KR20160129705A - Method for service subscriber using drone and Service system for the service subscriber - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing a service to a subscriber. The method according to the present invention comprises: a calling step of calling a drone of an operation group using a terminal; a drone dispatching step in which the operation group dispatches a drone to a subscriber; and an execution of duty step in which the drone films around the subscriber. According to the present invention as above, the drone is not carried by an individual but managed by a drone operation company, which enables a user to call for and use the drone at all times when necessary. Therefore, inconvenience due to carrying and managing of the drone is removed. When a drone use option is added when registering a smartphone or when a user separately joins the drone operation company, various services associated with a communication company and the drone operation company can be provided. Since videos or recordings filmed by the drone can be transmitted to be stored in databases of the drone operation company, the communication company, or the management center, a cloud of a user, or a computer in real time, the videos or recordings can be used for arresting criminals or securing evidence when various events or accidents occur. Also, since a control right for the drone at the site can be transferred from the drone operation group such as the communication company or the drone operation company to the management center, crimes or events can be dealt with in three dimensions with more experience, and it is possible to chase criminals when necessary.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a subscriber service method and service system using a drone,

The present invention relates to a subscriber service method and service system using a drone.

The drones controlled by the wireless communication method were initially developed for military use and used for simple shooting practice. However, as the electronic communication technology continues to develop, the drones are being widely used in various fields other than military use.

For example, it can be used for various disasters or accident areas or jungle, oceans, or volcanic areas that are not easily accessible by people and is used for on-site monitoring, rescue or broadcasting, or for commercial purposes Or to security and surveillance services on behalf of surveillance cameras, and more recently, individuals also purchase drones for hobbies.

On the other hand, surveillance cameras are installed and operated at various points of interest, including the worst areas, in order to suppress safety incidents and crime incidents caused by urbanization of the population or slumming of the city. These surveillance cameras transmit real time images to the central control station or local control station in real time for 24 hours to respond quickly to emergency situations.

However, a conventional surveillance camera is fixed to a high point such as a pole of a dark alley or a roof of a building. For example, in many cases, the face of a criminal can not be properly photographed when a criminal incident occurs. If the perpetrator wears a hat, he will not be able to shoot his face because of his hat.

In addition, when a crime or an accident occurs in a blind spot where a surveillance camera can not shoot, there are many cases where it is impossible to take appropriate measures and causes damage. In order to solve this problem, the installation number of the surveillance camera is increased and arranged in a compact manner, but the effect on the operating cost is not significant.

To solve this problem, security and security services using drones are being developed. For example, in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2015-0133536 (a security service providing method and system using a dron), a user terminal and a dron are wirelessly connected to each other, a user drags the drones if necessary, In order to capture the image of the user.

However, the above-described service providing method is disadvantageous in that it can be implemented only when a user owns a wearable device to wirelessly communicate with a drone as well as a personal dragon. Even though the drones are second-rate, wearable appliances are expensive enough to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and it is economically burdensome to use these devices, for example, those who can not afford to live in the outrageous areas.

Also, it is very uncomfortable to put the personal drones in a bag, for example, to take them out whenever necessary and turn them on and off. Even if the size of the drones is small, it is cumbersome to carry them in the bag, and there is a high possibility that the drones will be damaged by colliding with other items. For example, if the propeller portion of the drones is bent in the bag by other handpieces, the normal flight of the drones can not be achieved.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a drones which can be used by a drone operator rather than carried by an individual, And a subscriber service method and service system using the same.

In addition, the present invention provides a subscriber service method and service system using a drone capable of receiving various services associated with a communication company and a drone operator by adding a usage option of a smartphone opening dongle or joining a drone operator separately The purpose is to provide.

In addition, the present invention can store and record the images or recorded contents of the drones in real time in a database of the drone operator, a communication company or a control center, a user's cloud or a computer, and thus, The present invention provides a subscriber service method and service system using a dron that can be utilized as a service of a subscriber.

In addition, according to the present invention, the control right of the drones dispatched to the field can be transferred from the drones operating group such as the communication company or the drone operator to the control center, thereby enabling the handling of the crime or accident to be carried out in a more stereoscopic and experiential manner. And to provide a subscriber service method and service system using a drone which can be traced.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a subscriber service method using a dron, wherein a service subscriber subscribed to a member of a management group including a communication company and a drone operator accesses an operation group using his / A drone general calling step; A drones dispatch preparation step of acquiring the location of the subscriber and the location of the available drones around the subscriber in the operation group receiving the call signal from the subscriber through the general call step; A drones dispatching step of controlling the available drones in the operation group and dispatching them to the subscribers after completion of the droning dispatch preparation step; Causing the drones arriving at the target point to photograph the situation around the subscriber and the subscriber and transmitting the photographed data to an external information storage unit; And a returning step of returning the drones after the mission of the drones is completed.

In addition, a dron control right takeover step is performed between the droning step and the mission performing step, in which the control right of the dron is transferred from the operation group to the service subscriber so that the subscriber can directly control the drones; And re-transferring the dron control right from the subscriber to the operation group after completion of the execution step.

Further, the mission performing step and the returning step may be performed under the control of an operation group.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a subscriber service method using a drone, wherein a service subscriber subscribed to a member of a management group including a communication company and a drone operator accesses an operation group using a terminal when an emergency occurs, A drone emergency call step of urgently calling the drone emergency call step; A drones dispatch preparation step of acquiring the location of the subscriber and the location of the dron around the subscriber in the operation group receiving the emergency call signal from the subscriber through the emergency call step; A step of reporting to the control center an emergency situation; A drones dispatching step of controlling the available drones in the operation group and dispatching them to the subscribers after completion of the droning dispatch preparation step; A drones control handover step of controlling the drones in the control center by transferring dron control rights from the operation group to the control center after the drones arrive at the target points through the drones dispatching step; A task execution step of causing the drone to photograph the situation around the subscriber and the subscriber and to transmit the shot data to an external information storage under the control of the control center; After the drones' task is completed, transferring dron control rights from the control center to the operation group again; And a returning step of returning the drones after the mission of the drones is completed.

Further, the information storage unit in which the data is stored in the task execution step includes an information storage server in the operation group, a computer of the subscriber, or a cloud.

Further, the drones dispatch preparation step may include: A communication partner call signal receiving process in which a communication company receives a call signal of a service subscriber; and a drone operator connection process in which the communication company sends a dron dispatch command signal to a drone operator associated with the communication party.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a subscriber service system comprising: a dron that can be controlled through a wireless communication network; An operating group for managing the drones and controlling the drones by outputting control signals when necessary; A terminal that is subscribed to the drones service product provided by the operation group and is operated by the subscriber and can send a call signal to the operation group to use the service of the drones operated by the operation group; And an information storage unit for receiving and storing the data photographed by the drone dispatched by the operation group.

In addition, the terminal includes a smart phone or a tablet PC that the subscriber can carry, the operating group including: And a drone operator who transmits the dron to the target point by using information received from the communication company in association with the communication company.

The information storage unit may further include: And an information storage server in the operating group or a computer or cloud of the subscriber.

In the subscriber service method and service system using the dron according to the present invention as described above, the dron is managed by the drone operator rather than carrying it by the individual, and the dron can be used at any time by calling the dron operator. It is not convenient and convenient.

In addition, the present invention can receive a variety of services associated with a communication company and a drone operator by adding a usage option of a smartphone to a drone or joining a drone operator separately.

In addition, the present invention can store and record the images or recorded contents of the drones in real time in a database of the drone operator, a communication company or a control center, a user's cloud or a computer, and thus, Can be utilized for the purpose of.

In addition, according to the present invention, the control right of the drones dispatched to the field can be transferred from the communication operator or the drone operator of the drones operating group to the control center, thereby enabling the processing of the crime or accident to be performed more three- You can also track.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a subscriber service method using a drone according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an operating system of the subscriber service method shown in FIG.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a subscriber service method using a dron according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram illustrating an operating system of the subscriber service method shown in FIG.
5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a service system for implementing a subscriber service method according to the first and second embodiments.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Basically, the present invention relates to a service method for a subscriber and a system therefor, in which a subscriber who is registered as a member of an operation group makes a call to use a drone operating in an operation group.

There are many reasons why subscribers call the drones. As an example, it may be for protection of a person to pass through a crime zone or for photographing his own movement route. Furthermore, you can make an emergency call to your drones when you are at risk for a crime, have an accident, or have witnessed an accident or disaster.

In addition, the operating group may include, for example, a communication company and a drone operator. Telecom companies are mobile telecom service providers, covering not only domestic but also overseas telecom companies.

In addition, the Dron Operator manages the drones themselves and manages all aspects of the drones, and provides services to subscribers through organic business alliances with carriers. The management of the drones is to keep the drones always performing at their best.

The drone operators are encouraged to have a wide distribution of many companies to cover all areas. Furthermore, local government offices or local self-governing centers in each provincial facility may be responsible for drones operations.

Alternatively, the communication company may perform the dron operation operation together. For example, you could create a dron operation as a department inside a carrier and let the dron operations manage the dron.

In addition, the first embodiment to be described later is an example in which the drones are normally called and serviced, and the second embodiment is a case in which the drones are called in an emergency.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a subscriber service method using a drone according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a reference system of an operating system of the subscriber service method shown in FIG.

As shown, the subscriber service method according to the first embodiment includes: a drone general call step (101) for calling a drone when it is necessary (normally, when it is not a situation); and an available drone A drones dispatching step 105 for dispatching prepared drones to the subscribers and a droning control handover step 107 for transferring control of the drones reaching the destination to the subscribers, A task execution step 109 for shooting and recording the scene of the drone on the scene, an information processing step 111 for storing the shot content, a drones control re-take-over step (113), and a returning step (115) in which the drone is returned to its original position.

First, the drone general call step (101) is a process in which a subscriber of a drone requests dispatch of a drone by using his own terminal when a drones service is required.

For example, if you are late at home, you need to go through the crash area, escort your child to and from school, or follow your self during a walking tour.

The terminal may include a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a portable computer capable of accessing a wireless communication network including an Internet network. In such a terminal, a calling application to be distributed in an operating group or the like may be installed in advance, and a calling signal can be sent through the application. Alternatively, you can call the operating group to request the drones to come.

Especially, in the case of smartphone, when opening a smartphone, you can apply for a drones service when subscribing to various services provided by a communication company, or if a smartphone is already in use, visit a distributor and apply for a drones service separately.

The drone call signal requested by the subscriber is transmitted in real time to the operating group.

Subsequently, the drones dispatch preparation step 103 is to determine the position and state of the drones to be dispatched in the operation group receiving the call signal, and prepare for dispatching the drones. This includes the process of locating the location of the subscriber sending the general paging signal and the location of the available drones around the subscriber.

The operating group can run dozens of drones to serve multiple subscribers simultaneously, instead of running only one dron. Of course, one dron is not assigned to one person on a one-to-one basis. Available drones are drones waiting to be serviced and charged.

The droner dispatch preparing step 103 includes a communication party call signal receiving process 103a in which a communication company receives a call signal of a service subscriber and performs an internal process and a communication service of a drone dispatched by a communication company to a drone operator And a process 103b.

For example, based on the requested call signal, the communication company acquires information such as the current position of the subscriber, the number of drones requested by the subscriber, the kind of drones, and the like, and then transmits the information to the dron operator.

Based on the information received from the telecommunication company, Dron Operator grasps the situation of the available drone in the vicinity of the subscriber, and finds the drone that meets the required conditions and prepares for dispatch. At this time, if the drones satisfying the required conditions have been dispatched for the service of another subscriber, the subscriber is notified of the fact through the communication company and the drones of different kinds are allowed to be dispatched. If the subscriber does not want other conditions, the service is terminated.

If the drones dispatch preparation step 103 is completed, the drones dispatching step 105 is performed in which the operating group controls the available drones and dispatches them to the subscribers. The process of moving the drones to the subscribers can be controlled remotely from the operating group, and the drones can also enter their subscriber location information to let the drones navigate themselves.

If the drones are dispatched to the subscribers through the droning step 105, a dronon control takeover step 107 is followed. The step of transferring the control of the drones 107 is a process of temporarily transferring a control signal related to the flight or shooting of the drones to the subscribers.

After the subscriber takes over control of the drones, the subscriber can control the basic functions of the drones, such as the flight or shooting of the drones. At this time, the location information of the drone is checked continuously in the operation group.

The step 107 of taking over the drones may not be executed according to the free will of the subscriber. In other words, if the subscriber does not want the drones to be controlled, he can remotely control the drones from the operating group to completion of the drones' mission, or leave them to the operating program associated with the flight or shooting record, which is built into the drones themselves.

In the subsequent task execution step 109, the drones photograph and record the situation around the subscriber and the subscriber, and transmit the acquired data obtained to the drones to an external information storage unit (17 in FIG. 5) in real time. This task can be performed remotely by the operating group, by the program of the drone itself, or by the subscriber directly through the terminal when the control is handed over.

Particularly, the video or audio information photographed by the drone is wirelessly transmitted to the external information storage unit 17. The acquired data of the drone may be stored in the information storage unit 17 so that the contents of the data can be confirmed later through the information storage unit.

If the battery power of the drones is low during the mission performing step 109, the drones send this fact to the drone operator. The drone operator returns the drone and dispatches the drone around the current subscriber to continue the mission execution step (109).

The information processing step 111 is a step of simultaneously performing the task execution step 109 and storing and storing data in the information storage unit 17. As described later, the information storage unit 17 includes an in-operation group information storage server, and the process of uploading data stored in the information storage server to the subscriber's cloud is also included in the information processing step 111. [

In addition, the information storage unit 17 includes a subscriber's own computer or a cloud. Data photographed by the drone can be wirelessly transmitted to the subscriber's computer or uploaded to the subscriber's cloud in real time.

If the task of the drones is completed through all the above steps, the dronon control right transferring step 113 is performed. The drones control re-take-over step 113 is a process of transferring the control that has been handed over to the pusher to the operation group again. Of course, if there is no dron control takeover step 107, there is no dron control re-takeover step 113 as well.

The returning step 115, which returns the completed drones, is the process of returning the drones to the drone operator. The returned drones are ready to be dispatched again after the necessary maintenance and charging.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a subscriber service method using a dron according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a block diagram showing a reference system of the operating system of the subscriber service method shown in FIG.

In the following description, the same reference numerals as those used above denote the same steps, and a description thereof will be omitted as much as possible.

As shown in the figure, the subscriber service method according to the second embodiment includes a drone emergency call step (131) for making an emergency call to a dron in an emergency situation, a dron empowering preparation step (131) for preparing a dron to be dispatched from the operation group receiving the emergency call signal A drones dispatching step 105, a control center declaration step 133, a dronon control takeover step 135, a mission execution step 109, an information processing step 111, A re-takeover step 137, and a returning step 115. [

The second embodiment is a process carried out when the service of the drones is urgently required to the subscriber.

For example, when a member is being pursued by a criminal, or has already been robbed or snatched, when a traffic accident or a car accident occurred, when an accident occurred during a mountain climb, when he was unable to move, when he was kidnapped, In various emergency situations, the subscriber can request emergency service of the drone through his terminal.

As is well known, when the emergency call button located on the first screen of the smartphone is pressed, a screen for directly connecting with a control center such as a police station or a fire department appears, and an emergency call button operated by the operating group is added to the screen .

In particular, in the case of the emergency call button, when the emergency call button is connected to the control center, it is necessary to directly communicate with the worker of the center. However, in this embodiment, when the button is pressed, the operation group grasps the position of the subscriber, It is reported to center, and three-dimensional action can be done at one time. Pressing the emergency call button causes the notification of the control center and the dispatch of the drone to be done together.

In any case, when the drone emergency call step 131 is performed by the subscriber, a drone dispatch preparation step 104 is followed. The drones dispatch preparation step 104 includes a communication party call signal reception process 103a for the communication service provider to receive and process the emergency call signal of the service subscriber and the communication service provider 103a to send a dron operator command signal to the communication service provider And a process 103b.

The carrier recognizes that the received signal is an emergency signal, urgently grasps the current position of the subscriber, sends it to the drone operator, and commands the drones to dispatch first.

Drone Operator dispatches the drone at the fastest rate to the subscriber based on the information received from the carrier. The drones dispatched during an emergency call may be an available drones dispatched during normal calls or may be emergency drones operated separately.

If the droning dispatch preparing step 104 is completed, the droner dispatching step 105 and the control center reporting step 133 are performed together.

The droning step 105 is the step of sending the dron assigned the mission to the scene, that is to the point where the subscriber is located. At this time, the flight of the drone can be remotely controlled from the operating group, or the drone can autonomously fly based on the location information input to the drones. Especially, in case of emergency call, a plurality of drones can be consecutively and sequentially dispatched at the same time or according to the situation.

In addition, the reporting step (133) is a process of reporting an accident to a control center, such as a fire department, a police station or a rescue team, in an operating group. To this end, a hotline may be established between the operating group and the control center.

If the drones reach the target position at which the subscriber is located through the droning step 105, the dronon control takeover step 135 is performed immediately. The dron control takeover chain (135) is the process of transferring control of the drones from the operating group to the control center.

Through the step of taking over the drones control 135, the control center can remotely control the drones and track the shooter, record or occasionally escape the shooter. At this time, the police may arrest and arrest the criminal based on the information provided by the drones.

If the drones can be remotely controlled by the control center through the control of the drones control step 135, the entire scene on the site is photographed through the mission execution step 109 and the acquired data is stored in the external information storage unit 17, And stores the information in the information storage unit 17 through the information processing step 111. [

Since the acquired data is transmitted in real time, even if the drones have been taken over by criminals, the data has already been surpassed, so the drones mission has been accomplished.

If all of the drones' tasks have been completed through the above process, a dronon control re-takeover step 137 is performed. The drones control re-takeover step 137 is a process of returning control of the drones held by the control center to the operation group. This drone control re-takeover step 137 enables the drone to remotely control the drone in the operation group.

If the dron control right re-take-over step 137 is completed, the drones are recovered through a return step 115.

5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an example of a service system for implementing a subscriber service method according to the first and second embodiments.

As shown in the figure, the service system according to the present embodiment includes a dron 15 that can be controlled through a wireless communication network, an operating group 13 that manages the drones and outputs control signals when necessary to control the drones, A service subscriber terminal 11 which is subscribed to the service item provided by the operation group 13 and can send a call signal to the operation group and a service terminal 11 which is connected to the operation group 13 by a dron 15 And an information storage unit 17 for receiving and storing data.

The drones 15 may be placed in a facility, for example a take-off and landing area, of the area served by the operating group. In some cases, it may be located at the spot where the existing surveillance camera is located, in place of or in conjunction with the surveillance camera.

In addition, the drones 15 have a communication function for wirelessly transmitting the photographed contents in real time as well as a photographing and recording function, and further include an illumination device, a laser pointer, a wireless voice transceiver, and the like.

Also, the operating group includes a communication company and a drone operator. As mentioned above, when the carrier directly operates the dron operation, the dron operation department becomes the drone operator. Or a local police station, police station or fire station, or other control center or government office may become the drone operator.

The communication company and the drone operator are connected to each other by organic business. After receiving the call signal from the subscriber, the communication company grasps the location of the subscriber and the contents of the request, and transmits it to the drone operator so that the drone operator dispatches the drone. In some cases, the carrier also reports to the control center (19).

The service subscriber terminal 11 includes, for example, a smart phone or a tablet PC as a wireless communication device that can be carried by a service subscriber. The service subscriber can receive the above-mentioned service if necessary by selecting the option of opening the smartphone service.

The information storage unit 17 includes an information storage server or a subscriber's computer or cloud operating in the operating group 13 itself. Various data information obtained from the drone can be transmitted to the information storage server in the operating group in real time or uploaded to the subscriber's personal computer or cloud. In some cases, the acquired information may be simultaneously transmitted to the information storage server, the personal computer, and the cloud.

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, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

11: service service subscriber terminal 13: operation group
15: Drone 17: Information storage unit
19: Control center 101: Drone general call phase
103,104: Preparing for drones dispatch 103a: Reception process of caller signal
103b: Drone operator connection process 105: Drone dispatching step
107: Take control of drones Step 109: Execute mission
111: information processing step 113: dron control re-take-over step
115: return step 131: drone emergency call step
133: Reporting to the control center Step 135: Taking control of the drones
137: step of re-take-over of the drones

Claims (9)

A dron general calling step in which a service subscriber subscribed to a member of an operation group including a communication company and a drone operator accesses an operation group using his or her terminal and calls a drones;
A drones dispatch preparation step of acquiring the location of the subscriber and the location of the available drones around the subscriber in the operation group receiving the call signal from the subscriber through the general call step;
A drones dispatching step of controlling the available drones in the operation group and dispatching them to the subscribers after completion of the droning dispatch preparation step;
Causing the drones arriving at the target point to photograph the situation around the subscriber and the subscriber and transmitting the photographed data to an external information storage unit;
And returning the drones after the mission of the drones is completed. The method according to claim 1,
Performing a dron control step between the droning step and the mission performing step, the dron controlling step taking over control of the drones from the operation group to the service subscriber so that the subscriber can directly control the drones;
Further comprising a dron control re-takeover step of switching the dron control right from the subscriber back to the operating group after completion of the mission performing step. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mission execution step and the returning step are performed under the control of an operation group. A service provider subscribed to a member of an operation group including a communication company and a drone operator accesses an operation group using the terminal when an emergency occurs and urgently calls the drones;
A drones dispatch preparation step of acquiring the location of the subscriber and the location of the dron around the subscriber in the operation group receiving the emergency call signal from the subscriber through the emergency call step;
A step of reporting to the control center an emergency situation;
A drones dispatching step of controlling the available drones in the operation group and dispatching them to the subscribers after completion of the droning dispatch preparation step;
A drones control handover step of controlling the drones in the control center by transferring dron control rights from the operation group to the control center after the drones arrive at the target points through the drones dispatching step;
A task execution step of causing the drone to photograph the situation around the subscriber and the subscriber and to transmit the shot data to an external information storage under the control of the control center;
After the drones' task is completed, transferring dron control rights from the control center to the operation group again;
And returning the drones after the mission of the drones is completed. The method according to claim 1 or 4,
Wherein the information storage unit, in which the data is stored in the task execution step,
A subscriber's computer, or a cloud; and a subscriber's service method using a drones. The method according to claim 1 or 4,
The drones dispatch preparation step comprises:
A communication party call signal reception process in which a communication company receives a call signal of a service subscriber,
Wherein the communication company includes a drone operator connection process of sending a drone dispatch command signal to a drone operator associated with the communication company. A dron that can be controlled through a wireless communication network;
An operating group for managing the drones and controlling the drones by outputting control signals when necessary;
A terminal that is subscribed to the drones service product provided by the operation group and is operated by the subscriber and can send a call signal to the operation group to use the service of the drones operated by the operation group;
And an information storage unit for receiving and storing data photographed by the drone dispatched by the operation group. 8. The method of claim 7,
The terminal includes a smart phone or a tablet PC that can be carried by a subscriber,
The operating group comprising:
A communication company to which a user terminal is subscribed,
And a drone operator associated with the communication company and dispatching the drones to a target point using information received from the communication company. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the information storage unit comprises:
Wherein the service system comprises an information storage server in the operating group or a subscriber's computer or a cloud.

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