HELP-SEEKING METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM BASED ON LOCATION BASED SERVICE

• US 20140349681A1
• Filed: 08/07/2014
• Published: 11/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Shouyu
• Application Number:
  US14/454,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20140349681A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• 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 4/023 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a help-seeking method, device and system based on a location based service, which relate to the field of location based service technologies. Help-seeking information sent by a first terminal is received, and a location area of the first terminal is determined according to the help-seeking information; the help-seeking information is sent to a second terminal located in the same location area as the first terminal; and response information fed back by the second terminal is received, and the response information is sent to the first terminal. The problem that, in the prior art, help-seeking information cannot be published in time when a user terminal needs help from another user terminal in the neighborhood of the user terminal in terms of geographic location is solved. The present invention may be applied in a mobile user terminal, for example, a smart phone terminal.

Claims

1. A help-seeking method based on a location based service, the method comprising:

receiving help-seeking information sent by a first terminal, and determining a location area of the first terminal according to the help-seeking information sent by the first terminal;

sending the help-seeking information sent by the first terminal to a second terminal located in the same location area as the first terminal; and

receiving response information corresponding to the help-seeking information and fed back by the second terminal, and sending the response information fed back by the second terminal to the first terminal.

2. The help-seeking method according to claim 1, wherein:

determining the location area of the first terminal according to the help-seeking information sent by the first terminal comprises;

determining coverage of a base station in the location area of the first terminal according to a type of the help-seeking information; and

sending the help-seeking information sent by the first terminal to the second terminal located in the same location area as the first terminal comprises;

sending the help-seeking information sent by the first terminal to the second terminal located in the coverage of the same base station as the first terminal.

3. The help-seeking method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an operation request sent by the first terminal and corresponding to the response information fed back by the second terminal; and

establishing an instant communication link between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the operation request of the first terminal;

or sending a response message indicating successful help acquisition for the help-seeking of the first terminal to the second terminal according to the operation request of the first terminal.

4. The help-seeking method according to claim 3, further comprising:

determining geographic location information of the second terminal according to the response information fed back by the second terminal;

sending the geographic location information of the second terminal to the first terminal;

wherein the operation request sent by the first terminal and corresponding to the response information fed back by the second terminal comprises selection information of the second terminal used for further help acquisition and selected by the first terminal according to the geographic location information of the second terminal, and deny information corresponding to the second terminal not selected by the first terminal;

establishing the instant communication link between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the operation request of the first terminal comprises;

establishing, according to the selection information of the second terminal, the instant communication link between the first terminal and the second terminal selected by the first terminal; and

sending the response message indicating successful help acquisition for the help-seeking of the first terminal to the second terminal according to the operation request of the first terminal comprises;

sending, according to the deny information, the response message indicating successful help acquisition for the help-seeking of the first terminal to the second terminal not selected by the first terminal.

5. The help-seeking method according to claim 1, wherein sending the help-seeking information sent by the first terminal to the second terminal located in the same location area as the first terminal comprises:

sending, according to a preset help-seeking range criterion, the help-seeking information of the first terminal to the second terminal satisfying the help-seeking range criterion, wherein the second terminal is located in the same location area as the first terminal, and the help-seeking range criterion is preset in a help-seeking server or is contained in the help-seeking information of the first terminal.

6. The help-seeking method according to claim 5, wherein the preset help-seeking range criterion is a preset distance, a preset group, or a preset distance and a preset group.

7. A help-seeking method based on a location based service, the method comprising:

sending help-seeking information to a server so that the server determines a location area of a first terminal according to the help-seeking information and sends the help-seeking information to a second terminal located in the same location area as the first terminal; and

after the second terminal feeds back response information corresponding to the help-seeking information to the server, receiving the response information fed back by the second terminal and sent by the server.

8. The help-seeking method according to claim 7, further comprising:

sending an operation request corresponding to the response information fed back by the second terminal to the server so that the server establishes a communication link between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the operation request, or sends a response message indicating successful help acquisition for the help-seeking of the first terminal to the second terminal according to the operation request.

9. The help-seeking method according to claim 8, further comprising:

after the server determines geographic location information of the second terminal according to the response information fed back by the second terminal, receiving the geographic location information of the second terminal sent by the server; and

wherein sending the operation request corresponding to the response information fed back by the second terminal to the server comprises;

selecting the second terminal according to the geographic location information of the second terminal, and sending selection information of the second terminal used for further help acquisition to the server; and

denying the unselected second terminal according to the geographic location information of the second terminal, and sending deny information corresponding to the second terminal not selected by the first terminal to the server.

10. The help-seeking method according to claim 7, wherein sending the help-seeking information to the server so that the server determines the location area of the first terminal according to the help-seeking information and sends the help-seeking information to the second terminal located in the same location area as the first terminal comprises:

sending the help-seeking information to the server so that the server sends, according to a preset help-seeking range criterion, the help-seeking information to the second terminal satisfying the help-seeking range criterion, wherein the second terminal is located in the same location area as the first terminal, and the help-seeking range criterion is preset in a help-seeking server or is contained in the help-seeking information.

11. The help-seeking method according to claim 10, wherein the preset help-seeking range criterion is a preset distance, a preset group, or a preset distance and a preset group.

12. A server, comprising:

a first receiving unit, configured to receive help-seeking information sent by a first terminal;

a first location determining unit, configured to determine a location area of the first terminal according to the help-seeking information sent by the first terminal;

a first sending unit, configured to send the help-seeking information sent by the first terminal to a second terminal located in the same location area as the first terminal; and

a first responding unit, configured to receive response information corresponding to the help-seeking information and fed back by the second terminal, and send the response information fed back by the second terminal to the first terminal.

13. The server according to claim 12, wherein:

the first location determining unit comprises;

a coverage determining module, configured to determine coverage of a base station in the location area of the first terminal according to a type of the help-seeking information; and

the first sending unit comprises;

a sending module, configured to send the help-seeking information sent by the first terminal to the second terminal located in the coverage of the same base station as the first terminal.

14. The server according to claim 12, further comprising:

a second receiving unit, configured to receive an operation request sent by the first terminal and corresponding to the response information fed back by the second terminal;

a link establishing unit, configured to establish an instant communication link between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the operation request of the first terminal; and

a second responding unit, configured to send a response message indicating successful help acquisition for the help-seeking of the first terminal to the second terminal according to the operation request of the first terminal.

15. The server according to claim 14, further comprising:

a second location determining unit, configured to determine geographic location information of the second terminal according to the response information fed back by the second terminal, and send the geographic location information of the second terminal to the first terminal;

wherein the operation request sent by the first terminal and corresponding to the response information fed back by the second terminal comprises selection information of the second terminal used for further help acquisition and selected by the first terminal according to the geographic location information of the second terminal, and deny information corresponding to the second terminal not selected by the first terminal;

wherein the link establishing unit comprises;

a link establishing module, configured to establish, according to the selection information of the second terminal, the instant communication link between the first terminal and the second terminal selected by the first terminal; and

wherein the second responding unit comprises;

a denying module, configured to send, according to the deny information, the response message indicating successful help acquisition for the help-seeking of the first terminal to the second terminal not selected by the first terminal.

16. The server according to claim 12, wherein the first sending unit is further configured to send, according to a preset help-seeking range criterion, the help-seeking information of the first terminal to the second terminal satisfying the help-seeking range criterion, wherein the second terminal is located in the same location area as the first terminal, and the help-seeking range criterion is preset in a help-seeking server or is contained in the help-seeking information of the first terminal.

17. A first terminal, comprising:

a second sending unit, configured to send help-seeking information to a server; and

a third receiving unit, configured to, after a second terminal feeds back response information corresponding to the help-seeking information to the server, receive the response information fed back by the second terminal and sent by the server.

18. The first terminal according to claim 17, further comprising:

a third sending unit, configured to send an operation request corresponding to the response information fed back by the second terminal to the server.

19. The first terminal according to claim 18, further comprising:

a geographic location receiving unit, configured to, after the server determines geographic location information of the second terminal according to the response information fed back by the second terminal, receive the geographic location information of the second terminal sent by the server; and

wherein the third sending unit comprises;

a selection information sending module, configured to select the second terminal according to the geographic location information of the second terminal, and send selection information of the second terminal used for further help acquisition to the server; and

a deny information sending module, configured to deny the second terminal according to the geographic location information of the second terminal, and send deny information corresponding to the second terminal not selected by the first terminal to the server.