KR20220043469A - Apparatus for Providing User Participatory Route Information Service and Driving Method Thereof, and Computer Readable Recording Medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing a user participatory route information service, driving method thereof, and computer-readable recording medium. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus for providing the user participatory route information service can comprise: a communication interface unit placed at a station of a transport means or communicating with user terminal apparatuses of a large number of users riding on a transport means; and a control unit which, when identification information of the station or identification of the transport means is recognized, determines whether there is constructed station information based on the current position information of the user terminal apparatus, and, when there is no constructed station information as a result of the determination, requests the station information to the user terminal apparatus, and constructs the station information of the transport means. The present invention aims to provide an apparatus for providing a user participatory route information service, driving method thereof, and computer-readable recording medium, which are capable of considerably reducing the time and cost required for constructing information.

Description

Apparatus for Providing User Participatory Route Information Service and Driving Method Thereof, and Computer Readable Recording Medium

The present invention relates to a user participation type route information service apparatus, a method of driving the apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium, and more particularly, to a stop information using an identification code provided in a transportation means such as a stop structure or a bus. A user-participating route information service device and a method of driving the device, and a computer-readable recording medium for determining whether to build and constructing stop information by requesting stop information from a user terminal device located in a stop or means of transportation when not established will be.

Recently, with the development of wireless communication technology, various types of IT services using wireless communication technology have been developed for life convenience. A representative example thereof is a bus information system (BIS). In general, the bus information system uses location information of the bus to easily and conveniently inform bus users waiting at the bus stop, such as bus times, or to adjust the interval between buses to facilitate the flow of bus operations. It has been used as a general term for a system that In order to provide real-time operation information of such a bus information system or to manage operation, information on bus route information, bus stop information, vehicle information, transportation company, and competent authority must be established in advance.

However, in the case of rural, developing countries, or underdeveloped countries, there are cases in which the bus route information and bus stop information are not established in the bus information system even though the bus is operating on a specific route. Therefore, there is a problem in that it takes a lot of time and money for the operator that operates the system to establish bus route information and bus stop information, collect each information to provide services, and build the information.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0496876 (June 14, 2005) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1654948 (2016.08.31) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1265158 (2013.05.10) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1703967 (2017.02.01) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0098529 (2011.09.01)

In an embodiment of the present invention, for example, by using an identification code provided in a transportation means such as a stop structure or a bus, it is determined whether or not the stop information is built, and when not built, the stop information is requested from the user terminal device located in the stop or the transportation means. An object of the present invention is to provide a user participation type route information service device for constructing stop information, a method of driving the device, and a computer-readable recording medium.

A user participation type route information service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication interface unit that communicates with a user terminal device of a plurality of users located at or on the means of transportation, and identification of the stop or the means of transportation When information is recognized, it is determined whether or not stop information is established based on the current location information of the user terminal device, and when there is no established stop information as a result of the determination, the user terminal device requests stop information to provide stop information of the means of transportation Includes a control unit to build the.

The control unit may display a stop information transmission button on the screen of the user terminal device when a QR code provided in the stop or the transportation means is scanned, and obtain the location information when the stop information transmission button is selected. can

The controller may only determine whether it is a stop based on scan data for a QR code of the same pattern that does not include different stop information for a plurality of stops.

The control unit may transmit a message informing of the existence of the stop information to the user terminal device when there is the accumulated stop information as a result of the determination.

After transmitting the stop information corresponding to the current location information to the user terminal device, the control unit may receive confirmation of the fact or request input in the form of text.

In addition, the method of driving a user participation type route information service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of, by a communication interface unit, communicating with a user terminal device of a plurality of users located at a transportation stop or boarding the transportation means, and a control unit; When the identification information of the stop or the means of transportation is recognized, it is determined whether to build the stop information based on the current location information of the user terminal device, and when there is no established stop information as a result of the determination, the stop information is sent to the user terminal device and constructing stop information of the means of transportation by requesting it.

The building step includes displaying a stop information transmission button on the screen of the user terminal device when a QR code provided in the stop or the transportation means is scanned, and transmitting the location information when the stop information transmission button is selected. It may include the step of acquiring.

The building step may include determining only whether it is a stop based on scan data for a QR code of the same pattern that does not include different stop information for a plurality of stops.

The constructing may include transmitting a message informing the user of the existence of the stop information to the user terminal device when there is established stop information as a result of the determination.

The building step may include transmitting the stop information corresponding to the current location information to the user terminal device and then receiving confirmation of the fact or requesting input in text form.

On the other hand, the computer-readable recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium including a program for executing a driving method of the user participation type route information service apparatus, and the method of driving the user participation type route information service apparatus The step of communicating with a user terminal device of a plurality of users located at or boarding the means of transportation, and based on the current location information of the user terminal device when the stop or identification information of the means of transportation is recognized to determine whether or not to construct the stop information, and when there is no established stop information as a result of the determination, requesting the stop information from the user terminal device to construct the stop information of the transportation means;

According to an embodiment of the present invention, if information necessary for establishing a bus route is received from a user, that is, a passenger located at a bus stop or using a means of transportation such as a bus, the time and cost of information construction can be significantly saved, and at this time, the information Mutual win-win cooperation will be possible by giving certain rewards to users who have cooperated in the construction.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by constructing route information of a means of transportation through the participation of users according to an embodiment of the present invention, it will be possible to provide convenience of transportation to users who are alienated from advanced transportation services such as rural or developing countries. .

1 is a view showing a route information service system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed structure of the route information service apparatus of FIG. 1;
3 is a view for explaining a process of constructing stop information according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a view for explaining a process of constructing stop information according to another embodiment of the present invention, and
5 is a flowchart illustrating a driving process of the route information service apparatus of FIG. 1 .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a route information service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, the route information service system 90 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a system for constructing, for example, stop information as route information, and includes a user terminal device 100 and a global positioning system (GPS). 105 , a part or all of the communication network 110 and the route information service device 120 .

Here, “including some or all” means that some components such as the satellite navigation device 105 are omitted to configure the route information service system 90, or a part or all of the route information service device 120 is a communication network. It means that it can be configured by being integrated into a network device (eg, a wireless switching device, etc.) constituting 110, and it will be described as including all in order to help a sufficient understanding of the invention.

The user terminal device 100 includes, for example, a smart phone owned by users using a transportation means such as a bus 97 or a train, or a wearable device such as a domestic S company's Galaxy Gear. Users possessing the user terminal device 100, for example, passengers of the bus 97, provide the route information service device 120 of FIG. etc.), after downloading and installing the app, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to participate in a process for generating route information for a means of transportation such as a bus 97. Of course, even if the app is not executed, participation is possible by accessing the web address from the search bar, so the embodiment of the present invention will not be limited to any one form.

For example, in order to participate in the process for generating bus route information, the user gets on the bus 97 of FIG. 1 and scans the QR code 99 attached to the inside of the bus 97, an arbitrary position, or the back of the seat. The identification information of the bus 97 on which the user boarded is recognized. Thereafter, when the bus 97 is stopped at the stop, the user may request that stop information be collected through the user terminal device 100 . Alternatively, the user scans the QR code 99 attached to the wall or pillar of the bus stop structure through the user terminal device 100 so that the stop is recognized. More details will be dealt with later.

The QR code 99 may include information about identification information of the bus, for example, vehicle information, a transportation company, a competent authority, and the like. Of course, the QR code 99 according to the embodiment of the present invention does not include different stop information for a plurality of stops. In other words, since it may take a lot of manpower or cost to classify the stop information and attach the QR code 99 to the stop for system construction, the uniform QR code 99 of the same pattern that does not include the stop information is applied to the stop. By attaching it to the , it will be possible to quickly build the system at a low cost.

Accordingly, after the user scans the QR code 99 , the current location information of the user terminal device 100 is periodically provided while boarding the bus 97 . For example, according to an embodiment of the present invention, periodic transmission of current location information may be performed to provide stop information when a means of transportation such as the bus 97 stops at a stop. Of course, for this purpose, the user can select a button (eg, a button to send bus stop information) displayed on the screen (eg, on the app screen) of the user terminal device 100, but even if this operation is not performed, the QR code ( 99), the location information generated by periodically acquiring GPS information from the user terminal device 100 after the scanning operation can be provided to the route information service device 120 together with code information such as the QR code 99 there is.

In FIG. 1 , since the user terminal device 100 includes a GPS module therein, for example, the user terminal device 100 communicates with the satellite navigation device 105 to acquire or generate current location information in the form of coordinate values and provides the route information service device 120 . However, even if it is not the satellite navigation device 105, if there is a wireless communication device that performs short-range wireless communication nearby (eg, a router or a base station of a communication company), it is also possible to calculate the current location through this and provide location information. Since it is possible, it will not be particularly limited to acquiring location information through GPS. In addition, when GPS is used, location information calculated by triangulation may be provided in order to increase positioning accuracy. For example, in the case of a subway, when entering the tunnel, it corresponds to a shaded area where GPS signals are not received. Since the terminal device 100 includes a direction sensor such as an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor therein, when a GPS signal is not received, the above sensors are activated to generate and provide location information.

Accordingly, the user terminal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits location information, that is, coordinate information generated based on the GPS signal, to the route information service device ( 120), but if it is determined that the signal is not good, it communicates with a nearby wireless router and the wireless router has its own location information. Based on this, the user terminal measures the distance using signal strength, etc. Calculate and provide the current location information of the device 100, or operate a sensor such as an acceleration sensor to calculate the direction and distance according to the acceleration measurement of the acceleration sensor, and calculate the current location information of the user terminal device 100 based on this can provide If the acceleration (a) value is integrally calculated, the speed (v) value can be obtained, and when the speed (v) is integrated again, the distance (d) value can be obtained. The use of nearby wireless routers and sensors when entering the shaded area can be selectively used according to the intention of the system designer.

For example, the user terminal device 100 may perform an operation for constructing stop information according to an embodiment of the present invention in addition to information related to the movement route of the bus as route information of the bus 97 . To this end, the user terminal device 100 of multiple users may provide stop information by dividing a case in which the user boards a bus and a case in which the user does not board the bus. For example, if you are on a bus and scan a QR code attached to an arbitrary position in the bus 97 or the back of the front seat back as above, a button to send bus stop information may be displayed on the app screen. In this case, when the user clicks the corresponding button, the current location information of the user terminal device 100 is transmitted and the stop information construction operation may be performed at the same time. When stop information for a corresponding stop has already been established based on the current location information, the user terminal device 100 may receive a message from the route information service device 120 indicating that the stop information has already been established. On the other hand, when there is no stop information for a corresponding stop based on the current location information, the user terminal device 100 may receive a request to select or input stop information from the route information service device 120 . For example, if stop information matching the location information has already been established, the user may request to check or select the appropriate stop by providing the corresponding information or list. This confirmation or selection procedure can be performed on the assumption that there is an error between the current location information provided by the user terminal device 100 and the location information stored in the system. Of course, even if this is not the case, the user terminal device 100 may request that the route information service device 120 input stop information in the pop-up window based on text, so in the embodiment of the present invention It will not specifically limit to any one form.

In addition, when the user terminal device 100 is waiting at a bus stop without boarding the bus, a plurality of users may transmit stop information to the route information service device 120 . A QR code or the like for simply notifying the route information service device 120 that the bus stop or train station is a stop or station may be provided. Usually, the QR code may include stop information, etc., but when using such a QR code, it may take a lot of time and money to separate and attach the QR code to each stop using manpower, so it is all uniformly the same pattern It is possible to save time and money in system construction by attaching or providing a QR code having a Therefore, users participating in the process of building stop information, when they are located at a stop, run the app, scan the QR code provided at the stop, select the send stop information button displayed on the screen, etc. to send their current location information to the route. It can be transmitted to the information service device 120, and accordingly, different operations are performed depending on the case where the stop information has already been established and the case where it is not established as before. Since the operation is the same as when boarding the bus 97, further description is omitted.

In addition, when a user participating in the route information generation process according to an embodiment of the present invention through the user terminal device 100 , that is, passengers arrive at their destination and get off the bus 97 or other means of transportation, the user You can notify the fact of getting off by selecting the stop button for stopping the transmission of location information on the screen of the user terminal device 100, or the fact of getting off in the form of shooting the QR code 99 once more to the route information service device (120) may be notified. Of course, it is possible to automatically recognize getting off when the distance from the bus 97 is out of the designated range by communicating with the surrounding wireless router or base station, or by communicating with a communication device in the bus 97 or the driver's smartphone, etc. You can also notify us of your departure through Since various methods are possible, it will not be specifically limited to any one form.

Furthermore, the user terminal device 100 may be provided with a reward provided by the route information service device 120 in return for participation in the information construction service. Here, the reward can be rewarded in various forms, such as by evaluating the level of participation of users participating in service construction, for example, by evaluating whether they actively participate, and receiving an online gift certificate such as a book gift certificate based on this.

The communication network 110 includes both wired and wireless communication networks. For example, as the communication network 110 , a wired or wireless Internet network may be used or interlocked. Here, the wired network includes an Internet network such as a cable network or a public telephone network (PSTN), and the wireless communication network includes CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, Evolved Packet Core (EPC), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Wibro networks. meaning to include Of course, the communication network 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be used as an access network of a next-generation mobile communication system, for example, a cloud computing network under a cloud computing environment, a 5G network, and the like. For example, when the communication network 110 is a wired communication network, the access point in the communication network 110 can connect to a switching center of a telephone company, etc., but in the case of a wireless communication network, it connects to a SGSN or GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) operated by a communication company to access data Data can be processed by accessing various repeaters such as a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), NodeB, or e-NodeB.

The communication network 110 may include an access point. Here, the access point includes a small base station, such as a femto or pico base station, which is often installed in a building. Here, the femto or pico base station is classified according to the maximum number of user terminal devices 100 and the like that can be connected to the small base station. Of course, the access point may include a short-distance communication module for performing short-distance communication such as Zigbee and Wi-Fi with the user terminal device 100 . The access point may use TCP/IP or Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) for wireless communication. Here, short-distance communication may be performed in various standards such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, infrared, radio frequency (RF) such as ultra high frequency (UHF) and very high frequency (VHF), and ultra-wideband communication (UWB) in addition to Wi-Fi. Accordingly, the access point may extract the location of the data packet, designate the best communication path for the extracted location, and transmit the data packet to the next device, for example, the route information service device 120 along the designated communication path. The access point may share several lines in a general network environment, and includes, for example, a router, a repeater, and a repeater.

The route information service device 120 is, for example, a server, and according to an embodiment of the present invention, data such as route information, etc. You can precede the action to build. Accordingly, the route information service device 120 may be called a route information building (or generating) device. The route information service device 120 may allow users who use transportation means such as the bus 97 to participate in the system building process, and provide a reward corresponding to their participation in the service to the participating users. Of course, for this purpose, the route information service device 120 may recruit participants through advertisements or the like.

When there is a user's request, the route information service device 120 can provide an app for building route information, and when there is a service connection in the user terminal device 100 through the app, the connected user terminal device (100) and various operations for generating route information are performed. For example, if code information of a QR code for the bus 97 on which the user is currently boarding and moving is provided through the app, and location information is provided along with it, it is matched and systematically classified and stored in the DB 120a can do it In other words, the data provided from the user terminal device 100 is systematically classified by time, date, place, etc., stored in the DB 120a, and then analyzed. For example, after collecting data over several months, an analysis operation can be performed, and various programs such as artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning can be utilized in the process. The advantage of the artificial intelligence program is prediction compared to the rule-based program that uses existing probability and statistics, so if regional characteristic data is further reflected, various information other than route information is provided to the passengers of the bus 97 based on this. will be able to provide

In other words, the route information service device 120 collects data for route information construction from users participating in the service according to an embodiment of the present invention during the day, and analyzes the collected data at night to generate route information. can For example, route information may be generated based on data of users who provided data after boarding the same bus 97 running from a bus terminal to a destination. Here, generating the route information may be understood to the extent that the system of the route information service device 120, that is, the CPU recognizes it. For example, it may be recognized in the form shown in FIG. 2 . It may be understood as generating movement information or drawing a trajectory by tracing a movement route based on a coordinate value for each user.

The route information service device 120 may draw or track the trajectory of route information for each user riding on the specific bus 97 and then determine the route information of the same section common to each other as the bus route. In other words, when the movement paths of passengers are all detected in some sections of the entire route of the bus 97 , the partial section is determined as the route of the bus 97 . Of course, the user's movement information can finally determine the bus route based on data of different dates. For example, the route may be determined by modifying the initially determined route in the form of periodic updating. As can be seen in (b) of FIG. 2, even if the code information of the QR code 99 and the current location information are provided by boarding the same bus at the same time and place, errors may occur due to various factors. is there Whether the user terminal device 100 has a high or low specification may also affect this, but may also affect nearby radio interference. Accordingly, the route information service device 120 may exclude a user's movement route that is out of the error range, that is, a user's movement route that deviates a lot from the trajectories (or movement routes) of other users, when determining the route section.

In other words, the route information service device 120 boards the same bus 97, receives information on the route of the corresponding bus 97, that is, the current location information for each user, and uses this information on the route of the corresponding bus 97. It can be considered to measure the reliability of the user's current location information, or more precisely, the reliability of the movement route based on the location information. Reliability measurement is to not trust the route information for a specific section of the user when the user deviates a lot from the route compared to other users. In this way, it is possible to first determine the route information. Thereafter, the confirmed route information may be periodically revised. However, since the route information service device 120 may perform a service for providing route information by comprehensively analyzing data after collecting data over a period of one to several months, the embodiment of the present invention is not particularly limited to any one form. won't

More specifically, the route information service device 120 receives location information from the user terminal device 100 of a plurality of users with different dates, times, boarding sections, etc. in order to generate reliable bus route information. Constructs movement route information (or movement information) of In this case, a plurality of moving route information may show a difference in the moving route if there is an error in the GPS information even if users ride the same section. This is well shown in Fig. 2 (b). Therefore, bus route information is generated by comparing a plurality of movement route information and accumulating only movement route information within an error range. Accordingly, the generated bus route information is highly reliable.

Also, the route information service device 120 may construct information on a stop (or a station, a station, etc.) as route information. When the QR code is scanned and the scan data is received from the user terminal device 100 of the passengers on the bus, or from the user terminal device 100 of users located at, for example, a bus stop, bus stop information is sent on the app screen You can control which buttons are displayed. Of course, when the user runs the app on the user terminal device 100, when the user clicks the corresponding button on the app screen, the UI screen can be created and provided in various forms, such as scanning a QR code and displaying a button to send stop information. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, it will not be particularly limited to any one form in relation to the creation of the UI screen.

The route information service device 120 receives the scan data scanned by the QR code from the user terminal device 100 of users boarding the bus or located at the stop, and selects the send bus stop information button displayed on the screen. When transmitting one's current location information, it is determined whether there is already established stop information based on the corresponding location information. If there is stop information that has been established based on the location information, the user terminal device 100 may notify that the stop information already exists, and transmit an audit message or the like. On the other hand, when the rectification information is not established based on the location information, the bus stop information may be requested from the corresponding user terminal device 100 . The bus stop request method can be made in various ways according to the intention of the system designer. For example, after providing information about a plurality of stops within a specified radius based on the current location information in consideration of positioning error, the user selects one from the list. is to choose Of course, in this case, you can provide the address together and select it after checking it. Alternatively, when the accuracy is high because the positioning error is small, only one stop information is provided so that the user can check whether it is correct. If it is wrong, it may be made in the form of sequentially providing other referenced stop information again. In addition, it is possible to allow the user to input stop information based on text in the pop-up window. In this case, the route information service device 120 may further perform an operation for recognizing the text input in the pop-up window.

When data construction for providing bus route information is completed through the above process, the route information service device 120 determines, for example, which bus is entering the bus stop, where is the transportation company, and where is the competent authority? It is possible to utilize and manage bus information related to such things. Of course, it does not provide users with information about the transportation company or the competent authority, but bus route information, bus stop information, vehicle information, etc. can be provided on the electronic display board at the bus stop. The route information service apparatus 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be divided into a construction server for constructing data to service route information, etc. and a service server for providing services to users, and may be operated. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, there will be no particular limitation on how the service server is built.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed structure of the route information service apparatus of FIG. 1 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the route information service apparatus 120 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a communication interface unit 200 , a control unit 210 , a route information generation unit 220 , and a part of the storage unit 230 . or all inclusive.

Here, “including some or all” means that some components such as the storage unit 230 are omitted, or some components such as the route information generation unit 220 are other components such as the control unit 210 . It is described as including all in order to help a sufficient understanding of the invention as meaning that it can be configured by being integrated with the present invention.

The communication interface unit 200 communicates with a plurality of user terminal devices 100 via the communication network 110 of FIG. 1 . For example, when the user terminal device 100 requests access through an app, the communication interface unit 200 may perform communication through a channel generated through this. The communication interface unit 200 may perform various operations such as modulation/demodulation, muxing/demuxing, encoding/decoding, etc. in the process of performing communication with the user terminal device 100 , which is obvious to those skilled in the art, so no further description is omitted.

The communication interface unit 200 receives the scan data of scanning the QR code from the user terminal device 100, the user terminal device 100, the video data so that a button requesting to transmit the current location information is displayed on the screen can be transmitted. Of course, a button for sending route information or a button for sending bus stop information as route information according to an embodiment of the present invention may be displayed on the screen of the app when the app is executed. Accordingly, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the user clicks a button on the screen, the current location information of the user terminal device 100 can be transmitted to the communication interface unit 200 . Of course, even if the screen button is not used, the current location information of the user terminal device 100 may be generated periodically and automatically based on the scanning time of the QR code and transmitted to the communication interface unit 200 .

In addition, the communication interface unit 200 may perform various operations with the user terminal device 100 of the user riding on the bus 97 of FIG. A receiving operation may be performed. For example, a button to stop sending route information is displayed on the screen and selected when getting off. As with boarding, you can scan the QR code once more to notify you of getting off.

On the other hand, when the communication interface unit 200 performs an operation for building bus stop information according to an embodiment of the present invention, for example, when the QR code is scanned and the scan data is received, the button to send bus stop information is displayed on the app screen. to be displayed, and when a corresponding button is selected, an operation for obtaining stop information may be performed. Of course, even in this case, an operation for acquiring bus stop information can be performed simultaneously with scanning the QR code without clicking a separate button to send bus stop information. Since the other details have been sufficiently explained above, we will replace them with those contents.

The control unit 210 is in charge of overall control operations of the communication interface unit 200 , the route information generation unit 220 , and the storage unit 230 of FIG. 2 . When data is received from the user terminal device 100 of FIG. 1 through the communication interface unit 200 , the control unit 210 temporarily stores it in the storage unit 230 , then retrieves it and provides it to the route information generation unit 220 . can do.

Also, the controller 210 may control the route information generator 220 to execute a program mounted therein, for example, in order to construct a bus information system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Through this, the route information generating unit 220 can systematically classify data provided from a plurality of user terminal devices 100 to generate it in a designated format and then store it in the DB 120a of 1.

The route information generating unit 220 recognizes the bus 97 the user boarded on the basis of this when scanning the QR code of the bus 97 the user boarded by executing the app on the user terminal device 100, Next, route information of the bus 97 is generated based on the current location information provided by the user terminal device 100 of users who board the bus 97 . In other words, although there may be some errors in movement information or movement route information of users provided from a plurality of user terminal devices 100 riding on the same bus 97, for example, when seated in different seats, some errors are There may be, but as a whole it is within the reference range. Accordingly, in consideration of this, the movement path of each user can be tracked based on the current location information of each user. User data can be excluded from reliability evaluation.

For example, the route information generation unit 220 may identify the bus 97 through the scan data scanned by the QR code, and the scan data includes not only the identification information of the bus 97 but also various information such as the bus company. may be included. Accordingly, current location information provided by a plurality of user terminal devices 100 is classified for each user based on the identification information, and route information of the bus 97 is generated by analyzing it. Accordingly, by tracking the location of the bus 97 based on the pre-generated route information, it is possible to provide route information regarding the arrival of the bus 97 to an electronic display board such as a stop.

Furthermore, the route information generating unit 220 may perform an operation for establishing, for example, bus stop information. Building bus stop information is possible both when the user boards the bus 97 and when the user is located at the bus stop. For example, a user boarding a bus may perform an operation for providing bus stop information when the bus on which he/she boarded stops at a stop, and a user located at the bus stop provides stop information before boarding the bus You can perform an action to The route information generating unit 220 is provided when the user selects the stop information sending button displayed on the screen of the user terminal device 100 when the user is on the bus and is located at the stop before boarding the user terminal device 100. An operation is performed to obtain stop information based on the current location of Of course, even if the button is not selected, when the location information is automatically transmitted, an operation for acquiring the stop information can be performed based on this. .

More specifically, when the current location information is provided from the user terminal device 100 in the form of a coordinate value, the route information generator 220 searches the DB 120a based on the location information to see if there is any information on the bus stop. can be checked. If there is stop information, the fact is notified to the user terminal device 100 . It can transmit a message indicating that there is a condensed stop information. On the other hand, if there is no stop information, an operation for obtaining stop information is performed. According to a preset method, a list of stop information may be provided, prepared stop information may be sequentially provided, or stop information may be provided based on text. In general, when positioning the current location of the user terminal device 100 , a positioning error generally occurs unless triangulation using the satellite navigation device 105 is performed. Therefore, it is preferable that the operation for acquiring the stop information is performed in consideration of the error included in the current location information of the user terminal device 100 .

For example, in order to increase the positioning accuracy of the user terminal device 100, it may be possible to further use the position information of a fixture having a fixed position. For example, when a user is on a bus, the user terminal device 100 communicates with a communication device provided at a corresponding stop to generate a coordinate value and provide current location information to increase the accuracy of location information. can As described above, a method for acquiring stop information may be slightly changed depending on how the current location information of the user terminal device 100 is generated, and therefore, the embodiment of the present invention will not be limited to any one form.

The storage unit 230 may temporarily store various information or data processed under the control of the control unit 210 , and then output the stored data according to the request of the control unit 210 . Here, the terms information and data are used interchangeably in practice, so the concept of the terms will not be particularly limited. For example, scan data of a QR code may be referred to as scan information.

For example, the storage 230 may store data in the form of a lookup table (LUT). For example, identification information of the bus 97 may be stored on the left side of the LUT, and information on a transportation company, a competent authority, etc. of the bus 97 may be stored on the right side of the LUT. Therefore, after determining whether the information on the left side of the LUT matches the information on the left side of the LUT based on the scan information of the QR code, the information on the right side of the transport company, the competent authority, etc. is output together and utilized.

Meanwhile, as another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 210 may include a CPU and a memory, and may be formed as a single chip. The CPU includes a control circuit, an arithmetic unit (ALU), a command interpreter and a registry, and the memory may include a RAM. The control circuit performs a control operation, the operation unit performs an operation operation of binary bit information, and the instruction interpretation unit converts a high-level language into a machine language and a machine language into a high-level language, including an interpreter or compiler. , the registry may be involved in software data storage. According to the above configuration, for example, at the beginning of the operation of the route information service device 120 of FIG. 1 , the program stored in the route information generator 220 is copied, loaded into a memory, that is, a RAM, and then executed by executing the data. It is possible to quickly increase the operation processing speed.

3 is a view for explaining a process of constructing stop information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 together with FIG. 1 for convenience of explanation, FIG. 3 is a process for acquiring stop information when the user boards the bus. For example, a user using the bus 97 of FIG. ) and run the app for building route information (eg, stop information, etc.) (S300). A QR code scan button may be displayed on the app screen.

In addition, the user terminal device 100 scans the QR code 99 (S310). The QR code 99 may be attached to any position inside the bus or to the back of the backrest of the front seat.

By receiving the scan data according to the scan, the route information service device 120 may identify which bus 97 the user boarded. The route information service device 120 identifies which bus information received from the user terminal device 100 is.

Furthermore, when the QR code 99 is scanned, the user terminal device 100 displays a button to send bus stop information on the app screen, and when the user clicks the button, the current location information of the user terminal device 100 is the route information service device It is transmitted to (120) (S320). Of course, as another example, when a QR code is scanned, it may be possible to automatically transmit location information without generating a button to send bus stop information on the app screen.

When the current location information is received from the user terminal device 100, the route information service device 120 determines whether to construct the stop information based on the current location information (S330).

As a result of the determination, if there is stop information corresponding to the location information, the fact is notified to the user terminal device 100 as a message (S340), and if there is no bus stop information, the bus stop information is obtained from the user terminal device 100 do (S360).

For example, when a stop information request is received from the route information service device 120 (S350), a screen for inputting stop information appears on the app screen of the user terminal device 100, and the user inputs the stop information in various forms. can do.

In addition, when the stop information is received from the user terminal device 100, the route information service device 120 builds bus stop information through this (S370 and S380).

The route information service device 120 may construct the stop information by comparing the stop information obtained from a plurality of users in order to construct reliable bus stop information. For example, if 7 people input 'roadside stop' and 1 person says 'neighboring lane stop' as to whether or not there is a central lane, it can be determined whether the current stop has a central lane or not as a roadside stop.

The route information service device 120 may construct information such as a name of a stop, a type of a stop, whether or not there is a central lane, and a competent authority as route information, for example, as stop information. In the case of the name of the stop, since the user may not know the name of the stop, the user may arbitrarily input the same name or landmark name of the location (in administrative districts). Accordingly, the route information service device 120 may uniformly classify the name of the stop based on the location information of the location. Also, in the case of stop types in Korea, public, general city/rural bus, seat type city/rural village bus, direct seat type city/rural village bus, general type intercity bus, seat type intercity bus, high-speed intercity bus, village bus, etc. In the case of foreign countries such as Indonesia, it can be divided into BRT, public bus service, public bus private service, mini bus public service, mini bus general service, Angkot public service, and Angkot private service. The central lane can be divided into roadside stops and peripheral lane stops. The competent authority indicates the relevant stop and route management agency.

4 is a view for explaining a process of constructing stop information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 together with FIG. 1 for convenience of explanation, FIG. 4 is a process of constructing stop information when not boarding the bus. When comparing FIG. 4 with FIG. 3, FIG. The difference is that the code is used.

Of course, identification information such as a QR code provided at a stop does not have a different type of code pattern to include different information for distinguishing a stop, but uses the same uniform QR code of the same pattern. This is to solve the problem of requiring a lot of manpower and time when attaching a QR code to a stop by classifying the corresponding code. Therefore, the route information service device 120 only recognizes that the place where the corresponding QR code is attached is a stop. The QR code is affixed to the wall, pillar, etc. of the bus stop structure.

Accordingly, the user runs the route information building app at the bus stop, and a QR code scan button appears on the app screen (S400 ~ S410). As mentioned above, the information linked to the QR code attached to the stop only reflects that the place is a bus stop.

Since the route information service device 120 only recognizes that the place is a stop through the QR code, if location information is not received from the user terminal device 100, it is impossible to distinguish between different stops.

Accordingly, when the user terminal device 100 located at the stop scans the QR code and transmits the scan data to the route information service device 120 , the route information service device 120 determines that there is a stop based on the scan data. is recognized, and based on the current location information transmitted from the user terminal device 100 (S420), steps S430 to S480 are performed. It is to perform an operation for building stop information.

Since the steps S430 to S480 have been sufficiently described with reference to FIG. 3 above, other detailed information will be replaced with those contents.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a driving process of the route information service apparatus of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 5 together with FIG. 1 for convenience of explanation, the route information service device 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user terminal device 100 of a plurality of users located at a transportation stop or boarding a transportation means, and Communication is performed (S500). Here, “performing communication” may mean executing an app on the user terminal device 100 to request access, or entering a web address into an address bar to access it.

In addition, the route information service device 120 determines whether to build the stop information based on the current location information of the user terminal device 100 when the identification information of the stop or the identification information of the means of transportation is recognized, and the result of the determination When there is no stop information, the user terminal device 100 requests the stop information to build the stop information of the means of transportation (S510).

In addition to the above, the route information service apparatus 120 of FIG. 1 may perform various operations, and since other detailed information has been sufficiently described above, those contents will be replaced.

On the other hand, even though it has been described that all components constituting the embodiment of the present invention are combined or operated in combination, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this embodiment. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all the components may operate by selectively combining one or more. In addition, all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, but a part or all of each component is selectively combined to perform some or all of the combined functions in one or a plurality of hardware program modules It may be implemented as a computer program having Codes and code segments constituting the computer program can be easily inferred by those skilled in the art of the present invention. Such a computer program is stored in a computer-readable non-transitory computer readable media, read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the non-transitory readable recording medium refers to a medium that stores data semi-permanently and can be read by a device, rather than a medium that stores data for a short moment, such as a register, cache, memory, etc. . Specifically, the above-described programs may be provided by being stored in a non-transitory readable recording medium such as a CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM, and the like.

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and it is common in the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications may be made by those having the knowledge of, of course, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present invention.

100: user terminal device 105: global positioning system (GPS)
110: communication network 120: route information service device
200: communication interface unit 210: control unit
220: route information generation unit 230: storage unit

Claims (6)

a communication interface unit located at a transportation stop or communicating with a user terminal device of a plurality of users riding on the transportation means; and
When the identification information of the stop or the means of transportation is recognized, it is determined whether or not stop information is established based on the current location information of the user terminal device, and when there is no established stop information as a result of the determination, the stop information is transmitted to the user terminal device A control unit for requesting and constructing stop information of the means of transportation;
User participation type route information service device including. The method of claim 1,
The control unit displays a stop information transmission button on the screen of the user terminal device when a QR code provided in the stop or the transportation means is scanned, and acquires the location information when the stop information transmission button is selected User participatory route information service device. The method of claim 1,
The control unit, a user participation type route information service device that only determines whether it is a stop based on the scan data for the QR code of the same pattern that does not include different stop information for a plurality of stops. The method of claim 1,
The control unit, a user participation type route information service device for transmitting a message notifying the existence of the stop information to the user terminal device when there is the accumulated stop information as a result of the determination. The method of claim 1,
The control unit transmits the stop information corresponding to the current location information to the user terminal device, and then receives confirmation of whether it is true or a user participation type route information service device for requesting input in text form. The communication interface unit communicating with a user terminal device of a plurality of users located at a stop of the means of transportation or boarding the means of transportation; and
When the identification information of the stop or the means of transportation is recognized, the control unit determines whether to construct the stop information based on the current location information of the user terminal device, and when there is no established stop information as a result of the determination, to the user terminal device requesting stop information and constructing stop information of the means of transportation;
A method of driving a user-participating route information service device, including.

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