KR100678336B1 - Method and system for sending map message - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for sending a map message and a system thereof is provided to enable a sending terminal to transmit map information related to the current position of the sending terminal or preset specific map information to a receiving terminal by making the sending terminal set the current position information or one among plural specific positions as the position information to be transmitted to the receiving terminal. A method for sending a map message comprises the following several steps. A map message sending system maintains map information in a map information management database(201). The map message sending system also maintains setup position information, in association with the identification number of a message sender, in the position information management database(202). A sending terminal requests the map message sending system to send the map message to a specific phone number or the phone number of a receiving terminal(203). The map message sending system searches for the setup position information, corresponding to the identification number of the sending terminal, from the position information management database(204). The map message sending system transmits the identification number of a receiving terminal to a server of a mobile communication service provider and receives a kind of the receiving terminal from the server(205). The map message sending system transmits a map message, including the searched map information, to the receiving terminal according to the kind of the receiving terminal(206). If the receipt terminal does not support a color mail, the map message sending system processes the map message for making WAP(Wireless Application Protocol) based message transmission possible(207).

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENDING MAP MESSAGE}

1 is a flowchart illustrating a connection of a map message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a map message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a location information database according to one embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating a setting position information setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a map message in an originating terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 and 8 are diagrams illustrating a map message transmission screen in a reception terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a map message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform the method of transmitting a map message according to the present invention.

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900: map message transmission system 910: map information database

920: location information database 930: message transmission unit

940: message processing unit 950: message transmission request unit

960: database search unit 970: user input unit

980: database management unit 990: server interface unit

According to the present invention, upon receiving a request from the calling terminal to transmit a map message using a special number and the receiving terminal's number as a receiving number, the mobile terminal searches for preset setting position information with respect to the calling terminal's number and sends the setting position information to the receiving terminal. A method and a system for transmitting a map message for transmitting a map message including map information about the same.

The remarkable development of mobile communication today has rapidly promoted the popularization of mobile communication terminals (portable devices), and now most of the general people always have mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs. Therefore, according to the related art, when there is a meeting, the manager of the meeting can notify the meeting participants' mobile communication terminals of the meeting place and the date and time.

For example, a manager may create a text message including a meeting place and a date and time and send the text message to a mobile communication terminal of the meeting participant, such as, "Tonight at 6 pm, Meet at Starbucks near Mongchontoseong Station." I could provide information about the meeting. Thus, the meeting participants could check out the text message and go out to the meeting.

However, if the meeting place is unfamiliar or difficult to find, you need to call the manager to confirm the meeting place. In such a case, the manager had to describe the meeting place verbally to the participants who inquire the meeting place.

To this end, the manager could use a method of requesting that a map of the meeting place be transmitted to a mobile communication terminal of the participant by connecting to a predetermined server whenever there are participants who have additional inquiries using a PC. However, even in this case, the inconvenience of having to send the directions to the participants with additional inquiries.

In addition, in the related art, when the mobile communication terminal of the participant requesting the map is a terminal having a different communication network or a specification that does not support multimedia messages, the map transmission fails, and the administrator checks the specifications of the mobile communication terminal of the participant. There is also a problem that is not easy.

In addition, in the related art, when the manager is located at a meeting place and requests a directions transmission to the participant's mobile terminal, a direction message indicating the current location of the manager can be transmitted to the participant's mobile terminal.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a method of transmitting a map message including one map information among variously set map information using a simple operation using a mobile communication terminal.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, when receiving a special message from the calling terminal and a map message requesting the number of the receiving terminal as the receiving number, in advance with respect to the number of the calling terminal An object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for retrieving set location information and transmitting a map message including map information of the set location information to the receiving terminal.

In addition, the present invention by setting the setting location information to be transmitted from the caller to the receiving terminal as one of the current location information or a plurality of specific location information, the specific terminal information as well as the preset map information for the current location of the caller to the receiving terminal It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system capable of transmitting data.

The present invention also provides a method and system for identifying a model of a receiver terminal to which a map message is to be transmitted, and processing the map message according to the model of the receiver terminal to transmit the map message. It aims to provide.

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the above problems of the prior art, the method of transmitting a map message according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of maintaining the map information in the map information database, the identification number for the caller and Associating and maintaining setting location information in a location information database, receiving a request from a calling terminal to transmit a map message using a predetermined special number and a receiving terminal number as a receiving number, and identifying the calling terminal from the location information database. Retrieving setting location information corresponding to the number; retrieving map information on the retrieved setting location information from the map information database; transmitting the identification number of the receiving terminal to a predetermined mobile communication company server to transmit the identification number of the receiving terminal; From the receiving terminal model And transmitting a map message including the retrieved map information to the receiving terminal according to the model of the receiving terminal.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the present invention, the "sending terminal" is a terminal for requesting a map message transmission to the map message transmission system, and the "receiving terminal" means a terminal for receiving a map message from the map message transmission system by the request of the map message of the calling terminal. .

1 is a flowchart illustrating a connection of a map message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The originating terminal 110 is a terminal for requesting a map message transmission to the map message transmission system 120. The caller of the calling terminal 110 may access the map message transmission system 120 and store setting location information corresponding to his terminal number before the map message transmission request. The set location information may include one of the current location information of the calling terminal 110 or a plurality of specific location information.

Accordingly, the map message transmission system 120 may store setting location information in the location information database corresponding to the identification number of the caller. The identification number for the caller may be a phone number of the calling terminal 110. In addition, the map message transmission system 120 may store map information in a map information database. The identification number for the receiver may be a telephone number of the receiving terminal.

The calling terminal 110 may request the map message transmission system 120 to transmit the map message using the special number and the number of the receiving terminal 140 as the receiving number. The special number may be “700”, “060”, or the like, and may be such that the map message can be transmitted to the map message transmission system 120. In addition, when the map message is transmitted, message content may be included and transmitted.

The map message transmission system 120 may retrieve setting location information corresponding to the number of the calling terminal 110 from the location information database, and retrieve map information on the retrieved setting location information from the map information database.

In addition, the map message transmission system 120 may receive the receiving terminal model from the mobile communication company server 130 by transmitting the identification number of the receiving terminal to a predetermined mobile communication company server (130).

The map message transmission system 120 may transmit a map message including the searched map information to the receiver terminal according to the model of the receiver terminal. For example, when the receiving terminal model is a color mail supporting terminal, the map message transmitting system 120 may transmit a map message including the retrieved map information to the receiving terminal 140. That is, the map message including the map information is transmitted without any additional processing of the map message received when the originating terminal 110 requests the map message.

Alternatively, when the receiving terminal is the terminal that does not support the color mail, the map message transmission system 120 processes the map message to enable message transmission in a WAP manner, and outputs the processed map message including the retrieved map information. It can transmit to the receiving terminal.

The receiving terminal 140 may receive the map message from the map message transmission system 120 and check the message content and the map information. If the receiving terminal 140 is not a color mail-enabled terminal, the phone number of the calling terminal 110 is displayed on the map message so that the receiver can check the map information only when the receiver selects the WAP connection.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a map message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 201, the map message transmission system 120 maintains map information in a map information database. The map information may be map information about setting location information.

In step 202, the map message transmission system 120 may maintain the set location information in a location information database in association with an identification number for the caller.

A description with reference to FIG. 3 is as follows. 3 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a location information database according to one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the identification number for the caller may be a phone number of the calling terminal 110. In addition, the set location information may be current location information of the calling terminal 110 or a plurality of specific map information. The current location information of the calling terminal 110 may be information on the area where the calling terminal 110 is located at the time when the map message is requested. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the current location information of the calling terminal 110 may be set as a default when there is no separate selection for setting location information from the calling party. As shown, the set location information may be set as the current location 301 in the location information database corresponding to the caller identification number "010-123-4567".

In addition, the specific map information may be information about a specific location to be transmitted by the caller to the receiving terminal 140, not the current location of the calling terminal 110. The caller may register two or more map information for a specific location, and select one of the registered map information and set the set location information. In addition, the map message transmission system 120 may provide a map search function so that the caller may search for an area to be searched and register the searched area as specific map information. As shown, the location information database may be set to the tinware Co., Ltd. (302) corresponding to the caller identification number "010-999-1234".

4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating a setting position information setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, at 401, the map message transmission system 120 provides a menu list for the map message transmission service. The map message transmission service may be installed in a terminal or may be connected to the map message transmission system 120 through a wireless Internet. The sender may select the "Send 2 Location Mail" menu to send the map message.

In reference numeral 402, the map message transmission system 120 may provide information on transmission map registration, service usage or usage fee. The sender may select the "1. Location registration status" menu and set the set location information to be included in the map message to be transmitted. In the reference numeral 403, the map message transmission system 120 may provide the specific location information " transmission location: [Tinkware Co., Ltd ... "), and a menu for changing / registering / deleting the setting location information. to provide. The sender can change the setting location information by selecting the menu "1. Change transmission location". In reference numeral 404, the map message transmission system 120 provides current location information or a plurality of specific map information, and the caller may select one of the provided location information and set it as setting location information. The set location information thus set may be stored in the location information database in association with an identification number for the caller.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, at 501, the map message transmission system 120 may provide a search menu for searching a map. The map message transmission system 120 may receive a search word associated with any one of a name, a map, and an address of a location to be searched from the caller, and search a region corresponding to the input search word from the map information database. In reference numeral 502, the map message transmission system 120 may provide the searched list of map information, and the caller may select map information to register from the list of map information. In the reference numeral 503, the map message transmission system 120 receives "Tinkware Co., Ltd." as map information from the sender, and the sender selects "1. Register Location" menu to set the map information. Can be set as information. In addition, the caller may correct the map information by selecting the “2. Correct Location” menu. For example, when a building name displayed on map information is changed or a road state is changed due to construction, the caller may correct the map information. Accordingly, the map message transmission system 120 may provide the corrected map information when the map message is requested.

Again, referring to FIG. 2, in step 203, the calling terminal 110 may set a reception number as a predetermined special number and the number of the reception terminal, and request to transmit a map message. The special number may be a special designation number such as "700" or "060", and may be an identifier for transmitting the map message transmission request to the map message transmission system 120.

6 is a diagram illustrating a map message in an originating terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the map message includes the contents of the message "Friends this evening at 6 pm.", Followed by a special number 700 in front of the received number, followed by the telephone number of the receiving terminal 140 (011-). 333-4444). The message content may include an appointment date and time and an appointment place.

In operation 204, the map message transmission system 120 may receive a request for transmitting the map message from the calling terminal 110, and retrieve setting location information corresponding to the identification number of the calling terminal from the location information database. (See Figure 3). In addition, the map message transmission system 120 may retrieve map information on the retrieved set location information from the map information database. When the set location information is set as current location information of the calling terminal, the map message transmission system 120 identifies map information on a current location of the calling terminal from the map information database, and the set location information is first specified. When the location information is set, map information regarding the first specific location information may be retrieved from the map information database.

In operation 205, the map message transmission system 120 may transmit the identification number of the receiving terminal to a predetermined mobile communication company server 130 to receive the receiving terminal model from the mobile communication company server 130. The receiving terminal model may be either a color mail supporting terminal or a color mail not supporting terminal. The color mail supporting terminal may be a terminal displaying map information together with a message content, and the color mail non-supporting terminal may be a terminal capable of confirming the message contents and the map information only by accessing the WAP.

Accordingly, the map message transmission system 120 may transmit a map message including the searched map information to the receiver terminal according to the model of the receiver terminal. In step 206, the receiving terminal 140 may receive the map message.

Alternatively, when the searched receiving terminal is a color mail non-supporting terminal, in step 207, the map message transmission system 120 may process the map message to enable message transmission in a WAP manner. The map message transmission system 120 sets a callback URL that enables the user to navigate to a web page provided with message content and setting location information, and includes the callback URL together with the telephone number of the calling terminal 110 in the map message. Can be. The map message transmission system 120 may transmit the processed map message to the receiving terminal 140 (step 206).

7 and 8 are diagrams illustrating a map message transmission screen in a reception terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, 701 is a map message displayed when the receiving terminal 140 is a color mail-free terminal, and the map message may include a callback URL along with a phone number of the calling terminal 110. When the receiver of the receiver terminal 140 selects the callback URL, the receiver terminal 140 may provide a map message shown in 702 by accessing a web page that provides message contents and setting location information through the wireless Internet. . The map message transmission system 120 may further provide detailed information on the map through a menu such as "1. Detailed map view" and "2. Find a friend".

8 is a map message displayed when the receiving terminal 140 is a color mail unsupported terminal. The map message may include a message content and setting location information to check the map message without WAP access.

9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a map message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The map message transmission system 900 includes a map information database 910, a location information database 920, a message transmitter 930, a message processor 940, a message transmission requester 950, and a database searcher 960. The user input unit 970 may include a database manager 980 and a server interface 990.

The map information database 910 maintains map information. The map information may be map information about setting location information.

The location information database 920 may maintain setting location information in association with an identification number for the caller (see FIG. 3). The identification number for the caller may be a telephone number of the calling terminal 110, and the set location information may be set to one of current location information or a plurality of specific location information.

The map message transmission system 900 may provide a menu for changing / registering / deleting setting location information included in the map message transmission. Accordingly, the caller may access the map message transmission system 900 and change / register / delete the setting location information. In addition, a search function for searching for map information to be searched may be provided.

The user input unit 970 may receive a search word for map information to be searched from the sender. The search term may be one of a name, a map, or an address of a map to be searched for.

The database manager 980 retrieves map information corresponding to the search word from the map information database 910, provides a map information list including the searched map information, and provides predetermined map information in the map information list from the caller. May be selected, and specific location information of the selected map information may be included in the location information database 920 in the location information associated with the caller's identification number. In addition, the database manager 980 may receive map information corrected for predetermined map information included in the set location information from the caller, and store the corrected map information in the map information database 910.

The message transmission request unit 950 may receive a request from the calling terminal 110 to transmit a map message using a predetermined special number and the receiving terminal number as a receiving number.

Accordingly, the database search unit 960 may search for setting location information corresponding to the identification number of the calling terminal from the location information database 920 and search for map information about the setting location information from the map information database 910. Can be. When the setting location information is set as the current location information of the calling terminal, the database searching unit 960 identifies map information about the current location of the calling terminal from the map information database 910, and the setting location information is set to the first location information. In the case of 1 specific location information, map information regarding the first specific location information may be retrieved from the map information database 910.

The server interface unit 990 may receive the receiving terminal model from the mobile communication company server by transmitting an identification number of the receiving terminal to a predetermined mobile communication company server.

The message transmitter 930 may transmit a map message including the identified map information to the receiver terminal according to the model of the receiver terminal. For example, when the searched receiving terminal is a color mail supporting terminal, the message transmitter 930 may transmit a map message including the searched map information to the receiving terminal 140.

However, when the searched receiving terminal is a color mail non-supporting terminal, the message processing unit 940 may process the map message so that the message can be transmitted in a WAP manner. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the message processing unit 940 sets the callback URL to move to a web page provided with the message content and map information, and the phone number of the calling terminal 110 in the map message. The CALLBACK URL can be included together. The message transmission unit 930 may transmit the processed map message to the reception terminal 140.

The method of transmitting a map message according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

10 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform the method of transmitting a map message according to the present invention.

The computer device 1000 includes one or more processors 1010 connected to a main memory device including a random access memory (RAM) 1020 and a read only memory (ROM) 1030. The processor 1010 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 1030 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 1020 typically transmits data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 1020 and ROM 1030 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 1040 is bi-directionally coupled to processor 1010 to provide additional data storage capability, and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 1040 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is a secondary memory device such as a hard disk which is generally slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices such as CD ROM 1060 may be used. The processor 1010 may include one or more input / output interfaces such as video monitors, trackballs, mice, keyboards, microphones, touchscreen displays, card readers, magnetic or paper tape readers, voice or handwriting readers, joysticks, or other known computer input / output devices. 1050 is connected. Finally, the processor 1010 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 1070. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts. On the other hand, the hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the present invention, upon receiving a request from the calling terminal to transmit a map message using the special number and the receiving terminal number as a receiving number, the mobile terminal searches for the preset position information for the calling terminal number and sets the receiving terminal to the receiving terminal. The map message including the map information about the location information may be transmitted.

In addition, according to the present invention, by receiving the setting location information to be transmitted from the caller to the receiving terminal is set to one of the current location information or a plurality of specific location information, the predetermined information as well as the map information on the current location of the caller to the receiving terminal Map information can also be sent.

In addition, according to the present invention, by identifying the model of the receiving terminal to which the map message is to be transmitted, by processing the map message appropriately according to the type of the receiving terminal, it is possible to provide the map information to the terminal without color mail.

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In the map message transmission method, Maintaining the map information in a map information database; Maintaining setting location information in a location information database in association with an identification number for the caller; Receiving a request from a calling terminal to transmit a map message using a predetermined special number and a number of the called terminal as a receiving number; Retrieving setting location information corresponding to the identification number of the calling terminal from the location information database; Retrieving map information on the retrieved set location information from the map information database; Transmitting the identification number of the receiving terminal to a predetermined mobile communication company server to receive the receiving terminal model from the mobile communication company server; And Transmitting a map message including the searched map information to the receiving terminal according to a model of the receiving terminal; Map message transmission method comprising a. The method of claim 1, The step of transmitting a map message including the retrieved map information to the receiving terminal according to the model of the receiving terminal, Processing the map message to transmit a message in a WAP manner when the receiving terminal is a color mail-free terminal; And Transmitting the processed map message including the retrieved map information to the receiving terminal; Map message transmission method comprising a. The method of claim 1, The set location information is set to one of the current location information or a plurality of specific location information, The step of retrieving map information for the retrieved set location information from the map information database, When the set location information is set as current location information of the calling terminal, search for map information on the current location of the calling terminal from the map information database; And if the set location information is set to specific location information, retrieving map information for the specific location information from the map information database. The method of claim 1, Receiving a search term for a position to search from the caller, wherein the search term is associated with any one of a name, a place, and an address of the position to search; Searching for map information corresponding to the search word from the map information database, and providing a map information list including the searched map information; And Receiving predetermined map information from the list of map information from the caller and including specific location information of the selected map information in the location information database in the set location information associated with the caller's identification number; Map message transmission method further comprises. The method of claim 1, Receiving a map information corrected for predetermined map information of the set location information from a caller, and storing the corrected map information in the map information database. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 5. In the map message transmission system, A map information database for holding map information; A location information database for maintaining setting location information in association with an identification number for the caller; A message transmission request unit which receives a request from the calling terminal to transmit a map message using a predetermined special number and the receiving terminal number as a receiving number; A database retrieval unit for retrieving setting location information corresponding to the identification number of the calling terminal from the location information database and retrieving map information for the retrieved setting location information from the map information database; A server interface unit which transmits an identification number of the receiving terminal to a predetermined mobile communication company server and receives the receiving terminal model from the mobile communication company server; And A message transmitter for transmitting a map message including the identified map information to the receiver terminal according to a model of the receiver terminal; Map message transmission system comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein If the receiving terminal is a color-mail non-supporting terminal, further comprising a message processing unit for processing the map message to enable the message transmission in the WAP method, And the message transmitting unit transmits the processed map message including the retrieved map information to the receiving terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein The set location information is set to one of the current location information or a plurality of specific location information, The database search unit retrieves map information on a current location of the calling terminal from the map information database when the set location information is set to current location information of the calling terminal, and sets the setting location information to the first specific location information. If set, the map message transmission system, characterized in that for retrieving the map information for the first specific location information from the map information database. The method of claim 7, wherein A user input unit for receiving a search term for a position to search from a caller, wherein the search term is associated with any one of a name, a place, and an address of the position to search; And Search for map information corresponding to the search word from the map information database, provide a map information list including the searched map information, receive predetermined map information from the list of map information from the sender, and select the selected map information. A database management unit for including specific location information about the location information database in the location information associated with the identification number of the caller. Map message transmission system further comprises. The method of claim 7, wherein A database manager configured to receive corrected map information for predetermined map information on the set location information from a caller and store the corrected map information in the map information database Map message transmission system further comprises.

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