Service method and system for providing service using moving path of user

• US 9,861,301 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2014
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
• Inventors: Hwang, Gwang-Yeon, Cho, Dae Woo, Yang, Jeong Kwon, Yu, Chung Hyun, Lee, Hye Ran, Kim, Kwang Min
• Primary Examiner(s): Rowland, Steve
• Application Number:
  US14/487,571
• Publication Number:
  US 20150081060A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,211 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

Disclosed is a service method and system for providing a service based on a moving path of a user. A service method configured as a computer may include receiving location information from a terminal of a user in response to a determination that a mode set by the user is an exercise mode, measuring a moving path of the user based on the location information, managing target information corresponding to at least one of a type of exercise that the user is doing and a predetermined path, and providing the target information to the user based on the measured moving path.

Claims

1. A service method performed by a computer configured to provide user activity monitoring services based on a plurality of activity modes of a terminal of a user, the method comprising:

identifying, by a processor, an activity mode of the terminal of a user, the activity mode comprising a first activity mode and a second activity mode;

in response to a determination that the activity mode of the user is the first activity mode, receiving, from the terminal of the user, activity measurement data of the first activity mode measured by an activity measurement sensor activated for the first activity mode;

in response to a determination that the activity mode of the user is the second activity mode set by the user, receiving location information from the terminal of the user, measuring a moving path of the user based on the location information, managing target information corresponding to at least one of a type of exercise that the user is engaged in and a predetermined path, providing, by the computer, the target information to the user based on the measured moving path, receiving a response to the target information from the terminal of the user, and verifying whether the user participates in the target information based on the response; and

generating a digital reward for the user based on the activity measurement data of the first activity mode, storing the generated digital reward in a personal profile area associated with the user, transmitting a notification message to the terminal of the user, the notification message comprising information of the generated digital reward, and providing the user with a challenge participation in a multi-user exercise of the second activity mode by processing the generated digital reward as an application fee,

wherein the location information is acquired by a location sensor activated for the second activity mode, and

wherein a sensor utilized in the first activity mode and a sensor utilized in the second activity mode are different.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing digital content corresponding to the moving path to the user in response to the verification that the user participates into the target information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the measuring of the moving path comprises further measuring an exercise amount about the moving path, and

the method further comprising:

calculating an activity amount of the user based on the moving path and the exercise amount; and

providing additional digital content to the user based on the activity amount of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the target information to the user comprises providing the target information to the user by comparing a moving path of the user who is engaged in a type of exercise corresponding to the target information and the predetermined path.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining rankings of users based on exercise records of the users about the predetermined path.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

providing the user with an exercise record of another user who is ranked higher than the user; and

providing additional digital content in response to a determination that the user achieves the exercise record of the other user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing digital content corresponding to goal achievement to the user in response to a determination that the user achieves a goal set about the predetermined path.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the set goal comprises at least one of a distance and a time set about the predetermined path, and

wherein the user achieves the goal indicates that the user moves at least the distance along the predetermined path, passes the path within the time, or passes at least the distance within the time.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating a challenge comprising a goal about the path in response to a request of the user or an affiliated company; and

providing digital content corresponding to the challenge to a user having achieved the goal of the challenge among users.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program, when executed by a computer, to perform the method of claim 1.

19. The service method of claim 1, wherein the first activity mode comprises a daily life mode, and the second activity mode comprises an exercise mode.

11. A service system, comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to;

identify an activity mode of the terminal of a user, the activity mode comprising a first activity mode and a second activity mode;

in response to a determination that the activity mode of the user is the first activity mode, receive, from the terminal of the user, activity measurement data of the first activity mode measured by an activity measurement sensor activated for the first activity mode;

in response to a determination that the activity mode of the user is the second activity mode set by the user, receive location information from the terminal of the user, measure a moving path of the user based on the location information, manage target information corresponding to at least one of a type of exercise that the user is engaged in and a predetermined path, provide the target information to the user based on the measured moving path, receive a response to the target information from the terminal of the user, and verify whether the user participates in the target information based on the response; and

generate a digital reward for the user based on the activity measurement data of the first activity mode, store the generated digital reward in a personal profile area associated with the user, transmit a notification message to the terminal of the user, the notification message comprising information of the generated digital reward, and provide the user with a challenge participation in a multi-user exercise of the second activity mode by processing the generated digital reward as an application fee,

wherein the location information is acquired by a location sensor activated for the second activity mode, and

wherein a sensor utilized in the first activity mode and a sensor utilized in the second activity mode are different.

12. The service system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is configured to further process:

a process of providing digital content corresponding to the moving path to the user in response to the verification that the user participates into the target information.

13. The service system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is configured to further measure an exercise amount about the moving path during the process of measuring the moving path, and is configured to further process:

a process of calculating an activity amount of the user based on the moving path and the exercise amount; and

a process of providing additional digital content to the user based on the activity amount of the user.

14. The service system of claim 11, wherein during the process of providing the target information to the user, the at least one processor is configured to provide the target information to the user by comparing a moving path of the user who is engaged in a type of exercise corresponding to the target information and the predetermined path.

15. The service system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is configured to further process a process of determining rankings of users based on exercise records of the users about the predetermined path.

16. The service system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is configured to further process a process of providing digital content corresponding to goal achievement to the user in response to a determination that the user achieves a goal set about the predetermined path.

17. The service system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is configured to further process:

a process of creating a challenge comprising a goal about the path in response to a request of the user or an affiliated company; and

a process of providing digital content corresponding to the challenge to a user having achieved the goal of the challenge among users.

18. A file distribution system for distributing a file to install an application in a terminal of a user, the file distribution system comprising:

a file storage configured to store and maintain the file; and

a file transmitter configured to transmit the file to the terminal in response to a request of the user,

wherein the application comprises one or more modules to perform;

controlling the terminal to display a user interface for selecting one of a daily mode and an exercise mode on a screen;

controlling the terminal to transmit activity measurement data of the daily mode measured by an activity measurement sensor activated for the daily mode;

controlling the terminal to transmit location information to a service server in response to a selection on the exercise mode;

controlling the terminal to measure an activity amount and to transmit the measured activity amount to the service server in response to a selection on the daily mode;

controlling the terminal to receive target information from the service server and to display the target information about the screen;

controlling the terminal to respond to the target information and determine whether to participate in the target information;

generating a digital reward for the user based on the activity measurement data of the first activity mode;

storing the generated digital reward in a personal profile area associated with the user;

transmitting a notification message to the terminal of the user, the notification message comprising information of the generated digital reward; and

providing the user with a challenge participation in a multi-user exercise of the second activity mode by processing the generated digital reward as an application fee,

wherein a sensor utilized in the daily mode and a sensor utilized in the exercise mode are different, and

wherein the target information corresponds to at least one of a type of exercise that the user is engaged in and a predetermined path, and is selected based on a moving path that is measured based on the location information.