KR101525840B1 - Navigation device and method for providing information using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including a memory for storing schedule information, a point of interest, and a point of interest of a predetermined user, a location information module for detecting location information of the mobile terminal, A control unit for searching for a point of interest using the selected point of interest, selecting at least one point of interest of the searched point of interest, and outputting information related to the selected point of interest; and an output unit for outputting information related to the selected point of interest The present invention relates to a navigation device and a method for providing information of a navigation device using the navigation device.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a navigation apparatus and a navigation apparatus,

The present invention relates to a navigation apparatus for providing information on a point of interest and a method for providing information of the navigation apparatus.

Generally, a navigation terminal includes a vehicle, a ship, an airplane, and a portable navigation device as a device for providing a user's location and route guidance from a destination to a destination.

Among various navigation systems, a vehicle navigation apparatus is installed in a vehicle or installed in a vehicle so as to be mountable / detachable so that information necessary for the user to operate the moving vehicle, that is, the location of a moving object, road information (origin, destination, (Including information related to the dangerous area, the accident bunch area, the intermittent interval, and the surrounding facility) related to the position of the moving object, the user can reach the destination more quickly and safely .

As a result of the recent steady technological development, the vehicle navigation system provides a variety of multimedia and additional functions such as DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting), MP3, karaoke, video playback, Called telematics service that combines mobile communication technology and GPS technology (Global Positioning System Technology).

In addition to a navigation device for a vehicle, there may also be a portable navigation device that is made portable for the user and provides information necessary for the user to walk.

A method of providing point of interest (POI) information in a vehicle or a portable navigation apparatus is proposed.

The present invention is to effectively provide information desired by a user by providing attention point information suitable for the schedule of the user.

The present invention also provides visual information similar to that of a point of interest recognized at a point of view of the user, thereby providing appropriate visual information according to the location of the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a navigation device including a memory for storing schedule information of a predetermined user, information related to a point of interest and a point of interest, a position information module A controller for searching for a point of interest using the schedule information of the predetermined user and the location information of the mobile terminal, selecting at least one point of interest of the searched point of interest, and outputting information related to the selected point of interest And an output unit for outputting information related to the selected point of interest.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is further provided a sensing unit for sensing a traveling direction of a moving object, and the control unit may control to output information related to the selected point of interest in consideration of a moving direction of the moving object.

In another aspect of the present invention, the output unit may further include a user input unit for outputting the searched interest point and receiving an input for selecting at least one point of interest of the output interest point.

In another aspect of the present invention, the controller may select at least one point of interest that satisfies a predetermined condition among the searched points of interest.

In another aspect of the present invention, the selected point of interest includes at least one of a distance between the searched point of interest and the moving object, a cost associated with the searched point of interest, a visitable time of the searched point of interest, May be selected in consideration of at least one or more conditions.

In another aspect of the present invention, the control unit is located within a predetermined distance from the position of the mobile body at the time when the mobile body is searched, and can search for a point of interest related to the schedule at the searched time.

In another aspect of the present invention, the information related to the selected point of interest includes at least one of a still image or a moving image of the selected point of interest, acoustic information associated with the selected point of interest, and text information associated with the selected point of interest . ≪ / RTI >

In another aspect of the present invention, the acoustic information may include at least one of music related to the selected point of interest, voice guiding the selected point of interest, and sound sensed at the selected point of interest.

In another aspect of the present invention, the text information includes at least one of a telephone number of the selected point of interest, a distance from the moving object, a visitable time, guide information, a description of a service or an article provided at the selected point of interest, And an estimated time required to travel to the selected point of interest.

In still another aspect of the present invention, the information related to the selected point of interest includes a still image or a moving image of the selected point of interest, and the still image or moving image includes the selected point of interest in at least two directions And may include a plurality of captured still images or moving images.

In another aspect of the present invention, the control unit selects a still image or a moving image photographed in a direction similar to a direction in which the moving object is located from the selected point of interest among a plurality of still images or moving images, And a display unit for displaying still images or moving images.

In still another aspect of the present invention, the information related to the selected point of interest includes a plurality of still images or moving images of the selected point of interest, and the output unit may include at least two of the plurality of still images or moving images, Still images or moving images can be alternately displayed.

In yet another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus may further include an A / V input unit for inputting information related to the point of interest.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the A / V input unit includes a camera for capturing a still image or a moving image for the point of interest, wherein the memory stores a still image or a moving image captured through the camera, The moving direction of the moving body of the vehicle and the position information of the point of interest can be stored together.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing information of a navigation apparatus, the method including searching for a point of interest using schedule information of a predetermined user and location information of a mobile unit, Selecting at least one point of interest among the points and outputting information related to the selected point of interest in consideration of the traveling direction of the moving object.

In one aspect of the invention, the selecting may comprise outputting the searched point of interest and receiving an input selecting a point of interest of at least one of the output points of interest.

In another aspect of the present invention, the selecting step may be a step of selecting at least one point of interest that satisfies a predetermined condition among the searched points of interest.

In another aspect of the present invention, the searched point of interest may be located within a predetermined distance from a position at a point of time when the moving object is searched, and may be a point of interest related to the searched point of time.

In another aspect of the present invention, the information related to the selected point of interest includes at least one of a still image or a moving image of the selected point of interest, acoustic information associated with the selected point of interest, and text information associated with the selected point of interest . ≪ / RTI >

In still another aspect of the present invention, the information related to the selected point of interest includes a still image or a moving image of the selected point of interest, and the still image or moving image includes the selected point of interest in at least two directions And may include a plurality of captured still images or moving images.

In another aspect of the present invention, the step of outputting may include the step of displaying still images or moving images taken in a direction similar to a direction in which the moving object is located from the selected point of interest among the plurality of still images or moving images have.

In still another aspect of the present invention, the information related to the selected point of interest is a plurality of still images or moving images of the selected point of interest, and the step of outputting may include displaying at least two of the plurality of still images or moving images A still image or a moving image alternately.

In yet another aspect of the present invention, the method may further include receiving and storing information related to a point of interest and a point of interest.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the step of storing includes the steps of photographing a still image or a moving image of the point of interest, determining a moving direction of the moving object and a position of a point of interest Information can be stored together.

The navigation apparatus according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above searches the point of interest using the schedule of the predetermined user and the position of the moving object and provides information about the point of interest searched, So that the user can provide the necessary information.

In addition, by using the sensing unit to output the information related to the selected point of interest using the moving direction of the moving object, it is possible to provide visual information suitable for the position according to the position of the user.

1 is a block diagram of a navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The navigation apparatus 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, a location information module 120, an audio / video input unit 130, a user input unit 140, a sensing unit 150, an output unit 160, A memory 170, an interface unit 180, a control unit 190, a power supply unit 200, and the like. The components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential, so that a navigation device having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the navigation device 100 and the wireless communication system or between the navigation device 100 and the network in which the navigation device 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short distance communication module 114, and the like.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only And a Digital Broadcasting System (ISDB-T) (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 170.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be embedded in the navigation device 100 or externally. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 120 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

The GPS module receives a signal containing time information from at least three navigation satellites, and calculates the distance from each satellite using the signal. The position information can be obtained by applying the triangulation method to the calculated distance. The GPS module can further improve the accuracy of the calculated position information by applying techniques such as map matching and dead reckoning to the position information obtained by applying the triangulation method.

In addition to the GPS module, the location information module 120 can acquire location information using various technologies such as Cell tower signals, a wireless Internet signal, and a Bluetooth sensor in order to determine the location of the mobile terminal. This technology is called Hybrid Positioning System.

The position of the navigation terminal 100 detected by the position information module 120 may indicate the position of the moving object.

1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 130 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 131 and a microphone 132. The camera 131 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 161. [

The image frame processed by the camera 131 can be stored in the memory 170 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ At least two cameras 131 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 132 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 132 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 140 generates input data for controlling the operation of the navigation apparatus of the user. The user input unit 140 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

When the navigation device 100 is a navigation device 100 for a vehicle, a steering wheel, an acceleration pedal, a brake pedal, a gearshift lever, (140).

The sensing unit 150 may sense whether or not the user touches the navigation device 100, whether the power supply unit 200 is powered on, whether the interface unit 180 is connected to an external device or a vehicle part, . Meanwhile, the sensing unit 150 may include a proximity sensor 151.

The sensing unit 150 may include sensors for sensing movement of a moving object, for example, a speed sensor for sensing the moving speed of the moving object, an acceleration sensor (G-sensor) for sensing acceleration, And a gyro sensor for sensing a rotational angular velocity or a rotational angular acceleration of the motor. Sensors for detecting movement of the moving object may be utilized as a DR sensor (Dead Reckoning Sensor). The DR sensor may be included in the location information module or may be used to locate a mobile object by interacting with the location information module.

When the navigation device 100 is the navigation device 100 for a vehicle, the sensing unit 150 may detect whether the vehicle door or window is open or closed, whether the seat belt is worn, whether the driver's steering wheel, the accelerator pedal, The operation state of the shift lever and the like, the temperature inside or outside the vehicle, whether the vehicle collides with other objects and their strength, the distance between the vehicle and another object, the state of the parts mounted on the vehicle, A sensing signal for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100 or the vehicle may be generated by detecting the current state of the vehicle or the navigation device 100, such as the blinking state or brightness of the lamp, and the seating of the vehicle occupant. For example, when a vehicle door is open or when a vehicle occupant is seated, a pressure sensor can be used to sense the pressure applied to the chair.

The output unit 160 is for generating an output related to a visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 161, an acoustic output module 162, an alarm unit 163, and a haptic module 164 .

The display unit 161 displays (outputs) information to be processed in the navigation device 100. For example, when the navigation apparatus is in the route search mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with the route search is displayed. When the navigation apparatus 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, it displays the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI.

The display unit 161 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like.

The display unit 161 may be implemented as a Head Up Display (HUD). For example, the display unit 161 may be implemented on a window provided on a front glass or a door of the vehicle. At this time, the display unit 161 may be transparent or light transmissive.

There may be two or more display units 161 depending on the implementation of the navigation device 100. [

(Hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 161 and a sensor (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') that detects a touch operation form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display portion 161 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display portion 161 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and then transmits the corresponding data to the controller 190. Thus, the control unit 190 can know which area of the display unit 161 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 151 may be disposed in an inner region of a navigation device or a proximity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch" The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The audio output module 162 can output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a communication mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, . The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals associated with functions (e.g., call signal reception tones, message reception tones, route guidance tones, etc.) performed in the navigation apparatus 100. The sound output module 162 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 163 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the navigation apparatus 100. [ Examples of events that occur in a navigation device include reception of a call signal, reception of a message, touch input, abnormality of a component mounted on a vehicle, abnormal opening and closing of a vehicle door, a window, and the like. The alarm unit 163 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, a vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 161 or the audio output module 162 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 163. [

The haptic module 164 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 164 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the tactile module 164 are controllable. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 164 may be configured to perform various functions such as a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 164 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sense of the finger or arm. The haptic module 164 may include two or more haptic modules according to the configuration of the navigation device 100.

When the navigation device 100 is a navigation device 100 for a vehicle, the haptic module 164 may be provided in a place where frequent contact with a user is made in the vehicle. For example, a steering wheel, a shift gear lever, a seat, and the like.

The memory 170 may store a program for the operation of the controller 190 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., music, still image, moving picture, map data, etc.). The memory 170 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 170 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The navigation device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs the storage function of the memory 170 on the Internet.

The interface unit 180 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the navigation device 100. The interface unit 180 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the navigation device 100 or allows data in the navigation device 100 to be transmitted to an external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 180.

When the navigation device 100 is a navigation device 100 for a vehicle, the interface unit 180 may be a controller-area network (CAN), a local interconnect network (LIN), a FlexRay, a MOST (Media Oriented Systems Transport) And can be connected to other mounted devices of the vehicle.

The identification module is a chip that stores various information for authenticating the use right of the navigation device 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port. Or the identification device may be manufactured in the form of a vehicle key.

A controller 190 typically controls the overall operation of the navigation device. For example, data communication, video call, route search, vehicle control, and the like. The control unit 190 may include a multimedia module 191 for multimedia playback.

When the navigation device 100 is a navigation device 100 for a vehicle, the control unit 190 includes an airbag control unit 192 for controlling an airbag mounted on the vehicle, an emergency- A battery control unit 193, and the like.

The multimedia module 191, the airbag control unit 192 and the emergency battery control unit 193 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or separately from the control unit 190.

When the navigation device 100 is a navigation device 100 for a vehicle and is implemented together with a mobile communication technology, it is also called a telematics terminal. In this case, the control unit 190 becomes a telematics control unit (TCU).

The control unit 190 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 200 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 190 and supplies power required for operation of the respective components.

The navigation device 100 may include a part or all of the components and may be implemented as a portable navigation device 100 manufactured to be portable. Alternatively, the navigation device 100 may include a part or all of the components, and may be implemented as a navigation device 100 for a vehicle, which is integrated with the vehicle or is detachably mountable to the vehicle.

The navigation device 100 may be implemented integrally with the vehicle, or may be detachably attached to the vehicle as a separate device from the vehicle.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 190 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 170 and can be executed by the control unit 190. [

As shown in FIG. 1, the memory 170 stores schedule information of a predetermined user or information related to a point of interest and a point of interest. The schedule information refers to information related to a schedule of a user of the navigation terminal 100. [ The schedule information may include information related to the time, location, and purpose related to the schedule of the user.

The schedule information may be directly input to the navigation device 100 or may be stored in the memory 170 by a method of receiving information input by a user through another terminal from the other terminal.

The Point of Interest (POI) refers to a specific area or point that is interesting or useful to any user. The information related to the point of interest includes the latitude, longitude and the name of the point of interest. The information related to the point of interest may include a moving picture or still image of the point of interest, acoustic information associated with the point of interest, textual information associated with the selected point of interest, and the like.

The sound information may include a user-set or preset music in relation to the point of interest, a voice for guiding the point of interest, sound sensed at the selected point of interest, and the like.

The voice for guiding the point of interest means a voice for guiding the detailed information of the point of interest.

A microphone may be installed at the point of interest to generate a sound signal by sensing a sound generated at the point of interest. The acoustic signal may be transmitted to the navigation device 100. The sound sensed at the point of interest may refer to the acoustic signal received through the wireless communication unit 110. [

The text information related to the point of interest includes at least one of a telephone number of the point of interest, a distance from the moving object to the point of interest, a visitable time of the point of interest, guidance information of the point of interest, History or the price thereof, the time taken to reach the point of interest from the moving object, and the like.

For example, if the point of interest is a restaurant, the name of the restaurant, the telephone number, the distance and the time from the moving object, the menu of the food provided by the restaurant, and the price thereof may constitute text information related to the point of interest have.

A still image or a moving image of a point of interest among the information related to the point of interest may include a plurality of still images or moving images of the point of interest in at least two directions per one point of interest.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sensing unit 150 may sense the moving direction of the moving object. The sensing unit 150 may include a gyro sensor to sense the traveling direction of the moving object.

The memory 170 may store the moving direction of the moving object at the time of shooting the still image or the moving image photographed through the camera 131 together with the position information of the point of interest.

As shown in FIG. 1, the controller 190 searches for a point of interest using the preset schedule information and the location information of the mobile, selects at least one point of interest among the searched points of interest, And output information related to the point of interest.

The control unit may control to output information related to the selected point of interest in consideration of the moving direction of the moving object.

The information related to the selected point of interest may be a still image or a moving image of the selected point of interest and the still image or moving image may include a plurality of still images or moving images of the selected point of interest in at least two directions . In this case, the control unit 190 selects a still image or a moving image photographed in a direction similar to the direction in which the moving object is located from the selected point of interest among the plurality of moving images, and causes the display unit 161 to display the selected still image or moving image Can be displayed. For this, the controller 190 may use the traveling direction of the moving object sensed by the sensing unit 150.

For example, with respect to the selected point of interest, two moving pictures photographed in the direction of 30 ° and 60 ° clockwise from the true north direction of the earth are stored in the memory 170 .

Further, it is assumed that the position of the moving body is located at 40 degrees in the clockwise direction from the true north direction from the point of interest.

The controller 190 can determine the difference between the direction in which each moving image is captured and the direction in which the moving object is located from the point of interest. As a result, the controller 190 determines that the moving object is located at a position closer to the moving object than the moving image captured in the direction of 60 ° from the point of interest in the clockwise direction from the true north direction And can select it.

The control unit 190 may cause the output unit 160 to output the searched interest point and output information related to the point of interest selected by the user among the output points of interest.

The controller 190 may select at least one point of interest that satisfies a predetermined condition among the searched points of interest.

The selected point of interest may be selected in consideration of criteria including a distance between the searched point of interest and the moving object, a cost associated with the searched point of interest, a visitable time of the searched point of interest, a cost associated with the searched point of interest, .

For example, the control unit 190 may select a point of interest that is closest to the mobile object among the searched points of interest, select a point of interest at a searched point among the searched points of interest, You can choose the point of interest where the price of the service or product offered by the branch is the lowest. Further, the control unit 190 can select a point of interest by combining two or more of the above conditions.

The controller 190 may be located within a predetermined distance from the position of the moving object at the searched point and may search for points of interest related to the searched point of time.

The predetermined distance may mean a physical distance from the moving object to a point of interest or may be a time distance required to reach the point of interest from the moving object.

The point of interest associated with the searched time point may be a point of interest that may be useful for performing a schedule of a point-in-time searched on the schedule stored in the memory 170 or may be of interest to the user.

For example, it is assumed that a user is scheduled to eat at a point in time that is searched on a schedule stored in the memory 170. The control unit 190 can search restaurants that are interest points related to meals that are scheduled at a time when the user is searched.

As shown in FIG. 1, the output unit 160 may output information related to the selected point of interest. The output unit 160 may include a display unit 161 that displays moving images, still images, or text information to be photographed at the point of interest. In addition, the output unit 160 may include an audio output module 162 for outputting audio information related to the selected point of interest.

The display unit 161 may alternately display a plurality of still images or moving images of the selected point of interest.

As shown in FIG. 1, the A / V input unit 130 may input information related to a point of interest.

The A / V input unit 130 includes a camera 131 or a microphone 132. The user stores the moving image or the still image photographed at the point of interest through the camera 131 in the memory 170 or the sound information related to the point of interest through the microphone 132 Opinions, guides, and the like) in the memory 170.

1, the user input unit 140 may include an input for selecting at least one point of interest among a plurality of points of interest searched by the control unit 190 and output by the output unit 160, .

The user input unit 140 includes a touch screen 140. When a touch input is applied to a portion where a point of interest is displayed on the screen, a corresponding point of interest may be selected.

Alternatively, the user input unit 140 may be implemented as a keypad, a dial, or the like, or may be implemented by a method of selecting a point of interest through voice recognition when a user inputs a voice using the microphone 132 have.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method of a navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, information related to a point of interest and a point of interest is stored (S101). The information related to the point of interest and the point of interest may be stored in the manufacturing process of the navigation device 100 or may be stored by a user.

The step of storing information on the point of interest (S101) includes the steps of capturing a still image or a moving image of the point of interest, and determining a moving direction of the moving image and a position of a point of interest at the time of photographing And storing them together.

The schedule information of the user is also set and stored in the memory 170 (S102). The schedule information of the user may be directly stored in the navigation device 100 by the user or may be received and stored by the user in another terminal.

The navigation apparatus 100 senses the position information of the moving object during traveling (or movement of the user holding the navigation apparatus) (S103). The point of interest is searched using the detected position information of the moving object and predetermined schedule information (S104).

The searched point of interest may be located within a predetermined distance from the position at which the moving object is searched, and may be a point of interest related to the searched time point.

The navigation terminal 100 may output the retrieved interest point (S105-1), and may receive an input for selecting at least one point of interest (S105-2).

When at least one point of interest of the output point of interest is selected, information related to the point of interest searched can be output in consideration of the moving direction of the moving object (S106). The information associated with the selected point of interest may include at least one of a still image or a moving image of the selected point of interest, acoustic information associated with the selected point of interest, and textual information associated with the selected point of interest.

If the information related to the point of interest is a still image or a moving image, the still image or the moving image may include a plurality of still images or moving images of the selected point of interest in at least two directions.

When the information related to the searched interest point is output (S106), the still image or moving image photographed in a direction similar to the direction in which the moving object is located from the selected point of interest among the plurality of moving images or moving images can be displayed.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method of a navigation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The same steps as those of the information providing method of the navigation apparatus shown in FIG. 2 will not be described. In this embodiment, the navigation apparatus 100 may select at least one point of interest that satisfies a predetermined condition among the points of interest searched (S205).

The selected point of interest may be selected in consideration of criteria including a distance between the searched point of interest and the moving object, a cost associated with the searched point of interest, a visitable time of the searched point of interest, a cost associated with the searched point of interest, .

4 is a diagram illustrating a schedule storage in an information providing method of a navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the user can set his schedule using the terminal T and store the schedule. The terminal T for setting the schedule may be the navigation terminal 100. If the terminal T that sets the schedule is a terminal different from the navigation terminal 100, the schedule information may be transmitted from the terminal T that sets the schedule to the navigation terminal 100.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a display of information in a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the screen of the navigation device 100 displays various information necessary for the operation of the mobile object (including the movement of the user who carries the mobile object when the navigation device is a portable navigation device) Can be displayed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the display unit 161 may display an icon I1 indicating the orientation of the map displayed in one area of the screen. The display unit 161 may display a map such that a specific direction (for example, a true north direction of the earth), a moving direction of the moving object, a direction in which the destination is located, and the like are fixed and displayed in the upward direction of the screen.

The display unit 161 may display an icon I2 indicating whether the sound output module 162 is activated or not and a volume setting in one area of the screen. The user can activate or deactivate the sound output module 162 or adjust the volume thereof by applying a touch input to the icon I2.

The display unit 161 may display an icon (I3) indicating whether the route search function using TPEG (Transport Portal Experts Group) is activated or not in one area of the screen. TPEG (Transport Portal Experts Group) is a group for establishing a traffic information protocol established by the European Broadcasting Union in 1997. However, the navigation system is widely known as a route guidance function using real time traffic situation information have.

The display unit 161 may display an icon I4 indicating a scale of the map data in one area of the screen.

The display unit 161 may display an icon I5 for displaying the current time in one area of the screen. In addition, the display unit 161 may display an icon I6 indicating an estimated time to reach a predetermined destination in one area of the screen. In addition, an icon indicating the expected time to reach the predetermined destination may be displayed.

The display unit 161 may display an icon (I7, I7 ') indicating a distance to a predetermined destination in one area of the screen.

The display unit 161 may display an icon I8 that enlarges the map displayed in one area of the screen or an icon I8 'that shrinks the map.

The display unit 161 may display an icon I9 indicating a position and a moving direction of the moving object in one area of the screen. The icon I9 may be displayed on the map at a position corresponding to the current position of the mobile unit. In addition, the moving direction of the moving object can be indicated by the arrow I9 in the direction of the vertex of the arrow or the like.

The display unit 161 may display an icon I10 indicating a location name of an area where the moving object is located in one area of the screen.

And a route I11 necessary for reaching the predetermined destination can be displayed. The route I11 may not be displayed if the destination of the moving object is not set.

When the moving object is moving, points of interest located in the vicinity of the moving object are indicated by icons. The points of interest may be represented by icons R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 representing restaurants, icons C1 and C2 representing a movie theater, and icons H representing hotels.

5, according to the icon I5 indicating the current time, the current time is 12:10, so that the controller 190 searches the preset schedule stored in the memory 170. [ Since the current user's schedule corresponds to lunch (S1), the control unit 190 searches for points of interest related to lunch.

The controller 190 searches the restaurant at a point of interest determined to be related to lunch. It is possible to preferentially search restaurants located in the vicinity of the moving object in the course of searching the restaurant.

It is assumed that the point of interest related to the lunch, which is located close to the mobile and is a preset schedule, is searched at three points. The icons (R1, R2, R3) representing the searched points of interest may be output to differentiate from icons representing other points of interest.

For example, if a business name corresponding to the searched interest point is output through the sound output unit 162 or icons R1, R2, and R3 indicating the searched interest point are enlarged or displayed, The icons R1, R2, and R3 that are displayed may be displayed in a flashing manner.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the navigation terminal displays information related to a selected point of interest.

When the control unit 190 selects one of the searched interest points R1, R2 and R3, the display unit 161 can output information related to the selected interest point R1 have.

Although only one point of interest R1 is selected in FIG. 6, the controller 190 may select two or more points of interest among the retrieved points of interest.

As shown in FIG. 6, the information related to the selected point of interest may be displayed in a pop-up window (P) format. A thumbnail P1 related to the selected point of interest R1, a mutual P2 of a selected point of interest, a telephone number P3, and the like may be displayed in the pop-up window P.

The pop-up window P includes an icon P6 for activating a function of modifying information associated with the selected point of interest R1, such as a moving picture P4, sound information P5, and the selected point of interest R1, Can be displayed further.

When a user applies a touch input to a portion where the icons P5, P6 and P7 are displayed, the touch input corresponds to a function corresponding to the icon to which the touch input is applied Information modification functions).

FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7C are views showing a navigation apparatus displaying information related to a point of interest in consideration of the traveling direction of the moving object.

May be also 7a, 7b, as shown in 7c, to the point of interest still images or video images or video on a plurality of least-up in more than one direction, stopped-up _{(P A, P B, P} C) .

Each of the plurality of still images or moving images P _A , P _B , and P _C is captured at 45 ° from the front, 45 ° from the front, and 45 ° from the front to the same point of interest R 1.

The plurality of still images or moving images P _A , P _B , and P _C photographed in the different directions can be alternately displayed in accordance with the passage of time.

Alternatively, the controller 190 may display a still image or a moving image that is considered to be the most similar at a current time point of the user among the stored plurality of still images or moving images P _A , P _B , and P _C.

8 is a view showing another aspect of the navigation terminal displaying information related to a selected point of interest.

As shown in FIG. 8, the display unit 161 may display a description of a service or an item or a price (PD) of a service or an item provided at the selected point of interest in one area of the screen.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which the program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

The navigation apparatus having the above-described information providing method can be applied to a navigation apparatus having the above-described embodiments in a limited manner, but the embodiments can be applied to all or some of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made. Or may be selectively combined.

1 is a block diagram of a navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method of a navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

3 is a flowchart showing an information providing method of a navigation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a schedule storage in an information providing method of a navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display of information in a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

6 is a view illustrating a state in which the navigation terminal displays information related to a selected point of interest;

FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7C are diagrams showing a state in which a navigation apparatus displays information related to a point of interest in consideration of the traveling direction of the moving object. FIG.

FIG. 8 shows another view of the navigation terminal displaying information related to a selected point of interest; FIG.

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A memory for storing schedule information of a predetermined user, information relating to points of interest and points of interest; A location information module for detecting location information of a user; An output unit for outputting information related to the point of interest and the point of interest; And Selects at least one point of interest corresponding to a schedule according to the current time in the schedule information of the predetermined user in an area within a certain distance centering on the current position of the user, And a control unit for controlling the output unit so that the output unit is controlled by the control unit. The method according to claim 1, And a sensing unit for sensing a traveling direction of the user, Wherein, And controls to output information related to the selected point of interest in consideration of the traveling direction. The method according to claim 1, And a user input unit for selecting at least one of the points of interest, The output unit includes: And outputs at least one selected from the user among the points of interest. The method according to claim 1, Wherein, And selects at least one point of interest that satisfies a preset condition among the detected points of interest. 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein the navigation device is selected in consideration of at least one of a distance between the searched at least one point of interest and a current position of the user, a cost associated with the searched point of interest, and a visitable time of the searched point of interest. delete The method according to claim 1, The information associated with the selected point of interest, A still image or a moving image of the selected point of interest, acoustic information associated with the selected point of interest, and textual information associated with the selected point of interest. 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein the acoustic information comprises: Wherein the navigation information includes at least one of music associated with the selected point of interest, voice guiding the selected point of interest, and sound sensed at the selected point of interest. 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein the text information comprises: A distance from the current position of the user, a visitable time, guide information, a description or a price of a service or an article provided at the selected point of interest, an expected time taken to reach the selected point of interest Wherein the navigation device comprises at least one navigation device. 3. The method of claim 2, The information associated with the selected point of interest, A still image or a moving image of the selected point of interest, The still image or the moving image may be, And a plurality of still images or moving images of the selected point of interest in at least two directions. 11. The method of claim 10, Wherein, Selecting a still image or a moving image photographed in a direction similar to a direction in which a user is located from the selected point of interest among a plurality of still images or moving images, The output unit includes: And a display unit for displaying the selected still image or moving image. 8. The method of claim 7, The information associated with the selected point of interest, A plurality of still images or moving images of the selected point of interest, The output unit includes: And a display unit for alternately displaying at least two still images or moving images among the plurality of still images or moving images. The method according to claim 1, And an A / V input unit for inputting information related to the point of interest. 14. The method of claim 13, The A / V input unit comprises: And a camera for photographing a still image or a moving image for the point of interest, The memory comprising: Wherein the controller stores the still image or moving image captured through the camera and the moving direction of the user and the position information of the point of interest at the time of shooting. Searching at least one point of interest located within a preset distance around the current position of the user using the user's schedule corresponding to the current time and the current location information of the user from the schedule information of the predetermined user; Selecting at least one point of interest of the searched interest points; And And outputting information related to the selected point of interest in consideration of the moving direction of the user. 16. The method of claim 15, Wherein the selecting comprises: Outputting the searched point of interest; And receiving an input for selecting at least one point of interest of the output point of interest. 16. The method of claim 15, Wherein the selecting comprises: And selecting at least one point of interest that satisfies a predetermined condition among the searched points of interest. delete 16. The method of claim 15, The information associated with the selected point of interest, Wherein the navigation information includes at least one of a still image or a moving image of the selected point of interest, acoustic information related to the selected point of interest, and textual information related to the selected point of interest. 20. The method of claim 19, The information associated with the selected point of interest, A still image or a moving image of the selected point of interest, The still image or the moving image may be, And a plurality of still images or moving images of the selected point of interest in at least two directions. 21. The method of claim 20, Wherein the outputting step comprises: And displaying the still image or moving image photographed in a direction similar to a direction in which the user is located from the selected point of interest among the plurality of still images or moving images. 20. The method of claim 19, The information associated with the selected point of interest, A plurality of still images or moving images of the selected point of interest, Wherein the outputting step comprises: And displaying at least two still images or moving images among the plurality of still images or moving images alternately. 16. The method of claim 15, Further comprising receiving and storing information related to the point of interest and the point of interest. 24. The method of claim 23, Wherein the storing step comprises: Capturing a still image or a moving image for the point of interest; Wherein the moving direction of the user and the position information of the point of interest are stored together with the captured still image or moving image and the captured image.

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