KR20240078987A - Method and system for managing travel schedule based on user location - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a travel schedule management method and system, wherein the schedule management server measures the current location of the user and selects a travel destination that the user currently wants to visit among a plurality of travel destinations based on at least one of the measured current location of the user or the current time. Determine a travel destination, determine the travel time from the measured current location of the user to the determined travel destination, calculate the expected arrival time of the determined travel destination based on the determined travel time, and calculate the calculated expected arrival time and the determined travel destination. By displaying alarm information about the travel destination determined based on the comparison of the planned arrival time on the user terminal, the user can reconsider whether to visit the planned travel destination in real time and enjoy an efficient and convenient trip.

Description

Real-time travel schedule management method and system based on the user's current location {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING TRAVEL SCHEDULE BASED ON USER LOCATION}

This relates to a method and system for managing a user's travel schedule in real time.

The tourism industry is developing day by day as income levels increase, but the daily lives of modern people seeking to increase income levels are also stained with excessive work and stress. In this difficult daily life, many modern people seek to relieve stress by experiencing new environments through travel. As the number of people traveling domestically and internationally increases, the number of users who choose individual travel to break away from the routine of package travel and create their own travel is increasing.

However, users who create individual trips and travel according to a schedule may not be able to arrive at their next destination within the scheduled time due to unexpected traffic jams during the trip, taking longer than planned, or spending too much time at the previous travel destination. Cases may arise. If you force yourself to move to your planned destination without realizing that you will not be able to arrive at your next destination by the scheduled arrival time, you will have to move to carry out your next itinerary as soon as you arrive at your destination, or, in the worst case, you will not be able to enter the destination at all. Impossible situations may arise.

Even if the user knows in advance that he or she will not be able to arrive at the next destination by the scheduled arrival time, the user must spend a lot of time finding an alternative destination that can be visited in place of the next destination without interfering with the remaining schedule. A very troublesome problem arises.

Various travel schedule management methods and systems are being researched to flexibly cope with unexpected problems. One example is Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2467492, “Travel schedule recommendation system and method reflecting real-time user environment.” . This prior art receives user environment information including the user's weather information, and when it is confirmed that it is raining at the current time, the outdoor schedule corresponding to the current time in the user's travel schedule is changed to an indoor schedule, thereby preventing the user from sudden weather changes. discloses a travel schedule recommendation system and method that allows users to enjoy their trip more comfortably by recommending an indoor schedule that can be replaced when it is difficult to carry out the next outdoor schedule.

However, according to this prior art, an outdoor schedule that has become difficult to carry out due to weather can only be changed to an indoor schedule, and it is determined in advance whether it is still possible to arrive at the next destination within the planned arrival time, and it is impossible to arrive at the next destination within the planned arrival time. In some cases, it is not possible to provide an alternative destination to visit instead, so inconvenience to the user still exists.

Measures the user's location in real time, calculates the expected arrival time of the travel destination the user wants to visit based on the user's current location, and provides alarm information about the travel destination the user wants to visit based on the calculated expected arrival time. The goal is to provide a real-time travel schedule management method and system that allows users to conveniently and efficiently enjoy their trip by allowing them to determine whether to visit the destination they want to visit as planned. It is not limited to the technical challenges described above, and other technical challenges may be derived from the description below.

A real-time travel schedule management method according to an aspect of the present invention includes the steps of obtaining a user travel schedule from a user terminal in which a plurality of travel destinations to be visited by the user are arranged in chronological order and include planned arrival times to each travel destination; measuring the user's current location; determining which one of the plurality of travel destinations the user currently wants to visit based on at least one of the measured current location and current time of the user; determining a travel time from the measured current location of the user to the determined travel destination; calculating an expected arrival time at the determined travel destination based on the determined travel time; and displaying alarm information about the determined travel destination on the user terminal based on comparison of the calculated expected arrival time and the planned arrival time of the determined travel destination.

The step of displaying alarm information about the determined travel destination on the user terminal may include determining whether the calculated expected arrival time is later than the planned arrival time of the determined travel destination; And if it is determined that the calculated expected arrival time is later than the planned arrival time of the determined travel destination, it may include displaying alarm information about the determined travel destination on the user terminal.

The step of displaying the alarm information on the user terminal includes: generating an alternative destination list including at least one candidate alternative destination that the user can visit instead of the determined travel destination; And it may further include displaying the generated alternative destination list as alarm information for the determined travel destination on the user terminal.

The step of generating the alternative destination list is based on at least one of the measured location of the user, the determined travel destination, a destination to be visited indicating a travel destination to be visited immediately after the determined travel destination on the user's travel schedule, and travel schedules of other users. It may include the step of determining the at least one candidate alternative destination.

Generating the list of alternative destinations may include determining a travel destination within a preset distance based on the measured location of the user as the at least one candidate alternative destination; and adding the determined at least one candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list.

The user travel schedule includes tag information indicating the properties of each travel destination, and the step of generating the alternative destination list includes searching for a travel destination with the same tag as the tag of the determined travel destination from a storage in which information on a plurality of travel destinations is stored. steps; determining a travel destination with the same tag as the searched tag of the determined travel destination as the at least one candidate alternative destination; and adding the determined at least one candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list.

The step of generating the alternative destination list includes: searching travel schedules of other users different from the user from storage in which travel schedules of a plurality of users are stored; determining travel destinations arranged immediately before and after the same travel destination as the destination to be visited among a plurality of travel destinations in each other user's travel schedule retrieved from the storage; determining travel destinations arranged just before and after the same travel destination as the destination to be visited as the at least one candidate alternative destination; and adding the determined at least one candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list, wherein the destination to be visited may represent a travel destination arranged immediately after the determined travel destination on the user's travel schedule.

The step of searching the travel schedules of other users may include searching the travel schedules of other users including the same travel destination as the scheduled visit destination as one of a plurality of travel destinations; calculating a degree of consistency between the plurality of travel destinations in the searched travel schedule of each other user and the plurality of travel destinations in the user's travel schedule; extracting a predetermined number of travel schedules of other users from among the searched travel schedules of other users, based on the calculated degree of consistency; and outputting the extracted travel schedules of a predetermined number of other users as a result of searching the travel schedules of the other users.

Adding the determined at least one candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list may include determining a travel time from the measured current location of the user to each of the candidate alternative destinations; calculating an expected arrival time for each candidate alternative destination based on the determined travel time; determining a travel time from each candidate alternative destination to a destination to be visited; calculating a scheduled departure time of the candidate alternative destination based on the determined travel time; calculating a stay time at each candidate alternative destination based on the calculated expected arrival time and scheduled departure time of each candidate alternative destination; selecting the at least one candidate alternative destination based on the calculated stay time at each candidate alternative destination; and adding only the selected at least one candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list, wherein the destination to be visited may represent a travel destination arranged immediately after the determined travel destination on the user's travel schedule.

A real-time travel schedule management system according to another aspect of the present invention includes a user terminal that transmits a user travel schedule including a plurality of travel destinations to be visited by the user arranged in time series and a planned arrival time to each travel destination; and a schedule management server that measures the location of the user in real time and displays alarm information on the user terminal based on at least one of the measured location of the user and the current time. The schedule management server is configured to: Measure the current location of the user, determine which one of the plurality of travel destinations the user currently wants to visit based on the measured current location of the user, and travel from the measured current location of the user to the determined travel destination. Determine the travel time, calculate the expected arrival time of the determined travel destination based on the determined travel time, and alarm for the determined travel destination based on comparison of the calculated expected arrival time and the planned arrival time of the determined travel destination. Information is displayed on the user terminal.

Measures the user's location in real time, calculates the expected arrival time of the travel destination the user wants to visit based on the user's current location, and provides alarm information about the travel destination the user wants to visit based on the calculated expected arrival time. There is a technical effect that allows users to enjoy their travel conveniently and efficiently by allowing them to determine whether they will visit the destination they want to visit as scheduled. It is not limited to the effects as described above, and other effects may be derived from the following description.

1 is a configuration diagram of a travel schedule management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the user terminal and schedule management server shown in FIG. 1.
Figure 3 is a flowchart of a travel schedule management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a travel schedule displayed on the user terminal of FIG. 2.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map displayed on the user terminal of FIG. 2 according to the travel schedule shown in FIG. 4.
Figures 6 and 7 are diagrams showing an example of a guidance screen displayed on the user terminal of Figure 2.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map displayed on the user terminal of FIG. 2 according to the travel schedule shown in FIG. 4.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map displayed on the user terminal of FIG. 2 according to a modified travel schedule.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Embodiments of the present invention described below relate to a method and system for determining a user's location information in real time and managing a travel schedule in real time based on the user's location information. Briefly, the method and system for managing a travel schedule in real time are: The method is “travel schedule management method” or “real-time travel schedule management method,” and the system for managing travel schedules in real time may also be called “travel schedule management system” or “real-time travel schedule management system.”

1 is a configuration diagram of a travel schedule management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 1, the travel schedule management system according to this embodiment consists of a user terminal (1), a schedule management server (2), and a traffic information server (3). The schedule management server (2) and the user terminal (1), and the schedule management server (2) and traffic information server (3) are connected to each other through a network, which is an interconnected network that supports mutual communication, and the network is a wireless LAN network and It may include various communication networks such as mobile communication networks, Internet networks, and portable Internet networks.

The user terminal 1 runs a schedule management application that performs a travel schedule management service, and provides the user with a travel schedule, movement route information, and a changed travel schedule through the application. The schedule management application executed by the user terminal 1 is an application for interaction with users who use the travel schedule management service. The user terminal 1 is a small terminal that can be carried by a user. Representative examples include smart phones, and other examples include personal digital assistants (PDAs) and tablet PCs.

The schedule management server (2) transmits and receives in real time all data and information necessary to provide the travel schedule management service from the user terminal (1) connected through the network so that the travel schedule management service can be provided to the user terminal (1). A revised travel schedule is provided to the user terminal 1 based on the user's location information. The schedule management server 2 is a high-performance computer that can connect numerous user terminals 1 simultaneously and mediate the schedule management service. It may be physically one computer or a set of multiple computers.

The traffic information server (3) stores map data and real-time traffic information, and when movement information related to the destination is requested from the schedule management server (2), it refers to the map data and real-time traffic information to generate movement information related to the destination. It is then provided to the schedule management server (2) through the network.

For example, when travel time guidance using the optimal route from the current location of the user terminal 1 to the destination is requested from the schedule management server 2, the traffic information server 3 refers to map data and real-time traffic information. The estimated travel time from the current location of the user terminal (1) to the destination is calculated and transmitted to the schedule management server (2). The traffic information server 3 is physically implemented with one computer or multiple computers.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 1, the traffic information server 3 is shown as a separate server from the schedule management server 2, but depending on the situation, the traffic information server 3 can usually be implemented by being integrated with the schedule management server 2. It will be easily understood by technicians.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the user terminal 1 and the schedule management server 2 shown in FIG. 1. Referring to Figure 2, the user terminal 1 is composed of a processor 11, a GPS module 12, a storage 13, a communication module 14, and a user interface 15. The processor 11 processes general tasks of portable terminals such as smartphones.

The GPS module 12 measures GPS (global positioning system) coordinates as the current location coordinates of the user terminal 1. The storage 13 stores schedule management applications and data used by these applications. The communication module 14 supports a wireless communication function so that it can communicate with the schedule management server 2 through a wide area network such as the Internet by wirelessly connecting to an LTE base station or Wi-Fi intermediary.

The user interface 15 receives information, commands, etc. from the user and displays various types of information such as text, images, videos, and audio to the user. This user interface 15 can generally be implemented by a combination of a display panel and a touch screen panel.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 2, the schedule management server 2 is composed of a processor 21, a schedule management module 22, a communication module 23, and a storage 24. The processor 21 processes general tasks of a large computer. The schedule management module 22 receives location information of the user terminal 1 from the user terminal 1 and processes related tasks to modify the user's travel schedule based on the received location information. The communication module 23 supports wired and wireless communication functions to communicate with a user terminal through a wide area network such as the Internet.

The storage 24 stores data received from the user terminal 1 and data transmitted to the user terminal 1 so that the travel schedule management service can be provided by the user terminal 1. According to this embodiment, the storage 24 includes the user's travel schedule received from the user terminal 1, the names, maps, locations of various travel destinations, average travel time of traveler's stay at each travel destination, tags indicating the attributes of each travel destination, etc. A database, which is a large collection of information, is stored.

In this embodiment, the tags of each travel destination may represent the attributes of each travel destination, such as restaurants, shopping, cafes, activities, and natural recreation, and the tags of each travel destination are set for each travel destination by users using the schedule management server 2. Alternatively, it can be set automatically by big data. In this embodiment, the storage 24 stores not only the user's travel schedule, but also the travel schedules of a plurality of other users who use the travel schedule management method of this embodiment.

The user terminal 1 and the schedule management server 2 further include additional components in addition to the components described above. For example, the user terminal 1 and the schedule management server 2 include a bus for transmitting data between various components, as shown in FIG. 2, and although omitted in FIG. 2, each component has Includes a power module that supplies driving power. As such, descriptions of components that are obvious to those skilled in the art to which this embodiment pertains are omitted as they obscure the characteristics of this embodiment. Hereinafter, in the process of explaining the travel schedule management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, each component of the schedule management server 2 will be described in detail.

Figure 3 is a flowchart of a travel schedule management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 310, the schedule management module 22 of the schedule management server 2 receives the user's travel schedule from the user terminal 1.

The user's travel schedule received from the user terminal 1 is a schedule in which a plurality of travel destinations the user wishes to visit during the travel period are arranged in time series, including travel dates, a plurality of travel destinations visited during the travel period, and arrival at each travel destination. It includes time and departure time from each travel destination, information on stay time at each travel destination, and travel route information between multiple travel destinations within the travel schedule.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of a travel schedule displayed on the user terminal 1. Looking at the user travel schedule with reference to Figure 4, the user departs Busan Signiel at 10 a.m. on April 5, 2023, travels for 1 hour, arrives at Jagalchi Market at 11 a.m., and stays at Jagalchi Market for an hour and a half. You can see that the schedule is to move back to Gwangalli Beach for one hour at 12:30 p.m.

In this embodiment, the travel time between each travel destination in the user's travel schedule is a time calculated assuming that the user moves along the travel route between each travel destination selected by the user. Referring to Figure 5, which shows an example of a map displayed on the user terminal of Figure 2 according to the travel schedule shown in Figure 4, information about the route to move from Gwangalli Beach to Busan Cafe, which is part of the user's travel schedule. It can be seen that is included in the user's travel schedule.

In step 320, the schedule management module 22 of the schedule management server 2 measures the user's location. More specifically, the schedule management module acquires the current location coordinates of the user terminal 1 in real time from the user terminal 1, and determines the location indicated by the obtained current location coordinates of the user terminal 1 as the user's current location. You can. In this embodiment, the schedule management module 22 obtains the GPS coordinates measured by the GPS module 12 of the user terminal 1 as the current location coordinates of the user terminal 1 from the user terminal 1.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the schedule management module 22 may acquire the location coordinates measured by the communication module 14 rather than the GPS module 12 of the user terminal 1. For example, the schedule management module 22 may receive location coordinates obtained by the user terminal 1 using the strength of a signal received from at least one base station from the user terminal 1. A detailed description of the method of obtaining the location coordinates of each terminal using a method other than the GPS method will be omitted to prevent the issue of the present invention from being obscured.

In step 330, the schedule management module 22 determines the destination the user currently wants to visit. In this embodiment, the schedule management module 22 may determine the destination the user currently wants to visit by comparing the current location coordinates of the user terminal 1 obtained in step 320 with the movement route information of the user's travel schedule. More specifically, the schedule management module 22 compares the current location coordinates of the user terminal 1 obtained in step 320 with a plurality of location coordinates located on a movement route between a plurality of travel destinations in the user's travel schedule.

Thereafter, the schedule management module 22 is based on the result of comparing the current location coordinates of the user terminal 1 obtained in step 320 with a plurality of location coordinates located on the movement route between a plurality of travel destinations in the user's travel schedule. Thus, it is determined whether the current location coordinates of the user terminal 1 obtained in step 320 are located on the movement path from the first travel destination to the second travel destination among the plurality of travel destinations in the travel schedule.

More specifically, the schedule management module 22 includes a plurality of GPS coordinates located on the route from the first travel destination to the second travel destination among the plurality of travel destinations in the user's travel schedule and the GPS of the current location of the user terminal 1. Compare the coordinates to determine if matching GPS coordinates exist. Here, if the GPS coordinates of the current location of the user terminal 1 are located within a range of a certain radius centered on the GPS coordinates on the moving route, the schedule management module 22 determines the GPS coordinates of the current location and the moving route. The GPS coordinates match, and accordingly, it is determined that the second travel destination is the destination that the user wants to visit.

If the current location coordinates of the user terminal 1 are located within a certain radius from any location coordinate located on the path moving from the first travel destination to the second travel destination, the schedule management module 22 allows the user to move from the first travel destination. It is determined that it is located on the route to the second travel destination. In other words, the schedule management module 22 determines that the second travel destination is the destination that the user currently wants to visit.

In step 330 according to another embodiment of the present invention, the schedule management module 22 measures the current time from the smartphone's operating system clock, etc., and calculates the current time, the arrival time at each travel destination in the user's travel schedule, and By comparing departure times from each travel destination, the user can determine the destination they currently want to visit. More specifically, the schedule management module 22 may determine whether the current time is within the time interval allocated as the travel time to move from the first travel destination to the second travel destination based on the user's travel schedule.

If the current time of the user terminal 1 is within the time interval allocated for the travel time from the first travel destination to the second travel destination, the schedule management module 22 sets the route for the user to move from the first travel destination to the second travel destination. It is decided that it is located on the top. In other words, the schedule management module 22 determines that the second travel destination is the destination that the user currently wants to visit.

In step 330 according to another embodiment of the present invention, the schedule management module 22 determines the location of the user's current location measured in step 320 and the current time measured from the operating system clock of the smartphone, etc. You can decide your destination.

More specifically, the schedule management module 22 compares the current location coordinates of the user terminal 1 obtained in step 320 with the movement route information of the user's travel schedule, and determines the destination the user currently wants to visit and the operating system of the smartphone. Based on whether the destination the user currently wants to visit, determined by measuring the current time from a clock, etc., and comparing the current time with the arrival time to each travel destination and departure time from each travel destination in the user's travel schedule, is the same. So you can decide your destination. Since the specific method of determining the destination based on the user's current location and the specific method of determining the destination based on the current time are the same as described above, detailed descriptions will be omitted.

In this embodiment, if the destination determined based on the user's current location and the destination determined based on the current time are the same, the schedule management module 22 may determine the destination as the destination the user currently wants to visit. However, if the destination determined based on the user's current location and the destination determined based on the current time are different from each other, an alarm requesting information on the currently visited destination is displayed on the user terminal 1 so that the destination can be directly accessed from the user terminal 1. Information can be obtained.

In step 340, the schedule management module 22 calculates the travel time from the user's current location measured in step 320 to the destination determined in step 330. In this embodiment, the schedule management module 22 requests information on the time required to travel from the user's current location to the destination determined in step 330 from the traffic information server 3, and receives real-time traffic information from the traffic information server 3. Receive the time required information reflected.

In step 340 according to another embodiment of the present invention, the schedule management module 22 may calculate the time required to move from the user's location to the destination determined in step 330 based on the user's movement speed.

More specifically, the schedule management module 22 determines the distance the user moved during the reference time period using the user's location determined before the reference time period from the current time and the user's currently measured location, and determines the determined movement distance. The user's movement speed can be calculated by dividing by the standard time period. Here, the reference time period may be set in advance as a time appropriate for calculating the user's movement speed, and may be, for example, 10 minutes. Afterwards, the schedule management module 22 can calculate the time it takes for the user to move to the destination by dividing the distance from the user's current location to the destination by the calculated movement speed.

For example, the schedule management module 22 stores the GPS coordinates of the user terminal 1 received from the user terminal 1 10 minutes before the reference time period based on the current time and the currently received GPS coordinates of the user terminal 1. Based on this, if the distance traveled in 10 minutes is determined to be 10km, the user's moving speed can be calculated as 60km/h. Thereafter, the schedule management module 22 may determine that the user will arrive at a destination 60 km away from the current user's location in about one hour.

In step 350, the schedule management module 22 calculates the expected arrival time to the user's destination based on the travel time to the destination calculated in step 340, and calculates the expected arrival time to the calculated destination and the travel schedule planned on the travel schedule. Compare arrival times to destination. In this embodiment, the schedule management module 22 determines the time after the travel time from the current time to the destination calculated in step 340 as the expected arrival time at the destination, and matches the determined expected arrival time with the user's travel schedule. Compare the arrival time to the destination planned above.

Referring to FIG. 4 showing an example of the travel schedule displayed on the user terminal 1, the destination that the user currently wants to visit determined in step 330 is Busan Cafe, the current time is 15:45, and the travel schedule calculated in step 340 is Busan Cafe. If the travel time to the destination is 60 minutes, the schedule management module 22 determines 16:45 as the user's expected arrival time at the Busan cafe, and uses the determined expected arrival time as the planned arrival time at the Busan cafe planned on the travel schedule. Compare with the arrival time of 16:00.

As a result of the comparison, if the expected arrival time to the destination the user currently wants to visit does not exceed the arrival time to the planned destination in the travel schedule, that is, if the user is expected to arrive at the destination at the planned arrival time or earlier than the planned arrival time, the schedule management module ( 22) Return to step 320 and repeat the above steps.

Meanwhile, as a result of the comparison, if the user's expected arrival time at the destination he or she currently wants to visit passes the arrival time at the planned destination in the travel schedule, that is, if it is determined that the user will arrive at the destination later than the planned arrival time, the schedule management module 22 Enter stage 360.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the schedule management module 22 requests the traffic information server 3 in step 340 for information on the time required to travel from the user's current location to the destination determined in step 330 and the estimated arrival time, It is possible to receive travel time information and estimated arrival time reflecting real-time traffic information from the traffic information server (3). In this case, the schedule management module 22 does not need to separately calculate the estimated arrival time to the destination the user currently wants to visit in step 350, but directly calculates the estimated arrival time and travel time to the destination received from the traffic information server 3. You can compare arrival times to planned destinations on the schedule.

In step 360, the schedule management module 22 displays alarm information about the destination the user currently wants to visit on the user terminal 1 based on the comparison result in step 350. In this embodiment, the schedule management module 22 can display alarm information on the display panel of the user terminal 1. In this embodiment, the alarm information about the destination displayed on the user terminal 1 by the schedule management module 22 is a warning that the user cannot arrive at the destination within the arrival time planned on the user's travel schedule. may include.

Meanwhile, the alarm information about the destination displayed on the user terminal 1 by the schedule management module 22 may include information about an alternative destination that the user can visit instead of the destination that cannot be arrived at within the planned arrival time.

In step 370, the schedule management module 22 receives a request for providing an alternative destination from the user terminal 1. Referring to FIG. 6 showing an example of alarm information displayed on the user terminal 1, in this embodiment, the schedule management module 22 ensures that the user arrives at the destination within the arrival time to the destination planned on the user's travel schedule. An alarm information screen is displayed on the user terminal (1), including a phrase warning that the device cannot be used and an image of a button that allows the user to request alternative destination guidance. The user can request alternative destination guidance from the schedule management module 22 by touching the alternative destination guidance request button displayed on the user terminal 1 through the touch panel of the user interface 15.

In step 380, the schedule management module 22 creates an alternative destination list and transmits the generated alternative destination list to the user terminal 1. In an embodiment of the present invention, the alternative destination list includes information about at least one candidate alternative destination that the user can visit in place of the existing destination.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the schedule management module 22 stores the user's current location, the destination that the user currently wants to visit determined in step 330, the destination scheduled to be visited immediately after the destination on the user's travel schedule, and other users. A candidate alternative destination to be added to the alternative destination list may be determined based on at least one of the travel schedules. Figure 7 shows an example of an alternative destination list displayed on the user terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 7, the alternative destination list may include the name and address of each candidate alternative destination.

The schedule management module 22 may search for travel destinations adjacent to the user's current location measured in step 320 from the storage 24 and add the searched travel destinations as candidate alternative destinations to the alternative destination list. For example, the preset distance may be 20 km. In this way, providing travel destinations near the user's current location as candidate alternative destinations can promote user convenience by allowing the user to conveniently move to the alternative destination.

Meanwhile, the schedule management module 22 may generate a list of alternative destinations based on the travel destination having the same tag as the tag of the destination that the user currently wants to visit, which is determined in step 330. More specifically, the schedule management module 22 extracts the tag of the destination, searches for a travel destination having the same tag as the extracted tag from the storage 24, and adds the searched travel destination as a candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list.

Referring to FIG. 4, for example, when the destination determined in step 330 is 'Busan Cafe', the schedule management module 22 extracts 'Cafe', which is the tag of 'Busan Cafe', and adds the same tag as 'Cafe'. The destination is searched from the storage 24. As a result of the search, ‘delicious dessert shop’ and ‘cafe Suseong’ can be extracted as travel destinations with the same tag as the existing destination and added to the list of alternative destinations as candidate alternative destinations. In this way, providing a travel destination with the same tag as an existing destination to the user as a candidate alternative destination can increase the user's satisfaction by providing an alternative destination without affecting the user's intention to select the travel destination.

In this embodiment, the schedule management module 22 may generate a list of alternative destinations based on another user's travel schedule and a destination scheduled to be visited immediately following the destination determined in step 330 on the user's travel schedule. More specifically, the schedule management module 22 searches the storage 24 for the travel schedules of other users who have included the same travel destinations as the user's scheduled visit destinations in their travel schedules, and matches the user's scheduled visit destinations in the searched travel schedules of other users. Travel destinations arranged just before and after the same travel destination can be extracted and added to the alternative destination list as candidate alternative destinations.

In this embodiment, the schedule management module 22 extracts only the top travel destinations arranged with high frequency among the travel destinations arranged just before and after the same travel destination as the user's scheduled visit destination from the travel schedules of other users different from the user, and extracts them as candidates. As an alternative destination, it can be added to the alternative destination list. For example, the schedule management module 22 may add the top two travel destinations with high arrangement frequency as candidate alternative destinations to the alternative destination list.

Referring to FIG. 4, if the user's destination is determined to be 'Busan Cafe' in step 330, the schedule management module 22 determines the user's scheduled visit destination to be 'Ode to International Market'. Afterwards, the schedule management module 22 searches the storage 24 for travel schedules of other users that include ‘Ode to International Market’ as one of the plurality of travel destinations. Travel destinations arranged just before and after ‘Ode to International Market’ are extracted from the travel schedules of each searched user. If the multiple extracted travel destinations are 'Busan Market Museum', 'Fishcake Experience Center', 'Gyeongpodae', and 'Haeundae', and each travel destination is arranged a total of 24 times, 18 times, 15 times, and 8 times in other users' travel schedules, , the schedule management module 22 can add the top two travel destinations, ‘Busan Market Museum’ and ‘Fishcake Experience Center’, which are arranged more frequently among the plurality of extracted travel destinations, to the alternative destination list as candidate alternative destinations.

Meanwhile, the schedule management module 22 can generate a list of alternative destinations based on the travel schedules of other users that have a high degree of consistency with the user's travel schedule among the travel schedules of other users who have included the same travel destinations as the user's scheduled visit destination in their travel schedules. You can.

More specifically, the schedule management module 22 searches the storage 24 for travel schedules of other users that include the same travel destinations as the user's scheduled visit destination, and selects the travel schedules of other users that have a high degree of consistency with the user's travel schedule among the searched travel schedules of other users. Decide your travel schedule. In this embodiment, the schedule management module 22 can determine a predetermined number of other users' travel schedules with a higher degree of agreement.

For example, the schedule management module 22 can determine the travel schedules of the top three other users that have a high degree of agreement with the user's travel schedule. Here, the degree of consistency can be determined by counting the number of overlapping travel destinations within the user's travel schedule and other users' travel schedules. It is determined that the more overlapping travel destinations there are, the higher the match between the user's travel schedule and other users' travel schedules.

Thereafter, the schedule management module 22 may add travel destinations visited just before and after the same travel destination as the user's scheduled visit destination to the list of alternative destinations in another user's travel schedule that has a high degree of consistency with the user's travel schedule. In this way, selecting a candidate alternative destination based on the travel schedule of another user with a high degree of consistency with the user's travel schedule has the advantage of providing an alternative destination that matches the user's preferences.

Meanwhile, in this embodiment, the schedule management module 22 can add only travel destinations that are guaranteed to stay longer than a certain level to the list of alternative destinations. The schedule management module 22 allows the user to spend more than the average stay time at the travel destination after arriving at the candidate alternative destination among the candidate alternative destinations selected based on at least one of the destination, planned visit destination, and other user's travel schedule as described above. Determine whether it is possible to spend , and only travel destinations determined to be able to take more than the average stay time are added to the list of alternative destinations.

More specifically, the schedule management module 22 calculates the travel time from the user's current location measured in step 320 to each candidate alternative destination and the travel time from each candidate alternative destination to the scheduled visit destination. At this time, calculation of the travel time from the user's current location to each candidate alternative destination and the travel time from each candidate alternative destination to the scheduled visit destination can be easily known by a person skilled in the art through the operation in step 340 described above, so a detailed description is provided. Omit it.

Afterwards, the schedule management module 22 calculates the estimated arrival time to each candidate alternative destination using the calculated travel time to each candidate alternative destination, and calculates the estimated arrival time for each candidate alternative destination from the arrival time of the planned visit destination on the user's travel schedule. By inverting the travel time from the alternative destination to the destination to be visited, the scheduled departure time from each candidate alternative destination to the destination to be visited is calculated. The schedule management module 22 stores the time period between the scheduled arrival time from the user's current location to each candidate alternative destination and the scheduled departure time from each candidate alternative destination to the scheduled visit destination, that is, the residence time at the candidate alternative destination in storage ( 24) Determine whether the average stay time of each candidate alternative destination stored in .

If the stay time at the candidate alternative destination is more than the average stay time of each candidate alternative destination stored in the storage 24, the schedule management module 22 adds the candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list and If the stay time is less than the average stay time of each candidate alternative destination stored in the storage 24, the schedule management module 22 excludes the candidate alternative destination from the alternative destination list. This is advantageous because it can ensure that the user enjoys sufficient time at the alternative destination.

In step 385, the schedule management module 22 receives the user's selection of one candidate alternative destination among at least one candidate alternative destination in the alternative destination list from the user terminal 1.

In step 390, the schedule management module 22 modifies the user's travel schedule based on the received user's selection.

In this embodiment, the schedule management module 22 creates a travel schedule in which the existing destination is replaced with a candidate alternative destination selected by the user, that is, an alternative destination, and provides the revised travel schedule to the user terminal 1. .

Figure 8 shows the travel route displayed on the user terminal 1 based on the user's travel schedule before step 390, that is, the user's existing travel schedule that has not been modified, and Figure 9 shows the travel route displayed on the user terminal 1 after the user's travel schedule has been modified in step 390. It is a travel route displayed on the user terminal 1 based on the travel schedule, that is, the modified travel schedule. Comparing Figures 8 and 9, the previous schedule was to go from Gwangalli Beach to Gukje Market via Busan Cafe, but with the Busan Cafe being replaced by the alternative destination, the Fish Cake Experience Center, the schedule was to go from Gwangalli Beach to Gukje Market via the Fish Cake Experience Center. You can confirm that it has been changed to .

As described above, the travel schedule management method according to the embodiment of the present invention measures the user's current location in real time, and moves the user to the next destination due to traffic congestion during the trip or spending too much time at the previous travel destination. If it is determined that the user will not be able to arrive within the planned time, the user is notified in real time so that the user can quickly reconsider moving to the next destination and avoid wasting valuable time during the trip.

In addition, the travel schedule management method according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a list of alternative destinations including at least one candidate alternative destination that can replace the existing destination to the user who has given up moving to the existing destination, thereby allowing the user replaces existing destinations, eliminating the need to search for destinations to visit, allowing users to enjoy more convenient and efficient travel.

So far, the present invention has been looked at with a focus on preferred embodiments. A person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered from an illustrative rather than a restrictive perspective. The scope of the present invention is indicated in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the equivalent scope should be construed as being included in the present invention.

1: User terminal
2: Schedule management server
3: Traffic information server
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Claims (10)

Obtaining a user travel schedule from a user terminal, in which a plurality of travel destinations to be visited by the user are arranged in chronological order and include a planned arrival time to each travel destination;
measuring the user's current location;
determining which one of the plurality of travel destinations the user currently wants to visit based on at least one of the measured current location and current time of the user;
determining a travel time from the measured current location of the user to the determined travel destination;
calculating an expected arrival time at the determined travel destination based on the determined travel time; and
A real-time travel schedule management method comprising displaying alarm information about the determined travel destination on the user terminal based on a comparison of the calculated expected arrival time and the planned arrival time of the determined travel destination. According to claim 1,
The step of displaying alarm information about the determined travel destination on the user terminal,
determining whether the calculated expected arrival time is later than the planned arrival time at the determined travel destination; and
A real-time travel schedule management method comprising displaying alarm information about the determined travel destination on the user terminal when it is determined that the calculated expected arrival time is later than the planned arrival time of the determined travel destination. According to claim 2,
The step of displaying the alarm information on the user terminal is,
generating an alternative destination list including at least one candidate alternative destination that the user can visit instead of the determined travel destination; and
A real-time travel schedule management method further comprising displaying the generated alternative destination list as alarm information for the determined travel destination on the user terminal. According to claim 3,
The step of generating the alternative destination list is,
Determining the at least one candidate alternative destination based on at least one of the measured location of the user, the determined travel destination, a destination to be visited indicating a travel destination arranged immediately after the determined travel destination on the user's travel schedule, and travel schedules of other users. A real-time travel schedule management method comprising the steps of: According to claim 3,
The step of generating the alternative destination list is,
determining a travel destination within a preset distance based on the measured location of the user as the at least one candidate alternative destination; and
A real-time travel schedule management method comprising adding the determined at least one candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list. According to claim 3,
The user travel schedule includes tag information indicating the properties of each travel destination,
The step of generating the alternative destination list is,
Searching for a travel destination with the same tag as the tag of the determined travel destination from a storage in which information on a plurality of travel destinations is stored;
determining a travel destination with the same tag as the searched tag of the determined travel destination as the at least one candidate alternative destination; and
A real-time travel schedule management method comprising adding the determined at least one candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list. According to claim 3,
The step of generating the alternative destination list is,
Retrieving travel schedules of other users different from the user from storage in which travel schedules of a plurality of users are stored;
determining travel destinations arranged immediately before and after the same travel destination as the destination to be visited among a plurality of travel destinations in each other user's travel schedule retrieved from the storage;
determining travel destinations arranged just before and after the same travel destination as the destination to be visited as the at least one candidate alternative destination; and
A step of adding the determined at least one candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list,
A real-time travel schedule management method wherein the destination to be visited indicates a travel destination arranged immediately after the determined travel destination on the user's travel schedule. According to claim 7,
The step of searching for the travel schedules of other users is,
searching travel schedules of other users including the same travel destination as the destination as one of a plurality of travel destinations;
calculating a degree of consistency between the plurality of travel destinations in the searched travel schedule of each other user and the plurality of travel destinations in the user's travel schedule;
extracting a predetermined number of travel schedules of other users from among the searched travel schedules of other users based on the calculated degree of consistency; and
A real-time travel schedule management method comprising outputting the extracted travel schedules of a predetermined number of other users as a result of searching the travel schedules of the other users. According to any one of claims 5 to 7,
The step of adding the determined at least one candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list includes:
determining a travel time from the measured current location of the user to each candidate alternative destination;
calculating an expected arrival time for each candidate alternative destination based on the determined travel time;
determining a travel time from each candidate alternative destination to a destination to be visited;
calculating a scheduled departure time of the candidate alternative destination based on the determined travel time;
calculating a stay time at each candidate alternative destination based on the calculated expected arrival time and scheduled departure time of each candidate alternative destination;
selecting the at least one candidate alternative destination based on the calculated stay time at each candidate alternative destination; and
A step of adding only the selected at least one candidate alternative destination to the alternative destination list,
A real-time travel schedule management method wherein the destination to be visited indicates a travel destination arranged immediately after the determined travel destination on the user's travel schedule. A user terminal transmitting a user travel schedule from the user terminal, which includes a plurality of travel destinations to be visited by the user arranged in chronological order and a planned arrival time to each travel destination; and
A schedule management server that measures the user's location in real time and displays alarm information on the user terminal based on at least one of the measured location of the user and the current time,
The schedule management server,
Measure the current location of the user, determine a travel destination that the user currently wants to visit among the plurality of travel destinations based on the measured current location of the user, and select the determined travel destination from the measured current location of the user. Determine the travel time to the determined travel destination, calculate the expected arrival time at the determined travel destination based on the determined travel time, and compare the calculated expected arrival time with the planned arrival time at the determined travel destination. A real-time travel schedule management system characterized by displaying alarm information on the user terminal.

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