MOTION BASED SERVICE PROVISION

• US 20130295964A1
• Filed: 05/03/2013
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: KANG, Moon-Soon, PARK, Jang-hyuk
• Granted Patent: US 9,226,112 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

In one example embodiment, an end device includes a sensor configured to sense a motion of the end device; a location detector configured to detect a location of the end device; a translator configured to translate parameters of the sensed motion into a service request stored in a memory of the end device; a transmitter configured to transmit, to a service provider, the service request and the location of the end device; and a receiver configured to receive, from the service provider, an expression of a service that is associated with an object located within a predetermined range of the end device.

Claims

1. An end device, comprising:

a sensor configured to sense a motion of the end device;

a location detector configured to detect a location of the end device;

a translator configured to translate parameters of the sensed motion into a service request stored in a memory of the end device;

a transmitter configured to transmit, to a service provider, the service request and the location of the end device; and

a receiver configured to receive, from the service provider, an expression of a service that is associated with an object located within a predetermined range of the end device.

2. The end device of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit motion information regarding the sensed motion to the service provider, and

wherein the received expression of the service is associated further with the sensed motion.

3. The end device of claim 2, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive, from the service provider, motion information depicting a motion that is to be enacted by a user relative to the end device, and

wherein the end device further comprises a display configured to display the motion information.

4. The end device of claim 3, further comprising:

a motion correlation determination unit configured to determine whether a correlation between the sensed motion and the displayed motion is quantifiable to be at least a predetermined value,

wherein the transmitter transmits the motion information regarding the sensed motion to the service provider when the correlation between the sensed motion and the displayed motion is quantifiable to be at least the predetermined value.

5. The end device of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit, to the service providing server, additional information including at least one of a time at which the sensor sensed the motion of the end device, weather information in the vicinity of the end device, noise information in the vicinity of the end device, information regarding a user of the end device, and information regarding the end device, and

wherein the received expression of the service is associated further with the additional information.

6. The end device of claim 5, wherein the information regarding the user of the end device includes at least one of an age of the user, a gender of the user, a cellular telephone number (CTN) of the user, and

wherein the information regarding the end device includes at least one of a unique identifier of the end device, a media access control (MAC) address of the end device and an internet protocol (IP) address of the end device.

7. The end device of claim 1, wherein the translator is configured to translate the parameters of sensed motion into the service request when the sensor senses the motion under at least one of plural predefined conditions.

8. The end device of claim 7, wherein the at least one of plural predefined conditions includes one or more predetermined applications being activated on the end device.

9. The end device of claim 7, wherein the at least one of plural predefined conditions includes one or more predetermined web pages being open on a web browser of the end device.

10. The end device of claim 1, further comprising:

a motion correlation determination unit configured to determine whether a correlation between a previously sensed motion and a reference motion stored in the memory of the end device is quantifiable to be at least a predetermined value,

wherein the translator translates the parameters of the sensed motion into the service request when the correlation between the previous motion and the reference motion is quantifiable to be at least the predetermined value.

11. The end device of claim 1, further comprising:

the memory configured to store at least one motion information depicting at least one motion that is to be enacted by a user relative to the end device;

a motion correlation determination unit configured to determine whether a correlation between the sensed motion and the at least one motion is quantifiable to be at least a predetermined value,

wherein the translator translates the parameters of the sensed motion into the service request when the correlation between the sensed motion and the at least one motion is quantifiable to be at least the predetermined value.

12. The end device of claim 11, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive the at least one motion information from the service provider.

13. A server, comprising:

a memory configured to store location information of an object, motion information associated with a service, and service information regarding the service with regard to the object;

a receiver configured to receive, from an end device, location information of the end device and motion information regarding a motion that was enacted by a user relative to the end device;

a correlation calculator configured to;

determine that a location correlation between the location information of the object and the location information of the end device is quantifiable to be at least a first predetermined value, and determine that a motion correlation between the motion information and the received motion information is quantifiable to be at least a second predetermined value; and

a service transmitter configured to transmit an expression of the service to the end device depending on the location correlation and/or the motion correlation.

14. The server of claim 13, further comprising:

a motion information provider configured to transmit the motion information associated with the service to at least one of the object and the end device.

15. The server of claim 13, wherein the service is associated with at least one of plural time intervals,

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive, from the end device, a time at which the user enacted the motion relative to the end device, and

wherein the service transmitter is further configured to transmit the expression of the service to the end device depending on the received time.

16. A system, comprising:

an end device configured to;

sense a motion of the end device,

translate parameters of the sensed motion into a service request, and

transmit, to a service provider, the service request and a location information of the end device; and

the service provider configured to;

receive, from the end device, the service request and the location information of the end device, and

provide the end device with an expression of a service that is associated with an object located within a predetermined range of the end device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the end device is further configured to transmit motion information regarding the sensed motion to the service provider, and

wherein the service provider is configured to provide the end device with the expression of the service that is associated further with the sensed motion.

18. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a service provider to perform operations, comprising:

registering location information of an object, motion information associated with a service, and service information regarding the service with regard to the object;

receiving, from the end device, location information of the end device and motion information regarding a motion that was enacted by a user relative to the end device;

determining that a location correlation between the location information of the object and the location information of the end device is quantifiable to be at least a first predetermined value;

determining that a motion correlation between the motion information and the received motion information is quantifiable to be at least a second predetermined value; and

transmitting an expression of the service to the end device depending on at least one of the location correlation or the motion correlation.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting the motion information to at least one of the object and the end device.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the registering includes registering time information regarding at least one of plural time intervals associated with the service,

wherein the receiving includes receiving a time at which the user enacted the motion from the end device, and

wherein the transmitting includes transmitting, to the end device, the expression of the service depending on the received time.