Method for providing mobile service using code-pattern

• US 8,245,938 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2008
• Issued: 08/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Coding Technologies, LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Jae-Jun, Shin, Young-Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US12/140,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20080247363A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,526 Days
• Field of Search: 235/462.46, 235/462.11, 235/462.45, 379/910, 455/41.2, 340/994
• US Class Current: 235/462.46
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 multi-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10722 Photodetector array or CCD scanning
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00326 with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00334 with an apparatus processing barcodes or the like arrangements for sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 : Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 : Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/91 : Bar code or optical character reader with telephone

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing a mobile service with the use of a code pattern is disclosed In one embodiment, the method comprising: taking a photograph of a code pattern image, decoding the photographed code pattern image so as to obtain code information, extracting uniform resource locator (URL) information corresponding to the code information, transmitting a content information request message to a service provider server corresponding to the URL information, and receiving content information corresponding to the URL information from the service provider server. According to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide various and convenient mobile services to mobile terminal users using a mobile terminal, having a camera, and a code pattern containing the URL information.

Claims

1. A method of providing a transportation call service with the use of a code pattern, the method comprising:

receiving a transportation call message including code information from a user terminal, wherein the code information is obtained by reading a code pattern located at and corresponding to a specific region, and wherein the code pattern includes a service identifier for indicating a service type and location information for the specific region;

obtaining the service identifier and the location information regarding the specific region from the code information; and

obtaining information for at least one transportation service provider server corresponding to the service identifier;

transmitting the call message, including the location information for the specific region, to the at least one transportation service provider server,

wherein the at least one transportation service provider server detects present location information of transportation vehicles, which belong to the transportation service provider, and transmits the call message to a nearest transportation vehicle located from the specific region.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of transportation service providers, the method further comprising:

receiving a transportation call acknowledgement message from one of the plurality of transportation service provider servers; and

transmitting a transportation call cancel message to the remaining transportation service provider servers.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

performing a billing process for charging predetermined fees to the transportation service provider server which transmitted the taxi call acknowledgement message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the code pattern further comprises information regarding the transportation service provider server, and wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the transportation call message, corresponding to the transportation service provider server information obtained from the code pattern, to the transportation service provider server.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the transportation service provider server is a website address of the transportation service provider server.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the code pattern is contained in a tourist guidebook or located at a regional transportation guideboard.

7. A method of providing a transportation call service with the use of a code pattern, the method comprising:

receiving a transportation call message including code information from a user terminal, wherein the code information is obtained by reading a code pattern located at and corresponding to a specific region, and wherein the code pattern includes a service identifier for indicating a service type and location information for the specific region;

obtaining the service identifier and the location information regarding the specific region from the code information;

obtaining present location information of transportation vehicles located in a predetermined distance from the specific region; and

detecting a nearest transportation vehicle located from the specific region and transmitting the transportation call message to the nearest vehicle.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the code pattern is contained in a tourist guidebook or located at a regional transportation guideboard.

9. A method of providing a transportation call service with the use of a code pattern, the method comprising:

receiving a transportation call message including code information from a user terminal, wherein the code information is obtained by reading a code pattern located at and corresponding to a specific region, and wherein the code pattern includes a service identifier for indicating a service type and location information for the specific region;

analyzing the service identifier and recognizing that the service type is a transportation call service;

obtaining location information for the specific region location and information regarding a transportation service provider server corresponding to the code information; and

transmitting the location information and the provider server information to the user terminal,

wherein if the user terminal transmits a transportation call message including the location information for the specific region to the transportation service provider server, the transportation service provider server detects present location information of transportation vehicles which belong to the transportation service provider and transmits a transportation call message to a nearest transportation vehicle located from the specific region.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a transportation call acknowledgement message from the transportation service provider server; and

transmitting the received call acknowledgement message to the user terminal.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the transportation call acknowledgement message comprises scheduled arrival time information.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the code pattern is contained in a tourist guidebook or located at a regional transportation guideboard.

13. A method of calling transportation with the use of a code pattern in a user terminal, the method comprising:

reading a code pattern located at and corresponding to a specific region so as to obtain code information, wherein the code pattern comprises location information for the specific region and information regarding a transportation service provider server;

obtaining the location information and the provider server information from the code information; and

transmitting a transportation call message, including the region information, to the transportation service provider server,

wherein the transportation service provider server detects present location information of transportation vehicles which belong to the transportation service provider and transmits the transportation call message to a nearest transportation vehicle located from the specific region.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the code pattern is contained in a tourist guidebook or located at a regional transportation guideboard.

15. A method of calling transportation with the use of a code pattern in a user terminal, the method comprising:

reading a code pattern located at and corresponding to a specific region so as to obtain code information, wherein the code pattern comprises location information for the specific region and information regarding a transportation service provider server;

transmitting the obtained code information to a service provider server;

receiving the location information and the service provider server information; and

transmitting a transportation call message, including the region information, to the transportation service provider server,

wherein the transportation service provider server detects present location information of transportation vehicles which belong to the transportation service provider and transmits the call message to a nearest transportation vehicle located from the specific region.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a transportation call acknowledgement message from at least one of the transportation vehicles and the transportation service provider server.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the transportation call acknowledgement message comprises scheduled arrival time information.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the transportation provider server information is a website address of the transportation service provider server.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the code pattern is contained in a tourist guidebook or located at a regional transportation guideboard.