KR20170029270A - Method and apparatus for tracking moving beacon device using network beacon device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for tracking a position of a moving beacon device using a network beacon device capable of tracking a position of a moving object with low power at low costs. The method of tracking a position of a moving beacon device using a network beacon device includes: a step of, by a network beacon device, receiving setting information including an operation mode from a server and setting an operation mode according to the setting information; a step of receiving a beacon signal sent from the moving beacon device; a step of determining whether the moving beacon device is a position tracking object in consideration of the operation mode; and a step of, when the moving beacon device corresponds to the position tracking object, transmitting information required to calculate a position of the moving beacon device to the server and then, by the server, calculating a position of the moving beacon device. The operation mode may include a first mode tracking only a position of the moving beacon device of a network beacon device manager and a second mode tracking positions of both moving beacon devices of another user and the moving beacon device of the network beacon device manager. Further, the second mode may include mode 2-1 tracking a position of the moving beacon device of a user who is allowed to use the network beacon device and the moving beacon device of the network beacon device manager and mode 2-2 tracking positions of all the moving beacon devices.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for tracking a position of a mobile beacon device using a network beacon device,

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for tracking the location of a mobile beacon device using a network beacon. More specifically, a mobile beacon device operating based on Bluetooth low energy (hereinafter referred to as BLE) is used as a location tracking target, and a network beacon device owned by a user, And more particularly, to a method and apparatus for constructing a location tracking system at low cost by using the location tracking system.

As communication technology develops, there is a growing need for location tracking technology to protect people and property. In recent years, there has been an increasing need to track the location of children, pets, and expensive sporting goods in real time.

Generally, there is a global positioning system (GPS) technology as the most widely used technology related to location tracking. However, such a GPS device frequently fails to receive a GPS signal in an indoor space, a downtown area with a lot of high-rise buildings, and an underground space, so that it can not provide continuous position information and the GPS device has a problem of high power consumption . In addition, various methods using wireless LAN, Bluetooth, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), etc. in addition to the above GPS are used as other location-based services, but these methods can also track a narrow range of locations, There is a limit in tracking the position of the vehicle.

Korean Patent Registration No. 20-0364710 (published on October 12, 2004) discloses a method and apparatus for tracking the position of a moving object using a position transmitter, a wireless communication network, and a mobile communication terminal. In the related art, although the characteristics of the signal transmitted by the position transmitter are not clearly disclosed, battery replacement or charging is required, which consumes more power than signals transmitted based on BLE. Further, in order to accurately grasp and track the position in real time, the wireless communication network facility should be equipped in all the areas where the location tracking object is likely to be located by investing a large amount of money personally, There is no common platform for sharing information, which makes it difficult to accurately track the location.

Korean Patent No. 20-0364710 (issued October 12, 2004) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1283896 (2013. 7.16. Announcement)

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a network beacon And a method and an apparatus for tracking the position of a mobile body with low power by using BLE.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for tracking a position of a mobile beacon device,

Receiving a setting information including an operation mode from a server and setting an operation mode according to the setting information; Receiving a beacon signal transmitted from a mobile beacon device; Determining whether the mobile beacon device is a location tracking object considering the operation mode; And transmitting the information required for calculating the position of the mobile beacon device to the server when the mobile beacon device corresponds to the location tracking object so that the server calculates the position of the mobile beacon device, Mode includes a first mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager and a second mode for tracking the location of both the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager and another mobile beacon device of the user can do.

The second mode may include a second mode for tracking the position of only the mobile beacon device of the user authorized to use the mobile beacon device and the network beacon device of the network beacon device manager, 2 < / RTI >

Also, in the 2-1 mode, the network beacon device may track the location of only the mobile beacon device included in the list using the list of mobile beacons to be tracked from the server.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network beacon apparatus for tracking a position of a movable beacon apparatus,

A beacon signal transmitting unit for transmitting a beacon signal for setting and registering a network beacon device; An operation mode setting unit configured to receive setting information for the network beacon device from a server and set an operation mode of the network beacon device according to the setting information; A beacon signal receiver for receiving a beacon signal transmitted from the mobile beacon device; A determination unit for determining whether the mobile beacon apparatus is a location tracking object in consideration of the operation mode; And a position calculation information transmitting unit for transmitting information required for calculating the position of the mobile beacon apparatus to the server and calculating the position of the mobile beacon apparatus if the mobile beacon apparatus is a position tracking target A second mode for tracking the location of both the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager and the mobile beacon device of another user; Mode.

The second mode may include a second mode for tracking the position of only the mobile beacon device of the user authorized to use the mobile beacon device and the network beacon device of the network beacon device manager, 2 < / RTI >

The mobile communication terminal further includes a mobile beacon device list storage unit for storing a list of mobile beacons to be tracked, which is received from the server, and the second mode is for tracking only the mobile beacon devices included in the list can do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for tracking a position of a mobile beacon device,

The server receiving configuration information including an operation mode of the network beacon from the terminal; Registering the network beacon with the server using the setting information; And transmitting the operation mode information included in the setting information to the network beacon device so that the network beacon device tracks the position of the mobile beacon device in consideration of the operation mode, A first mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device manager and a second mode for tracking the location of both the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device manager and the mobile beacon device of another user.

The second mode may include a second mode for tracking the position of only the mobile beacon device of the user authorized to use the mobile beacon device and the network beacon device of the network beacon device manager, 2 < / RTI >

In the second mode, the server transmits a list of mobile beacons to be tracked by the network beacon device, and the network beacon device tracks the location of only the mobile beacon device included in the list .

The method may further include: the server receiving information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon device from at least one of the network beacon device and the terminal; Calculating a position of the mobile beacon device using information necessary for calculating a position of the mobile beacon device; Determining whether a position of the mobile beacon device satisfies a predetermined notification condition; And transmitting a notification message according to the location of the mobile beacon device and the notification condition to the terminal.

The notification condition may include determining a distance between the mobile beacon device and a predetermined network beacon device or between the mobile beacon device and the terminal by comparing the distance with a predetermined reference value.

The notification condition may include at least one of a time at which the mobile beacon device enters a predetermined place and a time at which the mobile beacon device leaves the predetermined place.

The notification condition may include a time when the portable beacon device stays in a predetermined place, and comparing the time with the predetermined reference value.

The notification condition may include a case in which the security level previously set in the first place and the second place is different and the position of the mobile beacon device is changed from the first place to the second place have.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server for tracking a location of a mobile beacon device,

A setting information receiving unit for receiving setting information including an operation mode of the network beacon device from the terminal; A network beacon device list storage unit for registering and storing the network beacon device using the setting information; And an operation mode information transmitter for transmitting the operation mode information included in the setting information to the network beacon device and allowing the network beacon device to track the position of the mobile beacon device in consideration of the operation mode, Includes a first mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager and a second mode for tracking the location of both the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager and another mobile beacon device of the user .

The second mode may include a second mode for tracking the position of only the mobile beacon device of the user authorized to use the mobile beacon device and the network beacon device of the network beacon device manager, 2 < / RTI >

A position calculation information receiver for receiving information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon device from at least one of the network beacon device and the terminal;

A position calculating unit for calculating a position of the movable beacon apparatus using information necessary for calculating the position of the movable beacon apparatus; A notification condition determiner for determining whether the position of the mobile beacon device satisfies a predetermined notification condition; And a notification message transmitter for transmitting a notification message according to the position of the mobile beacon device and the notification condition satisfaction to the terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for tracking a location of a mobile beacon device,

Receiving a beacon signal transmitted from a network beacon device; Receiving an operation mode of the network beacon device from the network beacon manager; Transmitting configuration information including an operation mode of the network beacon device to a server so that the server registers and sets the network beacon device according to the configuration information; Wherein the operation mode comprises a first mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager and a second mode for tracking the location of both the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device and the mobile beacon device of another user . ≪ / RTI >

The second mode may include a second mode for tracking the position of only the mobile beacon device of the user authorized to use the mobile beacon device and the network beacon device of the network beacon device manager, 2 < / RTI >

According to the embodiment of the present invention, since the mobile beacon device for transmitting a beacon signal uses BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) as a communication means, it can be used for a long time without frequent charging or battery replacement. In addition, since the mobile beacon device for generating a beacon signal is an object to be tracked, it is possible to reduce the weight and size of the beacon device compared with the conventional method using a terminal or the like as a tracking object.

In addition, the network beacon device that receives the beacon signal from the mobile beacon device and transmits the information necessary for tracking the location to the server may share the network beacon device owned by the other person as well as the own network beacon device, It is possible to extend the positioning range at low cost by using it for position tracking.

Also, when the position of the mobile beacon device satisfies the notification condition previously set by the user, the user can receive the notification message according to the position of the mobile beacon device and the notification condition satisfaction in real time.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
1 is a mobile beacon device location tracking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 illustrates a method of tracking the position of a mobile beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates a method of registering a mobile beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a method of registering a network beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a method of sharing a network beacon device of another person according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates a method for transmitting information required for tracking a position of a mobile beacon device according to an operation mode of a network beacon device to a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
7 illustrates a method of tracking the location of a mobile beacon device without using a network beacon device and a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 illustrates a configuration of a network beacon device for tracking the location of a mobile beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 illustrates a configuration of a server for tracking the position of a mobile beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The following examples are provided to aid in a comprehensive understanding of the methods, apparatus, and / or systems described herein. However, this is merely an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user, the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification. The terms used in the detailed description are intended only to describe embodiments of the invention and should in no way be limiting. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the singular form of a term includes plural forms of meaning. In this description, the expressions "comprising" or "comprising" are intended to indicate certain features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts or combinations thereof, Should not be construed to preclude the presence or possibility of other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, portions or combinations thereof.

It is also to be understood that the terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms, and the terms may be used to distinguish one component from another .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring first to FIG. 1, there is shown a mobile beacon device location system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a mobile beacon device location system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile beacon device 110, at least one network beacon device 120, a server 130, a terminal 140 ), And a communication network connecting the respective components.

The mobile beacon device 110 is a small portable device including a configuration capable of transmitting a beacon signal. The beacon signal may include a BLE-based Bluetooth signal. The movable beacon device 110 may be attached to or installed in an expensive article requiring tracking of a position, sports goods such as bicycles and snowboards, and may be installed directly or indirectly with a necklace, a key ring, a bracelet, It may be in a form that can be carried.

The network beacon device 120 serves as a relay device that receives a beacon signal transmitted from the mobile beacon device 110 and transmits the beacon signal related information to the server 130. 8, the network beacon apparatus 120 includes a beacon signal transmitting unit 1201, a setting information receiving unit 1202, a beacon signal receiving unit 1203, a determining unit 1204, a position information transmitting unit 1205, A beacon device list storage unit 1206, and the like. The network beacon device 120 may be installed in a fixed form inside or outside a building, or may be installed in a moving means such as a vehicle to be movable.

In order to track the position of the mobile beacon device 110, the network beacon device 120 may include at least one or more network beacons 120, . In order for the user to use the network beacon device 120 owned by the third person for tracking the position of the mobile beacon device 110, the mode must be set so that not only the manager of the network beacon device 120 but also others can use the network beacon device 120, A procedure may be required to receive permission from another person through the terminal 140 and the server 130.

The mobile beacon device 110 may receive a beacon signal from the mobile beacon device 110 to track the location of the mobile beacon device 110 and may also be configured to set the mode of the network beacon device 120 and register with the server 130. [ And may transmit a beacon signal to the terminal 140.

The server 130 receives information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon device 120 from at least one of the network beacon devices 120 and calculates the position of the mobile beacon device 110, Or not. Also, the terminal 140 transmits a notification message in accordance with the position of the mobile beacon device 110 and satisfaction of the notification condition. 9, the server 130 may include a configuration information transmitting unit 1301, a network beacon device storing unit 1302, a mode information transmitting unit 1303, and the like.

The server 130 may be implemented by a plurality of physical servers as needed. In addition, since it receives information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon unit 110 from all network beacons 120, it functions as a common platform of the position tracking system of the present invention.

The terminal 140 refers to a device capable of transmitting and receiving various data by using a communication relay device either manually or automatically. The terminal 140 may be a desktop, a laptop, a tablet PC, a smart phone, ), A personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like. The terminal 140 may receive beacon signals from the mobile beacon device 110 and the network beacon device 120 and may register the devices with the server 130. [ Also, the server 130 can receive the notification message according to the position of the mobile beacon device 110 and whether or not the notification condition is satisfied.

The terminal 140 may include a Bluetooth communication unit and may exchange data with the server 130 according to a conventionally known communication method such as 3G, LTE or the like. In addition, a separate dedicated application may be installed to track the location of the mobile beacon device 110.

Figure 2 also shows a method for tracking the position of a mobile beacon device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2, in order to track the position of the mobile beacon device 110, the mobile beacon device 110 and the network beacon device 120 are first connected to the server 130, (Step S210), the server 130 establishes and registers the mobile beacon 120 from any one or more of the one or more network beacons 120 and the terminal 140 A step S230 of calculating the position of the mobile beacon device using information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon device 110, (S240) of determining whether the position of the mobile beacon unit 110 satisfies a preset notification condition, transmitting a notification message according to the position of the mobile beacon unit 110 and the notification condition to the terminal 140 S25 0).

First, in step S210, a method of registering the mobile beacon device 110 and the network beacon device 120 in the server 130 and setting an operation mode will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG.

FIG. 3 illustrates a method of registering a mobile beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the terminal 140 receives a beacon signal transmitted from the mobile beacon apparatus 110. The distance between the mobile beacon unit 110 and the terminal 140 is determined by a distance at which the beacon signal reaches the terminal 140 .

Upon receipt of the beacon signal of the mobile beacon unit 110 from the terminal 140, the mobile beacon unit 110 is checked and selected on the screen of the terminal 140 and a registration request is made to the server 130 .

Finally, the server 130 determines whether the mobile beacon device 110 is valid or not and then registers the mobile beacon device 110 with the mobile beacon device 110.

4 illustrates a method of registering a network beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the terminal 140 receives a beacon signal transmitted from the network beacon apparatus 120. At this time, the Bluetooth communication unit of the terminal 140 should be turned on, and the distance between the network beacon unit 120 and the terminal 140 should be a distance at which the beacon signal reaches the terminal 140 .

Upon receiving the beacon signal from the terminal 140, the terminal 140 confirms and selects the network beacon 120 on the screen of the terminal 140, sets an operation mode, and requests the server 130 for registration. The operation mode may be set to a user range in which the network beacon device 120 can be used. For example, if the network beacon device 120 is set to the Public mode, the network beacon device 120 may be used to track all the mobile beacon devices 110, Only the mobile beacon device 110 of the manager of the network beacon 120 can be used to track the mobile beacon device 110 which has been authorized to use as well as the administrator of the beacon device 120, Location tracking. However, the type of the operation mode can be set more finely as needed.

The server 130 determines whether the network beacon 120 is valid or not, and then registers the network beacon.

Finally, the server 130 transmits the operation mode information to the registered network beacon device 120 to set the operation mode of the network beacon device 120. [

FIG. 5 illustrates a method for sharing and setting a network beacon device of another person according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A person who wishes to track the position of the mobile beacon device 110 may share the network beacon device 120 owned by the other person. 4, if the network beacon device 120 is set and registered in the public mode, the network beacon device 120 can be used by anyone without any procedure. If the network beacon device 120 is set and registered in the protected mode, It can be used only when the administrator of the apparatus 120 permits it, and when it is set to the private mode, sharing is not possible. That is, the procedure for sharing and setting the network beacon device 150 of another person is limited to the case where the network beacon device 150 of the other person is set to the protected mode. However, if there is another operation mode of the network beacon device 120 that can be used for tracking the location of the mobile beacon device 110 in a shared mode other than the Protected mode, the following sharing method can be applied.

First, a list of network beacons 150 (Protected Mode) that can be shared from the server 130 is requested and received using the terminal 140, and a list of the network beacons 150 Make a configuration request. The server 130 again requests the terminal 160 of the network beacon manager to share the network beacon 150. [ In this case, if the network beacon administrator terminal 160 permits sharing, the server 130 informs the terminal 140 that the sharing is permitted, and notifies the mobile beacon apparatus 110, which is a location tracking target, To the mobile beacon device list storage unit of the mobile station 150. On the other hand, if the manager of the network beacon 150 does not allow the sharing, the terminal 140 makes the sharing disapproval indication.

For example, it is assumed that the network beacon device 150 is set in Protected mode and has the A student mobile beacon device 110 in the school. When the parent of the student A wants to confirm the location of the student A by using the intracity network beacon device 150, the parent of the student A sends the intracity network beacon device 150 (150) to the server 130 using the terminal 140 , The manager of the intra-campus network beacon device 150 confirms that the parent of the student A uses the intracity network beacon device 150 to track the location of the movable beacon device 110 held by the student A You can allow sharing to be done. That is, the mobile beacon device 110 of the student A is added to the portable beacon device list storage unit of the intra-campus network beacon device 150.

Next, in step S220, the mobile beacon device 110 transmits a beacon signal, receives the beacon signal from one or more of the network beacon device 120 and the terminal 140, and then transmits the beacon signal to the server 130 And transmits information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon device 110. [

The information required for tracking the location of the mobile beacon apparatus 110 includes location information of the network beacon apparatus 120 and the terminal 140, a media access control (MAC) address, a service set identifier (SSID) A Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measured at the beacon device 120, a time at which the network beacon device 120 receives the beacon signal, and the like. The location information of the network beacon device 120 and the terminal 140 may be stored in a location allocated to an arbitrary assigned building based on the latitude and longitude at which the network beacon device 120 and the terminal 140 are located, . Further, it may be a three-dimensional coordinate.

FIG. 6 illustrates a method for transmitting information required for tracking a position of a mobile beacon device according to an operation mode of a network beacon device to a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

First, when the mobile beacon device 110 transmits a beacon signal, the network beacon device 120 receives the beacon signal and determines whether the mobile beacon device 110 is a location tracking object. Then, the network beacon device 120 transmits to the server 130 information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon device 110 if the mobile beacon device 110 corresponds to a location tracking target, If the device 110 does not correspond to the location tracking object, the beacon signal received previously is ignored.

Hereinafter, a method of processing beacon signals received from the mobile beacon device 110 according to the operation mode of the network beacon device 120 will be described.

- When set to Private mode

Only when the beacon signal of the received mobile beacon device is transmitted from the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager, transmits information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon device to the server, and otherwise transmits the received beacon signal Ignore it.

- When set to Protected mode

Only when the beacon signal of the received mobile beacon device is transmitted from the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device manager or is transmitted from the mobile beacon device of the user authorized to use the network beacon device, Information required for position calculation is transmitted to the server, and in other cases, the received beacon signal is ignored.

- When set to Public mode

It transmits to the server the information necessary for calculating the position of all the mobile beacon devices without determining whether the network beacon device itself is a location tracking target.

The operation mode of the network beacon device 120 is not limited to Private, Protected, and Public, and may be set to a finer mode as needed.

Next, in step S230, the position of the movable beacon unit 110 is calculated using information necessary for calculating the position of the movable beacon unit 110. [

The beacon apparatus 110 may be calculated by using the triangulation method as information required to calculate the position of the mobile beacon apparatus 110 received from at least three of the at least one network beacon apparatus 120 and the terminal 140, And the signal beacon information of the mobile beacon device 110 received by the at least one network beacon device 120 may be stored in a database to calculate the position of the mobile beacon device 110 by a fingerprint method or the like. Further, when the movable beacon apparatus 110 is present in the multi-storey building, the apparatus may perform triangulation using information necessary for calculating the position of the movable beacon apparatus 110 received from four or more network beacon apparatuses 120, The layer information of the multi-storey building may be included in the location information of the network beacon unit 120.

The location of the mobile beacon device 110 is not limited to electronic map information such as Google map and Naver map, but also detailed location information in each building, As shown in FIG.

Next, in step S240, it is determined whether or not the position of the mobile beacon device 110 satisfies a predetermined notification condition.

The notification condition may include proximity change, enter / stay / leave for a predetermined place, change of security level assigned to each place, and the like.

- proximity change

When the mobile beacon device 110 moves away from the predetermined network beacon device 120 by a predetermined reference value or approaches a predetermined reference value or less, the server 130 transmits a notification message to the terminal 140 .

For example, if the student A having the mobile beacon unit 110 is distant from all the network beacons 120 installed in the school by more than 50 meters, a notification message is transmitted from the server 130 to the student A's parent or teacher The terminal 140 may be configured to transmit a notification message.

As a method for determining the proximity change, the position of the mobile beacon device 110 calculated in step S230 and the position of the network beacon device 120 stored in the electronic beacon device 120 may be determined using the electronic map It can be judged.

The proximity change determination may be performed only by the terminal 140 without the network beacon 120 and the server 130. [

7 illustrates a method of tracking the location of a mobile beacon device without using a network beacon device and a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to track the position of the mobile beacon apparatus 110, the mobile beacon apparatus 110 is registered in the terminal 140 and a user sets a distance reference value between the mobile beacon apparatus 110 and the terminal 140.

The terminal 140 continuously receives a beacon signal transmitted from the mobile beacon apparatus 110 and calculates a distance between the mobile beacon apparatus 110 and the terminal 140 using the beacon signal. If the calculated distance exceeds the preset reference value, the terminal 140 generates a notification message. The notification message may include a pop-up message or vibration of the terminal.

For example, suppose that a mobile beacon device 110 is carried by a child in an amusement park or the like, and a distance reference value between the mobile beacon device 110 and the terminal 140 is set to 10 m. If the distance between the parent and the child exceeds 10 m while the parent is not aware of the position of the child, the parent can immediately check the notification message from the terminal 110 and increase the degree of attention to the child.

Although the above description is based on the case where the distance between the mobile beacon device 110 and the terminal 140 exceeds the reference value, the distance may be greater than or less than the reference value.

- Entry / Stay / Departure

When the mobile beacon device 110 enters a predetermined place, when the time remaining within a predetermined place exceeds a predetermined time or when the mobile beacon device 110 leaves the predetermined place, And may transmit the notification message to the terminal 140.

For example, when the A student having the mobile beacon unit 110 enters the school and leaves the school, a notification message corresponding thereto is transmitted from the server 130 to the terminal 140 of the parent of the A student 140, Can be set to be transmitted. In this case, a notification message will be sent to the parent of the student A upon arrival and departure of the student A.

Furthermore, the predetermined place may be set according to a group of places such as a private zone, a protected zone, and a public zone in addition to specific places such as a school, a house, a school, a friend's house, and a public place. For example, a private zone can be set as a house, a protected zone as a school, a school, a friend's house, and a public zone as a public place.

The group of places may be set to various types than the above example (Private Zone, Protected Zone, Public Zone).

- Security rating change

When the position of the mobile beacon device 110 is changed, a notification message is set to be transmitted from the server 130 to the terminal 140 when a predetermined security level is different between a predetermined place before the movement and a predetermined place after the movement .

For example, a student A's home has a security level of "high", a public place has a security level of "low", a student A's friend's house has a security level set to " , It is assumed that a notification message is transmitted to the parent A of the student when the student moves from a low place to a low place. When the student A comes to the public place to go to the friend's house, a notification message is sent to the parent of the student A. However, if the student goes to the friend's place in the public place, the notification message is not transmitted. Although the notification message is transmitted to the terminal only when the security level of the place after the movement becomes lower than before the movement, the notification message can be set to be transmitted even when the security level is increased. In addition, the notification message may be transmitted to the terminal including specific information as to whether the security level is increased or decreased.

Furthermore, the security level may be set to a variety of levels than the above examples (high, normal, low). In addition, the security level may be allocated not only according to a specific place (house, school, public place, etc.) but also based on a place group (Private Zone, Protected Zone, Public Zone, etc.).

Finally, in step S250, the terminal 140 transmits a notification message according to the position of the mobile beacon device 110 and whether or not the notification condition is satisfied.

The position of the mobile beacon device 110 may be displayed in the form of an electronic map on the screen of the terminal 140 and the notification message may be displayed on the screen including specific information related to a predetermined notification condition. In addition, the terminal 140 may include a method of vibrating the terminal 140.

The electronic map may include electronic map information that is already configured, such as a Google map, a Naver map, or the like, and may be electronic map information separately constructed for detailed location information in each building.

FIG. 8 illustrates a configuration of a network beacon device 120 for receiving a beacon signal of a mobile beacon device 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8, the network beacon apparatus 120 for receiving the beacon signal of the mobile beacon apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a beacon signal transmitting unit 1201, an operation mode information receiving unit 1202, A signal receiving unit 1203, a determination unit 1204, a position information transmission unit 1205, a mobile beacon device list storage unit 1206, and the like.

First, the beacon signal transmitting unit 1201 transmits a beacon signal for a procedure of registering the network beacon apparatus 120 in the server 130. The transmitted beacon signal can be received by the terminal 140.

The operation mode setting unit 1202 receives the operation mode information of the network beacon apparatus 120 from the server 130 and sets the operation mode of the network beacon apparatus 120 according to the operation mode information. 4, it can be set to a private mode, a protected mode, a public mode, or the like.

The beacon signal receiving unit 1203 can receive a beacon signal transmitted from a mobile beacon device that is an object of position tracking.

The determination unit 1204 determines whether the mobile beacon unit 110 corresponds to a location tracking target of the network beacon unit 120 based on the beacon signal transmitted from the mobile beacon unit 110. [ Receiving a list of mobile beacons to be tracked from the server 130 and determining whether the beacon signal is a beacon signal transmitted from the mobile beacon device included in the list. The list is stored in the portable beacon device list storage unit 1206. [ The determination unit 1204 may not perform the function when the network beacon 120 is set to be available to anyone.

If the mobile beacon device 110 that transmitted the beacon signal is included in the location tracking target, the location information transmitting unit 1205 transmits information necessary for calculating the location of the mobile beacon device 110 to the server 130 .

The information required for the location calculation may include location information of the network beacon 120 and the terminal 140, a media access control (MAC) address, a service set identifier (SSID), a beacon A received signal strength indicator (RSSI), and the like.

9 illustrates a configuration of a server for tracking the location of a mobile beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9, the server 130 for tracking the position of the mobile beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a setting information receiving unit 1301, a network beacon device storing unit 1302, A location calculation information receiving unit 1304, a location calculation unit 1305, a notification condition determination unit 1306, a notification message transmission unit 1206, and the like.

First, the setting information receiving unit 1301 receives setting information including an operation mode of the network beacon 120 from the terminal 140.

The network beacon device list storage unit 1302 stores an identification number of the network beacon device 120 installed for tracking the location of the mobile beacon device 110. [ This is to allow the server 130 to act as a platform for location tracking and manage the entire network beacon 120.

The operation mode information transmission unit 1303 transmits operation mode information of the network beacon 120 received from the terminal 140 to the operation mode setting unit 1202 of the network beacon apparatus 120, Thereby allowing the device 120 to be set in accordance with the operation mode.

The position calculation information receiving unit 1304 may receive information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon unit 110 from the network beacon unit 120 and the terminal 140. [ The information required for the location calculation may include location information of the network beacon 120 and the terminal 140, a Media Access Control (MAC) address, a Service Set Identifier (SSID) A Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), and the like.

The position calculating unit 1305 may calculate the position of the mobile beacon unit 110 using a method such as triangulation, fingerprint, or the like, using information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon unit. Further, when the movable beacon apparatus 110 is present in the multi-storey building, the beacon apparatus 110 may perform triangulation using the beacon signal related information received from the four or more network beacon apparatuses 120, Layer information of the multi-storey building may be included in the location information.

The notification condition determination unit 1306 determines whether the position of the mobile beacon unit 110 calculated by the position calculation unit 1305 satisfies a predetermined notification condition. The notification condition may include determining a condition such as proximity change, entry / retention / departure to a predetermined place, change of a security level assigned to a predetermined place, and the like.

The transmitter 1307 transmits a notification message to the terminal 140 according to the calculated position of the mobile beacon 110 and the satisfaction of the condition determined by the notification condition determiner 1306. The notification message may include the terminal 140 generating at least one of ringing and vibration.

According to the embodiment disclosed in the present invention, the methods can be implemented as a computer-readable program, and can also be stored in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include various recording devices in which a program readable by a computer system is stored. The computer-readable recording medium may include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical storage, and the like. The computer readable recording medium may be distributed to a networked computer system so that computer readable programs may be distributed and stored.

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, . Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents to the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

110: Portable beacon device
120, 150: Network beacon device
130: Server
140: terminal

Claims (20)

Receiving a setting information including an operation mode from a server and setting an operation mode according to the setting information;
Receiving a beacon signal transmitted from a mobile beacon device;
Determining whether the mobile beacon device is a location tracking object considering the operation mode; And
And if the mobile beacon device is a location tracking target, transmitting information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon device to the server, so that the server calculates the position of the mobile beacon device,
Wherein the operation mode comprises a first mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager and a second mode for tracking the location of both the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device and the mobile beacon device of another user The method comprising the steps of:
2. The method of claim 1,
A second mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of a user authorized to use the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device manager and the second beacon device for tracking the position of all mobile beacon devices, 2 < / RTI > mode.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the second-
Wherein the network beacon device tracks the location of only the mobile beacon device included in the list using the list of mobile beacons to be tracked from the server.
A beacon signal transmitting unit for transmitting a beacon signal for setting and registering a network beacon device;
An operation mode setting unit configured to receive setting information for the network beacon device from a server and set an operation mode of the network beacon device according to the setting information;
A beacon signal receiver for receiving a beacon signal transmitted from the mobile beacon device;
A determination unit for determining whether the mobile beacon apparatus is a location tracking object in consideration of the operation mode; And
And a position calculation information transmitter for transmitting information required for position calculation of the mobile beacon device to the server and calculating the position of the mobile beacon device if the mobile beacon device is a position tracking target,
Wherein the operation mode comprises a first mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager and a second mode for tracking the location of both the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device and the mobile beacon device of another user And a network beacon device for tracking the position of the mobile beacon device.
5. The method of claim 4,
A second mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of a user authorized to use the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device manager and the second beacon device for tracking the position of all mobile beacon devices, 2 < / RTI > mode of the mobile beacon device.
6. The method of claim 5,
Further comprising a mobile beacon device list storage unit for storing a list of mobile beacon devices to be tracked from the server,
Wherein the second-1 mode tracks the location of only the mobile beacon device included in the list.
The server receiving configuration information including an operation mode of the network beacon from the terminal;
Registering the network beacon with the server using the setting information; And
And transmitting the operation mode information included in the setting information to the network beacon device so that the network beacon device tracks the position of the mobile beacon device in consideration of the operation mode,
Wherein the operation mode comprises a first mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager and a second mode for tracking the location of both the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device and the mobile beacon device of another user The method comprising the steps of:
8. The method of claim 7,
A second mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of a user authorized to use the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device manager and the second beacon device for tracking the position of all mobile beacon devices, 2 < / RTI > mode.
9. The method according to claim 8,
Wherein the server transmits a list of mobile beacon devices to be tracked with the network beacon device so that the network beacon device tracks only locations of mobile beacon devices included in the list. Way.
8. The method of claim 7,
The server receiving information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon device from at least one of the network beacon device and the terminal;
Calculating a position of the mobile beacon device using information necessary for calculating a position of the mobile beacon device;
Determining whether a position of the mobile beacon device satisfies a predetermined notification condition; And
And transmitting a notification message according to the position of the mobile beacon device and the notification condition to the mobile terminal.
11. The method according to claim 10,
Wherein the distance between the mobile beacon device and the predetermined network beacon device or between the mobile beacon device and the terminal is compared with a predetermined reference value.
11. The method according to claim 10,
Wherein the mobile beacon device is one of at least one of a time at which the mobile beacon device enters a predetermined location and a time at which the mobile beacon device leaves the predetermined location.
11. The method according to claim 10,
Wherein the mobile beacon device compares a time when the mobile beacon device stays in a predetermined place with a predetermined reference value.
11. The method according to claim 10,
Wherein the first beacon location is different from the first beacon location in security level and the location of the mobile beacon device is changed from the first location to the second location.
A setting information receiving unit for receiving setting information including an operation mode of the network beacon device from the terminal;
A network beacon device list storage unit for registering and storing the network beacon device using the setting information; And
And an operation mode information transmitter for transmitting the operation mode information included in the setting information to the network beacon device and allowing the network beacon device to track the position of the mobile beacon device in consideration of the operation mode,
Wherein the operation mode comprises a first mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager and a second mode for tracking the location of both the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device and the mobile beacon device of another user And a server for tracking the position of the mobile beacon device.
16. The method of claim 15,
A second mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of a user authorized to use the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device manager and the second beacon device for tracking the position of all mobile beacon devices, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 2 < / RTI > mode.
16. The method of claim 15,
A position calculation information receiver for receiving information necessary for calculating the position of the mobile beacon device from at least one of the network beacon device and the terminal;
A position calculating unit for calculating a position of the movable beacon apparatus using information necessary for calculating the position of the movable beacon apparatus;
A notification condition determiner for determining whether the position of the mobile beacon device satisfies a predetermined notification condition; And
Further comprising a notification message transmitter for transmitting a notification message according to the position of the mobile beacon device and the notification condition to the terminal.
Receiving a beacon signal transmitted from a network beacon device;
Receiving an operation mode of the network beacon device from the network beacon manager;
Transmitting configuration information including an operation mode of the network beacon device to a server so that the server registers and sets the network beacon device according to the configuration information;
Wherein the operation mode comprises a first mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of the network beacon manager and a second mode for tracking the location of both the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device and the mobile beacon device of another user The method comprising the steps of:
13. The method of claim 12,
A second mode for tracking the location of only the mobile beacon device of a user authorized to use the mobile beacon device of the network beacon device manager and the second beacon device for tracking the position of all mobile beacon devices, 2 < / RTI > mode.
A program stored in a computer-readable medium for executing the steps of any one of claims 1 to 3, 7 to 14, 18 and 19 in a computer.

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