CN101660919A - Method for generating navigation information and navigation system thereof - Google Patents

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CN101660919A
CN101660919A CN200810198118A CN200810198118A CN101660919A CN 101660919 A CN101660919 A CN 101660919A CN 200810198118 A CN200810198118 A CN 200810198118A CN 200810198118 A CN200810198118 A CN 200810198118A CN 101660919 A CN101660919 A CN 101660919A
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The invention discloses a method for generating navigation information and a navigation system thereof. The navigation system is characterized in that navigation information contains landmark points which are near turnings and have obvious cognizable features or marks so as to ensure that a user can more easily judge the turnings for avoiding going to a wrong way. In addition, the user can also set types, priority levels and names of landmark points known by the user so as to further generate personalized navigation information.

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Method for generating navigation information and navigational system thereof
[technical field]
The invention relates to a kind of navigational system, particularly contain the method for generating navigation information and the navigational system thereof of the navigation information of pointing information significantly relevant for a kind of generation.
[background technology]
Along with the technology of satellite navigation system is day by day ripe, and manufacturing cost is more and more lower, and Satellite Navigation Set has become one of electronic equipment of motorist indispensability.Satellite Navigation Set estimates latitude and longitude information own by receiving at least four satellite signals, and compares with this latitude and longitude information and electronic chart, just can obtain this and install residing location information.Then, Satellite Navigation Set is execution path planning function and navigation feature again, is to guide the user to arrive the destination with navigation information.Yet, in existing navigational system, point out the user with fixing guiding title mostly, for example " please keep to the right for 500 meters in the place ahead " or " junction ahead please turn right ", for the driver, so-called junction ahead is one and is not easy observed subject matter, especially the place ahead has under the situation of vehicle, the driver is not easy to determine which subject matter junction ahead refers to, this phenomenon allows the driver miss the crossing that should turn easily and must plan navigation way again, makes the usefulness of navigational system have a greatly reduced quality.Above-mentioned condition is obvious especially in the intensive city of road.
In view of this, in order to address the above problem, the inventor proposes a kind of method for generating navigation information and navigational system thereof, with implementation and the foundation as the above-mentioned shortcoming of improvement based on research and development for many years and heavy many practical experience.
[summary of the invention]
Because every problem of above-mentioned prior art, purpose of the present invention is providing a kind of method for generating navigation information and navigational system thereof exactly, but to improve the identification of navigation information.
According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of method for generating navigation information is proposed, comprise the following step: at first, one electronic chart is provided, and it comprises several road datas and several landmark point, and a guided path is provided again, it comprises at least one guiding place, and user's current location then is provided.According to user's current location and guided path, judge that current desire points out this user's guiding place, from electronic chart, select the landmark point of the guiding of corresponding this desire prompting again, and produce a navigation information that contains the chosen place pointing information.
Wherein, but above-mentioned landmark point comprises the buildings with obvious identification feature or sign, for example chain stores, school, post office, bank, police station or famous buildings.
Wherein, above-mentioned method for generating navigation information also comprises to be provided in order to producing the landmark point parameter of this navigation information, and carries out landmark point with this landmark point parameter and select.
In addition, the present invention also proposes a kind of navigational system, comprises an electronic map database, a location module, a display module, a route planning module and a navigation module.Electronic map database stores at least one electronic chart, and this electronic chart comprises several road datas and several landmark point.Locating module provides user's current location.Display module shows the electronic chart of corresponding user's current location.The route planning module according to electronic chart calculate one from the starting point to the guided path of destination, guided path comprises at least one guiding place.Navigation module judging current desire prompting user's guiding place, and is selected the landmark point of the guiding of corresponding this desire prompting according to user's current location and guided path from electronic chart, and produces a navigation information that contains the chosen place pointing information.
Wherein, but this landmark point comprises the buildings with obvious identification feature or sign, for example chain stores, school, post office, bank, police station or famous buildings.
Wherein, this navigational system also comprises a landmark point configuration interface, and to allow this user set in order to produce the landmark point parameter of this navigation information, this landmark point parameter comprises kind, priority or the title of landmark point.
From the above, because of complying with method for generating navigation information of the present invention and navigational system thereof, have the following advantages:
(1) navigation information that is produced can contain the landmark point of user's easy identification, can avoid the user to miss guiding place and must plan guided path again.
(2) user can set up on their own in order to produce the landmark point parameter of navigation information, make navigation information contain the landmark point of oneself knowing well, this measure more can allow the passenger who uses navigational system of the present invention abroad set the landmark point of recognizing, chain fast food restaurant, for example well-known whole world, but the identification of raising navigation information.
Compared to prior art, method for generating navigation information of the present invention and navigational system thereof are in navigation procedure, but remind and to contain near the turning in user's the navigation information and have the landmark point of obvious identification feature or sign, allow the easier turning of judging of user, to avoid going to the wrong way route.In addition, the user also can set landmark point kind, priority or the title of oneself recognizing, and further produces individualized navigation information
For purpose of the present invention, structural attitude and function thereof are had further understanding, conjunction with figs. is described in detail as follows now:
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Fig. 1 illustrates the calcspar of first embodiment of navigational system of the present invention.
The picture that Fig. 2 illustrates the navigational system of navigational system of the present invention shows the synoptic diagram of example.
Fig. 3 illustrates the calcspar of second embodiment of navigational system of the present invention.
Fig. 4 illustrates the synoptic diagram of the landmark point configuration interface example of navigational system of the present invention.
Fig. 5 illustrates the flow chart of steps of the embodiment of method for generating navigation information of the present invention.
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See also Fig. 1, it is the calcspar of first embodiment of navigational system of the present invention.Among the figure, navigational system 1 comprises an electronic map database 11, a location module 12, a display module 13, a route planning module 14, a navigation module 15, loudspeaker 16 and a load module 17.Electronic map database 11 stores at least one Figure 19 electronically, this electronically Figure 19 comprise several road datas 191 and several landmark point 192 at least, and road data 191 comprises road shape, road name, road plotted point, attribute, two-dimensional coordinate or other data.But landmark point 192 comprises the buildings with obvious identification feature or sign, for example chain stores, school, post office, bank, police station or famous buildings.Electronic map database 11 can be a hard disk, an optical storage media (DVD or CD), a memory card or other possesses the Storage Media of identical function,
Locating module 12 provides user's current location 121, for example a GPS (GPS) module, a gyroscope or an acceleration detector.Load module 17 is in order to allow the user carry out the operation of data input and function selecting.Load module 17 is preferably a contact panel, a telepilot, a keyboard or a mouse.The user can also can import or select the starting point by the destination that user's interface is imported or selection is desired to reach.
Route planning module 14 according to starting point, destination and electronically Figure 19 calculate one from the starting point to the guided path 141 of destination.If not input or select the starting point of user, then with user's current location 121 as the starting point.Wherein, guided path 141 comprises at least one guiding place 142, and it mostly is turning, road staggered place, bridge inlet point or place of going to the wrong way easily or the like greatly, therefore when judging the user near a certain guiding place 142, must remind the user.Wherein, the adquisitiones of above-mentioned user's current location and the adquisitiones of guided path are known by the technician of this area, do not repeat them here.
Navigation module 15 is according to the Figure 19 electronically that obtains a corresponding guided path 141 from electronic map database 11, and driving display module 13 shows this Figure 19 electronically.Please continue and consult Fig. 2 in the lump, its picture that illustrates navigational system of the present invention shows the synoptic diagram of example.Among the figure, in Figure 19 electronically, guided path 141 comprises two guiding place 142a and 142b.Generally speaking, guiding place major part is defined in the centre position, crossing.And landmark point 192a to 192e is arranged near guiding place 142a, landmark point 192f to 192g is arranged near the guiding place 142b.
Navigation module 15 is pointed out user's guiding place 142 according to user's current location 121 and guided path 141 to judge current desire.At this, navigation module 15 can judge that the first is calculated the distance between each guiding place 142 and the current location 121 respectively according to several modes, and guiding place 142 to point out the user as current desire from current location 121 nearest guidings place 142; It two is that guided path 141 contains the route order that the guiding user travels, and navigation module 15 is just judged current desire prompting user's guiding place 142 in proper order according to this.Above judgment mode is only for for example, but not as limit, this judgment mode has been known by the technician of this area, only proposes two kinds of examples and repeats no more at this.
Judge the current desire prompting in back user's guiding place, guiding place 142a for example shown in Figure 2, navigation module 15 and from corresponding Figure 19 electronically, obtain near the guiding 142a landmark point then, landmark point 192a~192f for example is again according to a pre-conditioned landmark point of selecting guiding place of corresponding this desire prompting.Pre-conditioned comprise following several:
(1) selects from the nearest landmark point of guiding place, for example landmark point 192a;
(2) select the landmark point of position on the track that the user advances, for example from landmark point 192d and 192c, select, though the user is the most direct to pick out guiding place to select may to allow from the nearest landmark point of guiding place, but might be nearest not on the track that the user advances, the user does not observe this landmark point on the contrary, for example landmark point 192a;
(3) select the landmark point of position after guiding place, for example landmark point 192b and 192c are so that the user observes out guiding place;
(4) select the landmark point of the direction that the position should turn the user, for example if the user should turn right at guiding place 142a, punctuate 192e selectively then; If the user should turn left at guiding place 142a, punctuate 192f selectively then.
Above-mentioned use pre-conditioned also capable of being combined, use in the lump for example pre-conditioned (1) and (3), can select the usefulness of landmark point 192b as prompting; Use in the lump pre-conditioned (1) and (2), then can select the usefulness of landmark point 192c as prompting.More than pre-conditioned only for for example, and endlessly this exceeds.
Then, guiding place 142a is according to the position of user's current location, chosen place punctuate and guiding place position calculation guiding distance, produces one at last and contains the navigation information 193 of information, guiding distance and guiding direction of chosen place punctuate with the prompting user.For example, the chosen place punctuate is " xx fast food restaurant ", and then navigation information 193 just is " place, 200 meters xx fast food restaurants, the place ahead please turn right "; Or " please turn left for preceding 50 meters in post office, the place ahead ".In navigation information 193, the guiding distance can have different expression modes because of the position of landmark point is different, and above-mentioned only is for example, but not as limit.Because but these a little landmark point all are the buildingss with obvious identification feature or sign, for example chain stores, school, post office, bank, police station or famous buildings, therefore, even if there is vehicle the front, the driver still can observe easily, turns in correct guiding place.And navigation information 193 can be shown in display module 13 or loudspeaker 16.
See also Fig. 3, it is the calcspar of second embodiment of navigational system of the present invention.Second embodiment and the first embodiment difference are that navigational system 3 comprises a landmark point configuration interface 37 and a phonetic synthesis module 36.Landmark point configuration interface 37 allows this user set in order to produce the landmark point parameter 371 of navigation information 193, for example kind of landmark point, priority or title, as shown in Figure 4.Especially when the user when being unfamiliar with the area, the feature or the sign in Local Post Office, police office or local shop might the user be familiar with in for example external area.Therefore, landmark point configuration interface 37 allows the user set the landmark point that it is recognized, for example set well-known chain fast food restaurant, the whole world, its brand mark whole world is consistent, so navigation module 15 is preferential selects to meet the terrestrial reference of the landmark point parameter 371 that the user sets as information indicating.If there is no the terrestrial reference that meets the landmark point parameter 371 that the user sets near guiding place, navigation module 15 again with other terrestrial reference or directly with guiding place as information indicating.In addition, set landmark point parameter 371 by landmark point configuration interface 37, it is individualized to allow navigational system have more.
And phonetic synthesis module 36 can synthesize the voice that have chosen place punctuate title, guide distance and guiding direction in real time, and by loudspeaker 16 outputs.And on the shown electronic chart of display module 13 except marker location, but also can show the obvious identification feature or the sign of these a little landmark point 192, make things convenient for user's identification.
See also Fig. 5, it is the flow chart of steps of the embodiment of method for generating navigation information of the present invention.Among the figure, method for generating navigation information comprises the following step.In step 51, the electronic chart with several road datas and several landmark point is provided, but and so-called landmark point comprise buildings, for example chain stores, school, post office, bank, police station or famous buildings with obvious identification feature or sign.In step 52, provide in order to produce the landmark point parameter of navigation information, for example, allow the user set the landmark point parameter, as shown in Figure 4 by the landmark point configuration interface.In step 53, the guided path that comprises at least one guiding place is provided, guiding place refers to need to remind the user to change the position of travel direction.Then, provide user's current location, for example use GPS (GPS) to produce the longitude and latitude data of user position in step 54.
And,, judge current desire prompting user's guiding place according to user's current location and guided path in step 55, for example nearest guiding place, or put in order according to guiding place in the guided path and to judge.Then in step 56, from electronic chart, select the landmark point of the guiding of corresponding desire prompting, and produce a navigation information that contains the chosen place pointing information, for example " place, 200 meters xx fast food restaurants, the place ahead please turn right ", or " please turn left for preceding 50 meters in post office, the place ahead ", allow whereby the user more easy identification go out guiding place, and reduce the possibility miss guiding place.And the landmark point title that has the user to be familiar with in the navigation information, but not wordings such as " crossings " can allow the user more feel to have enjoyment.

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1, a kind of method for generating navigation information is characterized in that, this method comprises:
One electronic chart is provided, and this electronic chart comprises several road datas and several landmark point;
One guided path is provided, and this guided path comprises at least one guiding place;
User's current location is provided;
According to this user's current location and this guided path, judge that current desire points out this user's guiding place;
From this electronic chart, select to should desire the landmark point of guiding of prompting, and produce a navigation information that contains this chosen place pointing information.
2, method for generating navigation information as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, but these landmark point comprise the buildings with obvious identification feature or sign.
3, method for generating navigation information as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, but this is contained in obvious identification feature or the sign that shows these landmark point on this electronic chart.
4, method for generating navigation information as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this chosen place punctuate is the landmark point of close this guiding place.
5, method for generating navigation information as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this comprises provides in order to producing the landmark point parameter of this navigation information, and carries out landmark point with this landmark point parameter and select.
6, method for generating navigation information as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, this landmark point parameter comprises kind, priority or the title of landmark point.
7, method for generating navigation information as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this navigation information comprises this chosen place pointing information, a guiding distance and a guiding direction.
8, a kind of navigational system is characterized in that, this navigational system comprises:
One electronic map database, it stores at least one electronic chart, and this electronic chart comprises several road datas and several landmark point;
One location module, it provides user's current location;
One display module, it shows the electronic chart to current location that should the user;
One route planning module, its according to this electronic chart calculate one from the starting point to the guided path of destination, this guided path comprises at least one guiding place;
One navigation module, its according to this user's current location and this guided path to judge guiding place that current desire is pointed out this user, and from this electronic chart, select to should desire the landmark point of guiding of prompting, and produce a navigation information that contains this chosen place pointing information.
9, navigational system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, but these landmark point comprise the buildings with obvious identification feature or sign.
10, navigational system as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, but this display module shows the obvious identification feature or the sign of these landmark point on this electronic chart.
11, navigational system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this chosen place punctuate is the landmark point of the most close this guiding place.
12, navigational system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, also comprises a landmark point configuration interface, and to allow this user set in order to produce the landmark point parameter of this navigation information, this landmark point parameter comprises kind, priority or the title of landmark point.
13, navigational system as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, the landmark point parameter that this navigation module sets according to this user is carried out landmark point and selected.
14, navigational system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this navigation information comprises this chosen place pointing information, a guiding distance and a guiding direction.
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