KR100655090B1 - A method for managing informarion of registration points by category in navigation system and a system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for managing registration point information in a navigation system by category, and more particularly, to store registration point information generated by a user of a navigation system in a server in a folder unit, and to store the registration point information in a stored folder unit. The present invention relates to a method for managing registration point information in a navigation system that enables sharing of registration point information by storing and managing registration point information having the same kind or the same meaning for each category, and allowing a plurality of navigation system users to share the same. .

The method for managing registration point information for each category in a navigation system according to the present invention includes receiving one or more registration point information associated with a predetermined category from a navigation system of a first user, and transmitting the received registration point information to a database for each category. Recording and maintaining, controlling all or part of the registration point information to be displayed for each category in a terminal of a second user; receiving a selection of a category from the second user; and registering points included in the selected category. Information is transmitted to the navigation system of the second user, wherein in the navigation system of the second user, the step of recording the registration point information in the storage means in association with the category is performed.

Navigation system, registration point, folder, category.

Description

Registration point management method by category in navigation system and system thereof {A METHOD FOR MANAGING INFORMARION OF REGISTRATION POINTS BY CATEGORY IN NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND A SYSTEM THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a navigation system according to the present invention widely mentioned in the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a method for managing registration points for each category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a navigation system registers registration point information for each folder and performs route guidance using the registration point information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface provided by a navigation system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface provided to a user to select color information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of displaying registration point information. Referring to FIG.

7 is an internal block diagram of a general-purpose computer device that can be employed to perform a method for managing registration points by category in a navigation system according to the present invention.

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100: navigation system

110: registration point information generating means

120: communication means

130: storage means

140: route guidance means

The present invention relates to a method for managing registration point information in a navigation system by category, and more particularly, to store registration point information generated by a user of a navigation system in a server in a folder unit, and to store the registration point information in a stored folder unit. The present invention relates to a method for managing registration point information in a navigation system that enables sharing of registration point information by storing and managing registration point information having the same kind or the same meaning for each category, and allowing a plurality of navigation system users to share the same. .

Recently, with the development of communication technology, the number of users who use the navigation system, which is being developed more and more, such as miniaturization and advanced technology, is attached to a vehicle or installed in a portable terminal such as a PDA. The navigation system is a vehicle navigation system using GPS signals received from GPS satellites. Accordingly, the navigation system has a built-in or connected GPS receiver for receiving a GPS signal. In the past, if a printed map was used as a guide to find a destination, a navigation system that automatically guides the route by screen and voice with the help of GPS satellites in modern communication technology has gradually replaced the function. I'm going. The navigation system plays a role of providing information on major facilities throughout the country as well as a route guide that informs you of "turn left at 50m ahead".

As such, the convenience of users using the navigation system is increasing day by day, and as the users are using the navigation system, the tendency to organize and efficiently use a lot of information of the navigation system in their own way is effective. This is happening. For example, when the user registers the location information of a delicious restaurant with the name of the restaurant in his navigation system, the navigation system may provide a route guide for the restaurant whenever passing around the restaurant. In this way, the location of the main facility registered by the user or the navigation system is called "registration point", and the information registered for the main facility is called "registration point information".

In addition to the registration point basically provided by the navigation system, the user can generate useful information by himself or herself, such as registering "our house", "our school", and his favorite "restaurant" as a registration point in the navigation system. It is available.

However, if the navigation system is not a registration point provided by default, it is inconvenient to find a useful registration point by the user, unless an individual user knows a useful registration point, and cannot receive a route guide to the registration point. There is this.

In addition, even when a useful registration point is discovered, a procedure of registering a registration point directly must be performed for each registration point, and it is inconvenient to input related information about the registration point one by one.

In addition, in the conventional navigation system, only the registration point information can be registered in parallel, so that it is not easy for users to manage the registration point information systematically, and is completely different from the registration point information of the same kind or the same meaning. There is a problem that it is not easy to search for necessary registration point information by mixing (saving) and registering various kinds of registration point information.

The present invention has been made to improve the prior art as described above, by registering the registration point information generated and collected by each navigation system user to other users to use the navigation point information between users by their own navigation system It is an object of the present invention to provide a registration point management method and a system for each category that can be shared.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a registration point management method and system for each category to easily manage the registration point information by enabling the creation, storage, modification, deletion, etc. of the registration point information for each category. do.

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, the method for managing registration point information for each category in the navigation system according to the present invention comprises one or more registrations associated with a predetermined category from the navigation system of the first user. Receiving point information, recording and maintaining the received registration point information in a database for each category, controlling all or part of the registration point information to be displayed for each category in a terminal of a second user; Receiving a selection of a category from a user, and transmitting registration point information included in the selected category to a navigation system of the second user, wherein the navigation system of the second user includes: Registration point definition The step of writing to the storage means is performed.

According to an aspect of the present invention, in the navigation system of the first user, receiving a registration point setting request from the first user (the registration point setting request may include a name of a registration point, additional information on the registration point, and the Generating registration point information according to the registration point setting request (wherein the registration point information is the name of the registration point, and the registration point). And at least one of position information, or additional information on the registration point, and route guidance data) and the generated registration point information in association with the selected category in the storage means.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, in the navigation system of the first user, using the GPS signal input from the GPS receiver to identify the current location of the first user, registration recorded in the storage means Determining whether there is a registration point within a predetermined distance from the current location with reference to the point information; and if the registration point exists within the distance as a result of the determination, the route guidance data included in the registration point information associated with the registration point is read. And performing the route guidance associated with the registration point using the read route guidance data.

Hereinafter, a route searching method and a system thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a navigation system according to the present invention widely mentioned in the present invention.

The navigation system 100 performing the registration point management method for each category of the present invention includes a registration point information generating unit 110, a communication unit 120, a storage unit 130, and a route guidance unit 140. do.

The registration point information generating unit 110 receives a registration point setting request from a user and generates registration point information for each first category according to the registration point setting request. The registration point setting request includes a name of a registration point, additional information about the registration point, whether to guide the route to the registration point, and selection of a category.

The registration point information includes a name of a registration point, location information of a registration point, additional information about the registration point, route guide data, and the like in response to the registration point setting request.

Meanwhile, the location information of the registration point included in the registration point information may be generated by using an address directly input by the user, and when the location information is located in or near a main facility corresponding to the registration point, the current location may be recalled. It can be set to the location of the registration point.

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a diagram for displaying registration point information when a registration point called "hair-taking place" is registered.

When a user registers a registration point, the name of the registration point may be determined by the user. The additional information about the registration point includes the telephone number, address, and information related to the registration point as indicated by reference numeral 602 of the facility located at the registration point as indicated by reference numeral 601 of FIG. 6. .

The registration point information generating means 110 generates and registers the registration point information "by category". The category may be an existing category selected by the user, or may be a newly generated category at the request of the user. The category was used to manage together one or more registration point information included in the category. As used herein, the term "category" or "folder" is used as a classification criterion for collectively managing one or more registration point information, and both terms may be used in the same meaning.

A detailed process of generating and registering the registration point information for each category will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a method for managing registration points for each category according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. According to the present embodiment, the users can download and use the registration point information maintained for each category from the server without directly generating the registration point information.

In FIG. 2, the first user system includes a user terminal (eg, a PC) or a navigation system on the first user side. Correspondingly, the second user system also includes a user terminal or navigation system on the second user side.

As used herein, the term "first user" refers to a user who creates registration point information for each folder and transmits it to a server, and the term "second user" accesses the server and transmits registration point information for each category. It means a user who receives and uses. The term first user or second user is used for convenience of description, and the first user and the second user may be the same person.

When the registration point information in the form of a folder is generated according to the preference of the first user in the first user system (S210), the first user stores the generated registration point information for each folder in the first navigation system and stores the stored registration point. Send information to server by folder.

The first user system generates registration point information in the form of a folder. That is, one or more registration point information is generated in association with the folder. For example, registration point information about a plurality of restaurants included in a folder called "Gangnam local restaurant" may be generated. The user may create a folder called "Gangnam local restaurant," and then the registration point corresponding to the folder may be registered in association with the registration point.

The server receives the registration point information for each folder from the first user system (S220), and stores the received registration point information for each folder for each category (S230). According to an embodiment, the category may be the same as the folder. For example, the server may use the "Gangnam local restaurant" folder as one category, and if the category "delicious" >> "Gangnam area" is maintained in the database registration point included in the folder Information may be stored in association with the category "Gangnam area". In the above example, the category "Gangnam area" is used as a sub category of the category "delicious", the category may have a depth of two or more for the convenience of the search.

The server controls to display all or a part of the registration point information for each category stored in the database to be displayed on the output device of the second user system so that the second user can see it (S240).

The second user browses all or part of the registration point information displayed for each category, selects registration point information required by the user (S250), and requests the selected registration point information to the server (S260). When the server receives the registration point information request from the second user (S270), the server transmits the registration point information requested by the second user to the second user system (280).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the registration point information requested by the second user is all of one or more registration point information included in a predetermined category. Accordingly, the second user may receive all of one or more registration point information included in the category by selecting only a category.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the registration point information requested by the second user may be each registration point information included in the category.

Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the second user individually selects each registration point information included in different categories or included in the same category, and selects a category including the selected registration point information. Set it. The second user requests to transmit the registration point information included in the category set by the second user. According to the present embodiment, the second user can generate a category suitable for each user by using the registration point information stored in the database.

The second user system having received the registration point information for each category from the server stores the received registration point information for each category in a predetermined storage means (S290).

When the second user system is a navigation system, that is, when the registration point information for each category is transmitted through a wireless communication network, the navigation system records the registration point information for each category in a predetermined storage means. To this end, the navigation system generates a folder corresponding to the category and records the registration point information in association with the folder. The second user may manage the registration point information registered in this manner for each folder, and for example, the second user may search for the registration point for each folder.

According to such a configuration, users can share various registration point information among users, and in particular, the registration point information can be managed collectively using a folder, so that registration point information can be easily registered and used. .

In addition, the server can also use the registration point information provided by the user without having to collect and generate the registration point information, it is possible to provide a variety of registration point information to the user.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a navigation system registers registration point information for each folder and performs route guidance using the registration point information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The navigation system receives a registration point setting request for registering registration point information from the user (S310). In this case, when the registration point information included in the existing folder is registered, the navigation system further receives a selection of a folder including the registration point information from the user. In addition, when a user wants to create a new folder and register registration point information included in the folder, the user further inputs a name of a folder to be created in the navigation system.

If the registration point is the current location, the navigation system identifies the current location by using the GPS signal received from the GPS receiver and generates location information on the registration point (S320). In addition, when the registration point is not the current location, the location information is generated by receiving an address of the registration point from the user (S320).

The navigation system generates registration point information including the location information (S330), and stores the registration point information in association with the folder in storage means of the navigation system (S340).

Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the navigation system allows the user to select whether to receive a route guidance in relation to the registration point, and when the user selects to receive the route guidance, Route guidance can be performed. The route guidance for the registration point may indicate that the registration point registered by the user is near when the user moves around the registration point.

In this case, when the user wants to receive the route guidance, the navigation system generates route guidance data associated with the registration point. The route guidance data may be "voice data" including the name of the registration point. For example, voice data called "family restaurant OOO" may be generated as route guidance data.

The route guide data is stored in the registration point information.

Hereinafter, a process of performing a path guide for a registration point will be described.

The navigation system determines the current location of the user by using the GPS signal (S350), determines the registration point existing within a predetermined distance from the current location by referring to the location information included in the registration point information stored in the storage means. If the registration point exists within the predetermined distance as a result of the determination, the navigation system searches for registration point information on the registration point (S360).

The navigation system calculates the distance between the current location and the registration point by using the location information included in the registration point information (S370), and using the route guidance data, there is a 'family restaurant OOO' at a distance of 20m. Route guidance may be spoken (S380).

The navigation system stores commonly used route guidance data such as 'meter', 'in distance', 'is', 'is' and so on in the voice data database, and searches the voice data database whenever necessary. Can be used. In the above description, '20', 'm', 'on the street', and 'there' are commonly used route guidance data.

In addition, the navigation system may provide a route guidance by displaying a text or an image of “There is a family restaurant OOO” at a distance of 20m on the display device.

Accordingly, the user may be provided with information about a registration point existing nearby, and may determine whether to visit the registration point, and the navigation system inputs a user's command to set the registration point as a destination. In the case of searching for a route to the registration point to guide the user.

The navigation system may provide a user interface as shown in FIG. 4 to register / manage registration point information for each folder.

As indicated by the reference numeral 401, the user may input the name "Namdaemun" of the registration point, and select the menu 402 called "Specify a storage folder" to set a folder including the registration point information.

FIG. 4B displays a folder list "Gourmet", "Shopping" and the like that are already created and maintained in the navigation system, and the user selects the folder "Shopping" and registers for "Namdaemun" in association with the "Shopping" folder. Branch information can be stored.

In addition, the user may select the 'create folder' menu 404 to create a new folder, and select the 'edit folder' menu 405 to modify an existing folder. For example, the name of the folder or the path of the folder may be modified. In addition, the user may select a 'delete folder' menu 406 to delete a predetermined folder among existing folders. At this time, all registration point information included in the folder is deleted. In this way, the user can manage the registration point information in units of folders.

In addition, the present invention may additionally provide a screen color changing service that can change the color of the information displayed on the display device of the navigation system.

In general, the navigation system additionally stores color information in association with information displayed on the display device, and the color of the displayed information is determined according to the color information. For example, among major facilities, hospitals are white, fire departments are red, roads are gray, and roads are red.

Such color information is generally used by the color information that is basically set by the navigation system, the navigation system according to the present invention provides a color change service that allows the user to determine the color information.

The present invention provides a color change system for changing color information stored in the navigation system. The color change system includes a program installed on a user's PC.

The color change system receives a list of information capable of changing colors from a user and a selection of a color used when displaying the information. To this end, the color change system may provide a user interface as shown in FIG. 5.

Reference numeral 510 denotes a menu for changing the color of the map image displayed on the display device. When the menu 510 is selected, a menu for changing the color of information such as the road 511, the route 512, and the main facilities 513 is activated. Reference numeral 520 is a menu provided to the user for selecting the color of the selected information, the user may select the color by a mouse click.

In addition, the user may select the "preview" menu indicated by reference numeral 530 to preview the screen reflecting the color selected by the user.

In the above-described embodiment, the configuration for changing the color of information belonging to a certain category, such as the road 511, the route 512, for each category has been described, but according to another embodiment of the present invention, the color change system is mainly You can also choose a color for each facility. For example, the user may select a color of the main facility called "My House" that is different from other main facilities.

The color information set, which is a set of color information for the color selected by the user, is transmitted to the navigation system, and the navigation system stores the received color information.

According to an embodiment, the navigation system may update the existing color information set by using the received color information set, store the plurality of color information sets, and display the information according to the color information set selected by the user. It may be.

According to such a configuration, the user can select color information according to his or her preferences, thereby increasing the width of the expression and more appropriately receiving route guidance for each user. For example, a user who enjoys skiing as a winter sport uses the color changing system to set the color of a major facility called a ski resort to "red", and to set other major facilities to achromatic color, thereby displaying a map image displayed on the display device. The ski resort can be quickly identified.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the color changing system provides a variety of color information sets for which the color information for each information is determined, and transmits the color information set selected by the user to the navigation system. According to this embodiment, the user can conveniently select from various samples without having to select the color information himself.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the color change system may receive the color information set from a predetermined server. Users can transmit a set of color information created and set directly by the user to the server through a communication network.

The server may record a set of color information input from users in a database, and provide the user with an exemplary "preview image" when the user is displayed on the display device according to the set of color information recorded in the database. .

Users view the preview image and select a set of color information they want to apply to their navigation system. The selected color information set is transmitted to a color change system, and the user can transfer the color information set from the color information system to the navigation system.

Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the navigation system provides an integrated search service. One of the basic functions of the navigation system is to provide a route guidance to the user. In addition, the navigation system may provide registration point information or traffic information as described above.

The navigation system provides the integrated search service as described above, allowing the user to conveniently set a departure point or a destination requiring route guidance, and easily receive information such as registration point information.

Conventional navigation systems allow a user to select one or more names of a registration point, a category in which the registration point is included, a distance from the registration point, and an administrative area in which the registration point is included, and input search conditions to search for the registration point.

However, as described above, the registration point information for the predetermined registration point further includes additional information, and as shown in FIG. 6, the additional information includes various information associated with the registration point.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the additional information on the registration point of 'hairy shooting place' may be related to the category of 'i) homepage information, 2) tourist information, and 3)' drama movie '. It includes a variety of information, such as the characteristics of the location.

Therefore, there is a need to provide a user with an integrated search service for the additional information as well as the name and category of the registration point. The integrated search service according to the present invention refers to a name of a registration point, a category including a registration point, a distance from a registration point, an administrative area including a registration point, and additional information with respect to a search query input by a user. Means to search for each field and provide the search result. That is, a user may be provided with a search result for each field by one search query without inputting a search query for each field.

For example, when a user inputs a search query of "Gangwon-do and Amusement Park," the navigation system searches for registration point information including the keywords Gangwon-do and Amusement Park in each field and provides the search result.

Therefore, using the integrated search service of the navigation system according to the present invention, the user can be provided with accurate and simple registration point information.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the navigation system may provide the user with a list of search results for the registration point information in a predetermined order. For example, when the user inputs an alignment condition of 'sort by distance', the navigation system compares the location information included in the searched registration point information with the registration point information searched in the nearest order by comparing the current location of the user. Search results for can be displayed.

In addition, when the sorting condition input by the user is 'sort by administrative area', the navigation system displays the search result for the searched registration point information by administrative area by referring to the information about the administrative area included in the searched registration point information. You can do that.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the additional information stored in association with the predetermined registration point may be received through the server. According to this configuration, the user can be provided with timely additional information.

For example, if "OO Amusement Park" is holding a rose festival from June 1 to July 1 of this year, the server is additional information associated with the registration point of "OO Amusement Park", "June 1 Rose Festival opening from June 30 to June 30. During this time, you can generate additional information such as "night opening".

A user accesses the server, receives the additional information, and stores the additional information in the navigation system. In this case, the user may receive a method of receiving the additional information from the PC and transmit the additional information from the PC to the navigation system. The user may select additional information to be transmitted. That is, only the additional information about the registration point belonging to the 'amusement park' category may be updated.

The navigation system updates the additional information transmitted in addition to the registration point information for "OO amusement park". Therefore, the user using the navigation system can be provided with the latest information associated with the registration point.

Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, timely additional information is automatically deleted from the navigation system after a certain period of time. The additional information further includes time information, and the navigation system uses the time information, and after June 30, when the rose festival ends, the additional information on the rose festival among the additional information on the “OO amusement park”. Delete it.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention include computer-readable media containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The program recorded on the computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts.

7 is an internal block diagram of a general-purpose computer device that may be employed to perform a method for managing registration points by category in a navigation system according to the present invention.

Computer device 700 includes one or more processors 710 connected to a main memory device including random access memory (RAM) 720 and read only memory (ROM) 730. The processor 710 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 730 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 720 typically transfers data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 720 and ROM 730 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 740 is bidirectionally coupled to processor 710 to provide additional data storage capabilities, and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 740 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is typically an auxiliary memory device such as a hard disk which is slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices such as CD ROM 760 may be used. The processor 710 may include one or more input / output interfaces, such as video monitors, trackballs, mice, keyboards, microphones, touchscreen displays, card readers, magnetic or paper tape readers, voice or handwriting readers, joysticks, or other known computer input / output devices. 750 is connected. Finally, the processor 710 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 770. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, it is designed to improve the prior art as described above, registration point information between users by allowing the other users to use the registration point information generated and collected by each navigation system user in their own navigation system. Provided are a registration point management method and a system for each category that can share information.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is provided a registration point management method and system for each category, which makes it possible to easily manage the registration point information by enabling the creation, storage, modification, and deletion of the registration point information for each category.

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In the registration point management method for each category in the navigation system, According to the registration point setting request input from the first user, registration point information including any one or more of a name, location information, additional information, and route guide data for the registration point is generated, and the generated registration point information is generated. Recording in storage means in a navigation system of the first user in association with a category selected by the first user; Receiving registration point information recorded in storage means in a navigation system of a first user, and recording the registration point information in a database for each of the associated categories; Controlling all or a part of the registration point information to be displayed for each category in a terminal of a second user, and receiving a selection of the second user for the displayed category; And Transmitting registration point information associated with the selected category from the database to the navigation system of the second user, and recording the transmitted registration point information in association with the selected category in storage means in the navigation system of the second user. Including steps In the navigation system of the first user, (1) identifying the current location of the first user using a GPS signal input from a GPS receiver, and (2) registering points within a predetermined distance from the current location with reference to registration point information recorded in the storage means. (3) read the route guidance data included in the registration point information associated with the registration point if the registration point exists within the distance, and (4) use the read route guidance data. And performing route guidance associated with the registration point. The method of claim 1, The step of transmitting the registration point information included in the selected category to the navigation system of the second user, Registration point information included in the registered selected category is transmitted to the navigation system of the second user through the PC of the second user. Registration point information management method for each category comprising a. delete delete The method of claim 1, Receiving one or more registration point information associated with a predetermined category from the navigation system of the first user, Receiving the registration point information from the navigation system of the first user via a PC of a first user Registration point information management method for each category comprising a. delete delete

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