KR20220081080A - Application for providing tourist information using location information - Google Patents

Abstract

A tourism information providing application using location information is started. A method of providing tourism information based on an application includes the steps of: a tourism information providing server receiving location information of a user device from a user device; a tourism information providing server providing map information based on the location information to a user device; The tourism information providing server may include a step of receiving a request for tourism information from the user device and the tourism information providing server providing tourism information to the user device, wherein the tourism information includes restaurant information and tourist destinations based on the native language of the user of the user device. information and shopping information.

Description

Application for providing tourist information using location information

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing information through an application, and more particularly, to an application for providing tourism information using location information.

It is important to obtain information on tourist destinations for potential tourists to make decisions related to tourism destinations, accommodation, tourism, and transportation. Tourism is an industry in which information is very important, and tourism consumers seek information on tourism and seek to reduce uncertainty caused by various characteristics of tourism products. In addition, potential tourists use internal sources of information such as personal previous experiences or accumulated knowledge when searching for tourism information, and use external sources when the internal sources are insufficient. Previously, people used acquaintances, travel agencies, brochures, guide books, etc. as external sources of information. However, with the development of information technology such as the Internet, tourism information is being searched and spread online.

Potential tourists can use social media among online tourism domains to explore information and share opinions and information, and they consider this social media as a reliable source of information. Thus, social media is playing the role of ‘collective intelligence’.

In addition, social media plays an important role in the three stages of pre-consumption, consumption, and post-consumption of tourism products. In the pre-consumption stage, people use social media to find information related to tourism products, forming expectations and evaluating alternatives. In the stage of consumption of tourism products, people present their tourism experiences on social media and In the post-consumption stage of tourism products, they find detailed information, and in order to share their experiences and information with others, or to recall their memories, they look for other people's tourism information.

One aspect of the present invention provides a method of providing tourism information based on an application.

Another aspect of the present invention provides an apparatus for providing tourism information based on an application.

A method of providing tourism information based on an application according to an aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: a tourism information providing server receiving location information of the user device from a user device; It may include providing information to the user device, the tourism information providing server receiving a request for tourism information from the user device, and the tourism information providing server providing the tourism information to the user device, The tourism information may include restaurant information, tourist destination information, and shopping information based on the native language of the user of the user device.

On the other hand, the restaurant information includes information on the operating time of the restaurant, image information of the restaurant, information on the mother language menu of the restaurant, and route information to the restaurant, and the mother language menu information is a menu that can be provided by the restaurant and translation information based on the native language for may be generated based on the language of the tourist destination and outputted through the display for ordering as much as the quantity.

In addition, the tourist destination information includes information on the available time of entry of the tourist destination, entrance information for entering the tourist attraction, and route information to the tourist destination, and the entrance information includes information about an admission ticket that must be purchased to enter the tourist destination. and the native language-based translation information, and when information on the number of tickets selected by the user and information on the number of tickets selected by the user are input based on the admission information, the user device may set the number of tickets selected by the user. An order form for placing an order is generated based on the language of the tourist destination and output through a display, and the shopping information includes information on the operating time of the shopping mall, route information to the shopping mall, and a tax refund method after purchasing an item in the shopping mall may include information about

In addition, the method for providing tourism information based on an application includes the steps of: the tourism information providing server receiving essential tourism information from the user device to generate a first tour schedule, the tourism information providing server is the first tour schedule It may further include the steps of generating a second tour schedule by including the recommended tour information in addition to and transmitting, by the tour information providing server, information on the second tour schedule to the user device, the required The tourist information includes information on essential restaurants, essential tourist destinations, and essential shopping malls input by the user, and the first tour schedule is for each of the essential restaurants, the essential tourist spots, and the essential shopping malls during the user's tour period. It is a tourism schedule that is primarily scheduled in consideration of the optimal visit time, and the second tour schedule is the user's It may be a tour schedule in which the recommended tour information determined in consideration of personal information is additionally scheduled to the first tour schedule.

In addition, the optimal visit time for the essential tourist destination is the available time of the essential tourist destination, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential tourist destination, the congestion level by time of the essential tourist destination, correlation with the user's other schedules, and expected weather is determined in consideration of, and the optimal visit time for the essential shopping mall is the operating time of the essential shopping mall, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential shopping mall, sale information of the essential shopping mall, event information of the essential shopping mall, and the It is determined in consideration of correlation with other schedules, and the optimal visit time for the essential restaurant is the operating time of the essential restaurant, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential restaurant, the degree of congestion by time of the essential restaurant, and the essential It may be determined in consideration of a menu for each lunch/dinner of a restaurant, a price for each time period of the essential restaurant, correlation with the other schedule, and the like.

In addition, the user's personal information may include information on the user's travel tendency, information on the user's eating habits, and the user's gender and age information.

In addition, each of the route information to the restaurant, the route information to the tourist destination, and the route information to the shopping mall includes road view information generated using image information captured by a plurality of users based on user participation. In addition, the image captured by the plurality of users may include an image capturing position and an image capturing direction as metadata.

In the tourism information providing server for providing tourism information according to another aspect of the present invention, the tourism information providing server includes a processor, the processor receiving the location information of the user device from the user device, and receiving the location information It may be implemented to provide map information based on the map information to the user device, receive a request for tourism information from the user device, and provide the tourism information to the user device, wherein the tourism information is in the native language of the user of the user device. based restaurant information, tourist information, and shopping information may be included.

On the other hand, the restaurant information includes information on the operating time of the restaurant, image information of the restaurant, information on the mother language menu of the restaurant, and route information to the restaurant, and the mother language menu information is a menu available at the restaurant and translation information based on the native language for may be generated based on the language of the tourist destination and outputted through the display for ordering as much as the quantity.

In addition, the tourist destination information includes information on the available time of entry of the tourist destination, entrance information for entering the tourist attraction, and route information to the tourist destination, and the entrance information includes information about an admission ticket that must be purchased to enter the tourist destination. and the native language-based translation information, and when information on the number of tickets selected by the user and information on the number of tickets selected by the user are input based on the admission information, the user device may set the number of tickets selected by the user. An order form for placing an order may be generated based on the language of the tourist destination and output through a display, and the shopping information may include information on operating hours of the shopping mall, route information to the shopping mall, and tax refund after purchasing goods in the shopping mall It may contain information on how to do it.

In addition, the processor receives essential tourism information from the user device to generate a first tour schedule, includes additional recommended tour information in the first tour schedule to generate a second tour schedule, and the second tour It may be implemented to transmit schedule information to the user device, wherein the essential tourist information includes information on essential restaurants, essential tourist destinations, and essential shopping malls input by the user, and the first tour schedule is In the tourism period of After scheduling for the shopping mall, it may be a tour schedule in which the recommended tour information determined in consideration of the user's personal information for the remaining time section of the tour period is additionally scheduled to the first tour schedule.

In addition, the optimal visit time for the essential tourist destination is the available time of the essential tourist destination, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential tourist destination, the congestion level by time of the essential tourist destination, correlation with the user's other schedules, and expected weather is determined in consideration of, and the optimal visit time for the essential shopping mall is the operating time of the essential shopping mall, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential shopping mall, sale information of the essential shopping mall, event information of the essential shopping mall, and the It is determined in consideration of correlation with other schedules, and the optimal visit time for the essential restaurant is the operating time of the essential restaurant, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential restaurant, the degree of congestion by time of the essential restaurant, and the essential It may be determined in consideration of a menu for each lunch/dinner of a restaurant, a price for each time period of the essential restaurant, correlation with the other schedule, and the like.

In addition, the user's personal information may include information on the user's travel tendency, information on the user's eating habits, and the user's gender and age information.

In addition, each of the route information to the restaurant, the route information to the tourist destination, and the route information to the shopping mall includes road view information generated using image information captured by a plurality of users based on user participation. In addition, the image captured by the plurality of users may include an image capturing position and an image capturing direction as metadata.

Even if the user acquires various tourist information through the application and does not know the language of the tourist destination, he or she can easily order food, visit the tourist destination, and shop. In addition, as the user's tourism experience is accumulated and provided to other users, more recent tourism information can be shared among users.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing tourism information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing restaurant information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing tourist information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of uploading restaurant information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing path information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing travel information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a tour scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a user grouping method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for generating a road view image according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a tourism information providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0012] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0010] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0010] Reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which show by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the present invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein with respect to one embodiment may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, it should be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the detailed description set forth below is not intended to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention, if properly described, is limited only by the appended claims, along with all scope equivalents as those claimed. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same or similar functions throughout the various aspects.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

Hereinafter, it is assumed that restaurant information, tourist destination information, and shopping information are provided as tourist information for convenience of explanation, but various other information for tourism as well as such information may be provided through a user device. In addition, unless otherwise stated, it is assumed that the tourism information provided to the user device through the tourism information providing server is provided through the tourism information application installed in the user device.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing tourism information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 discloses a method of providing tourism information such as restaurant information, tourist destination information, and shopping information to a user who travels through a user device.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the tourism information providing server 150 may provide tourism information such as restaurant information, tourist destination information, and shopping information through a tourism information application installed in the user device 100 .

When the user drives the tourism information application, information on a map of a travel destination may be first provided from the tourism information providing server 150 to the user device 100 based on the user's location information. For example, when the tourism information application is executed in the user device 100 , the user device 100 may transmit the tourism information initialization message 120 to the tourism information providing server 150 . The tourism information initialization message 120 may include current location information of the user device 100 . The tourism information providing server 150 that has received the tourism information initialization message 120 may provide the tourist destination map information 140 to the user device 100 in consideration of the current location of the user device 100 . The tourist destination map information 140 may include information on nearby restaurants, information on nearby tourist destinations, and information on nearby shopping malls, based on the user's current location.

When the user receives tourist destination map information 140 through the user device 100 and wants to receive specific restaurant information, tourist destination information, or shopping information, he/she tours one of restaurant information, tourist destination information, or shopping information through the user device You can make a request to the information providing server.

For example, when a user requests restaurant information, information on at least one restaurant determined based on the user's current location may be provided to the user device. The tourist destination map information may be changed to a map displaying only restaurant information. In addition, when the user selects a specific restaurant, detailed information (menu, moving route, etc.) about the specific restaurant may be provided through the user device. Specifically, information on a food menu provided at a specific restaurant may be provided in a translated state into the user's native language. A menu board in a state of being translated into the user's native language provided through the user device may be expressed in terms of a native language menu board. The native language menu board may also include images and detailed descriptions of each menu provided at the restaurant. The user may select a menu to order based on the native language menu board provided through the user device, and may select a quantity for the selected menu.

The user can directly order food by showing the selected menu and the quantity of the selected menu to the employee of the restaurant through the user device. In addition to this, information on a route for finding a restaurant based on the user's current location and review information on the restaurant may be provided through the user device. Restaurant information provided through the user device is specifically disclosed below.

In addition, when the user requests tourist information, information on at least one tourist destination determined based on the user's current location may be provided to the user device. The information on the tourist destination may include a method of guiding the use of a tourist attraction, a method of purchasing a ticket for a tourist attraction, a docent service for the tourist attraction, and route information to the tourist destination. The tourist information provided through the user device is specifically disclosed below.

Also, when the user requests shopping information, information on at least one store (or shopping mall) determined based on the user's current location may be provided to the user device. The information on the store may include a method of guiding the use of the store, information on items handled in the store and price information, time of use of the store, a sale period, information on a store event, information on a route to the store, and the like.

The tourist information provided through the user device is specifically disclosed below.

2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing restaurant information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2 , when a user requests restaurant information from a tourism information providing server, restaurant information provided through a user device is disclosed.

FIG. 2A is a screen of the user's device for an image of a restaurant and restaurant information provided when the user selects a specific restaurant.

Referring to (A) of FIG. 2 , schematic information of a restaurant, such as the name of the restaurant, the available time of the restaurant, images inside and/or outside the restaurant, and a main menu, will be provided based on the user's native language through the user device. can

FIG. 2B is a screen of the user device for the native language menu board of the restaurant when the user selects a specific restaurant.

Referring to FIG. 2B , based on the native language menu board, the menus available at the restaurant may be translated into the native language and provided. In addition, when a specific menu and quantity, number of meals, etc. are selected based on the native language menu board, an order form may be automatically generated according to the selected menu and quantity. The user may show the order book to the employee of the restaurant, and the employee may receive an order from the user based on the order book.

FIG. 2C is a screen of the user device for route information to the restaurant provided when the user selects a specific restaurant.

Referring to FIG. 2C , when the user selects a specific restaurant, information on a route from the user's current location to the specific restaurant may be provided as a road view. The user can move from the current location to the restaurant based on the provided road view.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing tourist information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3 , when a user requests tourist information, provided tourist information is disclosed.

FIG. 3A is a screen showing a method of using a tourist attraction provided through a user device and purchase information of an admission ticket to the tourist destination when the user selects a specific tourist destination.

Referring to FIG. 3A , when a user visits the Eiffel Tower, a screen for purchasing a boarding pass for the elevator to climb the Eiffel Tower may be provided. Such a screen may also be provided based on the user's native language. If necessary, the user can directly purchase a ticket based on the page, or show the page to the ticket seller to purchase a ticket.

3B is a screen for providing route information provided when a user selects a tourist destination.

Referring to FIG. 3B , when the user selects a specific tourist destination, information on a route from the user's current location to the specific tourist destination may be provided based on the road view. The user can move from the current location to the tourist destination based on the provided road view.

3C is a screen showing tourist information provided when the user selects a specific tourist destination.

Referring to FIG. 3C , when the user selects a specific tourist destination, a tourist destination docent service capable of providing specific information on the selected tourist destination may be provided to the user. For example, tourism information may be provided to the user in consideration of the user's location. When the user is located in Notre Dame Cathedral, docent information on a specific point viewable from the user's location may be provided to the user in consideration of the user's location information within the Notre Dame Cathedral.

Shopping information may be provided to the user through the user device in a manner similar to the method of providing restaurant information and tourist destination information. For example, when a user requests shopping information, the tourism information providing server may provide information on the use time for each store, products sold by each store, sale period, event, store information handling local products, and the like. When the user selects a specific store, a moving route to the selected specific store may be provided based on the road view. In addition to this, tax refund information may be provided, and basic conversation information necessary for a user to purchase a product may be provided through the user device.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of uploading restaurant information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4 , after the user visits a restaurant and eats, the user's restaurant usage information generated by the user is uploaded to a tourism information providing server, and a method for sharing the user's restaurant usage information among others is disclosed.

Specifically, it may be assumed that the user receives information on a specific restaurant from the tourism information providing server 450 and selects a menu at the specific restaurant using a menu board in his/her native language to order food. In this case, information on the menu selected by the user may be uploaded to the tourism information providing server 450 as a user record image and automatically stored. If necessary, after eating food according to the menu selected by the user, user evaluation information about the food may also be added to the user record image, uploaded to the tourism information providing server, and then automatically stored. When the user selects a menu using the native language menu board, an image of the corresponding menu may be included in the user recorded image without a separate image capturing by the user. In addition, user evaluation information after eating food may also be generated based on a simple food evaluation menu provided through a tourism information application without taking a separate image by the user, and may be included in the user record image.

Of course, an image of food individually captured by the user may be included in the user record image for the restaurant.

In addition to this, the user record image of the restaurant may include location information (eg, global positioning system (GPS) location) of the restaurant where the image is generated as metadata. If the GPS function does not work because the restaurant is indoors, even if the GPS function is not selected, the GPS information of the restaurant providing the corresponding menu is known, so that the information may be automatically included in the Exif of the user record image. In addition to this, if necessary, a representative image of a restaurant may be generated along with GPS information and included in the user record image of the restaurant.

In the case of using this method, the visit log may be displayed at the exact location of the restaurant visited by the user on the map without a separate image capturing of the user. The tourism information providing application may link the user record image of the restaurant with individual user map information for the user, and information on the restaurant visited by the user may be displayed on the user map. Alternatively, the tourism information application may provide information on the user's movement in conjunction with the GPS tracker program.

The user record image for the restaurant may be one of a variety of other user record images. The user can check not only the user record image of the restaurant but also the photos taken during the trip by the user through the tourism information application in conjunction with the user map. On the user map provided through the tourism information application, the user's moving route and photos (user record images) may be displayed based on the GPS tracking function.

Among these user record images, the user record image for the restaurant and other user record images generated after visiting the restaurant as above may be transmitted to the tourism information providing server 450 according to the user's settings and shared with other users. When a specific user requests information on a specific restaurant, the tourism information providing server 450 may provide a user record image for a specific restaurant of other users who have previously visited the restaurant to the specific user.

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing path information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 discloses a method of providing a road view through a tourism information application.

Users can take pictures of the route provided through RoadView while doing route finding based on RoadView.

A picture of a path provided through the road view captured by the user may be expressed in terms of the user road view image 500 .

The tourism information application confirms the creation date of the user road view image 500, and when a predetermined time elapses, tag information 550 for the user road view image 500 may be generated. The tag information 550 for the user road view image 500 may include location information of the camera and geomagnetic sensor (azimuth) information of the camera. Based on the azimuth information measured using the geomagnetic sensor, information on the imaging position of the camera and the imaging direction of the camera may be acquired when the user captures the user road view image 500 .

Thereafter, when the user's device enters the free communication area (wifi Zone/ after returning overseas or domestic), the user load view image 500 including the tag information 550 may be transmitted to the tourism information providing server. . The tourism information providing server may update the existing road view based on the user road view image 500 provided from a plurality of users.

For example, the tourism information providing server may display a photo for a certain period of time based on the most recent among the collected photos as an icon in the road view. When the user selects the corresponding icon, the tourism information providing server may provide the user load view image 500 provided by other users who have been updated recently. In this case, the user may be provided with more accurate route information by checking the difference between the old image of the road view and the current image. That is, when the latest road view is provided to the user, a situation in which the road view is rather obstructed in finding a way can be prevented and the latest route information can be provided to the user. The tourism information providing server can update the road view by preferentially selecting an area with an old road view shooting time, so the reliability of the road view can be maintained, and the road view can be updated without incurring a lot of cost through user participation. .

For example, the tourism information providing server may request a user who visits a specific restaurant or shopping mall to capture and transmit a route to the restaurant or shopping mall in the form of a mission. The user may capture and transmit a route to a restaurant or shopping mall, and the tourism information providing server may provide a reward such as a coupon that can be used as cash to the user. A specific load view update method will be described later.

6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of providing travel information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 discloses a travel scheduling method based on a tourism information application.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the tourism information application may provide a tourism schedule to the user by scheduling tourism information for the user.

The user inputs essential tourist information (step S600)

The essential tourist information may include schedule information that the user must include when traveling to a specific tourist destination. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the tourism information providing server may include essential tourism information in the user's tourism schedule when performing the tourism scheduling for the user.

For example, the user can use the tourism information application as essential tourist information by providing information on the restaurant (essential restaurant) that the user wants to visit (essential restaurant), the tourist destination (essential tourist destination), and the store (essential shopping mall) that the user wants to visit. can be entered through Additionally, the user may input a date (more specifically, a visit time) to visit these essential restaurants, essential tourist destinations, and essential shopping malls as essential tourism information. In addition, the user may input information on the date of visit (visit period) of the tourist destination as essential tourism information through the tourism information application.

When essential tourism information is input, the tourism information server creates a first tourism schedule by preferentially including the user's essential tourism information in the user's tourism schedule (step S610).

The tourism information server may preferentially include the user's essential tourism information in the user's tourism schedule to first create a tourism schedule. A tour schedule generated in consideration of only essential tourist information may be expressed in terms of a first tour schedule.

For example, if the visit times of essential restaurants, essential tourist destinations, essential shopping malls and essential restaurants, essential tourist destinations, and essential shopping malls are input as mandatory tourist information, it is required in consideration of the visit times of essential restaurants, essential tourist destinations, and essential shopping malls A visit schedule for restaurants, essential tourist destinations, and essential shopping malls may be primarily included in the tour schedule.

Alternatively, if only essential restaurants, essential tourist destinations, and essential shopping malls are input and information on each visit time is not entered, the tourism information providing server considers the optimal visit times for each essential restaurant, essential tourist destination, and essential shopping mall. , essential tourist destinations, and visits to essential shopping malls can be included in the tour schedule.

Specifically, in the case of an essential tourist destination, the visit schedule of the essential tourist attraction may be included in the user's tourism schedule in consideration of the available time of visit of the tourist attraction, local traffic conditions, the congestion level by time of the tourist destination, correlation with other schedules, expected weather, etc.

In addition, in the case of the essential shopping mall, the visit schedule of the essential shopping mall may be included in the user's tour schedule in consideration of the operating hours of the shopping mall, local traffic conditions, sale information of the shopping mall, event information of the shopping mall, correlation with other schedules, and the like.

In addition, in the case of essential restaurants, the visit schedule of essential restaurants takes into account the operating hours of the restaurant, local traffic conditions, the level of congestion by time of the restaurant, the lunch/dinner menu of the restaurant, the price by time of the restaurant, the relationship with other schedules, etc. This may be included in the user's tour schedule.

The tourism information providing server may acquire information for such tourism scheduling based on information uploaded by other users. For example, the tourism information providing server may provide a question for obtaining the above information to users who are currently visiting the site through a pop-up, and may request an answer to the question. For example, a user who travels to a specific tourist destination at a specific time may be asked about the convenience of using public transportation, the congestion level of public transportation, the congestion level of the tourist destination, etc., and the user answers the question through the user device, It can be transmitted to the information providing server. The tourism information providing server can accumulate users' responses to the above questions and use it for the user's tour scheduling as described above.

Create a second tour schedule including recommended tour information (step S620)

After the first tour schedule is generated based on the essential tour information, the tourism information providing server may complete the tour schedule by including recommended tour information for the remaining free time. For example, when one restaurant and one tourist destination are scheduled according to essential tourism information on the first day of the tour, the rest of the tour schedule may be scheduled by the tourism information providing server.

The tourism information providing server may complete the user's tour schedule in consideration of the user's tendency information, the user's personal information (gender, age, etc.), the user's movement route, the user's accommodation information, and the like. The tourism information providing server determines other tourist destinations and/or other restaurants and shopping malls for the user in consideration of the above information, and includes the determined other tourist destinations, other restaurants, and other shopping malls as recommended tourism information in the remaining free time. Finally, you can complete the tour itinerary. The finally completed tour schedule may be expressed in terms of a second tour schedule.

A method of generating the second tour schedule including the recommended tour information will be described in detail later.

The tourism information providing server provides the generated secondary tourism schedule to the user (step S630).

The tourism information providing server provides the user with a secondary tourism schedule including essential tourism information and recommended tourism information.

Since the recommended tour information can be variably scheduled, there may be a plurality of tour schedules including essential tour information and recommended tour information. The user may receive at least one tour schedule and tour by referring to the received at least one tour schedule.

7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a tour scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 discloses a method of generating a second tour schedule including recommended tour information.

Referring to FIG. 7 , a second tour schedule 750 may be generated in consideration of the user's tendency information 700 . For example, information on the travel tendency of the user may be obtained in such a way that a question for knowing the user's travel tendency is provided through the user device and the user answers the question. For example, the travel tendency of the user may be classified as one of tourism-oriented, tourism-and-rest balance, or relaxation-oriented.

When the user's travel tendency is tourism-oriented, a second tour schedule may be generated so that the user can visit more tourist destinations.

When the user's travel tendency is rest-oriented, the secondary tourism schedule may be generated so that the user visits relatively few tourist spots and more free time is guaranteed than when the user's travel tendency is tourism-oriented. In addition, when the user's travel tendency is relaxation-oriented, even when a tourist destination is selected, a tourist destination that can be used for recreation may be preferentially scheduled.

In addition, when the user's travel tendency is tourism-oriented, the range of the user's movable distance may be set farther than when the user's travel tendency is the recreation-oriented one. Accordingly, when the user's travel tendency is tourism-oriented, the selection range of tourist destinations that can be visited by the user may be relatively wide, and thus the range of selectable tourist destinations may be widened.

When the user's travel propensity is a balance between tourism and relaxation, the tourist destination may be scheduled so that the user's travel propensity is relatively less than when the user's travel propensity is tourism-oriented, and the user's travel propensity is relatively larger than when the user's travel propensity is the rest-oriented case.

The above classification of the user's travel tendency is an example, and the user's travel tendency may be classified into various other categories, and a secondary tour schedule 750 for the user may be generated based on the classification of the various categories.

In addition, a second tour schedule may be generated in consideration of the user's eating habits and the food previously eaten. The tourism information providing server may schedule a restaurant to be visited by the user in consideration of information on a restaurant the user has previously visited, and information on the user's eating habits and disposition. For example, if the user has a tendency to want to experience new food, the tourism information providing server may schedule a restaurant to be visited by the user to experience a new menu.

Alternatively, the tourism information providing server may schedule a restaurant to be visited by the user in consideration of the user's appetite, when the user is reluctant to take an adventure and has a tendency to want to eat food suitable for his/her appetite.

In addition to this, the tourism information providing server may schedule the shopping mall in consideration of the user's gender to generate a secondary tourism schedule.

8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a user grouping method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 8 , the tourism information providing server may share travel information by grouping users who travel in a given region into one group.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the tourism information providing server may group users currently located in a specific area. For example, the tourism information providing server may group a plurality of users into one group based on location information of users traveling in Paris, and more specifically, divide Paris into a plurality of zones and move within the divided zones. Users can also be grouped into one group. Hereinafter, such a group is expressed in terms of a region-based user group 800 .

The tourism information providing server may create a chat room capable of automatically exchanging information with respect to the region-based user group 800 through the tourism information application. Users can share travel information through a chat room that is automatically opened according to the travel location. These chat rooms may be reopened or deleted depending on the user's travel location. That is, a specific chat room may be automatically opened or deleted in consideration of the user's current location.

In addition, the tourism information providing server may provide a chat room to a region-based user group based on various ranges according to user settings. For example, if a user wants both chat rooms based on a country and a sub-region within a country, the tourism information providing server will create a chat room based on a country unit (e.g. Paris) and a sub-region within a country (e.g. , can provide users with a chat room created based on Paris 2nd arrondissement). In addition, the tourism information providing server may select only a specific user according to the user's settings and separately provide a chat room for conversation with other users.

9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for generating a road view image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 discloses a method of updating a road view image based on user participation.

Referring to FIG. 9 , the tourism information providing server receives a new road view image (step S900).

The tourism information providing server may utilize the existing road view image to receive the road view image from users moving on a specific route. For example, the tourism information providing server may extract an outline of an imaging reference image such as a building included in the existing road view image and provide it to the user device. The user may take a picture using the user device by matching the outline of the received reference image capturing with an object corresponding to the capturing reference image, and transmit it to the tourism information providing server.

The imaging reference image may be an image of a building or sculpture that does not change easily. The tourism information providing server may extract an image of a building or a sculpture from the road view image, extract the outline of the image, extract the outline of the imaging reference image, and then provide it to the user.

The tourism information providing server determines whether to change the road view image (step S910), and if the road view image is changed, replaces the road view (step S920)

The tourism information providing server may determine whether to change by comparing the new road view image received from the user with the existing road view image. When a difference between the new road view image and the existing road view image is found, the tourism information providing server may replace the existing road view image with a new road view image.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the tourism information providing server may request the user to take a video for a certain period in order to generate a road view image for a new location. For example, the road view generation section may be divided into sections 1 to 10, and a user may be requested to capture a video while moving a specific section. The user may capture a video according to the request of the tourism information providing server, and the captured video information may be transmitted to the tourism information providing server and used to generate a road view image.

The tourism information providing server may provide a corresponding price to the user in return for the provision of the user's information (image information, video information).

When this method is used, the user can obtain a certain benefit through the provision of information, and the operator of the tourism information providing server can reduce the cost for updating the tourism information.

* FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a tourism information providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10 , the tourism information providing server includes a map information providing unit 1000 , a tourism information providing unit 1010 , a tourism information updating unit 1020 , a tourism schedule generating unit 1030 , and a chat function providing unit between users ( 1040 ), a communication unit 1050 , and a processor 1060 . Each component of the tourism information providing server may be implemented to perform the operation of the tourism information providing server described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 .

The map information providing unit 1000 may be implemented to provide a user with map information based on a current location and map information of a tourist destination.

The tourism information providing unit 1010 may be implemented to provide tourist information such as restaurant information, tourist destination information, and shopping information to a user. The tourism information providing unit 1010 may provide each of restaurant information, tourist destination information, and shopping information to the user according to the user's request for information.

The tourism information update unit 1020 may be implemented to update tourism information (restaurant information, tourist information, shopping information, etc.). The tourism information update unit 1020 may update the tourism information based on various information transmitted by the user.

The tour schedule generating unit 1030 may be implemented to primarily generate a first tour schedule based on essential tour information transmitted by a user and generate a second tour schedule based on the recommended tour information.

The user-to-user chat function providing unit 1040 may be implemented to provide a chat room for communication between users traveling in a specific area.

The communication unit 1050 may be implemented to transmit and receive data to and from the user device.

The processor 1060 includes a map information providing unit 1000 , a tourism information providing unit 1010 , a tourism information updating unit 1020 , a tour schedule generating unit 1030 , a user-to-user chatting function providing unit 1040 , and a communication unit 1050 . ) can be implemented to control the operation of

The method of providing tourism information based on such an application may be implemented as an application or implemented in the form of program instructions that may be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination.

The program instructions recorded in the computer-readable recording medium are specially designed and configured for the present invention, and may be known and available to those skilled in the computer software field.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include hard disks, magnetic media such as floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CDROM and DVD, and magneto-optical media such as floppy disks. , and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for carrying out the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

Although the above has been described with reference to the embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the following claims. will be able

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How to provide tourism information based on the application,
receiving, by a tourism information providing server, location information of the user device from the user device;
providing, by the tourism information providing server, map information based on the location information to the user device;
receiving, by the tourism information providing server, a request for tourism information from the user device; and
Comprising the step of the tourism information providing server providing the tourism information to the user device,
The tourism information includes restaurant information, tourist destination information, and shopping information based on the native language of the user of the user device,
The restaurant information includes information on the operating hours of the restaurant, image information of the restaurant, information on the native language menu of the restaurant, and route information to the restaurant,
The tourist destination information includes information on the available time for entering the tourist destination, admission information for entering the tourist destination, and route information to the tourist destination,
The shopping information includes information on operating time of the shopping mall, route information to the shopping mall, and information on a tax refund method after purchasing an item in the shopping mall,
Each of the route information to the restaurant, the route information to the tourist destination, and the route information to the shopping mall includes road view information generated using image information captured by a plurality of users based on user participation,
The images captured by the plurality of users include an imaging position and an imaging direction as metadata, and the image is captured by matching the outline of the imaging reference image included in the existing road view image with the object corresponding to the imaging reference image. Way. According to claim 1,
The native language menu board information includes translation information based on the native language for menus that can be provided at the restaurant,
When information on the menu selected by the user and information on the quantity of the selected menu are input based on the native language menu board information, the user device may provide an order form for ordering the selected menu by the quantity in the language of the tourist destination. A method characterized in that it is generated based on and outputted through a display. 3. The method of claim 2,
The admission information includes translation information based on the mother tongue for an admission ticket that must be purchased to enter the tourist destination,
When information on the tickets selected by the user and information on the quantity of the selected tickets are input based on the admission information, the user device selects the language of the tourist destination in an order form for ordering the selected amount of tickets. A method characterized in that it is generated based on the output and output through a display. 4. The method of claim 3,
generating, by the tourism information providing server, essential tourism information from the user device to generate a first tourism schedule;
generating, by the tourism information providing server, a second tour schedule by additionally including recommended tour information in the first tour schedule; and
The method further comprising the step of transmitting, by the tourism information providing server, information on the second tour schedule to the user device,
The essential tourism information includes information on essential restaurants, essential tourist destinations, and essential shopping malls input by the user,
The first tour schedule is a tour schedule that is primarily scheduled in consideration of the optimal visit time for each of the essential restaurant, the essential tourist destination, and the essential shopping mall in the user's tour period,
The second tour schedule includes the recommended tour information determined in consideration of the user's personal information for the remaining time section of the tour period after scheduling for the essential restaurant, the essential tourist destination, and the essential shopping mall as the first tour schedule A method, characterized in that it is a tour schedule scheduled in addition to . 5. The method of claim 4,
The optimal visit time for the essential tourist destination takes into account the available time of the essential tourist destination, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential tourist destination, the congestion level by time of the essential tourist destination, correlation with other schedules of the user, and expected weather is determined by
The optimal visit time for the essential shopping mall is based on the operating time of the essential shopping mall, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential shopping mall, sale information of the essential shopping mall, event information of the essential shopping mall, and correlation with the other schedules. is decided by taking into account
The optimal visit time for the essential restaurant is the operating time of the essential restaurant, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential restaurant, the congestion level by time of the essential restaurant, the lunch/dinner menu of the essential restaurant, and the essential restaurant A method, characterized in that it is determined in consideration of the price for each time period, correlation with the other schedule, and the like. 6. The method of claim 5,
The user's personal information comprises information on the user's travel tendency, information on the user's eating habits, and the user's gender and age information. In the tourism information providing server that provides tourism information,
The tourism information providing server includes a processor,
The processor receives the location information of the user device from the user device,
providing map information based on the location information to the user device;
Receive a request for tourism information from the user device,
Implemented to provide the tourism information to the user device,
The tourism information includes restaurant information, tourist destination information and shopping information based on the native language of the user of the user device,
The restaurant information includes information on the operating hours of the restaurant, image information of the restaurant, information on the native language menu of the restaurant, and route information to the restaurant,
The tourist destination information includes information on the available time for entering the tourist destination, admission information for entering the tourist destination, and route information to the tourist destination,
The shopping information includes information on operating time of the shopping mall, route information to the shopping mall, and information on a tax refund method after purchasing an item in the shopping mall,
Each of the route information to the restaurant, the route information to the tourist destination, and the route information to the shopping mall includes road view information generated using image information captured by a plurality of users based on user participation,
The images captured by the plurality of users include an imaging position and an imaging direction as metadata, and the image is captured by matching the outline of the imaging reference image included in the existing road view image with the object corresponding to the imaging reference image. Tourism information server. 8. The method of claim 7,
The native language menu board information includes translation information based on the native language for menus that can be provided at the restaurant,
When information on the menu selected by the user and information on the quantity of the selected menu are input based on the native language menu board information, the user device may provide an order form for ordering the selected menu by the quantity in the language of the tourist destination. Tourism information providing server, characterized in that generated based on the output through a display. 9. The method of claim 8,
The admission information includes translation information based on the mother tongue for an admission ticket that must be purchased to enter the tourist destination,
When information on the tickets selected by the user and information on the quantity of the selected tickets are input based on the admission information, the user device selects the language of the tourist destination in an order form for ordering the selected amount of tickets. Tourism information providing server, characterized in that it is generated based on the display and output. 10. The method of claim 9,
The processor receives essential tourism information from the user device and generates a first tour schedule,
Create a second tour schedule by including additional recommended tour information in the first tour schedule,
Implemented to transmit information on the second tour schedule to the user device,
The essential tourism information includes information on essential restaurants, essential tourist destinations, and essential shopping malls input by the user,
The first tour schedule is a tour schedule that is primarily scheduled in consideration of the optimal visit time for each of the essential restaurant, the essential tourist destination, and the essential shopping mall in the user's tour period,
The second tour schedule includes the recommended tour information determined in consideration of the user's personal information for the remaining time section of the tour period after scheduling for the essential restaurant, the essential tourist destination, and the essential shopping mall as the first tour schedule A tourism information providing server, characterized in that it is a tour schedule scheduled in addition to . 11. The method of claim 10,
The optimal visit time for the essential tourist destination takes into account the available time of the essential tourist destination, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential tourist destination, the congestion level for each time zone of the essential tourist destination, correlation with other schedules of the user, and forecasted weather is determined by
The optimal visit time for the essential shopping mall is based on the operating time of the essential shopping mall, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential shopping mall, sale information of the essential shopping mall, event information of the essential shopping mall, and correlation with the other schedules. is decided by taking into account
The optimal visit time for the essential restaurant is the operating time of the essential restaurant, local traffic conditions for moving to the essential restaurant, the congestion level by time of the essential restaurant, the lunch/dinner menu of the essential restaurant, and the essential restaurant A tourism information providing server, characterized in that it is determined in consideration of the price by time of day, correlation with the other schedule, and the like. 12. The method of claim 11,
The user's personal information is tourism information providing server, characterized in that it includes information on the user's travel tendency, information on the user's eating habits, and the user's gender and age information.

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