KR20040045662A - System for providing a location information using a network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a location information providing system for informing a user and a specific person of location information using a network. The location information providing system is a service server for providing current location information of the user to a third party using a traffic information database according to the movement information registered by the user, and accessing the service server to allow the user to A user terminal for registering movement information to the service server, and a third party terminal accessing the server server, the specific person is provided with the current location information of the user.

According to the present invention, the user and the third party can be provided with the location information of the user using only Internet TV or the like without a separate complicated system.

Description

SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A LOCATION INFORMATION USING A NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a location information providing system for providing location information of a user by using a network such as the Internet. More specifically, the present invention provides a location information service server for providing location information to the user through the Internet television. The present invention relates to a location information providing system that can notify third parties in real time.

Referring to Fig. 1, the configuration of the Internet television receiver will be described schematically.

As shown in FIG. 1, the Internet television receiver includes a CPU 110, a hard disk driver 130, a memory 120, a video controller 140, a video memory 150, an external wireless keyboard, and a central processing unit. A wireless keyboard / mouse interface unit 160 for receiving a signal from the wireless mouse 162, and an external interface unit 170 for communicating with the Internet or an external device.

The signal received by the Internet television receiver described above is displayed on the screen 180 via the video controller 140.

Conventional Internet television has provided only simple Internet services such as e-mail transmission, file transmission, and web browsing.

Accordingly, the present applicant intends to propose a system that can provide the user's location information through the Internet television.

An object of the present invention is to provide a location information providing system that can provide the current location information of the user to a third party.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a typical Internet television receiver.

2 is a system block diagram generally showing a system for providing location information according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a process in which a user accesses a service server and registers his or her mobile information according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a process of querying a user's location information by a third party accessing a service server according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a process in which a service server transmits an alarm signal to a user according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: Internet TV Receiver

110: CPU

170: external interface unit

140: video controller

200: service server

210: Traffic Information System

220: traffic information database

230: set top box

240: TV receiver

250: user terminal

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object relates to a location information providing system for informing the user and a specific person of the location information by using a network, and using a traffic information database according to the movement information registered by the user. A service server for providing current location information of the user to a third party; a user terminal connected to the service server; and a user terminal for registering the user's movement information with the service server; and a specific person connected to the server server. And a third party terminal provided with the current location information of the user, wherein the service server uses the mobile information and the traffic information database registered by the user in response to the request of the third party, and the current location information of the user. To the third party.

In this case, the user terminal and the specific terminal is preferably one of a portable terminal, a personal information terminal, or an Internet television receiver.

In addition, it is preferable that the movement information of the user registered in the service server includes at least information on the means of transportation, the origin, and the destination.

More preferably, the user registers the alarm request information when the user wants to request an alarm signal from the service server, and the alarm request information includes an alarm setting time and information on a terminal to send an alarm. The service server may transmit an alarm signal to a corresponding terminal when a registered alarm setting time arrives.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for providing location information of a user by using a service server that provides location information of a user through a network, wherein the user is requested to confirm the request of a user accessing the service server. (B) assigning an authentication number, registering movement information and alarm request information from the user, and databaseing them; transmitting an alarm signal to a terminal of a corresponding user when an alarm setting time is reached according to the alarm request information; and And displaying the current location information of the user by using a traffic information database in response to a request of a third party to access the service server and input the authentication number.

In this case, it is preferable that the user and the third party access the service server by using an Internet television, a personal information terminal, or a personal portable terminal.

According to the present invention, the user and the third party can be provided with the location information of the user using only Internet TV or the like without a separate complicated system.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. First, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible, even if displayed on different drawings.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figures 2 to 5 will be described in detail the position information providing system according to the present invention.

First, referring to Figure 2, the configuration of the position information providing system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the system for providing location information according to the present invention is updated in real time by a service server 200, a traffic information system 210, and the service server that provide a service regarding location information to a user and a third party. Traffic information database 220, a user terminal 250 and an Internet television receiver 240 that can access the service server via a network such as the Internet. The Internet television receiver 240 receives a signal from the Internet via the set top box 230.

The service server 200 periodically connects to the external traffic information system 210 to update the traffic information database 220. On the other hand, the service server 200 includes a web page providing the user registration unit 202 and the location information providing unit 204. A user and a third party who wants to be provided with the location information of the user may access the service server through his terminal 250, and the terminal 250 may be any device capable of accessing the Internet, such as an Internet TV or an individual. Information terminals, mobile phones, personal computers, and the like.

The user registration unit 202 receives identification information (ID) and password (Password) from a user accessing the service server, authenticates the identification information using the input identification information and password and assigns an authentication number. The user registration unit 202 receives movement information about the user from the authenticated user, for example, a means of transportation, a departure point, a destination, a departure time, an expected arrival time, and stores the input information in an internal database. In addition to the movement information, the user may request an alarm signal according to an estimated time of arrival of the user, and in this case, the alarm time and a mobile phone number to receive the alarm signal may be registered through the user registration unit 202.

The location information providing unit 204 provides the current location information of the user to a third party to receive the current location information of the user. When the third party is requested to provide the location information about the user using the authentication number of the user, the location information providing unit 204 uses the traffic information database 220 to transmit current information about the user to the third party's terminal. Will be displayed.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 3, a process of registering a user's own mobile information with the service server will be described in sequence.

First, the user accesses the above-described service server 200 using a network such as the Internet (step 300). The user inputs his identification number (ID) and password through the user registration unit of the service server, receives an authentication confirmation from the service server, and receives an authentication number from the service server (step 310). Next, the user inputs his own movement information to register (step 320). Next, when the alarm signal is requested according to the arrival time, the alarm time and the number of the terminal to receive the alarm signal, for example, the number of the mobile phone, are registered (step 330).

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 4, a process in which a third party receives location information of a user is sequentially described.

First, a third party accesses the service server (step 400) and requests the current location information of the user by inputting an authentication number for the user who wants to know the location information through the location information providing unit of the service server (step 410). ). The service server determines the current location of the user through the traffic information database at the request of a third party (step 420), and then displays the current location of the user (step 430).

Hereinafter, a process of transmitting an alarm signal to the user by the service server will be described in sequence with reference to FIG. 5.

First, the service server continuously checks the current time to determine whether the alarm request time registered by the user is reached (step 500). If the alarm request time is reached, information about an alarm is transmitted to a communication device of a pre-registered user (step 510).

As described above, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by those equivalent to the claims.

According to the present invention, as the user registers his / her mobile information, a third party such as a family of the user can easily grasp the current location of the user. In addition, by requesting an alarm in accordance with the arrival time, the user can receive an alarm signal before arriving at the destination.

In particular, the present invention is able to inform the family and the like of the user's location information using the Internet television, so that the system is not complicated, such as a complex satellite communication system, and can be comfortably provided using the television at low cost Will be.

Claims (6)

In the location information providing system for informing the user and the specific location information of the user using a network, A service server providing current location information of the user to a third party using a traffic information database according to the movement information registered by the user; A user terminal accessing the service server and allowing the user to register his / her mobile information with the service server; A third party terminal accessing the server and receiving the current location information of the user And the service server provides the third party with current location information of the user using the movement information registered by the user and the traffic information database according to the request of the third party. Informational system. The system of claim 1, wherein the user terminal and the specific terminal are one of a portable terminal, a personal information terminal, and an internet television receiver. The system of claim 1, wherein the movement information of the user registered in the service server includes at least information about a moving means, a starting point, and a destination. The method of claim 1, wherein the user registers alarm request information when the user wants to request an alarm signal from the service server, and the alarm request information includes an alarm setting time and information on a terminal to which an alarm is to be sent. And the service server transmits an alarm signal to a corresponding terminal when a registered alarm setting time arrives. In the method for providing the location information of the user using a service server for providing the location information of the user over a network, Assigning an authentication number to the user according to an authentication confirmation request of a user accessing the service server; Registering movement information and alarm request information from the user and databaseing the movement information and alarm request information; Transmitting an alarm signal to a terminal of a corresponding user when an alarm setting time arrives according to the alarm request information; Displaying the current location information of the user using a traffic information database according to a request of a third party to access the service server and input the authentication number; Position information providing method comprising the. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the user and the third party access the service server using an Internet television, a personal digital assistant, or a personal digital assistant.