KR20170027522A - System for providing open platform of traking beacon possessed by dementia patient - Google Patents

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KR20170027522A KR1020150124272A KR20150124272A KR20170027522A KR 20170027522 A KR20170027522 A KR 20170027522A KR 1020150124272 A KR1020150124272 A KR 1020150124272A KR 20150124272 A KR20150124272 A KR 20150124272A KR 20170027522 A KR20170027522 A KR 20170027522A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to an open platform providing system for tracking the location of a beacon possessed by a dementia patient. Provided is the open platform providing system comprising: a mobile type beacon which sends its own beacon ID to many and unspecified listeners via a short-distance wireless communication module by using embedded Bluetooth low energy (BLE), i.e., a moving object which is possessed by a dementia patient or attached to the dementia patient and which moves along with the dementia patient; and an open platform providing server which discloses the results of the tracking of the location of a beacon to various service servers. It is expected that the open platform supported by the present invention can easily and rapidly ensure many listeners, and thus can contribute to the rapid finding of a dementia patient.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an open platform providing system for tracking a location of a beacon held by a patient having dementia,

The present invention relates to a technique for effectively managing a dementia patient, and more particularly, to a technique using a system for tracking the position of a demented patient.

The dementia population is rapidly increasing as it enters the aging society. Care for the elderly with dementia is a social issue, but the elderly with dementia who have been taking care of themselves at home or in the facility have a problem that they do not know where to go out for a while. When a demented elderly person wanders around outdoors, he or she may get caught in various accidents or cause accidents. And this is a very heavy burden on caregivers.

There is a need for measures to effectively solve such problems using information and communication technologies. Inventors of the present invention have explored beacon technology. Various marketing techniques have been known for installing interior beacon devices. Typically Apple's iBeacon ™ . It is possible to provide discount information, event details and discount coupon issuing service in the beacon installed in the store. Here, the beacon does not move but is fixedly installed. It is also characterized as closed.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2010-0104409 proposes a child-proof system using beacon technology. This prior art document includes a position transmitter, which is worn by a protected person and periodically transmits a position signal, and a position receiver, which can confirm the distance between the protector and the protected. The position receiver continuously checks the distance to the position transmitter and operates in a way that a warning is sounded when the position transmitter is dropped by a predetermined distance or more.

However, since the prior art is a technique of checking the moment when the protected person is away from the caregiver, there arises a problem that the protected person can no longer track the position of the protected person after the protected person is away from the caregiver. In addition, this patent document basically requires that the guardian always stay together around the guardian, and in reality, it is not easy for the guardian to always live with the guardian. If the protected person is under the control of the guardian, then the beacon technique is not so necessary. A further problem is that the position tracking system between the active position locator and the lost locus detector is closed.

The inventors of the present invention have studied applicability of beacon technology and have studied for a long time in order to solve the above problems, developed through trial and error, and finally completed the present invention.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an open platform for tracking the location of a demented patient carrying a beacon using crowdsourcing. In particular, the present invention systematically registers and manages beacons that emit radio waves, thereby preventing radio pollution problems due to beacon scrambling and preventing redundant investment in beacons.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a win-win coexistence platform for various business ecosystems related to the location tracking of a demented patient centered on beacons. The present invention opens various functions using beacons in an open source form. Therefore, a software developer does not have to spend time and energy to create and distribute a beacon separately by using a beacon provided by the open platform of the present invention. Even if a software developer only manufactures an application, It can launch. From this point of view, the beacon registered in the open platform of the present invention can be regarded as a public good.

On the other hand, other unspecified purposes of the present invention will be further considered within the scope of the following detailed description and easily deduced from the effects thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an open platform providing system for tracking a location of a beacon held by a patient having dementia using crowdsourcing,

The beacon ID is transmitted to the unspecified number of listeners through the short-range wireless communication module using the low-power Bluetooth (BLE) A mobile beacon to transmit;

A plurality of smartphones installed with an application including a listener function and receiving beacon identification information from the mobile beacon within a predetermined range; And

And an open platform providing server for performing a beacon registration procedure of registering the beacon identification information and the protector information of the mobile beacon and providing the location tracking result of the mobile beacon in an open source form.

In a preferred embodiment, the open platform providing server provides a user interface for setting and editing a safe zone, which is a safe zone even if a mobile beacon is located. When the movable beacon leaves the safe zone, .

In a preferred embodiment, the mobile beacon further comprises a lock unit to prevent departure from the demented patient.

In a preferred embodiment, the open platform providing server simultaneously performs location tracking of the mobile beacon from a first smartphone group and a second smartphone group in which heterogeneous applications are installed,

The heterogeneous application is an application that includes a listener function, and may be a mobile instant messaging application, a social network service (SNS) application, a portal site application, an application provided from a manufacturer of a smartphone, It is preferable to use any one of the location tracking applications.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal further includes an application service providing server for providing location tracking results of the mobile beacon through an application or a web program developed using the open application programming interface.

In a preferred embodiment, the method further includes registering the beacon identification information and the beacon protector information of the mobile beacon to the open platform providing server, and requesting the open platform providing server or the application service providing server to track the position of the mobile beacon It is good.

According to the present invention, mobile beacons can be registered in advance, so that too many beacons can prevent radio waves from being wasted by transmitting radio waves in off-line, and prevent redundant investment in beacons have. In addition, there is an effect of preventing degradation of service quality due to collision with radio wave interference. On the other hand, pre-registration of the mobile beacon has an effect of preventing invasion of privacy due to location tracking.

The location tracking service of the mobile beacon using only a smartphone installed with a specific application (for example, an application dedicated to tracking a location) causes an inaccurate or difficult problem in the location tracking. This is because it is difficult to guarantee the accuracy of location tracking if the number of smartphones installed with a specific application is small or if the smartphone turns off the Bluetooth reception function. However, since the present invention can use not only a smart phone in which heterogeneous applications are installed but also a heterogeneous device as one listener network, the accuracy of position tracking can be remarkably improved.

On the other hand, even if the effects are not explicitly mentioned here, the effect described in the following specification, which is expected by the technical features of the present invention, and its potential effects are treated as described in the specification of the present invention.

1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an open platform providing system of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of a heterogeneous device-to-device listener network of the present invention.
FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are views for explaining an embodiment of tracking a position of a mobile beacon using a plurality of listeners according to the present invention.
5 and 6 are diagrams illustrating different embodiments according to a subject receiving the beacon identification information collected by the listener.
7 is a diagram for explaining a preferred embodiment for setting a security zone in the present invention.
8 is a diagram for explaining a preferred embodiment for setting a plurality of safety zones in the present invention.
* The accompanying drawings illustrate examples of the present invention in order to facilitate understanding of the technical idea of the present invention, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an open platform providing system of the present invention.

1, the open platform providing system 100 includes a mobile beacon 200, a listener 220, an open platform providing server 300, an application service providing server 400, and a user terminal 500 .

 The mobile beacon 200 is a device that transmits its beacon ID to an unspecified number of listeners through a short-range wireless communication module. The mobile beacon 200 periodically transmits beacon ID information, and can transmit a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) at the same time.

The mobile beacon 200 of the present invention is a beacon which moves with a position tracking object, unlike a fixed beacon fixed at a specific position. Accordingly, the mobile beacon 200 is made very small and lightweight, and is manufactured so that it can be easily attached to or held on an object to be tracked such as an elderly person, a child, a pet dog, or a belonging. For example, the mobile beacon 200 includes a main body including a battery for power supply and a short-range wireless communication module, and an external housing. The outer housing may be in the form of a necklace, a ring, a wrist band, a card, a waist belt buckle,

In a preferred embodiment, the mobile beacon 200 performs short-range wireless communication using Bluetooth low energy (BLE). In this case, the mobile beacon 200 can communicate within a range of approximately 50 m (up to 70 m). In addition, using low-power Bluetooth can dramatically reduce the power consumption of mobile beacons. For example, mobile beacons that transmit beacon identification information at 600-700 msec cycles using a 1,000-mA battery can send signals for over a year without battery replacement. Therefore, the mobile beacon 200 of the present invention is convenient because it is not necessary to charge frequently or replace the battery.

In a preferred embodiment, the mobile beacon 200 of the present invention does not include a GPS module capable of measuring its own position. The GPS module increases the cost, volume, weight, and power consumption of the mobile beacon 200, which is not desirable. There is a problem that it is difficult to carry the mobile beacon 200 in its daily life because it is inconvenient to carry the mobile beacon 200 when the volume and weight are increased. Also, if the power consumption increases, there is a problem that needs to be charged frequently, and the worst situation may occur in which the battery is discharged during position tracking.

Accordingly, the present invention locates the mobile beacon 200 through crow sourcing. Instead of transmitting only a minimum amount of information (e.g., beacon identification information) from the mobile beacon 200, the position of the mobile beacon 200 is tracked by actively utilizing the function included in the device used for crowd sourcing. Hereinafter, a plurality of listeners performing crow sourcing will be described.

The listener 220 is an unspecified number of devices that receive signals from the mobile beacon 200. [ The listener 220 includes a local area wireless communication module corresponding to a local area wireless communication module used by the mobile beacon 200 to receive a signal. For example, the listener 220 may include a Bluetooth module.

The listener 220 includes a communication module that can transmit the received beacon identification information to a wired or wireless communication network in addition to a short-range wireless communication module capable of receiving a signal from the mobile beacon 200. For example, if the listener 220 is a smart phone, it may include a 3G or 4G mobile communication module. If the listener 220 is a mobile communication repeater installed at a fixed location, the wired communication module may be connected to the mobile communication network can do. The listener 220 transmits the received beacon identification information (its own GPS coordinate information in some cases) via the separate communication module. On the other hand, when the listener 220 is a smart phone, there is a possibility that the amount of wireless data usage increases due to such data transmission. However, the amount of wireless data actually used by smartphones is negligible. The data of the beacon identification information will be about 20bytes on average and the GPS coordinate information is also not large. In addition, it is possible to control the period in which the smartphone transmits the beacon identification information, or to allow the smartphone user to select the usage amount of the total data that the smartphone can use.

The listener 220 should be able to directly or indirectly grasp his / her position information. For example, the listener 220 can mount the GPS module and directly grasp its own position information. In this case, the listener simultaneously transmits the received beacon identification information and its own GPS information through the communication module. If the listener is installed in a fixed position, GPS coordinates can be known, so it is not necessary to include a separate GPS module. In the case where the listener indirectly grasps his / her position information, for example, the position of the corresponding listener (smartphone) can be determined by a triangulation method through a repeater of the mobile communication network.

The listener 220 includes devices such as a smart phone, a tablet, a WiFi AP, a Bluetooth repeater, a mobile communication repeater, and the like. In a preferred embodiment, the listener may be a smart phone. In order to operate as a listener, an application including a listener function may be installed in the smartphone. The applications that include the listener function installed in the smart phone are mobile instant messaging application, social network service (SNS) application, portal site application, application provided from the smartphone manufacturer, application installed according to the mobile communication company's request, location And a tracking application.

The location tracking service of the mobile beacon using only a smartphone installed with a specific application (for example, an application dedicated to tracking a location) causes an inaccurate or difficult problem in the location tracking. This is because it is difficult to guarantee the accuracy of location tracking if the number of smartphones installed with a specific application is small or if the smartphone turns off the Bluetooth reception function. However, the present invention simultaneously performs the tracking of the movable beacon from the first smartphone group and the second smartphone group in which the heterogeneous application is installed. That is, the smartphone operating as the listener 220 in the present invention is a concept including the first smartphone group 220 (1) and the second smartphone group 220 (2). The first smartphone group 220 (1) includes at least one smartphone in which the first application is installed and the first smartphone group 220 (1) and the second smartphone group 220 (2) And at least one smartphone in which a second application different from the first application is installed. The first smartphone group 220 (1) and the second smartphone group 220 (2) may be set as one listener network and track the location of one mobile beacon 200 at the same time. Therefore, the present invention can utilize almost any smartphone as a listener regardless of which communication company or application is installed. Therefore, the present invention has the effect of significantly improving the accuracy of the position tracking as compared with the case where the position tracking is performed using only a smart phone equipped with a specific application.

The open platform providing server 300 performs a beacon registration procedure for registering beacon identification information and user information of the mobile beacon 200. [ To this end, the open platform providing server 300 may further include a beacon registration server 310. The user 500 can access the beacon registration server 310 through the web or application, and registers beacon identification information and user information of the mobile beacon to be used. The beacon identification information and the user information are stored in the database 315 matching each other. The user information may include a name and a telephone number of the user, information on a location-tracking target, and a contact (including a telephone number, an e-mail address, and the like) to be notified of the location-tracking result. The present invention can control the propagation of the mobile beacon through the beacon registration procedure. When a mobile beacon uses Bluetooth, there is an effect of preventing radio resources from being wasted in the ISM frequency band used by Bluetooth and preventing redundant investment in beacons. In addition, there is an effect of preventing degradation of service quality due to collision with radio wave interference.

The beacon registration server 310 can request authentication of the tracker and the tracker for privacy protection of the location tracking object and can store the tracking result. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the privacy invasion problem caused by the location tracking in advance.

The open platform providing server 300 provides the location tracking result of the mobile beacon 200 in an open source form. In a preferred embodiment, the open platform provision server 300 may provide the location tracking results to an open application programming interface (OPEN API). For example, if you enter beacon_ID, you can provide a function that returns the position of the beacon_ID. The open platform provision server 300 includes other types of programming methods that can provide location tracking results in addition to providing an open application programming interface. To this end, the open platform providing server 300 may further include a location tracking server 320.

The application service providing server (400) services the location tracking result to the user terminal that registered the mobile beacon using an open application programming interface. To this end, the application service providing server 400 operates the applications 411 and 412 or the web sites 421 and 422 to allow the user terminal 500 to connect.

The application service providing server 400 may be operated by the same operating entity as the operating entity of the open platform providing server 300, but may be operated by another third party. For example, in one embodiment, the application service providing server 400 may operate a mobile instant messaging application and service location tracking results to a user terminal using the mobile instant messaging application. In this way, the application service providing server operated by the third party can serve the location tracking result to the user terminal that registers the mobile beacon using the open application programming interface. Accordingly, the present invention provides a win-win coexistence platform for various business ecosystems centered on beacons. The present invention opens various functions using beacons in an open source form, so that various software developers can open new business markets with novel ideas. Software developers do not have to devote time and energy to creating and distributing beacons separately by using beacons provided by the open platform of the present invention, and launching a new beacon business by simply creating applications using open source can do.

The user terminal 500 may register the mobile beacon beacon identification information and the beacon user information in the open platform providing server 300 and request the application service providing server to track the position of the mobile beacon. The user terminal 500 may access the service using the smart phone 510 or the computer 520 for the request.

2 is a diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of a heterogeneous device-to-device listener network of the present invention. As described above, the listener according to the present invention includes heterogeneous devices such as a smart phone, a tablet, a WiFi AP, a Bluetooth repeater, a mobile communication repeater, and the like, and configures a heterogeneous device as a listener network to track the location of the mobile beacon.

2, the present invention can be applied to a smart phone 231 or a tablet 233, a WiFi or Bluetooth repeater 235 installed in a cafe, a mobile phone installed on the ground or a subway, A dense listener network can be constructed by using a heterogeneous device such as the communication repeater 237. [ The present invention tracks the position of the mobile beacon 200 using the heterogeneous devices 231, 233, 235, and 237 in the range 210 in which the mobile beacon 200 can receive radio waves. Therefore, the present invention has the effect of significantly increasing the accuracy of position tracking.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are views for explaining an embodiment of tracking a position of a mobile beacon using a plurality of listeners according to the present invention. In particular, FIG. 3 illustrates a case where two listeners receive a mobile beacon signal, and FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which five listeners transmit a mobile beacon signal.

3, two listeners 241 and 242 are located in the signal receiving range 210 of the mobile beacon 200 and two listeners 241 and 242 are located in the beacon 200 of the same mobile beacon 200. [ . The areas 251 and 252, which are likely to have a listener around the respective listeners 241 and 242, are represented by circles. An overlapping portion of the two regions 251 and 252 is denoted by X. It can be estimated that the mobile beacon 200 exists in the X area since the X area is an area in which the areas 251 and 252 where the listener may be present overlap.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which five listeners 261 through 265 are located within the signal receiving range 210 of the mobile beacon 200. FIG. Likewise, the five listeners 261 to 265 represent the areas 271 to 275 where the signals can be received, respectively, and the overlapping areas are represented by Y. [ It can be assumed that the portable beacon 200 exists in the Y area since the Y area is an area in which the areas 271 to 275 where the listener may be present overlap.

At this time, when the area of the X area in FIG. 3 is compared with the area of the Y area in FIG. 4, it can be seen that the area of the Y area is much smaller. This means that the positioning accuracy of the movable beacon 200 is improved. As emphasized above, the present invention tracks the location of beacons using an open platform. Therefore, it is possible to trace the location of the mobile beacon by connecting all devices other than the smartphone as well as the smartphone having different applications to one listener network. Accordingly, it can be seen that the accuracy of the position tracking is remarkably increased according to the present invention.

5 and 6 are diagrams illustrating different embodiments according to a subject receiving the beacon identification information collected by the listener.

5, the smart phone 220 located in the signal receiving range 210 of the mobile beacon 200 provides beacon identification information to the open platform providing server 300 via the mobile communication repeater 280. [ The beacon registration server 310 and the location tracking server 320 included in the open platform providing server 300 track the location of the mobile beacon 200 corresponding to the corresponding beacon identification information, to provide. The application service providing server 400 serves the location tracking result to the user terminal 500 using the open source provided by the open platform providing server 300.

6, the smart phone 220 located in the signal reception range 210 of the mobile beacon 200 provides beacon identification information to the application service providing server 400 via the mobile communication repeater 280. The application service providing server 400 requests the location tracking of the beacon identification information by using the open source provided by the open platform providing server 300. [ The application service providing server 400 may receive the location tracking result and service the location tracking result to the user terminal.

7 is a diagram for explaining a preferred embodiment for setting a security zone in the present invention.

The present invention can set a safe zone in which a safe area is displayed in a predetermined range even if a movable beacon is located. In one embodiment, the relief zone can be set within a predetermined distance based on the position of the user terminal, but in another embodiment, the relief zone can be centered around the trajectory in daily life of the object to be tracked. For example, the present invention can set the safe zone A on the basis of the apartment complex 620, which is the residence of the location tracking target in FIG.

For the establishment of a secure zone, the present invention provides a user interface for setting and editing a secure zone. For example, it provides a user interface for editing points such as relief zone set points 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, and 717 in FIG. The user terminal can change the security zone A setting by changing the security zone set points 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, and 717 displayed on the touch screen of the smartphone.

In another embodiment, the open platform providing server of the present invention can automatically recommend the relief zone by analyzing the movement pattern of the mobile beacon. For example, by analyzing the location information of the mobile beacon, the mobile beacon movement pattern can be extracted, and the area with little movement and long residence time in the movement pattern can be recommended as the safe zone. At this time, the relief zone can recommend the relief zone by matching the map information of the corresponding region. For example, if the stay time of movable beacons is high in a specific apartment complex, the entire apartment complex can be recommended as a safe zone. The present invention can provide a user experience that allows the user terminal to more easily and finely set the safe zone by simultaneously providing the automatic recommendation of the relief zone and the relief zone set point.

8 is a diagram for explaining a preferred embodiment for setting a plurality of safety zones in the present invention.

The living rights of the mobile beacon may include a plurality of main living areas. For example, mobile beacons can include areas such as homes, schools, and academies as main living areas. The present invention provides a user interface capable of setting a plurality of relief zones by reflecting the above. For example, the present invention provides a user interface for setting a B security zone corresponding to a school in addition to setting an A security zone corresponding to a residence. For example, the present invention can provide secure zone set points 721, 722, 723, and 724 to the user terminal for setting the B secure zone.

At this time, the present invention can automatically set the road 610 connecting the A security zone and the B security zone to the C security zone. It goes without saying that the present invention can analyze the movement pattern of the mobile beacon in order to set the road 610 as the C-safe zone. In this way, if the usual attending school road is set as a safe zone, the portable beacon may not sound a warning even if it deviates from the A safe zone or the B safe zone. Meanwhile, it is needless to say that the user terminal can manually designate the attending school road as a separate safe zone.

The present invention can notify a user terminal of a warning when the mobile beacon is out of the safe zone. The contact for the user terminal to receive the warning can be stored in the database 315 of the beacon registration server 310, and at least one user terminal to be informed can be set. Alert notifications may include text, application push notifications.

[Location Tracking Application]

The present invention can provide a location tracking application to a user terminal that registers a smart phone as a listener or a mobile beacon, apart from the open platform providing server of the present invention providing a location tracking result to a third party application service providing server.

The location tracking application includes a beacon signal check module for checking whether or not to receive a signal from a mobile beacon, a beacon signal check setting module for setting a reception period and a period for receiving a signal from the mobile beacon, A beacon registration management module for confirming a current location and a recent location history of the registered movable beacon, a safety zone which is a safe range of the movable beacon on the map, and a push notification when the movable beacon is out of the safe zone And a help request origination module for pushing a help request to a smart phone located within a predetermined distance from the mobile beacon.

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(1) The beacon of the present invention may include a low frequency beacon, an LED beacon, a Wi-Fi beacon, etc. in addition to a Bluetooth beacon according to a method of transmitting a signal.

(2) A listener application is installed in a smart phone operating as a listener in the present invention. The listener application essentially includes a function to receive signals from the mobile beacon. However, the listener application need only perform the necessary functions described above, and it is not limited by who develops and distributes it, and what the main purpose is. For example, the listener application may be an application provided by an open platform providing server as well as an application service providing server. In addition, the listener application may be a mobile instant application or a location tracking dedicated application.

The application installed in the user terminal is not limited by who develops and distributes the application, and what the main purpose is. For example, the mobile beacon location tracking function may be activated as an add-on to the mobile instant messaging application installed at the user terminal.

(3) The open platform based location tracking service of the present invention can be provided as a public service incorporating IoT technology in the social welfare field. In one embodiment, the invention can be serviced as part of a public service provided by the National Health Insurance Corporation. For example, if the national health insurance corporation recognizes a predetermined grade, the mobile beacon can be supplied to the demented patient at a low cost (or free of charge). It is also possible to distribute a location tracking application for dementia patients to the National Health Insurance Corporation for social welfare purposes.

On the other hand, with the help of related laws, it is possible to install a listener application on all smartphones, or to compensate (distribute detergent) when an application including a listener function is distributed.

(4) Movable beacons for patients with dementia

The mobile beacon attached to the demented patient may be in a form that further includes a locking device to prevent intentional or unintentional removal. For example, it can be made in the form of a broach, a wristband, a waist belt with a movable beacon lock for dementia patients. In addition, a plurality of such mobile beacons may be installed in a single tracker. On the other hand, the movable beacon including the locking device can be applied not only to the dementia patient but also to the movable beacon for preventing mischief

The scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the description and the expression of the embodiments explicitly described in the foregoing. It is again to be understood that the present invention is not limited by the modifications or substitutions that are obvious to those skilled in the art.

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The beacon identification information (beacon ID) is transmitted to the demented patient through a short-range wireless communication module using built-in low-power Bluetooth (BLE) A mobile beacon for transmitting to a plurality of listeners;
A plurality of smartphones installed with an application including a listener function and receiving beacon identification information from the mobile beacon within a predetermined range; And
And an open platform providing server for establishing a beacon registration procedure for registering the beacon identification information and the protector information of the movable beacon and for opening the position tracking result for the movable beacon according to a predetermined procedure, An open platform providing system that tracks the location of a beacon. The method according to claim 1,
The open platform providing server may provide a user interface for setting and editing a safe zone which is a safe zone even if a movable beacon is located, and generating an alarm event when the movable beacon is out of the safe zone An open platform providing system that tracks the location of beacons held by patients with or without dementia. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mobile beacon further comprises a lock unit to prevent departure from the dementia patient. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the open platform providing server simultaneously performs location tracking of the mobile beacon from a first smartphone group and a second smartphone group in which heterogeneous applications are installed,
The heterogeneous application is an application that includes a listener function, and may be a mobile instant messaging application, a social network service (SNS) application, a portal site application, an application provided from a manufacturer of a smartphone, Wherein the beacon is one of a plurality of location tracking applications. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an application service providing server for providing a location tracking result of the mobile beacon through an application or a web program developed using the open application programming interface, the open platform for tracking the location of the beacon held by the demented patient system. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a user terminal registering the mobile beacon beacon identification information and beacon protector information with the open platform providing server and requesting an open platform providing server or an application service providing server to track the location of the mobile beacon, An open platform offering system that tracks the location of the beacon held by the patient.
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