System, method, service server, traffic information relay method, application server, mobile communication terminal, navigation terminal, execution method, and storage medium for providing traffic information using short-range communication network

A service server for relaying traffic information, the service server comprising:

• a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through a mobile communication network;
• a mobile communication terminal management unit for managing information on a mobile communication terminal received through the communication unit;
• a navigation terminal management unit for managing information on a navigation terminal received through the communication unit;
• a short-range communication network management unit for managing information on a short-range communication network that relays communications between the mobile communication terminal and the navigation terminal;
• a storage unit for storing the mobile communication terminal information, the navigation terminal information, and the short-range communication network information;
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• a control unit for controlling operations of each constitutional component, authenticating the mobile communication terminal and the navigation terminal based on the mobile communication terminal information and the navigation terminal information, and controlling the communication unit to transfer the traffic information received from the application server to the mobile communication terminal.

An application server for providing traffic information, the application server comprising:

• a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through a mobile communication network;
• a traffic information management unit for managing the traffic information;
• a storage unit for storing the traffic information;
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• a control unit for controlling operations of each constitutional component and controls the communication unit to provide the service server with traffic information data and the traffic information.

A mobile communication terminal for relaying traffic information, the mobile communication terminal comprising:

• a first communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through a mobile communication network;
• a second communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through a short-range communication network;
• a navigation terminal management unit for managing information on a navigation terminal received through the second communication unit;
• a storage unit for storing the navigation terminal information;
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• a control unit for controlling operations of each constitutional component, examining whether or not the navigation terminal can perform a service and unique identification information is valid, and controlling the first and second communication units to transfer a traffic information request of the navigation terminal to a service server and transfer the traffic information received from the service server to the navigation terminal.

A navigation terminal for executing traffic information received through a short-range communication network, the navigation terminal comprising:

• an input unit for receiving a user command;
• a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through the short-range communication network;
• an execution unit for executing the traffic information;
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• a control unit for controlling operations of each constitutional component and controlling the communication unit to transmit a traffic information request signal to a mobile communication terminal and receive the traffic information from the mobile communication terminal.

A method for providing traffic information through a short-range communication network, performed by a system in which a navigation terminal is connected to a mobile communication terminal through the short-range communication network, and the mobile communication terminal, a service server and an application server are connected to one another through a mobile communication network, the method comprising:

• an authentication step of allowing the service server to perform authentication for the navigation terminal and the mobile communication terminal in order to provide a service;
• a traffic information request step of allowing the navigation terminal to select the traffic information from a list provided by the service server and request transmission of the traffic information;
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• a providing step of allowing the application server to provide the traffic information requested by the navigation terminal.

A method for relaying traffic information through a service server, the method comprising:

• an authentication step of authenticating a mobile communication terminal and a navigation terminal;
• a list providing step of providing the mobile communication terminal with a traffic information list;
• a traffic information data providing step of providing the mobile communication terminal with traffic information data;
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• a traffic information transfer step of receiving the traffic information requested by the mobile communication terminal from an application server and transferring the received traffic information to the mobile communication terminal.

A method for relaying traffic information through a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

• an authentication step of authenticating a navigation terminal;
• a list request transfer step of transferring a traffic information list request to a service server;
• a traffic information data transfer step of transferring a traffic information list received from the service server to the navigation terminal;
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• a traffic information transfer step of transferring the traffic information received from the service server to the navigation terminal.

A method for executing traffic information received through a short-range communication network, the method comprising:

• an authentication request step of transmitting unique identification information to a mobile communication terminal through the short-range communication network and requesting authentication on the unique identification information;
• a confirmation step of confirming a traffic information list and traffic information data received from the mobile communication terminal;
• a traffic information request step of transmitting traffic information request information to the mobile communication terminal;
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• an execution step of executing the traffic information received from the mobile communication terminal.