KR100590472B1 - Monitoring method and system of location based service system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring a location based service system.

At least one LBS device that stores LBS statistical data generated in the process of providing location based services; An LBS monitoring server periodically connected to each LBS device to determine whether a failure occurs while monitoring the respective LBS statistical data, and generating and transmitting a text message including the failure occurrence information; A mobile communication network including a mobile switching center (MSC) and a radio access network (RNC) for receiving and transmitting the text message; And it provides a location-based service monitoring system comprising a disaster recovery terminal for receiving and displaying the text message via the mobile communication network.

According to the present invention, it is possible to quickly identify and recover the occurrence of the failure of the location-based service system, the service demand is exploding, it is possible to improve the quality of location-based services and increase customer satisfaction.

Location-based services, LBS statistical data, PDE, MPC, LBSP, OMC, text messaging

Description

Monitoring method and system for location based service system {Method and System for Monitoring Location Based Service System}

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an example of an LBS system;

2 is a block diagram schematically showing an LBS monitoring system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram briefly illustrating an internal configuration of an LBS monitoring server according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram schematically showing an LBS monitoring system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of monitoring an LBS device using an LBS monitoring system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: LBS system 160: positioning server

200, 400: LBS monitoring system 210, 410: LBS monitoring server

220: PDE 222: PDE-OMC

230: MPC 232: MPC-OMC

240: LBSP 242: LBSP-OMC

250 mobile switching center 260 wireless access network

262: base station controller 264: base station transmitter

270: failure recovery terminal 310: LBS monitoring module

320: SMS module unit 330: wireless email module unit

340: user interface 350: LBS device control unit

360: failover terminal DB 370: log file DB

420: Internet 430: Wireless Internet Gateway

The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring a location based service (LBS) system. More specifically, the LBS system is periodically connected to the LBS system by using an LBS monitoring device having a function of monitoring a failure occurring in a plurality of devices constituting the LBS system to check the LBS system to identify the occurrence of the failure, and the device in which the failure occurs. The present invention relates to a monitoring method and system for an LBS system that notifies a fact of occurrence of a failure to a mobile communication terminal of a disaster recovery personnel organized separately.

In order to provide communication services such as the Internet beyond the recent space, many companies are spurring the development of a new technology called wireless Internet. Wireless Internet refers to the environment and technology that enables users to use Internet services through a wireless network while the user is on the move. The development of mobile phone-related technologies and the rapid increase in mobile phone penetration have further accelerated the development of this wireless Internet environment.

On the other hand, location-based services, among a variety of wireless Internet services using a wireless communication terminal such as a mobile phone or PDA (PDA), in particular, has been in the spotlight due to its wide availability and convenience. Location-based wireless Internet services can be used for rescue requests, response to crime reports, geographic information systems (GIS) for providing information on neighboring areas, differentiation of mobile communication charges according to location, traffic information, vehicle navigation and logistics control, location It can be used in various fields and situations such as customer relationship management (CRM).

In order to use the location-based wireless Internet service, it is essential to know the location of the wireless communication terminal. Currently, as a method of identifying a location using wireless communication, a method using GPS is typical.

GPS is a system that can be located anywhere in the world by 24 GPS satellites orbiting the earth at an altitude of about 20,000 kilometers. GPS uses radio waves in the 1.5 GHz band, and on the ground there is a coordination center called Control Station, which collects and synchronizes information transmitted from GPS satellites. do. In general, triangulation is used as a method of positioning using a GPS system. Three satellites are required for triangulation, which requires a total of four GPS satellites, including one observational satellite for time error.

In more detail, since GPS already knows the position of each of the three satellites, the GPS is positioned by measuring the distance between the satellite and the GPS receiver. Since the distance from the satellite to the GPS receiver is transmitted from the satellite, the propagation time can be known from the difference between the time when the radio wave is transmitted from the satellite and the time received by the GPS receiver with the built-in clock.The propagation time is multiplied by the speed of light. To calculate the distance.

On the other hand, GPS has the advantage that anyone can use freely, there is no limit to the number of users, continuous positioning in real time, and relatively accurate position measurement is possible.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an example of an LBS system 100.

The conventional LBS system 100 using GPS is a GPS satellite 110, a mobile communication terminal 120, a base transceiver station (BTS) 130, a base station controller (BSC) 140, mobile It is configured to include a switching center (MSC: Mobile Switching Center) (150) and the positioning server (160).

The GPS satellite 110 is a satellite used to locate the mobile communication terminal 120 in GPS. In GPS, the GPS satellite 110 is composed of 24 satellites that continuously transmit the navigation data necessary for position calculation to the mobile communication terminal 120 through a carrier wave, of which 21 satellites are used for navigation. The three satellites are reserved for reserve.

The mobile communication terminal 120 is a terminal having a built-in GPS receiver for receiving navigation data from the GPS satellites 110. The base station transmitter 130, the base station controller 140, and the mobile switching center 150 perform functions such as clock distribution, GPS data transmission and reception, etc. for GPS as well as a typical call processing function.

The positioning server 160 receives location information such as latitude and longitude coordinates from the mobile communication terminal 120, calculates the location of the mobile communication terminal 120, and provides a separate LBS platform for providing various LBSs. ).

On the other hand, LBS described so far is due to a variety of functions, convenience, etc., the use range and the number of users is rapidly increasing. Therefore, in providing a more accurate and high quality LBS service to the user, the importance of the operation and failure monitoring of the LBS system established in addition to the construction of the LBS system is increasing.

However, the current failure monitoring of the LBS system is mainly reported by a user using the LBS, or a somewhat passive way to identify the failure by the administrators who manage the failure of the LBS system is mainly used have. The failure monitoring method of the passive LBS system has a disadvantage in that it is difficult to immediately identify the fact that the failure occurs, which causes users to complain about the service. In other words, the manager of the LBS system periodically checks the occurrence of the failure of the LBS system, so it takes a lot of time to identify the failure according to the check cycle of the LBS system, while the failure report by the user is inconvenient for the user due to the failure. The problem is that the fault is identified after it is present.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention periodically checks the LBS system by using the LBS monitoring device having a function of monitoring a failure occurring in a plurality of devices constituting the LBS system to check the LBS system to prevent the occurrence of failure. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for monitoring a LBS system that identifies and reports a failure to a mobile communication terminal of a disaster recovery personnel organized separately for each failed device.

According to a first object of the present invention, a location-based service monitoring system for monitoring and recovering from a failure occurring in a location-based service system, which stores LBS statistical data generated in the process of providing location-based services. One or more LBS devices; An LBS monitoring server periodically connected to each LBS device to determine whether a failure occurs while monitoring the respective LBS statistical data, and generating and transmitting a text message including the failure occurrence information; A mobile communication network including a mobile switching center (MSC) and a radio access network (RNC) for receiving and transmitting the text message; And it provides a location-based service monitoring system comprising a disaster recovery terminal for receiving and displaying the text message via the mobile communication network.

According to a second object of the present invention, a location-based service monitoring system for monitoring and repairing a failure occurring in a location-based service system, at least one of storing each LBS statistical data generated in the process of providing location-based services LBS device; An LBS monitoring server periodically connected to each LBS device to determine whether a failure occurs while monitoring the respective LBS statistical data, and generating and transmitting a text message including the failure occurrence information; A mobile communication network including a mobile switching center for receiving and transmitting the text message and a wireless access network; Disaster recovery terminal unit for receiving and displaying the text message through the mobile communication network; A wireless internet gateway which performs data conversion to provide a connection function between the mobile communication network and the Internet; And at least one remote control terminal accessing the LBS monitoring server through the mobile communication network and the wireless internet gateway or the internet to remotely control each LBS device. .

According to a third object of the present invention, fault information from the LBS monitoring server is provided through at least one LBS device providing location based service, an LBS monitoring server for accessing each LBS device to monitor LBS statistical data, and a mobile communication network. CLAIMS What is claimed is: 1. A method for monitoring a location-based service system, comprising: one or more disaster recovery terminals for receiving an included text message, comprising: (a) checking a monitoring cycle of each LBS device to determine whether the monitoring cycle is reached; (b) accessing each of the LBS devices to monitor the LBS statistical data; (c) determining whether a failure occurs in each of the LBS devices, and confirming failure recovery terminal information organized in the failed LBS device; (d) generating a text message including failure occurrence information and transmitting the generated text message to the disaster recovery terminal; And (e) checking whether a reception acknowledgment signal is transmitted from the disaster recovery terminal.

According to a fourth object of the present invention, one or more LBS devices providing location-based services, each LBS monitoring server for accessing each LBS device to monitor the LBS statistical data and each of the above through the wireless Internet gateway and wireless Internet network A method for monitoring a location-based service system, comprising: a remote control terminal for remotely controlling an LBS device, the method comprising: (a) receiving a text message or wireless email including failure occurrence information transmitted from the LBS monitoring server; (b) accessing the LBS monitoring server and performing a user authentication procedure; (c) receiving control authority of each LBS device from the LBS monitoring server and transmitting a control command; And (d) controlling each of the LBS devices by the LBS monitoring server receiving the control command.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a block diagram schematically showing the LBS monitoring system 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The LBS monitoring system 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes the LBS monitoring server 210, the Positioning Determination Entity 220, the MPC 230, the Mobile Positioning Center 230, and the LBSP. A location based service platform (240), a mobile switching center 250, a radio access network (RAN) 260, a disaster recovery terminal 270, and the like.

The LBS monitoring server 210 is a part performing the most important functions in the LBS monitoring system 200, and periodically connected to the PDE-OMC 222, the MPC-OMC 232, and the LBSP-OMC 242 to the LBS. Monitor the system. That is, the LBS monitoring server 210 periodically reads LBS related statistical data stored in the PDE-OMC 222, the MPC-OMC 232, and the LBSP-OMC 242 to determine whether or not a failure has occurred in the LBS system. Check

In addition, the LBS monitoring server 210 transmits a short message and / or wireless email (E-Mail) to the mobile communication terminal of the disaster recovery personnel when it is determined that a failure occurs in a specific device as a result of monitoring the LBS-related statistical data. Of course, the LBS monitoring server 210 basically also has a function of notifying the operator of the occurrence of a failure in such a manner as to emit an alarm sound, display an alarm message or flash a warning light when a failure occurs. The LBS monitoring server 210 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

The PDE 220 receives GPS navigation data transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to calculate longitude and latitude coordinates of the mobile communication terminal. The PDE 220 transmits Ading data to assist in determining the location of the mobile communication terminal and calculates a distance between the GPS satellite and the mobile communication terminal.

The PDE-Operation Maintenance Center (PDE-OMC) 222 is a lower device of the PDE 220 and stores LBS related statistical data generated while the PDE 220 performs an LBS service. Here, the LBS-related statistical data stores information such as a trial call, a success call, an incomplete call, an incomplete code, and an LBS service use time at predetermined time intervals. Attempt call is the number of calls that attempted LBS service, Success call is the number of calls that provided LBS service, Incomplete call is the number of calls that did not provide LBS service, Incomplete code is the code corresponding to incomplete reason for incomplete call. Say information.

Of course, the PDE-OMC 222 performs functions such as maintenance and repair of the PDE 220 similarly to a general OMC. In general, failures in LBS systems occur primarily in PDE 220 rather than in MPC 230, LBSP 240, and the like.

The MPC 230 performs a routing function of obtaining the longitude and latitude coordinates of the mobile communication terminal calculated by the PDE 220 in connection with the PDE 220 and transmitting them to various LBS platforms providing LBS services. In addition, the MPC-OMC 232 is a lower device of the MPC 230 and stores LBS-related statistical data generated while the MPC 230 performs the LBS service similarly to the PDE-OMC 222.

The LBSP 240 receives a longitude and latitude coordinate of the mobile communication terminal from the PDE 220 and collectively refers to an application server that provides various location-based services through operations such as coordinate transformation. In addition, the LBSP-OMC 242 stores the LBS-related statistical data generated while the LBSP 240 provides various types of LBS services to the mobile communication terminal. The PBS 220, the MPC 230, the LBSP 240, and the like described above may be collectively referred to as an LBS device unit. Of course, the LBS device portion is not limited to the PDE 220, MPC 230 and LBSP 240, and may include any LBS device installed in the LBS system.

Meanwhile, since LBS-related statistical data generated by the MPC-OMC 232 and the LBSP-OMC 242 are well known to those skilled in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The mobile switching center 250 has a control function for enabling wireless access networks to operate efficiently and an interworking function with an exchange installed in a public telephone network. The mobile switching center 250 receives the text message and / or wireless e-mail transmitted from the LBS monitoring server 210 and transmits it to the wireless access network 260.

The wireless access network 260 serves to guarantee the mobility of the mobile communication terminal, and performs handoff and wireless support management functions. In addition, the wireless access network 260 transmits the text message and / or wireless email received from the mobile switching center 250 to the disaster recovery terminal 270.

The radio access network 260 includes a base station controller 262 and a base station transmitter 264 and supports both synchronous and asynchronous mobile communication systems. Here, in the case of an asynchronous mobile communication system, the base station controller 262 may be a radio transceiver subsystem (RTS), and the base station transmitter 264 may be a radio network controller (RNC). Of course, the wireless access network 260 according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto, and may include a GSM network other than a CDMA network and an access network of a fourth generation mobile communication system to be implemented in the future.

The base station controller 262 controls the base station transmitter 264, and allocates and releases radio channels for the mobile communication terminal, controls the transmission output of the mobile communication terminal and the base station transmitter 264, soft handoff and hard inter-cell. Hard handoff determination, global positioning system (GPS) clock distribution, and operation and maintenance functions for the base station are performed.

The base station transmitter 264 receives a call request signal from the mobile communication terminal through a traffic channel of the signal channel, and transmits the received call request signal to the base station controller 262.

The disaster recovery terminal unit 270 includes a plurality of mobile communication terminals 272 and 274 possessed by a disaster recovery personnel for recovering a failure occurring in the LBS system. The failure recovery terminal 270 performs a function of receiving and displaying a failure related text message and / or wireless email transmitted from the LBS monitoring server 210 through a mobile communication network.

Meanwhile, the disaster recovery terminal unit 270 is grouped by each LBS device that is in charge of the disaster recovery personnel. That is, failure recovery personnel may be grouped into failure recovery personnel of the PDE 220, failure recovery personnel of the MPC 230, failure recovery personnel of the LBSP 240, and the like. In addition, when a failure recovery personnel recovers a failure occurring in a specific LBS device, the failure recovery signal transmits a failure recovery signal to the LBS monitoring server 210 using the mobile communication terminals 272 and 274. Receiving the failure recovery signal, the LBS monitoring server 210 controls the LBS system to operate normally by resetting the LBS device in which the failure is recovered.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of the LBS monitoring server 210 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

LBS monitoring server 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention is LBS monitoring module 310, SMS module 320, wireless email module 330, the user interface 340, LBS device controller 350 And a failover terminal database 360 and a log file database 370.

The LBS monitoring module 310 connects to the PDE-OMC 222, the MPC-OMC 232, and the LBSP-OMC 242 every predetermined monitoring period to monitor the respective LBS statistical data. Here, the monitoring period may be set by the operator of the LBS monitoring server 210.

On the other hand, the LBS monitoring module 310 analyzes the LBS statistical data monitored from each LBS device to analyze the LBS call success rate and / or failure code. The LBS monitoring module 310 considers a failure in the LBS system if it is determined that the analyzed LBS call success rate is less than a threshold call success rate that is a criterion for determining whether a failure occurs.

Of course, failure determination criteria success rate can also be freely set by the operator of the LBS monitoring server 210. In general, the LBS call success rate is about 50%, and it can be determined that the LBS system has a failure when the LBS call success rate decreases to 10% or less or 20% or less.

On the other hand, additional conditions may be given to distinguish whether a disability occurring in the LBS system is a temporary disability or a continuous disability. That is, it is determined that a failure occurs only when the success rate of the LBS call is smaller than the critical call success rate several times in succession. This takes into account the case where a temporary failure occurs due to an external cause rather than a temporary system failure or an LBS system, and it is effective in efficiently utilizing a disaster recovery manpower.

On the other hand, the LBS monitoring module 310 may be used as a factor for determining whether or not the failure occurs in the LBS system, in addition to the call success rate analysis, a method for analyzing the failure code. That is, the LBS statistical data such as the PDE-OMC 222, the MPC-OMC 232, and the LBSP-OMC 240 are stored together with a failure code corresponding to a failure. Accordingly, when the LBS monitoring module unit 310 includes a failure code in the LBS statistical data, the LBS monitoring module 310 analyzes the corresponding failure code and corresponds to a failure recovery terminal unit 270 configured as a failure recovery personnel in the failed LBS device. Send text messages and / or wireless emails with a disability code. Failure recovery personnel who receive and confirm a failure code using the failure recovery terminal unit 270 are well aware of the cause of failure corresponding to each failure code, so that accurate and rapid failure recovery can be achieved.

Meanwhile, the LBS monitoring module 310 monitors each LBS statistical data for each LBS service mode and each LBS service providing communication network. In general, the LBS service is characterized by different communication protocols depending on the type of service. For example, 'My Location Lookup Service' operates in TCP / IP mode using Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP), and 'Find Friend Service' operates in DBM mode using DBM (DataBase Management). Therefore, since the LBS devices also generate LBS statistical data for each LBS service mode, the LBS monitoring module 310 monitors all LBS statistical data for each mode.

In addition, the LBS service generates each LBS statistical data according to the mobile communication network to which the LBS system is linked. That is, since the LBS service generates LBS statistical data for each CDMA-2000 1X or CDMA-2000 1X Ev-Do (Evolution-Data Only (Optimization)), the LBS monitoring module 310 monitors all LBS statistical data for each communication network. do. Of course, the LBS statistical data for each communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto, and may also include LBS statistical data in a Global System for Mobile (GSM) network or a fourth generation All-IP communication network to be implemented in the future. .

The SMS module 320 receives a text message transmission request signal including failure occurrence information from the LBS monitoring module 310, creates a corresponding text message, and transmits the text message to the terminal 270 for disaster recovery. Here, when the LBS monitoring module 310 transmits a text message transmission request signal, the LBS monitoring module unit 310 searches for the failure recovery terminal database 360 and selects a group organized in a failed LBS device.

Then, the MIN for the disaster recovery terminal included in the selected group is read and transmitted to the SMS module unit 320. Accordingly, the SMS module 320 transmits a text message to the failback terminals 272 and 274 having the received MIN for the failback terminal. In addition, the SMS module 320 may repeatedly transmit a text message until a text message reception confirmation signal is received from the disaster recovery terminals that have transmitted the text message.

The wireless email module unit 330 receives a wireless email transmission request signal including failure occurrence information from the LBS monitoring module 310, composes a failure-related email, and transmits the generated email to the terminal unit 270 for failure recovery. When the wireless email module unit 330 transmits a wireless email transmission request signal similarly to the SMS module unit 320, the wireless email module unit 330 searches for the failure recovery terminal database 360 and selects a group organized in a failed LBS device. Then, the wireless email address set in the MIN for the disaster recovery terminal included in the selected group is checked and transmitted to the wireless email module unit 330.

The user interface unit 340 controls the LBS monitoring server 210 or displays a monitoring result of the LBS system to the operator. To this end, the user interface unit 340 may include a data input device for receiving data, a display device for displaying a monitoring result, an alarm device (alarm sound output device and a warning light) for informing the operator of a failure occurring in the LBS system, and the like. It includes.

The LBS device controller 350 receives data input from the user interface 340 to remotely control LBS devices such as the PDE 220, the MPC 230, the LBSP 240, and the like. That is, the LBS device control unit 350 performs a function of turning off a system of a specific LBS device in which a failure occurs or resetting a system of a LBS device in which a failure has been recovered.

The disaster recovery terminal database 360 stores the PIN 220, the MPC 230, the LBSP 240, etc., the MIN and the wireless email address of the disaster recovery personnel for recovering the failure occurring in the LBS device. In addition, the disaster recovery terminal database 360 groups and stores one or more MIN and wireless email address for each LBS device in order to efficiently utilize the disaster recovery manpower.

The log file database 370 stores the history of the LBS monitoring module 310 periodically monitoring the PDE-OMC 222, the MPC-OMC 232, the LBSP-OMC 242, and the like as a log file. That is, the log file generated and stored by the log file database 370 stores information such as monitoring time, monitored LBS statistical data, failure occurrence, failure recovery, etc. for each LBS device.

4 is a schematic block diagram of an LBS monitoring system 400 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the LBS monitoring system 400 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the LBS monitoring system 200 described in FIG. LBS monitoring system 400 is a system for building. Therefore, the Internet 420 and the wireless Internet gateway 430 are additionally included in the LBS monitoring system 400 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the LBS monitoring system 400 of FIG. 4, the same reference numerals are used for components having the same functions as those described in FIG. 2, and different reference numbers are used for components newly added or having additional functions.

In addition to the functions described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 3, the LBS monitoring server 410 may include a web server function and a user authentication function for interworking with the wired / wireless Internet network. That is, the LBS monitoring server 410 operates a wired / wireless website that allows the wired / wireless terminal device to access itself through the wired / wireless internet network. To this end, the LBS monitoring server 410 is a WML to provide access through a wired website and a wireless Internet network built in a language such as HTML (HyperText Markup Language) to provide a connection through a wired Internet network. Operates a wireless website built in languages such as Wireless Markup Language. In addition, the wired / wireless terminal device includes a mobile communication terminal, a PDA, a computer, and the like.

Therefore, the operator or administrator of the LBS monitoring server 410 receives the failure text message and / or wireless email transmitted from the LBS monitoring server 410 even after leaving or leaving the office LBS monitoring server through the wired and wireless Internet network In step 410, the remote LBS device may be rebooted or the power may be turned on or off. Therefore, the LBS monitoring server 410 is essentially provided with a user authentication function for granting the control authority of the LBS device to the wired or wireless communication device connected to it.

The wireless internet gateway 430 switches circuit circuits and data circuits on a cell-by-cell basis together with an Inter Working Function (IWF) conversion function used in a mobile communication system and processing of packet data directly connected on a cell-by-cell basis. In general, gateways include Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), Public Switched Data Network (PSDN), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISND), Broad ISDN (B-ISDN), Intelligent Network (IN), and Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN). It connects to other communication networks such as the Internet.

On the other hand, the wireless Internet gateway 430 also includes a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) gateway, the WAP gateway functions to convert the text file data on the Internet into a binary code structure. That is, the WAP gateway receives the Internet service request from the mobile communication terminal by the WAP protocol, converts it into the TCP / IP protocol, and transmits the converted data to the LBS monitoring server 410. On the contrary, the response data from the LBS monitoring server 410 by the TCP / IP protocol is received and converted to the WAP protocol and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal.

As described in FIG. 4, if the LBS monitoring system 400 interworking with the web is established, the LBS monitoring system 400 is exported and constructed in a foreign country where the mobile communication environment is not properly established. The advantage is that it can be controlled remotely.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of monitoring an LBS device using an LBS monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The LBS monitoring server 210 checks the monitoring cycle of the LBS system preset by the operator (S500). The LBS monitoring server 210 determines whether the monitoring cycle of the LBS system is reached (S502), and if it is determined that the monitoring cycle has been reached, the LBS monitoring server 210 accesses the LBS device and monitors the LBS statistical data (S504).

The LBS monitoring server 210 analyzes the LBS statistical data for each LBS device monitored in step S504 to determine whether a failure has occurred (S506). Here, the determination of whether or not a failure occurs may be performed every monitoring cycle, but it may be desirable to determine that a failure has occurred when a specific failure occurs continuously N or more times. If the LBS monitoring server 210 determines that a failure has occurred in a specific LBS device as a result of the determination of step S506, the LBS monitoring server 210 checks terminal information (MIN or wireless email address) of the disaster recovery personnel organized in the failed LBS device (S508).

The LBS monitoring server 210 creates a text message and / or a wireless e-mail including a fact of failure or a failure code using the confirmed failure recovery terminal information and transmits the text message and / or wireless email to the recovery terminal (S510). The disaster recovery terminal receiving the text message and / or the wireless email from the LBS monitoring server 210 generates and transmits an acknowledgment signal of the text message and / or the wireless email (S512). The LBS monitoring server 210 which has transmitted the text message and / or the wireless email checks whether an acknowledgment signal is transmitted from the failback terminals (S514). The LBS monitoring server 210 repeatedly transmits the text message and / or the wireless email until the acknowledgment signal is received from the mobile communication terminal which transmitted the text message and / or the wireless email.

Repeated transmission of text messages and / or wireless e-mails indicating failures will increase the likelihood that disaster recovery personnel will be able to view text messages and / or wireless e-mails, helping them to recover quickly.

In addition, the disaster recovery personnel recovering the failure occurred in a specific LBS device is notified of the failure recovery to the LBS monitoring server 210 by using a mobile communication terminal, the LBS monitoring server 210 received the notification of the failure recovery failure occurs It generates and stores disaster recovery statistics data including information such as LBS device, time of failure, type of failure, and time taken to recover from failure.

On the other hand, the operation of the LBS monitoring system 400 linked to the web described in Figure 4 also includes the process of step S500 to step S514 described in Figure 5, the operator of the LBS monitoring server 410 from the outside of the LBS monitoring system ( And transmitting the text message and / or the wireless e-mail to the operator's mobile terminal so as to control 400. The operator who receives the text message and / or the wireless e-mail containing the failure occurrence information accesses the LBS monitoring server 410 through a wired / wireless internet network using a wired / wireless communication device such as a mobile communication terminal or a computer. An operator connected to the LBS monitoring server 410 may remotely control a specific LBS device having a failure through a user authentication process for inputting an ID and password.

The above description is merely illustrative of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may various modifications without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed herein are not intended to limit the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited by these embodiments. It is intended that the scope of the invention be interpreted by the following claims, and that all descriptions within the scope equivalent thereto shall be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, in the prior art, there is no LBS monitoring system that can monitor the failures occurring in the LBS system in real time at all, but according to the present invention by periodically accessing a plurality of LBS devices of the LBS system whether the failure occurs and the failure occurred This has the advantage of being able to quickly and accurately determine the type of.

In addition, by organizing disaster recovery personnel by group for each LBS device, if a failure occurs, it is possible to promptly notify the failure and recover immediately by repeatedly sending a text message or wireless email to the mobile communication terminal of the corresponding disaster recovery personnel. Has the advantage.

In addition, by adding a web server function to the LBS monitoring system and interworking with the web, the operator of the LBS monitoring system receives a text message or wireless e-mail from the outside, and accesses the LBS monitoring system to remotely control the failed LBS device. There is an effect that can be controlled in.

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As a location-based service monitoring system for monitoring and recovering from faults occurring in a location-based service (LBS) system, At least one LBS device that stores LBS statistical data generated in the process of providing location based services; An LBS monitoring server periodically connected to each LBS device to determine whether a failure occurs while monitoring the respective LBS statistical data, and generating and transmitting a text message including the failure occurrence information; A mobile communication network including a mobile switching center (MSC) and a radio access network (RNC) for receiving and transmitting the text message; And It includes a disaster recovery terminal for receiving and displaying the text message through the mobile communication network, The LBS statistical data includes a trial call, success call, incomplete call, incomplete code and LBS service usage time information, characterized in that the location-based service monitoring system. The method of claim 1, The LBS device includes a PDE including a Positioning Determination Entity (PDE) -Operation Maintenance Center (OMC), an MPC including a Mobile Positioning Center (MPC) -OMC, and an LBSP including a Location Based Service Platform (OMSP) -OMC. Location-based service monitoring system, characterized in that. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The LBS statistical data is stored in the PDE-OMC, the MPC-OMC and the LBSP-OMC location-based service monitoring system. delete The method of claim 1, The LBS statistical data are generated for each operation mode of the location-based service and for each type of mobile communication network in which the location-based service is provided. The method of claim 5, wherein The operation mode includes a TCP / IP communication mode and a DBM communication mode, and the types of the mobile communication networks are CDMA-2000 1X, CDMA-2000 1X Ev-DO (Evolution-Data Optimization (Only)), and GPS (Global System for Location-based service monitoring system comprising a Mobile) network and the fourth generation All IP network. The method of claim 1, wherein the LBS monitoring server, An LBS monitoring module unit configured to monitor the LBS statistical data by accessing each LBS device at a preset monitoring period; Short message service (SMS) module unit for generating and sending the text message; A user interface configured to set the monitoring period and to display the LBS statistical data; And Failure recovery terminal database that stores the information of the recovery terminal of the disaster recovery personnel to send the text message Location-based service monitoring system comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 7, Wherein the LBS monitoring server location-based service monitoring system further comprises a wireless email module for generating a wireless email to the failure recovery terminal unit. The method of claim 7, wherein Location-based service monitoring system, characterized in that the failure recovery terminal database stores the information of one or more failure recovery terminals organized in each of the LBS device. The method of claim 9, Location-based service monitoring system, characterized in that the information of the disaster recovery terminal is a mobile identification number (MIN) and / or a wireless email address. The method of claim 7, wherein The LBS monitoring server further comprises a log file database for storing the monitoring time, the monitored LBS statistical data, whether or not the failure occurs and whether the failure recovery information as a log file (Log) file. A location-based service monitoring system for monitoring and recovering from faults occurring in a location-based service system, At least one LBS device that stores LBS statistical data generated in the process of providing location based services; An LBS monitoring server periodically connected to each LBS device to determine whether a failure occurs while monitoring the respective LBS statistical data, and generating and transmitting a text message including the failure occurrence information; A mobile communication network including a mobile switching center for receiving and transmitting the text message and a wireless access network; Disaster recovery terminal unit for receiving and displaying the text message through the mobile communication network; A wireless internet gateway which performs data conversion to provide a connection function between the mobile communication network and the Internet; And At least one remote control terminal for remotely controlling each LBS device by accessing the LBS monitoring server through the mobile communication network and the wireless Internet gateway or the Internet; The LBS statistical data includes trial call, success call, incomplete call, incomplete code, and LBS service usage time information. The LBS monitoring server location-based service monitoring system, characterized in that it comprises a web server function for building and operating a wired website or a wireless website for accessing the Internet. delete The method of claim 12, The LBS monitoring server location-based service monitoring system, characterized in that it comprises an authentication function of the remote control terminal to access it. The method of claim 12, The remote control terminal location-based service monitoring system, characterized in that it comprises a mobile communication terminal, a PDA and a computer. One or more LBS devices that provide location-based services, one or more LBS monitoring servers that access each LBS device to monitor LBS statistical data, and one or more text messages including failure information from the LBS monitoring server through a mobile communication network. A method for monitoring a location-based service system composed of a terminal for disaster recovery, (a) checking a monitoring cycle of each LBS device to determine whether the monitoring cycle is reached; (b) accessing each of the LBS devices to monitor the LBS statistical data; (c) determining whether a failure occurs in each of the LBS devices, and confirming failure recovery terminal information organized in the failed LBS device; (d) generating a text message including failure occurrence information and transmitting the generated text message to the disaster recovery terminal; And (e) checking whether an acknowledgment signal is transmitted from the fault recovery terminal Surveillance method of a location-based service system comprising a. The method of claim 16, wherein in step (a), The monitoring period is a method of monitoring the location-based service system, characterized in that the setting and change through the user interface of the LBS monitoring server. The method of claim 16, wherein in step (c), The LBS monitoring server analyzes the LBS statistical data to determine whether a failure occurs using the LBS call success rate and / or failure code monitoring method of a location-based service system. The method of claim 16, wherein in step (d), And the monitoring server generates and transmits the text message when a failure occurs continuously a predetermined number of times in a specific LBS device. The method of claim 16, wherein in step (d), The LBS monitoring server further generates a wireless e-mail including the failure occurrence information and transmits it to the disaster recovery terminal. The method of claim 16 or 20, And the LBS monitoring server repeatedly transmits the text message and / or the wireless email until the reception confirmation signal is received. The method of claim 16, The LBS monitoring server monitors the failure occurrence information and the failure recovery data through statistical operations for each LBS device or date for each of the monitoring method of the location-based service system. One or more LBS devices that provide location-based services, an LBS monitoring server for accessing each LBS device to monitor LBS statistical data, and a remote control for remotely controlling each LBS device through a wireless Internet gateway and a wireless Internet network. A method for monitoring a location-based service system composed of terminals, (a) receiving a text message or a wireless email including failure occurrence information transmitted from the LBS monitoring server; (b) accessing the LBS monitoring server and performing a user authentication procedure; (c) receiving control authority of each LBS device from the LBS monitoring server and transmitting a control command; And (d) controlling each LBS device by the LBS monitoring server receiving the control command; Method for monitoring the location-based service system comprising a. The method of claim 23, wherein in step (b), And if the remote control terminal is a computer, accessing the LBS monitoring server through a wired internet network. The method of claim 23, wherein in step (c), Wherein the control command includes a power on / off command and a system rebooting command of a failed LBS device. The method of claim 23, And wherein said wireless internet gateway comprises a swap gateway which performs interconversion function between TCP / IP protocol and WAP protocol.

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