Alert Service Method For Specific Location Information of Mobile Terminal and Managing Apparatus and Mobile Terminal For the Same

• US 20080188241A1
• Filed: 09/29/2006
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Mo, Sung-Wook, Park, Chul-Yong
• Application Number:
  US11/913,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20080188241A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• 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 8/14 between corresponding nodes

Abstract

An alert service method includes the steps of: receiving specific zone information and information of a target mobile terminal that is a target of alert setting; downloading an alert condition to the target mobile terminal, the alert condition being an alert generating condition for informing that the target mobile terminal goes into or out of the specific zone, the alert condition being determined as satisfied depending on a comparison result between an identifier of the specific zone and an identifier of a zone where the target mobile terminal is currently located; receiving a report message sent from the target mobile terminal when the alert condition is satisfied; and sending an alert message to a setting mobile terminal that is set to be informed of the alert.

Claims

1. An alert service method executed by an alert service managing apparatus connected to a mobile communication network, the method comprising:

(a) receiving specific zone information and information of a target mobile terminal that is a target of alert setting;

(b) downloading an alert condition to the target mobile terminal, the alert condition being an alert generating condition for informing that the target mobile terminal goes into or out of the specific zone, the alert condition being determined as satisfied depending on a comparison result between an identifier of the specific zone and an identifier of a zone where the target mobile terminal is currently located;

(c) receiving a report message sent from the target mobile terminal when the alert condition is satisfied; and

(d) sending an alert message to a setting mobile terminal that is set to be informed of the alert.

2. The alert service method according to claim 1,

wherein, in the step (a), the specific zone information and the information of the target mobile terminal are input from the setting mobile terminal.

3. The alert service method according to claim 1, in the step (b),

wherein the identifier of the specific zone is a base station cell ID, and

wherein the alert condition is satisfied when a cell ID of the specific zone is identical to a base station cell ID where the target mobile terminal is current located.

4. The alert service method according to claim 1, in the step (b),

wherein the identifier of the specific zone is a base cell ID, and

wherein the alert condition is satisfied when a cell ID of the specific zone is different from a base station cell ID where the target mobile terminal is currently located.

8. The alert service method according to claim 1,

wherein, in the step (b), the alert condition is downloaded at least one time point among:

when the mobile terminal powers on;

when an execution environment for the mobile terminal to receive the alert condition is activated; and

when the alert condition is changed.

5. The alert service method according to 3 or 4,

wherein, in the step (c), the report message includes MIN (Mobile Identification Number) of the target mobile terminal and the corresponding base station cell ID.

6. The alert service method according to claim 5,

wherein the report message has a SMS (Short Message Service) message form.

7. The alert service method according to claim 5,

wherein the report message has a cell RegNoti (Registration Notification) message form.

9. An alert service managing apparatus connected to a mobile communication network, comprising:

a setting information receiving unit for receiving specific zone information and information of a target mobile terminal that is a target of alert setting;

an alert condition providing unit for downloading an alert condition to the target mobile terminal, the alert condition being an alert generating condition for informing that the target mobile terminal goes into or out of the specific zone, the alert condition being determined as satisfied depending on a comparison result between an identifier of the specific zone and an identifier of a zone where the target mobile terminal is currently located;

an alert receiving unit for receiving a report message sent from the target mobile terminal when the alert condition is satisfied; and

an alert informing unit for sending an alert message to a setting mobile terminal that is set to be informed of the alert.

10. The alert service managing apparatus according to claim 9,

wherein the report message has a SMS message form.

11. The alert service managing apparatus according to claim 9,

wherein the report message has a cell RegNoti message form.

12. The alert service managing apparatus according to claim 9,

wherein the alert condition is downloaded at least one time point among:

when the mobile terminal powers on;

when an execution environment for the mobile terminal to receive the alert condition is activated; and

when the alert condition is changed.

13. A recording medium loaded on and readable by an alert service managing apparatus connected to a mobile communication network, the recording medium comprising a program capable of executing:

a process of receiving specific zone information and information of a target mobile terminal that is a target of alert setting;

a process of downloading an alert condition to the target mobile terminal, the alert condition being an alert generating condition for informing that the target mobile terminal goes into or out of the specific zone, the alert condition being determined as satisfied depending on a comparison result between an identifier of the specific zone and an identifier of a zone where the target mobile terminal is currently located;

a process of receiving a report message sent from the target mobile terminal when the alert condition is satisfied; and

a process of sending an alert message to a setting mobile terminal that is set to be informed of the alert.

14. A mobile terminal supporting alert service that informs another terminal that the mobile terminal goes into or out of a specific zone, the mobile terminal comprising:

an alert condition receiving unit for receiving an alert condition from an alert service managing apparatus, the alert condition being determined as satisfied depending on a comparison result between a base station cell ID of the specific zone and a base station cell ID where the mobile terminal is currently located;

a storing unit for storing the alert condition;

a cell identifying unit for obtaining the base station cell ID where the mobile terminal is currently located;

an alert checking unit for determining whether the base station cell ID obtained by the cell identifying unit satisfies the alert condition; and

an alert reporting unit for generating a report message and sending the report message to the alert service managing apparatus in case the alert condition is satisfied.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 14,

wherein the report message includes MIN of the mobile terminal and the corresponding base station cell ID.

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 15,

wherein the report message has a SMS message form.

17. The mobile terminal according to claim 15,

wherein the report message has a cell RegNoti message form.

18. A recording medium loaded on and readable by a mobile terminal supporting alert service that informs another terminal that the mobile terminal goes into or out of a specific zone, the recording medium comprising a program capable of executing:

a process of receiving unit for receiving an alert condition from an alert service managing apparatus, the alert condition being determined as satisfied depending on a comparison result between a base station cell ID of the specific zone and a base station cell ID where the mobile terminal is currently located;

a process of storing the alert condition;

a process of obtaining the base station cell ID where the mobile terminal is currently located;

a process of determining whether the base station cell ID obtained by the cell identifying unit satisfies the alert condition; and

a process of generating a report message and sending the report message to the alert service managing apparatus in case the alert condition is satisfied.