KR20000050054A - Method for servicing the weather information using the internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for servicing weather information using an internet is provided to improve the quality of the weather information service, by supplying the weather information of a selected time interval and the map information of a selected area to a mobile client, in response to the request for selection of the weather information service in a desired place and at a desired date and time. CONSTITUTION: A weather information service is asked to a web server and a weather information processing server via mobile communication means and an internet(202-208). An input of service area and time is requested to the mobile client who has asked the weather information service(210-216). The inputted service area and time are selected, and then transmitted to a weather information processing server via the mobile communication means and the internet(218). The map information of the selected area is received from a map server with a map database, and the weather information is obtained from a weather server having a weather database(220-228). The received map and weather information are processed to generate a weather information menu screen(230-242).

Description

How to use diary information service using internet {METHOD FOR SERVICING THE WEATHER INFORMATION USING THE INTERNET}

The present invention relates to a business technique for providing a diary information service using the Internet, and more particularly, a diary information service using the Internet suitable for real-time diary information of a specific area to a plurality of mobile clients using the Internet. It is about a method.

Recently, with the development of communication and network technology, techniques for providing the weather information of the day to the client or the mobile client using the Internet have been developed and started the service.

The existing diary information service provides unidirectional service of diary information of the day as text information for a specific region or each region previously designated to a client or mobile client that has registered a service.

In other words, the existing diary information service technique unilaterally texts only the diary information to the registered user. Thus, the diary information text service is not provided unilaterally. If even information (ie, map information) can be serviced, it will be possible to more reliably satisfy the user's service usage and its satisfaction as well as improving service quality. However, at present there are no proposals for such service techniques.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above, and can provide real-time weather information of a specific region and map information of a region selected by a mobile client capable of internet access to a service request mobile client in real time through the Internet. The purpose is to provide a weather information service method using the Internet.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a weather information service through the Internet to a plurality of clients having a wireless Internet access means using a weather information processing server having a web server and a schedule DB, A first step of requesting a weather information service by accessing the web server and the weather information processing server through a mobile communication switching means including a base station and the Internet; In response to the diary information service request, requesting input of an area and a time zone to be serviced by a mobile client requesting the diary information service; A third step of inputting and selecting a specific region and time zone to be serviced and transmitted to the weather information processing server through the mobile communication exchange means and the Internet; A fourth process of requesting and receiving map information of a selected region received from a map server having a map DB and requesting weather information of a selected time zone of the selected region from a weather server having a weather database; A fifth process of generating diary information menu screens of diary information and map information by processing diary information of a selected time zone and map information of the selected region provided in each of the selected regions; And a sixth process of providing the generated diary information menu screen to the corresponding mobile client through the Internet and the mobile communication exchange means.

1 is a block diagram of a diary information service system for providing diary information to a mobile client using the Internet according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of servicing diary information to a mobile client using the Internet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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104/1-104 / n: mobile client 106: base station

108: mobile communication switching center 110: the Internet

112: web server 114: weather information processing server

116: weather server 118: map server

120: map DB 122: location processing server

124: location server

The above and other objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by those skilled in the art.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A key technical aspect of the present invention is that, when a mobile client that registers a weather information service requests a service of weather information for a specific area by using the Internet, it receives current weather information of a specific area from a weather server and provides map information of a specific area. By providing the current weather information of the specific region and the map information to the mobile client who requested the service together, it is easy to achieve the object of the present invention through such technical means.

1 is a block diagram of a diary information service system for providing diary information to a mobile client using the Internet according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the weather information service system includes a plurality of mobile clients 104/1-104 / n, a base station 106, a mobile communication switching center 108, the Internet 110, a web server 112, and weather processing. Server 114, weather server 116, map server 118, map DB 120, location processing server 122, and location server 124.

First, each mobile client 104/1-104n can access the Internet 110 through mobile communication control means, i.e., the base station 106, the mobile communication switching center 108, and the like, and registers and registers for the weather information service. Terminals (e.g., cellular phones, personal digital communications (PCS), PDAs, IMT-2000, etc.), each of which is a base station 106, a mobile telecommunications station 108, the Internet 110, and a web server. The weather information server 114 may be connected to the weather processing server 114 to receive a weather information service (ie, weather information service including location information) using the Internet.

On the other hand, the base station 106 provides a communication service between the mobile client and the mobile communication switching station 108 in its service area (i.e., cell), and the mobile communication switching center 108 is each a base station responsible for a plurality of base stations. It includes a controller, a WAP gateway for Internet access, a home location register (HLR) and a visitor location register (VLR) for tracking each mobile client's location. It provides various communication services between mobile clients and remote clients (or mobile clients), manages the current registration status of mobile clients in the service area of each base station in charge of itself, and also manages the Internet (WAP gateway) Weather information including location information provided in accordance with the present invention in connection with Provide services to each mobile client.

In addition, when the mobile communication switching center 108 receives a location search request for a specific mobile client from the location server 124 (that is, any mobile client selects an area for receiving weather information service as its current location). ), The home location register (HLR) and the visitor location register (VLR) are searched to find out which base station the mobile client is requested to search for a location. The location value is provided to the location server 124.

Next, the web server 112 provides a diary information service including location information (i.e., electronic map information) to each mobile client. When a mobile client accesses the Internet and requests a diary information service, The mobile client and the weather information processing server 114 are connected to each other to provide a corresponding weather information service to the mobile client through various menu screens (for example, an initial menu screen, a search position selection menu screen, a diary information menu screen, etc.). to provide.

In addition, the weather information processing server 114 performs actual processing on diary-related information required by each user (ie, mobile client), and any mobile client is assigned to a specific region or his current location (ie, When requesting a weather information service for the current location of the mobile client, the weather information of the region (or current location) is provided from the weather server 116, and the map information (ie, map data) is provided from the map server 118. The diary information menu screen is configured, and the configured diary information menu screen data is provided to the mobile client through the web server 112, the Internet 110, the mobile communication switching center 108, and the base station 106.

Here, the weather server 116, for example, located in the Meteorological Office, stores and manages weather information for each region provided in real time from the weather system, and stores the weather information in any region from the weather information processing server 114. When there is a request for weather information about the local weather information stored in its own database is retrieved and transmitted to the weather processing server 114.

On the other hand, when the map server 118 receives information such as a place name, an address, a postal code, etc. together with the location data (or map data) request signal from the weather information processing server 114 described above, at the time of the weather information service, The map data is constructed and stored, the map DB 120 is searched for, and the map data of a specific region corresponding to the requested place name, address, or zip code is extracted and transmitted to the weather information processing server 114.

In addition, the map server 118, along with the location data request signal from the weather information processing server 114 when any mobile client requests the weather information and the map information for its current location at the time of the weather information service. When the identification information of the mobile client, for example, the telephone number of the mobile client is input, the location information of the mobile client is transmitted to the location server 124 through the location processing server 122 together with the location search request signal. In response, when the location value of the base station to which the mobile client enters is provided from the location server 124 via the location processing server 122, the map DB 120 corresponds to the location value of the base station. The map data of the area including the coordinate value is extracted and transmitted to the weather information processing server 114.

That is, the location server 124 requests the mobile communication switching center 108 to search for the location of the mobile client when there is a location search request for the mobile client from the map server 118, and in response thereto, the mobile communication switching center 108 When the location value of the base station to which the mobile client is currently provided is provided, the mobile station converts the location information into a latitude and longitude coordinate value and transmits the location information to the location processing server 122 as location information of the mobile client. The latitude and longitude coordinate values received from the server 124 are converted into a data format that the map server 118 can recognize and transmitted to the map server 118. Here, the mobile communication switching center 108, the location server 124, the location processing server 122, and the map server 118 are connected via, for example, a dedicated line.

Accordingly, the weather information processing server 114 configures a diary information menu screen including map information of a specific area provided from the map server 118 and weather information of a specific area provided from the weather server 116, thereby providing a weather information service. Service to the mobile client that requested it.

Next, a description will be given of a process for providing a mobile client with a weather information service including map information for an arbitrary area by using the Internet according to the present invention using a weather information service system having the above-described configuration. do.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of servicing diary information to a mobile client using the Internet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 2, any mobile client (e.g., 104/1 of Fig. 1) registered as a service member may, for example, log in using a user ID, password, or the like to a website that provides a diary information service. When accessing the web server 112 via the connection, i.e., the base station 106, the mobile communication switching station 108, and the Internet 110 (step 202), the web server 112 extracts the prepared initial menu screen data and displays the Internet ( 110, through the mobile communication center 108 and the base station 106, to the mobile client 104/1 (step 204), so that on the monitor on the mobile client 104/1 side, for example, a diary The initial menu screen including the inquiry item and the like is displayed.

At this time, the user of the mobile client 104/1 may select the diary inquiry item and receive the diary information service. When the user selects the "diary inquiry" item (step 206), the corresponding "diary inquiry" item selection signal Is transmitted to the web server 112 via the base station 106, the mobile telecommunications station 108, and the Internet 110. In response, the web server 112 retrieves the prepared inquiry position selection menu screen and delivers the prepared inquiry position selection menu screen to the corresponding mobile client 104/1 through the Internet 110, the mobile communication switching center 108, and the base station 106 (step 208). As a result, on the monitor of the mobile client 104/1 side, an inquiry position selection menu screen including, for example, a current position item, a designated position input item, today's current time item, a date and time input item, and the like is displayed. .

Here, the "current location" item is used when the user of the mobile client 104/1 wants to select the area where he / she is currently located as the area to which the diary information is to be serviced, and the "enter location input" item. Is an item to be used when the user of the mobile client 104/1 selects an arbitrary region (i.e., desired region) for which the weather information is to be serviced, and the "current time of the day" item is the current location or the selected specific region. Is used to select diary information of the current time for today, and "enter date and time" item is used to select diary information of a specific time zone of any desired day.

Thus, the mobile client 104/1 user can select the inquiry region, inquiry date and inquiry time on the inquiry position selection menu screen through the process in steps 210 to 216, step 210 , Go to the diary information search area, select the current location of the client (104/1) and select to enter the diary information service for today's current time, today's future specific time, or future specific time of the future day. The current position and the selected time information, together with the corresponding selection signal, are transmitted via the base station 106 to the mobile switching center 108.

That is, according to the present invention, the user of the mobile client 104/1 may display weather information and map information of the current day and current time zone at the current location, weather information and map information of the current date and future specific time zone at the current location, and present. Weather information and map information for future days and future time zones at a location, current and current date and map information for any selected region, and current and future time zones for any selected specific region. It is possible to request the service from the weather information processing server 114 by selecting map information or weather information and map information of a future day and a future specific time zone in any selected specific region.

Subsequently, the mobile communication switching center 108 transmits the division information (e.g., a telephone number, etc.) of the mobile client 104/1 together with the weather information request signal, the current location, and the selected time information, to the Internet 110 and the web server. And transmits to the weather information processing server 114 via the step 112 (step 218).

In response, the weather information processing server 114 generates a map information request signal and transmits the map information request signal to the map server 118 together with the segmentation information of the mobile client 104/1 to request a weather information service. Request the map information for the current location of step (step 220).

Accordingly, the map server 118 transmits the telephone number (or the division number) of the mobile client 104/1 to the location server 124 through the location processing server 122 together with the location search request signal (step 222). .

Next, the location server 124 receives the current location of the mobile client 104/1, that is, the location value of the base station in the service area by requesting the mobile communication switching station 108, and then the longitude coordinate value (i.e. , Search location information) to be transmitted to the location processing server 122, and the location processing server 122 converts the latitude and longitude coordinate values into a data format recognizable by the map server 118 and delivers the data to the map server 118. (Step 224).

Subsequently, the map server 118 searches the map DB 120 to detect map information of a region corresponding to the longitude and latitude coordinate values (step 226), and map information of the detected region and place names of the region (for example, City, county, town, etc.) information is retrieved and transferred to the weather information processing server 114 (step 228).

On the other hand, the weather information processing server 114 delivers the place name information received from the map server 118 and the time information received from the mobile client 104/1 through the web server 112 to the weather server 116. Information is requested (step 230), and in response, the weather server 116 searches its database to retrieve weather information for the time zone of the requested area, and the weather information processing server ( 114) (step 232).

Next, the weather information processing server 114 maps the map information of the current location received from the map server 118 (that is, the base station location of the cell where the mobile client enters the service area) and the diary received from the weather server 116. The information is processed to form a diary information menu screen, and the configured diary information menu screen data is moved through the web server 112 and the Internet 110 together with the distinguished information (for example, a telephone number) of the mobile client. Transmit to communication exchange 108 (step 240).

Subsequently, the mobile communication switching center 108 refers to the mobile client's classification information and transmits the diary information menu screen including the map information of the current location and the weather information of the selected time zone to the mobile client 104/1 through the base station 106. As a result, a diary information menu screen with a map of the current location and diary information of the selected time zone is displayed on the monitor of the mobile client 104/1 (step 242), whereby the mobile client user You can easily check (or grasp) the map information of the area you want to know and the weather information of the selected time zone.

On the other hand, as a result of the check in the above-described step (214, 216), select any specific region as the diary information inquiry region and select the diary information service for today's current time, today's future specific time or future specific time of the future day. Upon input selection, the selected specific area and selected time information along with the corresponding selection signal is transmitted to the mobile communication switching center 108 via the base station 106.

Subsequently, the mobile communication switching center 108 transmits the segmentation information (for example, a telephone number, etc.) of the mobile client 104/1 together with the weather information request signal, the selected specific region, and the selected time information. The server 112 transmits the data to the weather information processing server 114 (step 234).

Next, the meteorological information processing server 114 transfers the selected area information received through the web server 112 to the map server 118 together with the map information request signal, requests the map information of the selected area, and receives the received selection. The area information and the selected time information are transmitted along with the weather information request signal to the weather server 116 to request weather information for any time zone of the selected area (step 236).

Accordingly, the weather server 116 searches its own database, retrieves diary information for the corresponding time zone of the selected selected area, transfers the retrieved diary information to the weather information processing server 114, and maps the map server ( In step 118, the map DB 120 is searched to retrieve map information of the selected area, and the extracted map information is transmitted to the weather information processing server 114 (step 238).

Subsequently, the weather information processing server 114 processes the map information of the selected area received from the map server 118 and the weather information received from the weather server 116 to construct a weather information menu screen, and the configured weather information menu The screen data is transmitted to the mobile communication switching center 108 through the web server 112 and the Internet 110 together with the identification information of the corresponding mobile client (for example, a telephone number) (step 240). In operation 108, the diary information menu screen data including the map information of the location of the selected region and the diary information of the selected time zone is transmitted to the corresponding mobile client 104/1 through the base station 106 with reference to the identification information of the mobile client. .

As a result, a diary information menu screen with a map of the selected area and diary information of the selected time zone is displayed on the monitor of the mobile client 104/1 (step 242). You can easily check (or grasp) map information and weather information for your chosen time zone.

As described above, according to the present invention, unlike the above-described conventional method of providing unidirectional service of the weather information of the day as text information for each specific area or each area previously designated by the user, the desired area and In response to the request for selecting a diary information service for a specific time zone of a desired day, the quality of the diary information service using the Internet is dramatically improved by providing the mobile client with diary information of the selected time zone and map information of the selected region through the Internet. Not only can it be improved, but it can also effectively meet the user's service utilization and its satisfaction.

Claims (5)

A method of providing a weather information service over the Internet to a plurality of clients having wireless internet access means by using a weather information processing server having a web server and a schedule DB, A first step of requesting a weather information service by accessing the web server and the weather information processing server through a mobile communication switching means including a plurality of base stations and the Internet; In response to the diary information service request, requesting input of an area and a time zone to be serviced by a mobile client requesting the diary information service; A third step of inputting and selecting a specific region and time zone to be serviced and transmitted to the weather information processing server through the mobile communication exchange means and the Internet; A fourth process of requesting and receiving map information of a selected region received from a map server having a map DB and requesting weather information of a selected time zone of the selected region from a weather server having a weather database; A fifth process of generating diary information menu screens of diary information and map information by processing diary information of a selected time zone and map information of the selected region provided in each of the selected regions; And And a sixth process of providing the generated diary information menu screen to the mobile client through the internet and the mobile communication exchange means. The mobile station of claim 1, wherein the selected region and the selected time zone include a current location and a current date / current time zone of the corresponding mobile client, a current location of the corresponding mobile client and a specific date / time in the future, and a current location of the corresponding mobile client. And future day / future specific time zone, randomly selected specific region and current date / current time zone, randomly selected specific region and current date / future specific time zone, randomly selected specific region and future day / future specific time zone. Diary information service method using the Internet. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection area is selected by inputting a specific place name, address, or postal code. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the service method is: Selecting a current location of the corresponding mobile client as the selected region; Transmitting the selection time information and the current location selection information together with the identification information of the corresponding mobile client to the weather information processing server through the mobile communication switching means and the Internet; Detecting the position value of the mobile client by transmitting the identification information to the mobile communication exchange means through a location server; Detecting map information and a place name of the current location of the mobile client through the map DB search based on the detected location value; Requesting and receiving weather information for the detected place name and the selected time zone from the weather server; And Diary information service method using the Internet, characterized in that further comprising the step of performing the fifth and sixth process. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the location value of the mobile client is a latitude and longitude coordinate value of a base station when the mobile client enters a service area.