Location-based service method and system using location data included in image data

• US 9,613,060 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2006
• Issued: 04/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hermes IP Management LLC (Tanit Ventures Inc.)
• Original Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ji, Hong-Keun, Choi, Jin-Seung, Lim, Jae-Chul, Park, Jae-Bum, Kim, Jong-Ho, Kim, Do-Wan, Oh, Hyun-Jun, Na, Dong-Won, Sull, Won-Hee
• Primary Examiner(s): Sasinowski, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): WOO, KUO-KONG
• Application Number:
  US11/911,879
• Publication Number:
  US 20080171558A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,003 Days
• Field of Search: 455456, 4554562, 701211, 358302, 345638, 3423572, 34053913, 3482072
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/587 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location

Abstract

The present invention relates to a location-based service method and system using location data included in image data, particularly to a method and a system of providing the location-based service with photos taken by a camera phone, using location information at the shooting time. The location-based service method according to the present invention, using the image data provided using a terminal equipped with a camera and the location data including the location information of the terminal, comprises the steps of shooting a target image with the terminal at a predetermined location and generating first image data; receiving the location data; including the received location data in the first image data and generating second image data; and displaying an image corresponding to the first image data and providing a service using the location data, if the second image data are selected.

Claims

1. A location-based service method using image data provided by a terminal equipped with a camera, and using location data that includes location information of the terminal, comprising:

generating first image data with the terminal at a predetermined location;

receiving location data of the predetermined location;

prompting a user to choose whether or not to insert the received location data into the first image data to generate a second image data and, when the user chooses to do so, inserting the received location data into the first image data to generate a second image data;

transmitting the second image data, the second image data including the first image data and the location data, to another terminal;

receiving, at the another terminal, a selection input for an image corresponding to the second image data, from the user;

displaying, at the another terminal, an image corresponding to the first image data, and a menu inquiring about whether to select a location-based service;

receiving, at the another terminal, via the displayed menu, a selection input for the location-based service, from the user;

receiving, at the another terminal, location-based service data corresponding to the location data of the selected second image data; and

providing the location-based service to the another terminal by using the received location-based service data.

2. The location-based service method according to claim 1, the method further comprising:

compressing and storing the second image data, after the prompting.

3. The location-based service method according to claim 1, wherein the map includes at least one of geographical information, traffic information, administrative district information, and information including the latitude and the longitude of the location data.

4. The location-based service method according to claim 1,

wherein the location-based service is a guiding service,

wherein the receiving the selection input comprises transmitting a service request signal and the location data to a navigation system;

wherein the navigation system provides a navigation data corresponding to the location data, as the location-based service data, and

wherein the providing the location-based service comprises providing the guiding service by means of a navigator of the another terminal, which is displayed on a display section of the another terminal.

5. The location-based service method according to claim 4, wherein the location data comprises current location data of the terminal.

6. The location-based service method according to claim 4, wherein the navigation data comprises at least one of the information including the shortest route corresponding to the location data, traffic information and turnaround time.

7. The location-based service method according to claim 1, wherein the location data are provided by a location data providing system.

8. The location-based service method according to claim 7, wherein the location data providing system is configured to provide the location data of the terminal using a Cell Positioning System (CPS).

9. The location-based service method according to claim 7, wherein the location data providing system is configured to provide the location data of the terminal using a Global Positioning System (GPS).

10. The location-based service method according to claim 1, wherein the location data includes information on latitude and longitude of the terminal or base station.

11. The location-based service method according to claim 1, wherein the terminal equipped with the camera includes a camera phone or a digital camera.

12. The location-based service method according to claim 11, wherein the digital camera includes a module for receiving the location data.

13. A location-based service method using image data provided by a terminal equipped with a camera, and using location data that includes location information of the terminal, comprising:

generating first image data with the terminal at a predetermined location;

receiving location data of the predetermined location;

prompting a user to choose whether or not to insert the received location data into the first image data to generate a second image data and, when the user chooses to do so, inserting the received location data into the first image data to generate a second image data;

transmitting the second image data, the second image data including the first image data and the location data, to another terminal;

receiving, at the another terminal, a selection input for an image corresponding to the second image data, from the user;

displaying, at the another terminal, an image corresponding to the first image data, and a menu inquiring about whether to select a location-based service;

receiving, at the another terminal, via the displayed menu, a selection input for the location-based service, from the user;

receiving, at the another terminal, location-based service data corresponding to the location data of the selected second image data; and

providing the location-based service to the another terminal by using the received location-based service data.

14. The location-based service method according to claim 13,

wherein the location-based service is a guiding service, and

wherein the receiving the selection input comprises transmitting a service request signal and the location data to a navigation system,

wherein the navigation system provides a navigation data corresponding to the location data, as the location-based service data, and

wherein the providing the location-based service comprises providing the guiding service by means of a navigator of the another terminal, which is displayed on a display section of the another terminal.

15. A terminal, the terminal configured to receive location data, comprising:

a camera section for generating a first image data at a predetermined location;

a location data processing section for prompting a user to choose whether or not to insert the location data into the first image data to generate a second image data and, when the user chooses to do so, inserting the location data into the first image data to generate a second image data; and

an image data storing section for receiving and storing the second image data;

a transmitting section for transmitting the second image data, the second image data including the first image data and the location data, to another terminal; and

a compression controller for compressing the second image data and transmitting the second image data to the image data storing section,

wherein the another terminal is configured to

receive a selection input for an image corresponding to the second image data, from the user,

display an image corresponding to the first image data, and a menu inquiring about whether to select a location-based service,

receive, via the displayed menu, a selection input for the location-based service, from the user,

receive location-based service data corresponding to the location data of the selected second image data, and

providing the location-based service by using the received location-based service data.

16. The terminal according to claim 15, wherein the camera section is configured to receive the location data.

17. The terminal according to claim 15, wherein the location data is provided by a location data providing system using a base station or a satellite.

18. The terminal according to claim 17, wherein the location data providing system is configured to provide the location data through a Cell Positioning System (CPS).

19. The terminal according to claim 17, wherein the location data providing system is configured to provide the location data through a Global Positioning System (GPS).

20. The terminal according to claim 19, further comprising a GPS antenna for receiving the location data from the location data providing system.

21. The terminal according to claim 19, further comprising:

a service system for providing a service according to a user'"'"'s selection based on the location data.

22. The terminal according to claim 21, wherein the service system is a map providing system or a navigation system.

23. The terminal according to claim 15,

wherein the location-based service is a guiding service, and

wherein the another terminal is further configured to, when the selection input is received, transmit a service request signal and the location data to a navigation system,

wherein the navigation system provides a navigation data corresponding to the location data, as the location-based service data, and

wherein the another terminal is further configured to provide the guiding service by means of a navigator of the another terminal, which is displayed on a display section of the another terminal.