A service providing device is disclosed. The service providing device mounted in a vehicle comprises: a communication unit for receiving a terminal signal from at least one terminal device; and a control unit which determines the distance to the terminal device from the received terminal signal, determines a user riding in the vehicle on the basis of the determined distance, and provides a preset service on the basis of the determined user and terminal information included in the terminal signal. Thus, the service providing device can provide a service suitable for the user riding in the vehicle.

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›1.independentA service providing apparatus included in a vehicle, the service providing apparatus comprising:na communicator configured to receive a terminal signa…+6

›2.↳ 1The service providing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine that the user corresponding to the terminal is riding in…d2

›3.↳ 1The service providing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, in response to the user being determined as a driver of the vehicle, the communicator is configur…d2+2

›4.↳ 1The service providing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:nan outputter configured to output contents,wherein the communicator receives a plurali…d2+1

›8.independentA user profile server comprising:na communicator configured to receive at least one of driving information of a vehicle and terminal information of a …

›9.independentA service providing method of a service providing apparatus included in a vehicle, the method comprising:nreceiving a terminal signal from a terminal …+6

›10.↳ 9The method of claim 9, wherein the determining that the user corresponding to the terminal apparatus is riding in the vehicle comprises determining th…d2

›11.↳ 9The method of claim 9, further comprising:nin response to the user being determined as a driver of the vehicle, receiving driving information from the…d2+2

›12.↳ 9The method of claim 9, further comprising:nreceiving a plurality of terminal signals of a plurality of terminal apparatuses corresponding to a plurali…d2+1

›16.independentA mobile terminal comprising:na communicator configured to transmit position information indicating that the mobile terminal is located within a vehic…+4

Classifications

10 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B60W50/00
B60W50/08
B60W50/14

Section G — Physics

G06Q10/10
G06Q50/10
G01C21/34
G06Q50/30

Section H — Electricity

H04W4/04
H04L29/08
H04W24/00

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Juan A Torres

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11 Jun 2012

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61658095	11 Jun 2012
related publication	US 20150133164 A1	14 May 2015

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