KR20130082648A - System and method for searching service of the nonsmoking area using smartphone - Google Patents

Abstract

In modern societies that recommend quitting smoking, the designation of smoking cessation zones continues to protect non-smokers' rights, and smoking in smoking cessation zones is subject to legal sanctions. Conventionally, in order to protect the smokers and non-smokers, it is a way to distinguish using the smoking zone sign.
According to the system and method for retrieving smoking area location information operating in a smartphone according to the present invention, installed as an application program on a smartphone, by retrieving the location information of the user of the smartphone, requesting smoking area location information from the user's terminal In response to the request, the location information of the smoking cessation area retrieved on the user's smartphone is displayed.

Description

System and method for retrieving smoking area location information on smartphones {System and method for searching service of the nonsmoking area using smartphone}

The present invention relates to a non-smoking area location information retrieval system and method for operating in a smartphone, and to a system and method for installing the application on the smart phone to perform the location information of the non-smoking area that is a user of the smart phone.

In modern societies that recommend quitting smoking, the designation of smoking cessation zones continues to protect non-smokers' rights, and smoking in smoking cessation zones is subject to legal sanctions.

 Conventionally, in order to protect the smokers and non-smokers, it is a way to distinguish using the smoking zone sign.

By the way, this method requires a separate attention of the smoker, there is a disadvantage that the problem of the smoker and non-smoker rights.

The present invention is installed as an application on a smartphone, by grasping the location information of the user of the smartphone in real time, upon requesting the location information of the smoking area, it is possible to immediately provide the location information of the smoking area, in the smartphone It is an object to provide a location information system and method that is operated.

The present invention, in the smoking area location information retrieval system installed and operated as an application on the smartphone, the tracking unit for real-time tracking the location information of the user of the smartphone via GPS, the information about the smoking area is stored And a storage unit, and a transmission unit for transmitting the tracked location information to the user's terminal when the location information request of the smoking cessation area is received from the user's terminal. To provide.

  In addition, the present invention, in the smoking area location information retrieval method using a smoking area location information search system operating in a smartphone, receiving the personal information for the user of the smartphone, and the location information of the smoking area Tracking through GPS, and if the location information request of the smoking area is received from the user's terminal, transmitting the tracked location information to the user's terminal, the smoking area location operating in the smartphone Provide a search method.

According to the smoking area location information retrieval system and method operating in a smartphone according to the present invention, is installed as an application on the smartphone, by requesting the location information of the user of the smartphone, by requesting the smoking area location information from the user's terminal In response to the request, the location information of the smoking cessation area retrieved on the user's smartphone is displayed.

By retrieving the location information of the non-smoking area, the non-smoker user has an effect of preventing indirect smoking in advance, and the user who is a smoker has the effect of not harming the non-smoker by grasping the location information.

 Moreover, the present invention can download and use the application in the smartphone, no need for a separate subscription and periodic payment procedure, it is possible to use the service at a low cost simply by one-time purchase can greatly reduce the cost burden There is an advantage to that.

1 is a diagram illustrating an information providing system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosed technology.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for describing an information widget installed in the smartphone 110 of FIG. 1.
3 is a block diagram illustrating the information providing server 120 of FIG. 1.
4 is a diagram for describing an operation process of the smartphone 110 of FIG. 1.

The description of the disclosed technique is merely an example for structural or functional explanation and the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments may be variously modified and may have various forms, and thus the scope of the disclosed technology should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea.

 Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

 The terms " first ", " second ", and the like are used to distinguish one element from another and should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

 It should be understood that the term " and / or " includes all possible combinations from one or more related items. For example, the meaning of “first item, second item and / or third item” may be given from two or more of the first, second or third items as well as the first, second or third items. Any combination of the possible items.

 It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "neighboring to" and "directly neighboring to", should be interpreted as well.

 Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as "include" or "have" refer to features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or parts thereof described. It is to be understood that the combination is intended to be present, but not to exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

 In each step, the identification codes (e.g., a, b, c, ...) are used for convenience of explanation, and the identification codes do not describe the order of each step, Unless the specific order is described, it may occur differently from the order specified. That is, each step may occur in the same order as described, may be performed substantially concurrently, or may be performed in reverse order.

 All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the disclosed technology belongs unless otherwise defined. As defined in the commonly used dictionaries, the terms should be construed to be consistent with the meanings of the context of the related art, and should not be construed as having ideal or overly formal meanings unless expressly defined in the present application.

 1 is a view for explaining a company information providing system according to an embodiment of the disclosed technology.

 Referring to FIG. 1, the company information providing system 100 includes a smartphone 110, a smoking area location information providing server 120, and a smoking area location database 130. The smartphone 110 and the non-smoking area location information providing server 120 may be connected to a cellular network or a wireless LAN.

The smartphone 110 may include a Global Positioning System (GPS) module and may download and install a smoking cessation location information system (Store Information Widget) from the smoking cessation location information providing server 120.

 FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example screen of executing a smoking cessation area location information system installed in the smartphone 110 of FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, the smartphone 110 may use the smoking cessation area location information system 100 under user control. In one embodiment, when the non-smoking area location information system 100 is executed by the user, the smartphone 110 may execute the non-smoking area location information system 100.

 The non-smoking zone location information providing server 120 may be connected to the non-smoking zone location information database 130 through the Internet.

 3 is a block diagram illustrating a non-smoking area location information providing server of FIG.

 Referring to FIG. 3, the smoking cessation zone location information providing server 120 includes a GPS 320, a smoking cessation zone location information database 130, and a transceiver 310.

 The transceiver 310 performs an input / output operation with a device outside the smoking cessation area location information server 120. For example, the external device may include a smartphone 110 and a non-smoking area location information database 130.

 The smart phone 110 executes the smoking cessation area location information system 100 under user control. When the smoking area location information system 100 is executed, the GPS module is driven to obtain the current location information of the user. The location information may be transmitted to the smoking cessation area location information providing server 120 through the transmitter, and the smoking cessation area location information providing server 120 searches for the smoking cessation area location information database 130 based on the location information. The smoking cessation zone information system 100 displays smoking cessation zone position information obtained from the smoking cessation zone position information providing server 120 on the screen.

4 is a view for explaining an example screen showing the main functions of the smoking area location information system 100.

Referring to FIG. 4, the main functions of the smoking cessation location information system 100 include a smoking cessation area search function 410, a smoking cessation area notification 420 function, and a new location storage 430 function.

Smoking area finder (410) function is based on the data stored in the smoking area location information system database 130, if the user searches by the smoking area name and photo appears on the screen. The smoking cessation zone notification 420 is a function of grasping the user's location information from the GPS 320 and being connected to the smoking cessation zone location information providing server 120 to inform the user about the location of the user at 5 minute intervals. The new location saving function 430 is a function for the user to store the data for the new smoking area as a name and a picture and transmit it to the smoking area location information providing server 120.

100: location information retrieval system for smoking areas operated by smartphones
110: smartphone
120: location information server providing non-smoking area
130: non-smoking area location information DB

Claims (6)

A location information providing method executed in a system including a smart phone and a non-smoking area location information providing server including a Global Positioning System (GPS) module, the smartphone comprising a non-smoking area location information widget and the non-smoking area location The information providing server is connected to the non-smoking area location information database, and the non-smoking area location information database stores the building name and location information of the non-smoking area.
(a) the smart phone executing the smoking area location information widget under user control;
(b) the non-smoking zone location information widget, driving the GPS module to obtain current location information of the user;
(c) the non-smoking area location information providing server searching the non-smoking area location information database based on the location information of the user to obtain information of the non-smoking area of the corresponding location; And
(d) The smoking cessation area information widget comprises a step of displaying smoking cessation area information obtained from the smoking cessation area location information providing server. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-smoking area location information providing server is connected to a GPS location notification function, and includes displaying the current location information of the user as a non-smoking area and a smoking area and transmitting the same to the user. Non-smoking area location information system. According to claim 1, The smoking area location information may be included by the user,
And transmitting the smoking cessation zone location information to the smoking cessation zone location information providing server. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (c)
(c1) automatically recognizing a smoking cessation zone name based on the image included in the smoking cessation zone location information; And
and (c2) searching the smoking cessation zone location information database based on the recognized smoking cessation zone name and the location information.  The smoking cessation area location information system according to claim 2, wherein the smoking cessation area information notification function is displayed in text and further includes transmitting a notification service to the user every five minutes. The smoking cessation zone location information system of claim 3, further comprising storing the smoking cessation zone location information included by the user as a picture and a name and transmitting the same to a smoking cessation zone location information providing server.

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