KR100915306B1 - Navigation system and method for constructing flexible menu - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a navigation system for providing an optimal menu configuration according to a driving condition or a user's convenience, and a method of configuring the flexible menu, comprising: determining a driving status or a route setting option of the user according to a user's menu execution command; And providing a menu screen including the quick menu by configuring a quick menu according to the determined driving state or route setting option of the user.

Description

NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING FLEXIBLE MENU}

The present invention relates to a navigation system, and more particularly, to a navigation system and a flexible menu configuration method for providing an optimal menu configuration according to driving conditions or user convenience.

 In general, a navigation system is a system that provides information for driving a vehicle such as a vehicle by using a satellite and is also called an automatic navigation system.

The navigation system may receive predetermined data from a GPS satellite floating on the earth by using a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, and calculate its position based on the received data.

And, based on their location information to inform the user of the location of the current vehicle (Location), calculate the optimal route to the desired destination (Routing), guide the user according to the route (Guidance) to help in driving Various information can be provided.

The navigation system stores therein point of interest (POI) information representing local information, buildings, and road information on a map together with map data of the entire map, and provides optimal route guidance and information on the map data and POI information. It is used as information for driving guidance.

When the user designates a destination for the route guidance function of the navigation system, the current location is measured, a movement route to the designated destination is calculated, and corresponding map data is implemented as an image or an audio signal according to the calculated movement route. Follow the route guidance.

The navigation system provides a menu screen, which is a user interface, for a user operation such as setting a destination for which the route guidance is to be provided, as well as setting various options for route setting and route search of the destination. In general, a menu icon for moving to the user menu while using the system is configured in the form of a button of a system case or is always exposed on a display screen to allow access to the user menu.

The user menu may be configured in the form of a basic menu including only a search menu for path search such as name search, address search, neighbor search, theme search, and the like.

On the other hand, the user menu includes the search menu including a route management menu for overall management of the route such as bypass / avoid route setting, route information check, route search option, screen setting, power management, and voice guidance volume control. It may be configured in the form of an advanced menu including a configuration menu for the user, a user information menu for managing the system information and information registered by the user, such as a recent destination and a registration point.

However, the existing user menu provides a menu screen in a fixed configuration corresponding to a preset menu type (basic menu or advanced menu) regardless of the driving state or the route setting option of the user.

In addition, the initial screen of the menu screen unconditionally provides a screen composed of the top menu list to provide a method of accessing the menus from the upper menu to the lower menu order so that the use of the menu is complicated and prevents safe driving when menu operation is required while driving. It can be a factor.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and provides a flexible menu configuration method for suggesting a menu configuration rules corresponding to the current driving state of the user for the user's convenience of menu access and safe driving. do.

The present invention provides a navigation system and a flexible menu configuration method for providing an interface optimized according to a user's situation such as a driving condition or a route setting option of a user.

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention comprises the steps of determining the driving state or route setting options of the user according to the user's menu execution command; And providing a menu screen including the quick menu by configuring a quick menu according to the determined driving state or route setting option of the user.

In addition, the present invention includes a display unit for displaying a menu screen for the user interface of the system-wide function including a route guidance function; And determining a current driving state or a route setting option of the route guidance function according to a user's menu execution command and providing a quick menu including at least one icon related to the determined current driving state or route setting option. Provided is a navigation system including a control unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a user interface environment optimized for the user's context by providing a menu environment that is fluidly variable according to the driving condition or the route setting option of the user.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a navigation system and a flexible menu configuration method according to the present invention.

The navigation system of the present invention for providing a flexible menu form according to the user context will be described.

1 shows a configuration of a navigation system according to the present invention.

The present invention applies to a navigation system having a global positioning system (GPS) module 10 that receives position signals from at least three GPS satellites and calculates its position.

The navigation system of the present invention is characterized in that an icon of a menu is flexibly configured according to a driving state or a route setting option of a user to provide an optimal user interface.

The navigation system according to the present invention includes a user interface unit 20, a display unit 30, a voice output unit 40, a storage unit 50, and a control unit 60 as shown.

The storage unit 50 stores a map database for constructing map data for a national map and route guidance data associated with the map data. And, it stores a route guidance control program for controlling the overall operation of the navigation system including a route guidance function, and a user interface (UI) control program for controlling the execution of the user interface.

The display unit 30 is a means for displaying various display contents and map data for guiding the route according to the operation of the system as a whole. A liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic luminescence (EL) is used. It is available.

The user interface unit 20 is an input unit for inputting a user command to the navigation system, and is configured as a touch pad integrated with the display unit 30 to provide a user graphic interface unit. By providing all the menu environment related to the route guidance function of the navigation system through the display unit 30 as a graphic screen, a user command is executed by touching a specific position of the graphic screen with a stylus pen or a finger. You can enter

The voice output unit 40 outputs a voice signal according to the path guide as a means for performing voice guide of the path.

The controller 60 determines the current location of the user by using the GPS signal received through the GPS module 10 under the route guidance control program, and then maps the current location to the destination from the map data stored in the storage unit 50. Create a navigation path. In addition, the route guidance to the destination is performed by using the display unit 30 and / or the voice output unit 40 according to the generated movement route.

In particular, the control unit 60 provides a quick menu including an icon configuration corresponding to a driving state or a route setting option of the user under the UI control program, and displays a menu screen of an icon configuration preset by the user as a user-defined menu. Provided with the quick menu. That is, the user may provide an optimized interface environment.

A detailed control method of the controller 60 for providing a user menu environment of the navigation system will be described in detail below.

2 is a view showing the entire process of a flexible menu configuration method according to the present invention. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a navigation service screen accessible menu, Figure 4 is a view showing the overall configuration of the flexible menu according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the top menu configuration of the navigation system .

When the user designates a destination for the route guidance function of the navigation system, the current location is measured and then a movement route to the designated destination is calculated. According to the calculated movement route, the map data is implemented as an image or a voice signal to perform route guidance.

As shown in FIG. 2, if a menu execution command is input from the user while performing the route guidance (S10), the quick menu considering the driving state and the route setting option is determined by determining the user's current driving state and the route setting option. Configure (S20).

It is preferable to configure a menu icon that can be moved to a menu screen on the display screen of the navigation system at all times for a user interface for the route guidance function and the overall function of the navigation system.

3 shows an example of a navigation service screen constituting the menu icon. As illustrated, the menu icon 31 is always displayed at a predetermined position on a display screen for implementing an image related to a route guidance function, for example, a display screen for guiding a driving route.

When a menu execution command is input through the menu icon 31 on the display screen, a user driving state and a route setting option are determined when the menu execution command is input.

In this case, the user driving state may include at least one of a current driving speed and a driving path. The route setting option may correspond to various setting options for a driving route from a user to a set destination, and in particular, may include attribute information of the driving route.

In consideration of the driving condition or the route setting option of the user, an optimal user menu screen may be provided to the user.

4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a menu screen that is flexibly provided according to a driving state or a route setting option of the user.

As shown in the drawing, the menu screen may include a quick menu 43 and a user-specified menu 45.

First, a detailed configuration of the quick menu 43 will be described.

The quick menu 43 is a menu screen in which an icon configuration is flexibly changed according to a driving state or a route setting option of the user. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the quick menu includes a route information icon displayed according to the existence of the driving route, a section bypass icon displayed according to the current driving speed of the user, and attribute information of the driving route. It can be configured to include the express mode icon to display.

Here, the route information icon is displayed and activated when a traveling route that is a driving guide object exists. The route information icon corresponds to a menu for providing attribute information of a driving route currently performing route guidance, distance and time information on the driving route, and detailed route information such as destination and departure information of the driving route. .

The section detour icon corresponds to a menu for displaying and activating a detour section within the driving route when the current driving speed is maintained for a predetermined time or less at a predetermined speed (for example, 30 km / h). When the running road situation is delayed or congested, the user may set a bypass section for a predetermined distance in front of the user by using the section bypass icon.

In addition, the high speed mode icon is displayed and activated when the property information of the driving route is a high speed road, and corresponds to a menu providing driving guide information based on a rest area, an interchange, a branch point, and the like in the high speed road.

The quick menu 43 may be arranged in order of icons having a high frequency of display according to a user's driving state or a route setting option. For example, in the case of a fixed icon having a high frequency of display, the quick menu may be arranged. (43) is arranged on the left side of the region constituting the area, and in the case of the above-mentioned low frequency and variable icons are arranged on the right side.

The quick menu 43 determines whether the icon is displayed according to whether the determined driving route exists, the current driving speed, or the attribute information of the driving route, so that the number of icons displayed according to the user's context is flexible. .

Accordingly, the quick menu 43 is reconfigured and provided as a menu icon related to the current driving state or the route setting option at the time when the user's menu execution command is input.

Meanwhile, according to the menu execution command, the user designates an icon of the quick menu 43 and reads a user specified menu 45 including at least one menu icon preset by the user (S30).

In this case, the user designation menu 45 is composed of an icon preset by the user as a user designation menu, and has an icon configuration fixed by the number of icons preset by the user. The icon designation of the custom menu 45 may be set through various user interfaces.

For example, a menu for designating an icon for the user-specified menu 45 may be included in an environment setting menu for screen setting, power management, volume control, etc. of the navigation system. The user may designate at least one icon among all icons existing on the menu using the environment setting menu and set the icon as the icon of the user specified menu.

Through the above (S20) and (S30) process, the quick menu 43 configured according to the driving state or the route setting option of the user and the custom menu 45 composed of the read menu icons are combined into one menu screen. Provided (S40).

The menu screen including the quick menu 43 and the user-specified menu 45 includes a close icon 41 for ending the display of the menu screen and a menu icon 47 for moving to the top menu screen of the navigation system. It is preferably configured to further include. In this case, the menu icon 47 is preferably displayed on the menu screen in an always active state.

5 illustrates a top menu screen of the navigation system. When the user inputs the menu icon 47, the user moves to the top menu screen of a preset default menu configuration.

The top menu screen is a main menu screen of a navigation system composed of a top menu list as shown, and may be used when access to menus other than the quick menu 43 and the user-specified menu 45 is required.

Accordingly, the present invention can provide a user interface optimized for the user context by configuring a flexible quick menu according to the driving condition or the route setting option of the user. In addition, a user-specified menu of a predetermined icon configuration from the user is provided together with the quick menu so that a user frequently accesses a menu.

The flexible menu configuration method according to the present invention can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on 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. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

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 embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

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

The navigation system and its flexible menu configuration method according to the present invention provide a quick menu in which a menu icon is fluidly configured according to a driving condition or a route setting option of a user. That is, by providing a menu configuration directly related to the driving situation of the user, it is possible to provide an optimized interface to the user and to provide easier and safer menu access while driving.

In addition, the present invention has an advantage in that the user's access to the menu can be made easier by providing icons based on a menu frequently used by the user by providing a predetermined menu configuration from the user together with the quick menu.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a navigation system according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating the entire process of a method of constructing a floating menu according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a navigation service screen accessible from a menu.

4 is a view showing the overall configuration of the flexible menu according to the present invention.

5 is a diagram showing the top menu configuration of a navigation system.

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10: GPS module 20: user interface unit

30: display unit 40: audio output unit

50: storage unit 60: control unit

Claims (16)

Determining a driving state or a route setting option when a menu execution command is input by a user; And, Providing a menu screen including the quick menu by displaying a quick menu displaying at least one menu related to the driving state or route setting option and providing an interface for direct access to the displayed menu; Including, The quick menu, And varying the presentation of the menu according to the driving condition or the route setting option determined at the time when the menu execution command is input. The method of claim 1, The running state is, The current menu speed of the user, whether or not there is a path that is a driving guide target fluid composition of the menu. The method of claim 1, The routing option is Flexible menu configuration method comprising the attribute information of the driving route. The method of claim 1, The driving state includes a current driving speed of the user, whether a path that is a driving guide object exists, and the path setting option includes attribute information of a driving path; The quick menu, A route information icon displayed according to whether the route exists; A section detour icon displayed according to the current driving speed of the user; Fast mode icon displayed according to the attribute information of the driving route Flexible menu configuration method comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The route information icon, And a menu for displaying the route information including the attribute information of the driving route and the distance and time information of the driving route when the route of the driving guide object exists. The method of claim 4, wherein The section detour icon, And a menu for setting a detour section when the current driving speed lasts for a predetermined time or less than a preset speed. The method of claim 4, wherein The fast mode icon, When the attribute information of the driving route is a highway expresses a menu for providing a driving guidance information centered on the expressway, the rest area, the interchange, the branch point. The method of claim 4, wherein The quick menu, Flexible menu configuration method characterized in that the display frequency is arranged in order. The method of claim 8, The quick menu, Flexible menu configuration method, characterized in that arranged from the left position of the menu screen in order of the highest frequency of display. The method of claim 4, wherein The quick menu, And configuring the number of icons displayed according to whether the route exists or the current driving speed or the attribute information of the driving route. The method of claim 1, Reading the icon configuration preset by the user in a custom menu; Providing a user-defined menu of the read icon configuration to the menu screen together with the quick menu; Flexible menu configuration method further comprising. The method of claim 11, Setting the icon as the custom menu when the user inputs a menu designation command for at least one icon among all the icons existing on the menu; Flexible menu configuration method further comprising. The method of claim 11, The custom menu, Flexible menu configuration method characterized in that the fixed number of icons configured from the user is configured. The method of claim 1, Constantly exposing a menu icon on the menu screen to move to a top menu of a preset default menu configuration Flexible menu configuration method further comprising. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 14 is recorded. A display unit displaying a menu screen for a user interface of a system-wide function including a route guidance function; And When a menu execution command is input from the user, a quick menu is displayed which displays at least one menu related to the driving status or the route setting option of the route guidance function and provides an interface for direct access to the displayed menu. And including a control unit for providing a menu screen including the quick menu, The control unit, And determining the driving state or the route setting option at the time when the menu execution command is input, and varying the display of the menu according to the determined driving state or the route setting option.