KR20130120909A - Method, server and computer-readable recording medium for managing and supplying tour information - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a method, a server and a computer-readable recording medium for managing and providing tour information. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving and storing tour route setting information according to each theme or by each theme tour specialist and tour information according to each tour route; if a user due for a tour selects a specific theme and a specific tour specialist in the specific theme and the selections by the user is inputted, displaying tour route setting information and tour information on the tour route according to the specific theme and the specific tour specialist; receiving and storing information and related data generated by a user who is on tour with reference to the tour route setting information according to the specific theme or by the specific theme tour specialist, and the tour information on the tour route; and gathering and storing at least some of the information and related data generated by each user who is on tour with reference to the tour route setting information according to the specific theme or by the specific theme tour specialist, and the tour information on the tour route, and then providing the gathered information and related data to the user who is on tour or to a user who may henceforth search for information about the specific theme. According to the present invention, it is possible to help a person who intends to tour in the touring with a specific theme, share a variety of related information and tour information obtained during a tour with others. [Reference numerals] (S110) Input tour routes and tour information depending on each tour theme or specific theme tour specialist;(S120) User due for a tour selects a specific theme and a specific tour specialist related to the specific theme;(S130) Tour information providing server displays and provides tour route setting information and tour information on the tour route according to the specific theme and the specific tour specialist to the user;(S140) Receive and store additional information and related data generated by a user who is on tour with reference to the tour route setting information according to the specific theme or by the specific theme tour specialist, and the tour information on the tour route;(S150) When multiple users are on tour with reference to the tour route setting information according to the specific theme or by the specific theme tour specialist, and the tour information on the tour route, gather information and related data generated by each, and then provide the gathered information and related data to each user who is on tour or to each user who may henceforward search for information about the specific theme;(S160) Update tour information with the support of other users or tour specialists

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for managing and providing travel information, a server, and a computer readable recording medium.

The present invention relates to a business model for allowing a user to travel and to share travel information experienced by a user with other users at a high level by viewing a travel route set by a travel expert of a theme or theme.

Those who want to plan a trip generally purchase a travel book to obtain information about the area where they want to travel, or obtain travel information through the travel agent's homepage. In recent years, individual users have also been able to obtain information on travel destinations through their travel blogs.

In the case of a travel agency or a travel website providing conventional travel information, only a travel route or a travel destination and corresponding travel information set by the travel agency are provided, and the user's travel history is also shared in a fragmentary independent form, There is a problem that there is a limit to use such information.

In addition, in the case of travel records that individual users uploaded on their blogs, the recorder recorded memories of travel in a desired manner, and there were many insufficient aspects to obtain information necessary for a travel plan required by a third party.

Therefore, a person planning a trip can obtain information about a travel route or a travel area according to a travel theme, and can plan a trip by modifying a travel route in a desired direction. There is a need for an efficient method of sharing travel information that can be systematically shared with other third parties.

It is an object of the present invention to solve all the problems described above.

Further, according to the present invention, at least a part of the digital data generated by the users in the corresponding travel route is searched in association with the corresponding travel route based on the travel route set for each travel theme, so that the users can easily obtain the optimum travel route and the optimum information And the like.

In order to accomplish the above object, a representative structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing and providing travel information for storing and sharing travel information and experience, the method comprising the steps of: (a) Receiving and storing travel information; (b) if a specific theme desired by the user scheduled to travel or a selection of a specific travel expert related to the specific theme is inputted, the travel route setting information according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert and the travel information according to the travel route Displaying it to a user; (c) receiving data related to information generated during a trip from a user traveling with reference to the travel route setting information according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert and the travel route according to the travel route, and storing the data; And (d) when there are a plurality of users traveling on the basis of the travel route setting information according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert and the travel information according to the travel route, Collecting at least a part of the travel information and providing it to each of the traveling users or providing information to each user who is searching for information related to the specific theme in the future.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a travel information management and provision server for storing and sharing travel information and experience, the server comprising: travel route setting information according to a theme or a travel expert according to the theme; An expert input information management unit for receiving and storing the input; A user input information manager for inputting data related to a specific theme or travel route setting information according to a specific travel expert related to the specific theme and information related to information generated during a trip from a user traveling with reference to travel information according to the travel route, ; When a plurality of users are traveling on the basis of the travel route setting information according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert and the travel information according to the travel route, at least a part of data related to information generated by each user during travel is collected An integrated travel information management unit for managing and managing the travel information; And when the selection of the specific theme or the specific travel expert desired by the user who is scheduled to travel out of the information managed by the expert input information management unit is inputted, the travel route setting information corresponding to the specific theme or the specific travel expert, To the user, providing the collected information managed by the integrated travel information management unit to each of the traveling users, or each of the users who search for information related to the specific theme in the future And a display management unit that performs a function of providing the travel information management server.

In addition to this, another method for implementing the present invention and a computer-readable recording medium for executing the method are further provided.

According to the present invention, after collecting data related to information generated during travel by each user traveling with reference to travel route setting information according to a specific theme or a specific travel expert and travel information according to the travel route, To be provided to each of the traveling users or to each of users who search for information related to the specific theme in the future, systematic and reasonable information related to the theme travel can be provided.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing and providing travel information according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows components of a server for providing travel information management and providing method according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows an example of an application in which a traveling user confirms a travel route, travel information, and the like and uploads various types of travel stories according to each point of each travel route.
FIGS. 4 to 6 illustrate an example of using the travel information according to the present invention to display expert information and travel information of each user according to the travel theme of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

The Samsung Economic Research Institute has selected key customers (China) for popular culture, experiential learning, mind-healing, smart, dreams, and all, as the seven trends of future tourism. have.

The present invention provides a self-sustaining and continuous community centered on Internet service-based experts (so-called GURU) to share and discuss the real-time contents of travel information and travel activities in accordance with the evolution of such changing travel products, We want to provide a cloud platform.

In addition, the present invention is intended to provide a platform that allows a user to set up a travel route by processing a travel route based on a theme-specific travel route provided by a travel expert, in addition to providing a travel route for each travel area.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing and providing travel information according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the travel information managing and providing method for storing and sharing travel information and experience first receives travel route setting information and travel information according to travel themes according to each theme or theme, and stores them ).

Here, travel professionals may be experts in travel, but they are not limited to them, but various experts on various topics such as photography, humanities, history, anthropology and science. These various themed specialists enter the themed travel route and travel information corresponding thereto, and the travel information management and provision server receives and stores them. Travel professionals, on the other hand, may be individuals with individual expertise, but may also be organizations such as municipalities and industry-academia, private local experts (eg rural villagers, village adults) It could be an individual user.

Then, when a user who is going to travel selects a specific travel expert related to a specific theme or a specific theme (S120), the travel information providing server transmits setting information of the travel route according to the specific theme selected by the user, And provides it to the user (S130). At this time, the user who is scheduled to travel by mutually linking through the related keyword including the subject of the travel information, the related location, the related travel theme, and the related area is displayed so that the user can sequentially search desired information and related information along with the linked information Lt; / RTI > It is also possible to present the information to the user by dividing the information by each travel specialist or each travel route or travel area or travel theme. Links to other sites (such as Google Map, Google Earth, etc.) that can provide other travel information, including map views, distance views, etc., of travel destinations by travel route or travel region To allow the user to know ahead of time where he or she will travel through maps or actual street photos.

The user who is scheduled to travel in this manner can plan the trip with reference to the displayed theme or travel route setting information according to the specific travel expert and travel information according to the travel route. Specifically, a user may travel through a specific theme provided by the server or a travel route designated by an expert, but based on the travel route, the user may slightly modify the travel route or add or reduce the travel route according to his schedule, You can also create a route.

That is, the travel information providing server may set and provide travel information such as a travel route of the user only if there is a user's request to modify the travel information provided on the basis of the information selected by the user scheduled to travel. Then, you travel along the route you set yourself.

Then, the user who travels along with such information and the travel route he / she desires is provided with various information acquired by himself / herself during traveling, for example, additional travel information, his / her travel history, To the travel information providing server (S140).

At this time, the user can separately upload through an application provided to a personal terminal such as a user's smart phone, access a web site providing the travel information providing service according to the present invention, and transmit travel data such as the user's own additional travel record You can also upload.

Specifically, a separate application may be provided to the user terminal so that users can easily upload additional travel-related data while traveling. This application displays setting information of a travel route according to a specific theme selected by a user or a specific travel expert and travel information according to the travel route to a user who is traveling, and operates on a GPS basis, and the current user (traveler) And can tell that a certain amount of travel has been completed. In addition, the application can present various menus to fill the story of each point of the user's travel route. Of course, online editing tools can also be provided by applications or websites so that traveling users can edit and save travel data.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an application that can use the service according to the present invention so that a traveling user can confirm a travel route, travel information, and upload his or her various types of travel stories according to respective points of each travel route. .

Meanwhile, at this time, the uploaded data is stored in linkage with the travel route setting information and the travel information according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert referred to when the user sets up the travel route, It also has the effect of making it possible to see additional travel data uploaded by the user when referring to travel route information set by a specialist and travel information according to travel route.

When a traveling user uploads his or her travel history or travel information, the travel information providing server, if there are a plurality of users traveling on the basis of travel route setting information according to a specific theme or a specific travel expert and travel information according to the travel route, The data related to the information generated by each user may be collected and provided to each user who travels at least a part of the collected data or may be provided to each user who searches for information related to a specific theme at step S150. At this time, based on the travel information inputted and stored from the specific travel expert, the user combines at least some of the information generated during traveling, that is, the moving picture, photo, voice, ≪ / RTI > to provide the traveler with the additional data.

In addition, when a traveling user enters his / her travel data, he or she may want to share it with a third party, or may want to share it only with certain members, It is desirable to be able to adjust the degree of disclosure information individually or totally by the data uploaded by the user.

By adding the user's related travel data in addition to the travel route setting information set by the travel expert and the travel information according to the travel route, the theme travel storytelling is a series of user- , And as a result, individual users (travelers) and experts will make stories about travel together.

On the other hand, the travel route setting information inputted by the travel expert according to the theme or the theme, the travel information according to the travel route, and the travel data inputted by the user may be updated by supplementing or adding by another user or another travel expert (S160).

Travel information according to the themes of experts and users accumulated through the above steps can be a travel encyclopedia in the form of a so-called Wikipedia. That is, it can be a form in which experts and / or users complement each other with travel information to be inserted into a travel route according to a certain theme.

When the travel information is accumulated, the travel route setting information entered by the expert, travel information, the travel experience accumulated by the users, travel information, You can specify your travel destination through discussions with other users, add your own data after the trip, and experts can also update data, such as correcting data errors of users, to provide rich travel data with improved information quality. .

On the other hand, users experience travel-telling experiences experienced in the field of travel according to their characteristics, discuss the theme with other users before the trip, establish the meaning of the travel, The group (Group A) that fills up the trip, and the city spotting, such as interviewing experts in urban life, and finding related places in the city. (Group B) that performs activities that help the actual journey beyond the monitoring level.

Next, FIG. 2 shows components of a server for providing travel information management and providing method according to the present invention.

2, the server 200 includes an expert input information management unit 210, a user input information management unit 220, a display management unit 230, an integrated travel information management unit 240, a communication unit 250, . ≪ / RTI >

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the expert input information management unit 210, the user input information management unit 220, the display management unit 230, the integrated travel information management unit 240, the communication unit 250, At least some of which may be included in or communicating with the server 200. For example, 2, the server 200 includes an expert input information management unit 210, a user input information management unit 220, a display management unit 230, an integrated travel information management unit 240, a communication unit 250, and a control unit 260 All of which are included in the server 200. At least some of these program modules may be included in the server 200 in the form of an operating system, application program modules, and other program modules, and may be physically stored on a variety of well-known storage devices. Also, at least some of these program modules may be stored in a remote storage device that is capable of communicating with the server 200. Such program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or execute particular abstract data types, described below, in accordance with the present invention.

Specifically, the expert input information management unit 210 can manage the travel route setting information and the travel information according to the travel route from the theme travel experts, and store the travel information.

In addition, the user input information management unit 220 receives digital data related to information generated during a trip from a user traveling with reference to travel route setting information and travel information according to a specific theme or a specific travel expert, And so on.

In addition, when there is a user's selection for a specific theme desired by the user who is going to travel or a specific travel expert related to the specific theme, the display management unit 230 displays the travel route setting information according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert, It is possible to extract the travel information according to the travel route from the expert input information management unit 210 and manage the displayed travel information to be displayed to the user.

In addition, the display management unit 230 may display the travel route information, which is generated when the user is traveling, when the user is traveling on the basis of the travel route setting information according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert, At least a part of the data related to the information may be collected and then displayed to each of the traveling users or displayed to each of users who search for information related to the specific theme in the future.

Next, the integrated travel information management unit 240 acquires data related to the information generated by the user traveling on the basis of the travel route setting information according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert and the travel information according to the travel route In this case, it is possible to combine at least some of the data related to the information generated by the users during travel, based on the travel information inputted and stored from the specific travel expert on a primary basis Or the like.

The communication unit 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an expert input information management unit 210, a user input information management unit 220, a display management unit 230, and an integrated travel information management unit 240, And to communicate with the device.

The control unit 260 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an expert input information management unit 210, a user input information management unit 220, a display management unit 230, an integrated travel information management unit 240, 250) in accordance with the flow of data. That is, the control unit 260 according to the present invention controls the flow of data between the components of the server 200 from / to the outside, so that the expert input information management unit 210, the user input information management unit 220, The management unit 230, the integrated travel information management unit 240, and the communication unit 250, respectively.

FIGS. 4 to 6 illustrate an example of using the travel information according to the present invention to display expert information and travel information of each user according to the travel theme of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a case in which the travel information of a theme of a specialist in a web site provided by the travel information providing server is provided. When the user selects a specific theme or travel information according to the theme travel experts, the travel information providing server displays a menu as shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 4, the various menus include a video description menu for selected theme travel, a presentation menu menu, a question and answer menu, a map link menu of a travel route related to a map of a travel route, Menu, a resource menu for sharing data related to the selected theme, a web link menu linking other social networks or websites related to the selected theme travel, and an information menu of the selected user. Among them, it shows a link between the selected travel expert and the travel data of the travel route, other experts related to the travel area, or other users.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the actual usage of the displayed travel information provision of FIG. The user creates and saves an actual travel route he / she desires based on the travel route and the travel information provided by the displayed expert, and utilizes it when actually traveling. Of course, according to the themes provided in the theme travel information, there is not only one kind of travel route, but a travel route recommended by experts, a travel route which is most visited, a travel route made by first-time users You can provide various routes such as a travel route made.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which a traveling user confirms a travel route, uploads a photograph or a moving image of himself / herself, and confirms it.

Referring to FIG. 6, a traveling user confirms his location through a location-based service (LBS) through a map linked to an external map link (for example, a Google map) through a travel route menu, Restaurants, and accommodation, or you can shoot and upload them yourself.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, either singly or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those recommended for use by those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto- optical media such as floptical disks, optical media), and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, I will say.

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A method for managing and providing travel information for storing and sharing travel information and experiences,
(a) receiving and storing travel route setting information according to each theme or a travel expert for each theme and travel information according to the travel route;
(b) when a selection for a specific theme desired by a user who is going to travel or a specific travel expert related to the specific theme is input, the travel route setting information according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert and the travel information according to the travel route are recalled; Displaying to the user;
(c) receiving and storing data related to information generated during a trip from a user traveling with reference to the travel route setting information according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert and the travel information according to the travel route; And
(d) when there are a plurality of users traveling with reference to the travel route setting information according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert and the travel information according to the travel route, at least one of data related to information generated by each of the users during the trip; Collecting some and providing them to each of the traveling users or providing each of the users searching for information related to the particular theme in the future.
Travel information management and providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The step (d)
And at least some of data related to information generated by each of the users based on the travel information received and stored by the specific travel expert. 3. The method of claim 2,
(e) the data provided is updated by complementation of different users or different travel professionals.
Travel information management and providing method further comprising. The method of claim 1,
The step (b)
By linking through the related keywords including the subject, the relevant location, the relevant travel theme, and the relevant region of the travel information to display the desired information and related information sequentially to the user who is going to travel according to the linked information Travel information management and providing method, characterized in that. The method of claim 1,
The step (c)
And the degree of public information is adjustable according to the selection of the user. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the information generated during the travel includes one or more of moving picture, picture, voice, and text. The method of claim 1,
The step (b)
Travel information management and providing method characterized in that the display can be displayed by each travel expert, travel route, travel area or travel theme. The method of claim 1,
(f) if the user has requested to modify at least some of the travel information provided based on the information selected by the user who is going to travel, setting and providing only the travel information of the user; How to manage and provide travel information. The method of claim 1,
The step (c)
And providing an online editing tool to the traveling user. The method of claim 1,
The step (b)
And providing a link to a site capable of providing other travel information including a map view and a street view of a travel destination according to the user's additional request. A travel information management and provision server for storing and sharing travel information and experiences,
An expert input information management unit for receiving and storing travel route setting information according to each theme or a travel expert according to the theme and the travel information according to the travel route;
A user input information manager for inputting data related to a specific theme or travel route setting information according to a specific travel expert related to the specific theme and information related to information generated during a trip from a user traveling with reference to travel information according to the travel route, ;
When there are a plurality of users traveling with reference to the specific theme or the travel route setting information according to the specific travel expert and the travel information according to the travel route, at least some of the data related to the information generated by each of the users during the trip are collected. Integrated travel information management unit to manage; And
When a selection for the specific theme or the specific travel expert desired by the user who is going to travel among the information managed by the expert input information manager is input, the travel route setting information and the travel route according to the specific theme or the specific travel expert are inputted. Display the travel information according to the user, and provide the collected information managed by the integrated travel information management unit to each of the traveling users or to each of the users searching for information related to the specific theme in the future. Display management unit to perform the function
Travel information management and providing server comprising a. The method of claim 11,
The integrated travel information management unit,
Travel information management and providing server, characterized in that to combine at least a portion of the data associated with the information generated by each of the user based on the travel information received and stored from the specific travel expert. The method of claim 11,
The display management unit,
By linking through the related keywords including the subject, the relevant location, the relevant travel theme, and the relevant region of the travel information to display the desired information and related information sequentially to the user who is going to travel according to the linked information Travel information management and providing server, characterized in that. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded a computer program for managing and providing travel information according to the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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