CN1265611C - Position service system based on hand-free telephone and position service providing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Position service system based on hand-free telephone and position service providing apparatus and method Download PDF

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CN1265611C
CN1265611C CN 02105751 CN02105751A CN1265611C CN 1265611 C CN1265611 C CN 1265611C CN 02105751 CN02105751 CN 02105751 CN 02105751 A CN02105751 A CN 02105751A CN 1265611 C CN1265611 C CN 1265611C
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The present invention provides a position service system based on a landline phone, a device for providing a position service, and a method for providing position information, which is used for responding a position service request from the landline phone by a landline phone network and providing the position service information for the requested landline phone. The device for providing position service has a landline phone table used for storing the telephone numbers of a plurality of landline phones, and the position corresponding relations thereof. A geophysical information space database can be used for storing space geophysical position information in the region covered by the landline phone network, and the stored geographical position information carries out encoding by using the position information of the landline phones as reference points. Users can receive positioning service by only installing the landline phone on a fixed position via the existing public telephone network, such as a phone in a call box, and can not prepare a terminal device used for receiving the positioning service. A hardware facility used for positioning for the requested users can not be especially prepared by the device for providing position service, and thus, the position service system of the present invention can be built in lower cost.

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Based on the position service system of landline telephone, location-based service provides Apparatus and method for
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, relate in particular to the position service system based on landline telephone, location-based service provides equipment and positional information that method is provided.
Technical background
Along with developing on an unprecedented scale of city, the improvement of economic globalization and traffic, people move to another place for professional or individual reason from a place and have become very general.Simultaneously a unfamiliar place, particularly narrow and small and not have the place of street name to seek the three unities basically very difficult at road.In addition, even work as people in the city at own place, also in the city, move the unfamiliar place unavoidably.Therefore, people wish and can get around in the city under the help of positioning service information, for example, some problems below a unfamiliar place can often be asked: where am I? all is there there those my interested place around me? how do I arrive a place with the shortest path? how is the weather here? or the like.
Now, occurred many location-based information systems on the market, they are normally with based on the navigation system of GPS and occur based on the navigation system mode of mobile phone.These two kinds of location-based services have following shortcomings:
1) position precision is not high enough.Gps system and mobile telephone system all can not provide accuracy very high location under the prior art condition, particularly when people in building, as in the subway station time.
2) people have to carry a portable terminal equipment and obtain positioning service information, for example need a mobile phone in the navigation system based on mobile phone, need a GPS terminal in the navigation system based on GPS.Therefore, for the user, its cost of accepting positioning service is higher.
3) individual privacy and legal issue.In these existing two kinds of systems, therefore individual's the positional information system keeps track that all can be positioned all the time very may expose individual privacy and cause legal issue.
4) cost an arm and a leg.No matter location-based service price how, mobile communication service and GPS positioning service are all very expensive.
Before the mobile communication high speed development and in today of mobile communication high speed development, landline telephone all becomes numerous personages' first-selection with its unrivaled advantage.This is that speech quality is good because the fixed telephone network coverage is very big, and the conversation cost is lower.And there are not alarming problems such as radiation.In addition, public telephone system based on fixed telephone network after first public telephone system occurs has obtained unprecedented development, 100 years internal worlds almost in each city public telephone system become huge and universal day by day, almost all accounting for center-stage at each building and every the street telephone booth.
Current telecommunications company provides a kind of basic service that is referred to as caller identification for the user, and promptly the called subscriber can see calling subscriber's call number, date, time before answering the call.This provides location-based service to set up an important prerequisite for the present invention is based on landline telephone.For example as a people during from the location-based service of landline telephone request, background system can know he employed be which landline telephone.Because the positional information of this irremovable landline telephone can be kept in the database of background system in advance, so background system can and then be distinguished claimant's exact position.
Therefore, if can utilize existing fixed telephone network to come, will be a kind of feasible and lower-cost location-based service presentation mode for people provide location information service.
Summary of the invention
The present invention produces in order to address the above problem.
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of position service system based on landline telephone, location-based service provides equipment and positional information that method is provided, and this system is based upon on the basis of existing fixed-line telephone network, so construction cost is very low.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of position service system based on landline telephone, location-based service provides equipment and positional information that method is provided, wherein the user only needs by being installed in the phone of fixed position, the phone in the telephone booth for example, just can accept positioning service via existing fixed telephone network, and not need preparation in addition to be used to accept the portable terminal unit of positioning service.
A further object of the present invention provides a kind of position service system based on landline telephone, location-based service provides equipment and positional information that method is provided, wherein only need be maintained fixed the correspondence table of telephone number and its position, just can determine to send the exact position at requesting users place according to telephone number at position service providing device place.Thereby do not need special the preparation to be used for positioning hardware facility, therefore can carry out accurate localization to the people who asks location-based service with lower cost to sending requesting users.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of position service system based on landline telephone, location-based service provides equipment and positional information that method is provided, if wherein the people of request location-based service is by a public telephone request location-based service, then whom location-based service provides equipment not know to be in the request service, therefore do not have individual privacy and legal issue.
To achieve these goals, the invention provides a kind of position service system, it is characterized in that: comprise that the landline telephone of a plurality of fixed-site is used for sending location service request according to user's indication based on landline telephone; Location-based service provides equipment, and the location service request that is used for responding a landline telephone of described a plurality of landline telephones provides location service information for the landline telephone that sends this request; Fixed-line telephone network, described a plurality of landline telephone and described location-based service provide equipment to communicate by described fixed-line telephone network, wherein, described location-based service provides equipment to comprise: the landline telephone table is used to store the telephone number of described a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof; And access device, be used for receiving the solicited message of the telephone number of location service request that the user sends by a landline telephone and this landline telephone, and will offer the user with the corresponding location service information of the telephone number of described landline telephone from described fixed-line telephone network.
A kind of location-based service based on landline telephone provides equipment, be used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information, described location-based service provides equipment to comprise a landline telephone table, is used to store the telephone number of described a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof; A geography information spatial database is used to store the spatial geographical locations information in the zone that described fixed-line telephone network covers, and wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with described a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded; And access device, be used for receiving the solicited message of the telephone number of location service request that a landline telephone sends and this landline telephone, and will offer the user with the corresponding location service information of the telephone number of described landline telephone from described fixed-line telephone network.
The present invention also provides a kind of position service method, be used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information, it is characterized in that: comprise that step receives the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises location service request and this landline telephone that a user sends by a landline telephone these a plurality of landline telephones from this fixed-line telephone network; Carry out the location service information search according to this location service request generation and handle needed location service request keyword; According to this telephone number information and this location service request keyword, carry out the location service information search operation based on a landline telephone table and a geography information spatial database; Search Results is returned to landline telephone, and wherein this landline telephone table is stored the telephone number of these a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof; The spatial geographical locations information in the zone that covered of this this fixed-line telephone network of geography information spatial data library storage wherein, wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with these a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded.
The present invention also provides a kind of position service method, be used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information, it is characterized in that: comprise that step receives the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises voice location service request and this landline telephone that a user sends by a landline telephone these a plurality of landline telephones from this fixed-line telephone network; This voice location service request is carried out speech recognition, therefrom extract and carry out the needed keyword of location service information search processing, generate the location service request keyword; According to this telephone number information and this location service request keyword, carry out the location service information search operation based on a landline telephone table and a geography information spatial database; Search Results is returned to landline telephone with the form of voice, and wherein this landline telephone table is stored the telephone number of these a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof; The spatial geographical locations information in the zone that covered of this this fixed-line telephone network of geography information spatial data library storage wherein, wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with these a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded.
The present invention also provides a kind of position service method, be used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information, it is characterized in that: comprise that step receives the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises key position service request and this landline telephone that a user sends by a landline telephone a plurality of landline telephones from this fixed-line telephone network; This key position service request is converted to the location service request keyword; According to this telephone number information and this location service request keyword, carry out the location service information search operation based on a landline telephone table and a geography information spatial database; Search Results is returned to landline telephone with the form of voice, and wherein this landline telephone table is stored the telephone number of these a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof; The spatial geographical locations information in the zone that covered of this this a plurality of fixed-line telephone network of geography information spatial data library storage wherein, wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with these a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded.
The present invention also provides a kind of position service method, be used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information, it is characterized in that: comprise that step receives the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises location service request and this landline telephone that a user sends by a Web phone a plurality of landline telephones from this fixed-line telephone network; This key position service request is converted to the location service request keyword; According to this telephone number information and this location service request keyword, carry out the location service information search operation based on a landline telephone table and a geography information spatial database; Search Results is returned to the Web phone, and wherein this landline telephone table is stored the telephone number of these a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof; The spatial geographical locations information in the zone that covered of this this a plurality of fixed-line telephone network of geography information spatial data library storage wherein, wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with these a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded.
The present invention also provides a kind of position service method, be used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information, it is characterized in that: comprise that step receives the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises location service request and this landline telephone that a user sends by a landline telephone these a plurality of landline telephones from this fixed-line telephone network; Determine the type of this location service request, when this location service request is voice request, the voice location service request is carried out speech recognition, therefrom extract and carry out the needed keyword of location service information search processing, generate the location service request keyword, when this location service request is not voice request, this location service request is converted to the location service request keyword, according to this telephone number information and this location service request keyword, carry out the location service information search operation based on a landline telephone table and a geography information spatial database; Search Results is returned to landline telephone, and wherein this landline telephone table is stored the telephone number of these a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof; The spatial geographical locations information in the zone that covered of this this fixed-line telephone network of geography information spatial data library storage wherein, wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with these a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded.
By below in conjunction with the detailed description of accompanying drawing to embodiment, advantage of the present invention and other characteristics will be clearer.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic block diagram based on the position service system of landline telephone according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram based on the position service system of normal speech telephone set according to second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the functional-block diagram according to the location service information searcher 206 of second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the operating process of position service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram based on the position service system of fixed network telephone according to third embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is the block diagram based on the position service system of landline telephone according to fourth embodiment of the invention.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic block diagram based on the position service system of landline telephone according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 1, position service system according to the present invention comprises landline telephone 1 to landline telephone N, fixed-line telephone network 2, and location-based service provides equipment 1.
Wherein landline telephone 1 can be the fixed telephone terminal of any fixed-site to landline telephone N, and network telephone terminal that provides service on net or the like perhaps is provided for example common voice call machine.
Fixed-line telephone network 2 can be existing PSTN, and ISDN etc. provide the physical network of session services for the fixed telephone of fixed-site.
Location-based service provides equipment 1 to accept the location service request that the user sends to landline telephone N by landline telephone 1, and responds this service request, for the fixed telephone subscriber provides corresponding location service information.Keep a landline telephone table 11 in position service providing device 1, be used to store landline telephone 1 to the telephone number of landline telephone N and the corresponding relation of their position; A geography information spatial database 12 is used to store the spatial geographical locations information in the zone that fixed-line telephone network 2 covered, and wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is to be that reference point is encoded with above-mentioned landline telephone 1 to the positional information of landline telephone N.Those skilled in the art can understand above-mentioned landline telephone table 11 and geography information spatial database 12 and also can offer location-based service by a third party equipment 1 is provided.
For example when user inquiring arrives the best riding route on A ground, location-based service provides the number of the landline telephone that equipment 1 will use according to the user to determine the position of this landline telephone by landline telephone table 11, and with this position is reference point, location service request according to the user, from geography information spatial database 12, inquire about, determine to arrive the best riding route on A ground, and the best riding route information that will determine returns to the landline telephone of the request of sending from this position.
The said fixing phone certainly is the public telephone of phonebooth.Like this, the people who arrives a unfamiliar place just can easily inquire about any with the position at its current place relevant location service information by the public telephone that is seen everywhere in the street.And the cost that he paid only is the service charge that landline telephone provides equipment 1 to provide service to receive by expense or location-based service.For private household or company, can certainly accept the service that location-based service provides equipment 1 to provide by the way, and the cost of being paid also only is the service charge that landline telephone provides equipment 1 to provide service to receive by expense or location-based service concerning them.
According to the first embodiment of the present invention, by utilizing the great fixed telephone network of existing coverage to provide location-based information on services for the fixed telephone terminal user, the present invention provides system for the fixed telephone subscriber provides a convenience and the very low location-based service of expense; In addition, provide equipment 1, can develop by the fixed-line telecom carrier for location-based service, also can by an independent third party develop and utilize existing fixed telephone network run and therefrom the profit; And then, owing to can accurately locate the position of landline telephone in position service providing device 1, therefore can know the position of asking to serve the people exactly, and in position service providing device 1 can be the very detailed geography information that reference point keeps the city with the landline telephone, therefore can provide accurate location-based service for the user according to position service system of the present invention.In addition, there are not individual privacy and legal issue according to position service system of the present invention yet.Because when people serve by the public telephone request, location-based service provides equipment 1 and does not know who is in the request service.
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Below in conjunction with Fig. 2 to Fig. 4 the second embodiment of the present invention is described.In a second embodiment, disclosed position service system among first embodiment has been carried out more detailed description.This second embodiment is particularly useful for the situation that landline telephone is common voice call machine.Wherein with first embodiment in identical part use identical Reference numeral.
As shown in Figure 2, each landline telephone 1-N is the normal speech telephone set, and each user provides equipment 1 to send location service request by voice to location-based service by these normal speech telephone sets.Identical among fixed-line telephone network 2 and first embodiment, therefore the descriptions thereof are omitted.
Location-based service provides equipment 1 to comprise access device 201, speech recognition/conversion equipment 202, location server 203, location service information searcher 204, geography information spatial database 12 and landline telephone table 12.
Wherein, access device 201 receives the user by fixed-line telephone network 2 and uses the location service request of normal speech telephone set by using voice or button to send, and the control information relevant with this request, for example should ask the format information of employing, the number of the normal speech telephone set that this user uses, and other be used to connect required control information, for example relevant user pays the mode information of service charge, authorization information or the like in order to accept service this time.
Access device 201 is set up with user's normal speech telephone set according to connection control information and is connected.
When the user is when sending location service request by button, this access device 201 generates for example location service request keyword of HTTP form of the IP of standard or other standard agreement according to this button operation, the telephone number information that the user is used etc. is converted to for example telephone number information of HTTP form of the IP of standard or other standard agreement, and the message transport after will change then is to location server 203.
When the user is when sending location service request by voice, this access device 201 transfers to speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 to the voice location service request.This access device 201 is also other control information relevant with the voice location service request, the number of the normal speech telephone set that uses of user for example, be converted to for example information of HTTP form of the IP of standard or other standard agreement, and transfer to location server 203.
In addition, access device 201 returns to the voice answer-back result who receives from speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 and sends requesting users by fixed-line telephone network.
202 pairs of voice location service request of speech recognition/conversion equipment are carried out speech recognition, therefrom extract to carry out the needed keyword of location service information search processing.Speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 is converted to for example location service request keyword of HTTP form of the IP of standard or other standard agreement with these keywords then, sends to location server 203.Those skilled in the art can understand, and this speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 can also return to the keyword message that carries out obtaining after the speech recognition access device 201, obtain the location service request keyword thereby carry out format conversion work by it.In addition, speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 will be a voice messaging from the web text formatting information translation of location server 203 receptions also.
Location server 203 is used for management and connects, and from access device 201 and speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 receiving position service requests and relevant control information thereof, and it is transferred to location service information searcher 204.This location server 203 can be the Web server of a standard for example.
The number of landline telephone and the corresponding relation of geographical location information thereof in the landline telephone table 12 storage fixed-line telephone network 2.
The spatial geographical locations information in the zone that geography information spatial database 12 storage fixed-line telephone networks 2 are covered, these positional informations comprise the positional information of each landline telephone, and other zone position information of storing in this database is that positional information with above-mentioned landline telephone is that reference point is encoded.
The information relevant with query requests that location service information searcher 206 receiving position servers 203 pass on is carried out the location-based service query manipulation.
Fig. 3 is the functional-block diagram according to the location service information searcher 206 of second embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 3, location service information searcher 206 comprises 2042, one COS interpreters 2043 of 2041, one position interpreters of an extracting unit and a search unit 2044.
Wherein, extracting unit 2041 extracts the telephone number of the landline telephone that sends the requesting users use from the information of being passed on by location server 203, and it is transferred to position interpreter 2042; In addition, extracting unit 2041 comes out to offer COS interpreter 2043 with the location service request keywording.
Position interpreter 2042 retrieves the positional information of this landline telephone from landline telephone table 12 according to the fixed telephone number information that receives, this positional information promptly is the position of sending the current place of requesting users, and position interpreter 2042 transfers to search unit 2044 with the positional information that retrieves then.
COS interpreter 2043 is from extracting unit 2041 receiving position service request keywords, determine the type of this service request according to keyword, it for example is the inquiry traffic conditions, or weather condition, still inquire about market on every side, hotel's situation etc., and search unit 2044 exported in service request type and location service request keyword after determining.
Search unit 2044 with the positional information that receives and location service request keyword as query argument, inquiry geography information spatial database 12.And according to service request type Query Result is integrated into response message and returns to location server 203.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart that the voice location service request is responded of position service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
At first, at step S401, the user makes a shortcode ask to connect with location-based service equipment 1 by using a normal speech telephone set to dial.
At step S402, this inserts request access device 201 response, set up with the user between be connected.Those skilled in the art can understand, and this access device 201 can also have certain checking ability, for example wait and will determine whether to allow the user to insert by detecting telephone number information that the user uses and ability of payment.
At step S403, respond this successful connection, the user is by the location service request of landline telephone oral account oneself.For example this user can send that " I want to go to the airport." " neighbouring average hotel being arranged? " send location service request Deng voice.
At step S404,201 other control informations relevant of this access device with the voice location service request, the number of the normal speech telephone set that uses of user for example, be converted to for example information of HTTP form of the IP of standard or other standard agreement, and transfer to location server 203, and this access device 201 transfers to speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 to the voice location service request.
At step S405,202 pairs of voice location service request of speech recognition/conversion equipment are carried out speech recognition, therefrom extract to carry out the needed keyword of location service information search processing.Speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 is converted to for example location service request keyword of HTTP form of the IP of standard or other standard agreement with these keywords then, sends to location server 203.
At step S406, location server 203 is exported to extracting unit 2041 with the information relevant with location service request that receives.
At step S407, extracting unit 2041 extracts the telephone number of the landline telephone of the request of sending from the information relevant with location service request, and it is transferred to position interpreter 2042; In addition, extracting unit 2041 comes out to offer COS interpreter 2043 with the location service request keywording.
At step S408, position interpreter 2042 retrieves corresponding position information with it according to the fixed telephone number information that receives from landline telephone table 12, then the positional information that retrieves is transferred to search unit 2044.
With step S408 concurrently, at step S409, COS interpreter 2043 is determined the type of this service request according to the location service request keyword, and search unit 2044 exported in service request type and location service request keyword after determining.
At step S410, search unit 2044 with the positional information that receives and location service request keyword as query argument, inquire about geography information spatial database 12, and the location-based service response message that Query Result is integrated into the web text formatting is returned to location server 203 according to service request type.
At step S411, location server 203 is given speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 with the location-based service response message of web text formatting and is carried out text-speech conversion.
At step S412, speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 carries out text-speech conversion with the location-based service response message, and the audio response message after will changing returns to access device 201.
At step S413, access device 201 is converted to the mode that the landline telephone of the request of sending can receive with the audio response message that receives, with it as the response message of asking is returned to the user with the form of voice by fixed-line telephone network 2.
When the user imported the location service request (below be called the button location service request) of oneself with the mode of button, location-based service according to the present invention provides equipment 1 to can be designed as to the user provided voice suggestion to remind the user to operate accordingly step by step.Can prepare for example location service request information of HTTP form of the IP of the standard corresponding or other standard agreement in advance at access device 201, as the location service request keyword with corresponding button operation.Under this situation by key mode input request, replace the step S403-S405 among Fig. 4, access device 201 produces corresponding location service request keyword according to user's button operation, with other control information relevant with the button location service request, the number of the normal speech telephone set that uses of user for example, be converted to for example information of HTTP form of the IP of standard or other standard agreement, and transfer to location server 203 with the location service request keyword.Identical among other processing and Fig. 4.
So far, described in detail and carried out the processing procedure that the location-based service based on landline telephone provides according to the present invention.But, should be appreciated that above-mentioned operating process just is used to realize a concrete example of the present invention, and can not be used to limit the present invention.Those skilled in the art can carry out various modifications to the disclosed content of the application in not exceeding claims restricted portion of the present invention.
According to a second embodiment of the present invention, by utilizing the great fixed telephone network of existing coverage to provide location-based information on services for the fixed telephone terminal user, the present invention provides system for the fixed telephone subscriber provides an easy to use and lower location-based service of cost.
In addition, be that reference point is encoded because the geography information of geography information spatial data library storage is position with landline telephone, and be that the position of the landline telephone that uses with the user is come it is positioned.Therefore the present invention can be accurate to location positioning the degree of the particular location at landline telephone place, thereby has improved the accuracy of location positioning.
In addition, the second embodiment of the present invention is applied to the landline telephone system, especially in the public telephone system, will provides a kind of brand-new commercial profit model for public telephone system or independent third party.For example public telephone system or independent third party can utilize the charging system of public telephone system to come to gain from the user who accepts its location-based service there.The user by the location-based viability of public telephone request, the public telephone terminal will be from the coin of user's IC-card or input the certain amount of money of deduction.Under this business model, the user pays and comprises two parts: the expense of basic telecommunications communication service expense and position-based service.
The 3rd embodiment
The 3rd embodiment is applicable to that landline telephone is the situation of Web telephone set, in the 3rd embodiment, because variation has taken place in telephone terminal, therefore compare with second embodiment, appropriate section at position service providing device 1 place will change, at first speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 no longer is necessary, and the function of access device 201 also will change in addition.Other parts are identical with second embodiment, therefore are marked with identical Reference numeral and omit its explanation.
Fig. 5 is the functional-block diagram of structure of the position service system of a third embodiment in accordance with the invention.
As shown in Figure 5,1-N provides browser respectively at the Web telephone set, and the user comes on-position service providing device 1 by using browser, and the input position service request is also accepted the service response that location-based service provides equipment 1.
And at access device 301, location service request for user's input, directly be converted to for example information of HTTP form of the IP of standard or other standard agreement, the location service request information after the conversion and other relevant control information, for example the telephone number of Web telephone set transfers to location server 203.And the location service request information after the conversion is by directly as the location service request keyword.In addition, this access device 301 will directly be converted to the mode that the Web telephone set can receive from the service response information that location server 203 receives, and return to corresponding Web telephone set by fixed-line telephone network 2.
In addition, those skilled in the art can understand, at the 3rd embodiment, owing to used the Web telephone set, therefore can also provide abundant multimedia information more for the user who adopts the Web phone, the cartographic information that for example can show image for the user, the perhaps pictorial information such as picture of building, and can be equipped with voice suggestion (needing in such cases certainly to use speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 that relevant textual information is carried out speech conversion) or the like.
By adopting the third embodiment of the present invention, on the basis of advantage, be the user of landline telephone with second embodiment, supplied a kind of easy to usely, spend location-based service mode lower and that the information on services amount is big.
The 4th embodiment
The difference of the 4th embodiment and the second and the 3rd embodiment is to provide a switching device shifter 400 at position service providing device 1 place.
Fig. 6 is the functional-block diagram of structure of the position service system of a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention.
Whether switching device shifter 400 is that the voice location service request determines whether speech recognition is carried out in request according to the location service request that receives.For example when switching device shifter 400 judge that the user uses be voice the time, then response mode is defined as the voice request response mode, and and then access device 401 and speech recognition/conversion equipment 202 connected, and notice access device 401, each step of later processing Fig. 4 by adopting above-mentioned second embodiment is carried out.When switching device shifter 400 judge that the user uses be a Web telephone set time, then response mode is defined as Web call response mode, and notice access device 401, later processing is undertaken by the operation of adopting above-mentioned the 3rd embodiment.When switching device shifter 400 judge that the user uses be key mode the time, then response mode is defined as the key response mode, and notice access device 401, handle accordingly.
A fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention, the request mode of using in the time of can sending request according to the user is handled accordingly, thereby makes location-based service of the present invention provide compatibility of apparatus stronger.
Although the front has provided detailed execution mode of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, can not violate purport of the present invention and not depart under the prerequisite of the scope of the invention the present invention is carried out various modifications to those skilled in the art, scope of the present invention will be determined by following claims.

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1. position service system based on landline telephone is characterized in that: comprises,
The landline telephone of a plurality of fixed-site is used for sending location service request according to user's indication;
Location-based service provides equipment, and the location service request that is used for responding a landline telephone of described a plurality of landline telephones provides location service information for the landline telephone that sends this request;
Fixed-line telephone network, described a plurality of landline telephones and described location-based service provide equipment to communicate by described fixed-line telephone network,
Wherein, described location-based service provides equipment to comprise:
The landline telephone table is used to store the telephone number of described a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof; And
Access device, be used for receiving the solicited message of the telephone number of location service request that the user sends by a landline telephone and this landline telephone, and will offer the user with the corresponding location service information of the telephone number of described landline telephone from described fixed-line telephone network.
2. the described position service system of claim 1, it is characterized in that: described location-based service provides equipment also to comprise
A geography information spatial database is used to store the spatial geographical locations information in the zone that described fixed-line telephone network covers, and wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with described a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded.
3. the described position service system of claim 2 is characterized in that: described access device is used for receiving from described fixed-line telephone network the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises voice location service request and this landline telephone that the user sends by a landline telephone,
Wherein, described location-based service provides equipment also to comprise
Speech recognition/conversion equipment is used for described voice location service request is carried out speech recognition, therefrom extracts to carry out the needed keyword of location service information search processing, generates the location service request keyword;
Location server is used for receiving described telephone number information and described location service request keyword from described access device and described speech recognition/conversion equipment;
The location service information searcher is used for receiving described telephone number information and described location service request keyword from described location server, carries out the location service information search operation according to described landline telephone table and described geography information spatial database,
Described speech recognition/conversion equipment is converted to voice with described location service information Search Results.
4. the described position service system of claim 2, it is characterized in that: described access device is used for receiving from described fixed-line telephone network the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises key position service request and this landline telephone that the user sends by a landline telephone, and this key position service request is converted to the location service request keyword
Wherein, described location-based service provides equipment also to comprise
Location server is used for receiving described telephone number information and described location service request keyword from described access device;
The location service information searcher is used for receiving described telephone number information and described location service request keyword from described location server, carries out the location service information search operation according to described landline telephone table and described geography information spatial database,
Speech recognition/conversion equipment is converted to voice with described location service information Search Results.
5. claim 3 or 4 described position service systems, it is characterized in that: described location service information searcher also comprises
Extracting unit is used to extract described telephone number information and described location service request keyword;
The position interpreter is used for according to the described telephone number information that receives from described extracting unit from described landline telephone table retrieval and this telephone number corresponding position information;
The COS interpreter is used for determining the type of described location service request according to the described location service request keyword from described extracting unit reception;
Search unit is used for described positional information and described location service request keyword searching for described geography information spatial database, and according to described location service request type Search Results being synthesized response result as query argument.
6. the described position service system of claim 2, it is characterized in that: described access device is used for receiving from described fixed-line telephone network the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises location service request and this landline telephone that the user sends by a Web phone, and described location service request is converted to the location service request keyword
Wherein, described location-based service provides equipment also to comprise
Location server is used for receiving described telephone number information and described location service request keyword from described access device;
The location service information searcher is used for receiving described telephone number information and described location service request keyword from described location server, carries out the location service information search operation according to described landline telephone table and described geography information spatial database.
7. the described position service system of claim 6, it is characterized in that: described location service information searcher also comprises
Extracting unit is used to extract described telephone number information and described location service request keyword;
The position interpreter is used for according to the described telephone number information that receives from described extracting unit from described landline telephone table retrieval and this telephone number corresponding position information;
The COS interpreter is used for determining the type of described location service request according to the described location service request keyword from described extracting unit reception;
Search unit is used for described positional information and described location service request keyword searching for described geography information spatial database, and according to described location service request type Search Results being synthesized response result as query argument.
8. the described position service system of claim 2, it is characterized in that: described access device is used for receiving from described fixed-line telephone network the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises location service request and this landline telephone that the landline telephone of user by described a plurality of landline telephones send
Wherein, described location-based service provides equipment also to comprise
Switching device shifter is used to judge whether location service request is voice request, and the voice location service request is sent to described speech recognition/conversion equipment carries out speech recognition;
Speech recognition/conversion equipment is used for the voice location service request is carried out speech recognition, therefrom extracts to carry out the needed keyword of location service information search processing, generates the location service request keyword,
Wherein said access device is judged as the location service request that is not voice request with described switching device shifter and is converted to the location service request keyword,
Location server is used for from described access device and/or described speech recognition/conversion equipment receiving dialed number information and location service request keyword;
The location service information searcher is used for from described location server receiving dialed number information and location service request keyword, carries out the location service information search operation according to described landline telephone table and described geography information spatial database,
Described speech recognition/conversion equipment is converted to voice with described location service information Search Results.
9. the described position service system of claim 8, it is characterized in that: described location service information searcher also comprises
Extracting unit is used to extract described telephone number information and described location service request keyword;
The position interpreter is used for according to the described telephone number information that receives from described extracting unit from described landline telephone table retrieval and this telephone number corresponding position information;
The COS interpreter is used for determining the type of described location service request according to the described location service request keyword from described extracting unit reception;
Search unit is used for described positional information and described location service request keyword searching for described geography information spatial database, and according to described location service request type Search Results being synthesized response result as query argument.
10. the location-based service based on landline telephone provides equipment, is used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information,
It is characterized in that: described location-based service provides equipment to comprise
A landline telephone table is used to store the telephone number of described a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof;
A geography information spatial database is used to store the spatial geographical locations information in the zone that described fixed-line telephone network covers, and wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with described a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded; And
Access device is used for receiving from described fixed-line telephone network the solicited message of the telephone number of location service request that a landline telephone sends and this landline telephone, and will offers the user with the corresponding location service information of the telephone number of described landline telephone.
11. the described location-based service of claim 10 provides equipment, it is characterized in that: described access device is used for receiving from described fixed-line telephone network the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises voice location service request and this landline telephone that the user sends by a landline telephone
Wherein, described location-based service provides equipment also to comprise
Speech recognition/conversion equipment is used for described voice location service request is carried out speech recognition, therefrom extracts to carry out the needed keyword of location service information search processing, generates the location service request keyword;
Location server is used for receiving described telephone number information and location service request keyword from described access device and described speech recognition/conversion equipment;
The location service information searcher is used for receiving described telephone number information and described location service request keyword from described location server, carries out the location service information search operation according to described landline telephone table and described geography information spatial database,
Described speech recognition/conversion equipment is converted to voice with described location service information Search Results.
12. the described location-based service of claim 10 provides equipment, it is characterized in that: described access device is used for receiving from described fixed-line telephone network the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises key position service request and this landline telephone that the user sends by a landline telephone, and this key position service request is converted to the location service request keyword
Wherein, described location-based service provides equipment also to comprise
Location server is used for receiving described telephone number information and described location service request keyword from described access device;
The location service information searcher is used for receiving described telephone number information and described location service request keyword from described location server, carries out the location service information search operation according to described landline telephone table and described geography information spatial database,
Speech recognition/conversion equipment is converted to voice with described location service information Search Results.
13. claim 11 or 12 described location-based services provide equipment, it is characterized in that: described location service information searcher also comprises
Extracting unit is used to extract described telephone number information and described location service request keyword;
The position interpreter is used for according to the described telephone number information that receives from described extracting unit from described landline telephone table retrieval and this telephone number corresponding position information;
The COS interpreter is used for determining the type of described location service request according to the described location service request keyword from described extracting unit reception;
Search unit is used for described positional information and described location service request keyword searching for described geography information spatial database, and according to described location service request type Search Results being synthesized response result as query argument.
14. the described location-based service of claim 10 provides equipment, it is characterized in that: described access device is used for receiving from described fixed-line telephone network the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises location service request and this landline telephone that the user sends by a Web phone, and location service request is converted to the location service request keyword
Wherein, described location-based service provides equipment also to comprise
Location server is used for receiving described telephone number information and described location service request keyword from described access device;
The location service information searcher is used for receiving described telephone number information and described location service request keyword from described location server, carries out the location service information search operation according to described landline telephone table and described geography information spatial database.
15. the described location-based service of claim 14 provides equipment, it is characterized in that: described location service information searcher also comprises
Extracting unit is used to extract described telephone number information and described location service request keyword;
The position interpreter is used for according to the described telephone number information that receives from described extracting unit from described landline telephone table retrieval and this telephone number corresponding position information;
The COS interpreter is used for determining the type of described location service request according to the described location service request keyword from described extracting unit reception;
Search unit is used for described positional information and described location service request keyword searching for described geography information spatial database, and according to described location service request type Search Results being synthesized response result as query argument.
16. the described location-based service of claim 10 provides equipment, it is characterized in that: described access device is used for receiving from described fixed-line telephone network the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises location service request and this landline telephone that the landline telephone of user by described a plurality of landline telephones send
Wherein, described location-based service provides equipment also to comprise
Switching device shifter is used to judge whether location service request is voice request, and the voice location service request is sent to described speech recognition/conversion equipment carries out speech recognition;
Speech recognition/conversion equipment is used for the voice location service request is carried out speech recognition, therefrom extracts to carry out the needed keyword of location service information search processing, generates the location service request keyword,
Wherein said access device is judged as the location service request that is not voice request with described switching device shifter and is converted to the location service request keyword,
Location server is used for from described access device and/or described speech recognition/conversion equipment receiving dialed number information and location service request keyword;
The location service information searcher is used for from described location server receiving dialed number information and location service request keyword, carries out the location service information search operation according to described landline telephone table and described geography information spatial database,
Described speech recognition/conversion equipment is converted to voice with described location service information Search Results.
17. the described location-based service of claim 16 provides equipment, it is characterized in that: described position
The information on services searcher also comprises
Extracting unit is used to extract described telephone number information and described location service request keyword;
The position interpreter is used for according to the described telephone number information that receives from described extracting unit from described landline telephone table retrieval and this telephone number corresponding position information;
The COS interpreter is used for determining the type of described location service request according to the described location service request keyword from described extracting unit reception;
Search unit is used for described positional information and described location service request keyword searching for described geography information spatial database, and according to described location service request type Search Results being synthesized response result as query argument.
18. a position service method is used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information,
It is characterized in that: comprise step
Receive the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises location service request and this landline telephone that a user sends by a landline telephone described a plurality of landline telephones from described fixed-line telephone network;
Carry out the location service information search according to described location service request generation and handle needed location service request keyword;
According to described telephone number information and described location service request keyword, carry out the location service information search operation based on a landline telephone table and a geography information spatial database;
Search Results is returned to landline telephone,
Wherein this landline telephone table is stored the telephone number of described a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof;
The spatial geographical locations information in the zone that covered of the described fixed-line telephone network of this geography information spatial data library storage wherein, wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with described a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded.
19. a position service method is used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information,
It is characterized in that: comprise step
Receive the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises voice location service request and this landline telephone that a user sends by a landline telephone described a plurality of landline telephones from described fixed-line telephone network;
Described voice location service request is carried out speech recognition, therefrom extract and carry out the needed keyword of location service information search processing, generate the location service request keyword;
According to described telephone number information and described location service request keyword, carry out the location service information search operation based on a landline telephone table and a geography information spatial database;
Search Results is returned to landline telephone with the form of voice,
Wherein this landline telephone table is stored the telephone number of described a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof;
The spatial geographical locations information in the zone that covered of the described fixed-line telephone network of this geography information spatial data library storage wherein, wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with described a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded.
20. a position service method is used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information,
It is characterized in that: comprise step
Receive the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises key position service request and this landline telephone that a user sends by a landline telephone a plurality of landline telephones from described fixed-line telephone network;
Described key position service request is converted to the location service request keyword;
According to described telephone number information and described location service request keyword, carry out the location service information search operation based on a landline telephone table and a geography information spatial database;
Search Results is returned to landline telephone with the form of voice,
Wherein this landline telephone table is stored the telephone number of described a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof;
The spatial geographical locations information in the zone that covered of the described a plurality of fixed-line telephone network of this geography information spatial data library storage wherein, wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with described a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded.
21. a position service method is used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information,
It is characterized in that: comprise step
Receive the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises location service request and this landline telephone that a user sends by a Web phone a plurality of landline telephones from described fixed-line telephone network;
Described key position service request is converted to the location service request keyword;
According to described telephone number information and described location service request keyword, carry out the location service information search operation based on a landline telephone table and a geography information spatial database;
Search Results is returned to the Web phone,
Wherein this landline telephone table is stored the telephone number of described a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof;
The spatial geographical locations information in the zone that covered of the described a plurality of fixed-line telephone network of this geography information spatial data library storage wherein, wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with described a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded.
22. a position service method is used for responding a location service request that landline telephone sends by a fixed-line telephone network of a plurality of landline telephones, for the landline telephone of the request of sending provides location service information,
It is characterized in that: comprise step
Receive the solicited message of the telephone number that comprises location service request and this landline telephone that a user sends by a landline telephone described a plurality of landline telephones from described fixed-line telephone network;
Determine the type of described location service request, when described location service request is voice request, the voice location service request is carried out speech recognition, therefrom extract and carry out the needed keyword of location service information search processing, generate the location service request keyword, when described location service request is not voice request, described location service request is converted to the location service request keyword
According to described telephone number information and described location service request keyword, carry out the location service information search operation based on a landline telephone table and a geography information spatial database;
Search Results is returned to landline telephone,
Wherein this landline telephone table is stored the telephone number of described a plurality of landline telephones and the corresponding relation of position thereof;
The spatial geographical locations information in the zone that covered of the described fixed-line telephone network of this geography information spatial data library storage wherein, wherein Cun Chu geographical location information is that the positional information with described a plurality of landline telephones is that reference point is encoded.
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