Tag location guiding method and tag location guiding system for communication terminals

Abstract

A tag location guiding method and a tag location guiding system for communication terminals that enable guiding of tag location during reception of tag information are disclosed. The tag location guiding method for communication terminals includes: recognizing, upon reception of tag information, a guide level set in correspondence to the tag information; and outputting, if previously set location guide data according to the recognized guide level is present, the set location guide data. Accordingly, a user of a communication terminal can accurately obtain a situation through location guide data.

1 .- 14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . A method comprising:
 receiving tag information from a tag associated with a location;   identifying a distance between an electronic device and the tag based at least in part on the tag information; and   providing guide information associated with the location based at least in part on the distance, the guide information including, at least one of text information or audio information.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the receiving comprises:
 receiving a plurality of tag informations from a plurality of tags; and   selecting one or more tag informations based at least in part on a signal transmitted from the plurality of tags.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the identifying comprises:
 identifying the distance based at least in part on comparing a reception time to a transmission time in relation with the tag information or determining a reception intensity in relation with the tag information.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the providing comprises:
 determining one or more guide levels corresponding to the distance, each guide level being associated with a specified range of distance.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the providing comprises:
 transmitting the guide information to one or more external devices.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the guide information includes a first guide information to provide via the electronic device and a second guide information to provide via the one or more external devices, the first guide information being different from the second guide information. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 providing preference information based at least in part on the tag information.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the preference information comprises at least one of a number of repetitions, a preference time, a number of repetitions corresponding to the preference time, or a preference ranking. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the providing the preference information comprises:
 transmitting the preference information to one or more external devices.   
     
     
         24 . An apparatus comprising:
 a reader configured to receive tag information from a tag associated with a location; and   a controller configured to:
 identify a distance between the apparatus and the tag based at least in part on the tag information; and 
 provide guide information associated with the location based at least in part on the distance, the guide information including at least one of text information or audio information. 
   
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein the location comprises at least one of a doll, a traffic sign, a home appliance, or at least a part of a building. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein the reader is configured to:
 transmit a message requesting the tag information to the tag.   
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein:
 the reader is further configured to receive a plurality of tag informations from a plurality of tags; and   the controller is further configured to select one or more tag informations based at least in part on a signal transmitted from the plurality of tags.   
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein the controller is configured to:
 identify the distance based at least in part on comparing a reception time to a transmission time in relation with the tag information or determine a reception intensity in relation with the tag information.   
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein the controller is configured to:
 transmit the guide information to one or more external devices.   
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 29 , wherein the guide information includes a first guide information to provide via the apparatus and a second guide information to provide via the one or more external devices, the first guide information being different from the second guide information. 
     
     
         31 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 provide preference information based at least in part on the tag information.   
     
     
         32 . The apparatus of  claim 31 , wherein the preference information comprises at least one of a number of repetitions, a preference time, a number of repetitions corresponding to the preference time, or a preference ranking. 
     
     
         33 . The apparatus of  claim 31 , wherein the controller is configured to:
 transmit the preference information to one or more external devices.   
     
     
         34 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 receiving tag information from a tag associated with a location;   identifying a distance between an electronic device and the tag based at least in part on the tag information; and   providing guide information associated with the location based at least in part on the distance, the guide information including at least one of text information or audio information.