KR20170043913A - User terminal apparatus and method for determining companion thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A user terminal device is disclosed. The user terminal includes a communication unit for performing a short-range wireless communication with a storage unit storing contact information and peripheral electronic equipment of the user terminal and receiving a device name including contact information of peripheral electronic equipment, And registering the user of the peripheral electronic device as a companion in the storage unit if the contact information matches one of the contact information stored in the storage unit.

Description

[0001] USER TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING COMPANY THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a user terminal and a determination method thereof, and more particularly, to a user terminal having a function of determining a companion and a method of determining the same.

Due to the development of electronic technology, various types of user terminal devices such as a tablet PC and a mobile phone are being developed. Also, these user terminal devices are high in penetration rate for use by most people.

In recent years, efforts have been made to develop a user terminal having more various functions in order to meet the needs of users who want more new and various functions.

Particularly, as the number of users using the social network service increases, users often take every moment of their daily life as a video or a photograph and store it as their own life log or share it with others.

Accordingly, a need has arisen for more diverse and convenient services that a user can enjoy using his / her terminal device.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a user terminal device for judging a companion and a method of judging the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user terminal device including a storage unit storing contact information, a short-range wireless communication with a peripheral electronic device of the user terminal, And a controller for registering a user of the peripheral electronic device as a companion to the storage unit if the contact information included in the device name matches one of the contact information stored in the storage unit, .

Here, the user terminal may further include a sensing unit for sensing a position of the user terminal, and the controller may determine a position of the user terminal at the time when the device name is received and a user of the peripheral electronic device, Can be registered together in the storage unit.

The user terminal may further include a sensing unit for sensing a position of the user terminal. If the amount of change in the position detected by the sensing unit is less than a predetermined amount of change for a preset time, The communication unit can be controlled to scan the device and receive the device name.

The user terminal apparatus may further include a determination unit that determines whether or not the identifier corresponding to the companion judgment service is included in the received device name and stores the contact information included in the received device name in the storage unit It can be compared with contact information.

Further, the user terminal device may further include a display,

When a preset event occurs, at least one of the location of the user terminal and the information on the user of the peripheral electronic device may be displayed on the display according to the date and time order.

Further, the user terminal device may further include a display,

When the predetermined event occurs, the date and time registered by the registered companion in the storage unit and the position of the user terminal device at the registration time can be displayed on the display.

The control unit may determine the relationship between the user of the user terminal and the companion based on at least one of a time at which the companion is registered in the storage unit and a position of the user terminal at the registration time, And classify the companions stored in the storage based on the determined relationship.

Further, the user terminal device may further include a display,

The recommended place of visit is determined based on at least one of the determined relationship and the number of companion persons classified into the determined relationship, and when the preset event occurs, the recommended place of visit can be displayed on the display.

Meanwhile, a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit for storing contact information, a sensing unit for sensing a position of the user terminal, and a short-range wireless communication unit And a controller for generating a device name including the contact information and transmitting the device name to the peripheral electronic device through the communication unit if the change amount of the position sensed by the sensing unit is less than a predetermined change amount for a predetermined time .

Here, the control unit may encrypt the contact information every predetermined time period if the change amount of the position sensed by the sensing unit is less than a predetermined amount of change for a preset time even after transmitting the device name to the peripheral electronic device, And regenerates the device name including the contact information, and controls the communication unit to transmit the device name for a predetermined period of time.

Meanwhile, a companion determining method of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes performing a short-range wireless communication with a peripheral electronic device of the user terminal to search for a device name including contact information of the peripheral electronic device, Determining whether the contact information included in the device name matches one of the contact information stored in the user terminal, and if the contact information is matched, As a companion.

Here, the companion determining method may further include detecting a position of the user terminal at the time when the device name is received, and registering the user of the peripheral electronic device and the detected position together.

Also, the companion determining method may further include a step of detecting the position of the user terminal and a step of scanning the peripheral electronic device if the detected amount of change is less than a predetermined amount of change for a predetermined time.

The companion judging method may further comprise judging whether or not the identifier corresponding to the companion judging service is included in the received device name.

The method may further include displaying at least one of a location of the user terminal and information on a user of the peripheral electronic device in a date and time order when a predetermined event occurs.

The method of determining a companion may further include, when a predetermined event occurs, displaying the date and time when the companion is registered and the position of the user terminal at the time of registration.

The companion judging method further includes the steps of: determining a relationship between the user of the user terminal and the companion based on at least one of the time at which the companion is registered and the position of the user terminal at the registration time; And classifying the registered companions based on the registered companions.

The companion judging method may further comprise the steps of: determining a recommendation visit place based on at least one of the determined relationship and the number of companions classified into the determined relationship; and displaying the recommended place of visit when a preset event occurs .

In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of determining a companion of a user terminal, the method comprising: sensing a position of the user terminal; if the detected amount of change is less than a predetermined amount of change for a preset time, And transmitting the generated device name to a peripheral electronic device.

Here, the companion judging method may further comprise the steps of: encrypting the contact information every predetermined time period if the detected amount of change of the position is less than a predetermined amount of change for a predetermined time, and regenerating the device name including the encrypted contact information, And transmitting the device name for a period of time.

As described above, according to various embodiments of the present invention, the quality of the life log service can be improved by judging the companion, recording the information on the companion, and providing it to the user.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for describing a short-range wireless communication between a user terminal device and a peripheral electronic device of a user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3A is a flowchart illustrating a device name change process of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3B is a diagram for explaining a device name of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4A is a flowchart illustrating a device name change process of a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4B is a view for explaining a device name of a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a result of scanning device names of peripheral electronic devices according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 7A and 7B are views for explaining utilization of pre-stored information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a view for explaining utilization of pre-stored information according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9A and 9B are views for explaining utilization of a user and a companion relationship according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a block diagram showing an example of a detailed configuration of a user terminal device implemented in a cellular phone.
11 is a flowchart for explaining a companion determining method of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein should be broadly interpreted as encompassing any and all of the terms, as well as the legal and technical interpretations of technicians skilled in the art, The appearance of the technology, and the like. In addition, some terms are arbitrarily selected by the applicant. These terms may be construed in the meaning defined herein and may be interpreted based on the general contents of this specification and the ordinary technical knowledge in the art without specific terms definition.

In addition, the same reference numerals or signs in the drawings attached to the present specification indicate components or components that perform substantially the same function. For ease of explanation and understanding, different embodiments will be described using the same reference numerals or symbols. That is, even though all of the elements having the same reference numerals are shown in the plural drawings, the plural drawings do not mean one embodiment.

As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise", "comprising" and the like are used to specify that there is a stated feature, number, step, operation, element, component, or combination thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

In the embodiments of the present invention, terms such as "module", "unit", "part", and the like are terms used to refer to components that perform at least one function or operation, Or may be implemented as a combination of hardware and software. It should also be understood that a plurality of "modules "," units ", "parts ", etc. may be integrated into at least one module or chip, (Not shown).

Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, when a part is connected to another part, this includes not only a direct connection but also an indirect connection through another medium. Also, the meaning that a part includes an element does not exclude other elements, but may include other elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, when it is judged that the detailed description of known functions or constructions related thereto may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be abbreviated or omitted.

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

1 is a diagram for describing a short-range wireless communication between a user terminal 100 and a peripheral electronic device 200 of a user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 and the electronic device 200 are shown as smartphones, but this is merely an example, and the devices 100 and 200 may be implemented in various forms. For example, a PC, a tablet PC, a laptop PC, a PDA, MP3, an electronic dictionary, an electronic book, and the like.

As described above, the user terminal device 100 and the peripheral electronic device 200 may be implemented by the same type of device. However, in this specification, for convenience of description, the user terminal device 100 refers to a main device of operation, And the device 200 is described as being a counterpart device.

Referring to FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 and the electronic device 200 can exchange respective device names through a short-range wireless communication network.

If the user visits an arbitrary place with at least one companion, the electronic device 200 owned by the user terminal 100 and the companion held by the user is located within a distance range in which short-range wireless communication is possible to be. In this embodiment, the user terminal 100 and the electronic device 200 automatically perform the short-distance wireless communication in consideration of this point, so that it is possible to determine whether or not the user is the companion.

Here, the short-range wireless communication may be a peer to peer (p2p) scheme. The p2p method is a file sharing method between peers. There is no distinction between a server and a client, and each peer operates as a sender or receiver depending on the situation. The p2p method can be implemented using a communication method such as bluetooth, Wi-fi Direct, or zigbee. Hereinafter, a case where the user terminal device 100 and the electronic device 200 are connected to the Bluetooth p2p network will be described as an example, but it is needless to say that a short-range wireless communication method such as Wi-Fi direct and ZigBee may be applied to the present invention.

The user terminal device 100 and the electronic device 200 may have device names corresponding to the user terminal device 100 and the electronic device 200, respectively. For example, the device name may be a trademark name of an electronic device such as GALAXY XX, a model name such as SCH-V740, or may be reset according to the user's intent (for example, 'mobile phone of KIM').

The user terminal device 100 may activate the Bluetooth p2p to scan the peripheral electronic device 200 in order to obtain the device name of the electronic device 200. [ For example, assuming that the device name of the electronic device 200 is 'B', if the user terminal device 100 requests the device name to the electronic device 200 for a peripheral device scan, the electronic device 200 And transmits the device name 'B' to the user terminal device 100. Similarly, assuming that the device name of the user terminal device 100 is 'A', if the electronic device 200 requests the device name of the user terminal device 100 for the peripheral device scan, The user terminal device 100 transmits the device name 'A' to the electronic device 200.

Here, the device name of the electronic device 200 may include the contact (or telephone number) of the electronic device 200. The user terminal device 100 can use the device name of the electronic device 200 to determine whether or not the user using the electronic device 200 is a companion of the user using the user terminal device 100. [ In addition, the device name of the user terminal device 100 may include a contact (e.g., a telephone number) of the user terminal device 100. [ This will be described below in detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the detailed description of the contents overlapping with those described above will be omitted.

2, the user terminal 100 includes a storage unit 110, a communication unit 120, and a control unit 130. [

The storage unit 110 stores various data used to drive the user terminal device 100. In particular, the storage unit 110 may store contact information. Here, the contact information may be a telephone number of a person who has a specific relationship with a user who uses the user terminal device 100. Examples of specific relationships include friends, family, and co-workers. The contact information may be entered directly by the user or may be provided by an external device such as a server (not shown).

The communication unit 120 performs communication with the electronic device 200.

Specifically, the communication unit 120 may perform short-range wireless communication with the peripheral electronic device 200 of the user terminal device 100 to receive the device name including the contact information of the peripheral electronic device 200.

To this end, the communication unit 120 can receive the device name including the contact information from the peripheral electronic device 200 without going through a pairing process.

Specifically, the term " pairing " means a process of allowing devices using short range wireless communication to operate in conjunction with each other. For example, in Bluetooth pairing, a plurality of electronic devices 200 acquire a device address and a personal identification number (PIN) of a partner electronic device 200 to be paired. Thereby, the plurality of electronic devices freely exchange data with the authenticated counterpart electronic device.

However, in the pairing, the process of authenticating the identification number can be troublesome, and the device address and the identification number of the user terminal device 100 may be provided for an unspecified number, which may not be suitable for personal information protection.

In order to solve this disadvantage, contact information is included in the device names of the user terminal device 100 and the electronic device 200 so that the user terminal device 100 and the electronic device 200 can obtain contact information of the other party only by scanning . This will be described in detail by the control unit 130, which will be described later.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 120 may further include a short-range wireless communication module (not shown) for short-range wireless communication. A short-range wireless communication module (not shown) is a communication module that performs wireless communication with a nearby electronic device 200 located at a nearby location. For example, Bluetooth, ), But the present invention is not limited thereto.

The control unit 130 controls the overall operation of the user terminal device 100.

First, the control unit 130 may change the device name of the user terminal device 100. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.

FIG. 3A is a flowchart illustrating a device name change process of the user terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3B is a diagram for explaining the device names of the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the procedure for changing the device name based on the user terminal device 100 will be described for convenience of explanation. Therefore, it goes without saying that the following device name change process may be applied to the electronic device 200 as well.

In FIG. 3A, it is assumed that the device name of the user terminal device 100 is pre-set to 'KIM's mobile phone'.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the controller 130 backs up a 'KIM mobile phone', which is a predetermined device name (S310). That is, even if the device name is changed later, the control unit 130 backs up the preset device name 'mobile phone of KIM' to the storage unit 110 to restore the original device name (for example, KIM mobile phone). Thereafter, the control unit 130 encrypts the contact (S320). This is for protecting personal information by encrypting the contact. For example, the phone number '010-1234-BBBB' may be encrypted with '53ec8c72e4b0cc12c8d3af5c'. Here, since various methods of encryption are known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted here. Next, the control unit 130 inserts the encrypted contact into the device name of the user terminal device 100 (S330). In this case, when the electronic device 200 scans the peripheral electronic device, the user terminal device 100 located in the vicinity of the electronic device 200 receives the device name of '53ec8c72e4b0cc12c8d3af5c' encrypted with the telephone number of the user terminal device 100 (See FIG. 3B). Finally, the control unit 130 restores the device name of the user terminal device 100 to 'KIM's mobile phone' (S320). By changing the device name to the encrypted device name only for a predetermined period of time, the restriction on the use of the device name can be minimized.

3A and 3B, an example in which a common device name is used has been described. However, the user terminal device 100 may use a device name that further includes an identifier corresponding to a companion judgment service. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.

FIG. 4A is a flowchart illustrating a device name change process of the user terminal 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4B is a diagram for explaining the device names of the user terminal 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4A, it is assumed that the device name of the user terminal device 100 is pre-set to 'mobile phone of KIM'.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the controller 130 backs up the 'KIM mobile phone', which is a predetermined device name (S410). Thereafter, the control unit 130 encrypts the contact (S420). Next, the control unit 130 inserts the identifier corresponding to the companion judgment service and the encrypted contact as the device name (S430). Here, the identifier is an identifier for displaying a service used together by the user terminal device 100 and the electronic device 200 (for example, a service for determining a companion). The use of the identifier will be described in detail in a description of a companion determining method of the control unit 130, which will be described later. Finally, after a preset time, the device name is restored to the 'mobile phone of KIM' which is a predetermined device name (S440).

4B, the changed device name may be composed of an identifier (e.g., a service name) 410 and an encrypted contact 420.

Meanwhile, when the contact information included in the device name matches one of the contact information stored in the storage unit 110, the control unit 130 may register the user of the peripheral electronic device 200 as a companion to the storage unit 110 .

The control unit 130 determines that the user of the electronic device 200 is a companion when any one of the contact information stored in the storage unit 110 and the contacts included in the device name of the electronic device 200 match can do. To this end, the control unit 130 decodes the device name of the encrypted electronic device 200. For example, assuming that the device name of the electronic device 200 is '53ec8c72e4b0cc12c8d3af5c', the control unit 130 decodes the device name '53ec8c72e4b0cc12c8d3af5c' using a decoding module (not shown) previously stored in the storage unit 110 , And extracts the contact '010-1234-BBBB' of the electronic device 200. Here, the control unit 130 compares the contact stored in the storage unit 110 with the contact information of the electronic device 200 and, if they match, can determine that the user of the electronic device 200 is a companion.

The control unit 130 determines whether or not the identifier corresponding to the companion judgment service is included in the received device name. If the identifier is included, the control unit 130 stores the contact information included in the received device name in the storage unit 110 ≪ / RTI > This will be described with reference to FIG.

5 is a diagram showing a result of scanning device names of peripheral electronic devices (not shown) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, it is assumed that the user terminal 100 uses 'companion' (tentative name) which is a life log service for judging and recording a companion.

Here, the control unit 130 controls the communication unit 120 to receive the device names 520, 530, and 540 of peripheral electronic devices (not shown). Reference numbers 530 and 530 of the received device names include an identifier 'companion', and reference numeral 540 does not include an identifier. The control unit 130 stores only the contacts 521 and 531 included in the device names of the reference numbers 520 and 530 having the same identifier as the identifier 'companion' of the service being used by the user terminal 100, It is determined whether or not the person is a companion. That is, the user terminal device 100 does not perform a procedure for determining whether or not it is a companion person with respect to the device name of the reference number 540 that does not have the same identifier as the identifier 'companion' of the service being used.

There is no need to connect to the external server or the external network by acquiring and using the contact information of the other party using the p2p function between the user terminal device 100 and the peripheral electronic device 200 as described above. As a result, personal information infringement factors are reduced, and unnecessary use of data resources can be avoided.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal 100 'according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the user terminal 100 'includes a storage unit 110, a communication unit 120, a controller 130, and a sensing unit 140. Here, the detailed description of the contents overlapping with the above description will be omitted.

The sensing unit 140 senses the position of the user terminal device 100 '. For this, the sensing unit 140 may include a GPS sensor, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and the like. Accordingly, the sensing unit 140 can detect various changes such as a rotation or an inclination of the user terminal 100 'as well as the direct position of the user terminal 100'.

Specifically, the control unit 130 can directly measure the position of the user terminal device 100 'using the GPS sensor. At this time, the error of the position of the user terminal device 100 'may be within several tens of meters.

The gyro sensor is a sensor for sensing the rotation angle of the user terminal device 100 '. The control unit 130 can detect a change in the position of the user terminal device 100 'using the gyro sensor. The control unit 130 may determine that the position of the user terminal device 100 'is changed when the attitude of the user terminal device 100', particularly, the tilt is suddenly changed.

The acceleration sensor is a sensor for detecting the degree of tilting of the user terminal device 100 '. The control unit 130 can determine that the position of the user terminal device 100 'is changed when the inclination degree of the user terminal device 100' is fluctuated by more than a predetermined value by using the acceleration sensor have.

Meanwhile, in order to detect the position of the user terminal 100 ', the controller 130 may use the Wi-Fi-based positioning system (WPS) module and the Cell module stored in the storage unit 110, 100 ').

Here, the WPS module receives a parameter (MAC address, signal strength, etc.) of an RF signal radiated from an AP (Access Point) at a terminal and calculates and provides the position of the user using the position determination technique between the terminal and the system Module.

The Cell module is a module that measures the position of a user through the base station information of a communication company, and provides the position of the user based on the difference between the signal of the base station to which the user belongs and the signal arrival time from the adjacent base stations.

The control unit 130 may use the sensing unit 140 to determine whether the user of the user terminal device 100 'is staying at a specific place.

The control unit 130 may control the communication unit 120 to scan the peripheral electronic device 200 and receive the device name when the change amount of the position detected by the sensing unit 140 is less than a predetermined variation amount for a predetermined time have.

For example, if the control unit 130 determines that the user terminal device 100 'has stayed in the space of 20 m X 20 m for a preset time, it can determine that the user is staying in the place. At this time, the control unit 130 activates the communication unit 120 to scan the peripheral electronic device, and receive the device name of the electronic device 200 as a result of the scan.

The control unit 130 generates a device name including the contact information if the change amount of the position sensed by the sensing unit 140 is less than a predetermined amount of change for a preset time and transmits the device name to the peripheral electronic device 200 through the communication unit 120. [ Lt; / RTI > To this end, the storage unit 110 may further store contact information of the user terminal device 100 '.

For example, the control unit 130 can encrypt the contact of the user terminal device 100 'stored in the storage unit 110 and set the encrypted contact and service identifier as a new device name. The control unit 130 determines that the user who uses the user terminal 100 'is staying in a specific place if the change amount of the position sensed by the sensing unit 140 satisfies 20 m or less for 10 minutes, 120 may be activated to transmit the changed device name to the peripheral electronic device 200.

If the change amount of the position detected by the sensing unit 140 is less than a predetermined amount of change for a preset time, the control unit 130 encrypts the contact information every predetermined time period, regenerates the device name including the encrypted contact information , And may control the communication unit 120 to transmit the device name for a predetermined period of time.

For example, if the amount of change in the sensed position is less than a predetermined amount of change for a predetermined time, the control unit 130 regenerates the device name including the encrypted contact every 30 minutes of the predetermined time period, The communication unit 120 can be activated.

If the contact information included in the device name of the electronic device 200 matches one of the contact information stored in the storage unit 110 to provide the life log service, The user can be registered as a companion to the storage unit 110. [ Specifically, the location of the user terminal device 100 at the time when the device name of the electronic device 200 is received and the user of the peripheral electronic device 200 can be registered together in the storage unit 110.

For example, the control unit 130 may store the coordinates corresponding to the position of the user terminal device 100, the name of the user of the electronic device 200, and the date and time at which the user terminal device 100 is stored in the storage unit 110. The control unit 130 may store location information corresponding to the location of the user terminal device 100, such as restaurants, movie theaters, etc., in cooperation with the map information stored in the external or storage unit 110 have.

Services provided using such information will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7A to 9B.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are views for explaining utilization of pre-stored information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the predetermined event occurs, the control unit 130 displays at least one of the location of the user terminal device 100 and the information on the user of the peripheral electronic device 200 on the display 720 according to the date and time order . Here, the predetermined event may be an event for confirming at least one of the location of the user terminal device 100 and the information about the user of the peripheral electronic device 200. To this end, the user terminal device may further include a display 710. [

7A is an example of a case where the user terminal device 100 is the cellular phone 700. Fig. Here, the mobile phone 700 receives a touch input to the area 711 corresponding to the Saturday of October 17, 2015 from the date of the scheduler 720 from the user. In response to the touch input, the control unit 130 controls the display 710 to display information corresponding to the date, such as the screen 730 shown in FIG. 7B.

For example, the control unit 130 displays information on the place (Gwanghwamun) visited by the user of the mobile phone 700 on Saturday, October 17, 2015, the time (2:00 pm) Park may be displayed on the display 710. The control unit 130 stores the information of the other party (Saemaeul restaurant) visited by the user on the same day, the time when the visitor visited another place (4:00 pm), and the information of the companion who visited the other place together (Jung et al. You can display them together in order.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining utilization of pre-stored information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

When the preset event occurs, the control unit 130 may display the date and time registered in the storage unit 110 and the location of the user terminal device 100 at the registration time on the display. Here, the predetermined event may be the case where there is an input for searching for a companion.

8 is an example of a case where the user terminal device 100 is the cellular phone 800. Fig. Here, when the user of the mobile phone 800 searches for a name 'Nam' in the search window 810, if the 'Nam' is a companion and there is a record of visiting a specific place with the user, Provide a history of places visited. For example, as a result of the search for 'Nam', the control unit 130 records 'Nam' and 'Star Cafe' together at 6:00 pm on June 12, 2015, 6:00 pm on June 12, You can provide a picture taken with 'Nam' on Of course, such information may be provided in date and time order.

On the other hand, the control unit 130 determines the relationship between the user and the companion of the user terminal device 100 based on at least one of the time at which the companion is registered in the storage unit 110 and the position of the user terminal device 100 at the registration time point And classify the companions stored in storage 110 based on the determined relationship.

Determines the relationship between the user and the companion who uses the user terminal device 100 based on at least one of the time stored in the storage unit 110 and the location of the user terminal device 100 at the time the companion is stored in the storage unit 110 And provide information about the companion based on the determined relationship.

For example, when the time when the companion is stored in the storage unit 110 is included in an area from 7:00 to 9:00 or from 19:00 to 24:00 every weekday, the control unit 130 transmits the companion to the user terminal (100). ≪ / RTI > Alternatively, when the time when the companion is stored in the storage unit 110 is included in the area from 9:00 to 18:00 every weekday, the control unit 130 may determine the companion as a company colleague of the user terminal device 100 have.

As another example, if the user of the user terminal device 100 determines that the user of the user terminal device 100 will stay in a specific place for a certain period of time from 7:00 to 9:00 or from 19:00 to 24:00 every weekday , You can judge the place at home. At this time, if it is determined that the companion has stayed more than a predetermined number of times in the place judged as the house, the control unit 130 can judge the companion as a family member. Alternatively, if the user of the user terminal device 100 determines that the user of the user terminal device 100 will stay in a specific place for a predetermined period of time from 9:00 to 18:00 every weekday, the control unit 130 determines the place as a company . At this time, if it is determined that the companion has stayed in the place determined by the company for a predetermined number of times or more, the control unit 130 can determine the companion as a company co-worker.

When the relationship between the user of the user terminal device 100 and the plurality of companions is determined in this way, the controller 130 can classify the plurality of companions according to the respective relationships based on the determined relationship. Furthermore, the control unit 130 can display the information of the companion based on the determined relationship.

This will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 9A and 9B.

9A and 9B are views for explaining utilization of a user and a companion relationship according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9A shows a case where the mobile phone 900 is an example of the user terminal device 100. FIG. Here, the control unit 130 may classify a plurality of companions according to the relation with the user of the mobile phone 900, as described above. The control unit 130 may control the display 910 such that a plurality of relationships are classified and displayed according to a category.

FIG. 9B shows a case where a family member is selected in the category. Referring to FIG. 9B, when the family category is selected, the control unit 130 can display the number, the date, and the time of the family members who have joined the specific place.

The control unit 130 can determine the recommended place of visit based on at least one of the determined relationship and the number of companion members classified into the determined relationship and display the recommended place of visit on the display when the preset event occurs.

For example, when the relationship between the user and the companion using the user terminal device 100 is a family, the control unit 130 searches the nearby family restaurants on the web based on the location information of the current user terminal device 100 The result can be displayed. As another example, when the number of companions is three or less, the control unit 130 may search the surrounding general cafes based on the location information of the current user terminal 100 and provide the results. When the number of companions is three or more, the conference room around the web can be searched through the web and the result can be displayed.

As described above, by utilizing the p2p function of a plurality of electronic devices (in particular, a mobile device), automatically recognizing a companion visited at the same place together with a user and storing information corresponding to the companion, Life log service can be provided.

In addition, since the user does not have to designate the companion person directly, the convenience is improved, and there is no need to connect to the external network, and the possibility of leakage of personal information is remarkably low.

Further, in the present invention, since only the short-distance p2p network is used, it is not necessary to periodically transmit location information, thereby reducing data resource consumption.

10 is a block diagram showing an example of the detailed configuration of the user terminal device 100 implemented by the mobile phone 1000. As shown in FIG. 10 schematically shows various components that can be mounted when the user terminal device 100 is implemented as a cellular phone 1000 that comprehensively supports various functions such as a communication function, a GPS reception function, a display function, and the like. Therefore, depending on the embodiment, some of the components shown in Fig. 10 may be omitted or changed, and other components may be further added. Here, the detailed description of the configuration that overlaps with the user terminal device 100 will be omitted.

The mobile phone 1000 may include a storage unit 110, a communication unit 120, a control unit 130, a sensing unit 140, and a display 150.

The control unit 130 is a component for controlling the overall operation of the mobile phone 100 using various programs stored in the storage unit 110. [ 10, the control unit 130 includes a RAM 131, a ROM 132, a main CPU 133, a graphics processing unit 134, and first through n-th interfaces 135-1 through 135-n .

The RAM 131, the ROM 132, the main CPU 133, the graphics processing unit 134, the first to n interfaces 135-1 to 135-n, etc. may be connected to each other via the bus 136. [

The first to n-th interfaces 135-1 to 135-n are connected to the various components described above. One of the interfaces may be a network interface connected to an external device via a network.

The main CPU 133 can access the storage unit 110 and perform booting using the O / S stored in the storage unit 110 and the ROM 132. [ The main CPU 133 loads various modules stored in the storage unit 110, stores them in the RAM 131, and can perform various functions using the stored modules. The main CPU 133 can perform various operations using various programs, contents, data stored in the storage unit 110, and the like. The main CPU 133 may perform a role corresponding to the processor mentioned in the above-mentioned various embodiments.

The ROM 132 stores a command set for booting the system and the like. When the turn-on command is input and power is supplied, the main CPU 133 copies the O / S stored in the storage unit 110 to the RAM 131 according to the instruction stored in the ROM 132, executes O / S Boot the system. When the booting is completed, the main CPU 133 copies various application programs stored in the storage unit 110 to the RAM 131, executes the application programs copied to the RAM 131, and performs various operations.

The graphic processing unit 134 generates a screen including various objects such as an icon, an image, and a text using an operation unit (not shown) and a rendering unit (not shown). The operation unit (not shown) calculates an attribute value such as a coordinate value, a shape, a size, and a color to be displayed by each object according to the layout of the screen based on the received control command. The rendering unit (not shown) creates screens of various layouts including the objects based on the attribute values calculated by the operation unit (not shown). The screen generated in the rendering unit (not shown) is displayed on the display 150. The graphic processing unit 134 also performs UI rendering. Specifically, when the main CPU 133 changes the OS, the graphic processing unit 134 constructs a layout screen of the changed OS using the graphic data corresponding to the changed OS, and displays the layout screen on the display 150.

Meanwhile, the operation of the control unit 130 may be performed by a program stored in the storage unit 110.

The storage unit 110 may store various data such as an O / S software module for driving the mobile phone 1000 and various multimedia contents.

In particular, the storage unit 110 stores the WPS module and the Cell module, and provides the control unit 130 with the WPS module and the Cell module. Also, contacts of persons having a specific relationship with the user are stored, and the aforementioned companion information is stored.

The sensing unit 140 includes various sensors. The sensing unit 140 may further include various sensors such as a touch sensor (not shown), a proximity sensor (not shown), etc. in addition to the GPS sensor, the gyro sensor, the acceleration sensor, and the geomagnetic sensor.

Specifically, the touch sensor (not shown) may be implemented as an electrostatic type or a pressure sensitive type. The electrostatic type is a method of calculating the touch coordinates by sensing the minute electricity that is excited by the user's body when a part of the user's body that is coated on the surface of the display 150 is touched to the surface of the display 150. The depressurization type includes two electrode plates, and when the user touches the screen, the top and bottom plates of the touched point contact with each other to sense current flow, and the touch coordinates are calculated.

The proximity sensor (not shown) is a sensor for sensing the approaching motion without touching the surface of the display 150 directly. A proximity sensor (not shown) forms a high-frequency magnetic field and detects a current induced by a magnetic field characteristic that changes when approaching an object, a magnetic type using a magnet, Such as a capacitive sensor.

The display 150 displays an image generated by the operating system and the application. Specifically, the display 150 may display various screens generated by the graphic processor 143. The display 150 may be implemented as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), or the like.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 10, the mobile phone 1000 may further include a camera (not shown) and a microphone (not shown).

Here, a camera (not shown) is a configuration for capturing a still image or a moving image under the control of the user. The camera (not shown) may be implemented as a plurality of cameras such as a front camera and a rear camera.

A microphone (not shown) is a configuration for receiving a user voice or other sound and converting it into audio data.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a companion determination method of the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the companion determination method performs short-range wireless communication with the peripheral electronic device 200 of the user terminal device 100 to receive the device name including the contact information of the peripheral electronic device 200 (S1110) It is determined whether the included contact information matches one of the contact information stored in the user terminal device 100 in operation S1120. If the contact information is matched, the user of the peripheral electronic device 200 is displayed on the user terminal device 100 As a companion (S1130).

Here, the companion determining method may further include detecting the position of the user terminal device 100 at the time when the device name is received, and registering the user and the detected position of the peripheral electronic device 200 together.

Also, the companion determining method may include: detecting a position of the user terminal device 100;

And scanning the peripheral electronic device 200 if the detected amount of change is less than a predetermined amount of change over a predetermined period of time.

The companion judging method may further comprise judging whether or not the identifier corresponding to the companion judging service is included in the received device name.

The method of determining a companion further includes displaying at least one of a position of the user terminal device 100 and information of a user of the peripheral electronic device 200 in a date and time order when a predetermined event occurs can do.

Also, the companion determining method may further include displaying the date and time when the companion is registered when the predetermined event occurs, and the position of the user terminal device 100 at the time of registration.

The companion judging method may further comprise a step of determining a relationship between the user and the companion of the user terminal device 100 based on at least one of the time when the companion is registered and the position of the user terminal device 100 at the registration time point, And classifying the companions based on the sentence.

The companion determination method may further include determining a recommended place of visit based on at least one of the determined relationship and the number of companions classified into the determined relationship, and displaying the recommended place of visit when a predetermined event occurs have.

On the other hand, the companion judging method includes the steps of detecting the position of the user terminal 100, generating a device name including contact information if the sensed position change amount is less than a predetermined change amount for a predetermined time, To the electronic device (200).

Also, the companion judging method includes the steps of: encrypting the contact information every predetermined time period if the detected amount of change in the position is less than a predetermined amount of change for a preset time, and regenerating the device name including the encrypted contact information, To the mobile station.

Meanwhile, the companion determining method of the user terminal 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in computer-executable program code and stored in various non-transitory computer readable media And may be provided to each server or devices to be executed by the control unit 130.

For example, it is possible to perform short-range wireless communication with the peripheral electronic device 200 of the user terminal device 100 to receive the device name including the contact information of the peripheral electronic device 200, A step of determining whether the contact information matches the contact information stored in the terminal device 100 and the step of registering the user of the peripheral electronic device 200 as a companion to the user terminal device 100 A non-transitory computer readable medium may be provided on which the program is stored.

A non-transitory readable medium is a medium that stores data for a short period of time, such as a register, cache, memory, etc., but semi-permanently stores data and is readable by the apparatus. In particular, the various applications or programs described above may be stored on non-volatile readable media such as CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM,

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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Claims (20)

In a user terminal,
A storage unit for storing contact information;
A communication unit for performing near field wireless communication with a peripheral electronic device of the user terminal and receiving a device name including contact information of the peripheral electronic device; And
And registering the user of the peripheral electronic device as a companion to the storage unit if the contact information included in the device name matches one of the contact information stored in the storage unit. The method according to claim 1,
And a sensing unit for sensing a position of the user terminal,
Wherein,
And registers the location of the user terminal device at the time the device name is received and the user of the peripheral electronic device together in the storage section. The method according to claim 1,
And a sensing unit for sensing a position of the user terminal,
Wherein,
And controls the communication unit to scan the peripheral electronic device and receive the device name when the change amount of the position sensed by the sensing unit is less than a predetermined change amount for a predetermined time. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Judges whether or not the identifier corresponding to the companion judging service is included in the received device name,
And compares the contact information included in the received device name with the contact information stored in the storage unit if the identifier is included. 3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising a display,
Wherein,
And displays at least one of the location of the user terminal and the information on the user of the peripheral electronic device in the date and time order on the display when a predetermined event occurs. 3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising a display,
Wherein,
And when the predetermined event occurs, displays the date and time at which the registered companion is registered in the storage unit and the position of the user terminal device at the registration time on the display. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
Determining a relationship between a user of the user terminal and the companion based on at least one of a time at which the companion is registered in the storage unit and a position of the user terminal at the registration time; And classifies the companions stored in the storage unit. 8. The method of claim 7,
Further comprising a display,
Wherein,
Determines a recommended place of visit based on at least one of the determined relationship and the number of companion persons classified into the determined relationship, and displays the recommended place of visit on the display when a preset event occurs. In a user terminal,
A storage unit for storing contact information;
A sensing unit for sensing a position of the user terminal;
A communication unit for performing short-range wireless communication with a peripheral electronic device of the user terminal; And
And a control unit for generating a device name including the contact information and transmitting the device name to the peripheral electronic device via the communication unit if the change amount of the position sensed by the sensing unit is less than a predetermined amount of change for a predetermined time. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
Encrypts the contact information every predetermined time period if the change amount of the position sensed by the sensing unit after the device name is transmitted to the peripheral electronic device is less than a predetermined amount of change for a preset time, Regenerates the device name, and controls the communication unit to transmit the device name for a predetermined period of time. A method for judging a companion of a user terminal device,
Performing near field wireless communication with a peripheral electronic device of the user terminal device to receive a device name including contact information of the peripheral electronic device;
Determining whether the contact information included in the device name matches one of the contact information stored in the user terminal device; And
And registering the user of the peripheral electronic device as a companion to the user terminal device if the contact information matches. 12. The method of claim 11,
Detecting the location of the user terminal at the time the device name is received;
Registering the user of the peripheral electronic device and the sensed location together. 12. The method of claim 11,
Sensing a location of the user terminal;
And scanning the peripheral electronic device if the detected amount of change is less than a predetermined amount of change over a predetermined period of time. 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising determining whether or not an identifier corresponding to the companion judging service is included in the received device name. 13. The method of claim 12,
And displaying at least one of the location of the user terminal and the information of the user of the peripheral electronic device in a date and time order when a predetermined event occurs. 13. The method of claim 12,
And displaying the date and time at which the companion was registered and the location of the user terminal device at the time of registration when a preset event occurs. 13. The method of claim 12,
Determining a relationship between the user of the user terminal and the companion based on at least one of a time at which the companion is registered and a position of the user terminal at the registration time; And
And classifying the registered companions based on the determined relationship. 18. The method of claim 17,
Determining a recommended landing location based on at least one of the determined relationship and the number of companions classified into the determined relationship; And
And when the predetermined event occurs, displaying the recommended place of visit. A method for judging a companion of a user terminal device,
Sensing a location of the user terminal;
Generating a device name including the contact information if the detected position change amount is less than a predetermined change amount for a predetermined time; And
And transmitting the generated device name to a peripheral electronic device. 20. The method of claim 19,
Encrypting the contact information every predetermined period of time if the detected amount of change is less than a predetermined amount of change over a predetermined period of time; And
Regenerating a device name including the encrypted contact information, and transmitting the device name for a predetermined period of time.

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