System and method for information service using network

• US 8,648,697 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2008
• Issued: 02/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Young Bin
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Barakat, Mohamed
• Application Number:
  US12/740,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20100231359A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,901 Days
• Field of Search: 340/10, 455/552.1, 455/553.1, 709/209, 709/238
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• 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 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

Disclosed is an information providing system using a network. The information providing system comprises a tag for transmitting a tag identification code, a mobile communication terminal for receiving the tag identification code through a first network, generating map request data and transmitting the map request data together with the tag identification code, a first computer for transmitting the tag identification code and the map request data, which are received from the mobile communication terminal through a third network, through a second network, a third computer for providing map data through the second network, and a second computer for receiving the tag identification code and the map request data through the second network, receiving the map data from the third computer, and transmitting the map data to the first computer. The first computer transmits the map data to the mobile communication terminal through the third network.

Claims

1. An information providing system using a network, the information providing system comprising:

a tag for transmitting a tag identification code;

a mobile communication terminal for receiving the tag identification code through a first network, generating map request data by the mobile communication terminal and transmitting the map request data together with the tag identification code through a third network;

a mobile network operator computer for transmitting the tag identification code and the map request data, which are received from the mobile communication terminal through the third network, through a second network, wherein the mobile network operator computer manages the third network;

a mobile map content provider computer for providing map data through the second network, wherein the mobile map content provider computer provides map data for defining a dynamic structure of geography and position-based local information; and

a mobile portal computer for receiving the tag identification code and the map request data from the mobile network operator computer through the second network, receiving the map data from the mobile map content provider computer, and transmitting the map data to the mobile network operator computer, wherein the mobile portal computer manages a mobile webpage comprising local information,

wherein the mobile network operator computer transmits the map data to the mobile communication terminal through the third network,

wherein the information providing system further comprises a service provider computer for providing local information through the second network,

wherein, upon receiving local information request data from the mobile communication terminal through the third network, the mobile portal computer receives local information, which corresponds to the installation area information of the tag interpreted using the tag identification code, from the service provider computer, and transmits the local information to the mobile network operator computer together with the map data,

wherein the service provider computer comprises a wireless settlement system for receiving an electrical serial number from the mobile communication terminal connected through the first network and performing settlement for article purchase, and

transmitting the electrical serial number and settlement data to the mobile portal computer, and

wherein the mobile portal computer performs settlement for points, which are reserved for a register of the mobile communication terminal, based on the settlement data.

2. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the map data comprises installation area information of the tag interpreted using the tag identification code, and the mobile map content provider computer searches for content data corresponding to the installation area information and transmits the content data to the mobile network operator computer together with the map data.

3. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, comprising a mobile advertisement content provider computer for providing advertisement data through the second network,

and wherein, upon receiving advertisement reception confirm data from the mobile communication terminal through the third network, the mobile portal computer receives the advertisement data, which corresponds to the installation area information of the tag interpreted using the tag identification code, from the mobile advertisement content provider computer and transmits the advertisement data to the mobile network operator computer together with the map data.

4. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first network is a short range wireless communication network comprising at least one of radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC),

and the mobile communication terminal comprises a reader unit that performs short range wireless communication relative to the tag.

5. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second network is a wired/wireless network comprising at least one of a wireless local area network, a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART), a TCP/IP, a switch hub and a serial/parallel cable.

6. The information providing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third network is a mobile communication network comprising at least one of a gateway, a base transceiver station (BTS) and an interworking function (IWF).

7. An information providing method using a network, the information providing method comprising the steps of:

transmitting a tag identification code by a tag;

receiving the tag identification code through a first network by a mobile communication terminal;

generating map request data and transmitting the map request data together with the tag identification code to a third network by the mobile communication terminal;

transmitting the tag identification code and the map request data, which are received from the mobile communication terminal, to a second network by a mobile network operator computer, wherein the mobile network operator computer manages the third network;

receiving the tag identification code and the map request data through the second network by a mobile portal computer, interpreting installation area information of the tag using the tag identification code, and requesting map data corresponding to the installation area information through the second network, wherein the mobile portal computer manages a mobile webpage comprising local information;

providing the map data, which is requested by the mobile portal computer, to the mobile portal computer through the second network by a mobile map content provider computer, wherein the mobile map content provider computer provides map data for defining a dynamic structure of geography and position-based local information;

transmitting the map data to the mobile network operator computer by the mobile portal computer; and

transmitting the map data to the mobile communication terminal through the third network by the mobile network operator computer,

wherein, upon receiving local information request data from the mobile communication terminal through the third network, the mobile portal computer receives local information, which corresponds to the installation area information of the tag interpreted using the tag identification code, from a service provider computer, and transmits the local information to the mobile network operator computer together with the map data,

wherein the service provider computer comprises a wireless settlement system for receiving an electrical serial number from the mobile communication terminal connected through the first network and performing settlement for article purchase, and

transmitting the electrical serial number and settlement data to the mobile portal computer, and

wherein the mobile portal computer performs settlement for points, which are reserved for a register of the mobile communication terminal, based on the settlement data.

8. The information providing method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the mobile map content provider computer searches for content data corresponding to the installation area information and transmits the content data to the mobile network operator computer together with the map data.

9. The information providing method as claimed in claim 7, comprising the steps of:

requesting advertisement reception confirm data through the third network by the mobile communication terminal; and

receiving the advertisement reception confirm data from the mobile communication terminal by the mobile portal computer, receiving advertisement data, which corresponds to the installation area information, from a mobile advertisement content provider computer, and transmitting the advertisement data to the mobile network operator computer together with the map data.

10. The information providing method as claimed in claim 7, comprising the steps of:

transmitting the tag identification code and content data to the third network by the mobile communication terminal;

transmitting the tag identification code and the content data, which are received from the mobile communication terminal, to the second network by the mobile network operator computer;

receiving the tag identification code and the content data through the second network by the mobile portal computer, interpreting the installation area information of the tag using the tag identification code, and requesting map data corresponding to the installation area information through the second network;

providing the map data, which is requested by the mobile portal computer, through the second network by the mobile map content provider computer; and

receiving the map data and storing the map data and the content data by the mobile portal computer.

11. The information providing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the mobile portal computer reserves points for a register of the mobile communication terminal storing the content data.

12. The information providing method as claimed in claim 7, comprising the steps of:

transmitting the tag identification code and content data to the third network by the mobile communication terminal;

transmitting the tag identification code and the content data, which are received from the mobile communication terminal, to the second network by the mobile network operator computer;

receiving the tag identification code and the content data through the second network by the mobile map content provider computer, extracting map data corresponding to the installation area information of the tag using the tag identification code, storing the map data and the content data, and reserving points for a register of the mobile communication terminal storing the content data.

13. An information providing method using a network, the information providing method comprising:

generating content data using a mobile communication terminal;

receiving a tag identification code from a tag being installed at a place where the content data is generated;

transmitting the generated content data with the received tag identification code to any one of a mobile map content provider computer or a mobile portal computer through a third network, a mobile network operator computer and a second network, wherein the mobile map content provider computer provides map data for defining a dynamic structure of geography and position-based local information, wherein the mobile portal computer manages a mobile webpage comprising local information, wherein the mobile network operator computer manages the third network;

searching for an installation area information being matched through interpreting the received tag identification code if the content data and the tag identification code are received in the mobile portal computer;

transmitting map request data corresponding to the installation area information being matched, by the mobile portal computer, to the mobile map content provider computer through the second network;

extracting map data corresponding to the installation area information of the map request data by the mobile map content provider computer and transmitting the extracted map data to the mobile portal computer; and

matching the tag identification code, the map data, and the content data with each other by the mobile portal computer, generating a local information and registering the local information in a database,

wherein, upon receiving local information request data from the mobile communication terminal through the third network, the mobile portal computer receives local information, which corresponds to the installation area information of the tag interpreted using the tag identification code, from a service provider computer, and transmits the local information to the mobile network operator computer together with the map data,

wherein the service provider computer comprises a wireless settlement system for receiving an electrical serial number from the mobile communication terminal connected through the first network and performing settlement for article purchase, and

transmitting the electrical serial number and settlement data to the mobile portal computer, and

wherein the mobile portal computer performs settlement for points, which are reserved for a register of the mobile communication terminal, based on the settlement data.

14. An information providing method using a network, the information providing method comprising:

generating content data using a mobile communication terminal;

transmitting information request data to a tag, by a reader of a mobile communication terminal, and transmitting a tag identification code by the tag;

transmitting the generated content data with the received tag identification code to a mobile map content provider computer through a third network, a mobile network operator computer and a second network, wherein the mobile network operator computer manages the third network;

interpreting the tag identification code to match the tag identification code with installation area information of the tag and extracting map data corresponding to the installation area information if the content data and the tag identification code are received in the mobile map content provider computer, wherein the mobile map content provider computer provides map data for defining a dynamic structure of geography and position-based local information; and

matching the tag identification code, the map data, and the content data with each other by the mobile map content provider computer if the map data is extracted, generating a local information and registering the local information in a database,

wherein, upon receiving local information request data from the mobile communication terminal through the third network, a mobile portal computer receives local information, which corresponds to the installation area information of the tag interpreted using the tag identification code, from a service provider computer, and transmits the local information to the mobile network operator computer together with the map data,

wherein the service provider computer comprises a wireless settlement system for receiving an electrical serial number from the mobile communication terminal connected through the first network and performing settlement for article purchase, and

transmitting the electrical serial number and settlement data to the mobile portal computer, and

wherein the mobile portal computer performs settlement for points, which are reserved for a register of the mobile communication terminal, based on the settlement data.