MOBILE TERMINAL AND DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150120814A1
• Filed: 04/25/2013
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yong Seog Son
• Original Assignee: Yong Seog Son
• Inventors: SON, Yong Seog
• Application Number:
  US14/396,781
• Publication Number:
  US 20150120814A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a direct service providing method thereof. Once a user enters any place, the mobile terminal automatically displays, on a screen, a program screen or a web page required at the place, based on unique identification information of a communication connection device received from a direct service server, or based on position information of the user. This can allow the user to process various types of works in a more convenient manner.

Claims

1. A direct service providing method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

when the mobile terminal enters a specific place, determining whether the specific place is a direct service area or not;

when the specific place is a direct service area as a result of the determination, accessing a direct service server; and

receiving direct service related to the specific place, from the accessed direct service server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving direct service includes:

receiving a program related to a current place from the accessed direct service server, and automatically displaying the program on a screen; and

providing direct service on the displayed program screen, based on a user'"'"'s input and position,

wherein the place is a space having a predetermined network area, and includes a building, a performance arena, a cinema, a public office, a bank and a hospital, and

wherein the program screen includes a general application, a web application or a home page.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the direct service server is accessed through a predetermined IP address or device name, and

wherein the program screen is differently displayed according to user, based on history information and reservation information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the direct service server automatically installs or executes programs required at any place, automatically transmits or receives data required at a corresponding place, or real time displays a program screen required at a corresponding place.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying additional information related to the corresponding place when the mobile terminal enters the specific place, and outputting a message inquiring whether to store the program screen or not, and

wherein the step of receiving direct service includes automatically executing a current place-related program received from the direct service server, and storing an execution result.

6. A direct service providing method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

when the mobile terminal enters a specific place, sensing a communication connection device;

transmitting unique identification information and additional information of the sensed communication connection device, to a direct service server;

receiving a program screen or a web page required at the current place from the direct service server, and displaying it based on the unique identification information; and

providing direct service on the displayed program screen or web page, according to a user'"'"'s input and position.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the communication connection device is configured as a hub, a wired/wireless IP sharer, a wireless access point (AP), a Bluetooth device, a Zigbee device, a near field communication (NFC) device and a PC, and is installed in at least one in number, and

wherein the communication connection device is individually implemented, or is implemented as a single communication module by being integrated with the direct service server.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the unique identification information includes a list of communication connection devices, a signal strength, whether direct service has been registered, a place name, and a place ID.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein in a case where the mobile terminal accesses a network by a TCP/IP method, the unique identification information includes an IP address of a router or an MAC address of a gateway device.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the program screen or the web page is differently displayed according to user, based on history information and reservation information, and

wherein the direct service server is accessed based on unique identification information of the communication connection device, or through a preset IP address or device name.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein the direct service includes service for automatically installing or executing programs required at any place, or service for automatically transmitting or receiving data required at a corresponding place, or service for real time displaying a desired program screen at a corresponding place.

12. The method of claim 6, wherein the additional information includes information on whether a current place requires a user range limitation, and information on whether a current place includes advertising and promotional materials.

13. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

automatically executing a current place-related program received from the direct service server, and storing attendance records; and

when the mobile terminal enters the specific place, displaying additional information related to the specific place, and outputting a message inquiring whether to finally store the program screen or not.