KR20170134106A - Beacon apparatus and computer-readable recording medium for recording a program for executing service application using beacon message from the beacon apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a beacon device, and a method for running a service application using a beacon message sending from a beacon device, and more specifically, to a beacon device which changes a beacon message sent by an operation of a user, and uses the same to run a service application, and a computer readable recording medium recorded a program executing a service application running method using a beacon message sent from a beacon device. The beacon device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a user operating unit which receives a user operation; a communicating unit which transmits a beacon message comprising beacon identification information for running a service application and a beacon message comprising URL information for installing the service application; and a control unit which when an operation of ON by the user operation is sensed through the user operating unit, controls the beacon message comprising the beacon identification information and the beacon message comprising the URL information to be alternately transmitted, and when the ON operation is not sensed, controls the beacon message comprising the beacon identification information to be transmitted.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a computer readable recording medium storing a program for executing a service application method using a beacon device and a beacon message transmitted from a beacon device. APPARATUS}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a beacon device and a method of operating a service application using a beacon message transmitted from a beacon device, and more particularly to a beacon device that changes a beacon message transmitted according to a user's operation, And a method of operating a service application using a beacon message transmitted from a beacon device.

The contents described in this section merely provide background information on the present embodiment and do not constitute the prior art.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, technologies for performing short-range wireless communication between devices located in close proximity have been rapidly developed. Among such short-range wireless communication, a Bluetooth communication method is a typical communication technology.

Such Bluetooth communication has evolved and recently, Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology (Bluetooth 4.0) has been widely used in smart phones, retail geofencing and mobile payment. This Bluetooth low-power technology has recently attracted attention because it consumes less power than the standard Bluetooth wireless connection.

On the other hand, based on the Bluetooth low-power technology described above, a beacon device transmits a beacon message within a predetermined radius and the terminal scanning the beacon message identifies the beacon device, receives an advertisement corresponding to the identified beacon device, Technologies are available.

However, the beacon device up to the present time simply transmits a beacon message according to a set period. The user of the terminal receiving the beacon message can not intervene in or participate in transmission of the beacon message, and can not use the beacon message There is a problem that various services can not be used.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2016-0009084, published on January 25, 2016 (name: advertising method of merchant using Bluetooth beacon)

Disclosure of Invention Technical Goals The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a beacon device capable of changing a beacon message according to a user's operation by adding a switch to the beacon device, And an object of the present invention is to provide a computer readable recording medium on which a program for executing an application driving method is recorded.

In particular, the present invention controls a beacon message including beacon message and URL information to be transmitted alternately when the on operation of a switch included in the beacon device is detected according to an operation of a user, A beacon device capable of providing a corresponding service more efficiently by controlling the beacon message including the table number and the beacon identification information to be transmitted, and a service application using a beacon message transmitted from the beacon device, An object of the present invention is to provide a computer readable recording medium on which a program for executing a driving method is recorded.

In addition, the present invention can drive or install a corresponding service application using a beacon message received from a beacon device, and can use a beacon device that can utilize a more efficient ordering procedure through a service application and a beacon device And a computer readable recording medium storing a program for executing a service application method.

However, the object of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beacon device including a user operation unit for receiving a user operation; A communication unit transmitting a beacon message including beacon identification information for activating a service application and a beacon message including URL information for installing the service application; And a beacon message including the beacon identification information and a beacon message including the URL information are alternately transmitted through the communication unit when an on operation according to a user operation is detected through the user operation unit, And a control unit for controlling the beacon message including the beacon identification information to be transmitted through the communication unit when the on-operation is not detected.

In this case, a power management unit uses a specific frequency band, shares a power source with a calling apparatus that transmits a frequency corresponding to the frequency band according to a user operation and performs a calling function, and manages power supplied from the power source And the like.

At this time, the power management unit controls the power to be applied to the calling apparatus when the ON operation according to the user operation using the switch is detected in a state where the power is not applied to the remaining except the switch of the calling apparatus .

Also, the controller may determine that the on-operation is not detected when a predetermined time elapses after the on-operation is detected or when no user operation is detected.

If the on-operation is not detected, the beacon message transmitted may further include the beacon identification information and the table number.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing a method of operating a service application using a beacon message, Receiving a beacon message including a beacon message including information and URL information for installing the service application for a predetermined time alternately; Confirming whether the terminal can execute a corresponding service application according to a beacon message including the beacon identification information; And if the service application is executable, executing the service application corresponding to the beacon identification information, and if the service application can not be executed, installing the service application after installing the service application using the URL information And executing the program.

Receiving a beacon message including the table number from the beacon device along with the beacon identification information.

Confirming input of order setting information from a user after the executing step; And transmitting the beacon identification information, the table number, and the order setting information to the service server providing the order service.

Checking the past visit history using the beacon identification information and the table number before the step of alternately receiving; And providing seat recommendation information based on the past visited history history.

According to the present invention, there is provided a computer readable recording medium on which a program for executing a service application method using a beacon message transmitted from a beacon apparatus and a beacon apparatus according to the present invention is recorded. It becomes possible to send out.

According to the present invention, when a switch provided on the beacon unit is turned on according to a user's operation, the beacon message including the beacon identification information and the beacon message including the URL information are controlled to be alternately transmitted, The beacon message including the beacon identification information is transmitted so that the corresponding service can be more efficiently provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, a user terminal can drive or install a corresponding service application using a beacon message received from a beacon device, and a more efficient ordering procedure can be utilized through a service application.

In addition, various effects other than the above-described effects can be directly or implicitly disclosed in the detailed description according to the embodiment of the present invention to be described later.

1 is a block diagram for explaining a system using a beacon device according to the present invention.
2 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a beacon device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a beacon message transmission process in a beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a data flow chart for explaining a method of operating a service application using a beacon message according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a data flow chart for explaining a method of operating a service application using a beacon message according to another embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS For a more complete understanding of the nature and advantages of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

In the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed description of well-known functions or constructions that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. It should be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible throughout the drawings.

The terms and words used in the following description and drawings are not to be construed in an ordinary sense or a dictionary, and the inventor can properly define his or her invention as a concept of a term to be described in the best way It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are described. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

Also, terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another, Not used. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the second component may be referred to as a first component, and similarly, the first component may also be referred to as a second component.

In addition, when referring to an element as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it means that it can be connected or connected logically or physically. In other words, it is to be understood that although an element may be directly connected or connected to another element, there may be other elements in between, or indirectly connected or connected.

Also, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprising "or" having ", as used herein, are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, It should be understood that the foregoing does not preclude the presence or addition of other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof.

In addition, embodiments within the scope of the present invention include computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions or data structures stored on computer-readable media. Such computer-readable media can be any available media that is accessible by a general purpose or special purpose computer system. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or in the form of computer- But is not limited to, a physical storage medium such as any other medium that can be used to store or communicate certain program code means of the general purpose or special purpose computer system, .

Hereinafter, a system using a beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a block diagram for explaining a system using a beacon device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system using a beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one beacon device 100, a terminal 300, and a service server 500 installed at a certain location . And a communication network 600 for transmitting and receiving information between the terminal 300 and the service server 500.

First, the beacon apparatus 100 transmits a beacon signal using short-range wireless communication, scans the beacon signal, and supports a service designated by the connected terminal 300 to be provided The beacon device 100 may preferably transmit a beacon signal according to a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication protocol. In addition, the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention may be installed in a specific space such as a restaurant, a shop, etc., and may transmit a beacon signal within a certain radius of 5 cm to 49 m.

The beacon apparatus 100 includes a firmware program for processing and managing information (for example, smart restaurant function) performed by the beacon apparatus 100 itself. The firmware program includes information necessary for driving the beacon device 100. Particularly, the beacon device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is able to transmit a beacon message including the beacon identification information and URL information A beacon message including the beacon message alternately, or a function of controlling the beacon message to be transmitted.

The terminal 300 of the present invention means a user apparatus that can transmit and receive various data via a communication network according to a user's operation. The terminal 300 may perform voice or data communication through a communication network.

In particular, the terminal 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention can scan and receive a beacon message transmitted from the beacon device 100 within a certain radius. At this time, the terminal 300 of the present invention can perform a corresponding operation according to the type of the received beacon message. For example, if the beacon message including the beacon message including the beacon identification information and the beacon message including the URL information are alternately received, the terminal 300 of the present invention firstly checks whether or not the service application corresponding to the beacon identification information is executed If execution is impossible, the service application can be executed using the beacon message including the URL information. On the other hand, the terminal 300 of the present invention can immediately execute the corresponding service application according to the beacon identification information if it can be executed.

In addition, when a beacon message including beacon identification information and a table number is received from the beacon apparatus 100, the terminal 300 of the present invention checks the past visit history using the table number or performs an order service process .

The terminal 300 of the present invention can also receive and use various types of information from the service server 500. For example, the service server 500 can receive and manage various information such as menu information, event information, and past visit history corresponding to the current position.

The terminal 300 of the present invention may include a browser for transmitting and receiving information, a memory for storing programs and protocols, and a microprocessor for executing and controlling various programs. The terminal 300 may be implemented as a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a portable multimedia player (PMP), or an MP3 player.

The service server 500 provides and manages a service corresponding to the beacon device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, when applied to the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention and the order service in a restaurant or the like, the service server 500 receives the order setting information including the beacon identification information and the table number from the terminal 100, It is possible to control the process of processing the order according to the order setting information of the terminal 100.

The beacon apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention or the processor mounted on the terminal 300 and the service server 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail with reference to the present invention Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI > In one implementation, the processor may be a single-threaded processor, and in other embodiments, the processor may be a multithreaded processor. Further, the processor is capable of processing instructions stored on a memory or storage device.

In addition, various types of communication networks can be used for the communication network 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

For example, a wireless communication method such as WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi, WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA or Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL) , Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable (HFC), Fiber to the Curb (FTTC), and Fiber To The Home (FTTH). In addition to the above-described communication methods, other widely known or later-developed communication methods may be included.

Hereinafter, the beacon device of the present invention will be described in more detail.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an exemplary view for explaining a beacon device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention includes a user operation unit such as a switch 150. Here, the switch 150 can be turned on and off according to the user's operation. If the on operation is detected by the user's operation, the beacon device 100 of the present invention includes beacon identification information within a certain radius The beacon message including the beacon message and the URL information is alternately transmitted. On the other hand, when the ON operation according to the user's operation is not detected, the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention can control to transmit only the beacon message including the beacon identification information. In the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention, the beacon message including the beacon identification information transmitted when the ON operation is detected, and the beacon message including the beacon identification information transmitted in the case not otherwise, This can be different. Accordingly, the terminal 300 of the present invention can identify the type and content of the beacon message to be scanned and perform corresponding operations accordingly.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, the beacon device 100 is provided with a physical switch 150 that can be turned on and off according to a user's operation. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, A switch may also be used. In particular, the ON operation described in the specification of the present invention means an input applied to the beacon apparatus 100 according to the user's intention. When the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention includes a non-contact user operation unit , It can be determined that the on-operation has occurred if the proximity input is generated with intention even if the user does not approach the beacon device 100 directly.

In addition, the beacon device 100 of the present invention may be implemented as an independent device, but may be implemented in combination with other devices according to application examples. In other words, as shown in FIG. 3, the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention may be implemented in combination with a call-up bell 200 such as a calling apparatus used in an existing restaurant, a restaurant, or the like. Here, the call bell transmits a frequency corresponding to a frequency band according to a user operation using a specific frequency band, and transmits a number defined in a call bell to a call bell display, thereby calling a user at a restaurant or providing a specific notice ≪ / RTI > At this time, the beacon apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be combined with the call bell 200 in a form of sharing the power source 190 in combination. The call bell 200 is configured to include a switch 250 in a general manner for detecting the on-off operation of the user. The user can press the switch 150 of the beacon device 100 or switch the call bell 250 ), And each of the switches can be operated separately from each other.

As described above, the embodiment of the beacon device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described.

Hereinafter, the main configuration and operation method of the beacon device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention includes a power management unit 10, a user operation unit 20, a control unit 30, a communication unit 40, a storage unit 50, and an interface unit 60 .

First, the power management unit 10 may control power applied to each element constituting the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention. The power management unit 10 of the present invention receives power from an external power source and converts the power to power that each component of the beacon unit 100 can process.

In particular, when the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention is shared with the call bell 200 as described with reference to FIG. 3, it can play a role of managing shared power. For example, when the power source shared with the call bell 200 uses a battery having a limited capacity, the power management unit 10 can control power to be applied to the remainder of the call bell 200 except for the switch 250 And controls the power of the call bell 200 to be applied to the call bell 200 when the on operation of the call bell 200 is detected by the switch 250.

The user operation unit 20 means an element that receives the user operation of the present invention. More specifically, the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention can sense an ON operation according to a user operation through the switch as described above. 2, the user operation unit 20 may be turned on or off according to a user operation applied to the switch, and the beacon apparatus 100 may include a switch as shown in FIG. It is possible to detect an operation. Also, the user operation unit 20 of the present invention can be configured as a touch panel, and can detect an on-operation according to a user's touch on the touch panel.

The control unit 30 performs overall control of the beacon apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention and includes at least one processor including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) / MPU (Micro Processing Unit) (E.g., a register and / or a random access memory (RAM)) loaded with one or more memory loading data, and a bus (BUS) for inputting / outputting at least one or more data to / from the processor and the memory. And may include predetermined program routines or program data that are loaded into the execution memory from a predetermined recording medium to perform the functions defined in the beacon apparatus 100 in software and processed by the processor have. In other words, among the functions provided in the beacon apparatus 100 for transmitting the beacon message according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to determine, as a function of the control unit 30, a component that can be processed in software.

In particular, the controller 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention detects an on operation according to a user operation through the user operation unit 20. [ Here, when the user operation unit 20 includes a switch that is physically implemented, it is possible to detect a switch-on operation according to a user's operation. On the other hand, when the user operation unit 20 includes a logically implemented switch, the on-operation can be detected through a pressure change according to a user's operation. When the on-operation is detected according to the user's operation, the controller 30 controls the communication unit 40 to transmit a beacon message including beacon identification information and a beacon message including the URL information alternately do. On the other hand, when the on-operation is not detected according to the user's operation, the beacon unit 200 controls the communication unit 40 to transmit only the beacon message including the beacon identification information, for example, can do.

In particular, the control unit 30 of the present invention can transmit and set different types and contents of beacon messages according to the above-described operations. In the above example, the controller 30 of the present invention transmits a beacon message including the beacon message including the beacon identification information and a beacon message containing the beacon message according to the predetermined interval for a predetermined time when the user's on-operation is detected. Here, the beacon message including the beacon identification information may be a beacon message according to the iBeacon protocol, and the beacon message including the URL information may be the Eddystone URL beacon message. In addition, if the control unit 30 determines that the predetermined period of time has elapsed after the ON operation is detected or if no user operation is detected, the control unit 30 transmits a beacon message including the table number together with the beacon identification information in the standby mode . Here, the beacon message including the table number together with the beacon identification information may be an Eddystone ID beacon message. In addition, it should be noted that the kind of the beacon protocol described above corresponds to an example, and a beacon message according to various beacon protocols other than the above-described example can be transmitted. In addition, the control unit 30 of the present invention can set the transmission period of the beacon message to be transmitted and the transmission signal size, and control the transmission process according to the set information.

More specifically, the operation of the terminal 100 using the beacon message will be described later, and the communication unit 40 of the beacon apparatus 100 plays a role of transmitting various information under the control of the control unit 30 In particular, the communication unit 40 of the present invention may alternatively transmit a beacon message including beacon message and URL information including beacon identification information, or only a beacon message including beacon identification information and a table number. In addition, the communication unit 40 of the present invention can transmit a beacon message according to the transmission period set by the control unit 30 and the size of the transmission signal.

The storage unit 50 stores and manages various information according to an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, the storage unit 50 of the present invention can store and manage service application identification information, merchant identification information, beacon identification information, table numbers, and the like.

The interface unit 60 is a component for connection to various external apparatuses.

The main configuration and operation method of the beacon device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above.

As described above, according to the beacon apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, by sending different kinds of beacon messages according to a user's operation, the corresponding service can be used more efficiently.

Hereinafter, the main configuration and operation method of the terminal 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 5, a terminal 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal communication unit 310, a terminal input unit 320, a terminal control unit 330, a terminal storage unit 340, 350).

First, the terminal communication unit 310 of the present invention transmits and receives data with the service server 500 through the communication network 600. The terminal communication unit 310 includes RF transmitting means for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of the transmitted signal, RF receiving means for low-noise amplifying the received signal and down-converting the frequency, Data processing means, and the like.

In addition, the terminal communication unit 310 of the present invention may include a first communication module and a second communication module. The first communication module can scan and receive a beacon message transmitted from the beacon device 100, and can perform a function of communicating with the beacon device 100 to transmit and receive information. Here, the first communication module can perform PAN (Personal Area Network) communication including Bluetooth. In addition, the first communication module may perform a function of transmitting a beacon signal under the control of the terminal control unit 330. On the other hand, the second communication module communicates with the service server 500 through the communication network 600. Here, the second communication module can use a wireless communication method such as WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi, Wibro, WiMAX, HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)

The terminal input unit 320 receives various information such as numbers and character information and transmits various signals to the terminal control unit 330 in connection with setting various functions and controlling functions of the terminal 300. In addition, the terminal input unit 320 may include at least one of a keypad and a touchpad for generating an input signal according to a user's touch or operation. At this time, the terminal input unit 320 may be configured in the form of one touch panel (or a touch screen) together with the terminal output unit 350 to simultaneously perform input and display functions. In addition to input devices such as a keyboard, a keypad, a mouse, a joystick, etc., the terminal input unit 320 may be any type of input means that can be developed in the future. In particular, the terminal input unit 320 according to the present invention senses input information input from a user and transmits the input information to the terminal control unit 330. The terminal input unit 320 of the present invention can support various user inputs related to the ordering procedure.

The terminal control unit 330 may be an operating system (OS) and a process device for driving each configuration. The terminal control unit 330 of the terminal 300 controls the process of transmitting the signal received through the terminal input unit 320 to the service server 500 through the terminal communication unit 310 and transmits the signal to the terminal communication unit 310. [ A beacon message according to the beacon signal may be scanned to receive the scanned beacon message. In addition, the terminal control unit 330 may extract the beacon identification information from the beacon message, transmit the beacon identification information to the service server 500 through the terminal communication unit 310, and control to receive the corresponding content. And store it in the terminal storage unit 340.

In particular, in the present invention, the terminal control unit 330 transmits various schedule information generated in the terminal 300 to the service server 500 through the terminal communication unit 310. For example, the terminal control unit 330 executes a service application capable of outputting information related to a beacon service supported by the service server 500, and transmits various user inputs generated in the service application to the service server 500 . In particular, the terminal control unit 330 of the present invention can generate order setting information through the service application and transmit the order setting information to the service server 500. The terminal control unit 330 may receive the corresponding payment information from the service server 500 or may receive various information such as menu information and event information related to the current location.

In particular, the terminal control unit 330 of the present invention can control and perform an appropriate operation according to a beacon message transmitted from the beacon device 100 within a certain radius. More specifically, the terminal control unit 330 of the present invention can receive the beacon message including the beacon identification information and the table number from the beacon apparatus 100 in the waiting state. The terminal control unit 330 of the present invention may include a beacon message including beacon identification information generated according to a user operation in the beacon apparatus 100 and a beacon message including URL information for installing a service application .

The terminal control unit 330 of the present invention operates in different correspondences depending on whether the service application is installed or not and the type of beacon message received. For example, if the current service application is installed in the terminal 300 of the present invention Is assumed. The beacon device 100 is installed in each of a plurality of tables provided at an affiliated store including a plurality of tables such as a restaurant. The user of the terminal 300 is moving from the entrance of the merchant through the entrance. The terminal control unit 330 of the present invention receives a beacon message transmitted from a plurality of beacon apparatuses 100. Each beacon message at this time is a message transmitted from the beacon apparatus 100 in a standby state in which there is no user operation, Beacon identification information and a table number.

The terminal control unit 330 that has received the beacon identification information may not perform the correspondence even if it receives the beacon identification information because the service application corresponding to the beacon identification information is not installed.

When the user is seated on the table and operates the beacon device 100 provided in the table, if the on-operation according to the user's operation occurs, the beacon device 100 transmits the beacon message including the beacon message including the beacon identification information and the URL information The beacon message is transmitted alternately for a predetermined time.

Since the service application corresponding to the beacon identification information is not installed in the terminal control unit 330 of the present invention, the terminal control unit 330 of the present invention moves to a page where the service application can be installed according to the URL information, Service application can be installed and executed. In this case, the terminal control unit 330 of the present invention can download a file related to the installation of the service application and store the downloaded file in the terminal storage unit 340. Even if the related file is not stored in the terminal storage unit 340, .

As described above, the terminal control unit 330 of the present invention can execute a corresponding service application using a beacon message including beacon identification information transmitted from the beacon apparatus 100 when the service application is normally installed.

Meanwhile, the terminal control unit 330 of the present invention may receive a beacon message including beacon identification information and a table number from the beacon apparatus 100. Here, the beacon message is a beacon message transmitted when the beacon device 100 is in a standby state. The terminal control unit 330 can perform order setting using the table number in the beacon message to be scanned. At this time, the terminal control unit 330 of the present invention transmits to the service server 500 together with the order setting information according to the user input only when the table number is confirmed in the beacon message.

When the beacon message including the table number is received while the terminal control unit 330 is in the store and the service application is already installed, the terminal control unit 330 of the present invention checks the past visit history and outputs the beacon message to the terminal (350). ≪ / RTI >

The terminal control unit 330 of the present invention may include a message processing unit 331 and an application processing unit 332, and each of them may operate as a separate module. Here, 'module' is a component that performs a predetermined function, and may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. For example, the 'module' may refer to a program module, which may be software components executed by a processor to perform certain functions, object-oriented software components, class components, Data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, data structures, and the like, such as, for example, , And variables. In addition, the functions provided in the components and 'modules' may be combined into a smaller number of components and '~ modules' or further separated into additional components and 'modules'. The message processor 331 of the present invention performs an operation related to beacon message processing, and the application processor 332 of the present invention can control service application execution and order processing processes in the service application.

The terminal storage unit 340 is a device for storing data. The terminal storage unit 340 includes a main storage device and an auxiliary storage device, and stores an application program necessary for the functional operation of the terminal 300. The terminal storage unit 340 may include a program area and a data area. Here, when the terminal 300 activates each function corresponding to a request of the user, the terminal 300 executes the corresponding application programs under the control of the terminal control unit 330 to provide each function. In particular, in the present invention, the terminal storage unit 340 can store and manage various information related to the operation of the service application 341. [

The terminal output unit 350 displays information on a series of operation states, operation results, and the like that occur during the performance of the functions of the terminal 300. In addition, the terminal output unit 350 can display menu information that can be set through the service application and various information according to the user input. The terminal output unit 350 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode An organic light emitting diode (OLED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a retina display, a flexible display, and a three-dimensional display. At this time, when the terminal output unit 350 is configured as a touch screen type, the terminal output unit 350 can perform some or all of the functions of the terminal input unit 320.

The configuration and operation method of the terminal 300 according to the present invention have been described above.

As described above, the terminal 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention decides a corresponding operation according to the type of the beacon message received from the beacon apparatus 100 and executes the same, thereby performing the operation related to the operation of the service application more efficiently In addition, a more efficient ordering process can be performed through the service application.

The configuration and operation of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above.

Although the present specification and drawings describe exemplary device configurations, implementations of the functional operations and the subject matter described herein may be embodied in other types of digital electronic circuitry, or include structures and their equivalents disclosed herein Firmware, or hardware, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing. Implementations of the subject matter described herein may be embodied in one or more computer program products, i. E. One for computer program instructions encoded on a program storage medium of the type for < RTI ID = 0.0 & And can be implemented as a module as described above. The computer-readable medium can be a machine-readable storage device, a machine-readable storage substrate, a memory device, a composition of matter that affects the machine readable propagation type signal, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing.

Hereinafter, a process of transmitting a beacon message in the beacon apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a beacon message transmission process in a beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 6, the beacon device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is installed at a specific location. Preferably, in the embodiment of the present invention, the beacon apparatus 100 may be installed in a specific space in which a plurality of tables such as a restaurant and a restaurant exist, and the beacon apparatus 100 may be installed for each table. In addition, the beacon device 100 of the present invention may be installed in combination with a conventionally provided call bell for each table, or may be installed in a form independent of the call bell, or may share a call bell with some modules, Or the like.

The beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention transmits an identification information message, which is a beacon message including beacon identification information, at predetermined intervals in a waiting state (S101 to S403). The beacon device 100 in the standby state can transmit a beacon message and indicates a state in which no on-operation is detected according to a user's operation. In addition, the beacon apparatus 1000 of the present invention can transmit a beacon message at a predetermined period, for example, a period of one second in step S103. In particular, the beacon message transmitted in the waiting state of the present invention includes a table number together with beacon identification information , And the beacon message at this time can be transmitted using the UUID format defined by the Eddystone protocol.

Thereafter, the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention senses an ON operation according to a user operation (S105). For example, when the beacon device 100 of the present invention includes a switch that is turned on and off according to a user's operation, it detects an on-operation according to the depression of the switch, And transmits a beacon message including information in turn (S107). For example, in step S107, the beacon apparatus 100 alternately transmits the two beacon messages alternately at intervals of 0.5 sec. In addition, a beacon message including beacon identification information among the alternately transmitted beacon messages may be transmitted according to a beacon protocol different from the beacon message transmitted in step S103. For example, according to the iBeacon protocol, and may be transmitted including only the beacon identification information. Also, the beacon message including the URL information can be transmitted using the URL format defined by the Eddystone protocol.

The terminal 300 receiving the beacon message can appropriately perform a corresponding operation according to the type and content of the beacon message.

In the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention, when no further switch depression is detected after a predetermined period of time (for example, 10 seconds) elapses until the on-operation of the user is no longer detected, for example, after step S105 (S109). Then, the standby mode is changed to the standby mode in the S101 state, and the beacon message transmitted at this time includes the beacon identification information and the table number (S111).

In addition, the beacon message transmitted in step S111 may be a beacon message according to the Eddystone protocol. In step S107, the terminal 300 receiving the beacon message and the protocol different from each other may transmit the beacon message alternately in a more intuitive manner The status of the beacon apparatus 100 can be recognized.

Hereinafter, a method of operating a service application using a beacon message according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 7 is a data flow chart for explaining a method of operating a service application using a beacon message according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a service application using a beacon message according to another embodiment of the present invention And FIGS. 9 and 10 are illustrations for explaining the beacon message of the present invention.

Prior to the description with reference to the drawings, the beacon device 100 of the present invention is installed in a specific location. Preferably, in the embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of beacons 100 are installed in a specific space in which a plurality of tables such as restaurants and restaurants are installed, the beacons 100 at this time are preferably installed for each table . In addition, the beacon device 100 of the present invention may be installed in combination with a conventionally provided call bell for each table, or may be installed in a form independent of the call bell, or may share a call bell with some modules, Or the like.

The user of the terminal 300 is moving from the store entrance to the inside of the store. According to this movement, the terminal 300 of the present invention can receive a plurality of beacon messages from the plurality of beacon apparatuses 100 . In addition, it is assumed that the terminal 300 is in a state where the current service application is not installed.

In this state, the beacon apparatus 100 transmits a beacon message in a predetermined radius according to a predetermined transmission signal size in a predetermined period unit (S201). Here, the beacon message includes the beacon identification information and the table number.

At this time, the terminal 300 receives at least one beacon message to be transmitted within a certain radius, and may not perform any operation because the corresponding service application is not installed as a result of checking the corresponding beacon identification information.

Thereafter, the user of the terminal 300 is seated in any one of the tables, and the beacon apparatus 100 provided in the table is operated to perform the ON operation. The beacon device 100 senses the beacon message and transmits the beacon message including the beacon message including the beacon identification information and the URL information to the terminal 300 for a predetermined period of time, S207).

When receiving the service application, the terminal 300 of the present invention confirms whether the service application is installed using the beacon identification information. If the service application is not installed, the terminal 300 can execute the service application using the URL message received and scanned To the installation page (S211). Thereafter, the terminal 300 of the present invention becomes a state in which the service application can be installed and executed according to the method provided by the installation page.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the service application is installed and executable after step S209, the terminal 300 drives the corresponding service application (S213). The order setting process is performed according to the user input (S215). For example, the terminal 300 of the present invention can provide menus, discount information, event information, and the like currently being served at the merchant through the service application, and the user of the terminal 300 that has confirmed the menu can directly select and input a desired menu The ordering process can be performed (S215). In order to perform the above process, the terminal 300 of the present invention transmits beacon identification information to the service server 500, and transmits various information (e.g., information) to be provided from the service server 500 through a service application such as a menu, May be provided and output.

In addition, the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention can send a beacon message including a beacon identification information and a table number in a standby state when a predetermined time elapses after step S207 (S219).

The terminal 300 waiting for receiving the beacon message including the table number from the beacon apparatus 100 is transmitted to the service server 500 together with the order information set in the step S215 The user can perform the ordering procedure (S223). Accordingly, the user of the present invention can execute the service application by pressing the beacon device 100 provided in the table without entering a separate employee in the merchant, and input the order through the service application. In addition, the order input by the user can be transmitted to the administrator terminal within the franchise through the service server 500, and the user of the administrator terminal can provide the service for the contents ordered by the user of the terminal 300 .

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the beacon message transmitted in steps S201 and S219, the beacon message transmitted in step S205, and the beacon message transmitted in step S207 are transmitted with different contents according to different beacon protocols. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the beacon message transmitted in steps S201 and S219 of the present invention, that is, the beacon message transmitted from the beacon apparatus 100 in the standby state, can be defined according to the Eddystone protocol, Frame. ≪ / RTI > Here, the information recorded in the UUID frame is the beacon identification information and the table number. In addition, the URL message including the URL information transmitted in the step S207 may be defined according to the URL frame of Eddystone. Meanwhile, the beacon message including the identification information transmitted in step S205, i.e., the beacon message generated by sensing the on-operation according to the switch operation of the beacon device 100, can be defined according to the iBeacon frame as shown in FIG. have.

In the present invention, by using different beacon messages, the terminal 300 can perform a more intuitive operation. In the above example, Eddystone and iBeacon are only examples, and the beacon protocol that can be used in the present invention is not limited to the above example.

Meanwhile, the terminal 300 of the present invention may provide a seat recommendation service considering the user's revisit.

In other words, when the user of the terminal 300 has visited the franchise visited in the past, the guide of the past magnet can be performed using the table number transmitted from the beacon apparatus 100 of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, a plurality of beacon apparatuses 100 transmit a beacon message including a table number and beacon identification information in a predetermined cycle unit (S301), and the terminal 300 of the present invention receives , And drives the application corresponding to the beacon identification information (S303). Then, the terminal 300 of the present invention can confirm the past visit history corresponding to the beacon identification information (S305). The information that can be identified here may include past visit time, order menu, information on a sitting table, and the like.

The terminal 300 can continuously receive a beacon message from a plurality of beacon apparatuses 100 while walking inside the merchant, and can compare a table number with a past visit history information in a beacon message. If the beacon message including the table number recorded in the past visit history is received from the beacon device 100, the terminal 300 may inform the user of the beacon message (S307). For example, the terminal 300 can guide information such as 'the table in which the current table is previously sitting' through the service application, and recommends another table having a similar atmosphere when another user is currently seated in the table It is possible.

The method of operating the service application using the beacon message according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

The method of operating a service application using the beacon message of the present invention as described above may be provided in the form of a computer readable medium suitable for storing computer program instructions and data. A program for executing a method of operating a service application using a beacon message according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a beacon message including beacon identification information for driving a service application transmitted from a beacon device and a URL information Alternately receiving a beacon message including a predetermined time period; Confirming whether the terminal can execute a corresponding service application according to a beacon message including the beacon identification information; And if the service application is executable, executing the service application corresponding to the beacon identification information, and if the service application can not be executed, installing the service application after installing the service application using the URL information A step for executing the program, and the like.

Such computer-readable media suitable for storing computer program instructions and data include, for example, magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM) Optical media such as a DVD (Digital Video Disk), a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, and a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM , Random Access Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), and EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM). The processor and memory may be supplemented by, or incorporated in, special purpose logic circuits.

The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The functional program for implementing the present invention and the related code and code segment may be implemented by programmers in the technical field of the present invention in consideration of the system environment of the computer that reads the recording medium and executes the program, Or may be easily modified or modified by the user.

In addition, a computer program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium as described above includes instructions for performing the functions as described above, distributed and distributed through a recording medium, read and installed in a specific device, a specific computer, Thereby performing the above-described functions.

In order to allow the computer to read the program recorded on the recording medium and to execute the functions implemented by the program, the computer program described above may be stored in a computer such as a C, C ++ , JAVA, machine language, and the like, and code for a program command encoded in a computer language.

The code may include a function code related to a function or the like that defines the functions described above and may include an execution procedure related control code necessary for the processor of the computer to execute the functions described above according to a predetermined procedure. In addition, such code may further include memory reference related code as to what additional information or media needed to cause the processor of the computer to execute the aforementioned functions should be referenced at any location (address) of the internal or external memory of the computer . In addition, when a processor of a computer needs to communicate with any other computer or server that is remote to execute the above-described functions, the code may be stored in a memory of the computer using a communication module of the computer, It may further include a communication-related code such as how to communicate with another computer or a server, and what information or media should be transmitted or received during communication.

While the specification contains a number of specific implementation details, it should be understood that they are not to be construed as limitations on the scope of any invention or claim, but rather on the description of features that may be specific to a particular embodiment of a particular invention Should be understood. Certain features described herein in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented in multiple embodiments, either individually or in any suitable subcombination. Further, although the features may operate in a particular combination and may be initially described as so claimed, one or more features from the claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, Or a variant of a subcombination.

Likewise, although the operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, it should be understood that such operations must be performed in that particular order or sequential order shown to achieve the desired result, or that all illustrated operations should be performed. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Also, the separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the described program components and systems will generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products It should be understood.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a beacon device and a method of operating a service application using a beacon message transmitted from a beacon device, and more particularly to a beacon device that changes a beacon message transmitted according to a user's operation, And a method of operating a service application using a beacon message transmitted from a beacon device.

According to the present invention, a switch is added to a beacon unit to change and transmit a beacon message according to a user's operation, and a smart restaurant using the smart bean can be easily implemented, thereby contributing to the development of the service industry .

In addition, since the present invention is not only possible to be marketed or operated, but also can be practically and practically carried out, it is industrially applicable.

100: Beacon device
300: terminal
500: service server
600: Network

Claims (9)

A user operation section for receiving a user operation;
A communication unit transmitting a beacon message including beacon identification information for activating a service application and a beacon message including URL information for installing the service application; And
A beacon message including the beacon identification information and a beacon message including the URL information are alternately transmitted through the communication unit when the on operation according to a user operation is detected through the user operation unit, A controller for controlling the beacon message including the beacon identification information to be transmitted through the communication unit when the operation is not detected;
≪ / RTI > The method according to claim 1,
A power management unit that uses a specific frequency band, shares a power source with a calling device that transmits a frequency corresponding to the frequency band according to a user operation and performs a calling function, and manages power supplied from the power source;
≪ / RTI > 3. The method of claim 2,
The power management unit
Wherein the control unit controls the power to be applied to the calling apparatus when the ON operation according to a user operation using the switch is detected in a state in which power is not applied to the remainder of the calling apparatus except the switch of the calling apparatus. . The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
Wherein the controller determines that the on-operation is not detected when a predetermined time elapses after the on-operation is detected or when no user operation is detected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the beacon message transmitted when the on-operation is not detected further includes the beacon identification information and the table number. Alternately receiving a beacon message including beacon identification information for driving a service application sent from a beacon device and a beacon message including URL information for installing the service application for a predetermined period of time;
Confirming whether the terminal can execute a corresponding service application according to a beacon message including the beacon identification information; And
If it is determined that the service application can be executed, the service application corresponding to the beacon identification information is executed. If the service application can not be executed, the service application installed after installing the service application using the URL information is executed ;
And transmitting the beacon message to the service application. The method according to claim 6,
Receiving a beacon message further comprising a table number from the beacon device along with beacon identification information;
The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a beacon message from the beacon message; 8. The method of claim 7,
After the executing step,
Confirming input of order setting information from a user; And
Transmitting the beacon identification information, the table number and the order setting information to the service server providing the order service;
The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a beacon message from the beacon message; 8. The method of claim 7,
Prior to said alternating receiving step,
Checking a past visit history using the beacon identification information and the table number; And
Providing seat recommendation information based on the past visited history;
The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a beacon message from the beacon message;

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