TW201304474A - Location-based addressing communication system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is related to a location-based addressing communication system and method thereof, comprising: delimiting a specific communication range by a first mobile communication device; composing a message and setting a time range capable of reading the message within the specific communication range; and establishing a message exchange site between the specific communication range and the first mobile communication device and storing the message; once a second mobile communication device with user account entering the specific communication range, the second mobile communication device being actively or prompted to read the message in the message exchange site within the time range. Accordingly, techniques of wireless communication and conversation for interpersonal interaction service within specific communication ranges are provided.

Description

Location-based addressed communication system and method thereof

The present invention relates to a method and system for wireless communication. In particular, the present invention relates to location-based addressed communication systems and methods thereof whereby a plurality of end users within a predefined communication range are able to exchange information with each other.

Modern portable consumer and industrial electronics, particularly client devices such as communication systems, cell phones, and portable digital assistants, provide more levels of functionality to support modern life that includes information based on the location of the end user. Research and development in the prior art can take many different directions to support communication in modern life.

Location Based Service (LBS) is widely used in the information or entertainment services industry. Users use the service through mobile communication networks and the geographic location of mobile communication devices. LBS can be applied to different fields, such as health, work, personal life and so on. LBS can be used to identify the location of a person or thing, for example, to find the current location of a recent cash machine or a friend's colleague, or to provide direct mobile advertising, or personalized weather information, even at the location of the user's current location. Game.

As end users and mobile communication devices using LBS keep pace with the times, geolocation technology and applications are becoming more common. Today's geolocation technologies include at least: Global Positioning System (GPS), Assisted GPS (A-GPS), GPS-based LBS, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM Localization), Near LBS (Near LBS), Blue Bud, wireless local area network (WLAN), infrared, radio frequency identification (RFID), near field communication, ultra wideband (UWB), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), and more.

However, today's LBS services are mostly business-to-individual (B2C), navigation and geographic indication applications, not as an application consideration between individual end users.

For example, if Taiwan’s fan of Lu Yanxun’s fans, Lu Yanxun’s participation in the Wimbledon Open in the UK, the scope of the competition venue can be delineated, and the entire Taiwanese, fans of the two places can be chatted. The room can discuss the game in real time. Even if it is advertising time, local fans in the UK can also release the net-lens lens. As the lens of today's mobile communication devices is more refined, the fans in the UK local audience can even provide instant news outside the official game lens directly in the chat room. The video screen gives fans to Taiwan. However, the existing LBS does not provide information exchange between several terminal users within a predefined communication range.

Under today's short message service mechanism, end users can simultaneously send information to one or more recipients to deliver information; however, short message services are based on receiver-directed delivery of information due to recipients at different locations. Lack of practicality. In addition, based on the functions of the current social networking sites on the Internet, it extends the community and group concepts in the physical society to the Internet to provide many platforms for the end users to communicate and communicate with each other; however, the social networking sites may The privacy of the end user is not taken into account, and the information transfer between the users of the social network site is not a location-based information transfer.

For a long time, people with common interests or topics have gathered more often at a specific place to communicate activities. However, in the LBS-based architecture, there is no "client-to-client" communication service. Therefore, there is a clear need for a location-based addressed communication system and method thereof for enabling exchange of information between a plurality of terminal users within a predefined communication range, thereby enabling the end user to provide the information at an appropriate time. Useful information is given to the object to be communicated, or several end users are allowed to communicate in several different geographic blocks at the same time.

In other words, it is necessary to implement a terminal user as the core, thereby allowing the end user to delineate the communication range, and virtualizing the defined communication range into a Message Exchange Site or according to the autonomy of the end user. Chat Room allows end users to exchange information with each other through information exchange stations or use chat rooms for instant communication. It is also necessary to provide a communication system based on the LBS, which dynamically generates a dedicated communication channel according to the autonomy of the end user and the random demand.

In short, it is necessary to provide a technology for wireless communication and dialogue with a focus on interpersonal interaction within a specific communication range.

In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention is applied to the "Terminal User to Terminal User" wireless communication between specific communication ranges by the function of the LBS.

Different from most LBSs currently, it is a base station to terminal user (Base Station to Terminal User), navigation and geographical indication application. The present invention takes each end user as the core and allows each end user to designate communication. Scope, each defined communication range is virtualized into an information exchange station according to the autonomy of each terminal user, so that the terminal users can exchange information with each other through a regional information exchange station.

The invention is based on the LBS, and dynamically generates a dedicated communication pipeline according to the autonomy of the end user and the random demand. That is to say, the present invention provides a technology for wireless communication and dialogue, which provides a user-customized, flexible, and exclusive regional communication scheme with a focus on interpersonal interaction within a specific geographical area.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a location-based addressing communication method comprising: delineating a specific communication range by a first mobile communication device; writing a message and setting a readable within the specific communication range a time range of the information; and establishing an information exchange station between the specific communication range and the first mobile communication device and storing the information; once a second mobile communication device having a user account enters the specific communication range Within the range, the information in the information exchange can be read actively or via the time range.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a location-based addressing communication method, comprising: geolocating by a first mobile communication device to obtain a location of the first mobile communication device; delineating a first specific a communication range and a second specific communication range, wherein the first specific communication range includes the location of the first mobile communication device; writing a message and setting the information in the first and second specific communication ranges to be readable a time range; and establishing an information exchange station between the first and the second specific communication range and storing the information; once a second mobile communication device having a user account enters the first or second Within a particular communication range, the information in the clearinghouse can be actively or promptly read within the time range.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a location-based addressed communication system comprising: a first mobile communication device configured to delineate a particular communication range, compile a message and set a particular communication range A time range of the information can be read, and an information exchange station between the specific communication range and the first mobile communication device is established and stored in the information; a server for addressing information exchange; The second mobile communication device of the account number, once the second mobile communication device enters the specific communication range, may promptly or via the server to read the information in the information exchange station within the time range; and a wireless communication network that communicatively couples the first and second mobile communication devices to the server.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a location-based addressed communication system comprising: a first mobile communication device configured to perform geolocation to obtain a location of the first mobile communication device, delineating a first specific communication range and a second specific communication range, wherein the first specific communication range includes the location of the first mobile communication device, and a message is written and set in the first and second specific communication ranges. Reading a time range of the information, and establishing an information exchange station between the first and the second specific communication range and storing the information; a server for addressing information exchange configured to determine Whether the first mobile communication device is within the first or the second specific communication range; a second mobile communication device having a user account, once the second mobile communication device enters the first or the second specific communication range Internally, the server may prompt or read the information in the information exchange station within the time range; and a wireless communication network that enables the first and second Connected to mobile communication device communicates with the server.

The invention will be described with reference to the drawings to disclose the technical features of the invention.

1 shows a communication system 100 including a mobile communication device 110, a server 120, and a wireless communication network 130, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile communication device 110 and the server 120 are communicatively coupled through the wireless communication network 130 to transfer data to each other. The mobile communication device 110 can be, but not limited to, a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a personal navigation device (PND), a personal digital assistant (PDA), or other handheld communication device having wireless communication capabilities. The server 120 is used for, but not limited to, the management and exchange of address information, which can be distributed over several different geographic locations and has the function of job management. The wireless communication network 130 can be, but is not limited to, a wireless communication network based on technologies such as satellite communication, Bluetooth, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), Wi-Fi, GSM, and third-generation wireless communication technology (3G). .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a preferred functional module configuration of the mobile communication device 110 of FIG. 1 , including a user interface module 210 , a control module 220 , a geographic location module 230 , a communication module 260 , and storage Module 270.

The user interface module 210 is configured to provide information to the user while accepting input from the user. Control module 220 can be, but is not limited to, hardware control logic, a processor, a microprocessor, an embedded processor, a finite state machine (FSM), a digital signal processor (DSP). The control module 220 can be coupled not only to other modules having different functions, but also to sources external to the mobile communication device 110 to transmit or receive information. The control module 220 can transmit or receive data to the server 120 through the communication module 260 by using the wireless communication network 130 in FIG.

The geographic location module 230 further includes a geolocation module 240 and a geographic extent module 250. The geolocation module 240 is for self-geolocation, which can obtain the location of the mobile communication device 110 by receiving a signal for positioning, such as a GPS signal, to obtain the geographic location. In addition, the positioning method can also be implemented through a registered Wi-Fi hotspot or through a telecommunications base station. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the above positioning methods are merely examples, but are not intended to limit the positioning embodiments of the present invention. The geographic scope module 250 is configured to draw a specific communication range on the electronic map, and the specific communication range may be a geographical range of irregular shapes. The geographic location module 230 can also automatically or manually utilize the geolocation module 240 to obtain the current location of the mobile communication device 110 to assist the mobile communication device 110 in detecting which particular communication range it is in.

Communication module 260 includes, but is not limited to, active and passive components, antennas for interacting with a wireless communication network. The communication module 260 can enable the mobile communication device 110 to perform external communication. For example, the communication module 260 can enable the mobile communication device 110 to communicate with a server (such as the server 120 of FIG. 1) or other mobile communication device through a communication network. link.

The storage module 270 can be, but not limited to, a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, an internal memory, and an external memory. The storage module 270 can store information such as an address book, an application, an advertisement, a navigation route, a location, a newsletter, etc., and store the above electronic map information.

Next, please refer to FIG. 3, which shows a preferred functional module configuration of a server 120 for addressing information exchange according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the server 120 includes a communication module 310, a control module 320, a storage module 330, a job management module 340, and an instant/non-instant messaging mode module 370.

The communication module 310 is configured to communicate with the wireless communication network 130 of FIG. 1 to receive or transmit data to or from a mobile communication device.

The control module 320 can be, but is not limited to, hardware control logic, a processor, a microprocessor, an embedded processor, an FSM, and a digital signal processor DSP. The control module 320 can be coupled not only to other modules having different functions in the server 120, but also to sources external to the server 120 to transmit or receive information. The control module 320 can actively transmit information to the specific mobile communication device located in the communication system 100 of FIG. 1 through the communication module 310, and can receive information generated by the communication system through the communication module 310. The control module 320 can also interact with the wireless communication network (such as the wireless communication network 110 of FIG. 1) via the communication module 310.

The storage module 330 in FIG. 3 can be a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, an internal memory, an external memory, or the like; and can store, for example, an advertisement, a navigation route, a location, an account number, an identity identification, and a specific communication range. Wait for the information. The storage module 330 can be expanded to provide additional storage capacity. In addition, it should be appreciated that the storage module 330 can exist in a communication system in a different configuration.

The job management module 340 further includes an account management module 350 and an identity authentication module 360. The account management module 350 manages the user's account information, personal data, permissions, contact list, and information of the mobile communication device used. The identity authentication module 360 has the functions of integrated fingerprint recognition, voiceprint recognition, pupil scanning, face recognition, handwriting recognition, and general account password verification. The job management module 340 integrates the account management module 350 and the identity authentication module 360 to control user operations and permissions. For example, when the mobile communication device satisfies the condition of entering a specific communication range within a specific time range, the account management module 350 actively prompts the mobile communication device, wherein the specific time range and the specific communication range are set by other users. Condition; or when the user wants to log in to the server 120 to use the application, the identity authentication module 360 determines the identity authentication of the user.

The instant/non-instant messaging mode module 370 is configured to generate one or more chat rooms and information exchange stations, such as the chat room 380 and the information exchange station 390 shown in FIG. And each chat room or each information exchange station has its own specific communication range.

For the chat room 380 and the information exchange station 390, the chat room 380 can allow the mobile communication devices within a specific communication range to communicate with each other instantaneously; the information exchange station 390 can enable the mobile communication devices within a specific communication range to communicate non-instantaneously. Ways to write and access information.

Next, please refer to Figure 4. Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention. The display interface 400 is a user interface of the mobile communication device as shown in FIG. 1, wherein the electronic map 420 is a screen displayed by the display interface 400 when the end user performs self-geographic positioning.

As described above, the present invention can provide a non-instant messaging mode and an instant messaging mode. In the communication mode with the information exchange station as the core, when the terminal user establishes information in the information exchange station, the specific communication range of the information exchange station is set together, and if there is a user account using the server 120 as shown in FIG. If the person is within the specific communication range, the information of the information exchange station can be accessed and exchanged.

In detail, the end user can first perform geolocation to display the geographic location of the electronic map 420, that is, the mobile communication device location 430 shown in FIG. Next, the end user switches the screen displayed by the display interface 400 to the electronic map 440 and delineates a specific communication range 450 thereon. After that, the end user writes a message to be sent. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the terminal user may first write information or use information stored in advance in the mobile communication device. The types of information may include, but are not limited to, text, network links, pictures, files, videos, audio, and other media types. In addition, when writing the information, the end user needs to set the time range in which the information can be read within the specific communication range 450. A recipient having a user account using the server 120 of FIG. 3 can only read the information while carrying a mobile communication device within a particular communication range 450 and within a set time range. It should be emphasized here that the end user may not set the time range in which the information is read.

Correspondingly, regarding the operation of reading and replying information, when a user performs geolocation using a mobile communication device having the functional module as shown in FIG. 2, if the mobile communication device has a user account (ie, has authority) ), the mobile communication device will return its own geolocation information to the server 120 as shown in FIG. In addition, if the geolocation information and time sent by the authorized mobile communication device to the server 120 conforms to the reception setting of a message previously stored in the server 120, that is, if the mobile communication device is within the previously set time range. And within a specific communication range (such as the specific communication range 450 defined in FIG. 4), the server 120 sends the information to the user for reading. Alternatively, the server 120 detects that the mobile communication device having the authority is located within a specific communication range (for example, the specific communication range 450 defined in FIG. 4), and the server 120 detects that the mobile communication device with the authority is consistent. The reception setting of one of the information previously stored in the server 120 actively indicates whether the user using the mobile communication device receives the information.

It should be emphasized here that during the transmission and reception of information, the server will confirm that the recipient is within the specific communication range previously defined. Whether the terminal user is still in the original geographical location, the terminal user can receive the information sent by the receiver within the specific communication range, and the receiver can only send or receive the information within the specific communication range. That is, even if the end user has left the original location and traveled to other places, he can still receive information from a certain recipient who has authority in a specific communication range or send another information, and other rights are also available. The recipient can only receive information from the recipient or send new information within the specific communication range.

According to the wireless communication mode illustrated in FIG. 4, the non-instantaneous communication is performed by the information exchange station for the user within the specific communication range set by the individual and the individual. In short, this wireless communication is between users who are within the specific communication range set by the individual.

Next, please refer to Figure 5. Figure 5 is a diagram for explaining another preferred embodiment of the present invention. The display interface 500 is a user interface of the mobile communication device as shown in FIG. 1, wherein the electronic map 520 is a screen displayed by the display interface 500 when the end user performs self-geographic positioning.

In the communication mode with the information exchange center as the core, the terminal user can display the geographical location of the mobile communication device 520 prior to the electronic map 520, that is, the mobile communication device position 530 shown in FIG. 5, and as shown in FIG. 5, The mobile communication device location 530 is located within the particular communication range 510 that is being defined. Next, the end user switches the screen displayed by the display interface 500 to the electronic map 540 and delineates a specific communication range 550 thereon. After that, the end user writes a message to be sent. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the terminal user may first write information or use information stored in advance in the mobile communication device. The types of information may include, but are not limited to, text, network links, pictures, files, videos, audio, and other media types. In addition, when writing the information, the terminal user needs to set the time range in which the information can be read within the specific communication range 510 and 550. And the recipient having the right, that is, the recipient having the user account of the server 120 as shown in FIG. 3, can only carry a mobile communication device within a specific communication range 510 or 550 and within the set time range. Can read this information. Similarly, the end user may not set the time range in which the information is read.

Correspondingly, regarding the operation of reading and replying information, when a user performs geolocation using a mobile communication device having the functional module as shown in FIG. 2, if the mobile communication device has a user account (ie, has authority) ), the mobile communication device will return its own geolocation information to the server 120 as shown in FIG. In addition, if the geolocation information sent by the authorized mobile communication device to the server 120 and the time meet the receiving setting of a message previously stored in the server 120, that is, the user is located within the previously set time range. Within any of a number of specific communication ranges (e.g., the particular communication range 510 or 550 defined in Figure 5), server 120 sends the information to the user for reading. Alternatively, the server 120 detects that a mobile communication device having authority is located in any of a plurality of specific communication ranges (eg, a specific communication range 510 or 550 defined in FIG. 5), and the server 120 detects the The authorized mobile communication device conforms to the reception setting of one of the information previously stored in the server 120, and actively prompts the user who uses the mobile communication device to receive the information.

It should be emphasized here that in the process of sending and receiving information, the mobile communication device held by the user and the receiver needs to be geographically located, and the server will confirm that the user and the receiver are located in the previously delineated Within any of several specific communication ranges. Unlike the description of FIG. 4, the terminal user can receive information replied by the recipient within the specific communication range only within any of a number of specific communication ranges. That is, once the end user is not within any of a number of specific communication ranges, it is unable to receive information or resend from a privileged recipient located in any of the specific communication ranges. Another information, while other recipients who also have rights can only receive information from the recipient or send new information within any of the specific communication ranges.

According to the wireless communication mode illustrated in FIG. 5, the non-instantaneous communication is performed by the information exchange station for users within a plurality of defined communication ranges. In short, the wireless communication system is between a plurality of specific communication ranges, and users within the specific communication range can communicate with each other.

6 is a flow chart of a method for operating the present invention, including: delimiting a specific communication range 610 by a mobile communication device; writing a message and setting a time range in which the information can be read within the specific communication range 620; and establishing an information exchange station between the specific communication range and the mobile communication device and storing the information 630.

7 is a flow chart of an operation method of the present invention, including: geolocation by a mobile communication device to obtain a location 710 of the mobile communication device; delineating a first specific communication range and a second specific communication a range, wherein the first specific communication range includes the location 720 of the first mobile communication device; writing a message and setting a time range 730 in the first and second specific communication ranges to be readable; and An information exchange station between the first and second specific communication ranges is established and stored in the information 740.

Moreover, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the terminal user can also establish an information exchange station within a plurality of specific communication ranges and set conditions for the information exchange station. That is, a plurality of specific communication ranges may correspond to one information exchange station. At the same time, in a plurality of specific communication ranges, the mobile communication devices can perform non-instant communication through a peer-to-peer or client-to-server wireless communication method. Moreover, as described above, the terminal user can also establish a chat room within a plurality of specific communication ranges and set conditions for the chat room, that is, a plurality of specific communication ranges can correspond to one chat room.

The technical and technical features of the present invention have been disclosed as above, and those skilled in the art can still make various substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be construed as being limited by the scope of the appended claims

100. . . Communication Systems

110. . . Mobile communication device

120. . . server

130. . . Wireless communication network

210. . . User interface module

220. . . Control module

230. . . Geographic location module

240. . . Geolocation module

250. . . Geographic range module

260. . . Communication module

270. . . Storage module

310. . . Communication module

320. . . Control module

330. . . Storage module

340. . . Job management module

350. . . Account management module

360. . . Identity authentication module

370. . . Instant/non-instant messaging mode module

380. . . chatroom

390. . . Information exchange station

400. . . Display interface

420. . . digital map

430. . . Mobile communication device location

440. . . digital map

450. . . Specific communication range

500. . . Display interface

510. . . Specific communication range

520. . . digital map

530. . . Mobile communication device location

540. . . digital map

550. . . Specific communication range

610. . . step

620. . . step

630. . . step

710. . . step

720. . . step

730. . . step

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The invention will be described in accordance with the following figures, in which:

Figure 1 shows a communication system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

2 shows a module of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 shows a module of a server of an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 shows a display interface of an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 shows a display interface of an embodiment of the present invention;

6 shows an operation method of a communication mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 7 shows the method of operation of the communication mode of one embodiment of the present invention.

500. . . Display interface

510. . . Specific communication range

520. . . digital map

530. . . Mobile communication device location

540. . . digital map

550. . . Specific communication range

Claims (18)

A location-based addressing communication method includes: delimiting a specific communication range by a first mobile communication device; writing a message and setting a time range in which the information can be read within the specific communication range; and Establishing a specific communication range and an information exchange station between the first mobile communication device and storing the information; once a second mobile communication device having a user account enters the specific communication range, the initiative may be prompted To read the information in the information exchange station within the time range. The method of claim 1, wherein the second mobile communication device can only write and save a new information in the specific communication range to reply to the read information. The method of claim 1, further comprising: writing and storing another information by a third mobile communication device to communicate with the first mobile communication device and the second mobile communication device within the specific communication range, wherein The third mobile communication device is required to have a user account within the specific communication range. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified specific communication range does not include the location of the first mobile communication device. The method of claim 1, wherein the information is one of text, network link, picture, file, video or audio. A location-based addressing communication method includes: geolocating by a first mobile communication device to obtain a location of the first mobile communication device; delineating a first specific communication range and a second specific communication a range, wherein the first specific communication range includes the location of the first mobile communication device; writing a message and setting a time range in which the information can be read within the first and second specific communication ranges; and establishing the And an information exchange station between the first and the second specific communication range and storing the information; once a second mobile communication device having a user account enters the first or the second specific communication range, Or prompted to read the information in the clearinghouse within the time range. The method of claim 6, wherein the second mobile communication device can only write and save a new message within the specific communication range to reply to the read information. The method of claim 6, further comprising: writing and storing another information by a third mobile communication device to the first mobile communication device and the second action within the first or second specific communication range The communication device communicates, wherein the third mobile communication device is within the first or second specific communication range and has a user account. The method of claim 6, wherein the information can be one of a text, a network link, a picture, a file, a video, or an audio. A location-based addressed communication system includes: a first mobile communication device configured to delineate a particular communication range, compile a message, and set one of the information to be readable within the particular communication range a time range and establishing an information exchange station between the specific communication range and the first mobile communication device and storing the information; a server for addressing information exchange; and a second mobile communication device having a user account, Once the second mobile communication device enters the specific communication range, the information may be promptly or via the server to read the information in the information exchange station within the time range; and a wireless communication network that enables the The first and second mobile communication devices are communicatively coupled to the server. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second mobile communication device is capable of writing and storing a new message within the specific communication range to reply to the read information. The system of claim 10, further comprising: a third mobile communication device configured to write and store another information to communicate with the first mobile communication device and the second mobile communication within the particular communication range The device communicates, wherein the third mobile communication device is within the specific communication range and has a user account. The system of claim 10, wherein the particular communication range delineated does not include the location of the first mobile communication device. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the information can be one of text, network link, picture, file, video or audio. A location-based addressed communication system comprising: a first mobile communication device configured to perform geolocation to obtain a location of the first mobile communication device, delineate a first specific communication range and a a second specific communication range, wherein the first specific communication range includes the location of the first mobile communication device, writing a message and setting a time range in which the information can be read in the first and second specific communication ranges And establishing an information exchange station between the first and the second specific communication range and storing the information; a server for addressing information exchange; and a second mobile communication device having a user account, once the The second mobile communication device enters the first or the second specific communication range, and may promptly or via the server to read the information in the information exchange station within the time range; and a wireless communication network And causing the first and second mobile communication devices to be communicatively coupled to the server. The system of claim 15 wherein the second mobile communication device is capable of writing and storing a new message within the particular communication range to reply to the read information. The system of claim 15 further comprising: a third mobile communication device configured to write and store another information to communicate with the first mobile within the first or second specific communication range The device and the second mobile communication device communicate, wherein the third mobile communication device is within the first or the second specific communication range and has a user account. A system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the information is one of text, network link, picture, file, video or audio.