KR102780522B1 - Operating server for performing integrated control of smart route kiosk and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An operation server for performing integrated control of a route-based kiosk and an operation method thereof are disclosed. The operation server includes a content management unit that receives and stores content from each of a plurality of pre-registered management servers and continuously updates the stored content; a kiosk use management unit that collects and processes usage information from a plurality of route-based kiosks; a failure management unit that collects operation status information from each of the plurality of route-based kiosks and detects a failure of at least one route-based kiosk based on the collected operation status information and usage information; an agency server linkage unit that periodically communicates with at least one of the plurality of management servers to provide the usage information to the at least one management server and manages access rights of each of the plurality of management servers for the plurality of route-based kiosks; and a broadcast management unit that performs a broadcast service through two-way communication between at least two of the plurality of route-based kiosks and generates broadcast status information indicating a real-time broadcast status.

Description

{OPERATING SERVER FOR PERFORMING INTEGRATED CONTROL OF SMART ROUTE KIOSK AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an integrated control technology for a kiosk per route, and more specifically, to an operation server for performing integrated control for a kiosk per route and an operation method thereof.

As the aging society accelerates, the proportion of the elderly population is gradually increasing, and it is expected that up to 9 million elderly people will be added to the elderly population each year for the next 10 years as the baby boomers join the elderly population.

In addition, as it has become commonplace for anyone to carry and use a mobile terminal, communication facilities are also installed at each route to enable wireless communication.

These paths have served simply as community spaces for several years, but there is an urgent need to provide equipment that can bridge the digital divide for individual seniors and help them lead healthy, information-savvy lives through wired or wireless communication devices.

However, these kiosks for each route are one-way communications that simply provide content to the elderly in each route, and thus are not very supportive of finding ways to comprehensively assist and interact with the elderly's cultural, leisure, medical, care, and local government-related activities.

In addition, it is necessary to have a stable integrated control plan for the route kiosks installed at each route, rather than simply installing them at each route and using them individually.

The purpose of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide an operation server and an operation method thereof for performing integrated control of kiosks per route.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an operation server for performing integrated control of kiosks per route.

The above operation server includes a content management unit which receives and stores content from each of a plurality of pre-registered management servers and continuously updates the stored content; a kiosk use management unit which collects and processes usage information from a plurality of route-specific kiosks; a failure management unit which collects operation status information from each of the plurality of route-specific kiosks and detects a failure of at least one route-specific kiosk based on the collected operation status information and usage information; an agency server linkage unit which periodically communicates with at least one of the plurality of management servers to provide the usage information to the at least one management server and manages access rights of each of the plurality of management servers for the plurality of route-specific kiosks; and a broadcast management unit which performs a broadcast service through two-way communication between at least two of the plurality of route-specific kiosks and generates broadcast status information indicating a real-time broadcast status.

The above content management unit uploads content including universal content and specialized content to each of the plurality of route-specific kiosks, wherein the specialized content is content that handles information limited to a specific local government, and the universal content is the remaining content that does not correspond to the specialized content.

The above usage information includes at least one of user information registered at a kiosk per route, a kiosk access record corresponding to the user information, an app operation record corresponding to the user information, a content viewing record corresponding to the user information, health information corresponding to the user information, and a route facility access record corresponding to the user information.

The above-mentioned operation status information includes information indicating the status of the communication connection with the operation server, information indicating the presence or absence or type of a health management device linked to the corresponding route kiosk, information indicating the power on/off status, information indicating whether a user has logged in, log history information recording the operation of the built-in app, the type and identification symbol of content displayed through the display unit built into the corresponding route kiosk, the number of views for each content, the display time for each content, and error code information indicating an operation error of the built-in hardware or software.

The above-mentioned institution server linkage unit creates an access authority table composed of access authority levels corresponding to each of a plurality of pre-generated local government identification codes in advance and stores the table in internal storage.

The above access authority table includes a unique name of a branch or association corresponding to a local government identification code, a unique identifier of a kiosk per route designated as belonging to the branch or association, and at least one of the above access authority levels.

The unique identifier of the kiosk for each route is generated using the local government identification code.

When using the operation server and its operation method for performing integrated control of route-based kiosks according to the present invention as described above, a plurality of route-based kiosks can be stably managed.

In addition, there is an advantage in that maintenance can be carried out quickly because the usage status and broadcast status of each route's kiosks are monitored in real time, errors are reported immediately, and on-site dispatch is made.

In addition, by utilizing the organic linkage between the kiosks per route and their management servers, recovery work can be performed automatically and immediately, and recovery specialized for customized content is possible, so it has the advantage of being the most efficient management possible for operating a kiosk that provides customized content for users in the future.

Figure 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a standard model for integrated control of a kiosk per route according to one embodiment.
Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the operating environment of an operating server for performing integrated control of a kiosk per route according to one embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of an operation server for performing integrated control of a kiosk per route according to FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a drawing showing a screen for monitoring operating status information according to one embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an access rights table according to one embodiment.
Figure 6 is a conceptual diagram exemplifying the operation of a broadcast management unit according to one embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a monitoring interface displayed through a fault management unit according to one embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an interface for performing issue reporting of a fault management unit according to one embodiment.
Figure 9 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the operation of a fault management unit according to one embodiment.
Figure 10 is a diagram exemplarily showing the hardware configuration of an operating server according to one embodiment.

The present invention can have various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, but should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention. In describing each drawing, similar reference numerals are used for similar components.

The terms first, second, A, B, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and/or includes any combination of a plurality of related described items or any item among a plurality of related described items.

When it is said that a component is "connected" or "connected" to another component, it should be understood that it may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but that there may be other components in between. On the other hand, when it is said that a component is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in between.

The terminology used in this application is only used to describe specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, it should be understood that the terms "comprises" or "has" and the like are intended to specify the presence of a feature, number, step, operation, component, part or combination thereof described in the specification, but do not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries, such as those defined in common dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning they have in the context of the relevant art, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly defined in this application.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

Figure 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a standard model for integrated control of a kiosk per route according to one embodiment.

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Intelligence Information Society are implementing a smart route construction project starting in 2021 with the goal of installing and distributing so-called route-specific kiosks in the form of kiosks at each route.

In this direction, the applicant has prepared a standard for a smart path that is ‘designed by, for, and centered on users’ by the elderly, rather than planned by the government or senior welfare officials.

These smart path standards contain realistic smartening of senior centers through methods of using kiosks that seniors face difficulties in real life, personalized exercise programs, a dedicated internet environment for senior centers, and dedicated TV channels for senior centers.

Another major feature is the provision of customized content for each region by directly communicating with 67,870 route parties by building an organic connection system between route parties like a neural network, and the provision of multimedia that guarantees fairness, universality, and publicness with a kiosk-type ‘all-in-one’ computer that contains many functions and contents so that it is not restricted by place and time, with the core of the standard being multimedia distribution.

In particular, by providing job information, welfare information, local living information, news, weather, etc. through the local bulletin board and branch news, communication with the branch manager, schedules, events, etc. through the branch bulletin board, we have created a window where all senior center members can easily access information on welfare and benefits for the elderly that may otherwise be neglected.

In addition, various parts were developed in the form of platforms and modules to facilitate the addition and disposal of content, application of new technologies, and installation of systems for long-term use.

The standard model for smart routes according to Fig. 1 will reduce duplicate investments in smart route projects being promoted by each local government and branch, and provide quality cultural, health, leisure, financial, and job content.

An integrated control center is installed in the Korea Senior Citizens Association, which oversees all senior centers nationwide. Through the operation server in the integrated control center, reports of content failures and inquiries are received from servers installed in each branch. Personal information, login information, content-specific usage information, usage statistics, etc. for kiosks installed in each senior center under each branch can be transmitted to the servers installed in each branch.

In addition, servers installed in local governments under the Korea Senior Citizens Association can prepare content specialized for local governments and deliver it to the operating server, and support the direct upload of related content to kiosks installed at each senior center under the local government.

In the present invention, the Federation may be interpreted as an organization under the Korean Senior Citizens' Association and a subordinate organization designated by each metropolitan autonomous body, and the Branch may be interpreted as an organization under the Korean Senior Citizens' Association and a subordinate organization designated by each basic autonomous body.

Kiosks installed at each route receive and display cultural and leisure content, medical and care content, government and local government or branch-related information, etc., and provide personal information or login information of users logged into the kiosk, content-specific usage information, medical information, etc. to the operation server within the integrated control center.

Up until now, the path party has been a place where only local government officials and organizations can work hard to run beneficial programs, but most of them have been places where only local senior citizens can spend time, or where only people who want to gather gather.

However, if the smart route party according to the present invention is converted, each regional route party will have no choice but to join as a member and visit, and it can become an essential administrative agency, educational institution, and health support center.

Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the operating environment of an operating server for performing integrated control of a kiosk per route according to one embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, an operation server (100, hereinafter abbreviated as operation server) for performing integrated control of kiosks per route can operate in conjunction with a plurality of kiosks per route (200) arranged per route and a management server (300) that manages the route.

The route kiosk (200) may be placed one by one within each route located in each region. In one embodiment, the route kiosk (200) may include a camera for identifying a user's face and a display device for displaying information to the user. In a further embodiment, the route kiosk (200) may further include an input device (e.g., a touch screen, a keyboard, a mouse, etc.) for receiving input from a user, an RFID payment module for receiving payment information from a user, etc.

In addition, the kiosk (200) per route can communicate with various health management devices installed within the route using a wired or wireless network to generate health information according to user information. For example, the health management devices can be a blood pressure monitor, a thermometer, a blood sugar meter, a heart rate sensor, a treadmill, a cycling machine, etc. The health information includes the user's blood pressure, body temperature, blood sugar level, heart rate, etc. measured by the blood pressure monitor, thermometer, blood sugar meter, and heart rate sensor, respectively, and can include the usage time for the treadmill or cycling machine, the amount of calories consumed according to the usage time, exercise intensity, etc.

The management server (300) may be a server operated by an organization that governs (or manages) the route (for example, the organization may be a branch of the Korea Senior Citizens Association located in a metropolitan or basic local government).

The route kiosk (200) can receive and store content (here, the content includes not only content that can be viewed only in a specific application - for example, specific extension data used only in a specific application - but also content that is commonly used in multiple applications - for example, image files, video files, etc. that can be easily viewed in multiple applications) from the operation server (100), and display the stored content to the user through the internal display. To this end, the operation server (100) can receive universal content from the operation server (100) and transmit content including the received universal content to the route kiosk (200). Here, the universal content refers to content that is not related to a specific local government and may refer to the remaining content excluding specialized content. For example, specialized content refers to content that handles information limited to a specific local government and may include, for example, weather information, welfare benefit information, local government policy information, local government operating hours information, and facility-related information belonging to the local government.

In addition, the route kiosk (200) can receive and store content from the management server (300) and display the stored content to the user through an internal display. The management server (300) can transmit content including specialized content to the route kiosk (200).

The operation server (100) can collect usage information from the route kiosk (200). For example, the usage information can include user information registered in the route kiosk (200), kiosk access records corresponding to the user information, app operation records corresponding to the user information, content viewing records corresponding to the user information, health information corresponding to the user information, route facility access records corresponding to the user information, etc.

The operation server (100) can generate statistical information by combining the usage information collected for each kiosk (200) per route, and store the generated statistical information so that it can be viewed by the management server (300). For example, the statistical information can be stored in a storage area of an internal storage that can be viewed by the management server (300).

The operation server (100) can collect operation status information from the kiosk (200) per route. For example, the operation status information can include information indicating the power on/off status, information indicating the communication connection status with the operation server (100), information indicating the presence or type of a health management device (or health device) linked to the kiosk (200) per route, information indicating whether a user has logged in, log history information recording the operation of the built-in app, content displayed in real time through the display unit, error code information indicating an operation error of the built-in hardware or software, etc.

In one embodiment, the kiosk (200) per route may be configured to be replaced with or incorporate any one of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a mobile phone, a smart watch, smart glasses, an e-book reader, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a portable game console, a navigation device, a digital camera, a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) player, a digital audio recorder, a digital audio player, a digital video recorder, a digital video player, and a personal digital assistant (PDA).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of an operation server for performing integrated control of a kiosk per route according to FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen for monitoring operation status information according to one embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an access authority table according to one embodiment. FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing an operation of a broadcast management unit according to one embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a monitoring interface displayed through a fault management unit according to one embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an interface for performing issue reporting of a fault management unit according to one embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the operation server (100) includes a content management unit (101) that receives and stores content from each of a plurality of pre-registered management servers (300) and continuously updates the stored content, a kiosk use management unit (102) that collects and processes usage information from a kiosk (200) per route, a failure management unit (103) that collects operation status information from each of a plurality of kiosks (200) per route and detects a failure of at least one kiosk per route (200) based on the collected operation status information and usage information, an agency server linkage unit (104) that periodically communicates with at least one management server (300) among the plurality of management servers (300) to provide the usage information to the at least one management server (300) and manages access rights of each of the plurality of management servers (300) for the plurality of kiosks per route (200), and performs a broadcast service through two-way communication between at least two of the plurality of kiosks (200) per route and provides broadcast status information indicating a real-time broadcast status. It may include a broadcast management unit (105) that generates the broadcast.

The content management unit (101) can receive and store content from the operation server (100) and display the stored content to the user through an internal display.

For example, the content management unit (101) can receive universal content from the operation server (100), receive specialized content from the management server (300), store content including the universal content and specialized content, and upload it to a kiosk (200) per route.

The kiosk use management unit (102) can process the collected use information to generate statistical information. For example, the statistical information can include kiosk access maintenance time, type of running app, usage time of running app, type of viewed content, health information obtained from a health management device, etc., which are calculated by classifying the use information according to age, address, season, date (month/day), etc. according to user information. That is, as a specific example, the statistical information can include type of running app, usage time, etc. by age group.

The disability management unit (103) can display the collected operation status information to the administrator in real time. For example, referring to FIG. 4, the operation status information can be classified according to the local government and branch name (e.g., Jongno-gu, Seoul, Jongno-gu branch, etc.) and installation location of the corresponding route kiosk (200), and information indicating the communication connection status with the operation server (100) as operation status information (referred to as connection status in the drawing), and information indicating the presence or absence or type of health management device linked to the corresponding route kiosk (200) can be displayed to the administrator in real time.

In addition, the fault management unit (103) can display, in real time to the administrator, information indicating the power on/off status, information indicating whether the user is logged in, log history information recording the operation of the built-in app, the type of content displayed through the display unit built into the kiosk (200) per route (weather/culture/leisure/health/bicycle/fitness/golf, etc.) and identification symbol (wherein the identification symbol can be configured to be uniquely set according to the type and content of each of the universal content and specialized content), the number of views per content, the display time per content, and error code information indicating an operation error of the built-in hardware or software.

The agency server linkage (104) can transmit the generated statistical information to the management server (300) periodically or in real time according to a request message of the management server (300).

In addition, the agency server linkage unit (104) can request and receive a unique local government identification code from the management server (300), verify the received local government identification code, and grant access to the kiosk (200) for each route for the verified local government identification code.

To this end, the institution server linkage unit (104) can create an access authority table composed of access authority levels corresponding to each of a plurality of pre-created local government identification codes in advance and store it in internal storage.

For example, referring to FIG. 5, the access rights table may include a unique name of a branch or federation corresponding to a local government identification code, a unique identifier of a kiosk per route designated as belonging to the branch or federation, an access rights level, etc.

At this time, the unique identifier of the kiosk per route can be generated using the local government identification code. For example, a kiosk per route designated as belonging to the Seoul Metropolitan Government Association can be assigned the same symbol (e.g., alphabet A) as the predefined digit (e.g., first digit) in the local government identification code of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Association to the same digit (e.g., A****). In the same manner, a kiosk per route designated as belonging to the Jongno-gu branch can be assigned the same symbol (e.g., *7C**) as the predefined digit (e.g., second and third digit) in the local government identification code of the Jongno-gu branch to the same digit (e.g., 7C).

For example, if the access level is level 1, the right to view data stored in a route kiosk designated as belonging to the branch or association is granted, if it is level 2, the right to view and modify data stored in a route kiosk designated as belonging to the branch or association is granted, if it is level 3, the right to view, modify, and record new data stored in a route kiosk designated as belonging to the branch or association is granted, and if it is level 3, the right to view, modify, record new data, and initialize data stored in a route kiosk designated as belonging to the branch or association may be granted.

Meanwhile, as described above, it can be interpreted that the authority to upload content to the route kiosk (200) from the management server (300) is always granted regardless of the access authority level, and the authority to record new data at the access authority level can include the authority to install (or reinstall) an application that was not previously installed or deleted, and the resetting of the unique identifier of the route kiosk (200), etc.

Referring to Fig. 6, the broadcast management unit (105) can receive and register (or store) a broadcast schedule (or may be referred to interchangeably as a broadcast program schedule) from a predetermined terminal for real-time broadcasting. Here, the predetermined terminal may be a mobile terminal of an instructor or manager who wishes to broadcast, or a computing device capable of various wired/wireless networks, such as a kiosk (200) per route, a personal PC, etc.

The broadcast schedule may include the time (including date and time) at which the live broadcast will be conducted, the type of content of the live broadcast (education/meeting/consultation, etc.), the receiving address that can receive the access code for the live broadcast, the IP address (or MAC address) of the terminal of a third party that will participate in the live broadcast, etc. The receiving address may include an email address, mobile phone number, etc.

The broadcast management unit (105) can create an online conference room by running an internal broadcast application pre-installed in the registered broadcast schedule and generate an access code for the created online conference room. The broadcast management unit (105) can transmit the created access code to a receiving address included in the broadcast schedule.

For example, the access code could be a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for web-based access to that online meeting room.

In one embodiment, the broadcast management unit (105) may verify the authority of the computing device accessing through the access code. For example, the broadcast management unit (105) may allow (grant) the computing device to access the online conference room if the IP address (or MAC address) of the computing device accessing through the access code is confirmed to be identical to the IP address (or MAC address) of a third-party terminal included in the broadcast schedule. In addition, even if the identity is not confirmed in the broadcast schedule, the broadcast management unit (105) may allow the computing device to access the online conference room if the IP address (or MAC address) of the computing device accessing through the access code is confirmed to be identical to the IP address (or MAC address) corresponding to each of the kiosks (200) per route collected in advance.

The broadcast management unit (105) can create a list of generated online conference rooms and allow the generated list to be viewed at the route kiosk (200). For example, when a message requesting a list of conference rooms is received at the route kiosk (200), the generated list can be transmitted to the route kiosk (200), an access code for an online conference room selected at the route kiosk (200) can be transmitted to the route kiosk (200), and the route kiosk (200) can be allowed to access the online conference room through the access code.

The broadcast management unit (105) receives data in real time from terminals or kiosks (200) per route that are permitted to access the online conference room, and creates a broadcast video using the received data, thereby enabling two-way communication.

For example, the broadcast management unit (105) can receive a lecture video from the terminal of an instructor who is permitted to access the online conference room, create a broadcast video including the received lecture video, and receive the broadcast video of the online conference room in real time at the route kiosk (200) and display it to the user of the route kiosk (200).

In addition, the broadcast management unit (105) can receive a user image of a user of a kiosk (200) through a camera of a path that is allowed to access the online conference room, generate a broadcast image including the received user image, and cause the instructor's terminal to receive the broadcast image of the online conference room in real time and display it to the instructor.

The broadcast management unit (105) can generate broadcast status information indicating the real-time broadcast status. For example, the broadcast status information can include conference video corresponding to an online conference room, a pre-registered broadcast schedule, and broadcast statistical information generated based on log data of the generated online conference room. The broadcast statistical information can include broadcast time corresponding to an online conference room by month/day/time zone, the number of online conference rooms, the type of content, etc.

The disability management department (103) can display operation status information and broadcast status information to the manager through an internal display so that they can view the information in real time.

For example, as illustrated in Fig. 7, a monitoring interface consisting of multiple grids can be created and displayed to the administrator, showing operation status information and broadcast status information.

Here, each of the multiple grids can be configured to display individual data included in the operation status information and broadcast status information in real time. Accordingly, the manager can monitor the status-related information of the kiosks (200) for each route nationwide, the currently displayed screen, the broadcast video being broadcast, etc. in real time through the monitoring interface and quickly check for abnormal signs.

In addition, the disability management unit (103) can support remote access and remote control to a kiosk (200) per route selected by the administrator.

For example, the disability management department (103) can access the route-specific kiosk (200) selected by the administrator, view the list of applications installed in the route-specific kiosk (200), log data stored in the route-specific kiosk (200), real-time display screens displayed in the route-specific kiosk (200), etc., and transmit control commands to the route-specific kiosk (200).

For example, the disability management unit (103) can perform deletion of an application (or operating system) installed in the route kiosk (200), installation of a new application, update of an installed application, etc. by transmitting a control command to the route kiosk (200) according to the input of the manager.

In addition, the fault management unit (103) can record error information as log data in the kiosk (200) per route selected by the administrator. For example, the fault management unit (103) can record the type (kind) of bug that occurred in the kiosk (200) per route, the situation in which the bug occurred, the time when the bug occurred, the identification information of the administrator who reported the bug, the identification information of the field administrator in charge of fixing the bug, etc. as error information.

That is, according to one embodiment of the present invention, an administrator can remotely access a route kiosk (200) through an operation server (100) in a control center to record error information and attempt to correct an error according to the error information through remote control. If error correction through remote control is not possible, a site manager, identified through the site manager's identification information, can directly visit the site where the route kiosk (200) is installed to correct the bug, thereby enabling quick and systematic error correction.

Figure 9 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the operation of a fault management unit according to one embodiment.

Depending on the circumstances and current status within each branch or the composition and type of the user using the kiosk, the route kiosk (200) can be configured to install or delete various contents, and optionally, to install customized contents according to the user information and usage history of the route kiosk (200). For example, the type and content of the contents installed inside the kiosk can be adjusted so that customized contents are installed by the route kiosk (200) itself or by the control of the operation server (100) based on AI. At this time, since various types of customized content provision technologies have been studied and disclosed regarding the method of configuring customized contents, it is easy for a person skilled in the art to select and implement one of the disclosed customized content provision technologies, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, as a result of configuring customized content, the content installed on the route kiosk (200) and displayed to the user is customized based on the individual usage history or user information of the user using the kiosk. Therefore, if all the content of the route kiosk (200) is initialized due to a failure in the middle, it may be difficult to immediately provide customized content again through the usage history.

To solve this problem, referring to FIG. 9, the fault management unit (103) can classify multiple management servers (300) into multiple layers having a tree structure and perform fault recovery of the kiosk (200) per route according to the classified layers.

Specifically, the disability management department (103) can classify the management servers (300) belonging to the association corresponding to the metropolitan local government among the multiple management servers (300) into the third layer, and classify the management servers (300) belonging to the branch corresponding to the basic local government belonging to the metropolitan local government into the second layer, which is a lower layer of the third layer.

At this time, each of the management servers (300) belonging to the third layer may be configured as a parent node having, as child nodes, management servers (300) belonging to branches corresponding to basic local governments belonging to the relevant metropolitan local government. For example, the management server (300) of the Seoul City Federation may be configured as a parent node having, as child nodes, management servers (300) corresponding to branches of Jongno-gu, Seongdong-gu, Gwangjin-gu, etc., which are basic local governments belonging to the relevant Seoul City.

Each of the management servers (300) belonging to a branch may be configured as a parent node having the route kiosks (200) managed by the branch as child nodes. All route kiosks (200) may be classified into the first layer, which is a lower layer of the second layer. In addition, each of the management servers (300) and route kiosks (200) configured in a tree structure are each referred to as nodes, and child nodes sharing the same parent node are referred to as sibling nodes. For example, the first route kiosk having the management server (300) of the Seongdong-gu branch as a parent node is defined as a sibling node of the second route kiosk having the management server (300) of the Seongdong-gu branch as a parent node.

Here, the definition and composition method of parent nodes, child nodes, sibling nodes, etc. are well known to ordinary technicians as data structures having a tree structure, so a detailed explanation is omitted.

In the following examples, it is assumed that the federation and branch are each configured as a third layer and a second layer, respectively, with parent nodes and child nodes thereof, and that the kiosks (200) belonging to the branch are classified as a first layer, but it is not limited thereto, and it should be understood that it can be classified into three or more layers depending on the reorganization and form of the organizational structure, and can be variously modified depending on the organization structure of the Korean Senior Citizens' Association or the organization of the administrative district.

The fault management unit (103) can generate initial recovery content images corresponding 1:1 to each of the management servers (300) classified into the third layer and the second layer at preset intervals (e.g., one week or one month). Here, the initial recovery content images include the first recovery image and the second recovery image described below. Here, the image means a recovery file format that includes both the operating system (OS) and the contents stored in the operating system and the installed application.

Specifically, the fault management unit (103) can obtain operation status information from each of the kiosks (200) per route belonging to the management server (300) classified as the second layer, and can use the type of content, the identifier of the content, the number of views for each content, and the display time for each content included in the obtained operation status information to generate first recovery images corresponding to each of the management servers (300) classified as the second layer.

For example, the fault management unit (103) can select contents for which the number of views and the display time for each content included in the operation status information exceed a predetermined first threshold number of views and a first threshold display time, respectively, for each kiosk (200) per path corresponding to a child node, and compare the selected contents between the kiosks (200) per path corresponding to the child nodes.

The disability management unit (103) can individually generate a first recovery image including, for each management server (300) classified as a second layer, first content having the same content identifier as a result of the comparison, second content having the same type of content and exceeding a second threshold number of views that is greater than the first threshold number of views, and third content having the same type of content and exceeding a second threshold display time that is greater than the first threshold display time.

The fault management unit (103) can create second recovery images corresponding 1:1 to each of the management servers (300) classified into the third tier by using the first recovery images individually created for each of the management servers (300) classified into the second tier.

For example, the fault management unit (103) may compare the first recovery images corresponding to the management servers (300) corresponding to the child nodes of the corresponding management servers (300) for each of the management servers (300) classified as the third layer, select contents commonly included in a predetermined threshold number or more of the first recovery images, and generate a second recovery image including contents classified as 'universal contents' among the selected contents.

In addition, the disability management unit (103) can generate a third recovery image corresponding 1:1 to each of the kiosk (200) per route at a predetermined interval for each of the kiosks (200) per route.

The fault management unit (103) periodically or in real time checks error code information indicating an operation error of built-in hardware or software included in the operation status information of each route kiosk (200), and when error code information is confirmed in the first route kiosk (200), the confirmed error code information can be compared with a pre-specified error code list. Here, the error code list is data listing possible error codes and includes information indicating whether the route kiosk is capable of self-recovery for the corresponding error code.

If the error code identified in the error code list as a result of the comparison is an error code that can be recovered by itself, the fault management unit (103) can perform automatic recovery for the first route kiosk (200) using the third recovery image corresponding to the first route kiosk (200) for which the error code information has been identified. Here, recovery may mean a process of overwriting the third recovery image on the internal storage of the first route kiosk (200).

If the error code identified in the error code list as a result of the comparison is an error code that cannot be recovered by itself, the fault management unit (103) can perform automatic recovery for the first route kiosk (200) by using the second recovery image corresponding to the management server (300) of the third layer corresponding to the parent node (or all parent nodes of the parent node) of the first route kiosk (200) for which the error code information has been identified.

After automatic recovery using the second recovery image is performed, the fault management unit (103) can perform secondary recovery using the content stored in the first route kiosk (200) and at least one route kiosk (200) corresponding to a sibling node.

For example, if there is one kiosk (200) per route corresponding to a sibling node, secondary recovery can be performed by searching for contents stored in the kiosk (200) per route corresponding to the sibling node and additionally storing the searched contents in the first kiosk (200) per route.

Meanwhile, in the case where there are multiple kiosks (200) per route corresponding to sibling nodes, the fault management unit (103) can obtain log history information that records the operation of the built-in app in each of the second kiosks (200) per route corresponding to the multiple sibling nodes. Here, the log history information can include the daily operation time and seasonal operation time of the built-in application, the type of the operated application (for example, an app that provides services related to health management/news/experience education/cognitive ability enhancement training/weather, etc.), and information on the user who logged in to the operated application.

The fault management unit (103) selects the type of application that has the day of the week or seasonal operation period closest to the current time point of performing recovery from among the types of applications stored in each of the acquired log history information, and can acquire user information logged into the selected type of application from each of the second path kiosks (200). Here, the user information is included in the usage information of the second path kiosks (200).

The disability management unit (103) calculates an average value of ages by gender from each piece of acquired user information (the average value includes a first average value which is an average value of ages of men and a second average value which is an average value of ages of women), and compares the calculated average value with an average value of ages by gender of user information included in the usage information backed up in advance at the first path kiosk (200) (the average value includes a third average value which is an average value of ages of men and a fourth average value which is an average value of ages of women).

As a result of the comparison, if user information within a preset error range (the error range includes a first error value which is the difference between the first average value and the third average value, and a fourth error value which is the difference between the second average value and the fourth average value) is searched, secondary recovery can be performed by searching for contents stored in a third route kiosk (200) from which the searched user information was obtained among the second route kiosks (200) and additionally storing the searched contents in the first route kiosk (200).

Meanwhile, if user information within a predetermined error range set in advance is not found as a result of the comparison, the failure management unit (103) can perform secondary recovery by extracting contents stored in the first recovery image corresponding to the second-layer management server (300) corresponding to the parent node of the first path-based kiosk (200) and additionally storing the extracted contents in the first path-based kiosk (200).

That is, according to one embodiment of the present invention, since recovery is performed by selectively utilizing a recovery image based on data structure data of a tree structure, customized content similar to previously lost customized content can be provided to the user immediately after recovery, and there is an advantage of very fast recovery as an additional customized content adjustment process is performed during the process of operating the kiosk (200) per route.

Figure 10 is a diagram exemplarily showing the hardware configuration of an operating server according to one embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 10, the operating server (100) may include at least one processor (110) and a memory (120) that stores instructions that instruct the at least one processor (110) to perform at least one operation.

The above at least one operation is interpreted as including at least one of the operations of the above-described operating server (100) or the operations of the functional unit, and a specific description is omitted to avoid redundant explanation.

Here, at least one processor (110) may mean a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a dedicated processor on which methods according to embodiments of the present invention are performed.

The memory (120) may be composed of at least one of a volatile storage medium and a nonvolatile storage medium. For example, the memory (120) may be composed of at least one of a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM).

In addition, the operation server (100) may include a transceiver (130) that performs communication via a wireless network. In addition, the operation server (100) may further include an input interface device (140), an output interface device (150), a storage device (160, which may be referred to interchangeably with internal storage), etc. Each component included in the operation server (100) may be connected by a bus (170) and communicate with each other.

The methods according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program commands that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, etc., alone or in combination. The program commands recorded on the computer-readable medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

Examples of computer-readable media may include hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions may include not only machine language codes generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, and the like. The above-described hardware devices may be configured to operate with at least one software module to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

In addition, the above-described method or device may be implemented by combining all or part of its configuration or function, or may be implemented separately.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below.

100: Operation server for integrated control of kiosks per route
200: Kiosk per route
300: Management Server

Claims (3)

As an operation server for performing integrated control of kiosks per route,
A content management unit that receives and stores content from each of multiple pre-registered management servers and continuously updates the stored content;
Kiosk usage management department that collects and processes usage information from multiple route kiosks;
A fault management unit that collects operation status information from each of the plurality of route-based kiosks and detects a fault in at least one route-based kiosk based on the collected operation status information and usage information;
An agency server linkage unit that periodically communicates with at least one of the plurality of management servers to provide the usage information to the at least one management server and manages access rights of each of the plurality of management servers for the plurality of route-specific kiosks; and
A broadcast management unit that performs a broadcast service through two-way communication between at least two of the above multiple path-based kiosks and generates broadcast status information indicating real-time broadcast status,
An operational server for performing integrated control of kiosks per route. In claim 1,
The above content management unit uploads content including universal content and specialized content to each of the plurality of route-specific kiosks (200), wherein the specialized content is content that handles information limited to a specific local government, and the universal content is the remaining content that does not correspond to the specialized content.
The above usage information includes at least one of user information registered at a kiosk per route, a kiosk access record corresponding to the user information, an app operation record corresponding to the user information, a content viewing record corresponding to the user information, health information corresponding to the user information, and a route facility access record corresponding to the user information.
The above operation status information includes information indicating the status of the communication connection with the operation server, information indicating the presence or absence or type of a health management device linked to the corresponding route kiosk, information indicating the power on/off status, information indicating whether the user is logged in, log history information recording the operation of the built-in app, the type and identification symbol of the content displayed through the display unit built into the corresponding route kiosk, the number of views for each content, the display time for each content, and error code information indicating an operation error of the built-in hardware or software.
An operational server for performing integrated control of kiosks per route. In claim 2,
The above-mentioned institution server linkage unit creates an access authority table composed of access authority levels corresponding to each of a plurality of pre-generated local government identification codes in advance and stores it in the internal storage.
The above access authority table includes a unique name of a branch or association corresponding to a local government identification code, a unique identifier of a kiosk per route designated as belonging to the branch or association, and at least one of the above access authority levels.
The unique identifier of the kiosk per route is generated using the local government identification code.
An operational server for performing integrated control of kiosks per route.