KR101082203B1 - Method of transmitting data in wireless communication network and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a system for transmitting data in a mobile communication network for transmitting data to unspecified terminals located in a specific region. The method includes a) searching for a base station serving a particular area when receiving a request to transmit data to a particular area; And b) transmitting data through the base station retrieved by step a). Thus, the data is provided to all terminals located in the predetermined area by step b).

Description

Method of transmitting data in mobile communication network and system therefor {Method of transmitting data in wireless communication network and system}

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a data transmission system in a mobile communication network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the system shown in FIG. 1.

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110, 130, 150: terminal 200: location management system

310: base station 330: MSC

350: HLR 370: SMSC

The present invention relates to a data transmission method and system in a mobile communication network for transmitting data to unspecified terminals located in a specific region.

Mobile phones are increasingly replacing oilfield phones by their portability, and the majority of people now have mobile phones. With the development of mobile phones, not only existing voice calls, but also various additional services are being utilized that utilize terminals with unique characteristics and improved performance of mobile communication networks. These additional services are very important in that they provide various services to customers to improve user convenience and generate new profits for telecommunication providers.

In the case of the SMS message service, when a direct voice call with a user is difficult, it is a very convenient service that most subscribers use with the advantage that they can deliver or leave a message regardless of place or time. In addition, with the development of communication networks, not only SMS messages but also larger data transmissions are now possible, so that larger data sizes, such as SMS messages, can be interchanged. However, when transmitting such SMS messages or data, it is inconvenient for the user to input or select the numbers of all the called parties. Therefore, when an emergency occurs in a specific area, even if all the subscribers have a terminal, it is not possible to provide information related to the area (eg, emergency evacuation) to unspecified subscribers located in the specific area.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a data transmission method and a system in a mobile communication network for transmitting data to an unspecified terminal located in a specific area in a mobile communication network. .

In order to achieve the above object, a data transmission method in a mobile communication network according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a) searching for a base station serving a specific area when receiving a data transmission request to a specific area. step; And b) transmitting data through the base station retrieved by step a). Thus, the data is provided to all terminals located in the predetermined area by step b).

Advantageously, the method further comprises c) retrieving location information of the base station retrieved by said step a) and generating radius information based on said location information and said specific region, wherein said base station is said location; Information and the radius information together with the data. In addition, the location information and the radius information is based on whether the terminal receives the data.

Also preferably, the terminal is equipped with a GPS receiver, and the terminal receives the data when the distance between the position of the base station and the current position of the terminal is included in the radius.

Also preferably, the data includes SMS messages and the like.

Also preferably, the data is transmitted through an ID or a predetermined called number for a broadcast agreed upon (or defined) between the base station and the terminals so as to be received between all terminals, and the retrieved base station is one. In the above, the data is transmitted through each of the one or more base stations.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a method for transmitting data in a mobile communication network includes a) when a data transmission request from a user to a specific region is received, the location management system searches for a base station serving the specific region, Generating radius information for each of the location information of the one or more base stations based on the location information of each of the one or more base stations and the specific region; b) the location management system providing data to be transmitted to each of the one or more base stations, the location information of each of the one or more base stations, and its radius information to request data area transmission to each of the one or more base stations; And c) when receiving the data area transmission request from the location management system, each of the one or more base stations is an ID for broadcast or mutually agreed upon between the base station and the terminals so as to be received between all terminals. And transmitting the data, the location information, and the radius information through the called number.

Preferably, an ID for a broadcast or a predetermined called number, the location information, and the radius information that are mutually agreed between the base station and the terminal so as to be received between all the predetermined terminals, indicate whether the terminal receives the data. Based on the determination, the data is provided to all terminals located in the predetermined area by step c).

Preferably, the terminal is equipped with a GPS receiver, the terminal receives the data when the distance between the location of the base station and the current location of the terminal is included in the radius.

When a data transmission system in a mobile communication network according to a third aspect of the present invention receives a data transmission request from a user to a predetermined region, the data transmission system searches for a base station serving the predetermined region, and searches for one or more base stations. Generates radius information for each of the location information of the one or more base stations based on respective location information and the region, and transmits data to each of the one or more base stations, the location information of each of the one or more base stations and the A location management system for providing radius information to request data area transmission to each of said one or more base stations; And when the data area transmission request is received from the location management system, the data and the location information by an ID or a predetermined called number for a broadcast agreed between each base station and a terminal so as to be received between all terminals. And the one or more base stations for transmitting radius information.

Preferably, an ID for a broadcast or a predetermined called number, the location information, and the radius information, which are mutually agreed between the base station and the terminal so as to be received between all the terminals, are determined by the terminal to determine whether the data is received. On the basis, the terminal is equipped with a GPS receiver, the terminal receives the data when the distance between the location of the base station and the current position of the terminal is included in the radius.

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

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a data transmission system in a mobile communication network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a data transmission system in a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented by a location management system 200 communicatively connected to a mobile communication network.

The location management system 200 receives or receives a data transmission request from a wired or wireless terminal 130 or 150 to a specific region through a wired line (eg, the Internet, a PSTN, etc.) or a wireless data communication network 300. . For example, a user inputs information to be transmitted using a wired or wireless terminal 130 or 150 (eg, (place) Seoul Grand Park, (content; or data), child, etc.) and the location management system 200. Ask. When receiving or receiving a data transmission request from the wired or wireless terminal 130 or 150 to a specific region, the location management system 200 searches for a base station serving the specific region from the D / B. The D / B is mounted to the location management system 200 as its own hardware or included as a separate device. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited by the mounting position of the D / B.

Preferably, the D / B stores all base stations of the mobile communication network, their respective positions and their corridor (or service area) information. When the location management system 200 searches for the base station 310 serving the specific region, the one or more base stations based on the location information, the corridor information, and the specific region of each of the found one or more base stations 310. Generate radius information for each of the location information of 310. The radius information will be described later in detail, but is used to define terminals that should receive the data when transmitting data from the base station.

The location management system 200 provides data to be transmitted to each of the one or more base stations 310, the location information of each of the one or more base stations, and its radius information to request data area transmission to each of the one or more base stations. do.

When receiving the data area transmission request from the location management system 200, each of the one or more base stations 310, the broadcast ID and the mutually agreed between the base station and the terminal to receive between all terminals or Alternatively, the data, the location information and the radius information are transmitted to a predetermined called number.

Each of the one or more base stations 310 transmits the data to a broadcast ID or a predetermined called number between the base station and the terminal so as to be received between all the terminals, thereby transmitting all the terminals within the coverage ( 110, 150) allow the data to be received. In addition, the location information and the radius information is based on whether the terminal receives the data. For example, when the terminal 110 receives the ID for a broadcast or a predetermined called number between the base station and the terminal so that the terminal 110 can receive all the terminals from the base station 310, the terminal 110 receives the data. The distance from the base station 310 is calculated from the location information (eg, latitude and longitude) of the base station and its own location information (latitude and longitude), and as a result of the calculation, the distance from the base station 310 is the radius information. If it is within the radius of the determination, and if within the determination result, the data is received, otherwise, if the radius is greater than the radius, the data is ignored.

According to an embodiment, the data may be an SMS message. When the data is an SMS message, the location management system 200 may use a broadcast ID or a predetermined agreement between the base station and the terminals so as to be received between all terminals through the one or more base stations 310. The SMSC 370 may be requested to transmit a message including the location information and the radius information to the called number, and the message may be transmitted.

Hereinafter, an operation of the data transmission system in the mobile communication network shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the system shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, a user inputs and / or transmits data (including a message) and region information to transmit the data to the location management system 200 through a wired or wireless network using the terminals 150 and 130. Request transmission (S1, S2, S3).

When receiving a data transmission request from the user (or subscriber), the location management system 200 searches for the base station 310 serving the area to be transmitted, the location information of the searched base stations 310 and its Radius information is generated by calculating radiuses to which data should be transmitted for each of the base stations 310 based on coverages and the region to be transmitted (S4 and S5).

Subsequently, the location management system 200 provides the data to each of the base stations 310, the location information of each of the base stations 310, and the radius information thereof, so that all terminals are connected to each of the base stations 310. It is requested to transmit the data, the location information of each of the base stations 310 and the radius information of each of the base stations 310 to the broadcast ID or a predetermined destination number agreed upon between the base station and the terminal so as to receive them (S6 and S7). .

When receiving the data area transmission request from the location management system 200, each of the base stations 310, the broadcast ID or a predetermined agreement between the base station and the terminal period so as to receive between all terminals or a predetermined The data, the location information and the radius information are transmitted to the called number (S8).

When the data is sent from the base stations 310, all of the terminals 110 in the coverage of each base station 310, the broadcast ID and the mutually agreed between the base station and the terminal to receive between all the terminals or Or it is determined that the data is transmitted to itself based on a predetermined called number. Subsequently, the terminals 110 determine whether to receive the data based on the location information of the corresponding base station 310 transmitted along with the data and the radius information thereof. That is, the terminal 110 measures its position through a mounted GPS receiver, and then determines whether the terminal 110 is located within the radius. As a result of the determination, if the data is within the radius, the data is received, and if not, the data is not received (S9).

Therefore, according to the above configuration, by transmitting data together with location information of base stations serving a specific area designated by a user and radius information to transmit data, data can be transmitted to unspecified terminals located in the specific area.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a data transmission method and system in a mobile communication network for transmitting data to an unspecified terminal located in a specific area in a mobile communication network.

Although the present invention has been described in detail by the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto, and variations and improvements can be made without departing from the ordinary knowledge of those skilled in the art.

Claims (17)

a) when receiving a request for data transmission to a specific region, searching for a base station serving the specific region; And b) transmitting data via the base station retrieved by step a), c) searching for location information of the base station searched by step a), and generating radius information based on the location information and the specific region; And the base station transmits the location information and the radius information together with the data. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is provided to all terminals located in the specific region by step b). delete The method of claim 1, wherein the location information and the radius information are based on a determination of whether the terminal receives the data. The mobile communication device of claim 4, wherein the terminal is equipped with a GPS receiver, and the terminal receives the data when the distance between the location of the base station and the current location of the terminal is included in the radius. Data transmission method in the network. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the data comprises an SMS message. The mobile communication network according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the data is transmitted to a broadcast ID or a predetermined called number agreed between the base station and the terminals so as to be received between all terminals. Data transfer method in The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the searched base station is one or more, and the data is transmitted through each of the one or more base stations. a) when receiving a data transmission request from a user to a specific region, the location management system searches for a base station serving the specific region, and based on the location information of each of the one or more base stations searched and the specific region; Generating radius information for each of the location information of one or more base stations; b) the location management system providing data to be transmitted to each of the one or more base stations, the location information of each of the one or more base stations, and its radius information to request data area transmission to each of the one or more base stations; And c) When receiving the data area transmission request from the location management system, each of the one or more base stations is an ID for a broadcast or a predetermined call agreed between the base station and the terminals so as to be received between all terminals. And transmitting the data, the location information, and the radius information by a number. 10. The mobile communication network of claim 9, wherein the broadcast ID, the predetermined called number, the location information, and the radius information are based on whether the terminal receives the data. Data transfer method. The method of claim 9 or 10, wherein the data is provided to all terminals located in the specific region by step c). The terminal of claim 9 or 10, wherein the terminal is equipped with a GPS receiver, and the terminal receives the data when the distance between the position of the base station and the current position of the terminal is included in the radius. A data transmission method in a mobile communication network. The method of claim 9 or 10, wherein the data comprises an SMS message. When receiving a data transmission request from a user to a predetermined region, the base station serving the predetermined region is searched, and the location of the one or more base stations based on the location information of each of the found one or more base stations and the region. Generating radius information for each of the pieces of information, and providing data to be transmitted to each of the one or more base stations, the location information of each of the one or more base stations, and its radius information to request data area transmission to each of the one or more base stations. Location management system for; And When the data area transmission request is received from the location management system, the data, the location information, and the ID are set to a broadcast ID or a predetermined called number between the base station and the terminals so as to be received between all terminals. And one or more base stations for transmitting radius information. 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the ID for broadcasting or the predetermined called number, the location information, and the radius information agreed between the base station and the terminal so as to be received between all the terminals are based on the determination of whether the terminal receives the data. And a data transmission system in a mobile communication network. The method of claim 14 or 15, wherein the terminal is equipped with a GPS receiver, the terminal receives the data when the distance between the location of the base station and the current location of the terminal is included in the radius. Data transmission system in a mobile communication network. 16. The system of claim 14 or 15, wherein said data comprises an SMS message.

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