Automatic Position Registering Method in a Mobile Phone

• US 20070287475A1
• Filed: 10/01/2004
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SK Planet Co., Ltd. (SK Telecom Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: SK Planet Co., Ltd. (SK Telecom Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lee, Jun-Woo, Jeong, Kee-Joong, Na, Dong-Won, Sull, Won-Hee, Um, Bong-su
• Application Number:
  US11/572,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20070287475A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.600
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

Disclosed is an automatic position registering method in a mobile phone for minimizing a load of a server related to a position information by enabling the position information to be transmitted to LBS (Location Based Service) server if a predetermined given condition is satisfied after the position information of mobile phone is obtained by an operation of a predetermined program for obtaining the position information of mobile phone. The method comprises the steps of: requesting a driving of a position information managing application built in a mobile phone by LBS server and connecting the position information managing application and LBS server; transmitting a condition for managing the position information to the mobile phone from LBS server; and checking whether the position information managing application is capable of obtaining and uploading the position information based on the condition and then transmitting the position information to LBS server.

Claims

1. An automatic position registering method of a mobile phone comprises the steps of:

A) driving the location information managing application of a mobile phone according to the request of an LBS server and connecting said location information managing application with said LBS server;

B) transmitting location information management conditions from said LBS server to said mobile phone; and

C) transmitting said location information to said LBS server after checking the location information acquisition and the upload according to said conditions by said location information managing application which has received said conditions.

2. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that said mobile phone transmits the location information, which was acquired by itself, to said LBS server.

3. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that said mobile phone transmits the location information, which was acquired by itself, to said LBS server according to a real time location information requesting message from said LBS server.

4. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said mobile phone periodically transmits the location information, which was acquired by itself, to said LBS server.

5. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said location information is acquired directly by said mobile phone without communicating with a certain server for location measurement.

6. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said location information is acquired by said mobile phone through communication with a certain server for location measurement.

7. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said LBS server transmits the location information management conditions to said mobile phone, and receives the location information according to said conditions.

8. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that said location information management conditions are received by said location information managing application of said mobile phone, then accordingly said location information managing application acquires the location information, and the location information, which acquired by the mobile phone, is transmitted to said LBS server.

9. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that said location information management conditions are location information acquisition and transmission conditions, which comprise time conditions or geographical conditions.

10. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 9, characterized in that said time conditions comprises the location information acquisition, the transmission start time, the period and the termination time.

11. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 9, characterized in that said geographical conditions comprises a management area of a certain switching system, a management area of a certain group consisting of a plurality number of base stations, a base station management area of a certain base station, a center coordinates and radius of a certain base station, certain coordinates and radius and/or certain address information.

12. The automatic location registration method of a mobile phone according to claim 9, characterized in that said geographical conditions comprise minimum basic unit of an administrative area in certain address information or a district number and diameter of the administrative area of the certain address information.

13. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that the accuracy of said location information is computed based on the area managed by a certain switching system.

14. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that the accuracy of said location information is computed based on the area having a group consisting of a plurality of base stations.

15. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that the accuracy of said location information is computed based on the area managed by a single base station.

16. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that said location information is computed based on the coordinates which are obtained by using GPS installed in the mobile phone.

17. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that said location information is obtained by the location measurement being conducted in the mobile phone on behalf of a certain base station and a certain switching system.

18. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that said location information acquisition and transmission are stopped by the stop or termination order of said LBS server.

19. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that said location information managing application compares the location information at a certain past spot with that at a certain present spot, and transmits the location gap to said LBS server.

20. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that the location measurement and transmission at said step (C) from said location information managing application to said LBS server are conducted by using SMS and the connection with TCP/IP Protocol, HTTP Protocol or SOAP Protocol.

21. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 1, characterized in that the location information management conditions from said LBS server to said mobile phone at said step (B) are transmitted from said LBS server to said mobile phone by using SMS, or after TCP/IP, HTTP or SOAP connection from said mobile phone to said LBS server.

22. An automatic position registering method of a mobile phone comprises the steps of:

A) driving a location information managing application of a mobile phone and connecting said location information managing application with an LBS server;

B) transmitting location information management conditions from said LBS server to said mobile phone;

C) checking whether or not to acquire and upload location information according to said conditions by said location information managing application which has received said conditions; and

D) transmitting the location information to said LBS server if the result of said step (C) satisfies said conditions.

23. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 22, characterized in that said mobile phone transmits the location information, which has been acquired by itself, to said LBS server without receiving any real time location information requesting message from said LBS server.

24. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 22 or 23, characterized in that said mobile phone periodically transmits the location information, which has been acquired by itself, to said LBS server.

25. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 22 or 23, characterized in that said location information is acquired directly by said mobile phone without communicating with a certain server for location measurement.

26. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 22, characterized in that the accuracy of said location information is computed based on coordinates which are obtained by using GPS installed in an area managed by a certain switching system, an area of a group consisting of a plurality of base stations, an area managed by a singular number of base station or the mobile phone.

27. The automatic position registering method of the mobile phone according to claim 22, characterized in that said location information management conditions are location information acquisition and transmission conditions, which comprise time conditions or geographical conditions.

28. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 27, characterized in that said time conditions comprise the location information acquisition, the transmission start time, the period and the termination time;

and said geographical conditions comprise minimum basic unit of an administrative area in certain address information or a district number and diameter of an administrative area of a certain address information.

29. An automatic location registration method of a mobile phone, characterized by comprising the steps that:

A) an LBS (Location Based Service) server requests actuation of a location information managing application built, in a mobile phone;

B) said location information managing application is driven according to said request, and said location information managing application is connected with said LBS server;

C) location information management conditions are transmitted from said LBS server to said mobile phone;

D) said location information managing application, which has received said conditions, decides whether or not to acquire and upload location information according to said conditions; and

E) said location information is transmitted to said LBS server if the result of said step (C) satisfies said conditions.

30. The automatic position registering method of a mobile phone according to claim 29, characterized in that the location information transmission from said location information managing application to said LBS server at step (E) is conducted by connection with TCP/IP Protocol, HTTP Protocol or SOAP Protocol.

31. The automatic location registration method of the mobile phone according to claim 29, characterized in that the location information management conditions from said LBS server to said mobile phone at said step (C) are transmitted from said LBS server to said mobile phone by using SMS, or after TCP/IP connection from said mobile phone to said LBS server.