System and Method for Information Service Using Network

• US 20100231359A1
• Filed: 11/28/2008
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Young Bin
• Granted Patent: US 8,648,697 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

Disclosed is an information providing system using a network. The information providing system comprises a tag for transmitting a tag identification code, a mobile communication terminal for receiving the tag identification code through a first network, generating map request data and transmitting the map request data together with the tag identification code, a first computer for transmitting the tag identification code and the map request data, which are received from the mobile communication terminal through a third network, through a second network, a third computer for providing map data through the second network, and a second computer for receiving the tag identification code and the map request data through the second network, receiving the map data from the third computer, and transmitting the map data to the first computer. The first computer transmits the map data to the mobile communication terminal through the third network.

Claims

1. An information providing system using a network, the information providing system comprising:

a tag for transmitting a tag identification code;

a mobile communication terminal for receiving the tag identification code through a first network, generating map request data and transmitting the map request data together with the tag identification code;

a first computer for transmitting the tag identification code and the map request data, which are received from the mobile communication terminal through a third network, through a second network;

a third computer for providing map data through the second network; and

a second computer for receiving the tag identification code and the map request data through the second network, receiving the map data from the third computer, and transmitting the map data to the first computer,

wherein the first computer transmits the map data to the mobile communication terminal through the third network.

2. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the map data comprises installation area information of the tag interpreted using the tag identification code, and the third computer searches for content data corresponding to the installation area information and transmits the content data to the first computer together with the map data.

3. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, comprising a service provider computer for providing local information through the second network, and wherein, upon receiving local information request data from the mobile communication terminal through the third network, the second computer receives local information, which corresponds to the installation area information of the tag interpreted using the tag identification code, from the service provider computer, and transmits the local information to the first computer together with the map data.

4. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the service provider computer comprises a wireless settlement system for receiving an electrical serial number from the mobile communication terminal connected through the first network and performing settlement for article purchase, and transmitting the electrical serial number and settlement data to the second computer,

and wherein the second computer performs settlement for points, which are reserved for a register of the mobile communication terminal, based on the settlement data.

5. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, comprising a fourth computer for providing advertisement data through the second network, and wherein, upon receiving advertisement reception confirm data from the mobile communication terminal through the third network, the second computer receives the advertisement data, which corresponds to the installation area information of the tag interpreted using the tag identification code, from the fourth computer, and transmits the advertisement data to the first computer together with the map data.

6. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first network is a short range wireless communication network comprising at least one of radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC), and the mobile communication terminal comprises a reader unit that performs short range wireless communication relative to the tag.

7. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second network is a wired/wireless network comprising at least one of a wireless local area network, a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART), a TCP/IP, a switch hub and a serial/parallel cable.

8. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third network is a mobile communication network comprising at least one of a gateway, a base transceiver station (BTS) and an interworking function (IWF).

9. An information providing method using a network, the information providing method comprising the steps of:

transmitting a tag identification code by a tag;

receiving the tag identification code through a first network by a mobile communication terminal;

generating map request data and transmitting the map request data together with the tag identification code to a third network by the mobile communication terminal;

transmitting the tag identification code and the map request data, which are received from the mobile communication terminal, to a second network by a first computer;

receiving the tag identification code and the map request data through the second network by a second computer, interpreting installation area information of the tag using the tag identification code, and requesting map data corresponding to the installation area information through the second network;

providing the map data, which is requested by the second computer, through the second network by a third computer;

transmitting the map data to the first computer by the second computer; and

transmitting the map data to the mobile communication terminal through the third network by the first computer.

10. The information providing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the third computer searches for content data corresponding to the installation area information and transmits the content data to the first computer together with the map data.

11. The information providing method as claimed in claim 9, comprising the steps of:

requesting local information request data through the third network by the mobile communication terminal; and

receiving the local information request data from the mobile communication terminal by the second computer, receiving local information, which corresponds to the installation area information, from a service provider computer, and transmitting the local information to the first computer together with the map data.

12. The information providing method as claimed in claim 11, comprising the steps of:

requesting settlement for article purchase through the third network and transmitting an electrical serial number by the mobile communication terminal;

transmitting the electrical serial number and settlement request data for the article purchase, which are received from the mobile communication terminal, to the service provider computer by the second computer;

processing the settlement request data regarding the electrical serial number and transmitting settlement data by the service provider computer; and

reflecting the settlement data in points reserved for a register of the mobile communication terminal by the second computer.

13. The information providing method as claimed in claim 9, comprising the steps of:

requesting advertisement reception confirm data through the third network by the mobile communication terminal; and

receiving the advertisement reception confirm data from the mobile communication terminal by the second computer, receiving advertisement data, which corresponds to the installation area information, from the fourth computer, and transmitting the advertisement data to the first computer together with the map data.

14. The information providing method as claimed in claim 9, comprising the steps of:

transmitting the tag identification code and content data to the third network by the mobile communication terminal;

transmitting the tag identification code and the content data, which are received from the mobile communication terminal, to the second network by the first computer;

receiving the tag identification code and the content data through the second network by the second computer, interpreting the installation area information of the tag using the tag identification code, and requesting map data corresponding to the installation area information through the second network;

providing the map data, which is requested by the second computer, through the second network by the third computer; and

receiving the map data and storing the map data and the content data by the second computer.

15. The information providing method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the second computer reserves points for a register of the mobile communication terminal storing the content data.

16. The information providing method as claimed in claim 9, comprising the steps of:

transmitting the tag identification code and content data to the third network by the mobile communication terminal;

transmitting the tag identification code and the content data, which are received from the mobile communication terminal, to the second network by the first computer;

receiving the tag identification code and the content data through the second network by the third computer, extracting map data corresponding to the installation area information of the tag using the tag identification code, storing the map data and the content data, and reserving points for a register of the mobile communication terminal storing the content data.