TWI486899B - Method of opinion poll using mobile positioning service and the system using the same - Google Patents

Description

Polling method and system using action positioning technology

The present invention relates to a method of conducting a poll, and more particularly to a method and system for polling using mobile location technology.

The traditional way of conducting polls is nothing more than a physical polling method or the use of local telephone polls. The physical polling method is that visitors visit the street or ask for a questionnaire on the street to statistically analyze the results of their polls. The city's telephone polling method uses telecommuters to make phone calls to unspecified objects in a particular area.

The traditional method of street polls is costly, because it is necessary to send special people to visit in a specific area; and today's social interpersonal relationship is relatively indifferent, the general public are unwilling to receive visits, and it is more difficult to find respondents who are interviewed. Moreover, the traditional street polling method can not know the basic information of the respondents in advance, so the probability of receiving the visit is low, and the chances of finding passers-by who are not qualified for the poll are higher, and the efficiency of conducting polls is also reduced.

Although the method of indoor telephone polls is more efficient and cost-effective than the traditional polling method, there are also time problems. If the telephone polls are not suitable for the time, the respondents will feel disgusted. The indoor telephone polls are also prone to situations in which the respondents are not at home or missed. The people in the rented houses do not necessarily have the local telephone number, so the samples collected by the polls are prone to gaps.

In view of this, today's technology requires a more efficient and convenient polling method.

The object of the present invention is to provide an opinion poll method and system thereof using a mobile terminal.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for polling that can be performed at any time and place.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a polling method that enables instant understanding of the wishes of voters.

The present invention discloses a polling system using mobile positioning technology, comprising: a wireless communication interface; a server for providing a polling service to one or more mobile terminal users through a wireless communication interface; a database coupled to a server for providing information required for conducting a polling service and storing the polling information transmitted by one or more mobile terminal users; and an analysis module coupled to the server for analyzing the one or more Polling information transmitted by mobile terminal users.

The invention also discloses a polling method using mobile positioning technology, which comprises: one or more mobile terminal users enter a polling area; a polling system sends poll information to one or more mobile terminal users through a wireless communication interface One or more mobile terminal users input polling information; the polling system receives the entered polling information; and statistically analyzes the entered polling information.

The polling method of the present invention improves the accuracy of the polls by using the individual as a unit instead of each household. Furthermore, the polling method of the present invention uses the mobile terminal as a platform for polling, frees the time and space constraints, and can reduce the human consumption of the poll collecting data and analysis process. Moreover, in the state that today's young ethnic groups generally have mobile phones, the use of mobile terminals as a platform for polls can fully express the political will of young people. In addition, the polling method of the present invention can obtain the polled value of the cross-statistic of the elector of the constituency who conducts the poll or the non-local electorate.

The invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with its preferred embodiments and the appended drawings. It is to be understood that the preferred embodiments of the invention are intended to be In addition, the present invention is also applicable to other embodiments in addition to the preferred embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to any embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Throughout the specification, a "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" is intended to describe a particular feature, structure, or characteristic of the preferred embodiment, and includes at least one Preferred embodiments of the invention. Therefore, the phrase "in one embodiment" or "in the embodiment" Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more preferred embodiments.

The invention discloses a method and system for polling a mobile positioning technology. When the users of the mobile terminal enter different areas, they use the mobile location service to collect or distribute the election information of candidates from different regions through the built-in software, WAP page, WEB page and SMS in the mobile phone to assist the polls. get on. In the preferred embodiment, it can also be applied to general polling purposes, and is not limited to election polls.

Referring to Figure 1, an architectural diagram of a polling system 100 utilizing mobile location technology in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The polling system 100 using the mobile positioning technology includes a server 101, an identifiable location information database 102, an identity database 104, a polling database 107, an analysis module 108, and the like.

The mobile terminal user 110 communicates with the server 101 via the wireless network interface 112. After the mobile terminal user 110 enters the pre-planned specific area 114, the server 101 analyzes the mobile terminal user 110 entering the identifiable area. The user information of the user 110 is analyzed. If the identity of the user 110 is qualified, the server 101 uses the WAP webpage, the WEB webpage, and the SMS to distribute the poll information or the questionnaire through the wireless web interface 112. data. After the user 110 fills in the poll information, the user transmits the data to the server 101 via the wireless network interface 112, and the server 101 stores the poll data in the poll database 107. The polling data collected by the polling database 107 is then statistically analyzed by the analysis module 108. In a preferred embodiment, the wireless communication interface 112 may include an IrDA (Infrared Data Association), Home RF, Bluetooth, ZigBee, IEEE 802.11, GSM 900, GSM 1800, CDMA, JDC, GPRS, WCDMA, or Wimax communication interfaces. .

The identifiable location information database 102 is used to provide pre-planned specific area information of the server 101. In the preferred embodiment, the identifiable area 114 is the selection area for which the poll is desired. After the unspecified mobile terminal user 110 enters the identifiable area 114, the server 101 can learn the number of users and the location of the mobile terminal entering the identifiable area 114 through the mobile location technology; and compare the user 110 through the identity database 104. If the identity data meets the identity qualification set by the identity database 104, the server 101 sends the polling information or questionnaire data to the qualified mobile terminal user 110 through the wireless network interface 112. When the qualified mobile terminal user 110 fills in the questionnaire information, the subscriber information is transmitted to the server 101 via the wireless network interface 112.

The polling database 107 is mainly used to collect the poll information transmitted by the qualified mobile terminal users 110. Through the polling information stored in the polling database 107, the analysis module 108 can analyze and obtain information for the candidate through the polling information of the polling database 107.

The communication architecture principle used by the wireless communication interface 112 is a Cell-Based Network, and its architecture is composed of a plurality of hexagonal-like cells. Each cellular network consists of at least seven base stations that form a honeycomb-like structure; each cellular network has its own unique number for identification. In practical applications, the above-mentioned micro cell architecture is a signal-overlapping area of a base station signal.

A single hexagonal cellular network will have six adjacent cellular networks that will continue to extend to form a vast communications network. Each cellular network contains a base station for transmitting and receiving messages. The base station is used to receive mobile phone signals in the cellular network.

The coverage of the cellular network is related to the location of the surrounding base station and the signal strength and noise interference. When a base station in a cellular network cannot detect other base stations, the voice signal strength in the domain will be Higher than the minimum sensitivity that the phone can receive. If other base stations can be detected, there will be a boundary between the cellular networks. This is the signal intersection between the base stations. When the mobile phone passes the border, it will make a handover or update (location). Updating). In this way, mobile terminal users can move between different cellular networks, while still maintaining smooth call quality, without interruption of calls, and mobile terminal users can cross-zone to different domains.

Since each cellular structure network has a unique identification number, the user must have at least one cellular network and the base station to which it belongs to provide communication services. By calculating the signal distance between two or more base stations to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal actively sends back the positioning signal to the base station to record the cellular domain in which the mobile terminal user is currently located. When the user moves, the cellular domain that provides the communication service will also change. Therefore, according to the user domain information returned by the base station, for example, the distance between the signal and the base station, the user can be informed of the cellular network. Domain, which in turn estimates where the user is located.

Alternatively, the above positioning technology can also cooperate with the global positioning system to install a global positioning system receiver on the mobile terminal, receive the positioning signal transmitted by the satellite through the mobile terminal, and transmit it back to the base station to obtain more accurate status information. .

In a preferred embodiment, the mobile positioning technology utilized by the polling system 100 of the present invention may include CI/CSI (Cell-ID/Cell-Sector Identification) positioning technology, AOA (Angle of Arrival) positioning technology, TOA/TDOA ( Time of Arrival/Time Difference of Arrival), EOTD (Enhanced Observed Time Difference) positioning technology, AGPS (Assisted GPS) positioning technology, and IPDL/AFLT (Idle Period Down Link/Advanced Forward Link Trilateration).

The positioning technology of the present invention identifies the user's identity by analyzing the obtained user feature values according to the pre-planned identifiable positioning area. Regardless of whether any or identifiable mobile terminal user enters the identifiable action location area, the server 101 transmits the appropriate information content to the identity through the content of the identifiable location information database 102 and the identity database 104. The user who is qualified for the database. The polling method of the present invention is to analyze the location of the user through the analysis of the individual user's feature value (Individual Users Personality Type), and then transmit the information conforming to the questionnaire or the polling candidate to the voter-qualified user. . In a preferred embodiment, the mobile terminal platform transmitted to the user may include using a WAP webpage, a GPRS webpage, and a mobile terminal platform method for transmitting a short message (SMS) to let the user of the mobile terminal know the candidate's information or questionnaire to assist. The polls were conducted and their poll information was sent back to the server.

Referring to Figure 2, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a flow chart 200 of a polling method utilizing mobile location techniques is provided. The flowchart 200 includes: (1) a voter (action terminal user) enters a location area (identifiable area) of the polling range (step S202). (2) Sending poll information (S204). (3) Receive poll information. (4) Complete the poll and return the information required by the poll (step S206). (5) Receiving the message required by the poll (step S208). (6) Statistical analysis of the results of the poll (step S210). The detailed step flow is as follows.

First, the server of the polling system first presets the identifiable area as the range area for which the poll is to be conducted. When one or more non-specific mobile terminal users enter the polling location location, the server will target the identifiable area. The mobile terminal user of the domain analyzes whether the feature information of the user meets the eligibility of the voter in the identity database.

If the mobile terminal user's identity meets the eligibility criteria of the identity database, the server will use the WAP web page, the WEB webpage, and the SMS mobile terminal platform to disseminate the questionnaire information or poll information to the eligible voter through the wireless network interface. Mobile terminal users.

After receiving the poll information, the mobile terminal users who meet the voter qualifications enter the poll information and complete their poll questions or questionnaires. Subsequently, the mobile terminal users who meet the voter qualifications transmit their completed poll information to the server through the wireless network interface.

After receiving the completed poll information, the server stores it in the polling database. The analysis module then analyzes the results through the above poll information to obtain useful information.

The polling method and system using the mobile positioning technology of the present invention can get rid of the limitation of time and space, and the polling method can be carried out through the mobile terminal (mobile phone) at any time and place. Let candidates or polling units know the willingness of voters to support them at any time and place through different mobile platforms.

The invention can also assist in collecting the information of voters working in the field, so that the will of the voters who are not at home can fully express the information on the polls and implement the true "local support". In addition, even if there is no election car, the voters can obtain the opinions of the candidates through the local election information sent by the system and improve the accuracy of the polls.

The present invention has been described above by way of a preferred embodiment, and is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention. The scope of patent protection is subject to the scope of the patent application and its equivalent fields. Any modification or refinement made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention is equivalent to the equivalent change or design made in the spirit of the present disclosure, and should be included in the following patent application scope. Inside.

100. . . Polling system

101. . . server

102. . . Identifiable location database

104. . . Identity database

107. . . Polling database

108. . . Analysis module

110. . . Mobile terminal user

112. . . Wireless network interface

114. . . Recognizable area

200. . . Polling method flow chart

step. . . S202, S204, S206, S208, S210

1 is a structural diagram of a polling system utilizing mobile positioning technology according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a method for polling using the mobile positioning technology according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

200. . . Polling method flow chart

step. . . S202, S204, S206, S208, S210

Claims (18)

A polling system using mobile positioning technology, comprising: a wireless communication interface; a server through which the wireless communication interface is used to provide a polling service to one or more mobile terminal users; and a database coupled to the server For providing the information required for conducting the polling service and storing the polling information transmitted by the one or more mobile terminal users, wherein the database includes an identifiable location information database, a identity database and a citizen Transmitting a database, wherein the identity database transmits the polling information or questionnaire through the wireless communication interface, if the identity data of the one or more mobile terminal users meets the identity qualification set by the identity database Data to the one or more mobile terminal users that qualify for the identity; and an analysis module coupled to the server for analyzing the polling material transmitted by the one or more mobile terminal users. The polling system using the action location technology of claim 1, wherein the identifiable location information database is used to provide the server specific area information. The polling system using the action location technology of claim 1 wherein the identity database is used to provide qualified identity information. A polling system utilizing action location technology of claim 1 wherein said The polling database is used to store poll data transmitted by the one or more mobile terminal users. The polling system using the mobile location technology of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication interface comprises IrDA (Infrared Data Association), Home RF, Bluetooth, ZigBee, IEEE 802.11, GSM 900, GSM 1800, CDMA, JDC, GPRS , WCDMA or Wimax wireless communication interface. For example, the polling system using the action location technology of claim 1 includes the CI/CSI (Cell-ID/Cell-Sector Identification) positioning technology, the AOA (Angle of Arrival) positioning technology, and the TOA/TDOA. (Time of Arrival/Time Difference of Arrival) positioning technology, EOTD (Enhanced Observed Time Difference) positioning technology, AGPS (Assisted GPS) positioning technology, and IPDL/AFLT (Idle Period Down Link/Advanced Forward Link Trilateration). The polling system using the action location technology of claim 1, wherein the one or more mobile terminal users are enabled by the WEB webpage, the mobile phone built-in software, and the mobile terminal platform for transmitting short messages (SMS). The user is informed of the poll information or questionnaire to assist the polls. A polling method using action location technology, including: One or more mobile terminal users enter the polling area, the polling area is an identifiable action location area; a polling system sends poll information to the one or more mobile terminal users through a wireless communication interface, when The mobile terminal user enters the identifiable action location area, and the server transmits the suitable information content to the identity identities set by the identity database through the identifiable location information database and the identity database. The one or more mobile terminal users; the one or more mobile terminal users input the polling information; the polling system receives the entered polling information; and statistically analyzes the entered polling information. The polling method using the action location technology of claim 8 further includes the one or more mobile terminal users completing the polling information, and transmitting the entered polling information to the polling system through the wireless communication interface. The polling method using the action location technology of claim 8 further includes receiving, by the wireless communication interface, the one or more mobile terminal users. The polling method using the action location technology of claim 8 further includes setting a polling area. For example, the polling method using the action location technology of claim 8 includes The qualification of the electorate is determined. The polling method using the action location technology of claim 12, wherein when the one or more mobile terminal users enter the polling area, verify whether the one or more mobile terminal users meet the voter status qualification. The polling method using the action location technology of claim 8, wherein the polling system transmits the poll information to the one or more mobile terminal users by using the WAP webpage, the WEB webpage, and the transmitting The SMS (SMS) mobile terminal platform method sends the poll information to the one or more mobile terminal users. The polling method using the action location technology of claim 8, wherein the polling system receives the input polling information, and the server receives the user from the one or more mobile terminal users through the wireless communication interface. Transmit the selected poll information. The polling method using the action location technology of claim 8, wherein the statistical analysis of the entered polling information analyzes the input transmitted by the one or more mobile terminal users through an analysis module Polling information. The polling method using the action location technology of claim 8, wherein the wireless communication interface comprises IrDA (Infrared Data Association), Home RF, Bluetooth, ZigBee, IEEE 802.11, GSM 900, GSM 1800, CDMA, JDC, GPRS, WCDMA or Wimax wireless communication interface. For example, the method for using the mobile location method of claim 8 includes the CI/CSI (Cell-ID/Cell-Sector Identification) positioning technology, the AOA (Angle of Arrival) positioning technology, and the TOA/TDOA. (Time of Arrival/Time Difference of Arrival) positioning technology, EOTD (Enhanced Observed Time Difference) positioning technology, AGPS (Assisted GPS) positioning technology, and IPDL/AFLT (Idle Period Down Link/Advanced Forward Link Trilateration).