KR20060117851A - A system and methods for providing informations about a specified place to mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for providing information about a specific place to a mobile communication terminal and a method thereof are provided to extract information by using a place information database when there is an information providing request after constructing the place information database, process the extracted information, and transmit the information to the mobile communication terminal. A system for providing information about a specific place to a mobile communication terminal comprises the followings: a place information database consisting of a set of place identification data items, a set of geographical information data items such as an outline map and a map, and a set of additional information data items; and a place information providing request receiving unit consisting of an ARS(Automatic Response System) device, a CTI(Computer Telephony Integration) device interworking server, an SMS(Short Message Service) receiving server, a WEB(World Wide Web) server, a WAP(Wireless Application Protocol) server, a wire phone exchanger interworking device, and a mobile communication.

Description

A system and methods for providing information relating to a specific place to a mobile terminal and a method for providing the same {A system and methods for providing informations about a specified place to mobile communication terminal}

1 schematically illustrates a configuration of a system for providing place-related information to a mobile communication terminal.

2 schematically illustrates each step of providing place related information to a mobile communication terminal using a place related information providing system.

3 schematically illustrates the configuration of a place-related information database.

4 illustrates a configuration of an information providing request receiving unit.

5 shows the configuration of the information extraction and processing unit.

6 shows the operation steps of the information extraction and processing unit.

7 shows the configuration of the information sending unit.

8 shows the operational steps of the information sending unit.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a case of providing a place-related information using ARS.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a case where CID information is used when a place-related information provision request is made using ARS.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a case where a request for providing location-related information is performed using a call center CTI device interworking server.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of applying a method for providing a place related information using a call center CTI device interworking server to a wired telephone number guide service.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a case where a place-related information provision request is made using a WEB server.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a case where a place-related information provision request is made using a WAP server.

15 is a flowchart illustrating a case where a request for providing place-related information using an SMS receiving server is performed.

16 is a flowchart illustrating a case where a place information transmission request is made using a wired telephone input button.

17 is a flowchart illustrating a case where a voice call button of a mobile communication terminal is pressed while requesting reception of place information by using a mobile communication terminal input button.

18 is a flowchart illustrating a case where a user presses a wireless Internet access button of a mobile communication terminal while requesting reception of place information by using a mobile communication terminal input button.

19 is a flowchart illustrating a case of directly providing information to a mobile communication terminal when a user presses a wireless Internet access button of the mobile communication terminal while requesting reception of place information using the mobile communication terminal input button.

The present invention relates to a system for providing a map, a map, and other information associated with a specific place to a mobile communication terminal and methods of providing the same.

If individuals want to go to a particular business, business, or home they are visiting for the first time, find out the landline phone number there, then call the landline to make a voice call to the location; Call the worker's or resident's mobile phone and ask for voice over the location; Use the map to locate and go there; If there is a website established by a company, a business, etc., check the map, directions, etc. on the web and go there; A navigation method using a GPS (Global Positioning System) is used.

In the case of the voice telephone inquiry method, it is difficult to accurately and sufficiently explain and difficult to remember. In the case of printed maps, information on major roads and buildings can be grasped, but it is difficult to identify individual businesses, businesses, and homes. Even when reading the electronic map generated by the Geographic Information System (GIS) system through the web on the Internet, even individual businesses, businesses, and home information are not included in many cases. If you do not use it, it is difficult to carry and remember the contents. The method of checking on the website opened by the business or business has the advantage of providing information such as directions and descriptive texts so that it is easy to find a specific location, but it is cheap and easy to access the web on the Internet anytime, anywhere. Wireless Internet is not widely available. When using a GPS-based navigation device, it has advantages in terms of guiding the way to the destination while determining the current location by using information provided by satellite, but often does not include information of individual businesses, businesses, and homes, and prices. It is not spread to the majority of individuals because of the problem.

On the other hand, if you want to actively inform individuals, such as how to come to the company from each company, business, home, etc., business content, events, such as how to distribute a print media such as promotional materials; How to mail; Using voice calls; Among mobile communication services, a means such as a method of using a short message service (SMS) or the like is used. These methods are not only costly due to advertisements and promotions for unspecified majority, but also cause problems with spam advertisements socially. In addition, it is inadequate to provide information anytime, anywhere directly and effectively to those who are willing to find such a business or company. Also, if you have an event or event related to a specific place, such as a business relocation, opening of a business, housewarming, wedding, or funeral, you want to let others know where you are now. Methods such as messages cannot be an effective means of transmitting information, and it is difficult for a receiving party to keep information providing media.

With the development of mobile communication technology and widespread use of mobile communication terminals, mobile communication service subscribers can make voice communication with mobile communication service subscribers or wired telephone service subscribers anytime and anywhere. Most mobile communication services provide wireless data communication service. have. Wireless data service of mobile communication service includes SMS, MMS (MultiMedia Message Service), wireless internet access service, etc. New services are continuously added, and its usage is increasing separately from voice calls using mobile phones. . In addition, the mobile communication terminal is currently making rapid progress in increasing the size, color, multimedia, and multi-function of the display device.

On the other hand, wired telephones are being reduced due to the spread of mobile communication, but are installed in most homes, businesses, businesses, etc., and there is still a necessity. Mobile communication terminals are used for mobile communication of individual individuals due to their characteristics of mobility, and landline phones are mainly subscribed and installed based on specific places such as homes, businesses, and businesses due to their characteristics of fixedness. Currently, wireless data services using mobile communication terminals mainly use text messages between individuals. In case of wireless internet access service, users can access the wireless internet portal site provided by each mobile carrier by pressing the wireless internet direct access button (hot key) of the terminal and download mobile phone wallpaper, ringtones, games, etc. It is mainly used for a use. In the case of a multimedia message service, a mobile communication terminal with a built-in digital camera is widely used for transmitting a picture between mobile phone holders or uploading a personal picture on a website.

The location or place related services provided by the mobile communication service as of the filing date are typically 'friend finder' services operated by the wireless internet portal sites of the respective mobile carriers. This service informs the terminal location by using the information of the current base station unit to which the mobile communication terminal is connected. The base station location-based service has a service limit of providing accuracy in the radius of the base station. In order to overcome such drawbacks, a mobile communication terminal with a built-in GPS chip has emerged and the information obtained from the GPS chip can be transmitted using a mobile communication network, so that a relatively accurate position of the terminal holder can be known. In addition, as a derivative of the base station-based or GPS-based positioning service, a service that provides information on the businesses and major facilities around the mobile terminal holder through the electronic map or text is also currently being provided. There is also a service for transmitting the location to other mobile subscribers. The service based on the current position of the holder of the mobile communication terminal has advantages in logistics management, emergency rescue or surrounding facility information, but does not meet the purpose of providing information about a specific place to be solved by the present invention.

The present invention relates to a system for providing information related to a specific place to a mobile communication terminal and a method of providing the same, as opposed to a location based service (LBS) provided by an existing mobile communication service provider. It is not related to the location of the connected base station or the location on the GPS. In the following detailed description of the present invention, 'location' does not mean a current location where a mobile communication terminal exists, but rather indicates a location of a specific place.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is related to a system and a method of providing the same, which provide information related to a specific place to a mobile communication terminal through various methods.

According to the present invention, after constructing a place-related information database, if there is a request for providing information, the wireless data communication function of the mobile communication is provided to the mobile communication terminal to receive the information by processing the information and extracting the information using the database. It is characterized by solving the above-mentioned problem by transmitting by using.

 The present invention provides various methods for requesting information reception from a place-related system of a mobile communication terminal and requesting information transmission to a place-related system of the present invention to a specific mobile communication terminal. In addition, since the mobile communication terminal is based on a voice call and is made small in size and light in order to be easy to carry, there is a disadvantage in that the input means is mainly composed of number input. Therefore, the present invention provides a method for minimizing such inconvenience of input.

Configuration of a system for providing specific place-related information, such as a map, a map to the mobile communication terminal of the present invention for achieving the above object; Providing each place related information; Describes how to request location-related information.

1 schematically illustrates a configuration of a system for providing a specific place-related information to a mobile communication terminal. Referring to FIG. 1, a place-related information providing system according to the present invention may be classified into a database for storing place-related information. An information providing request receiving unit; Information extraction and processing unit; It consists of information sending department.

2 schematically illustrates each step of providing specific place related information by using the system for providing specific place related information of the present invention. Each step of providing place-related information includes a mobile terminal number to which a person who wants to receive information, such as a map or a map, of a specific place to a specific mobile communication terminal and data specifying a specific place receive information request request unit of the present invention. Requesting information input to the user; An information extraction and processing step of extracting and processing information related to a place designated by the information extraction and processing unit from the place-related information database by using the data received from the information providing request receiving unit; An information transmission step is performed by the information transmission unit using the data received from the information extraction and processing unit to transmit information about the designated place to the designated mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, each component and function of the place-related information providing system will be described.

First, the configuration of a place-related information database will be described with reference to FIG. 3. Each data item in the database is largely a set of place identification items; A set of geographic information items; It may be divided into a set of additional information items.

A place identification item is data that distinguishes a place from another place. Examples of the place identification item include a landline telephone number, an address, a business name, a resident's name, a unique number assigned by the present invention, and other items. This can be added. The landline telephone number is a telephone number using a wired communication network, and is importantly used as a means for designating a specific place in the present invention, paying attention to the fact that the landline telephone is installed in a specific place. Here, the landline means a fixed installation location and a numbered telephone, regardless of whether it is a conventional circuit-switched telephone or an internet telephone. A unique number means a number assigned to each place separately if a landline telephone is not installed or if it can be used more conveniently than a method of designating a specific place using a landline telephone number. Unique numbers can be configured in a variety of ways that do not conflict with existing wireline telephone systems. For example, if an existing general phone number includes an area code, the number starts with the number '0', and if it is a national number, it starts with a specific number specified by the country. You can also use the combination of '*' and '#' letters and numbers on the phone keyboard, which are not used by existing phone numbers.

A geographic information item is geographic information related to a specific place. Examples of the geographic information item include an electronic map of a specific place, an electronic map, and a sentence describing a method of reaching a specific place. Here, the directions are shown so that a specific place can be easily found by using the main target or brief road information around the specific place, and the map provides a relatively accurate and complete scale by providing the structures or roads around the specific place.

 The additional information item is data in a multimedia format such as sentence, graphic, audio, video, or link data for other information, which may be added when necessary to explain or promote the contents of a task, event, etc. related to a specific place. For example, the additional information item may include a food menu in a sentence or graphic when a specific place to provide information is a restaurant; In the case of a hospital, providing a sentence and a graphic of the subjects and hours of treatment; When providing discount coupons, admission tickets, etc. provided at a specific place in the form of an authentication code number or graphic data; Providing texts and graphics with announcements about events taking place at specific venues such as opening ceremonies, weddings and housewarming; For example, a company may provide link data to access a homepage or other information providing system opened by a company at a particular place.

The database may be directly input by a specific place operator or may be established by a database administrator using a telephone number database or a GIS (Geographic Information System).

Hereinafter, the components and functions of the information providing request receiving unit will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4. The place-related information request request receiving unit receives the information when the person who wants to receive the specific place-related information or the sender inputs the information specifying the specific mobile communication terminal number and the specific place and requests the information to be provided. It performs the function of transferring to the extraction and processing part. Receiving a request for receiving place-related information means that a user of a specific mobile communication terminal sends specific place-related information to the specific mobile communication terminal to the place-related information providing system of the present invention by using the communication function of the mobile communication terminal. It means to make a request, and means to send a place-related information means that a person who wants to send a specific place-related information to a specific mobile communication terminal to the specific mobile communication terminal to the place-related information providing system of the present invention using wired or wireless communication means. It means to request to send information about a specific place. Hereinafter, the expression 'information request' relating to a place means both information transmission request and information reception request.

The information providing request receiving unit is composed of ARS (Automatic Response System) equipment, CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) equipment interworking server, SMS receiving server, WEB server, WAP server, wired telephone exchange interworking equipment, mobile communication exchange interworking equipment.

ARS equipment is connected to general wired voice telephone network, so it is used to request information provision after accessing ARS through mobile communication terminal or wired telephone. CTI equipment interworking server is linked to the CTI equipment of the call center, such as a telephone number information center, company information center is used when requesting information reception after accessing the call center with a mobile communication terminal. The SMS receiving server is connected to an SMS message receiving center of a mobile communication service provider, and is used to request information provision using an SMS message. The WEB server is connected to the Internet and is used to request information through a WEB browser on a wired or wireless Internet. Since the WAP server is connected to the Internet, the WAP server is used to make a request for providing information using a WAP browser with a built-in WAP browser. The wired telephone exchange interworking equipment is connected to an intelligent network switch of a wired telephone service company, and is used when a wired telephone user wants to transmit information related to the place where the wired telephone is currently installed to a specific mobile communication terminal by inputting a telephone button. The mobile communication exchange interworking equipment is connected to an intelligent network exchange of a mobile communication service company, and is used when a user of a mobile terminal requests to receive information regarding a specific place by a button input of the mobile communication terminal. A method of receiving a place information provision request through each element of the place information provision request receiver will be described later.

Hereinafter, the components and functions of the information extraction and processing unit will be described with reference to FIG. 5. The information extraction and processing unit includes an information providing request receiving unit; A place-related information database; Information dispatching unit; It is linked with the terminal information database of the mobile communication service company and extracts the information about the specified specific place from the database by using the mobile terminal number transmitted from the request for receiving information and the data specifying the specific place. It performs the function.

Referring to FIG. 6, the operation of the information extraction and processing unit first checks whether the information extraction and processing unit exists in the database using data designating a specific place received from the information providing request receiving unit. If the information does not exist, the information providing request receiver is informed that the information is not provided.

If there is information on the specified specific place, the information extraction and processing unit finds the function information provided by the mobile communication terminal by querying the mobile communication service company terminal information database using the mobile communication terminal number received from the information providing request receiver. From the information on the specific place, the data of the type suitable for the function provided by the mobile communication terminal is extracted from the place-related information database.

Thereafter, the information extraction and processing unit performs processing such as resolution conversion, size conversion, and conversion into a form suitable for the mobile communication terminal function for the extracted data, and then receives the processed information and the mobile communication terminal to receive the information. Pass the number to the information dispatcher. The final delivery form of the processed information may be a WAP page or an MMS message according to the function of the mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, the function and configuration of the information sending unit will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The information sending unit receives a place-related information made in the form of a WAP page or an MMS message from the information extraction and processing unit and the mobile communication terminal number to receive the information, and then sends the information to the mobile communication terminal. In order to perform these functions, the information sending unit is linked with the SMS sending center and MMS sending center of the mobile communication service provider, and the WAP server and MMS message which enables the mobile terminal user to view the WAP page delivered from the information extracting and processing unit. It includes an MMS download server for downloading directly to the mobile communication terminal. In addition, it is linked with the wireless Internet access equipment of the mobile communication service company to process the information receiving request through the wireless Internet button input of the mobile communication terminal to be described later.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 8, the operation of the information sending unit, when the information to be sent is in the form of a WAP page, the information sending unit configures the information as a specific page in the WAP server and includes a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the page. Creates a Call Back URL SMS message in which the mobile communication terminal number to receive the place information is designated as the receiver. Thereafter, the generated SMS message is transmitted to the SMS transmission center of the mobile communication service company. The user of the mobile communication terminal can access the corresponding page in the information sending unit WAP server using the received Call Back URL SMS message to view the place related information; If the place information to be sent is in the form of an MMS message, the mobile communication terminal number to receive the place information is designated as a receiver, and the MMS message is transmitted to the MMS sending center of the mobile communication service so that the corresponding information is received by the mobile communication terminal; After moving the MMS message to a specific download location in the MMS download server, it generates a Call Back URL SMS message including the URL of the location and the mobile communication terminal number to receive the place information. Thereafter, the generated SMS message is transmitted to the SMS transmission center of the mobile communication service company. The user of the mobile communication terminal can access the corresponding download location in the information transmitter MMS download server using the received Call Back URL SMS message and download the place related information. Whether to use the MMS sending center of the mobile communication service company or its own MMS download server included in the information sending part depends on the cost of sending the MMS and whether the mobile service company permits the connection of the external MMS download server. An operation step in the case of requesting information reception through the wireless Internet button input of the mobile communication terminal will be described later.

Hereinafter, a method of receiving the place information provision request and providing the information by using each element of the information provision request receiver will be described in detail.

First, a method of providing information regarding a specific place to a mobile communication terminal by receiving an information providing request using an ARS (Automatic Response System) will be described with reference to FIG. 9. A person who wants to receive specific place-related information on the mobile communication terminal or wants to send specific place-related information to the mobile communication terminal calls the telephone number of the ARS device of the information providing request receiver of FIG. 4 and then provides the information according to the announcement. Enter the landline phone number or unique number of the specific place you want to receive and enter the number of the mobile communication terminal to receive the information using the buttons on the phone. Information input to the ARS equipment arrives at the information extraction and processing unit of FIG. 5, and the information extraction and processing unit generates place-related information corresponding to a wired telephone number or a unique number and transmits it to the information sending unit.

For example, if a mobile terminal provides SMS and wireless Internet access, enter the mobile phone number and wired telephone number installed in a specific place in the ARS device. A Call Back URL SMS is sent to access the WAP page, and the user of the mobile communication terminal receiving the message can access the corresponding WAP page to read the information. By using this method, the person who wants to come to a specific place can be informed of the landline phone number of the place by phone call so that they can access the ARS directly from the mobile communication terminal and receive the map, map, etc. After the ARS calls the ARS, it is possible to transfer information such as directions and maps to the other party's mobile communication terminal using the landline telephone number of the place.

Furthermore, referring to FIG. 10, a method of using CID (Caller ID: Caller Information) information is provided when receiving a place information providing request through ARS. After checking the CID information of the incoming call to the ARS, if the CID is a mobile communication terminal, estimate it as a request for receiving information regarding a specific place, and immediately after connecting, enter the destination landline or unique number and press the asterisk. If you want to receive information related to most specific places, you can request information reception quickly by entering a single number. In addition, if the CID (Caller ID) of the ARS phone is a landline phone, it is assumed to be a request for information related to a specific place, and immediately after the connection, enter the number of the mobile terminal to provide the information of the current place and press the asterisk. Press "Well sperm to go to the menu" to export the information for most specific places, you can quickly send information request by entering a single phone number. The method of changing the ARS message according to the CID number not only provides a quick input method, but also enables a user to remember the ARS number by using a single ARS representative number to handle both a place-related information reception request and a transmission request. There is also an advantage.

Next, a method of providing information regarding a specific place to a mobile communication terminal by receiving a request for providing information using a server linked to a CTI device of a call center will be described with reference to FIG. 11. If you have called a call center, such as a phone number information desk or a company information center, and have indicated that you want to receive information about a particular place, either verbally or by pressing the Select button, the information or choices made by the call center staff. The button input is entered into the CTI equipment of the call center. Thereafter, the CTI device transmits the data indicating the mobile communication terminal number and the specific place identified using the CID information to the CTI device interworking device of FIG. 4. The specific place designation data delivered here may be a wired telephone number installed at a specific place or may be other data of a place identification item such as a unique number of the place related information database of FIG. 3. The CTI equipment interworking server transmits the received data to the information extraction and processing unit of FIG. 5, and the information extraction and processing unit generates relevant specific place-related information and delivers the information to the information sending unit.

For example, if you use a mobile terminal to call a representative number of a specific bank, the phone information system of the bank can guide you to each branch's phone number and send the map's map information to the mobile terminal. When calling a representative number of a chain store, the phone number of each restaurant chain may be guided, and additional information such as a discount coupon or a link information for accessing a reservation site may be sent.

Hereinafter, an example of using a method for receiving a place information providing request using a CTI device interworking server for a wireline telephone number guide service will be described with reference to FIG. 12.

As of the filing date, many people call a landline number center, such as 114, and provide the landline number agent with the business name and approximate address or name and approximate address of the person they are calling. I use a service that searches a database and gives me a landline number. In addition, a system for guiding a phone number through voice recognition is also being developed when a voice recognition system is connected to a voice recognition system without being connected to a counselor. The wired telephone number guide service is not just a service of notifying the caller by voice using a real voice or text to speech (TTS) equipment, but using the call forwarding function of the telephone intelligent network as of the filing date. There is even a service that connects directly to the telephone line. The method using the CTI equipment interworking server is to go beyond the existing landline telephone number guide service as described above, and the wireline telephone caller wants to receive information related to the place where the landline telephone is installed among the service menus presented after the voice telephone telephone voice guidance. If the menu is selected, it can be used to receive information related to the place through wireless data communication.

The CTI equipment of the telephone number guide service informs the landline telephone number by using the TTS and then checks whether the user of the guide service uses the mobile communication terminal by using the CID number. If you are a mobile terminal user, send a message like "Press 1 for direct connection and 2 for receiving directions." Here, the comment may be changed and other data items stored in the place-related database of FIG. 3 may be presented in addition to the directions. When the user of the guide service presses a button corresponding to a menu for providing a place-related information, the guided landline telephone number and the number of the mobile communication terminal are received by the CTI equipment interworking server of FIG. 4 and then transferred to the information extraction and processing unit of FIG. The extraction and processing unit generates the specific place-related information and delivers it to the information sending unit.

Next, a method for providing specific place-related information to a mobile communication terminal by receiving a request for providing place information using a WEB server on the Internet will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 13. A person who wants to provide specific place-related information to the mobile communication terminal accesses the WEB server of the place-related information providing request receiver of FIG. 4 through the Internet, inputs a trade name, address, landline phone number, and unique number of the specific place, and executes mobile communication. You can request a place-related information by entering a terminal number. The WEB server transmits data on a specific place to provide the mobile communication terminal number and information to the information extraction and processing unit of FIG. 5, and the information extraction and processing unit generates information related to the specific place and transmits the information to the information sending unit. . By providing a place-related information input function on the WEB page, it is possible to input additional information or to modify existing data. The place-related information may be transmitted to a plurality of mobile terminal holders through a list of mobile terminal numbers.

In the example of the method of accessing the WEB server of FIG. 4, in addition to the method of directly inputting the URL of the WEB server of FIG. 4, a search result is performed after performing a search using the name and address of a specific place in a WEB search site on the Internet. A method of pressing a link to a corresponding place information providing request page in the WEB server of FIG. 4 shown in FIG. Pressing a link to a corresponding place information providing request page in the WEB server of FIG. 4 from a WEB page opened by a specific company or a business; Various examples are possible. As an example of using this method in daily life, you can print information such as directions from a website established by a specific company, carry it with you, store the information on the mobile terminal without going to the company, or browse it anytime, anywhere. Occation; For example, when a housewarming ceremony, a wedding ceremony, a funeral, etc., there are events, such as a map of the event venue, maps, and the like added to the event date and time and sent to a plurality of mobile communication terminals.

Next, referring to FIG. 14, a method of receiving a place information providing request using a WAP server on the Internet and providing specific place related information to a mobile communication terminal will be described in detail. A person who wants to provide specific place-related information to the mobile communication terminal accesses the WAP server of the place-related information providing request receiver of FIG. 4 using the WAP server access function of the mobile communication terminal, and the name, address, wired telephone number, By entering a unique number and the mobile terminal number can be requested to provide the place-related information. The WAP server transmits data on a specific place to provide a mobile communication terminal number and information to the information extraction and processing unit of FIG. 5, and the information extraction and processing unit generates information related to the specific place and transmits the information to the information dispatch unit. do. The WAP page may be provided with a place-related information input function to input additional information or to modify existing data. The place-related information may be transmitted to a plurality of mobile terminal holders through a list of mobile terminal numbers.

As an example of a method of accessing the WAP server of FIG. 4, a WAP server of a place-related information request request receiver of FIG. 4 is connected to a WAP server provided by a mobile communication service provider by pressing a wireless Internet access button (hot key) of the mobile communication terminal. Connecting by pressing a link to connect to; A method of pressing a link to a corresponding place information providing page in the WAP server of FIG. 4 shown in a search result after performing a search by using a name and address of a specific place in a WAP server provided by a mobile communication service company; Setting the initial wireless Internet access URL of the mobile communication terminal to the address of the WAP server of FIG. 4 and then directly accessing the WAP server of FIG. 4 by pressing a wireless internet access button; Various examples, such as a method of directly accessing a call or a wireless Internet access button by pressing a wireless Internet access number assigned to the WAP server of FIG. 4, are possible.

Most of the methods using the WAP server are intended to receive place-related information by using the mobile communication terminal. Therefore, in the mobile terminal number input step, the mobile terminal number information currently connected to the WAP server is preferentially selected. Or it can always be fixed to the mobile terminal number connected to the WAP server can be modified so that it can be used conveniently without requiring the separate mobile terminal number input.

A simple example of receiving specific place-related information using the WAP server of FIG. 4 is as follows. A user of a mobile communication terminal presses a wireless Internet access button and accesses a WAP server provided by a mobile communication service company, and then selects a menu of the WAP server. Among them, a link to a WAP server of a place-related information providing request receiver of FIG. 4 is pressed and moved. After entering only the landline phone number of a specific place you want to receive information, the connected mobile communication terminal number and the inputted landline telephone number are delivered, and information, such as a map and a map of the place, is provided to the mobile communication terminal through each step of the present invention. do.

Next, a method of providing specific place-related information to a mobile communication terminal by receiving a request for providing place information using an SMS receiving server will be described with reference to FIG. 15. A person who wants to provide specific place-related information to the mobile communication terminal may receive the place-related information by sending an SMS message to the SMS receiving server of the place-related information providing request receiver of FIG. 4. The SMS receiving server of FIG. 4 is assigned a unique SMS MO (Mobile Originated) reception number assigned by a mobile communication service company. If you want to receive and send the information related to a specific place, write the SMS message body by inputting the landline telephone number of the place or the unique number assigned to the place in the SMS message. Thereafter, in the SMS receiving party number input menu, the number assigned to the SMS MO receiving server of FIG. 4 is inputted, and in the number input menu to be contacted, a number of the mobile communication terminal to receive the place-related information is sent. The message then arrives at the SMS receiving server of FIG. 4 and the relevant information is delivered to the information extraction and processing unit of FIG. 5, and the information extraction and processing unit generates the specific place-related information and transmits it to the information sending unit.

A simple example of receiving specific place-related information using the SMS receiving server of FIG. 4 is as follows. The mobile terminal user inputs a wired telephone number of a specific place in the SMS body and designates the SMS receiving number as the SMS receiving server of FIG. 4. Most mobile communication terminals press the confirmation button only because the mobile phone number of the terminal is already displayed in the number input menu to be contacted. Thereafter, place-related information arrives through each step of the present invention. A simple example of transmitting specific place-related information using the SMS receiving server of FIG. 4 is as follows. After the mobile terminal user inputs a wired telephone number of a specific place in the SMS body, the SMS receiving number is received in FIG. Specify as a server. Enter the mobile phone number of the other mobile communication terminal to receive the place-related information from the menu to enter the contact number. Thereafter, place-related information arrives through each step of the present invention.

Next, a method of requesting transmission of place-related information by using an input button of a landline telephone will be described with reference to FIG. 16. A person who wants to transmit specific place-related information to a mobile communication terminal presses a sequence of combinations of a specified special number and a mobile communication terminal number in a landline telephone installed at a specific place; Pressing a sequence of combinations of special characters and mobile terminal numbers; By pressing a sequence of special numbers, special characters, and mobile communication terminal numbers, information related to the place where the landline telephone is installed can be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. In this case, the special number is a number given by the landline telephone service company, and the special character means '*' or '#' among the landline telephone input buttons. If "0101234567" is a mobile communication terminal number, the ordered combination of a special number and a mobile communication terminal number means a combination of a special number and a mobile communication terminal number such as "1150101234567", "1160101234567", and the like; The sequence of special characters and the mobile terminal number is one or more special characters and the mobile terminal number such as "* 0101234567", "** 0101234567", "# 0101234567", "## 0101234567", "* 0101234567 *", etc. Means a combined form; The ordered combination of a special number, a special character, and a mobile terminal number means a combination of a special number, one or more special characters, and a mobile terminal number such as "** 1140101234567", "## 1140101234567", and the like.

The input content configured in a form distinguished from a general telephone call request is inputted to an intelligent network switch of a landline telephone service company, and the intelligent network switch recognizes a specific place-related information transmission request distinguished from the general telephone call request by interpreting the number. Thereafter, the intelligent network switch transmits the wired telephone number and the mobile communication terminal number to the wired telephone transmission request processing server of the information providing receiver of FIG. 4 interworking through the SS7 network using the common line signaling system. The data transmitted to the wired telephone transmission request processing server reaches the information extraction and processing unit of FIG. 5, and the information extraction and processing unit generates place-related information corresponding to the wired telephone number or the unique number and transmits it to the information sending unit. A function of guiding broadcasting through a separate communication channel used for transmitting voice information between the exchange and the wired telephone transmission request processing server may be added.

Hereinafter, a method for requesting reception of place-related information by using an input button of a mobile communication terminal will be described by dividing into a case of using a voice call button of a mobile communication terminal and a case of using a wireless internet button.

First, a case in which a voice call button is used will be described with reference to FIG. 17. A person who wants to receive information regarding a specific place by a mobile communication terminal, a special number designated by the mobile communication terminal, a landline telephone number installed in a specific place, or a unique number assigned to the place Press a sequence of combinations of numbers; Press a permutated combination of special characters and landline or unique numbers; After pressing a sequence of a special number, a special character, a landline phone number or a unique number, and then press a voice call button, the mobile communication terminal can receive information regarding a place where the landline phone is installed or a place where a unique number is assigned. Here, the meaning of the special number, the special character, and the permutated combination is the same as in the above-mentioned place-related information transmission request using the wired telephone button.

The input contents configured in a form distinguished from a general telephone call request are inputted to an intelligent network switch of a mobile communication service company via a mobile communication base station, and the intelligent network switch receives a request for receiving information regarding a specific place which is distinguished from the general telephone call request by interpreting a number. Figure out. Thereafter, the intelligent network switch transmits a wired telephone number or a unique number and a mobile communication terminal number to a mobile communication terminal reception request processing server of the information providing receiver of FIG. 4 interworking through an SS7 network using a common line signaling method. The data transmitted to the mobile communication terminal reception request processing server arrives at the information extraction and processing unit of FIG. 5, and the information extraction and processing unit generates place-related information corresponding to a wired telephone number or a unique number and transmits it to the information sending unit. A function of guiding broadcasting through a separate communication channel used for transmitting voice information between the exchange and the mobile communication terminal reception request processing server may be added.

Next, a case of using the wireless Internet button will be described with reference to FIG. 18. A person who wants to receive information regarding a specific place by a mobile communication terminal presses a wired telephone number installed at a specific place or a unique number assigned to the place. Or; Dial a sequence of special numbers and landline numbers or unique numbers; Press a permuted combination of special characters and landline or unique numbers; After pressing a serial combination of a special number, a special character, a landline telephone number or a unique number, and then press a wireless Internet access button, the mobile terminal can receive information related to the place where the landline telephone is installed or the place where a unique number is assigned. Here, the meanings of the special numbers, special characters, and permutational combinations are as described above .

The input contents configured in a form distinguished from a general telephone call request are input to an intelligent network exchange of a mobile communication service company through a mobile communication base station, and the intelligent network exchange is interpreted by a number to identify a specific place related to the general telephone call. At the same time, it identifies the request as a wireless Internet access method. Since then, the intelligent network switch transmits a wired telephone number or a unique number and a mobile terminal number to a mobile communication terminal receiving request processing server of the information providing receiving unit of FIG. 4 which is generally linked through an SS7 network using a common line signaling method. Signals a connection type request. The data transmitted to the mobile communication terminal reception request processing server arrives at the information extraction and processing unit of FIG. 5, and the information extraction and processing unit generates place-related information corresponding to a wired telephone number or a unique number and transmits it to the information sending unit.

In case of the request for receiving information using the wireless Internet button, in addition to the above method, MMS download of the place-related information sending unit of FIG. 7 is provided without receiving a connection information such as Call Back URL SMS and accessing the mobile communication terminal again. It is possible to connect directly to the MMS message download location on the server or to the corresponding location on the WAP page. A process of directly providing place information to a mobile communication terminal will be described with reference to FIG. 19. When the information extraction and processing unit generates the location-related information using the data transmitted from the mobile terminal receiving request processing server and transmits it to the information sending unit, the information sending unit sends the URL of the corresponding WAP page in the WAP server or the MMS message in the MMS download server. Send the URL and the mobile terminal number to the wireless Internet access processing equipment inside the mobile service company. Thereafter, the wireless internet access processing equipment activates the wireless internet access function of the mobile communication terminal and designates a connection location of the mobile communication terminal using the transmitted URL information.

The simplest example using this method is a case where a mobile communication terminal user presses a wired telephone number of a specific place to receive information and then presses a wireless Internet access button to access a WAP page that provides information about the place.

As described above, in the case where it is necessary to provide information related to a place in daily life, such as to go to a specific place or to inform information about a specific place, it is inconvenient to use the existing method. According to the present invention, it is possible to easily provide specific place-related information to a mobile communication terminal by utilizing a wireless data communication function of a mobile terminal. The use of the present invention will not only be convenient in daily life but also in industrial applicability of the present invention.

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In order to provide information such as a map, a map, etc. related to a specific place to a mobile communication terminal, A place information database consisting of a set of geographic information data items, such as a set of place identification data items, a map and a map, and a set of additional information data items; A place information providing request receiving unit comprising an ARS device, a CTI device interworking server, an SMS receiving server, a WEB server, a WAP server, a wired telephone exchange interworking device, and a mobile communication exchange interworking device; It is linked with the information providing request receiver, the place information database, the information sending unit, and the mobile communication service company terminal information database. Therefore, the information is specified in the place information database using the mobile communication terminal number received from the information providing request receiving unit and the data specifying the specific place. An information extraction and processing unit which extracts and processes the place-related information and delivers it to the information sending unit in the form of a WAP page or an MMS message; And It is linked with SMS service center, MMS service center and wireless internet access processing equipment of mobile communication service company, and includes WAP server and MMS download server, so WAP page received from information extraction and processing unit is configured on WAP server. Send Call Back URL SMS for connection, send MMS message using MMS Sending Center of mobile carrier, send Call Back URL SMS for download access after transferring to MMS download server, or use mobile terminal button In case of pressing the wireless internet access button when requesting to receive the information, it transmits the information that directly accesses the WAP page or MMS message to the wireless internet access equipment of the mobile communication service company so that the mobile terminal can access the information directly through the wireless Internet. Consists of wealth Receiving a request for providing information; Extracting and processing information; A system that acts as an information dispatch step. The method of claim 1, In the configuration of the place-related information database, the place identification data item includes the wired telephone number item installed in the specific place, and then ARS equipment, CTI equipment interworking server, SMS receiving server, WEB server, WAP server, wired telephone exchange interworking equipment, and mobile communication. Method of designating a specific place by inputting a landline telephone number when requesting information provision from a place information providing request receiving unit configured as an exchange interworking device. The method of claim 1, In the construction of a place-related information database, place identification data items include a unique number entry that assigns a number to a specific place only with numbers or a combination of numbers, '*', and '#', without conflicting with existing landline telephone numbers. Requesting place information consisting of ARS equipment, CTI equipment interworking server, SMS receiving server, WEB server, WAP server, wired telephone exchange interlocking equipment, and mobile communication exchange interlocking equipment. How to The method of claim 1, Method of receiving information request to ARS equipment, CTI equipment interworking server, SMS receiving server, WEB server, WAP server, wired telephone exchange interworking equipment, mobile switching center interworking equipment. The method of claim 4, wherein A method of changing a menu selection using caller information (CID) when receiving a request for providing information using an ARS device or a CTI device interworking server. The method of claim 4, wherein Inputting a telephone number when making a request for providing information using a wired telephone exchange interworking equipment or a mobile communication exchange interworking equipment; Enter a combination of telephone number and special number; Enter a combination of phone number and special characters ('*', '#'); How to request information by entering a combination of phone number, special number and special characters The method of claim 6, Inputting a telephone number when requesting information provision using a mobile communication exchange interworking equipment; Enter a combination of telephone number and special number; Enter a combination of phone number and special characters ('*', '#'); If the user presses the wireless Internet access button after entering a combination of phone number, special number and special characters, the information dispatcher sends the URL of the MMS message in the WAP page or the MMS download server to the wireless Internet access device of the mobile communication service company. How to have your device browse a WAP page or download an MMS message directly.

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