KR20160068613A - Group management for beacon device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a beacon group management server which allows a user terminal to download information of a plurality beacon devices in group units. The beacon group management server comprises: a group composing unit to receive state information of beacon devices from a manager terminal, and classify the beacon devices into group units to construct a beacon map for each group according to the state information; and a group management unit to store and manage the constructed beacon map for each group, and push the beacon map of a group corresponding to a location of a user terminal when a request for the beacon map is received from the user terminal.

Description

Group management for beacon device < RTI ID = 0.0 >

More particularly, the present invention relates to a beacon group management server for managing beacon device groups, a beacon group management system, a beacon group management method, and a computer readable recording medium recording a beacon group management program.

Recently, with the rapid spread of smart devices including smart phones, the paradigm of the mobile communication industry is shifting from voice calls to applications. Particularly, since the location of the user terminal can be grasped, an application that can provide various services based on the location information of the user having the user terminal in real time has appeared.

The positioning of the user terminal has already been popularized by GPS-based technology outdoors, but limited in cases where GPS signals are not received, such as indoor or underground. In order to solve such a problem, methods using short-range communication have been proposed, and recently, beacon devices using low-power Bluetooth (BLE) communication have appeared.

The BLE beacon device periodically transmits its location information to the user terminal, and the receiving user terminal transmits the location information to the beacon management server so that the beacon management server can confirm the location of the user terminal by the location of the BLE beacon device have. Accordingly, the beacon management server can transmit information related to the corresponding BLE beacon device based on the location of the user terminal to the user terminal.

At this time, the user terminal does not have all of the status information such as the location, the transmission power level, and the like for each beacon device located in the periphery thereof. Thus, although a beacon device may broadcast its location information, beacon device installers or owners may not want anonymous access to the beacon device, and even a user may not trust location information from the beacon device . In addition, accessing the beacon management server through wireless communication to acquire the information of the corresponding beacon device every time a user terminal receives a packet from unknown beacon devices requires a lot of power in determining the location of the user, ≪ / RTI >

KR 2014-0061519 A

In order to solve the problems of the related art as described above, an embodiment of the present invention provides a beacon device group management method capable of downloading information of a plurality of beacon devices in a group unit at a user terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a beacon group management server is provided. The beacon group management server receives basic information of each beacon device and building information in which the beacon device is installed from the administrator terminal, classifies basic information of the beacon device into groups according to the location or service purpose, A group constituent unit constituting the group constituent; And a group manager for storing and managing the configured beacon maps of the group and pushing a beacon map of the group corresponding to the position of the user terminal to the user terminal when receiving the request of the beacon map from the user terminal .

In one embodiment, the group configuration unit may configure the group-specific beacon map according to any one of a local address, a building, a floor of a building, and a road name.

In one embodiment, the basic information includes at least one of an ID of a building, a number of floors in a building, x and y coordinates in a building, a MAC address, a beacon ID (UUID), a transmission strength and a reception strength of the beacon device, And the building information may include an ID of the building, a building name, a building description, a building representative address, a maximum floor, a minimum floor, and GPS coordinates.

In one embodiment, the group configuration unit may update the beacon map by receiving basic information and building information of a new beacon device or a changed existing beacon device from the administrator terminal.

In one embodiment, the group management unit may extract a beacon map corresponding to a request of the beacon map of the user terminal.

In one embodiment, the beacon group management server may further include a validity verifier for verifying validity of the user terminal when receiving a request for the beacon map from the user terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a user terminal is provided. Wherein the user terminal comprises: a storage unit for storing a beacon map for a beacon device arranged in groups; A predictor for predicting whether to enter a new area that does not correspond to the stored beacon map; And a control unit for requesting the beacon group management server to request the beacon map and storing the beacon map received from the beacon group management server in the storage unit when it is predicted that the new area will be entered.

In one embodiment, the predicting unit compares the reception intensity of the beacon device not included in the stored beacon map with the reception intensity of the beacon device included in the stored beacon map, the intensity of the radio wave received from each beacon device or the arrival time of arrival, estimating the current position in the triangulation system, estimating the current position in the direction and speed of the current movement through the motion sensor, and estimating the current position in accordance with the GPS signal in the outdoor Can be predicted.

In one embodiment, the controller may delete the pre-stored beacon map if a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the beacon map corresponding to the new area, or when it is determined that the capacity for the beacon map of the storage unit is insufficient.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a beacon group management system is provided. The beacon group management system may include the beacon group management server, the beacon devices arranged in groups, and the user terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a beacon group management method is provided. The beacon group management method includes receiving basic information of each beacon device and building information in which the beacon device is installed from an administrator terminal in a beacon group management server; Classifying basic information of the received beacon device into groups according to a location or service purpose, and constructing a beacon map for each group; And pushing the beacon map of the group corresponding to the position of the user terminal to the user terminal when receiving the request of the beacon map from the user terminal.

In one embodiment, the beacon group management method may further include updating the beacon map upon reception of basic information and building information of a new beacon device or an existing beacon device that has been changed from the administrator terminal.

In one embodiment, the step of configuring the group-specific beacon map may configure the group-specific beacon map according to any one of a local address, a building, a building layer, and a road name.

In one embodiment, the basic information includes at least one of an ID of a building, a number of floors in a building, x and y coordinates in a building, a MAC address, a beacon ID (UUID), a transmission strength and a reception strength of the beacon device, And the building information may include an ID of the building, a building name, a building description, a building representative address, a maximum floor, a minimum floor, and GPS coordinates.

In one embodiment, the beacon group management method may further include validating the user terminal requesting the beacon map prior to the pushing step.

In one embodiment, the beacon group management method may further include extracting a beacon map corresponding to a request of the beacon map of the user terminal prior to the pushing step.

In one embodiment, the beacon group management method includes the steps of: estimating, at the user terminal, whether to enter a new area that does not correspond to a previously stored beacon map; Requesting a corresponding beacon map to the beacon group management server when it is predicted to enter the new area; And storing the beacon map received from the beacon group management server.

In one embodiment, the predicting comprises comparing a received intensity of the beacon device not included in the stored beacon map with a received intensity of the beacon device included in the stored beacon map, comparing the received intensity of the beacon device received from each beacon device or the arrival time Estimates the current position in the direction and speed of the current movement through the motion sensor, and estimates the current position in accordance with the GPS signal in the outdoor, using the triangular positioning method, Can be predicted.

In one embodiment, the beacon group management method includes a step of deleting the pre-stored beacon map when a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the beacon map corresponding to the new area, or when it is determined that the storage capacity of the beacon map is insufficient .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium recording a program executed in a beacon group management server. A computer readable recording medium on which the beacon group management program is recorded includes code for receiving basic information of each beacon device and building information on which the beacon device is installed from an administrator terminal; Code for classifying the received beacon device basic information according to a position or a service purpose by a group; And a code for pushing the beacon map of the group corresponding to the location of the user terminal to the user terminal upon receiving the request of the beacon map from the user terminal.

In one embodiment, the computer readable recording medium on which the beacon group management program is recorded comprises code for updating the beacon map when receiving the basic information and the building information of the new beacon device or the existing beacon device changed from the manager terminal .

In one embodiment, the code for constructing the group-specific beacon map may configure the group-specific beacon map according to any one of a local address, a building, a building layer, and a road name.

In one embodiment, the basic information includes at least one of an ID of a building, a number of floors in a building, x and y coordinates in a building, a MAC address, a beacon ID (UUID), a transmission strength and a reception strength of the beacon device, And the building information may include an ID of the building, a building name, a building description, a building representative address, a maximum floor, a minimum floor, and GPS coordinates.

In one embodiment, the computer-readable recording medium recording the beacon group management program further includes code for verifying validity of the user terminal requesting the beacon map before pushing the beacon map to the user terminal .

In one embodiment, the computer-readable recording medium recording the beacon group management program further includes a code for extracting a beacon map corresponding to a request of the beacon map of the user terminal before pushing the beacon map to the user terminal .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium recording a program executed in a user terminal connected to a beacon group management server. The computer-readable recording medium on which the beacon group management program is recorded includes: code for predicting whether to enter a new area that does not correspond to a pre-stored beacon map; Code for requesting a new beacon map to the beacon group management server if it is predicted that the new area will be entered; And a code for storing the beacon map received from the beacon group management server.

In one embodiment, the code for predicting includes comparing a received intensity of a beacon device not included in the stored beacon map with a received intensity of a beacon device included in the stored beacon map, Estimating the current position in the triangulation system using time, estimating the current position in the direction and speed of the current movement through the motion sensor, and estimating the current position in accordance with the GPS signal in the outdoors. Can be predicted.

In one embodiment, the computer-readable recording medium on which the beacon group management program is recorded is configured to store the beacon map when the predetermined time has passed after receiving the beacon map corresponding to the new area, or when it is determined that the storage capacity of the beacon map is insufficient And may further include code for deleting the beacon map.

The beacon device group management according to an embodiment of the present invention can minimize the communication between the user terminal and the beacon management server by downloading information of a plurality of beacon devices in a group unit at the user terminal, Can be reduced.

One embodiment of the present invention can collectively download the beacon device information of the corresponding group in which the user terminal is located and provide a composite service such as a price comparison by a plurality of beacon devices in the group.

1 is a configuration diagram of a beacon device group management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration example of the beacon device group of FIG.
3 is a block diagram of a beacon device for beacon device group management according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram of a user terminal for beacon device group management according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram of a beacon device group management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a block diagram of a management DB of a beacon device group management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart of a beacon device group management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart of a beacon device group management method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the specification.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a beacon device group management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration example of the beacon device group of FIG. Hereinafter, a beacon device group management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1, a beacon device group management system 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of beacon device groups 100-1 to 100-N, a user terminal 200, a beacon group management server 300, A management DB 350, and an administrator terminal 400.

Each of the plurality of beacon device groups 100-1 to 100-N may include a plurality of beacon devices 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the beacon device groups 100-1 to 100-N may include a plurality of beacon devices 100 arranged in group units for each floor of a building. These beacon device groups 100-1 to N may be configured according to any one of, for example, a local address, a building, a floor of a building, and a road name.

The beacon device 100 will now be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a beacon device for beacon device group management according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The beacon device 100 may include a status information collecting unit 110, a packet generating unit 120, and a transmitting unit 130, and may be a BLE beacon device.

The status information collecting unit 110 may collect various status information of the beacon device 100 and may collect status information including, for example, transmission power, battery power, temperature, and humidity.

The packet generation unit 120 may generate a packet including status information collected by the status information collection unit 110. For example, the packet generating unit 120 may generate a packet including status information such as transmission power, battery power, temperature, and humidity of the collected beacon device 100.

The transmitting unit 130 may broadcast the packet generated by the packet generating unit 120 to the user terminal 200. For example, the transmitting unit 130 may perform broadcasting of a packet by a low-power Bluetooth communication method, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be performed by any short-distance communication method such as WiFi.

1, if there is a beacon device 100 that is not included in the pre-stored beacon map, or if an entry into a group corresponding to a new area is predicted, To request a beacon map corresponding to the new area. Also, the user terminal 200 may transmit the status information received from the beacon device 100 to the beacon group management server 300. [

The user terminal will now be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a user terminal for beacon device group management according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user terminal 200 may include a receiving unit 210, a storage unit 220, a control unit 230, a communication unit 240, and a prediction unit 250.

The receiving unit 210 may receive the broadcasted packet from the beacon device 100. [ For example, the receiving unit 210 can perform packet reception using a low-power Bluetooth communication method, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it can be performed by any short-range communication method such as WiFi.

The storage unit 220 may store a beacon map for each group received from the beacon group management server 300. [ The beacon map stored in the storage unit 220 includes not only the beacon map of the beacon devices 100 corresponding to the group in which the user terminal 200 is currently located but also the beacon map in the group predicted in the direction in which the user terminal 200 moves Beacon maps of the corresponding beacon devices 100.

If the predictor 250 predicts that the predictor 250 will enter the new area as described below or if there is a beacon device that does not correspond to the beacon map stored in the current storage 220, The server 300 can request the beacon map.

Also, the controller 230 may receive the corresponding beacon map corresponding to the requested group from the beacon group management server 300 and store the received beacon map in the storage unit 220.

The controller 230 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the beacon map corresponding to the new area from the beacon group management server 300 or the capacity for storing the beacon map in the storage unit 220 is insufficient If it is insufficient, the previously stored beacon map, that is, the previously used beacon map, can be deleted. For example, if the user terminal 200 receives and stores the beacon map corresponding to the new area from the beacon group management server 300, the control unit 230 may store the beacon map previously stored, A condition for deleting the beacon map can be determined. When the user terminal 200 receives the beacon map corresponding to the new area, the user terminal 200 is highly likely to be located in the group corresponding to the beacon map. Therefore, Stored beacon map is deleted or when the storage capacity of the beacon map is insufficient, it is not necessary to maintain the existing beacon map unnecessarily, so that the pre-stored beacon map can be deleted.

The communication unit 240 can perform communication with the beacon group management server 300. [ For example, the communication unit 240 may perform communication with the beacon maintenance management server 300 by a remote communication method such as a cellular network, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the communication unit 240 may communicate with the beacon group management server 300 WiFi or Bluetooth communication method.

The prediction unit 250 can predict whether or not to enter a new area that does not correspond to the beacon map stored in the storage unit 220. [ For example, the predictor 250 compares the reception intensity of the beacon device included in the beacon map stored in the storage unit 220 with the reception intensity of the beacon device included in the beacon map stored in the storage unit 220, If the reception intensity of the beacon device not included in the beacon map is larger or becomes larger, it can be predicted that the beacon device will enter the new area.

The predictor 250 estimates the current position using the triangular positioning method using the field intensity or the arrival time received from each beacon device 100, or estimates the current position using a motion sensor (not shown) And estimates the current position based on the current position. If the current position is not the area corresponding to the beacon map, it can be predicted to enter the new area.

Similarly, the predictor 250 estimates the current position according to the GPS signal in the case of outdoor, and predicts that the current position will enter the new area when the current position is not the area corresponding to the beacon map.

1, the beacon group management server 300 manages the beacon device groups 100-1 to 100-N and transmits a beacon map configured for each group to the user terminal 200 according to a request of the user terminal 200 And the management DB 350 may store data related to beacon group management.

Hereinafter, the beacon group management server 300 and the management DB 350 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a beacon device group management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The beacon group management server 300 may include a group configuration unit 310, a group management unit 320, a communication unit 330, and a validity verification unit 340.

The group configuration unit 310 receives basic information of each beacon device 100 arranged in groups and building information in which the beacon device 100 is installed from the administrator terminal 400 and transmits basic information of the beacon device 100 The beacon map can be classified into groups according to location or service purpose. For example, the group construction unit 310 may construct a beacon map for each location and group based on any one of a local address, a building, a building floor, and a road name, based on building information. In addition, the group constructing unit 310 may configure a group-specific beacon map for the same or a similar specialty shop, the same or a similar maker's store or a product, for example, according to the service use. Here, the basic information includes the ID of the building, the number of floors in the building, the x and y coordinates in the building, the MAC address, the beacon ID (UUID), the transmission strength and reception strength of the beacon device, can do. In addition, the building information may include an ID of the building, a building name, a building description, a building representative address, a maximum floor, a minimum floor, and GPS coordinates.

The group configuration unit 310 may update the beacon map by receiving basic information and building information of the new beacon device 100 or the existing beacon device 100 changed from the manager terminal 400. [ For example, when the new beacon device 100 is installed or the location of the existing beacon device 100 is changed, the group configuration unit 310 receives basic information and building information of the corresponding beacon device from the administrator terminal 400 And update the beacon map stored in the management DB 350.

The group management unit 320 stores and manages the beacon maps for each group configured in the group configuration unit 310 in the management DB 350 and receives a beacon map request from the user terminal 200 The beacon map of the group corresponding to the location can be searched and extracted in the management DB 350 and the extracted beacon map can be pushed to the requesting user terminal 200. [ More specifically, when the user terminal 200 requests the beacon map for the corresponding beacon device according to entry into the new area, the group management unit 320 determines whether the beacon map corresponding to the request of the beacon map of the user terminal 200 When the map is extracted from the management DB 350 and the beacon map corresponding to the group according to the movement prediction to the new area of the user terminal 200 is requested, the beacon map can be extracted from the management DB 350 .

The communication unit 330 may communicate with the user terminal 200 or the administrator terminal 400. For example, the communication unit 330 may communicate with the user terminal 200 or the administrator terminal 400 through a communication method such as a cellular network. However, the communication unit 330 is not limited to the communication with the user terminal 200 or the administrator terminal 400 400 or a WiFi or Bluetooth communication method capable of communicating with the mobile communication terminal 400. [

Upon receiving the request for the beacon map from the user terminal 200, the validation unit 340 can verify the validity of the user terminal 200. For example, the validation unit 340 may search the management DB 350 for the user terminal 200 that transmitted the beacon map request, and may determine whether the user terminal 200 Validity can be verified. Alternatively, the validation unit 340 may validate the user terminal 200 based on the MAC address of the user terminal 200, the user ID / PW, and the service application ID / PW.

The management DB 350 includes user information 352, building information 354, and a beacon map 356 for each group. Here, the user information 352 may be used as the registered user information when verifying the validity of the user terminal 200. The building information 354 is information on a building where the beacon device 100 is installed, and may be information for generating a beacon map. For example, the building information 354 may include a building ID, a building name, a building description, a building representative address, a maximum floor, a minimum floor, and GPS coordinates. The beacon map 356 for each group may be a map in which the reference information of the beacon device 100 for each group is configured according to the location or service purpose. The reference information includes an ID of the building, the number of floors in the building, , A MAC address, a beacon ID (UUID), a transmit strength and receive strength of a beacon device, a transmit period, and a group ID of a beacon map.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the administrator terminal 400 determines whether or not the beacon device 100-1 to 100-N have been connected to the beacon device group 100-1 to 100-N in order to form a beacon map for the beacon device groups 100-1 to 100- Basic information and building information may be input and transmitted to the beacon group management server 300. When the new beacon device 100 is installed or the existing beacon device 100 is changed in position, the administrator terminal 400 may transmit basic information of the new beacon device 100 or the existing beacon device 100, Information can be input.

 The administrator terminal 400 may have a configuration similar to that of the user terminal 200 shown in FIG. 4. For example, the administrator terminal 400 may include a user terminal 200 to transmit the input status information to the beacon group management server 300, And a communication unit 240 such as a communication unit.

With this configuration, the beacon device group management system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention minimizes the communication between the user terminal and the beacon management server by downloading information of a plurality of beacon devices from the user terminal to the user terminal in group units And thus can reduce power consumption and time-delay, and moreover, can provide a composite service such as a price comparison by a plurality of beacon devices in the group.

Hereinafter, a beacon device group management method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a beacon device group management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The beacon device group management method 700 transmits basic information about each beacon device 100 constituting the beacon device groups 100-1 to N and building information in which the beacon device 100 is installed to the administrator terminal 400, (S701 to S703), and a step (S704 to S706) of updating the beacon map for each group.

 More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, first, in the administrator terminal 400, basic information about the beacon device 100 of each of the beacon device groups 100-1 to 100-N and the beacon device 100 Information about the building can be input (step S701). Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the beacon device groups 100-1 to 100-N may include a plurality of beacon devices 100 arranged in group units for each floor of a building, The device groups 100-1 to 100-N may be configured according to any one of, for example, a local address, a building, a building floor, and a road name based on building information. At this time, the basic information input from the administrator terminal 400 includes the ID of the building, the number of floors in the building, the x and y coordinates in the building, the MAC address, the beacon ID (UUID), the transmission strength and reception strength of the beacon device, And a group ID of the beacon map, and the building information may include an ID of the building, a building name, a building description, a building representative address, a maximum floor, a minimum floor, and GPS coordinates.

Next, the manager terminal 400 can transmit basic information and building information of the beacon device 100 to the beacon group management server 300 (step S702). That is, the administrator terminal 400 can transmit basic information and building information for each beacon device 100 to the beacon group management server 300 so that the beacon group management server 300 configures a beacon map for each group.

Next, the beacon group management server 300 classifies the basic information of the beacon device received from the administrator terminal 400 into groups according to the location or service purpose, and forms a beacon map for each group, (Step S703). Here, the beacon map for each group may be configured according to any one of a local address, a building, a floor of a building, and a road name based on the building information, for example, the beacon device 100. Also, the group-specific beacon map can be configured according to service use, for example, for the same or a similar specialty shop, the same or a similar maker's store, or a group for a product. In the beacon map thus constructed, the ID of the building, the number of floors in the building, the x and y coordinates in the building, the MAC address, the beacon ID (UUID), the transmission intensity and reception intensity of the beacon device, And so on.

Next, when the new beacon device 100 is installed or the existing beacon device 100 is changed in position, the manager terminal 400 sets the basic information of the new beacon device 100 or the existing beacon device 100 And building information (step S704). That is, after the beacon device 100 is newly installed or repositioned, the administrator can input basic information and building information of the operated beacon device 100 using the administrator terminal 400.

Next, the manager terminal 400 can transmit the status information of the new beacon device 100 or the beacon device 100 that has been changed to the beacon group management server 300 (step S705). That is, after the beacon device 100 newly installs or changes its location, basic information and building information of the beacon device 100 inputted from the administrator terminal 400 to update the beacon map for each group are transmitted to the beacon group management server 300 ).

Next, the beacon group management server 300 can update the beacon map by receiving basic information and building information of the new beacon device 100 or the changed beacon device 100 from the administrator terminal 400 S706). That is, when the new beacon device 100 is installed or the location of the existing beacon device 100 is changed, the base terminal 300 receives the basic information and building information from the administrator terminal 400 and updates the beacon map stored in the management DB 350 can do.

Hereinafter, a beacon device group management method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a beacon device group management method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The beacon device group management method 800 includes steps S801 to S803 of requesting a new group of beacon maps according to a change in the location of the user terminal 200, extracting a beacon map of the requested group, Pushing steps S804 to S807, and deleting the existing beacon map (S808 and S809).

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the beacon device 100 may broadcast the generated packet to the user terminal 200 (step S801). At this time, the broadcasted packet may include various status information of the beacon device 100, for example, transmission power, battery power, temperature, and humidity.

Next, at the user terminal 200, it is possible to predict whether or not to enter a new area that does not correspond to the pre-stored beacon map (step S802). At this time, in the user terminal 200, the reception intensity of the beacon device not included in the pre-stored beacon map is compared with the reception intensity of the beacon device included in the pre-stored beacon map, Is larger or becomes larger, it can be predicted to enter the new area. In addition, the user terminal 200 estimates the current position using the triangular positioning method using the field intensity or the arrival time received from each beacon device 100, or measures the direction and speed of the current movement through the motion sensor, It is possible to estimate that the current position is not the area corresponding to the beacon map and that the new area will be entered. Similarly, in the case of outdoor use, the user terminal 200 estimates the current position according to the GPS signal, and predicts that the current position is not the area corresponding to the beacon map, and enters the new area.

Next, when the user terminal 200 enters the new area, that is, when there is a beacon device not included in the currently stored beacon map, or when the user terminal 200 enters the new area If the user terminal 200 predicts to move to another group, the beacon group management server 300 may request a beacon map for the group (step S803).

Next, in the beacon group management server 300, the validity of the user terminal 200 requesting the beacon map can be verified (step S804). For example, the validity of the user terminal 200 can be verified according to the registration of the corresponding user terminal 200 by searching the management DB 350 for the user terminal 200 that transmitted the request for the beacon map . Alternatively, at the beacon management server 300, the validity of the user terminal 200 can be verified based on the MAC address of the user terminal 200, the user ID / PW, and the service application ID / PW.

Next, the beacon map of the group corresponding to the location of the user terminal 200 can be searched and extracted from the management DB 350 according to the request of the beacon map from the user terminal 200 (step S805). In this case, when the user terminal 200 requests the beacon map for the beacon device 100 according to the entry into the new area, the beacon map corresponding to the request of the beacon map of the user terminal 200 is transmitted to the management DB 350 And extracts the beacon map from the management DB 350 when the user terminal 200 requests the beacon map corresponding to the group according to the movement prediction to the new area.

Next, the beacon map for the extracted new area beacon device 100 can be pushed to the user terminal 200 (step S806). That is, a beacon map for the beacon device 100 of the new area or a beacon map for the predicted movement group may be pushed to the user terminal 200. [

Next, at the user terminal 200, the beacon map for the new area received from the beacon group management server 300 can be stored (step S807). The user terminal 200 can be provided with location information and additional information service using the beacon map for the new area stored as described above.

Next, after receiving the beacon map for the new area from the beacon group management server 300, it may be determined whether the predetermined time has elapsed or the storage capacity of the beacon map is insufficient (step S808). That is, when receiving and storing the beacon map for the new area from the beacon group management server 300, it is possible to determine a condition for deleting the previously stored beacon map since the previously stored beacon map is less likely to be used.

As a result of the determination in step S808, if it is determined that the beacon map for the new area has been received for some time or that the storage capacity of the beacon map is insufficient, the pre-stored beacon map may be deleted (step S809). That is, when the user terminal 200 receives the beacon map for the new area, it is highly likely that the user terminal 200 is located in the group corresponding to the beacon map. Therefore, if the predetermined time passes, Or if the storage capacity of the beacon map is insufficient, it is not necessary to maintain the existing beacon map unnecessarily, so that the pre-stored beacon map can be deleted.

According to the method for managing a group of beacon devices according to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication between the user terminal and the beacon management server can be minimized by downloading information of a plurality of beacon devices from the user terminal to the group at the user terminal And thus can reduce power consumption and time-delay, and moreover, can provide a composite service such as a price comparison by a plurality of beacon devices in the group.

The above methods may be implemented by the beacon device 100, the user terminal 200, the beacon group management server 300 and the administrator terminal 400 as shown in FIG. 1, , Where such programs may be stored on a computer readable recording medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled to a carrier wave in a transmission medium or a communication network.

At this time, the computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. For example, ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD- , A floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical data storage device, or the like.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

10: Beacon Device Group Management System
100: Beacon device 110: Status information collection unit
120: packet generation unit 130:
200: user terminal 210:
220: storage unit 230:
240: communication unit 250: prediction unit
300: Beacon Group Management Server
310: group configuration unit 320: group management unit
330: communication unit 340: validity verification unit
350: management DB 352: user information
354: Building Information
356: group beacon map 400: administrator terminal

Claims (28)

A grouping unit configured to receive basic information of each beacon device and building information in which the beacon device is installed from an administrator terminal and classify the basic information of the beacon device into groups according to a location or a service purpose to form a beacon map for each group; And
And a group management unit for storing and managing the beacon map for each group configured and pushing a beacon map of the group corresponding to the location of the user terminal to the user terminal upon receiving a request for the beacon map from the user terminal Beacon Group Management Server. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the group configuration unit configures the group-specific beacon map according to any one of a local address, a building, a floor of a building, and a road name. The method according to claim 1,
The basic information includes the ID of the building, the number of floors in the building, the x and y coordinates in the building, the MAC address, the beacon ID (UUID), the transmission strength and reception strength of the beacon device, and,
Wherein the building information includes an ID of a building, a building name, a building description, a building representative address, a maximum floor, a minimum floor, and GPS coordinates. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the group configuration unit updates the beacon map by receiving basic information and building information of a new beacon device or a changed existing beacon device from the manager terminal. The method according to claim 1,
And the group management unit extracts a beacon map corresponding to a request of the beacon map of the user terminal. The method according to claim 1,
And a validity verifying unit for verifying validity of the user terminal when receiving a request for a beacon map from the user terminal. A storage unit for storing a beacon map for a beacon device arranged in groups;
A predictor for predicting whether to enter a new area that does not correspond to the stored beacon map; And
And a control unit for requesting the beacon group management server to request the beacon map and storing the beacon map received from the beacon group management server in the storage unit if it is predicted that the new area will enter the new area. 8. The method of claim 7,
The predictor compares the reception strength of the beacon device not included in the stored beacon map with the reception strength of the beacon device included in the stored beacon map, and uses the received signal strength or arrival time (time of arrival) Estimates the current position in the triangulation method, estimates the current position in the direction and speed of the current movement through the motion sensor, and estimates the current position in accordance with the GPS signal in the outdoor, User terminal. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the control unit deletes the pre-stored beacon map when it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the beacon map corresponding to the new area or that the capacity for the beacon map of the storage unit is insufficient. A beacon group management server according to any one of claims 1 to 6;
A beacon device arranged in groups; And
A beacon group management system comprising a user terminal as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 9. Receiving basic information of each beacon device and building information in which the beacon device is installed from an administrator terminal in the beacon group management server;
Classifying basic information of the beacon device into groups according to location and service purpose, and constructing a beacon map for each group; And
And pushing a beacon map of the group corresponding to the location of the user terminal to the user terminal upon receiving a request for the beacon map from the user terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising updating the beacon map upon receiving basic information and building information of the new beacon device or the existing beacon device that has been changed from the manager terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein configuring the beacon map for each group comprises configuring the beacon map for each group according to any one of a local address, a building, a floor of a building, and a road name. 12. The method of claim 11,
The basic information includes the ID of the building, the number of floors in the building, the x and y coordinates in the building, the MAC address, the beacon ID (UUID), the transmission strength and reception strength of the beacon device, and,
Wherein the building information includes an ID of a building, a building name, a building description, a building representative address, a maximum floor, a minimum floor, and GPS coordinates. 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising validating the user terminal requesting the beacon map prior to the pushing step. 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising extracting a beacon map corresponding to a request of the beacon map of the user terminal prior to the pushing step. 12. The method of claim 11,
Estimating, at the user terminal, whether to enter a new area that does not correspond to a pre-stored beacon map;
Requesting a corresponding beacon map to the beacon group management server when it is predicted to enter the new area; And
Further comprising: storing a beacon map received from the beacon group management server. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the step of estimating includes comparing a reception intensity of a beacon device not included in the stored beacon map with a reception intensity of a beacon device included in the stored beacon map, Estimates the current position in the direction and speed of the current movement through the motion sensor, and estimates the current position in accordance with the GPS signal in the outdoor, How to manage groups. 18. The method of claim 17,
Further comprising the step of deleting the pre-stored beacon map if a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the beacon map corresponding to the new area or if it is determined that the storage capacity of the beacon map is insufficient. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program to be executed in a beacon group management server,
A code for receiving basic information of each beacon device and building information in which the beacon device is installed from an administrator terminal;
A code for classifying the received beacon device basic information according to location and service purpose in a group unit and constructing a beacon map for each group; And
And a code for pushing a beacon map of a group corresponding to a location of the user terminal to the user terminal upon receiving a request for the beacon map from the user terminal. 21. The method of claim 20,
Further comprising code for updating the beacon map upon reception of basic information and building information of the new beacon device or the existing beacon device which has been changed from the manager terminal. 21. The method of claim 20,
Wherein the code for configuring the group-specific beacon map comprises the group-specific beacon map according to any one of a local address, a building, a floor of a building, and a road name. 21. The method of claim 20,
The basic information includes the ID of the building, the number of floors in the building, the x and y coordinates in the building, the MAC address, the beacon ID (UUID), the transmission strength and reception strength of the beacon device, and,
Wherein the building information includes an ID of a building, a building name, a building description, a building representative address, a maximum floor, a minimum floor, and GPS coordinates. 21. The method of claim 20,
Further comprising code for verifying validity of the user terminal requesting the beacon map before pushing the beacon map to the user terminal. 21. The method of claim 20,
Further comprising code for extracting a beacon map corresponding to a request of the beacon map of the user terminal before pushing the beacon map to the user terminal. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program to be executed on a user terminal connected to a beacon group management server,
A code for predicting whether to enter a new area that does not correspond to a previously stored beacon map;
Code for requesting a new beacon map to the beacon group management server if it is predicted that the new area will be entered; And
And a code for storing a beacon map received from the beacon group management server. 27. The method of claim 26,
Wherein the code for predicting includes comparing a received intensity of a beacon device not included in the stored beacon map with a received intensity of a beacon device included in the stored beacon map, Estimating a current position in a direction and a velocity of a current motion through a motion sensor, and estimating a current position in accordance with a GPS signal in an outdoor environment, A beacon group management program recorded thereon. 27. The method of claim 26,
Further comprising a code for deleting the pre-stored beacon map when a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the beacon map corresponding to the new area or when it is determined that the storage capacity of the beacon map is insufficient A computer readable recording medium.

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