Apparatus and method for providing indoor navigation service

An apparatus for providing an indoor navigation service, comprising:

• a communication module for, when an indoor navigation service for guiding a current location and a movement route in an indoor space in which a user is located is executed, accessing a service server for providing the indoor navigation service via communication;
• an image control module for acquiring indoor images in real time using image acquisition means and displaying the indoor images on an indoor navigation screen while the indoor navigation service is being executed;
• an indoor location recognition module for extracting at least one indoor marker from the indoor images acquired in real time by the image acquisition means, obtaining information about the extracted indoor marker, and recognizing a current location in the corresponding indoor space based on the indoor marker information;
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• an indoor navigation module for requesting indoor navigation information to the service server based on information about the current location in the corresponding indoor space, recognized by the indoor location recognition module, and destination information, requested by the user, and displaying the indoor navigation information provided by the service server on the indoor navigation screen.