KR102492006B1 - Real time location confirm system - Google Patents

Abstract

As well as guaranteeing personal privacy, it is about a real-time location confirmation system that can automatically send emergency information to the management server or guardian terminal if the watch terminal is not approved for a set time in response to the current location approval request of the guardian terminal, A target terminal that is connected through satellite and electrical line communication and has a built-in GPS receiver to check current location information, and a watch terminal and electric line communication that is connected to the target terminal and is connected through a local area network to display the location of the target terminal Including a guardian terminal receiving the current location information of the target terminal 100 through the approval of the watch terminal by requesting current location approval information capable of checking the current location information from the target terminal using the target terminal, the target terminal If the guardian terminal fails to respond to the requested current location approval information, an emergency signal may be automatically transmitted to the guardian terminal and the management server.

Description

Real time location confirmation system

The present invention is a real-time location confirmation system that can automatically transmit emergency information to a management server or a guardian terminal if the watch terminal is not approved for a predetermined time in response to the current location approval request of the guardian terminal as well as guaranteeing personal privacy. it is about

With the recent development of communication-related technologies, many communication services using wireless are provided to users.

A communication system using wireless has evolved from a service that only supported a voice service, and now provides voice and data related services even while moving at high speed.

In the case of an existing cellular phone system, a Short Message Service (SMS) of about 40 characters has been provided to a system user.

However, due to the rapid technological development in recent years, real-time video and audio added to it have been exchanged.

With the technological development of such a mobile communication system, the number of types of services that can be provided by the system has increased, the quality of the service has also improved, and efforts to combine with other digital contents have increased.

For example, digital cameras, digital portable audio systems, geographic information systems, etc. have been combined with mobile communication systems, but recently developed into technologies such as body sensing functions by interacting in the form of a wristwatch through a local area network using Bluetooth. The reason why this effort was possible is because the data transmission/reception performance of the mobile communication system has improved along with the user's request for using various services.

Here, a global information system (GIS) refers to an information providing system using a global positioning system (GPS).

Among services using the geographic information system, traffic information, road information, and a service for tracking/confirming the location of an individual or a specific object are common.

The GPS system was originally developed for military purposes, and is a method in which a GPS terminal provided in a mobile communication device receives signals transmitted from two or more satellite stations and calculates a location.

Recently, domestic mobile communication companies are providing users with services for tracking/confirming the location of a specific target. As a method for tracking/confirming the location, a handset-based location tracking method, which is a tracking method using GPS satellites, and base station cell coverage are used. There is a network-based location tracking method, which is a tracking method used.

A service for tracking/confirming the location of a specific object is in the limelight by protected persons, that is, the handicapped, the elderly, as well as parents with young children and owners with pet dogs. By using the provided service, the location of the child can be grasped, so it is possible to prepare for various accidents.

However, the above-described conventional location tracking service always has a problem of invasion of privacy of individuals due to indiscriminate confirmation of location information, and when the signal is unstable, a problem in reliability is lowered, which does not guarantee the safety of the person to be protected. have disadvantages.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2005-109121 (Publication date: 2005.11.17.) Domestic Patent Publication No. 10-2011-81587 (Publication date: 2011.07.14.) Domestic Patent Registration No. 10-1675164 (Announcement date: 2016.11.10.) Domestic Patent Publication No. 10-2018-131237 (published date: 2018.12.10.)

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention can check the current location of the person to be protected under the approval of the person to be protected, and if positioning is not performed for a long time due to signal instability, etc., a position that can quickly cope with this situation It aims to provide a confirmation system.

In order to solve the above-described technical problem, the real-time positioning system according to the present invention is connected to a satellite through electric line communication, and a target terminal having a built-in GPS receiver to check current location information, and a local area network with the target terminal Current location of the subject terminal through the approval of the watch terminal by requesting current location approval information for checking the current location information from the subject terminal using a watch terminal connected to display the location of the subject terminal and electric line communication Including a guardian terminal receiving the information, characterized in that the target terminal can automatically transmit an emergency signal to the guardian terminal and the management server when it fails to respond to the current location approval information requested by the guardian terminal.

In addition, the watch terminal has a form that can be worn by the subject in close proximity to the subject terminal, but includes at least one of a current location confirmation switch, an emergency switch, and an approval switch interlocking with the subject terminal on the outer surface, but the approval switch is When requesting the current location approval information from the guardian terminal, it is preferable to transmit the current location information of the subject terminal confirmed by the GPS receiver by selection.

In addition, the current location confirmation switch enables the current location information of the subject identified by the GPS receiver of the subject terminal interworking with the satellite to be displayed on the watch terminal through an image map, and the emergency switch through the subject terminal It is preferable to transmit the current location information of the target terminal together with the emergency signal information to the guardian terminal and the management server.

According to the present invention, unlike the prior art, when the current location approval information is transmitted to the target terminal through the guardian terminal, the current location information of the target can be transmitted to the guardian terminal only by the approval by driving the approval switch, thereby improving personal privacy. It can have the effect of solving the infringement problem, and if approval is not made for a set time after requesting the current location approval information, the target terminal can automatically transmit emergency information to the management server and the guardian terminal. It has the effect of preventing safety accidents in the first place.

1 is an understanding diagram of a real-time positioning system according to the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing a watch terminal for a real-time positioning system according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the positioning action relationship for the real-time positioning system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, other objects and features of the present invention in addition to the above objects will be clearly revealed through the description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, and unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, are used herein. It has the same meaning as commonly understood by a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, they should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. don't

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a real-time positioning system according to the present invention (hereinafter, simply referred to as 'verification system') will be described in detail. Prior to the description, the subject terminal 100 and the guardian terminal 300 described below refer to a smart phone capable of connecting to each other through a local area network such as Bluetooth as well as electric line communication, and the watch terminal 200 is It refers to a terminal in the form of a wristwatch equipped with a display displaying images or videos connected to the subject terminal 100 through a local area network.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the confirmation system 1 according to the present invention largely includes a subject terminal 100, a watch terminal 200, and a guardian terminal 300.

In more detail, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the target terminal 100 is connected to a plurality of satellites 400 through a telecommunications network and receives positional coordinates through the satellite to determine the current location. It is a terminal with a built-in GPS receiver.

For example, the target terminal 100 is a terminal possessed by a target person in need of guardian protection, such as the elderly, the disabled, and children, and is owned by the target along with the watch terminal 200 connected through a local area network.

Here, the watch terminal 200 is possessed by the subject in the form of a wristwatch to reduce the risk of loss, but through a GPS receiver and a plurality of satellites provided in the subject terminal 100, the current location information of the subject can be provided. In the event of an emergency situation where the current location is not known due to loss of the way or by another person, an emergency signal is transmitted to the management server 500 or the guardian terminal 300 that interworks through the base station (B / S) to quickly respond make it happen

To this end, as shown, the watch terminal 200 is positioned by a current location confirmation switch 210 capable of confirming the current location, an emergency switch 220 for coping with an emergency situation, and a guardian terminal 300 to be described later. At least one of the approval switches 230 capable of selecting whether or not to approve information is provided.

In addition, the watch terminal 200 is provided with a display on which an image map (M) is displayed to identify the current location information received from the subject terminal 100, so that the subject can clearly identify information about the current location by the map make it possible

Hereinafter, the working relationship of the confirmation system 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 , when a subject wants to know his or her current location, the current location confirmation switch 210 provided in the watch terminal 200 is driven to receive current location information.

That is, when the current location confirmation switch 210 is activated, the GPS receiver of the subject terminal 100 connected to the local area network operates and receives current location information where the subject terminal 100 is located through a plurality of satellites.

Then, the subject terminal 100 transmits the received current location information to the watch terminal 200 through a local area network so that the subject can check the received current location information through the image map (M), and the transmitted image map (M) is displayed It is displayed through so that the subject is provided with information about the current location.

On the other hand, if it is impossible to receive current location information due to geographical characteristics or malfunction of the device or a situation in which contact with the guardian occurs, the subject operates the emergency switch 220 to indicate that he or she is in an emergency management server ( 500) or the guardian terminal 300.

At this time, the target terminal 100 allows at least one or more designated guardian terminals 300 and the management server 500 to transmit wired calls or letters displaying emergency information, but finally the target terminal 100 as necessary. ) is preferably transmitted together with the current location information received by the GPS receiver.

That is, when the emergency switch 220 is driven, an emergency signal is transmitted to the management server 500 provided in institutions such as fire departments or 112 reporting centers, and at the same time, the target terminal 100 through a nearby base station (B / S) Sends a wire call request and an emergency text message. For example, when the management server 500 receives an emergency signal through the watch terminal 200, the location of the target terminal 100 is searched without the consent of the target person, and the nearby police station It is to enable rapid response to contact the district unit.

In addition, when the guardian wants to frequently check the location of the target to be protected, the guardian requests the current location approval information from the target terminal 100 and provides the current location information of the target terminal 100 according to the approval. It can be downloaded, and it can utilize a normal application downloaded and installed in the guardian terminal 300 .

That is, when the current location approval information is requested from the target terminal 100 through an application installed in the guardian terminal 300, the target terminal 100 receives it through the base station (B / S), etc., and the watch terminal 200 The display of the guardian terminal 300 recognizes that location confirmation approval information has been received by text or the like.

Thereafter, the subject drives the approval switch 230 provided in the watch terminal 200, and the approval information is transmitted to the subject terminal 100 and at the same time the current location information received by the GPS receiver is transmitted to the base station (B / S ) is transmitted to the guardian terminal 300 as a text or an image map (M) identically to that displayed on the watch terminal 200, so that the subject's current location can be confirmed.

At this time, if the approval of the subject terminal 100 is not made in the current location approval information over a certain period of time (eg, 24 hours or more) several times, the subject terminal 100 is an emergency provided in the watch terminal 200 Regardless of the driving of the switch 220, it is preferable to automatically transmit an emergency signal to the management server 500 so as to cope with the situation of an unconfirmed subject who may cause a safety accident.

As described above, in the real-time location confirmation system 1 according to the present invention, when the current location approval information is transmitted to the subject terminal 100 through the guardian terminal 300 differently from the prior art, the approval switch 300 is driven. It is possible to have the effect of solving the personal privacy invasion problem by enabling the current location information of the subject to be transmitted to the guardian terminal 300 only by the approval of the current location, and after requesting the current location approval information, approval for a set time If this is not done, the subject terminal 100 can transmit emergency information to the management server 500 and the guardian terminal 300 by itself, thereby having an effect of preferentially preventing safety accidents.

As described above, the present invention has been described by specific details such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, but these are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. , Those skilled in the art in the field to which the present invention belongs can make various modifications and variations from these descriptions.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and it will be said that not only the claims described below but also all modifications equivalent or equivalent to these claims belong to the scope of the present invention. .

1: real-time positioning system according to the present invention
100: target terminal
200: location terminal
210: confirmation switch 220: emergency switch
230: approval switch
300: guardian terminal
400: satellite
500: management server
B/S: base station
M: image map

Claims (3)

The satellite 400 and connected via electric line communication doedoe GPS receiver is built-in subject terminal 100 that can check the current location information;
A watch terminal 200 connected to the subject terminal 100 through a local area network and displaying the location of the subject terminal 100; and
Receiving the current location information of the target terminal 100 through the approval of the watch terminal 200 by requesting current location approval information capable of checking the current location information from the target terminal 100 using electric line communication Including; the guardian terminal 300;
The watch terminal 200 has a form that can be worn by the subject in close proximity to the subject terminal 100, but on the outer surface, a current location confirmation switch 210, an emergency switch 220 and an approval switch interlocking with the subject terminal 100 Including at least one of (230),
The approval switch 230 allows the current location information of the subject terminal 100 identified by the GPS receiver to be transmitted by selection when the guardian terminal 300 requests the current location approval information,
The current location confirmation switch 210 allows the current location information of the subject confirmed by the GPS receiver of the subject terminal 100 to be displayed through an image map (M),
The emergency switch 220 transmits the current location information of the subject terminal 100 together with the emergency signal information to the guardian terminal 300 and the management server 500 through the subject terminal 100,
If the subject terminal 100 fails to approve the current location information requested by the guardian terminal 300, the management server 500 regardless of whether the emergency switch 220 provided in the watch terminal 200 is operated or not. ) Real-time positioning system, characterized in that for transmitting an emergency signal to.
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