TWI408399B - System and method for locating virtual groups - Google Patents
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本發明涉及一種定位系統及方法,尤其涉及一種虛擬社群成員之間的定位系統及方法。 The present invention relates to a positioning system and method, and more particularly to a positioning system and method between virtual community members.
隨著電信業務的民營化,直接帶動移動電話(手機)的流行風潮。在當前移動通信系統中,以GSM系統(Global System Mobile Communication,全球移動通信系統)最為普遍,而移動通信中用戶端所持移動電話主要是用於受話與發話的通話功能。近年來,隨著通信衛星的投入數量愈來愈多,GPS系統(Global Position System,全球定位系統)的應用也越來越廣泛。不同裝置可藉由裝備GPS模組而具備定位或者地圖查詢等功能,例如,車載GPS系統可幫助用戶識別到指定目的地的路徑,智慧手機可對用戶所在位置進行定位或者查找某個地點的地圖等。 With the privatization of telecommunications services, it directly drives the popularity of mobile phones (mobile phones). In the current mobile communication system, the GSM system (Global System Mobile Communication) is the most common, and the mobile phone held by the client in mobile communication is mainly used for the call function of receiving and speaking. In recent years, with the increasing number of communications satellites, the application of GPS (Global Position System) has become more widespread. Different devices can be equipped with functions such as positioning or map query by equipping the GPS module. For example, the car GPS system can help the user identify the path to the specified destination, and the smart phone can locate the user's location or find a map of a certain location. Wait.
移動電話之普及,電子軟體之不斷發展,越來越多的用戶可享受GPS系統帶來的便捷。然而,當前用戶通常只是利用GPS系統對個人所在位置進行定位,或者查找某個地點周圍的地圖,卻並未有涉及在複數個具備某種共同喜好的人之間共享彼此之定位信息。 With the popularity of mobile phones and the continuous development of electronic software, more and more users can enjoy the convenience brought by the GPS system. However, current users usually only use the GPS system to locate the location of the individual, or to find a map around a certain location, but there is no information related to sharing each other among a plurality of people with certain common preferences.
鑒於以上內容,有必要提供一種虛擬社群定位系統及方法,其可以藉由建立一個或者複數個虛擬社群,在虛擬社群成員之間共享彼此之定位信息,並可獲取各成員當前所處位置的即時信息,還可獲取成員過去所處位置的 歷史信息。 In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a virtual community positioning system and method, which can share the positioning information of each other among virtual community members by establishing one or plural virtual communities, and can obtain the current location of each member. Instant information about the location, as well as the location of the member’s past location history information.
一種虛擬社群定位系統,安裝於伺服器中,所述伺服器與複數個用戶端相連接以獲取用戶端之定位信息,其中,該系統包括:虛擬社群設置模組,用於根據用戶需求建立並命名複數個虛擬社群供用戶選擇加入;隱私設置模組,用於提供不同的隱私設置供用戶進行選擇以確定用戶同意共享的資料;存儲單元,用於存儲資料,包括所有虛擬社群中的成員的位置、時間信息以及所述之虛擬社群的設置及用戶之隱私設置;接收/發送模組,用於接收用戶的請求,該請求包括請求查看用戶所在虛擬社群的其他成員的位置所在;地圖構建模組,用於根據接收的用戶請求從存儲單元中獲取相應的虛擬社群成員之定位信息,根據該定位信息構建一個位置地圖,並藉由接收/發送模組將構建之位置地圖傳送至用戶端;及信息列表模組,用於整理及統計存儲單元中用戶所在虛擬社群成員的各種信息,以不同的信息列表展示統計後的信息,並藉由接收/發送模組將信息列表傳送至用戶端。 A virtual community positioning system is installed in a server, and the server is connected to a plurality of users to obtain positioning information of the user end. The system includes: a virtual community setting module, which is used according to user requirements. Establish and name a plurality of virtual communities for users to choose to join; a privacy setting module for providing different privacy settings for the user to select to determine the data that the user agrees to share; a storage unit for storing data, including all virtual communities The location and time information of the members in the setting, and the setting of the virtual community and the privacy settings of the user; the receiving/sending module is configured to receive a request from the user, the request including requesting to view other members of the virtual community in which the user is located a location building module, configured to acquire positioning information of a corresponding virtual community member from the storage unit according to the received user request, construct a location map according to the positioning information, and construct the location by using the receiving/transmitting module The location map is transmitted to the client; and the information list module is used to organize and count the users in the storage unit Virtual community members a variety of information, listing information shows a different statistical information, and by receiving / transmitting module to transmit information to the client list.
一種虛擬社群定位方法,利用伺服器獲取複數個用戶端之定位信息,其中,該方法包括如下步驟:建立並命名複數個虛擬社群供用戶選擇加入;提供不同的隱私設置供用戶進行選擇以確定用戶同意共享的資料;提供一個存儲單元,並存儲所有虛擬社群中的成員的位置、時間信息以及所述之虛擬社群的設置及用戶之隱私設置;接收用戶的請求,該請求包括請求查看用戶所在虛擬社群的其他成員的位置所在;根據接收的用戶請求從存儲單元中獲取相應的虛擬社群成員之定位信息,根據該定位信息構建一個位置地圖,並將構建之位置地圖傳送至用戶端;及整理及統計存儲單元中用戶所在虛擬社群成員的各種信息,以不同的信息列表展示統計後的信息,並將信息列表傳送至用戶端。 A virtual community positioning method, which uses a server to obtain positioning information of a plurality of users, wherein the method includes the following steps: establishing and naming a plurality of virtual communities for the user to select to join; providing different privacy settings for the user to select Determining the data that the user agrees to share; providing a storage unit, and storing the location and time information of the members in all the virtual communities, and the settings of the virtual community and the privacy settings of the user; receiving the user's request, the request includes the request View the location of other members of the virtual community where the user is located; obtain the location information of the corresponding virtual community member from the storage unit according to the received user request, construct a location map according to the location information, and transmit the constructed location map to The user terminal; and sorting and counting various information of the virtual community members of the user in the storage unit, displaying the statistical information in different information lists, and transmitting the information list to the user end.
相較於習知技術,所述之虛擬社群定位系統及方法,其可以藉由建立一個 虛擬社群,在虛擬社群成員之間共享彼此之定位信息,所述虛擬社群成員之間具備某種共同的喜好或者有著共同的需求、目標等。利用該系統及方法,可以獲取各成員當前所處位置的即時信息,還可獲取成員過去所處位置的歷史信息,從而協助用戶根據其他成員經常所到之處獲取可信度更高的信息,而無需被繁雜花哨的廣告所干擾。 Compared to the prior art, the virtual community positioning system and method can be established by The virtual community shares the positioning information of each other among the members of the virtual community, and the members of the virtual community have some common preferences or have common needs and goals. The system and method can obtain instant information of each member's current location, and also obtain historical information of the member's past location, thereby assisting the user to obtain more credible information according to where other members often go. No need to be disturbed by the fancy advertisements.
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10‧‧‧虛擬社群定位系統 10‧‧‧Virtual Community Location System
100‧‧‧自動更新模組 100‧‧‧Automatic update module
110‧‧‧虛擬社群設置模組 110‧‧‧Virtual Community Settings Module
120‧‧‧隱私設置模組 120‧‧‧ Privacy Settings Module
130‧‧‧接收/發送模組 130‧‧‧Receive/transmit module
140‧‧‧地圖構建模組 140‧‧‧Map Building Module
150‧‧‧信息列表模組 150‧‧‧Information List Module
12‧‧‧存儲單元 12‧‧‧ storage unit
2‧‧‧通信衛星 2‧‧‧Communication Satellite
3‧‧‧用戶端 3‧‧‧User side
32‧‧‧傳送裝置 32‧‧‧Transporting device
34‧‧‧顯示裝置 34‧‧‧ display device
36‧‧‧存儲裝置 36‧‧‧Storage device
4‧‧‧通信網路 4‧‧‧Communication network
圖1係本發明虛擬社群定位系統之較佳實施例之硬體架構圖。 1 is a hardware architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of the virtual community location system of the present invention.
圖2係本發明虛擬社群定位系統之功能模組圖。 2 is a functional block diagram of the virtual community positioning system of the present invention.
圖3係本發明虛擬社群定位系統之用戶端之功能模組圖。 FIG. 3 is a functional module diagram of a user end of the virtual community positioning system of the present invention.
圖4係本發明虛擬社群定位方法之較佳實施例之流程圖。 4 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the virtual community locating method of the present invention.
圖5係本發明虛擬社群定位系統之較佳實施例之位置地圖示意圖。 5 is a schematic diagram of a location map of a preferred embodiment of the virtual community location system of the present invention.
圖6係本發明虛擬社群定位系統之較佳實施例之位置統計示意圖。 6 is a schematic diagram of location statistics of a preferred embodiment of the virtual community location system of the present invention.
圖7係本發明虛擬社群定位系統之較佳實施例之成員空間位置示意圖。 7 is a schematic diagram showing the location of a member space of a preferred embodiment of the virtual community positioning system of the present invention.
如圖1所示,係本發明虛擬社群定位系統較佳實施例之硬體架構圖。本較佳實施例之硬體架構主要包括一個伺服器1、一個通信衛星2以及複數個用戶端3。該伺服器1包括一個虛擬社群定位系統10以及一個存儲單元12。 As shown in FIG. 1, it is a hardware architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of the virtual community positioning system of the present invention. The hardware architecture of the preferred embodiment mainly includes a server 1, a communication satellite 2, and a plurality of client terminals 3. The server 1 includes a virtual community location system 10 and a storage unit 12.
所述虛擬社群定位系統10運行於該伺服器1中,用於藉由伺服器1與用戶端3的連接收集複數個用戶端3之定位信息,根據用戶端3的請求對所收集的信號進行分析、處理以獲得用戶所需信息,並將所得信息反饋至用戶端3供用戶查看。 The virtual community positioning system 10 runs in the server 1 for collecting the positioning information of the plurality of client terminals 3 by the connection between the server 1 and the client terminal 3, and collecting the collected signals according to the request of the client terminal 3. Analyze and process to obtain the information required by the user, and feed the obtained information to the client 3 for the user to view.
所述存儲單元12是可讀寫的儲存媒介,比如伺服器硬碟或者快閃記憶體等 。在本較佳實施例中,存儲單元12用於存儲各類資料,包括從用戶端3獲取的相關信息,例如用戶的個人資料、用戶端3之定位信息、用戶端3的編號等。該存儲單元12可進行分區,例如歷史資料存儲區域、即時資料存儲區域、虛擬社群成員資料區域、處理後資料存儲區域等。 The storage unit 12 is a readable and writable storage medium, such as a server hard disk or a flash memory. . In the preferred embodiment, the storage unit 12 is configured to store various types of materials, including related information obtained from the user terminal 3, such as the user's personal data, the location information of the client 3, the number of the client 3, and the like. The storage unit 12 can perform partitioning, such as a historical data storage area, an instant data storage area, a virtual community member data area, a processed data storage area, and the like.
所述用戶端3可以是手機、筆記本電腦、PDA(Personal Digital Assistant,個人數位助理)或其他移動裝置。在本較佳實施例中,用戶端3是手機。該用戶端3藉由通信網路4與伺服器1相連接,以傳送相關資料。例如,若通信網路4為GSM系統(Global Sytem Mobile Communication,全球移動通信系統),則伺服器1與用戶端3(手機)之間,可以根據SMS(Short Message Service,短信服務)的點對點方式傳遞資料。用戶端3與伺服器1各有其特定的SMS號碼,當用戶端3需傳送資料至伺服器1時,即以短信息形式傳送至伺服器1的SMS號碼;反之,當伺服器1需傳送資料至用戶端3時,也以短信息形式傳送至用戶端3的SMS號碼。 The client 3 can be a mobile phone, a laptop, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or other mobile device. In the preferred embodiment, the client 3 is a cell phone. The client 3 is connected to the server 1 via the communication network 4 to transmit related data. For example, if the communication network 4 is a GSM system (Global Sytem Mobile Communication), the server 1 and the client 3 (mobile phone) can be in a point-to-point manner according to SMS (Short Message Service). Pass the information. The client 3 and the server 1 each have their own specific SMS number. When the client 3 needs to transmit data to the server 1, it transmits the SMS number to the server 1 in short message; otherwise, when the server 1 needs to transmit When the data is sent to the client 3, it is also transmitted to the SMS number of the client 3 in the form of a short message.
用戶端3可藉由裝備一個GPS接收器接收來自通信衛星2的信號,並根據該信號對當前所處位置進行定位,也可直接接收附近通信基站的信號進行定位。在本實施例中,用戶的位置、時間等信息是用戶端3根據與通信衛星2的通訊所獲取。在其他實施例中,用戶端3可利用伺服器1藉由其他技術獲取用戶之定位信息,例如三邊測量術(Trilateration)定位方式。 The client 3 can receive the signal from the communication satellite 2 by equipping a GPS receiver, and locate the current location according to the signal, or directly receive the signal of the nearby communication base station for positioning. In the present embodiment, the user's location, time, and the like are acquired by the client 3 based on communication with the communication satellite 2. In other embodiments, the client 3 can use the server 1 to acquire positioning information of the user by other technologies, such as a Trilateration positioning method.
如圖2所示,係本發明虛擬社群定位系統之功能模組圖。該虛擬社群定位系統10安裝於伺服器1內,其主要包括六個功能模組,分別是:自動更新模組100、虛擬社群設置模組110、隱私設置模組120、接收/發送模組130、地圖構建模組140以及信息列表模組150。 As shown in FIG. 2, it is a functional module diagram of the virtual community positioning system of the present invention. The virtual community positioning system 10 is installed in the server 1, and mainly includes six functional modules, namely: an automatic update module 100, a virtual community setting module 110, a privacy setting module 120, and a receiving/transmitting module. The group 130, the map building module 140, and the information list module 150.
所述自動更新模組100用於自動從用戶端3獲取定位信息,並根據獲取之定位信息定期更新存儲單元12中的虛擬社群成員的位置、時間信息及其它用 戶端3可藉由通信衛星2獲取的相關資料,例如,高速公路上汽車行駛的車速等。 The automatic update module 100 is configured to automatically acquire location information from the client 3, and periodically update the location, time information, and other uses of the virtual community members in the storage unit 12 according to the acquired location information. The terminal 3 can obtain related information obtained by the communication satellite 2, for example, the speed of the car on the highway, and the like.
所述虛擬社群設置模組110用於根據用戶需求或者喜好建立並命名複數個虛擬社群(下文稱“社群”),從而供用戶進行選擇以加入其中的一個或者複數個社群,並在用戶申請加入時提示用戶輸入相關的個人信息。所述之虛擬社群也可稱呼為特殊興趣小組(SIG,Special Interest Group)。例如,喜歡某種運動的社群(網球、足球、籃球等),喜歡某種食物的社群,研究某個技術的設群,如JAVA SIG,藍牙技術聯盟(Bluetooth SIG)等。此外,用戶還可創建私人社群或者家庭社群,家庭社群可協助瞭解家庭成員的位置所在,尤其可防止少兒走失。 The virtual community setting module 110 is configured to create and name a plurality of virtual communities (hereinafter referred to as "communities") according to user needs or preferences, so that the user can select to join one or a plurality of communities, and Prompt the user to enter relevant personal information when the user applies for membership. The virtual community can also be referred to as a Special Interest Group (SIG). For example, a community that likes certain sports (tennis, football, basketball, etc.), a community that likes certain foods, and a group of technologies, such as the JAVA SIG, the Bluetooth SIG, and so on. In addition, users can create private communities or family communities, and the family community can help understand where family members are located, especially to prevent children from losing.
用戶可從用戶端3申請加入已創建的社群,或者請求新增一個社群。申請加入社群時,所述虛擬社群設置模組110提示用戶輸入相關的個人信息,並根據輸入的個人信息分配用戶一個識別碼(ID),例如,用戶端3為手機時,所述虛擬社群設置模組110還將用戶的手機號碼與用戶輸入的個人信息進行對應。此外,所述虛擬社群設置模組110進一步用於將用戶輸入的個人信息及識別碼等資料存入存儲單元12中。 Users can apply to join the created community from client 3 or request to add a new community. When the application is added to the community, the virtual community setting module 110 prompts the user to input related personal information, and assigns an identification code (ID) to the user according to the input personal information. For example, when the user terminal 3 is a mobile phone, the virtual The community setting module 110 also associates the user's mobile phone number with the personal information entered by the user. In addition, the virtual community setting module 110 is further configured to store the personal information and the identification code input by the user into the storage unit 12.
所述隱私設置模組120用於提供不同的隱私設置供用戶進行選擇以確定用戶同意共享的資料。例如,用戶可自由選擇是否公開自己的手機號碼,是否願意共享其所處位置給用戶所在社群的其他用戶進行查看,是否同意公開其他個人信息等。 The privacy setting module 120 is configured to provide different privacy settings for the user to select to determine the data that the user agrees to share. For example, users are free to choose whether to disclose their mobile phone number, whether they are willing to share their location to view other users of the user's community, and whether they agree to disclose other personal information.
所述接收/發送模組130用於從用戶端3接收用戶的請求,該請求包括請求查看某個城市區域的地圖、請求查詢某個具體地點的地圖以及到達該地點的路徑(例如A餐廳的位置及到達方式)。 The receiving/transmitting module 130 is configured to receive a request of the user from the user terminal 3, the request includes requesting to view a map of a certain city area, requesting to query a map of a specific place, and a path to the place (for example, A restaurant Location and arrival method).
在本較佳實施例中,該請求尤其包括請求查看用戶所在社群的其他成員的位置所在,包括歷史資料及即時資料。歷史資料包括該虛擬社群成員所到地點的統計,用於表明該社群的其他成員在最近時間內到訪某一地點的頻率,用戶可輕易根據歷史資料得知與其具備相同愛好的其他用戶所頻繁光顧的地點,例如,用戶可根據歷史資料瞭解其所在的網球愛好社群的成員們最常去的網球場,如此可獲得更為可靠的信息而不被繁雜的廣告所迷惑。 In the preferred embodiment, the request includes, inter alia, requesting to view the location of other members of the community in which the user is located, including historical data and instant data. Historical data includes statistics on the locations of members of the virtual community to indicate how often other members of the community visited a location during the most recent time. Users can easily learn from other users who have the same hobbies based on historical data. Frequently visited places, for example, users can learn about the tennis courts where members of the tennis hobby community are most often based on historical data, so that more reliable information can be obtained without being confused by complicated advertisements.
即時資料顯示社群成員當前的所處位置,例如,當某一個社群成員參加一個聚會時,每一成員之定位信息從複數個用戶端3傳送到伺服器1,伺服器1對同一社群成員之定位信息進行整理及分析,則成員之間可發送請求至伺服器1以藉由即時資料查看各自當前所處位置以及距離目的地的長遠,如此便無需再藉由電話或者其他方式聯繫並且詢問對方當前所處位置。又例如,若干用戶需要經常藉由某段高速公路進行往返,所述用戶可組成一個社群並且共享各自的位置,由此可藉由瞭解其他成員的即時資料瞭解該路段的交通狀況、車行速度等情況。 The real-time data shows the current location of the community members. For example, when a community member participates in a party, the location information of each member is transmitted from the plurality of clients 3 to the server 1, and the server 1 is to the same community. The member's location information is collated and analyzed, and the members can send a request to the server 1 to view their current location and the long-distance from the destination by using the instant data, so that there is no need to contact by phone or other means. Ask the other person's current location. For another example, a number of users need to travel back and forth frequently through a certain highway, and the users can form a community and share their respective locations, thereby knowing the traffic conditions and the traffic of the road section by knowing the real-time information of other members. Speed and other conditions.
所述地圖構建模組140用於根據接收的用戶請求,從存儲單元12中獲取相應的社群成員之定位信息,並根據該定位信息構建一個位置地圖(Location Map)。在位置地圖中,社群成員所在位置可由黑點或者亮點代表,還可在各黑點或者亮點旁邊進行標記,而該標記對應每一成員的識別碼,以便用戶識別具體成員所在。從存儲單元12獲取之定位信息可包括歷史資料或者即時資料,如圖5所示,用戶可清楚看見位置地圖6中各個成員的位置所在。 The map construction module 140 is configured to obtain the location information of the corresponding community member from the storage unit 12 according to the received user request, and construct a location map according to the location information. In the location map, the location of the community members can be represented by black dots or bright dots, and can also be marked next to each black dot or bright spot, and the tag corresponds to the identification code of each member, so that the user can identify the specific member. The location information obtained from the storage unit 12 may include historical data or real-time data. As shown in FIG. 5, the user can clearly see the location of each member in the location map 6.
所述信息列表模組150用於整理、統計存儲單元12中用戶所在社群成員的各種信息,並且以不同的列表展示統計後的信息,還可預先設置信息列表的 顯示模式。如圖6所示列表展示某社群成員光顧某地點的人數統計以及不同地點的排序。又如圖7所示列表以資料的形式顯示社群成員所在的空間位置,該列表還可藉由構建一個位置地圖進行展示。 The information list module 150 is configured to sort and collect various information of the community members of the user in the storage unit 12, and display the statistical information in different lists, and may further set the information list in advance. Display mode. The list shown in Figure 6 shows the demographics of a community member visiting a location and the ranking of different locations. Also, as shown in FIG. 7, the list displays the spatial location of the community members in the form of data, and the list can also be displayed by constructing a location map.
藉由構建所得的地圖或者信息列表,用戶可瞭解所在社群的其他成員當前的位置或者過去經常所到達的地方,並作為參考信息而無需被廣告宣傳的誇大言詞所干擾。例如,一個喜歡川菜的社群,成員可以互相查詢其他成員經常光顧的餐廳,從而獲得更為可靠的信息。 By constructing a map or a list of information, the user can know the current location of other members of the community or where they used to arrive, and as a reference without being disturbed by the exaggerated words of advertising. For example, in a community that likes Sichuan cuisine, members can check out the restaurants that other members often visit to get more reliable information.
所述接收/發送模組130還用於將構建之位置地圖以及信息列表等資料傳送給用戶端3。 The receiving/transmitting module 130 is further configured to transmit the constructed location map and the information list and the like to the client 3.
如圖3所示,係本發明虛擬社群定位系統之用戶端之功能模組圖。該用戶端3提供一個操作介面供用戶進行相關操作,其主要包括三個功能模組,分別是:傳送裝置32、顯示裝置34以及存儲裝置36。所述傳送裝置32用於傳送用戶的請求至伺服器1中,並從伺服器1中接收處理後的相關資料。所述顯示裝置34可以是手機的顯示屏幕或者電腦的顯示器等裝置,其用於顯示從伺服器1獲取的資料、位置地圖或者其他資料列表等信息。所述存儲裝置36用於儲存獲取的各類資料。 As shown in FIG. 3, it is a functional module diagram of the user end of the virtual community positioning system of the present invention. The client 3 provides an operation interface for the user to perform related operations, and mainly includes three function modules, namely, a transmitting device 32, a display device 34, and a storage device 36. The transmitting device 32 is configured to transmit a user's request to the server 1 and receive the processed related data from the server 1. The display device 34 may be a display screen of a mobile phone or a display of a computer, and is used to display information such as a material, a location map, or other material list acquired from the server 1. The storage device 36 is configured to store various types of acquired materials.
如圖4所示,係本發明虛擬社群定位方法之較佳實施例之流程圖。首先,步驟S2,虛擬社群設置模組110根據用戶需求或者喜好建立及命名複數個社群,並將所建立的社群提供給用戶進行選擇,例如,喜歡某種運動的社群(網球、足球、籃球等),喜歡某種食物的社群,研究某個技術的設群,如JAVA SIG,藍牙技術聯盟(Bluetooth SIG)等。用戶可加入一個或者複數個所提供的社群,或者選擇創建新的社群。 As shown in FIG. 4, it is a flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the virtual community locating method of the present invention. First, in step S2, the virtual community setting module 110 creates and names a plurality of communities according to user needs or preferences, and provides the established community to the user for selection, for example, a community that likes certain sports (tennis, Football, basketball, etc., a community that likes certain foods, researching a group of technologies, such as the JAVA SIG, the Bluetooth SIG, and so on. Users can join one or more of the provided communities, or choose to create a new community.
步驟S4,當用戶選擇加入某一個社群時,虛擬社群設置模組110提示用戶輸 入個人信息及其它資料,並且隱私設置模組120提供不同的隱私設置供用戶進行選擇。例如,用戶可自由選擇是否與其所在社群的其他用戶共享其所處位置,是否同意公開個人信息等。上述輸入的資料以及各項設置藉由接收/發送模組130進行傳輸,並且將存儲至存儲單元12的相應區域內。 Step S4, when the user chooses to join a certain community, the virtual community setting module 110 prompts the user to lose. Personal information and other materials are entered, and the privacy settings module 120 provides different privacy settings for the user to select. For example, users are free to choose whether to share their location with other users in their community, whether they agree to disclose personal information, and so on. The above input data and various settings are transmitted by the receiving/transmitting module 130 and will be stored in the corresponding area of the storage unit 12.
步驟S6,接收/發送模組130接收從用戶端3發出的用戶請求,該請求包括請求查看該用戶所加入的某個社群成員當前的位置所在、或者請求查看歷史資料,例如,該社群成員在一定時期內光臨某個地點的次數,如圖6所示列表,該社群在一定時間內有500個成員光臨地點A,該時間範圍可根據用戶發出的請求進行設置。 Step S6, the receiving/transmitting module 130 receives the user request sent from the user terminal 3, the request includes requesting to view the current location of a community member to which the user is joining, or requesting to view historical data, for example, the community The number of times a member visits a location within a certain period of time, as shown in Figure 6, the community has 500 members visiting location A for a certain period of time, which can be set according to the request sent by the user.
步驟S8,根據所接收的用戶請求,伺服器1從存儲單元12獲取相關信息,其中,該存儲單元12中的資料可利用自動更新模組100定期從複數個用戶端3獲取各自之定位信息從而進行更新。 In step S8, the server 1 acquires related information from the storage unit 12 according to the received user request, wherein the data in the storage unit 12 can periodically acquire the respective positioning information from the plurality of user terminals 3 by using the automatic update module 100. Update.
步驟S10,地圖構建模組140根據從存儲單元12中獲取的信息構建一個位置地圖以顯示用戶所在社群的成員位置,並將該位置地圖藉由接收/發送模組130傳送至用戶端3。其中,所獲取的信息包括社群成員之定位信息等。在構建之位置地圖中,社群成員所在位置可由黑點或者亮點代表,還可在各黑點或者亮點旁邊進行標記,而該標記對應每一成員的識別碼,以便用戶識別具體成員所在。 In step S10, the map construction module 140 constructs a location map according to the information acquired from the storage unit 12 to display the member location of the community in which the user is located, and transmits the location map to the client terminal 3 through the receiving/transmitting module 130. The obtained information includes location information of community members. In the constructed location map, the location of the community members can be represented by black dots or bright dots, and can also be marked next to each black dot or bright spot, and the tag corresponds to the identification code of each member, so that the user can identify the specific member.
步驟S12,信息列表模組150根據用戶的請求整理、統計存儲單元12中用戶所在社群成員的其他信息,以不同的列表展示統計後的信息,並藉由接收/發送模組130傳送各信息列表至用戶端3。信息列表的模式可藉由信息列表模組150預先進行設置。 In step S12, the information list module 150 sorts and counts other information of the community members of the user in the storage unit 12 according to the request of the user, displays the statistical information in different lists, and transmits the information through the receiving/transmitting module 130. List to client 3. The mode of the information list can be set in advance by the information list module 150.
步驟S14,用戶端3的傳送裝置32接收從伺服器1中所傳送的所有資料,並 藉由顯示裝置34展示給用戶以及利用存儲裝置36存儲接收的資料,然後結束本流程。 Step S14, the transmitting device 32 of the client 3 receives all the data transmitted from the server 1, and The display device 34 is presented to the user and the storage device 36 is used to store the received material, and then the flow is ended.
如圖5所示,係本發明虛擬社群定位系統之較佳實施例之位置地圖示意圖。該位置地圖7是根據用戶請求藉由地圖構建模組140所生成,用於展示社群成員當前或者過去某時刻所處位置。 As shown in FIG. 5, it is a schematic diagram of a location map of a preferred embodiment of the virtual community positioning system of the present invention. The location map 7 is generated by the map construction module 140 according to a user request, and is used to display the current or past location of the community member.
圖6、圖7分別是信息列表模組150根據用戶的請求整理、統計存儲單元12中用戶所在社群成員的信息,且生成以不同形式展示資料的信息列表。 6 and FIG. 7 respectively, the information list module 150 sorts and counts the information of the members of the community in which the user is located in the storage unit 12 according to the request of the user, and generates a list of information that displays the materials in different forms.
如圖6所示,係本發明虛擬社群定位系統之較佳實施例之位置統計示意圖。圖6中分別對一段時期內用戶所在的某一虛擬社群成員到達地點A、B、C的人數進行統計。 FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of location statistics of a preferred embodiment of the virtual community location system of the present invention. In Figure 6, the number of people who arrive at the locations A, B, and C of a virtual community member in the user period is counted.
如圖7所示,係本發明虛擬社群定位系統之較佳實施例之成員空間位置示意圖。例如,成員甲的手機編號為M1,其所在的經度、緯度分別為-117.22362以及23.89089,高度為0,根據該空間位置示意圖可以建構出一個對應的位置地圖,而同意共享位置的成員在該位置地圖中由亮點表示,且每一亮點包括一個標記,分別對應一個成員。 FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the location of a member space of a preferred embodiment of the virtual community positioning system of the present invention. For example, member A's mobile phone number is M1, and its longitude and latitude are -117.22362 and 23.89089, respectively, and the height is 0. According to the spatial location map, a corresponding location map can be constructed, and members who agree to share the location are at the location. The map is represented by bright dots, and each highlight includes a marker corresponding to one member.
綜上所述,本發明符合發明專利要件,爰依法提出專利申請。惟,以上所述者僅為本發明之較佳實施例,本發明之範圍並不以上述實施例為限,舉凡熟悉本案技藝之人士爰依本發明之精神所作之等效修飾或變化,皆應涵蓋於以下申請專利範圍內。 In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in accordance with the spirit of the present invention are It should be covered by the following patent application.
10‧‧‧虛擬社群定位系統 10‧‧‧Virtual Community Location System
100‧‧‧自動更新模組 100‧‧‧Automatic update module
110‧‧‧虛擬社群設置模組 110‧‧‧Virtual Community Settings Module
120‧‧‧隱私設置模組 120‧‧‧ Privacy Settings Module
130‧‧‧接收/發送模組 130‧‧‧Receive/transmit module
140‧‧‧地圖構建模組 140‧‧‧Map Building Module
150‧‧‧信息列表模組 150‧‧‧Information List Module
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