System and method for information supplying service
First Claim
1. An information provision service system comprising:
- an information provision unit configured to collect and manage road traffic information or road image information, or both;
an information transmission unit configured to provide a communication service to a subscriber terminal; and
an information processing unit configured to collect at least one of the road traffic information, the road image information, and road traffic influence information while interworking with the information provision unit, store collected information on corresponding DBs, manage stored Information, process the road traffic information and the road image information stored on the DBs to be conformed to a transmission type of the communication service in response to a traffic information request of the subscriber terminal, and transmit processed information to the subscriber terminal via the information transmission unit, the information processing unit configured to predict future traffic at a requested region or location and at a requested time based on the road traffic information and the road traffic influence information stored on the DBs in response to a traffic prediction request of the subscriber terminal, process predicted traffic into traffic prediction information to be conformed to the transmission type of the communication service, and transmit the traffic prediction information to the subscriber terminal via the information transmission unit,wherein the road traffic information comprises one or more of vehicle speed information, passage time information, traffic condition information, and detour information, andwherein the road traffic influence information comprises one or more of weather, date, day, time, holidays, consecutive holidays, events, gatherings, construction, and roadside facilities.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and a method for collecting various road traffic information, road image information, and position information of a position information generation device carried by an object, the position of which is to be tracked, by interworking with an information provision means and using the collected information to provide service subscribers with real-time traffic information, traffic prediction, or position information of the object via wireless Internet, satellite broadcasting, DMB, or cable data broadcasting. The system and method can provide detailed traffic information service regarding a specific region or location on a nationwide scale, predict traffic to properly deal with it, and easily provide position information of an object to be tracked.
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24 Claims
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1. An information provision service system comprising:
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an information provision unit configured to collect and manage road traffic information or road image information, or both; an information transmission unit configured to provide a communication service to a subscriber terminal; and an information processing unit configured to collect at least one of the road traffic information, the road image information, and road traffic influence information while interworking with the information provision unit, store collected information on corresponding DBs, manage stored Information, process the road traffic information and the road image information stored on the DBs to be conformed to a transmission type of the communication service in response to a traffic information request of the subscriber terminal, and transmit processed information to the subscriber terminal via the information transmission unit, the information processing unit configured to predict future traffic at a requested region or location and at a requested time based on the road traffic information and the road traffic influence information stored on the DBs in response to a traffic prediction request of the subscriber terminal, process predicted traffic into traffic prediction information to be conformed to the transmission type of the communication service, and transmit the traffic prediction information to the subscriber terminal via the information transmission unit, wherein the road traffic information comprises one or more of vehicle speed information, passage time information, traffic condition information, and detour information, and wherein the road traffic influence information comprises one or more of weather, date, day, time, holidays, consecutive holidays, events, gatherings, construction, and roadside facilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information provision service method for providing information in an information provision service system including an information provision unit configured to collect and manage road traffic information or road image information, or both, a subscriber terminal using a communication service, an information transmission unit configured to provide the subscriber terminal with the communication service, and an information processing unit configured to provide the subscriber terminal with information collected by the information provision unit via the information transmission unit, the method comprising:
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collecting one or more of the road traffic information, the road image information, and traffic influence information while interworking with the information provision unit and storing collected information on corresponding DBs; processing the road traffic information and the road image information stored on the DBs to be conformed to a transmission type of the communication service in response to a traffic information request of the subscriber terminal and transmitting processed information to the subscriber terminal via the information transmission unit; and predicting future traffic at a requested region or location and at a requested time based on the road traffic information and the traffic influence information stored on the DBs in response to a traffic prediction request of the subscriber terminal, processing predicted traffic into traffic prediction information to be conformed to the transmission type of the communication service, and transmitting the traffic prediction information to the subscriber terminal via the information transmission unit, wherein the road traffic information comprises one or more of vehicle speed information, passage time information, traffic condition information, and detour information, and wherein the road traffic influence information comprises one or more of weather, date, day, time, holidays, consecutive holidays, events, gatherings, construction, and roadside facilities. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An information provision service system comprising:
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an information provision unit configured to collect and manage text-type road traffic information and road image information; a subscriber terminal provided with a wireless Internet function; a wireless Internet interworking unit configured to perform a wireless Internet interwork function for the subscriber terminal; and a wireless Internet traffic information server configured to collect road traffic information and road image information while interworking with the information provision unit, store collected information on corresponding DBs, manage stored information, collect road traffic influence information, accumulate collected information, store accumulated information, manage stored information, process traffic information of a wireless Internet transmission type based on the text-type road traffic information and road image information stored on the DBs when the subscriber terminal requests traffic information at a certain region or location and at a certain time, transmit processed traffic information to the subscriber terminal via the wireless Internet interworking unit, predict future traffic at the certain region or location and at the certain time based on the road traffic information and road traffic influence information accumulated on the DBs in response to a traffic prediction request of the subscriber terminal, process predicted traffic into traffic prediction information of the wireless Internet transmission type, and transmit the traffic prediction information to the subscriber terminal via the wireless Internet interworking unit, wherein the road traffic information comprises one or more of vehicle speed information, passage time information, traffic condition information, and detour information, and wherein the road traffic influence information comprises one or more of weather, date, day, time, holidays, consecutive holidays, events, gatherings, construction, and roadside facilities. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An information provision service method comprising:
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collecting text-type road traffic information and road image information by means of interwork between a wireless Internet traffic information server and an information provision unit, storing collected information on corresponding DBs, and managing stored information; identifying communication environment and terminal environment of a subscriber terminal in response to a traffic information request of the subscriber terminal via wireless Internet, analyzing the traffic information request, and checking an information request region or location; extracting text-type traffic information and/or road image information of a certain region or location from the DBs according to a type of traffic information requested by the subscriber terminal and composing a traffic information request result page for wireless Internet; transmitting the traffic information request result page to a wireless Internet interworking unit to provide traffic information based on wireless Internet as requested by the subscriber terminal; collecting the road traffic information and road traffic influence information by a wireless Internet traffic prediction server, accumulating collected information, storing accumulated information on DBs, and managing stored information; analyzing a traffic prediction request of the subscriber terminal via wireless Internet and identifying a region or location of requested traffic prediction and requested date and time; accessing the DBs, extracting road traffic information and road traffic influence information corresponding to the region or location of requested traffic prediction and collecting road traffic influence information at the date and time of requested traffic prediction; and composing a traffic prediction request result page for wireless Internet based on extracted and collected information and providing the subscriber terminal with a traffic prediction service via the wireless Internet interworking unit, wherein the road traffic information comprises one or more of vehicle speed information, passage time information, traffic condition information, and detour information, and wherein the road traffic influence information comprises one or more of weather, date, day, time, holidays, consecutive holidays, events, gatherings, construction, and roadside facilities. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An information provision service system for providing traffic information and a traffic prediction service, the system comprising:
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an information provision unit configured to collect road traffic information and road image information and manage collected information; a broadcasting station configured to broadcast to a broadcast receiver; and a broadcasting traffic information server configured to collect road traffic information and road image information while interworking with the information provision unit, store collected information on a traffic information DB and a traffic image information DB, manage stored information, collect road traffic influence information of a region or location, accumulate collected information, store accumulated information on a traffic influence factor DB, manage stored information, process the road traffic information and road image information for broadcasting, perform information verification, broadcast traffic information to the broadcasting station, provide broadcast receivers with a broadcasting-based traffic information service via the broadcasting station and a broadcasting network, predict future road traffic corresponding to a predetermined prediction period based on the road traffic information and the road traffic influence information, compose broadcasting traffic prediction information accordingly, perform information verification, transmit verified information to the broadcasting station, and provide the broadcast receivers with a traffic prediction service corresponding to the predetermined prediction period via the broadcasting station and the broadcasting network, wherein the road traffic information comprises one or more of vehicle speed information, passage time information, traffic condition information, and detour information, and wherein the road traffic influence information comprises one or more of weather, date, day, time, holidays, consecutive holidays, events, gatherings, construction, and roadside facilities. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. An information provision service method comprising:
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collecting road traffic information, road image information, and road traffic influence information by means of interworking between a broadcasting traffic information server and an information provision unit, storing collected information on corresponding DBs, and managing stored information; periodically extracting road traffic information and road image information stored on the corresponding DBs, processing extracted information into satellite broadcasting traffic information and performing at least one type of information verification of data, update cycle, and vehicle speed and time; extracting various road traffic information and road traffic influence information accumulated and stored on the corresponding DBs, predicting road traffic corresponding to a predetermined prediction period, composing broadcasting traffic prediction information for broadcasting, and performing at least one type of information verification of data, update cycle , and vehicle speed and time; and transmitting verified broadcasting traffic information or traffic prediction information to a broadcast transmitter of a broadcasting station to provide broadcasting receivers with a broadcasting-based traffic information service via the broadcast transmitter and a broadcasting network, wherein the road traffic information comprises one or more of vehicle speed information, passage time information, traffic condition information, and detour information, and wherein the road traffic influence information comprises one or more of weather, date, day, time, holidays, consecutive holidays, events, gatherings, construction, and roadside facilities. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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