be shown in block diagram form, centering on the core functionality of each structure and device, to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising" or " including ", it is meant that the element does not exclude other elements, do. Also, the terms " part, "" module," and " module ", etc. in the specification mean a unit for processing at least one function or operation and may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software have. Also, the terms " a or ", "one "," the ", and the like are synonyms in the context of describing the invention (particularly in the context of the following claims) May be used in a sense including both singular and plural, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

The specific terminology used in the following description is provided to aid understanding of the present invention, and the use of such specific terminology may be changed into other forms without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a messenger service system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The messenger service system 100 according to the present invention provides a messenger service to the terminal 110 connected to the communication network 130 by the service device 120 and in particular to the service device 120 with respect to the terminal 110 Means a system for providing a secure e-mail service in conjunction with a messenger service. The configuration of the messenger service system 100 shown in FIG. 1 shows functional elements that are functionally distinguished, and any one or more configurations may be physically integrated with each other.

Referring to FIG. 1, a messenger service system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a terminal 110, a service device 120, and a communication network 130.

The terminal 110 may be any device capable of transmitting and receiving an instant message to and from another terminal 110 through the communication network 130 in cooperation with the service device 120. [ have. For example, a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop, a portable multimedia player, a phablet, a personal digital assistant, an e-book Reader), but the present invention is not limited thereto. In particular, the terminal 110 according to the present invention can receive a message for relief returning from the service device 120 through the communication network 130. A specific configuration of the terminal 110 will be described later with reference to FIG.

The service device 120 is for providing a messenger service to the terminal 110 via the communication network 130. [ In particular, the service apparatus 120 according to the present invention provides a message to the terminal 110 via the communication network 130 for a safe return home. A specific configuration of the service apparatus 120 will be described later with reference to FIG.

The communication network 130 corresponds to a network for transmitting and receiving data between the terminal 110 and the service apparatus 120. More preferably, the communication network 130 may be any one or more of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) (Digital Subscriber Line, xDSL), a hybrid fiber coax (HFC), and a mobile communication network such as a long term evolution (LTE), but the present invention is not limited thereto. A wired communication network such as a Fiber To The Home (FTTH), a wireless communication network such as a WiFi, a Wibro, a Wimax, an Ultra WideBand (UWB) Wireless communication networks such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Zigbee, Near Field Communication (NFC), and the like.

Hereinafter, the terminal 110 will be described in more detail.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the terminal 110 shown in FIG. 2 shows functional elements that are functionally separated, and any one or more configurations may be physically separated or integrated.

2, a terminal 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 111, a position measuring unit 112, an input unit 113, an output unit 114, a storage unit 115, 116).

The communication unit 111 is for transmitting and receiving data to or from another terminal 110 or the service device 120 through the communication network 130. Specifically, the communication unit 111 can transmit and receive an instant message for using a messenger service with the other terminal 110 through the communication network 130. [ In particular, the communication unit 111 may receive a message from the service device 120 through the communication network 130 to return to the control unit 116.

The position measuring unit 112 is for measuring the position of the terminal 110 to generate position information. The position measuring unit 112 may measure the position of the terminal 110 by using a GPS (Global Positioning System), but the present invention is not limited thereto. (Received Signal Strength Indicator, RSSI), Wi-Fi geotagging, and the like. The position measuring unit 112 may generate position information based on the measured position of the terminal 110 and transmit the generated position information to the controller 116.

The input unit 113 receives data necessary for the operation of the terminal 110. Specifically, the input unit 113 may receive an instant message for a messenger service from a user, and may transmit the instant message to the control unit 116. [ In particular, the input unit 113 may receive information on a home route, a starting location, a destination, a waypoint, and the like of the home route from the user, and may transmit the information to the control unit 116. The input unit 113 may include any one of a keypad and a touchpad that generates an input signal according to a user's touch. In particular, the input unit 113 may include a touch screen It can also be configured to perform both input and output simultaneously. The input unit 113 may include input means such as a keyboard, a mouse, a gyro sensor, a joystick, and an accelerometer, as well as any type of input means that can be developed in the future .

The output unit 114 receives data required for the operation of the terminal 110 from the control unit 116 and outputs the received data. Specifically, the output unit 114 outputs the instant message transmitted from the control unit 116. [ In particular, the output unit 114 can receive and output a message for relief returning from the control unit 116. The output unit 114 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), an active matrix OLED ), A flexible display, a retina display, a speaker, and a vibration motor. At this time, when the output unit 114 is configured in the form of a touch screen, the output unit 114 may perform some or all of the functions of the input unit 113.

The storage unit 115 may receive data necessary for the operation of the terminal 110 from the control unit 116 and store the data, and may include a main storage unit and an auxiliary storage unit. More specifically, the storage unit 115 may be divided into a program area and a data area. In particular, the storage unit 115 may include an operating system (OS), a messenger program 115a, (115b) and the safe return information (115c). Here, the safe return information 115c may include information on the return route, the origin, the destination, the stop route, and the like, which are transmitted from the control unit 116. [

The control unit 116 is configured to perform overall control of the terminal 110 and performs functions of the communication unit 111, the position measurement unit 112, the input unit 113, the output unit 114, and the storage unit 115 To control the signal flow. The controller 116 may include a messenger program 115a and an application 115b and a process unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) that drives each configuration.

The control unit 116 includes an application providing module 116a, a messenger providing module 116b, and a relieved eavesdropping module 116c in order to perform the functions of the terminal 110 more effectively. Specifically, the application providing module 116a performs a function of downloading an application provided from the service apparatus 120 or streaming and providing the application.

The messenger providing module 116b performs all the functions for the messenger service. More specifically, the messenger providing module 116b receives the instant message via the input unit 113 and transmits the instant message to the service device 120 or the other terminal 110 through the communication unit 111, And receives the instant message from the terminal 110 and outputs the instant message through the output unit 114.

The secure e-mail module 116c is for providing the user of the terminal 110 with a secure e-mail service. Specifically, the secure trust e-mail module 116c may be configured such that the terminal 110 to which the secure trust e-mail module 116c belongs is a terminal carried by the user (hereinafter referred to as a return terminal) (Hereinafter referred to as a requesting terminal), functions to be performed may be different. Here, as an example of the return terminal and the request terminal, the home terminal may be a terminal held by a child who returns home, and a request terminal may be a terminal held by a parent waiting for a child at home.

More specifically, when the terminal 110 is a home terminal, the secure home ear module 116c generates position information through the position measuring unit 112 at a predetermined periodic interval, and transmits the generated position information to the communication unit 111 To the service device 120 via the Internet. Here, the predetermined period interval may be short enough to provide the request terminal 110 with a change in the position of the home terminal 110 through the secure home service. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, It can be a more flexible time so that it is not burdened to control other functions of the system.

If the terminal 110 is a home terminal, the secure listening module 116c receives at least one message from the service device 120 through the communication unit 111, such as a traffic information message or route guidance message, ). Here, the traffic information message is a message including traffic information on a path for moving from the location information of the terminal 110 to the destination. Here, the destination may be a place where the terminal 110 desires to go, such as a house or an office. In addition, the route guidance message may be transmitted from the last location information of the home terminal 110 to the destination terminal 110 when the pre-established home-visit route for the home-stay service becomes invalid or the location information of the home- Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI >

On the other hand, when the terminal 110 is a requesting terminal, the secure listening module 116c transmits at least one of a return information message, a route guidance message, a path release message, or a location non-reception message from the service device 120 through the communication unit 111 And outputs the received message through the output unit 114. Here, the return information message is a message including the location information of the terminal 110. The route guidance message is a message including information on a newly set route to move from the last location information of the terminal 110 to the destination when the preset home route becomes invalid. The route departure message is a message for informing the request terminal 110 when the location information of the terminal 110 deviates from the preset home route. In particular, the route departure message may further include information on a newly set route for moving from the last location information of the terminal 110 to the destination. In addition, the location non-receipt message is a message for notifying the request terminal 110 when the terminal 110 does not transmit location information for a predetermined threshold time. In particular, the position non-receipt message may further include last position information of the home terminal 110. Here, the preset threshold time is a time limit in which the user of the requesting terminal 110 can accept and endure the state in which the user can not receive the returning information message from the service device 120, .

3 is a diagram illustrating a platform structure of a terminal 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal 110 may include terminal hardware 117 and a terminal operating system (OS) 118. Specifically, the terminal hardware 117 refers to a physical environment of the terminal 110 such as a central processing unit (CPU), a network interface card (NIC), and a memory of the terminal. The terminal hardware 117 includes a communication unit 111, The actual physical environment of the controller 112, the input unit 113, the output unit 114, the storage unit 115, and the control unit 116 may be the same.

The terminal operating system 118 is responsible for the overall operation of the terminal 110 and may be installed by a terminal manufacturer or a communication service provider. 1 and 2 may exist in the form of one or more modules in the terminal operating system 118. [ The terminal operating system 118 provides an API (Application Programming Interface) for controlling the terminal hardware 117.

In addition, the platform of the terminal 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to include a separate messenger platform 119 for supporting a messenger program provided by the service device 120. [ Here, the messenger platform 119 may be created at the moment when the messenger program 115a is stored in the terminal 110 or the messenger program 115a is activated. The messenger platform 119 supports the control of the terminal hardware 117 of the messenger program 115a using an interface provided by the terminal operating system 118. In particular, And deliver it to the messenger program 115a. In addition, even if the platform of the terminal 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured without including the messenger platform 119, it is possible to transmit data from the service device 120 according to an interface (API) provided from the service device 120 It is possible to receive and output an application that can receive and output.

4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a service apparatus 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the service device 120 shown in FIG. 4 shows functional elements that are functionally separated, and any one or more configurations may be physically separated or integrated.

Referring to FIG. 4, the service apparatus 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a service communication unit 121, a service storage unit 122, and a service control unit 123.

The service communication unit 121 is for transmitting and receiving data to and from the terminal 110 through the communication network 130. Specifically, the service communication unit 121 can receive an instant message for using a messenger service from the terminal 110 through the communication network 130. [ In particular, the service communication unit 121 receives location information from the terminal 110 via the communication network 130, transfers the received location information to the service control unit 123, and transmits a message for the user to the terminal 110.

The service storage unit 122 is for receiving data required for operation of the service device 120 from the service control unit 123 and storing the received data. Specifically, the service storage unit 122 stores messenger program related information 122a, messenger user information 122b, and application 122c necessary for providing a messenger service. In particular, the service storage unit 122 stores the safe return information 122d. Here, the relief return information 122d may include information on the return route received from the service control unit 123, the starting point of the return route, the destination, the transit route, and the like.

The service control unit 123 is configured to perform overall control of the service device 120 and to control the signal flow for performing the functions of the service communication unit 121 and the service storage unit 122. The service control unit 123 includes an application providing module 123a, a messenger providing module 123b, and a secure e-mail module 123c in order to more effectively perform the function of the service device 120. [

Specifically, the application providing module 123a manages all the applications 122c and performs functions for providing the applications 122c to the terminal 110. [

The messenger providing module 123b performs a function for providing a messenger service to the terminal 110 using the messenger program related information 122a and the messenger user information 122b.

Then, the security restoration module 123c provides a message to the terminal 110 for security restoration, and will be described in more detail as follows.

The secure-ear module 123c receives position information from a terminal (hereinafter referred to as a return terminal) held by a user who is returning at a predetermined periodic interval through the service communication unit 121. [ Here, the predetermined period interval may be short enough to provide a change in the position of the home terminal 110 in real time to a terminal (hereinafter referred to as a request terminal) requesting a home information message for the home terminal, but is not limited thereto And it may be a more flexible time such that the home terminal 110 is not burdened with control of other functions. In addition, the home terminal may be a terminal held by a child who returns home, and the request terminal may be a terminal held by a parent who is waiting for a child at home.

When the eavesdropped ear module 123c first receives the position information from the terminal 110, the eavesdropping module 123c may set a path for moving from the first received position information to the destination as a return path. Here, the destination may be a place where the terminal 110 desires to go, for example, a house, an office, or the like.

The secure eavesdropping module 123c transmits a traffic information message to the terminal 110 via the service communication unit 121 and transmits a return information message to the request terminal 110. [ Here, the traffic information message is a message including traffic information related to a path for moving from the location information received from the terminal 110 to the destination along the return route. In addition, the home information message is a message including positional information received from the terminal 110. In particular, the home information message may include location information received from the terminal 110 in the form of text, image, moving picture, or voice.

In particular, the secure listening module 123c receives a request for a return information message from the requesting terminal 110 and inquires whether the user agrees to the request for the return information message to the terminal 110, To the request terminal 110 through the service communication unit 121. [

The safe-listening module 123c can guide a new route to the terminal 110 and the request terminal 110 when it is determined that the home-return path is no longer valid due to a change in the traffic situation. For example, if the time required when a traffic accident occurs on the ears path and the ears travel to the destination using the ears path as it is, exceeds the predetermined threshold value, the ears earning module 123c determines that the ear path is no longer valid, And can guide a new route to the terminal 110 and the request terminal 110. More specifically, the relief eavesdropping module 123c judges whether the preset return path is no longer valid according to the traffic information regarding the return path. When the eavesdropping module 123c determines that the ears path is no longer valid, the eavesdropping module 123c newly sets a valid earspring path for moving from the last received position information from the terminal 110 to the destination. Then, the secure listening module 123c transmits a route guidance message to the home terminal 110 and the request terminal 110 through the service communication unit 121. [ Here, the route guidance message is a message including information on a newly set valid return route.

The safe listening module 123c can notify that the home terminal 110 has deviated from the path to the request terminal 110 when the home terminal 110 has deviated from the home network. More specifically, the secure listening module 123c receives location information from the home terminal 110 via the service communication unit 121 at a predetermined periodic interval. The relieved eavesdropping module 123c determines whether the last received location information has deviated from the ears path. The secure ear module 123c newly sets a new ear path for moving from the last received position information to the destination when the last received position information leaves the ear path. Then, the relieving eavesdropping module 123c transmits a route guidance message to the terminal 110 via the service communication unit 121, and transmits the route departure message to the request terminal 110. [ Here, the path release message is a message for informing the user of the request terminal 110 that the terminal 110 has deviated from the home path. In particular, the out-of-route message may further include information regarding a newly set home return path.

If the location information is not received from the terminal 110 for a certain period of time, the secure listening module 123c can notify the request terminal 110 of the location information. More specifically, the relief eavesdropping module 123c judges whether the position information is not received from the terminal 11 for a predetermined threshold time. Here, the predetermined threshold time may be set by the requesting terminal 110 as a time limit in which the requesting terminal 110 can tolerate a state in which the user does not receive the return information message. If the location information is not received for a preset threshold time, the secure eavesdropping module 123c transmits a location non-receipt message to the requesting terminal 110 through the service communication unit 121. [ Here, the location non-receipt message is a message for informing the user of the request terminal 110 that the terminal 110 has not transmitted location information for a predetermined threshold time. In particular, the location non-receipt message may further include location information last received from the terminal 110.

5 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a home information message of a service device 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the service device 120 receives location information from the home terminal 110 at a predetermined periodic interval (S501). Here, the predetermined period interval may be short enough to provide the request terminal with a change in the position of the terminal 110 in real time, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be a burden on other functions of the terminal 110 It can be a more flexible time.

The service device 120 transmits a traffic information message to the terminal 110 (S503). Here, the traffic information message is a message including traffic information related to a path for moving from the received location information to the destination according to a predetermined return route in step S501.

Then, the service device 120 transmits a return information message to the request terminal 110 (S505). Here, the return information message is a message including the location information received in step S501. In particular, the home information message may include location information received through step S501 in any one of text, image, moving picture, and voice.

FIG. 6 is another diagram of providing a home information message of a service device 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the service apparatus 120 receives a request for return information message from the request terminal 110 (S601). The service device 120 queries whether the return home terminal 110 agrees with the return information message request (S603). Then, the service device 120 determines whether the return terminal 110 agrees with the return information message request in step S601 (S605).

As a result of the determination in step S605, if the home terminal 110 does not agree with the home information message request, the service device 120 ends without performing the following process (S607).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S605 that the home terminal 110 agrees to the request for the home information message, the service device 120 receives the location information from the home terminal 110 at a preset interval (S609). Here, the preset period interval may be short enough to provide a change in the position of the terminal 110 to the request terminal 110 in real time, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be applied to another function control of the home terminal 110 It can be a more flexible time that is not burdensome.

In step S611, the service device 120 determines whether the received location information is the first received location information.

If it is determined in step S611 that the received location information is the first location information received in step S609, the service device 120 sets a route for moving from the first received location information to the destination as a return route (step S613) .

The service device 120 transmits a traffic information message to the terminal 110 (S615). Here, the traffic information message is a message including traffic information on a path for moving from the received location information to the destination along the predetermined return route in step S609.

Then, the service device 120 transmits a return information message to the request terminal 110 (S617). Here, the return information message is a message including position information received in step S609. In particular, the home information message may include location information received through step S501 in any one of text, image, moving picture, and voice.

7 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a route guidance message of a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the service device 120 receives location information from the home terminal 110 at a predetermined periodic interval (S701).

The service device 120 determines whether the preset return route is no longer valid according to the traffic information related to the return route (S703). For example, the service device 120 may determine that the home route is no longer valid if the time required when the user moves to the destination by using the home route as it is due to a traffic accident on the home route exceeds a predetermined threshold value .

As a result of the determination in step S703, if the return path is still valid, the service device 120 ends the process without performing the following process (S705).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S703 that the return route is no longer valid according to the traffic information regarding the return route, the service device 120 determines that the available route for moving from the location information finally received through step S701 The ear path is newly set (S707).

The service device 120 transmits a route guidance message to the home terminal 110 (S709). Here, the route guidance message is a message including information on the newly set valid return route through step S707.

Then, the service device 120 transmits a route guidance message to the request terminal 110 (S711).

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a departure message of a service device 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the service device 120 receives location information from the home terminal 110 at predetermined intervals (S801).

In step S801, the service device 120 determines whether the last received location information has deviated from the home route in step S801.

As a result of the determination in step S803, if the location information does not deviate from the home route, the service device 120 ends the process without performing the following process (S805).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S803 that the location information is out of the home route, the service device 120 newly sets a new home return path for moving from the location information received last through step S801 (step S807) .

The service device 120 transmits a route guidance message to the home terminal 110 (S809). Here, the route guidance message is a message including information on the newly set return route through step S807.

Then, the service device 120 transmits a path release message to the request terminal 110 (S811). Here, the path release message is a message for informing the user of the request terminal 110 that the terminal 110 has deviated from the home path. In particular, the path release message may further include information on the newly set return path through step S807.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a location non-receipt message of a service device 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the service device 120 determines whether position information is received from the terminal 110 for a predetermined threshold time (S901). Here, the predetermined threshold time may be set by the requesting terminal 110 as a time limit in which the requesting terminal 110 can tolerate a state in which the user does not receive the return information message.

As a result of the determination in step S901, if the location information is received from the home terminal 110 within the critical time, the service device 120 ends without performing the following process (S903).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 901 that the location information is not received from the home terminal 110 during the critical time, the service device 120 transmits the position non-receipt message to the request terminal 110 (S905). Here, the location non-receipt message is a message for informing the user of the request terminal 110 that the terminal 110 has not transmitted location information for a predetermined threshold time. In particular, the location non-receipt message may further include location information last received from the terminal 110.

The messenger service system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention receives location information in real time from a terminal carried by a user who is returning home, and transmits the location information on the home route, a new home return route according to the traffic situation change, Or whether the location information is not received or not, is transmitted to the terminal requesting the secure home service, so that the terminal user who can use the instant messenger service can provide a service that can return home safely.

Particularly, in the messenger service system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the location information is not received from the terminal held by the user who is returning home for a predetermined time, the location information is not received for the terminal requesting the relieved home service By transmitting the message including the last received location information together with the notification message, there is an effect that the destination can be quickly searched even if the user is disconnected from the returning user.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention may be implemented by various means, for example, hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. In the case of hardware implementation, an embodiment of the present invention may include one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs) field programmable gate arrays, processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and the like.

In addition, in the case of an implementation by firmware or software, an embodiment of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a module, a procedure, a function, and the like for performing the functions or operations described above, Lt; / RTI > Here, the recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. Program instructions to be recorded on a recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. For example, the recording medium may be an optical recording medium such as a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), a digital video disk (DVD) Optical media such as a floppy disk and a hardware device specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory and the like. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. Such hardware devices may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, although specific terms are used in this specification and the drawings, they are used in a generic sense only to facilitate the description of the invention and to facilitate understanding of the invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the foregoing detailed description is to be considered in all respects illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

In addition, a device or terminal according to the present invention may be driven by instructions that cause one or more processors to perform the functions and processes described above. Such instructions may include, for example, interpreted instructions such as script commands, such as JavaScript or ECMAScript commands, or other instructions stored in executable code or computer readable media. Further, the apparatus according to the present invention may be implemented in a distributed manner across a network, such as a server farm, or may be implemented in a single computer device.

Further, a computer program (also known as a program, software, software application, script or code) that is embedded in the apparatus according to the present invention and which implements the method according to the present invention includes a compiled or interpreted language, a priori or procedural language , And may be deployed in any form including standalone programs or modules, components, subroutines, or other units suitable for use in a computer environment. A computer program does not necessarily correspond to a file in the file system. The program may be stored in a single file provided to the requested program, or in multiple interactive files (e.g., a file storing one or more modules, subprograms, or portions of code) (E.g., one or more scripts stored in a markup language document). A computer program may be deployed to run on multiple computers or on one computer, located on a single site or distributed across multiple sites and interconnected by a communications network.

Moreover, in describing the embodiments according to the present invention, operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, but it is to be understood that they should perform such operations in that particular order or sequential order shown in order to obtain the desired result, Should not be understood as being performed. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Also, the separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the described program components and systems will generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products It should be understood.

The system according to the present invention can be used for a location based service (hereinafter, referred to as " location based service ") for measuring a location of a user of a terminal such as a smart phone, a laptop, a tablet, LBS) field. In addition, this is industrially applicable because it is not only possible to market or operate, but also can be practically and practically carried out.

100: messenger service system 110: terminal
111: communication unit 112: position measuring unit
113: input unit 114: output unit
115: storage unit 116: control unit
120: service apparatus 121: service communication section
122: service storage unit 123: service control unit
130: communication network

Claims (17)

1. A service device for providing a messenger service,
A service communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the terminal; And
(Hereinafter, referred to as " home terminal ") that the user is returning at a predetermined periodic interval through the service communication unit and receives traffic information related to a route from the location information to the destination along a predetermined return route (Hereinafter, referred to as " request terminal ") through the service communication unit to the terminal requesting the return information message A service device including a control unit The method according to claim 1,
The service control unit
And transmits the return information message to the requesting terminal through the service communication unit only when the returning terminal agrees to the requesting information message request of the requesting terminal. The method according to claim 1,
The service control unit
And sets a route for moving from the position information initially received from the home terminal to the destination as the home route. The method according to claim 1,
The service control unit
Setting a valid return path for moving from the last received position information to the destination if the return path is invalid according to traffic information about the return path; And transmits the route guidance message to the home network through the service communication unit. 5. The method of claim 4,
The service control unit
And further transmits the route guidance message to the request terminal through the service communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
The service control unit
Setting a new home return path for moving from the last received location information to the destination when the last received location information out of the home location information has deviated from the home return path, And transmits a route guidance message to the home terminal through the service communication unit. The method according to claim 6,
The service control unit
Further comprising a path release message for notifying the request terminal that a departure from the ears path has occurred. 8. The method of claim 7,
The path release message
Further comprising information on a new return path for moving from the last received location information to the destination. The method according to claim 1,
The service control unit
And transmits the position non-reception message to the request terminal through the service communication unit to notify that the position information is not received, when the position information is not received from the home terminal for a preset threshold time period. . 10. The method of claim 9,
The location non-receipt message
Further comprising position information received last among the position information. A terminal capable of using a messenger service,
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the service device;
An output unit for outputting a message for a safe return home;
A position measuring unit for measuring position of the terminal and generating position information; And
And a control unit for transmitting the position information generated through the position measuring unit to the service apparatus through the communication unit and receiving the message for relief return from the service apparatus and outputting the message through the output unit. 1. A system for providing a messenger service,
A terminal for generating and transmitting location information to the service device, receiving and returning a message for relief from the service device; And
And transmits a traffic information message including traffic information related to a path for moving from the position information to the destination to the terminal that is returning at a predetermined periodic interval, And a service device for transmitting a return information message including the location information to the service device. A method for providing a messenger service by a service device,
Receiving location information from a terminal (hereinafter referred to as " home terminal "
Transmitting a traffic information message including traffic information related to a route for moving from the location information to a destination along the home return path set in advance to the home terminal; And
And transmitting the return information message including the location information to a terminal requesting a home information message (hereinafter referred to as a request terminal). 14. The method of claim 13,
Determining whether the return path is invalid according to traffic information about the return path; And
Determining a valid return path for moving from the last received position information to the destination if the return path is invalid; determining whether the return path includes information on the valid return path; And transmitting the route guidance message. 14. The method of claim 13,
Determining whether the last received location information out of the location information has deviated from the home route; And
A new home return path for moving from the last received location information to the destination is set, and a route guidance message including information on the new home return route is transmitted to the home terminal The method comprising the steps of: 14. The method of claim 13,
Determining whether the location information is received from the home terminal for a predetermined threshold time; And
And transmitting a location not received message to inform the request terminal that the location information is not received when the location information is not received as a result of the determination. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the messenger service providing method according to any one of claims 13 to 16.

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