CN102316409B - A kind of method of location-based service and microblogging interaction and location-based service terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a location service and microblog interaction method and a location service terminal. The method includes: determining the current navigation information or determining the report event information after receiving a report command, and the report event information includes at least Reporting the location, time and event type of the reporting event; generating a microblog message according to the navigation information or the reporting event information; reporting the microblog message to the microblog server. The invention effectively combines the location service with the microblog service, so that the location service terminal can report and share in real time on the microblog the events found in its own travel or driving process.

Description

Method and location service terminal for interaction between location service and microblog

technical field

The invention relates to location service technology, more specifically, to a method for interaction between location service and microblog and a location service terminal.

Background technique

A location service terminal refers to a terminal device that itself has various functions related to location services, or a terminal device that can communicate with a remote terminal online to provide users with location services and related functions. The location service terminal can be a computer, a mobile phone, a navigation device, and the like. Taking navigation equipment as an example, the working principle of the location service terminal is: the terminal determines the location coordinates of a specific location, and matches it with the location coordinates recorded in the electronic map stored by itself, so as to determine the location of the navigation object equipped with the navigation equipment. Accurate location on the electronic map. The navigation device can be a vehicle terminal, a portable navigator, a mobile phone terminal, and the like. Navigation objects can be vehicles, pedestrians, etc.

Microblog, short for Microblog, is an information sharing, dissemination, and acquisition platform based on user relationships. Users can update information in about 140 characters through WEB, WAP, and various client-side component personal communities. And realize instant sharing.

Nowadays, many users are very accustomed to log in to the Weibo client through their mobile phones, and publish their facts, knowledge and feelings on their personal Weibo in a timely manner. At this point, the user may encounter some difficulties. For example, when a user wants to broadcast interesting events around his current location to listeners on Weibo, he often does not know or how to describe his current location exactly, so he needs to log in to the location service terminal to view A description of the current location in detail. In addition, when the user knows that there are traffic jams, temporary inspections, accidents and other traffic incidents in the nearby roads through the location-based service terminal during driving, and wants to express his feelings on Weibo or share relevant traffic information with others, he needs to open the The microblog client side can broadcast the traffic event on the microblog. Due to the mutual independence of these two business services that are getting deeper and deeper into the user's life, users must log in separately to process the corresponding business. When the two services need to be used at the same time, it will bring great inconvenience to the user and even affect the user's experience use.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a user-friendly method for interacting with location services and microblogs and a location service terminal in view of the defect that the two services of location services and microblogs are independent of each other in the prior art and cause inconvenient operation .

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problems is:

Provides a method for location-based services to interact with Weibo, including:

Determining the current navigation information or determining the reporting event information after receiving the reporting command, the reporting event information at least including the occurrence location of the reporting event, the occurrence time corresponding to the occurrence location, and the event type;

generating a microblog message according to the navigation information or the reporting event information;

Reporting the microblog message to the microblog server.

In a method for interacting between location service and microblog in the present invention, when reporting the microblog message to the microblog server, it includes:

Judging whether the location service terminal has registered and bound an account on the microblog server in advance or whether the microblog is in the login state, and if the account has been registered and bound and/or is already in the login state, then directly send the microblog message; If there is no registered binding account and the microblog is not in the login state, then the login interface of the microblog account is displayed, and after logging in, the microblog message is sent within the time limit for maintaining the login state.

In a method for interacting between a location service and a microblog according to the present invention, the generation of a microblog message according to the reporting event information specifically includes:

A partial description of the reported event information is extracted as part of the content of the microblog message.

In a method for interacting between a location service and a microblog according to the present invention, the generating a microblog message according to the navigation information specifically includes:

Before navigating, extracting part of the description of the navigation information as part of the content of the microblog message; or

During the navigation process, extracting part of the description of the navigation information as part of the content of the microblog message; or

When the navigation process ends or it is detected that the preset destination has been reached, the partial description of the navigation information is extracted as the partial content of the microblog message.

In a method for interacting between a location service and a microblog according to the present invention, the microblog message further includes at least one of the following: the current location of the location service terminal, the description of the current road, the estimated time of arrival calculated according to the navigation route, the navigation routes and/or driving trajectories.

The present invention also provides a location service terminal for interaction between location services and microblogs, including a user interface module, a microblog message generation module and a reporting module, and at least one of a report event information determination module and a navigation information determination module ;

The report event information determination module is used to determine the report event information after receiving the report order, and the report event information includes at least the place where the report event occurs, the time of occurrence corresponding to the place, and the event type;

a navigation information determination module, configured to determine current navigation information;

A microblog message generating module, configured to generate a microblog message according to the navigation information or the reporting event information;

The reporting module is configured to report the microblog message to the microblog server.

In a location service terminal for interaction between location services and microblogs in the present invention, when the reporting module reports the microblog message to the microblog server, it is specifically used for:

Judging whether the location service terminal has registered and bound an account on the microblog server in advance or whether the microblog is in the login state, and if the account has been registered and bound and/or is already in the login state, then directly send the microblog message; If there is no registered binding account and the microblog is not in the login state, then the login interface of the microblog account is displayed, and after logging in, the microblog message is sent within the time limit for maintaining the login state.

In a location service terminal for interaction between location service and microblog according to the present invention, the microblog message generation module is specifically used for:

A partial description of the reported event information is extracted as part of the content of the microblog message.

In a location service terminal for interaction between location service and microblog according to the present invention, the microblog message generation module is specifically used for:

Before navigating, extracting part of the description of the navigation information as part of the content of the microblog message; or

During the navigation process, extracting part of the description of the navigation information as part of the content of the microblog message; or

When the navigation process ends or it is detected that the preset destination has been reached, the partial description of the navigation information is extracted as the partial content of the microblog message.

In the location service terminal of the present invention that interacts with microblogs, the microblog message further includes at least one of the following items: the current location of the location service terminal, the description of the current road, and the estimated time of arrival calculated according to the navigation route , navigation route and/or driving track.

The beneficial effect of the location service and microblog interaction method and the location service terminal of the present invention is: by effectively combining the location service with the microblog service, the location service terminal can monitor the events found during its own travel or driving process on the microblog Real-time reporting and sharing on the blog means that the location-based service function can be used to directly provide location-related functions to Weibo, and at the same time, Weibo can be used to promote the sharing of location-based service-related information, which not only provides convenience for users, but also Improve the quality of location services and microblogging services.

Description of drawings

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment, in the accompanying drawing:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a location service terminal for location service interaction with microblogs according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the interface of the "report" button according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an interface for determining an event type of a reporting event according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an interface for determining event details of a reporting event according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a location service terminal for interacting with microblogs according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a location service terminal for interacting with microblogs according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a method for interacting between location services and microblogs according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method for interacting with microblogs based on location services according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a flow chart of a method for interacting with microblogs based on location services according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to make the object, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, not to limit the present invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a location service terminal for interaction between location service and microblog according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the location service terminal for location service interaction with microblog includes a user interface module 110 , a microblog message generating module 120 , a reporting module 130 and a reporting event information determining module 140 .

The user interface module 110 may include components for mutual communication between the terminal and the user, such as a keyboard, a tablet, a touch screen, and a display screen, which are well known to those skilled in the art. The user interface module 110 can be used to receive various commands and instructions from the user, and display an electronic map and related data and information to the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 2 , the user interface module 110 may include a "report" button, so that the user can activate the report function by clicking the "report" button.

The reporting event information determining module 140 may be configured to determine reporting event information after receiving a reporting command through the user interface module 110 . The reporting event information determination module 140 may be configured to determine the reporting event information according to the relevant information received by the user interface module 110 and/or according to common functions of the location service terminal (such as navigation and positioning functions). The determined reporting event information at least includes the occurrence location of the reporting event, the occurrence time corresponding to the occurrence location, and the event type. Wherein, the place where the reporting event occurred can be indicated by positioning information or by a position description generated based on the positioning information. The position description can be, for example, "near the Shanghai Hotel on Shennan Avenue, Futian District", and the positioning information is based on satellites acquired in real time. The navigation data is automatically generated, and the positioning information can be such as latitude and longitude data, K code provided by Kay Rucker, or other position codes that can uniquely identify a certain position on the map. For example, if the user sees that an event worth reporting has occurred somewhere in the process of using the location service terminal for walking navigation, for example, after clicking the "report" button, the report event information determination module 140 can send the information of the location service terminal The current location is used as the occurrence place of the reporting event, and the current time is used as the occurrence time of the reporting event. The location information of the place of occurrence can be obtained from the local map of the location service terminal. When the location service terminal does not have map data locally but browses and applies services from the server online, it can download the map data together with the location data. For another example, if an incident occurs when the user passes by a certain place while using the location-based service terminal for vehicle navigation, the user fails to report it immediately for the sake of driving safety, but waits to drive to a relatively safe road section or pull over, Just click on a position on the electronic map provided by the user interface module 110 as the report location, at this time, the report time information determination module 140 can determine the report location as the occurrence place of the report event, and place the location service terminal at The time at this position is determined as the occurrence time of the reporting event. In actual work, after receiving the report event information determination module 140, after receiving the report order, the user interface module 110 can provide the user with a selection interface, so that the user can choose whether to use the current location as the place of occurrence of the report event or to use the report event on the electronic map. The selected location is used as the place where the reporting event occurred. After receiving the user's selection instruction through the user interface module 110, the report event information determination module 140 can obtain the corresponding positioning data as the occurrence location of the report event. In addition, the reporting event information determining module 140 is also used to determine the event type of the reporting event. As shown in FIG. 3 , event types may include inspections, traffic jams, accidents (such as car crashes), obstacles, and other event types. However, this is only for illustration and not for limitation. In other embodiments of the present invention, any suitable event type may be used.

The microblog message generation module 120 may be used to generate microblog messages according to the reporting event information. For example, the microblog message generation module 120 may generate an event occurrence description according to the place and/or time of occurrence, and may generate an event summary description according to the event type, for example, generate a text description of "blockage occurs on the westbound section of Binhai Avenue". The microblog message generating module 120 may directly use the entire description of the reported event information as the entire content of the microblog message, or may extract part of the description of the reported event information as part of the content of the microblog message. For example, in addition to using the reported event information, the microblog message generation module 120 can also receive user input information through the user interface module 110, and generate an additional description of the event according to the user input information, such as "definitely late", "very annoying". "It's better to walk" and so on. The microblog message generating module 120 may use at least one of event occurrence description, event general description and event additional description as a microblog message.

The reporting module 130 may be used to report the microblog message generated by the microblog message generation module 120 to the microblog server. For example, the reporting module 130 may send the microblog message generated by the microblog message generation module 120 to the microblog server after receiving the sending command through the user interface module 110 . For example, the reporting module 130 may first determine whether the location service terminal has previously registered and bound an account on the microblog server or is in a login state. If the account has been bound and/or is in the login state, the Weibo message will be sent directly. For example, when an account has been registered and bound, it means that the binding relationship between the terminal ID and the corresponding Weibo account has been determined. At this time, the Weibo message uploaded to the Weibo server carries its own terminal ID, and the Weibo server After receiving the microblog message, the corresponding microblog account can be found according to the terminal ID, and the microblog message is published in the microblog account. If there is no account bound and Weibo is not in the login state, then the login interface of the Weibo account will be displayed. After receiving the Weibo login account and password through the user interface module 110, the reporting module 130 can report to Weibo according to the login request information. The blog server requests a login connection, and after the microblog server verifies the login request information and successfully passes it, it can temporarily store the login status for the location service terminal, and the reporting module 130 can send a microblog message to the microblog server within the time limit for maintaining the login status. Among them, the time limit for maintaining the login status can be immediate (for example, the microblog server will clear the instant login status after the user closes the location service terminal or exits the microblog, and needs to request login through the login interface again next time), limited time (for example, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, etc.) or a limited number of times (such as 10 times, 50 times, etc.), which can be changed at any time according to user settings. In the non-instantaneous situation, the Weibo server can save the association information between the location service terminal and the login Weibo account according to the terminal ID or network IP of the location service terminal, so that even if the location service terminal is closed or the Weibo is exited this time, The next time you start Weibo, you can directly send Weibo messages without logging in. After the Weibo server identifies the corresponding Weibo account according to the terminal ID or network IP, you can publish the Weibo message in the Weibo of the account. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that this is only one embodiment of the present invention, and in other embodiments of the present invention, any suitable method for sending microblog messages to the microblog server can also be included, which all belong to the scope of the present invention protected range.

During the working process, the reporting event information determination module 140 may determine the reporting event information after receiving the reporting command through the user interface module 110 . The reporting event information determination module 140 may determine the reporting event information according to the relevant information received by the user interface module 110 and/or by utilizing common functions of the location service terminal. The determined reporting event information at least includes the occurrence location of the reporting event, the occurrence time corresponding to the occurrence location, and the event type. Wherein, the place where the reporting event occurred can be indicated by positioning information or by a position description generated based on the positioning information. The position description can be, for example, "near the Shanghai Hotel on Shennan Avenue, Futian District", and the positioning information is based on satellites acquired in real time. The navigation data is automatically generated, and the positioning information can be such as latitude and longitude data, K code provided by Kay Rucker, or other position codes that can uniquely identify a certain position on the map. For example, after receiving the report event information determination module 140, the user interface module 110 can provide the user with a selection interface through the user interface module 110 after receiving the report event information determination module 140, so that the user can choose whether to use the current location as the occurrence place of the report event or use the selected location on the electronic map As the place where the reported incident occurred. After receiving the user's selection instruction through the user interface module 110, the report event information determination module 140 can obtain the corresponding positioning data as the occurrence location of the report event. In addition, the reporting event information determining module 140 may also determine the event type of the reporting event. Then, the microblog message generating module 120 may generate a microblog message according to the reporting event information. For example, the microblog message generation module 120 may generate an event occurrence description according to the place and/or time of occurrence, and may generate an event summary description according to the event type, for example, generate a text description of "blockage occurs on the westbound section of Binhai Avenue". The microblog message generating module 120 may directly use the entire description of the reported event information as the entire content of the microblog message, or may extract part of the description of the reported event information as part of the content of the microblog message. For example, in addition to using the reported event information, the microblog message generation module 120 can also receive user input information through the user interface module 110, and generate an additional description of the event according to the user input information, such as "definitely late", "very annoying". "It's better to walk" and so on. Finally, the reporting module 130 may report the microblog message generated by the microblog message generation module 120 to the microblog server. For example, the reporting module 130 may send the microblog message generated by the microblog message generation module 120 to the microblog server after receiving the sending command through the user interface module 110 . For example, the reporting module 130 may first determine whether the location service terminal has registered and bound an account on the microblog server in advance or whether it is in a login state, and if the account has been bound and/or is in a login state, then directly send a microblog message; If there is no bound account and Weibo is not in the login state, the login interface of the Weibo account is displayed, and after logging in, the Weibo message is sent within the time limit for maintaining the login state.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the location service terminal usually has two different state interfaces, the navigation state and the map browsing state, and these two states can be switched at any time, for the map browsing state, the user usually uses it to find The target position, for the navigation state, is usually used by the user for trajectory navigation. Therefore, when the report event information determination module 140 receives the report command through the user interface module 110, it can automatically determine whether it is currently in the navigation state or the map browsing state. If it is in the navigation state, the current terminal location can be defaulted as the place where the report event occurs; if it is in the map browsing state, the location corresponding to the icon on the map can be defaulted as the place where the report event occurs. This can simplify user operations, speed up reporting, and is easy for users to use.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, each event type may also correspond to a life cycle. As shown in Figure 3, the life time of inspection, traffic jam, obstacle and other event types is set to 2 hours, while the life cycle of traffic accident is set to 3 hours. However, these are listed only for the purpose of illustration rather than limitation. In various embodiments of the present invention, the life cycle of various event types can be adjusted at any time. The life cycle is set separately for each event type, and the expired reporting events can be deleted while updating the latest reporting events, thereby saving storage space and making it easier for users who receive reporting events to browse the latest and most useful events quickly and conveniently. Information.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the reporting event information may also include event details, wherein the event details may include picture description information and text description information. As shown in FIG. 4 , the report event information determination module 140 may provide an interface for determining event details to the user through the user interface module 110 , so as to receive relevant event details from the user through the user interface module 110 . For example, the reporting event information determination module 140 may receive information about the traveling direction of the road where the reporting event occurs through the "traveling direction/reverse" button, which may be the current traveling direction, reverse or bidirectional. In addition, the reporting event information determination module 140 can also receive a photographing command through the "add photo" button, use the camera system in the location service terminal to take pictures, and use the photos taken as the picture description information of the reporting event information. Moreover, the report event information determination module 140 can also receive text description information through the "add description" button, including a short description or comment information related to the report event. At this time, the microblog message generating module 120 may also generate event detail descriptions according to event details. By adding event details, the reporting event can be described in more detail and comprehensively without being limited to simple time, place and type, which improves the scalability and applicability of the present invention. In addition, when the location service terminal detects that the speed is greater than a preset value (for example, 10km/h) and there is no operation, it can automatically perform a countdown, and automatically hide the interface after the countdown ends, skipping the process of adding event details.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the reporting module 130 can also be used to report event information to the navigation server while reporting the microblog message to the microblog server. The reporting event information reported by the reporting module 130 to the navigation server may include occurrence time, occurrence location, and event type, and may also include the reporter's user identification (such as ID, user name, etc.) and event details. By reporting the report event information to the navigation server, the latest traffic information can be provided to the navigation server in time to promote the sharing of traffic information. In addition, since the location service terminal can download and display the report from other users while downloading and displaying the navigation map Event information, which can improve the accuracy and usefulness of navigation.

When the reporting module 130 reports event information or microblog messages to the navigation server and the microblog server, existing network technologies such as GPRS or 3G can be used. Generally speaking, the location service terminal can maintain real-time online status with various servers through the existing mobile network, but this is a waste of resources. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the location service terminal (such as the reporting module 130 and other communication modules contained therein) can only be connected to the corresponding server when needed. For example, other communication modules can update the reporting event information on the map (downloaded together with the navigation information) at regular intervals, that is, link to the navigation server once at regular intervals, and in addition, only when receiving and sending commands, immediately start network data transmission Function to link to Weibo server and/or Navigation server. In this way, resources can be saved, and various communication modules (such as the reporting module 130) in the location service terminal can be prevented from being idle (that is, consuming power but not working).

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a location service terminal for interacting with microblogs according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the location service terminal that interacts with microblogs includes a user interface module 510 , a microblog message generating module 520 , a reporting module 530 and a navigation information determining module 550 . Wherein, the user interface module 510, the microblog message generating module 520 and the reporting module 530 are similar to the user interface module 110, the microblog message generating module 120 and the reporting module 130 in FIG. 1 respectively.

The user interface module 510 may include a keyboard, a handwriting pad, a touch screen, a display screen, and other components well known to those skilled in the art for mutual communication between the terminal and the user. The user interface module 510 can be used to receive various commands and instructions from the user, and display an electronic map and related data and information to the user.

The navigation information determining module 550 may be used to determine current navigation information. The navigation information may include various location service-related information such as departure place, current location, passing place, and destination. Position-related information such as departure place, current location, passing place and destination can be represented by positioning information (such as latitude and longitude data, K code provided by Kay Rucker or other position codes that can uniquely identify a certain position on the map) or based on The location description generated by the positioning information can be represented by the location description, for example, "near the Shanghai Hotel on Shennan Avenue, Futian District", and the positioning information is automatically generated according to the satellite navigation data acquired in real time. The positioning information of these positions can be obtained from the local map of the location service terminal. When the location service terminal does not have map data locally but browses and applies services from the server online, it can be downloaded together with the positioning data when downloading the map data.

The microblog message generation module 520 can be used to generate microblog messages according to the navigation information. The microblog message generating module 520 can extract all or part of the navigation information description as the whole of the microblog message before and/or during the navigation process and/or when the navigation process is ended or when it is detected that the preset destination of the navigation route has been reached. or part of the content. For example, the microblog message generating module 520 may generate a destination description according to the destination, for example, the microblog message may include "departure to OCT East", "on the way to OCT East" or "arrive OCT East".

The reporting module 530 may be configured to report the microblog message generated by the microblog message generation module 520 to the microblog server. For example, after receiving the sending command through the user interface module 510, the reporting module 530 may send the microblog message generated by the microblog message generation module 520 to the microblog server. The reporting module 530 may be the same as the reporting module 130 described with reference to FIG. 1 .

During the working process, the location service terminal can extract all or part of the description of the navigation information as a microblog message before and/or during the navigation and/or when the navigation process ends or when it detects that it has reached the preset destination of the navigation route All or part of the content, and send a Weibo message to the Weibo server. The navigation information determination module 550 can determine current navigation information according to the user instruction received by the user interface module 510, such as departure location, current location, passing location, destination and other information related to location services. Position-related information such as departure place, current location, passing place and destination can be represented by positioning information (such as latitude and longitude data, K code provided by Kay Rucker or other position codes that can uniquely identify a certain position on the map) or based on The location description generated by the positioning information can be represented by the location description, for example, "near the Shanghai Hotel on Shennan Avenue, Futian District", and the positioning information is automatically generated according to the satellite navigation data acquired in real time. These positioning information can be obtained from the local map of the location service terminal. When the location service terminal does not have map data locally but browses and applies services from the server online, it can be downloaded together with the positioning data when downloading the map data. The microblog message generating module 520 can generate a microblog message according to the navigation information. For example, the microblog message generation module 520 can generate a destination description according to the destination before and/or during the navigation and/or when the navigation ends or the preset destination has been reached, for example, the microblog message can include "departure preparation Going to OCT East", "on the way to OCT East" or "arriving in OCT East". Finally, the reporting module 530 may report the microblog message generated by the microblog message generation module 520 to the microblog server. For example, after receiving the sending command through the user interface module 510, the reporting module 530 may send the microblog message generated by the microblog message generation module 520 to the microblog server.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the navigation information may also include the current location of the location service terminal and/or the estimated arrival time calculated according to the navigation route. At this time, the navigation information determining module 550 is also used to determine the current location, navigation route and/or estimated time of arrival of the location service terminal. When the location service terminal is in the navigation process, the microblog message generation module 520 can also generate the current road description information according to the current location. on the road". In addition, the microblog message generated by the microblog message generating module 520 may also include the estimated time of arrival, for example, "I am driving on Shennan Avenue on the way to the Eastern Overseas Chinese Town, and I expect to arrive at 14:32". In this way, the content of the microblog message can be enriched and fun can be added.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the navigation information determination module 550 can also be used to determine the navigation route before or during the navigation. After the navigation route is determined, the microblog message generation module 520 may also generate a text description or a picture description according to the navigation route information, so that the generated microblog message includes the navigation route. The picture description of the navigation path may be a map block picture including the navigation path taken by the camera module in the terminal. By publishing the navigation path in the Weibo message, you can not only share the navigation path with other Weibo users, but also modify your own navigation path according to the comments of other Weibo users, so as to reach the destination more conveniently and quickly.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the navigation process ends or it is detected that the preset destination of the navigation route has been reached, the navigation information determination module 550 can also be used to determine the driving trajectory. After the previous driving track is determined, the microblog message generating module 520 may also generate a text description or a picture description according to the driving track, so that the generated microblog message includes the driving track. The picture description of the driving track may be a map block picture including the driving track taken by the camera module in the terminal. By publishing the driving track in the Weibo message, you can not only share the driving track with other Weibo users, but also record your own itinerary, so that you can recall or describe and share your own experience with others later.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a location service terminal for interaction between location service and microblog according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the location service terminal that interacts with microblogs includes a user interface module 610 , a microblog message generation module 620 , a reporting module 630 , a report event information determination module 640 and a navigation information determination module 650 . Among them, the user interface module 610 can integrate various functions of the user interface modules 110 and 510, the microblog message generation module 620 can integrate various functions of the microblog message generation modules 120 and 520, and the reporting module 630 can integrate the reporting modules 130 and 530 The reporting event information determining module 640 may be similar to the reporting event information determining module 140 , and the navigation information determining module 650 may be similar to the navigation information determining module 550 . This kind of location service terminal that interacts with microblog effectively combines location service with microblog service, so that the location service terminal can report and share in real time on microblog the events found in its own itinerary or driving process , that is, the location-based service function can be used to directly provide location-related functions to Weibo, and at the same time, Weibo can be used to promote the sharing of location-based service-related information, which not only provides convenience for users, but also improves the quality of location-based services and Weibo services .

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method for interacting with microblogs based on location services according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the method for location service interaction with Weibo starts from step 710 .

In step 710, determine the current navigation information or determine the reporting event information after receiving the reporting command. The navigation information may include various location service-related information such as departure place, current location, passing place, and destination. The determined reporting event information at least includes the occurrence location of the reporting event, the occurrence time corresponding to the occurrence location, and the event type. The location-related information such as the departure place, the current location, the passing place, the destination, and the place where the reporting event occurred can be represented by positioning information or by a location description generated based on the positioning information. The location description can be, for example, "Futian District Deep Near the Shanghai Hotel on South Avenue", the positioning information is automatically generated according to the satellite navigation data obtained in real time, and the positioning information can be such as latitude and longitude data, the K code provided by Kay Rucker, or other position codes that can uniquely identify a certain position on the map .

In step 720, a microblog message is generated according to the navigation information or reporting event information. After the navigation information is determined, all or part of the description of the navigation information can be extracted as the whole or part of the content of the microblog message before the navigation, during the navigation and/or when the navigation ends or when the preset destination has been reached. Similarly, after the reporting event information is determined, all or part of the description of the reporting event information may be extracted as all or part of the content of the microblog message. For example, in addition to directly generating a microblog message based on navigation information or reporting event information, other content input by the user may also be received as a part of the microblog message.

In step 730, the microblog message generated in step 720 is reported to the microblog server.

A method for interaction between location services and microblogs in the present invention effectively combines location services with microblog services, so that location service terminals can report and share in real time on microblogs the events found during their own travel or driving process , that is, the location-based service function can be used to directly provide location-related functions to Weibo, and at the same time, Weibo can be used to promote the sharing of location-based service-related information, which not only provides convenience for users, but also improves the quality of location-based services and Weibo services .

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method for interacting with microblogs based on location services according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the method for interacting with microblogs based on location services starts from step 810 .

In step 810, after receiving the report command, determine report event information. The reporting event information can be determined according to the received related information and/or according to the commonly used functions of the location service terminal (such as the navigation and positioning function). The determined reporting event information at least includes the occurrence location of the reporting event, the occurrence time corresponding to the occurrence location, and the event type. Wherein, the place where the reporting event occurred can be indicated by positioning information or by a position description generated based on the positioning information. The position description can be, for example, "near the Shanghai Hotel on Shennan Avenue, Futian District", and the positioning information is based on satellites acquired in real time. The navigation data is automatically generated, and the positioning information can be such as latitude and longitude data, K code provided by Kay Rucker, or other position codes that can uniquely identify a certain position on the map. For example, if the user sees an event worthy of reporting occurred somewhere in the process of using the location service terminal for walking navigation, for example, after clicking the "report" button, the current location of the location service terminal can be used as the report event. The occurrence location, and use the current time as the occurrence time of the reporting event. The location information of the place of occurrence can be obtained from the local map of the location service terminal. When the location service terminal does not have map data locally but browses and applies services from the server online, it can download the map data together with the location data. For another example, if an incident occurs when the user passes by a certain place while using the location-based service terminal for vehicle navigation, the user fails to report it immediately for the sake of driving safety, but waits to drive to a relatively safe road section or pull over, Just click on a position on the electronic map as the reporting location, at this time, the reporting location can be determined as the occurrence location of the reporting event, and the time when the location service terminal is located at this location can be determined as the occurrence time of the reporting event . In actual work, after receiving the reporting command, a selection interface can be provided to the user, so that the user can choose whether to use the current location as the location of the reporting event or use the selected location on the electronic map as the location of the reporting event. After receiving the user's selection instruction, the corresponding positioning data can be obtained as the location of the reporting event. In addition, the event type of the report event can also be determined. As shown in FIG. 3 , event types may include inspections, traffic jams, accidents (such as car crashes), obstacles, and other event types. However, this is only for illustration and not for limitation. In other embodiments of the present invention, any suitable event type may be used.

In step 820, a microblog message may be generated according to the reported event information. For example, an event occurrence description may be generated according to the occurrence location and/or occurrence time, and an event overview description may be generated according to the event type, for example, a text description of "blockage occurs on the westbound section of Binhai Boulevard" is generated. The entire description of the reporting event information may be directly used as the entire content of the microblog message, or part of the description of the reporting event information may be extracted as part of the content of the microblog message. For example, in addition to using reported event information, it can also receive user input information, and generate additional descriptions of events based on user input information, such as "I am definitely late", "I'm bored", "It's better to walk" and so on. At least one of event occurrence description, event general description and event additional description can be used as a microblog message.

In step 830, the microblog message generated in step 820 may be reported to the microblog server. For example, after receiving the sending command, the microblog message may be sent to the microblog server. For example, it may first be determined whether the location service terminal has registered and bound an account on the microblog server in advance or whether it is in a login state. If the account has been bound and/or is in the login state, the Weibo message will be sent directly. For example, when an account has been registered and bound, it means that the binding relationship between the terminal ID and the corresponding Weibo account has been determined. At this time, the Weibo message uploaded to the Weibo server carries its own terminal ID, and the Weibo server After receiving the microblog message, the corresponding microblog account can be found according to the terminal ID, and the microblog message is published in the microblog account. If there is no bound account and Weibo is not in the login state, the login interface of the Weibo account will be displayed. After receiving the Weibo login account and password, it can request a login connection to the Weibo server according to the login request information. Weibo After the server verifies the login request information and successfully passes it, it can temporarily store the login status for the location service terminal, and can send a microblog message to the microblog server within the time limit for maintaining the login status. Among them, the time limit for maintaining the login status can be immediate (for example, the microblog server will clear the instant login status after the user closes the location service terminal or exits the microblog, and needs to request login through the login interface again next time), limited time (for example, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, etc.) or a limited number of times (such as 10 times, 50 times, etc.), which can be changed at any time according to user settings. In the non-instantaneous situation, the Weibo server can save the association information between the location service terminal and the login Weibo account according to the terminal ID or network IP of the location service terminal, so that even if the location service terminal is closed or the Weibo is exited this time, The next time you start Weibo, you can directly send Weibo messages without logging in. After the Weibo server identifies the corresponding Weibo account according to the terminal ID or network IP, you can publish the Weibo message in the Weibo of the account. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that this is only one embodiment of the present invention, and in other embodiments of the present invention, any suitable method for sending microblog messages to the microblog server can also be included, which all belong to the scope of the present invention protected range.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the location service terminal usually has two different state interfaces, the navigation state and the map browsing state, and these two states can be switched at any time, for the map browsing state, the user usually uses it to find The target location, for the navigation state, is usually used by the user for track navigation. Therefore, in step 810, after receiving the notification command, it can automatically determine whether it is currently in the navigation state or the map browsing state. If it is in the navigation state, the current terminal location can be defaulted as the place where the report event occurs; if it is in the map browsing state, the location corresponding to the icon on the map can be defaulted as the place where the report event occurs. This can simplify user operations, speed up reporting, and is easy for users to use.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, each event type may also correspond to a life cycle. As shown in Figure 3, the life time of inspection, traffic jam, obstacle and other event types is set to 2 hours, while the life cycle of traffic accident is set to 3 hours. However, these are listed only for the purpose of illustration rather than limitation. In various embodiments of the present invention, the life cycle of various event types can be adjusted at any time. The life cycle is set separately for each event type, and the expired reporting events can be deleted while updating the latest reporting events, thereby saving storage space and making it easier for users who receive reporting events to browse the latest and most useful events quickly and conveniently. Information.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the reporting event information may also include event details, wherein the event details may include picture description information and text description information. As shown in FIG. 4, in step 810, an interface for determining event details may be provided to the user so as to receive relevant event details from the user. For example, information about the direction of travel of the road where the reporting incident occurs can be received through the "direction of travel/reverse" button, which can be the current direction of travel, reverse or bi-directional. In addition, the "add photo" button can also be used to receive a photo command, use the camera system in the location service terminal to take photos, and use the photos taken as the picture description information of the reported event information. Moreover, you can also receive text description information through the "add description" button, including a short description or comment information related to the reporting event. At this time, in step 820, an event detailed description may also be generated according to the event details. By adding event details, the reporting event can be described in more detail and comprehensively without being limited to simple time, place and type, which improves the scalability and applicability of the present invention.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, in step 830, when reporting the microblog message to the microblog server, report event information may also be reported to the navigation server at the same time. The reporting event information reported to the navigation server may include occurrence time, occurrence location, and event type, and may also include the reporter's user identification (such as ID, user name, etc.) and event details. By reporting the report event information to the navigation server, the latest traffic information can be provided to the navigation server in time to promote the sharing of traffic information. In addition, since the location service terminal can download and display the report from other users while downloading and displaying the navigation map Event information, which can improve the accuracy and usefulness of navigation.

In step 830, existing network technologies such as GPRS or 3G may be used when reporting event information or microblog messages to the navigation server and the microblog server. Generally speaking, the location service terminal can maintain real-time online status with various servers through the existing mobile network, but this is a waste of resources. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the location service terminal can communicate with the corresponding server only when needed. For example, other communication modules can update the reporting event information on the map (downloaded together with the navigation information) at regular intervals, that is, link to the navigation server once at regular intervals, and in addition, only when receiving and sending commands, immediately start network data transmission Function to link to Weibo server and/or Navigation server. In this way, resources can be saved, and various communication modules in the location-based service terminal can be avoided from being idle (that is, consuming power but not working).

FIG. 9 is a flow chart of a method for interacting with microblogs based on location services according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the method for interacting between a location service terminal and a microblog starts from step 910 .

In step 910, current navigation information may be determined. The navigation information may include various location service-related information such as departure place, current location, passing place, and destination. Position-related information such as departure place, current location, passing place and destination can be represented by positioning information (such as latitude and longitude data, K code provided by Kay Rucker or other position codes that can uniquely identify a certain position on the map) or based on The location description generated by the positioning information can be represented by the location description, for example, "near the Shanghai Hotel on Shennan Avenue, Futian District", and the positioning information is automatically generated according to the satellite navigation data acquired in real time. The positioning information of these positions can be obtained from the local map of the location service terminal. When the location service terminal does not have map data locally but browses and applies services from the server online, it can be downloaded together with the positioning data when downloading the map data.

In step 920, a microblog message may be generated according to the navigation information. All or part of the description of the navigation information may be extracted as all or part of the content of the microblog message before and/or during the navigation and/or when the navigation process is ended or when it is detected that the preset destination of the navigation route has been reached. For example, the destination description may be generated according to the destination, for example, the microblog message may include "starting to go to OCT East", "on the way to OCT East" or "arriving OCT East".

In step 930, the microblog message generated in step 920 may be reported to the microblog server. For example, after receiving the send command, the microblog message generated in step 920 may be sent to the microblog server. The process of sending a microblog message may be the same as step 830 described with reference to FIG. 8 .

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the navigation information may also include the current location of the location service terminal and/or the estimated arrival time calculated according to the navigation route. At this time, in step 910, the current location, navigation route and/or estimated time of arrival of the location service terminal may also be determined. If the location service terminal is in the navigation process, then in step 920, the current road description information can also be generated according to the current location, for example, the microblog message at this time can include "On the way to the Eastern Overseas Chinese Town, driving on Shennan Avenue ". In addition, in step 920, the generated microblog message may also include the estimated time of arrival, for example, "On the way to OCT East, driving on Shennan Avenue, expected to arrive at 14:32". In this way, the content of the microblog message can be enriched and fun can be added.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, before or during navigation, at step 910, a navigation route may also be determined. In step 920, a text description or a picture description may also be generated according to the navigation route information, so that the generated microblog message includes the navigation route. The picture description of the navigation path may be a map block picture including the navigation path taken by the camera module in the terminal. By publishing the navigation path in the Weibo message, you can not only share the navigation path with other Weibo users, but also modify your own navigation path according to the comments of other Weibo users, so as to reach the destination more conveniently and quickly.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the navigation process is ended or it is detected that the preset destination of the navigation route has been reached, at step 910, the driving trajectory can also be determined. In step 920, a text description or a picture description may also be generated according to the driving track, so that the generated microblog message includes the driving track. The picture description of the driving track may be a map block picture including the driving track taken by the camera module in the terminal. By publishing the driving track in the Weibo message, you can not only share the driving track with other Weibo users, but also record your own itinerary, so that you can recall or describe and share your own experience with others later.

In various embodiments of the present invention, a location service terminal and a method for interacting with microblog are provided. By effectively combining location service with microblog service, the location service terminal can monitor its own itinerary or driving process The events found in the microblog are reported and shared in real time on Weibo, that is, the location service function can be used to directly provide location-related functions to Weibo, and at the same time, Weibo can be used to promote the sharing of location service-related information, which is not only for the user's use It provides convenience and can also improve the quality of location service and microblogging service.

Although the present invention is described through specific embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that various changes and equivalent substitutions can be made to the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention. In addition, various modifications may be made to the invention for a particular situation or material without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but should include all implementations falling within the scope of the appended claims.

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1. A method for interacting with location-based services and microblogs, comprising: Determine the current navigation information or determine the reporting event information after receiving the reporting command, the reporting event information at least includes the location of the reporting event, the time of occurrence corresponding to the location, and the event type; when the location service terminal When it is in the navigation state, the current location of the location service terminal is the place where the reporting event occurs by default; when the location service terminal is in the map browsing state, the location corresponding to the icon on the default map is the location of the reporting event. The place where the event occurs; the event type is selected from the event type selection interface; the navigation information includes at least one of the following: the location service terminal's departure place, current location, current road description, passing place, destination , Estimated time of arrival, navigation route or driving track calculated according to the navigation route; generating a microblog message according to the navigation information or the reporting event information; Reporting the microblog message to the microblog server. 2. The method for location service and microblog interaction according to claim 1, characterized in that, when reporting the microblog message to the microblog server, comprising: Judging whether the location service terminal has registered and bound an account on the microblog server in advance or whether the microblog is in the login state, and if the account has been registered and bound and/or is already in the login state, then directly send the microblog message; If there is no registered binding account and the microblog is not in the login state, then the login interface of the microblog account is displayed, and after logging in, the microblog message is sent within the time limit for maintaining the login state. 3. The method for interacting between location services and microblogs according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said generating a microblog message according to said reporting event information specifically comprises: A partial description of the reported event information is extracted as part of the content of the microblog message. 4. The method for interaction between location services and microblogs according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said generating microblog messages according to said navigation information specifically comprises: Before navigating, extracting part of the description of the navigation information as part of the content of the microblog message; or During the navigation process, extracting part of the description of the navigation information as part of the content of the microblog message; or When the navigation process ends or it is detected that the preset destination has been reached, the partial description of the navigation information is extracted as the partial content of the microblog message. 5. A location service terminal for location service and microblog interaction, including a user interface module, characterized in that it also includes a microblog message generation module and a reporting module, and also includes a reporting event information determination module and a navigation information determination module. at least one; The user interface module is used for mutual communication between the location service terminal and the user; A reporting event information determination module, configured to determine the reporting event information after receiving the reporting command from the user interface module, the reporting event information at least including the occurrence location of the reporting event, and the occurrence location corresponding to the occurrence location Time and event type; when the location service terminal is in the navigation state, the current location of the location service terminal is the place where the reporting event occurs by default; when the location service terminal is in the map browsing state, the location on the default map is The position corresponding to the icon is the occurrence place of the reporting event; the event type is selected from the event type selection interface; The navigation information determination module is used to determine the current navigation information; the navigation information includes at least one of the following items: the starting place of the location service terminal, the current location, the description of the current road, the passing place, the destination, and the location according to the navigation route. Calculated estimated time of arrival, navigation route and driving trajectory; A microblog message generating module, configured to generate a microblog message according to the navigation information or the reporting event information; The reporting module is configured to report the microblog message to the microblog server. 6. The location service terminal for location service and microblog interaction according to claim 5, characterized in that, when the reporting module reports the microblog message to the microblog server, it is specifically used for: Judging whether the location service terminal has registered and bound an account on the microblog server in advance or whether the microblog is in the login state, and if the account has been registered and bound and/or is already in the login state, then directly send the microblog message; If there is no registered binding account and the microblog is not in the login state, then the login interface of the microblog account is displayed, and after logging in, the microblog message is sent within the time limit for maintaining the login state. 7. The location service terminal for location service and microblog interaction according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the microblog message generating module is specifically used for: A partial description of the reported event information is extracted as part of the content of the microblog message. 8. The location service terminal for location service and microblog interaction according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the microblog message generation module is specifically used for: Before navigating, extracting part of the description of the navigation information as part of the content of the microblog message; or During the navigation process, extracting part of the description of the navigation information as part of the content of the microblog message; or When the navigation process ends or it is detected that the preset destination has been reached, the partial description of the navigation information is extracted as the partial content of the microblog message.