KR101655731B1 - Beacon service providing system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A beacon service providing system of the present invention includes: a user mobile device installed in a beacon service program in a mobile terminal owned by a user and provided with a beacon service; A beacon service platform for sensing a beacon transmitted from a beacon sensor installed in a beacon service area, acquiring a beacon service list using the detected beacon information, and instructing to execute a beacon service program; And a beacon service program management unit for receiving a beacon service list and beacon service data from the beacon service platform and executing a beacon service program satisfying a beacon service execution condition.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a beacon service providing system,

The present invention relates to a beacon service providing system and method, and more particularly, to a beacon service providing system and method for providing a beacon service, ; And a beacon service program management unit that receives a beacon service list from the beacon service platform and executes a beacon service program satisfying a beacon service execution condition, thereby managing installation and deletion of a program and an application using the beacon, To a beacon service providing system and method capable of preventing a collision between beacons and reducing cost problems of redundant installation of beacons.

Multi-radio platforms (MRP), in which one wireless device can communicate within different networks using different protocols, are becoming more and more common.

For example, it is a device that can communicate in a WiMAX network, and can also communicate in a WiFi network, as long as communications of the device in one network do not interfere with communication of the device in another network.

Unfortunately, beacons and beacon-listening periods of the WiFi network may not be synchronized with the sleep periods of the WiMAX network since different types of networks may use communication intervals that are not integer multiples.

Even if WiMAX sleep periods and WiFi beacons are started at the same time, the unsynchronized timing between the two networks may eventually cause WiFi beacons to be out of range of WiMAX sleep periods, which may cause inter-network interference between the two networks have.

1 schematically illustrates a physical configuration of a beacon service according to the prior art.

1, when the user mobile device 10 is located in a service overlap area C10 in which the beacon A service area A10 and the beacon B service area B10 are overlapped, the beacon service is activated There is a problem in that many beacons are installed in a narrow area because service sharing between beacons is not performed and a service area is overlapped to cause a collision between the beacon A service program 20 and the beacon B service program 30. [

Also, the prior art has a problem that beacon service can be developed by having expert knowledge on beacons, and it is difficult to install and delete a lot of beacon related service programs and apps.

In addition, according to the related art, when a plurality of beacon-related programs or apps are installed in a user mobile device 10 owned by a user, beacons are notified at a point that the user does not desire every time the beacon passes, .

Korean Patent No. 10-0922863

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a beacon service platform that detects a beacon from a user mobile device, obtains a beacon service list using the detected beacon information and instructs to execute a beacon service program, And a beacon service program management unit that receives a beacon service list from the beacon service platform and executes a beacon service program satisfying a beacon service execution condition, thereby managing installation and deletion of a program and an application using the beacon, And to provide a beacon service providing system and method capable of reducing cost problems of overlapping beacons.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beacon service providing system including a user mobile device having a beacon service program installed therein, the beacon service providing beacon service, A beacon service platform for sensing a beacon transmitted from a beacon sensor installed in a beacon service area, acquiring a beacon service list using the detected beacon information, and instructing to execute a beacon service program; And a beacon service program manager for receiving a beacon service list from the beacon service platform and executing a beacon service program satisfying the beacon service execution condition.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a beacon service, the method comprising: a first step of detecting a beacon transmitted from a beacon sensor installed in a beacon service area; A second step of the beacon manager program acquiring a beacon service list and a beacon service execution condition from a beacon information server; A third step of determining whether a current beacon service program to be executed in the user mobile device is installed; A fourth step of executing a current beacon service program according to a result of the third step or transmitting an installation guide message of a current beacon service program; And a fifth step of determining whether there is a next beacon service to be executed.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for managing installation and deletion of programs and apps using beacons, preventing conflicts between programs and applications, reducing the cost of duplicating beacons, and developing beacon services without expert knowledge of beacons. There is a technical effect that gives.

1 schematically illustrates a physical configuration of a beacon service according to the prior art.
2 illustrates a configuration of a beacon service platform according to the present invention and a peripheral service object for utilizing the beacon service platform.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of implementing the beacon service platform according to the present invention.
FIG. 4A illustrates a process of adding, modifying, and deleting beacon information between a beacon manager program and a beacon information server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4B illustrates a structure in which one beacon performs various beacon service programs through a beacon service platform according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4C illustrates performing beacon service filtering before a beacon service is performed according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4D illustrates a process of logically designating a beacon distance for each service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4E illustrates a beacon service implementation process on-line using a beacon information server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 illustrates a configuration of a beacon service platform according to the present invention and a peripheral service object for utilizing the beacon service platform.

2, the present invention provides a beacon service requested to a user, including a beacon sensor 5, a user mobile device 10, a beacon service platform 100, and a beacon service program manager 200. [

The beacon sensor 5 is installed in the beacon service area and transmits the beacon information to the user mobile device 10. [

In this case, the user mobile device 10 transmits the beacon manager program 110 and the beacon service programs 210-1 to 210-N to the beacon service platform 100 in order to receive the beacon service from the beacon service platform 100, Such as smartphones, PDAs, and the like.

The beacon service platform 100 includes a beacon manager program 110 and a beacon information server 120. The beacon service program management unit 200 includes a first beacon service program 210-1 to an Nth beacon service program 210 -N), and an individual beacon service server 220. The beacon service program 210 includes a beacon service program 210 and an individual beacon service server 220. [

Hereinafter, functions of the beacon service platform 100 and functions of the beacon service program management unit 200 will be described.

First, the beacon manager program 110 detects a beacon transmitted from the beacon sensor 5, transmits the beacon information and the service data to each other in cooperation with the beacon information server 120, 200, and the like. Hereinafter, specific functions will be described.

 First, the beacon manager program 110 helps install and delete the beacon related program (see FIG. 3). For example, when the beacon manager program 110 obtains information of the beacon from the beacon sensor 5, The mobile device 10 provides a link for installing various beacon service programs 210-1 to 210-N or drives an installed app.

On the other hand, after the beacon manager program 110 stores the information of the corresponding program or app, it can be reinstalled when the beacon program or the app is deleted, and when the beacon related program is already installed, It is possible to set a predetermined operation or not, without deleting the program or the app through the function.

Second, the beacon manager program 110 retrieves the beacon service data again from the beacon information server 120 and transmits the beacon service data to the beacon service program unit 210 to transmit the first beacon service program 210-1 to the Nth beacon service program 210 -N) to operate. (See Fig. 3)

In addition, the beacon manager program 110 obtains information from the beacon, obtains the beacon service list from the beacon information server 120 using the obtained beacon information, And then fetches the necessary data again.

Then, the beacon manager program 110 transmits beacon service data to the beacon service program unit 210, and executes the beacon service program or the app. At this time, the beacon information server 120 or the individual beacon service server 220 The beacon service data can be transmitted to the user mobile device 10 using a push message according to the beacon service data.

Third, the beacon manager program 110 can manage the beacon service program, so that the user can conveniently add, modify, delete, or turn on / off the beacon service program.

For example, when the user mobile device 10 installs a beacon related app, the beacon manager program 110 can directly detect the installed app and manage the installed app.

Fourth, the beacon manager program 110 allows one beacon information to be shared by various beacon service programs, thereby determining a condition and a priority among the beacon service programs 210-1 to 210-N, thereby preventing a conflict from occurring (See Figure 4b)

Next, the beacon information server 120 stores the beacon position information and the basic service data, and when requested by the beacon manager program 110, transmits the requested data in response.

Here, the basic service data refers to metadata to be substantially used, for example, latitude and longitude of the beacon, installed address and indoor location information, related beacon service ID, service image, product list, and product information.

The beacon service program management unit 200 includes a beacon service program unit 210 and an individual beacon service server 220.

The beacon service program unit 210 includes a first beacon service program 210-1 to an Nth beacon service program 210-N and acquires beacon service data from the beacon manager program 110, The first beacon service program 210-1 to the N-th beacon service program 210-N corresponding to the service data are operated and the beacon information server 120 And the obtained information is transmitted to the beacon manager program 110. [

The individual beacon service server 220 stores service data that is configured separately from the beacon information server 120 and can not be processed by the beacon information server 120. In response to a request from the beacon service program unit 210, Lt; / RTI >

That is, the individual beacon service server 220 is not related to the beacon service platform 100 but is a part directly implemented by a developer who develops a beacon service, and is an information server in which individual beacon service programs are directly linked.

The service data that can not be processed by the beacon information server 120 refers to the beacon service provider's membership information (e.g., member ID, member gender, etc.) or security related information due to the possibility of disclosure of the beacon information server 120 do.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of implementing the beacon service platform according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the operation of implementing the beacon service platform according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG.

First, the beacon manager program 110 has a first step S10 of sensing a beacon transmitted from the beacon sensor 5 in the beacon service area.

Next, a second process (S20) of acquiring a beacon service list and a beacon service condition from the beacon information server 120 is performed.

Here, the beacon service execution condition is a condition required for beacon service execution, for example, a beacon service prioritization condition, whether or not the service is filtered (see FIG. 4C), whether or not the service is provided by distance (see FIG.

In this case, when the user mobile device 10 uses the Android, the beacon service information list can be informed at the top of the screen through an alarm (for example, a Notify function), and a priority determined according to beacon service prioritization conditions Place the higher one at the top of the screen, and if you need real-time processing, you can ignore the priority and run the app right away.

In this case, if the beacon manager program 110 requests the beacon information server 120 with the unique ID of the detected beacon, the beacon information server 120 transmits the beacon service list and the beacon service condition to the beacon information server 120 in response to the request. Manager program 110 to implement various beacon services using one beacon.

Next, a third process (S30) is performed to determine whether the beacon service program to be executed immediately by the user mobile device 10 is installed.

If it is determined in step S30 that the beacon service program is currently installed (Yes), the beacon manager program 110 proceeds to a fourth step S40 of acquiring beacon service related data from the beacon information server 120 .

Next, the beacon manager program 110 has a fifth step (S50) of delivering the acquired beacon service data to the beacon service program unit 210 and executing the corresponding beacon service program.

If it is determined in step S30 that the beacon service program is not installed (NO), a sixth step (S60) of transmitting the beacon service program installation guide message to the user mobile device 10 is performed.

Next, there is a seventh step (S70) of determining whether there is a next beacon service to be continuously executed.

If it is determined in step S70 that the next beacon service is present (YES), the process returns to the third process (S30) to perform the third process (S30) to the sixth process (S60) If it is determined in step S70 that there is no next beacon service to be executed (NO), the corresponding service is terminated.

FIG. 4A illustrates a process of adding, modifying, and deleting beacon information between a beacon manager program and a beacon information server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the beacon manager program 110 may add, modify, delete, or the like data of the beacon information server 120. This allows the beacon service developer to easily manage the service data And the beacon service user can access the data of the beacon information server 120 to construct an interactive service.

FIG. 4B illustrates a structure in which one beacon performs various beacon service programs through a beacon service platform according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4B, when a beacon manager program user 110a in the beacon A service area A10 requests a beacon service list from the beacon information server 120, the beacon information server 120 transmits the beacon information to the beacon information server 120 in response to the request. And transmits the services B, C, and D to the beacon manager program user 110a, thereby allowing the beacon manager program 110 to execute various beacon service programs through one beacon.

FIG. 4C illustrates performing beacon service filtering before a beacon service is performed according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4C, the beacon manager program 110 may perform beacon service filtering before the beacon service is performed. For example, the beacon manager program 110 may determine whether the beacon service (Such as beer, toys, etc.) as a beacon service blocking keyword, filtering the keyword before the beacon service program or the application for implementing the actual beacon service is activated, It is possible to judge whether the service is executed or not.

This is for solving the inconvenience that beacons are not notified at a point in time when a plurality of beacon related programs or apps are installed in the user mobile device 10 owned by the user, So that only the beacon service desired by the user can be provided.

FIG. 4D illustrates a process of logically designating a beacon distance for each service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4D, the detection distance of the physical beacon in the beacon A service area A10 is 30 m, but the beacon service execution distance may be logically designated for each service. For example, In this case, the beacon service B can receive the service only when the beacon service B is located within 10 m in the beacon A service area A10.

That is, in the case of the present invention, the physical distance of the beacon is set in the actual beacon sensor 5, but if it is desired to receive the service at a distance shorter than the distance set in the beacon according to the nature of the beacon service, To determine whether the beacon service program or the app is running.

As shown in FIG. 4B, when a plurality of beacon services use one beacon, the execution distances of beacons are set logically differently for each service (for example, 10 m for service B, 15 m for service C, 20m) to perform the corresponding beacon service.

FIG. 4E illustrates a beacon service implementation process on-line using a beacon information server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4E, a user may search for a beacon service in the on-line terminal 40 using the data of the beacon information server 120 and display the contents of the beacon service, or display the location of the beacon in cooperation with the map data , Which is different from the conventional beacon service in that a user must be able to access the beacon service only by directly accessing the beacon.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit of the invention.

5: Beacon sensor
10: User mobile device
100: Beacon Service Platform
110: Beacon Manager Program
120: Beacon information server
200: Beacon Service Program Department
210-1 to 210-N: first beacon service program to Nth beacon service program
220: Individual beacon service server

Claims (7)

A user mobile device having a beacon service program installed therein and being provided with a beacon service;
A beacon service platform for sensing a beacon transmitted from a beacon sensor installed in a beacon service area, acquiring a beacon service list using the detected beacon information, and instructing to execute a beacon service program; And
And a beacon service program management unit for receiving a beacon service list from the beacon service platform and executing a beacon service program satisfying a beacon service execution condition,
The beacon service platform includes:
A beacon manager program for executing a beacon service program that satisfies beacon service execution conditions and beacon service data delivery to the beacon service program management unit; And
A beacon information server for storing beacon location information and basic service data and responding to a request of the beacon manager program,
The beacon service execution condition includes:
A beacon service priority determination condition, a service filtering condition, and a distance service provision condition. delete delete 2. The beacon manager program according to claim 1,
Further comprising a function of directly adding, modifying or deleting data of the beacon information server. 2. The beacon manager program according to claim 1,
Further comprising a function of searching for data of the beacon information server and implementing an online service for displaying a location of a beacon in association with a beacon service content display and map data. A first step of the beacon manager program detecting a beacon transmitted from a beacon sensor installed in a beacon service area;
A second step of the beacon manager program acquiring a beacon service list and a beacon service execution condition from a beacon information server;
A third step of determining whether a current beacon service program to be executed in the user mobile device is installed;
A fourth step of executing a current beacon service program according to a result of the third step or transmitting an installation guide message of a current beacon service program; And
And a fifth step of determining whether there is a next beacon service to be executed,
The beacon service execution condition includes:
A beacon service priority determination condition, a service filtering condition, and a distance service provision condition. delete

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