Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a walking path guidance service based on measurement of a motion of a user, and there is provided a device for providing a walking path guidance service, the device including: a sensor unit for measuring a motion and position information of a user; a reference information creation unit for calculating an average walking speed using the measured motion and position information of the user; and a walking path guidance unit for creating a walking path from a starting point to a destination and calculating a time of arrival at the destination of the walking path according to the average walking speed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for providing a combined authentication service. Combined authentication information is set by acquiring an entry window location and authentication characters from a user, an entry window including the entry keypad is displayed at the entry window location, entry information including entry characters and entry coordinates is acquired from the user via the entry window, and combined authentication is performed by verifying the entry characters and the entry coordinates, thus strengthening the security of authentication of a mobile terminal while maintaining the user's existing password. Further, if a region to which the password entry coordinates are to be mapped is selected when the user sets a password, authentication is performed by additionally considering mapping coordinates in addition to the password even if the user enters the password into the existing password entry window, thus strengthening the security of password authentication.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for setting a wireless network among a plurality of beacon devices constituting a mesh network and a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for carrying out the method, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for measuring quality of service (QoS), which is a reference for setting a network path, and setting a path of a mesh network using the QoS, and a recording medium storing a computer program for carrying out the method.

Abstract: Provided is a method of expanding beacon service coverage, more particularly, a beacon service coverage expanding method that may expand beacon service coverage by using a user terminal to perform a beacon function to transmit a beacon signal within a certain coverage, and an apparatus and system therefor. The method of expanding beacon service coverage using the terminal may include receiving a beacon signal transmitted from a beacon device, measuring signal strength of the beacon signal to determine whether to perform a beacon function, and transmitting the beacon signal within a certain service coverage when the terminal determines to perform the beacon function.

Abstract: This specification discloses a terminal which performs position measurement and an operating method of the terminal. That is, a specific positioning area, to which the terminal belongs, is determined out of two or more positioning areas, to which different positioning methods are assigned, and the position measurement is performed by the terminal according to the positioning method which is assigned to the specific positioning area, such that the power consumption amount of the terminal for performing the position measurement is minimized and the accuracy of the position measurement is improved.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are proposed for providing a beacon-based payment service in a beacon service system including a point of sales (POS) device for payment and a user device using a beacon service application. The apparatus may include a beacon module configured to emit a beacon signal, and an input module configured to receive a user input for triggering the beacon-based payment service. The apparatus may further include a POS control unit configured to identify predetermined strength of a beacon signal when an event for triggering the beacon-based payment service occurs, to control emission of the beacon signal with the identified strength through the beacon module, to detect whether a user device accesses content regarding the emitted beacon signal, and to control retransmission of the beacon signal through the beacon module by increasing the strength of the beacon signal by a predetermined value if there is no access to the content.

Abstract: An inpainting device and method using the segmentation of a reference region are disclosed. An inpainting device using the segmentation of a reference region includes a region determination unit configured to determine an inpainting target region and a reference region within video image content, an inpainting group setting unit configured to set inpainting groups using pixel values within the reference region; an inpainting unit configured to perform segmentation inpainting adapted to perform inpainting on a segmented target region using the segmented reference region on an inpainting group basis and non-segmentation inpainting adapted to perform inpainting on the target region using the reference region, and an information provision unit configured to visually provide the result of the segmentation inpainting, the result of the non-segmentation inpainting, and information about the difference between the results of the segmentation inpainting and the non-segmentation inpainting to the user.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for enhancing the security of a beacon device are herein disclosed. A service device includes a service communication unit and a service control unit. The service communication unit communicates with at least one terminal and a beacon device, and transmits and receives data required to enhance the security of the beacon device. The service control unit performs control so as to receive pieces of identification information from the terminal and the beacon device, to check the received pieces of identification information and then perform validation based on the times at which the pieces of identification information have been generated and whether authentication keys match each other, to extract service information in response to the result of the validation, and to transmit the extracted service information to the terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an agency payment device and an operating method thereof which process an agency payment with respect to a purchaser through a method in which agency payment identification information previously generated by a payer is verified from the purchaser when the purchaser requests the agency payment such that intervention of the payer is not required in a process procedure of the agency payment.

Abstract: Provided are a beacon device and a control method for seamless service. The beacon device includes a plurality of Bluetooth communication modules. The beacon device activates one of the plurality of Bluetooth communication modules to broadcast a beacon signal. While the activated Bluetooth communication module is connected to any terminal device, the beacon device activates another one of the plurality of Bluetooth communication modules to broadcast the beacon signal, enabling the seamless service.

Abstract: Provided are a retargeting advertising product recommending user device and service providing device, an advertising product recommending system including the same, a control method thereof, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to extract an advertising targeting set personalized based on a food list and payment information provided after having a meal at a store of an advertiser and provide the extracted advertising targeting to a terminal corresponding to the corresponding payment information, thereby inducing the user of the terminal to revisit the restaurant and calculating an advertising cost only for a food ordered through the advertising to reasonably set the advertising cost.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for providing benefits based on MO service, and there is provided a benefit providing system based on MO service, the system including: a service apparatus for identifying, if an event participation message including a Message Oriented (MO) identification is received, broadcast contents corresponding to the MO identification, setting recommended benefit information based on the identified broadcast contents or corresponding user information, and creating a response message including a service connection address capable of connecting to the set recommended benefit information.

Abstract: A system and a method for efficiently transmitting data during a team game in a CPNS environment, and a CPNS server, a mobile communication terminal, and an end-point terminal for the same. The CPNS server stores and manages information about both the end-point terminal and the mobile communication terminal, wherein the end-point terminal communicates with the mobile communication terminal through a wireless local area network and the mobile communication terminal executes the team game through the wireless local area network, and classifies and processes data to transmit only the required game-related data to the mobile communication terminal and the end-point terminal respectively.

Abstract: Provided are wireless charging equipment, a terminal, a wireless charging system comprising the same, a control method thereof, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program recorded thereon. That is, the present invention can easily implement the present invention without a separate BLE beacon device by using the wireless charging infrastructure and improve operation efficiency of the entire wireless charging system by transmitting additional information (alternatively, specific information) to the peripheral BLE terminal for a time where the charging signal is not transmitted in the corresponding BLE by using the BLE of the resonance scheme wireless charging equipment.

Abstract: Disclosed are a device for recommending locations in a building using fingerprints of access points and a method using the device. The locations of access points are detected by collecting fingerprints for the access points from terminals of multiple users, the locations of stores in the building are detected by using the fingerprints and payment histories of the multiple users, and locations may be recommended to a recommendation target user based on a meta-path, using a metamap generated by integrating the locations of the access points and stores with the indoor plan of the building. Indoor positioning is enabled by detecting the locations of access points using the information obtained from the terminals of multiple users, whereby constructing infrastructure information for the access points in the building in advance may not be required.

Abstract: A user's terminal device and a service management server can provide specific service content associated with a registered beacon service to a user. In an embodiment, the terminal device registers at least one beacon service at a user's request and sends information about the registered beacon service to the service management server. Then the terminal device receives first beacon identification information corresponding to the registered beacon service from the service management server and stores the first beacon identification information. Further, when a beacon signal containing second beacon identification information is received from a beacon device, the terminal device compares the second beacon identification information with the first beacon identification information. If both of identification information are identical with each other, the terminal device offers service content corresponding to the second identification information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a service provision method for storing each wireless fingerprint characteristic of a case in which a service device provides a general service and a case in which the service device provides an event for each affiliated store in a wireless fingerprint map, and providing an event by changing a wireless signal transmission pattern through an affiliated store terminal, and a device performing the same and a recording medium recording a computer program executing the same.

Abstract: A beacon device connection method implemented by a beacon management server is provided. Also, a method for constructing a beacon network by connecting a plurality of beacon devices is provided. The beacon network construction method may be implemented by a master beacon connected with at least one slave beacon to control the slave beacon and connected with at least one neighboring master beacon or a beacon management server to exchange information.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes an advertisement bidding device capable of inducing advertisers to actively participate in bidding by determining a trustee group that guarantees an advertising effect among recipients receiving an advertisement and providing information related to the trustee group to the advertisers as bidding information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a digital signage device and a method for operating the same, the digital signage device enabling a terminal, which has approached a display panel, to acquire tagging information, which has been updated with regard to each display object inside contents displayed on the display panel.