KR20070070646A - Mobile phone available providing weather information and method for providing weather information using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal for providing weather information and a method for providing weather information using the same are provided to allow a user to easily obtain weather information by displaying an avatar image having clothes and small pieces corresponding to the weather. A terminal controller(101) controls a general operation of a mobile terminal and a process of providing a series of weather information such as collecting, editing and displaying of the weather. A wireless transmitting/receiving unit(102) having an FM frequency reception function receives weather information in real time from a broadcast station server through an FM DRAC(Data Radio Channel) method. A GPS receiving unit(105) receives location information of the terminal from an artificial satellite. A memory unit(103) stores the weather information and the location information, and stores avatar image information having clothes and small pieces suitable for a particular weather. A weather information processing module(104) generates local area weather information data by combining the weather of a particular area based on the location information of the terminal, configures summary weather information including area weather information data and an avatar image, and outputs it to display unit.

Description

A mobile communication terminal providing weather information and a weather information providing method using the same

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal for implementing a weather information providing method according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a weather information providing method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

101: terminal control unit 102: wireless transceiver

103: memory unit 104: weather information processing module

105: GPS receiver 106: key input unit

107: display unit 108: antenna

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal for providing weather information and a weather information providing method using the same. More particularly, by collecting weather information through FM DRAC (Data Radio Channel) and notifying the user at a specific time set by the user. In addition, the present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal for providing weather information for effectively delivering weather information to a terminal user and a weather information providing method using the same.

Due to the development of the communication industry and the rapid expansion of mobile communication services, many people are carrying mobile communication terminals, and in addition to mobile wireless telephony functions, wireless internet functions are added to the mobile communication terminals in order to meet various functions of users. have. Recently, a service for providing weather information to a mobile communication terminal through a wireless Internet has been implemented.

The method of providing weather information using a wireless Internet service is obtained by searching for a weather service menu after a user of a mobile terminal accesses a wireless Internet service from his or her own terminal. It is difficult for older people to obtain weather information in this way, and there is a problem in that charges are imposed on users due to the charges associated with wireless Internet access.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, by collecting the weather information via FM DRAC (Data Radio Channel) and notify the user at a specific time set by the user, it is possible to effectively deliver the weather information to the terminal user The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal providing weather information and a weather information providing method using the same.

The mobile communication terminal providing weather information according to the present invention for achieving the above object controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal, and serves to control a series of weather information providing process such as collecting, editing, and displaying weather information. A terminal control unit configured to provide a FM frequency reception function, a wireless transceiver for receiving real-time weather information from a broadcasting station server through an FM DRAC (Data Radio Channel) method, and a terminal provided on one side of a mobile communication terminal. A memory for storing the location information of the GPS receiver for receiving location information of the location, the weather information received through the wireless transceiver, and the location information received through the GPS receiver, and for storing avatar image information equipped with clothing and accessories suitable for a specific weather; And a terminal acquired through weather information received through the FM DRAC and the GPS receiver. Local weather information data is generated by combining weather for a specific region based on the location information of the device, and the avatar unit information on the avatar image having clothes and accessories corresponding to the weather is based on the local weather information data. And a weather information processing module configured to extract summary weather information including local weather information data and avatar images, and output the same to the display unit of the mobile communication terminal under the control of the terminal controller.

Preferably, the local weather information data is implemented in the form of a text file, and the weather information processing module converts the local weather information data in the form of a text file into a voice and outputs it to a speaker.

The weather information providing method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of receiving weather information from the broadcasting station server using FM DRAC (Data Radio Channel), and using the GPS receiver to determine the location information of the mobile communication terminal; Generating local weather information data by combining weather for a specific area where the terminal is located based on the weather information and location information, and generating avatar image information having clothes and accessories corresponding to the weather; And displaying the summary weather information including the local weather information data and the avatar image information on the display unit of the mobile communication terminal.

Preferably, the summary weather information is displayed on the display unit after a wake-up call operation of the mobile communication terminal.

According to a feature of the present invention, the weather information is received in real time through the FM DRAC, etc. and the position information of the corresponding terminal is acquired through the GPS receiver to selectively combine weather information of a specific region where the corresponding terminal is located, By displaying an avatar image having clothes and props corresponding to the weather, information about the weather can be easily obtained.

Hereinafter, a weather information providing method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal for implementing a weather information providing method according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a flow chart illustrating a weather information providing method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal for implementing the weather information providing method according to the present invention includes a terminal controller 101, a wireless transceiver 102, a memory 103, a GPS receiver 105 and It consists of a combination of weather information processing module 104.

The terminal controller 101 may be configured as a mobile station module (MSM) as a main processor of the mobile communication terminal, and controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. In particular, it plays a role in controlling a series of weather information providing processes such as collecting, editing, and displaying weather information.

The wireless transceiver 102 transmits a call signal received through the antenna 108 to the terminal controller 101 or outputs a signal generated from the terminal controller 101 to the outside through the antenna 108. Play a role. In addition, the radio transceiver 102 has an FM frequency reception function, and thus performs real-time reception of weather related information from a broadcasting station server (not shown) through an FM DRAC (Data Radio Channel) method.

The memory unit 103 basically stores a program required for the operation of the mobile communication terminal, data generated by the operation of the mobile communication terminal, and the like. In addition, it stores weather information such as temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and wind direction received in real time through the wireless transceiver 102. In addition, it stores the avatar information preset by the user. The avatar information refers to image information in which clothes and props according to weather are mounted on a specific avatar. For example, in the case of rainy weather, a raincoat or an umbrella may be mounted on the avatar. The memory unit 103 stores location information of the corresponding terminal received from the GPS receiver 105 in addition to the weather information and avatar information.

The GPS receiver 105 is implemented by a wireless communication chip having a GPS function and demodulates a GPS signal received from a satellite. The terminal controller 101 can extract the location information of the corresponding mobile communication terminal through the GPS signal.

On the other hand, the weather information processing module 104 based on the weather information received through the FM DRAC under the control of the terminal controller 101 and the location information of the terminal acquired through the GPS receiver 105, the weather of a specific region While generating the local weather information data by combining the information on, while the avatar unit having avatar information corresponding to the weather, that is, clothing and accessories suitable for the weather based on the local weather information data, the memory unit 103 And finally, to display the summary weather information consisting of the local weather information data and the avatar information on the display unit 107 of the mobile communication terminal to be described later. For reference, the local weather information data may be provided in a text form, and the local weather information data in a text form may be converted to a voice and output to a speaker. The weather information processing module 104 may be included in the terminal controller 101, that is, included in the MSM.

In addition to the above components, the mobile communication terminal is provided with a user interface consisting of a key input unit 106 and a display unit 107. The key input unit 106 may include a plurality of numeric keys and function keys, and the display unit 107 serves to display an operation performance state of the mobile communication terminal, for example, local weather information and an avatar image.

Operation of the mobile communication terminal having the above configuration, that is, the weather information providing method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described. Prior to the explanation, it would be that morning, considering the point at which the weather information of a particular day is most effectively delivered to people. In view of this, the present invention proposes a method of associating with a wake-up call function that is typically added to a mobile communication terminal. Of course, it can be implemented independently of the morning call function.

First, as illustrated in FIG. 2, in a state where a wake-up call is set to output a specific sound source through a speaker at a specific time zone, the user sets to receive weather information through the mobile communication terminal FM DRAC before the wake-up call time (S201). . The time at which the weather information is received may be arbitrarily set by the user, for example, 5 minutes before the wakeup call operation time.

In this state, when the time 5 minutes before the wake-up call arrives, the corresponding terminal receives the weather information such as temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and wind direction in real time using the FM DRAC from the broadcasting station server through the wireless transceiver 102. The weather information is selectively stored in the memory unit 103 (S202) (S203). Meanwhile, the GPS receiver 105 provided at one side of the mobile communication terminal receives a GPS signal from the satellite, and the terminal controller 101 of the corresponding terminal extracts the location information of the corresponding terminal through the received GPS signal (* S204). .

Under the condition of grasping weather information and location information of the terminal, the weather information processing module 104 controls the specific area, that is, the corresponding terminal, based on the received weather information and location information under the control of the terminal controller 101. By combining the information on the weather of the region to generate a predetermined region weather information data (S205). Meanwhile, in the memory unit 103 of the mobile communication terminal, an avatar image, which is image information of clothing and accessories according to weather, is stored in a specific avatar, and the weather information processing module 104 is based on the local weather information data. In step S206, the avatar image corresponding to the weather is extracted from the memory unit 103. Accordingly, the summary weather information composed of the local weather information data and the avatar image is configured (S207). The local weather information may be provided in text form.

When the wake-up call operation time arrives in the state where the summary weather information is configured as described above, a specific sound source set as the wake-up call source is output to the speaker (S208) (S209). Subsequently, when the output of the morning call sound source ends, the summary weather information including the local weather information data and the avatar image is displayed on the display unit 107 of the mobile communication terminal under the control of the terminal controller 101 (S210). Through the summary weather information displayed on the display unit 107, the user can easily know the weather information of the day. On the other hand, as an additional function, the local weather information data of the summary weather information may be converted to speech through TTS (Text To Speech) conversion and output to the speaker (S211).

The mobile communication terminal providing the weather information according to the present invention and the weather information providing method using the same have the following effects.

It can receive weather information in real time through FM DRAC and acquire location information of the terminal through GPS receiver to selectively combine weather information of the specific area where the terminal is located, and also clothing and accessories corresponding to the weather. By displaying the avatar image with the information on the weather can be easily obtained.

Claims (4)

A terminal controller which controls all operations of the mobile communication terminal and controls a series of weather information providing processes such as collecting, editing, and displaying weather information; A radio transceiver for receiving an FM frequency reception function in real time and receiving weather information from a broadcasting station server through an FM DRAC (Data Radio Channel) method; A GPS receiver provided at one side of the mobile communication terminal to receive location information of the terminal from a satellite; A memory unit configured to store weather information received through the wireless transceiver and location information received through the GPS receiver, and store avatar image information including clothing and accessories suitable for a specific weather; Based on the weather information received through the FM DRAC and the location information of the terminal acquired through the GPS receiver, the local weather information data is generated by combining weather for a specific region, and based on the local weather information data, Avatar image information including clothing and props corresponding to the weather is extracted from the memory unit to construct summary weather information consisting of local weather information data and avatar image, and output to the display unit of the mobile communication terminal under the control of the terminal controller. Mobile communication terminal for providing weather information, characterized in that comprises an information processing module. The method of claim 1, wherein the local weather information data is implemented in the form of a text file, and the weather information processing module converts the local weather information data in the form of a text file into voice and outputs the weather information to a speaker. Providing mobile communication terminal. Receiving weather information from a broadcasting station server using FM DRAC (Data Radio Channel); Identifying location information of a mobile communication terminal using a GPS receiver; Generating local weather information data by combining weather for a specific area where a terminal is located based on the weather information and location information; Generating avatar image information including clothes and accessories corresponding to the weather; And displaying the summary weather information comprising the local weather information data and the avatar image information on a display unit of the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 3, wherein the summary weather information is displayed on the display unit after a wake-up call operation of the mobile communication terminal.

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