KR20120101201A - Server and module for providing map service, and, method for providing and requesting map service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A map service providing server, a module thereof, and a map service providing and applying method are provided to select a desired map layer, an interesting point, and a tile generation area through a map image tool of a web page, thereby more conveniently applying for a user-defined map. CONSTITUTION: A UI(User Interface) generating unit(120) a layer setting UI and a interesting point setting UI for setting styles of interesting points and map layers classified beforehand. When the styles of the map layers are set through the layer setting UI, a layer managing unit(141) stores and manages the styles of the map layers in a database(160). When the styles of the interesting points are set through the interesting point setting UI, an interesting point managing unit(142) stores and manages the styles of the interesting points in a database. [Reference numerals] (10) Network; (110) User managing unit; (120) UI generating unit; (130) Preview screen generating unit; (140) Data managing unit; (141) Layer managing unit; (142) Interesting point managing unit; (143) Tile managing unit; (150) Map tile generating unit; (151) Layer applying unit; (152) Interesting point applying unit; (153) Tile generating unit; (160) DB

Description

Server and module for providing map service, and method for providing and applying map service {Server and Module for Providing Map Service, and, Method for Providing and Requesting Map Service}

The present invention relates to a server and a module for providing a map service, and a map service providing and application method. The present invention relates to a server and a module for providing a map service, and a method for providing and applying a map service.

The raster method, which provides a map service through the web, displays a map image without using continuous x and y coordinate values. It does not need to install an ActiveX module and is a viewer that complies with web standards. Provide a map service to the user through. The raster method is divided into a method of dynamically generating an image according to a client's request and a service of creating a map image in a tile form in advance.

If a service provider such as an individual, a company, an organization, or a public institution wants to provide a map service through a web using a pre-made tiled map image, the service provider may provide a map service provided by a map service provider such as a large portal site. You can use it but you have to pay a certain amount.

In addition, the service provider may not provide a service by generating a map image of its own by adding data owned by the service provider in addition to the map provided by the map service provider. In order to solve this problem, the service provider can directly build a web map service, but in this case, hardware, software, and manpower required for the web map service must be separately configured.

The present invention provides a service provider to provide a map service, that is, a server and a module for providing a map service that allows a user to easily create a user-defined map image tile through a map image tool, and a method of providing and applying a map service. For the purpose.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a server and a module for providing a map service capable of providing a map image based on a user-defined map image tile requested by a user, and a method of providing and applying a map service.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a server and a module for providing a map service that can be charged based on the user-defined map image tile requested by the user, and a method of providing and applying a map service.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a map service server for providing a map service to a user terminal connected through a network may include a layer setting UI (User Interface) for setting a style of the desired map layers and points of interest; A UI generator for generating a point of interest setting UI; A layer manager configured to store and manage the styles of the set map layers in a database when the styles of the map layers are set through the layer setting UI displayed on the user terminal; And a point of interest manager that stores and manages the styles of the set points of interest in the database when the styles of the points of interest are set through the layer setting UI displayed on the user terminal.

The layer setting UI includes a menu for allowing a user of the user terminal to select map layers of the desired map layers, and the point-of-interest setting UI includes the user among the desired point of interest layers. Includes a menu for selecting the points of interest that are desired to be marked.

The layer setting UI includes a menu for adding a user-defined layer created by a user of the user terminal, and the point of interest setting UI includes a menu for adding a user-defined point of interest created by the user.

And a viewer providing unit configured to provide a preview screen of the map image to which the styles of the set map layers and the styles of the points of interest are applied.

The style of the map layers includes the color of the map layers, the transparency of the map layers, the outline color of the map layers, the transparency of the outline, the style and thickness of the outline, and the style of the points of interest may include: Font, font size, and font color.

The layer setting UI and the point of interest setting UI are displayed on the user terminal through a web browser of the user terminal.

The UI generating unit may further generate a map UI for selecting an area for creating a map, and after the map UI is displayed on the user terminal, when the user of the user terminal selects the area for creating the map for each map accumulation, And a tile manager configured to manage a region selected for each map accumulation as a tile generation region.

Generating a plurality of tiles-images for constructing a map corresponding to the tile generation area by combining the styles of the map layers set in the user terminal and the styles of the points of interest; It further comprises a map tile generator.

The map tile generator may include a layer applying unit configured to apply the styles of the map layers set by the user in the user terminal to the map layers; A point of interest application unit for applying a style of the points of interest set by the user in the user terminal to the points of interest; And a tile generation unit generating tiles of regions selected by the user in the user terminal for each map accumulation.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the map service module for providing a map service to a customer may include a layer setting UI (User Interface) and a point of interest setting UI for setting the style of the desired map layers and points of interest. UI generating unit for generating a; A layer manager configured to store and manage the styles of the set map layers in a memory when the layer setting UI is displayed on the terminal of the customer and the styles of the map layers are set; And a point of interest manager configured to store and manage the styles of the points of interest in the memory when the style of the points of interest is set by displaying the point of interest setting UI on the terminal.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of providing a map service to a user terminal connected to a map service server through a network may include: a layer setting UI (User Interface) for setting a style of a favorite map layer; Providing to the user terminal; If the styles of the map layers are set through the layer setting UI displayed on the user terminal, storing the styles of the set map layers; Providing the user terminal with a point-of-interest setting UI for setting the style of the desired points of interest; And when the styles of the points of interest are set through the point of interest setting UI displayed on the user terminal, storing the styles of the set points of interest.

And providing the user terminal with a preview screen of the map image to which the styles of the set map layers and the styles of the points of interest are applied.

The layer setting UI and the point of interest setting UI are displayed on the user terminal through a web browser of the user terminal.

Providing the user terminal with a map UI for selecting an area for making a map; And after the map UI is displayed on the user terminal, when the user selects the area for the map creation by map accumulation, the user of the user terminal manages the selected area by the map accumulation as a tile generation area.

Generating a plurality of tiles-images for constituting a map corresponding to the tile generation area-for each map accumulation by combining the styles of the map layers set in the user terminal and the styles of the points of interest; It includes more.

Generating tiles according to the map accumulation may include: applying a style of the map layers set by the user to the map layers in the user terminal; Applying a style of the points of interest set by the user to the points of interest at the user terminal; And generating tiles of regions selected by the user for each map accumulation in the user terminal.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the map service application method of the user terminal connected to the map service server and the network, the layer setting UI (User Interface) for setting the style of the favorite map layers the map Receiving and displaying the service server; If the styles of the map layers are set through the displayed layer setting UI, transmitting the styles of the set map layers to the map service server; Receiving and displaying a point of interest setting UI provided by the map service server for setting a style of the desired points of interest; And when the styles of the points of interest are set through the displayed point of interest setting UI, transmitting the styles of the set points of interest to the map service server.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing at least one of the above methods is included.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a map service, the method comprising: setting a layer of interest and a style of a layer from among a user's desired map service; Receiving, from a user who wants to receive a map service, points of interest that the user wants to mark among the set layers; Generating a map to which the styles of the set map layers and the styles of the points of interest are applied; And providing the generated map to the user. It includes a map service providing method comprising a.

The method of providing a map service may include: generating a preview screen to which the styles of the set map layers and the styles of points of interest are applied; And providing the preview screen to the user.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, in a map service system that provides a map service to a user terminal connected through a network, a layer setting UI (User Interface) is created for setting a style of a favorite map layer. A map service server; A user who receives the layer setting UI and displays it to the user, sets a style of the map layers of interest among the pleasant map layers through the layer setting UI, and transmits the set style to the map service server. The map service server may include a terminal. The map service server may include a map service system for providing a map service, wherein the set style is stored and managed in the database.

The map service server may be configured to receive points of interest that the user wants to mark from among layers set by the user, and transmit the set points of interest to the map service server.

The map service server may generate a map to which the styles of the set map layers and the styles of the points of interest are applied.

The map service server may generate a preview screen to which the styles of the set map layers and the styles of points of interest are applied to the user terminal.

The map service server generates a plurality of tiles-images for constructing a map corresponding to the tile generation area by combining the styles of the map layers set in the user terminal with the styles of the points of interest, It may be generated for each map accumulation.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user for using a map service may select a map layer, a point of interest, and a tile generation area required by the user by using a map image tool of a web page. You can apply for a more convenient and request editing of the map.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an administrator of a map service server that provides a map service can easily produce and request a user's request, for example, a style of a map layer and a point of interest using a UI according to a level selected by the user. I can edit it.

1 is a block diagram showing a map service system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 illustrates a login UI;
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a layer setting UI according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a point of interest setting UI according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map UI according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an initial screen for generating a tile displayed on a server;
7 illustrates a layer display UI according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a diagram illustrating a layer management UI according to an embodiment of the present invention;
9 is a diagram illustrating a map layer UI according to an embodiment of the present invention;
10 is a diagram illustrating a point of interest management UI according to an embodiment of the present invention;
11 is a diagram illustrating a tile generation UI for generating a map tile image according to an embodiment of the present invention;
12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map made of tiles;
13 is a view showing a map request list requested by users;
14 is a block diagram illustrating a map service module according to another embodiment of the present invention;
15 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing and requesting a map service in a map service server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
16 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a map service of a map service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it may be directly formed on another element, or a third element may be interposed therebetween. Also in the figures, the thickness of the components is exaggerated for an effective description of the technical content.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In describing the following specific embodiments, various specific details are set forth in order to explain and understand the invention in more detail. However, those skilled in the art can understand that the present invention can be used without these various specific details. In some cases, it is mentioned in advance that parts of the invention which are commonly known in the description of the invention and which are not highly related to the invention are not described in order to prevent confusion in explaining the invention without cause.

1 is a block diagram showing a map service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The map service system according to the present embodiment includes a map service server 100 and at least one user terminal 20.

Here, the map service server 100 is a device for providing a map service using a raster method through the web, and the user terminal 20 is a device for receiving a map service. The raster service is a method in which a map image is produced by arranging one or more tiles according to a user's request.

The user terminal 20 is connected to the map service server 100 and the network 10, the user is connected to the map service server 100 in the user terminal 20, which is provided by the map service server 100 After signing up through the web page, you can apply to create the map you want.

Referring to FIG. 1, the map service server 100 may include a user manager 110, a user interface (UI) generator 120, a preview screen generator 130, a data manager 140, and a map tile generator. 150 may be included. Here, the user manager 110, the user interface (UI) generator 120, the preview screen generator 130, the data manager 140, and / or the map tile generator 150 may be software and / or hardware. It can be implemented as. For example, at least some of these components may be stored in a storage unit such as a hard disk or a nonvolatile memory in the form of a program, and then loaded and operated in the memory.

The user manager 110 stores the information of the user, which is filled in during the membership, in the database 160 and manages the authentication of the user. 'User's information' includes a user ID and a password. When the user accesses the server 100 through the user terminal 20, the user terminal 20 displays a web page showing the login UI 200 as shown in FIG. 2. The user may log in to the server 100 or register as a member through the login UI 200.

The UI generator 120 may generate all the UIs necessary to provide the map service of the server 100, that is, the UI required for the user to access the server 100 and apply for the map service. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the UI generating unit 130 may generate a UI necessary for applying for a map service in the form of a web page, but the UI generating unit 130 according to the present invention is necessarily in the form of a web page. There is no need to create a UI, and it is also possible to provide elements that compose a web page separately.

In addition, the UI generator 120 may generate a UI provided to the administrator in connection with the map service of the server 100. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the UI generator 120 has been described as being able to generate both the UI provided to the user and the server administrator, but the UI generator to generate the UI provided to the user and the UI provided to the server administrator It is also possible to separately configure the UI generating unit for generating a.

The UI generator 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may refer to data necessary for generating a UI, and such data may be stored in the DB 160. On the other hand, the data required to generate the UI by the UI generator 120 may be stored in a storage unit (not shown) provided separately from the DB (160).

On the other hand, the DB 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a storage device for storing a file or data, and may store data in the form of a table or in the form of a file rather than a table. Do.

The communication module (not shown) of the server 100 transmits UIs (for example, 200 to 500) generated by the UI generator 120 to the user terminal 20 through the network 10, and the user terminal. Information set through the UIs may be received at 20.

In addition, the UI generating unit 120 generates UIs (for example, 600 to 1300) for generating tiles constituting a map image, and these UIs are manager terminals (not shown) or servers connected to the server 100. The display unit 100 may be displayed on a display unit (not shown) included in the 100. In the present specification, 'display on the server' or 'display on the server' is used to mean that the display unit provided by the server is displayed or the terminal connected to the server is displayed.

The UI generator 120 may include a login UI 200 for logging in, a layer setting UI 300 for setting styles of the map layers, a point of interest setting UI 400 for setting a style of points of interest, and The map UI 500 may be selected to select an area for creating a map. The web browser of the user terminal 20 may display the layer setting UI 300, the point of interest setting UI 400, and the map UI 500 generated by the UI generator 120 in the form of a web page.

In addition, the UI generator 120 may provide the user terminal 20 with the preview screen, a viewer program for allowing the user terminal 20 to display a preview screen to be described later. Here, the viewer program may be stored in the DB 160 or a separate storage unit (not shown). FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a layer setting UI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the layer setting UI 300 includes a menu 310 that allows a user to select map layers that the user wants to display from among the favorite map layers. The desired map layers are stored in the database 160 of the map service server 100. The UI generator 120 may generate a layer setting UI 300 including a map layer list using file names of map layers stored in the database 160.

In the menu 310, a map layer list is displayed, and when the user selects a desired map layer from the map layer list and selects a 'map preview' menu, the preview screen generator 130 may select a map selected at the target level. Provides a preview screen showing the layers. The level is represented by a different value according to the accumulation of the map, and the target level means a level currently set among the plurality of levels.

The preview screen generation unit 130 may generate a preview screen by reading the map layers selected by the user at the target level from the database 160. When the preview screen generator 130 provides a preview screen of the map layer to the UI generator 120, the UI generator 120 provides a preview screen (not shown) of the map layer to the layer setting UI 300. It can be added to one side of or created as a new window.

Alternatively, the preview screen generator 130 may output the preview screen of the generated map layer to the user terminal 20 through a communication module (not shown). The preview screen generator 130 may additionally output a viewer program necessary to display the preview screen to the user terminal 20. The user terminal 20 may display a preview screen of the map layer by itself or by executing a viewer program. In addition, the user terminal 20 may display the preview screen as a new web page or as a pop-up window.

When the preview screen of the map layer is displayed together with the layer setting UI 300, the user can set and edit the style of the map layer while checking the current setting state of the map layer selected by the layer setting UI 300. have. Alternatively, even when the preview screen is not displayed, the user may set and edit the style of the map layer in the layer setting UI 300. The style of the map layer includes the color and transparency of the map layer, the color and transparency of the outline of the map layer, the style and thickness of the outline, and the like, as shown in the layer setting UI 300.

When the user selects the 'addition' menu among the layer setting UI 300, the user terminal 20 transmits a signal for requesting the addition of the map layer to the UI generator 120. The UI generator 120 may add a layer addition screen for adding a map layer to the layer setting UI 300 and transmit it to the user terminal 20.

The layer adding screen may have a window search form or a file search form so that a user may search for and add a user-defined layer. The user may add a user-defined layer stored in the user terminal 20 through the layer addition screen. The user terminal 20 transmits the added user-defined layer information (which may be an image file) to the server 100, and the data manager 140 maps the received user-defined layer information to the user's ID to provide a database. Can be stored at 160.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a point of interest setting UI according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the point-of-interest setting UI 400 includes a menu 410 that allows a user to select points of interest that the user desires to mark from among points of interest. The UI generator 120 may generate the POI setting UI 400 including the POI list using the names of the POs stored in the database 160. Examples of points of interest are various, such as a park, a main subway station, a main road, a main public office, a main building, and the like, as illustrated in the menu 410, and may be subjectively set by a user.

The user may select a level for setting the style of the point of interest in the point of interest setting UI 400, select a desired point of interest from the point of interest list displayed on the menu 410, and then set and edit the style of the point of interest. . The style of the point of interest is the point of interest setting UI 400, the color and transparency of the point of interest, the font of the point of interest, font size and font color, the color and transparency of the outline of the point of interest, the style and thickness of the outline And the like.

When the user selects the 'map preview' menu of the point of interest setting UI 400, the preview screen generation unit 130 generates the UI by generating a preview screen showing the style of the point of interest set at the target level. Provided to section 120. The target UI generator 120 may add a preview screen (not shown) of the point of interest to one side of the point of interest setting UI 400 or may be generated as a new window.

The preview screen generating unit 130 may generate a preview screen for each target level currently selected by the user in the layer setting UI 300. Also, the preview screen generation unit 130 may generate a preview screen of the point of interest by combining the styles of the map layers and the points of interest selected at the same level. That is, the preview screen generation unit 130 combines the map layers selected by the user and the user-defined layers at the same level as the target level, and displays the points of interest on the combined map layers to display the preview screen of the points of interest. Can be generated. To this end, the preview screen generation unit 130 may load the map layers and the points of interest selected by the user from the database 160 and then apply each style.

When the preview screen generator 130 provides a preview screen of the generated map layer to the UI generator 120, the UI generator 120 provides a preview screen (not shown) of the map layer with a layer setting UI ( It may be added to one side of 300) or generated as a new window.

Alternatively, the preview screen generator 130 may directly output the preview screen of the generated map layer to the user terminal 20 through a communication module (not shown). Operation related to this has been described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 and thus will be omitted. When the user selects an 'addition' menu among the point of interest setting UI 400, the user terminal 20 transmits a signal for requesting addition of the point of interest to the UI generator 120. The UI generator 120 may add the point of interest addition screen (not shown) to the point of interest setting UI 400 and transmit it to the user terminal 20.

The point of interest addition screen is a screen for allowing a user to search for and add a user-defined point of interest. The user may add a user-defined point of interest stored in the user terminal 20 through the add point of interest screen. The user terminal 20 transmits the added user-defined point of interest information (which may be an image file) to the server 100. The data manager 140 may map the received user-defined point of interest information to the user's ID and store the information in the database 160.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map UI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The map UI 500 illustrated in FIG. 5 is a UI for allowing a user to select a region for creating a map. The map UI 500 may be a UI for receiving a selection of a tile generation area from which a user substantially generates tiles forming a map. The map UI 500 displayed on the user terminal 20 includes an area 510 for displaying a map. The user may select a region 520 for making a map at a desired level by using a mouse or a keyboard in the user terminal 20. As the number of levels increases, the map displayed on the area 510 is enlarged, and the user may select the area 520 for each level. For example, the user may select the 'addition' menu to select the region 520 for each level. Since the server 100 generates tiles according to the selected region 520, the selected region 520 is used as a tile generation region for generating tiles that substantially map.

The preview screen generator 130 may generate a preview screen of the selected region 520, but may generate a preview screen of the map to which the styles of the map layers set by the user and the styles of the points of interest are applied. The preview screen generator 130 provides the generated preview screen to the UI generator 120, and the UI generator 120 adds the preview screen to the map UI 500 to the user terminal 20. to provide.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the data manager 140 manages basic data necessary for creating a map of a region desired by a user. The basic data may include map layers selected by the user, points of interest selected by the user, user-defined layers, and user-defined points of interest among the plurality of moody map layers and the moods of interest. Basic data will be described in detail in a data database (DB) 160 to be described later.

The data manager 140 may include a layer manager 141, a point of interest manager 142, and a tile manager 143.

When the styles of the map layers are set through the layer setting UI 300, the layer manager 141 may store and manage the styles of the set map layers in a file format in the database 160. In addition, when a user-defined layer is added through the layer setting UI 300, the layer manager 141 stores the information of the added user-defined layer (including an image, a file name, and a style) in a file format in the database 160. And manage.

The point of interest manager 142 may store and manage the styles of the points of interest in the form of a file in the database 160 when the styles of the points of interest are set through the point of interest setting UI 300 displayed on the user terminal 20. Can be. That is, when the user completes the style setting of the points of interest after the point of interest setting UI 400 is displayed on the user terminal 20, the point of interest manager 142 sets the styles of the points of interest in the form of a file in the database 160. Store and manage. In addition, when the user-defined point of interest is added through the point-of-interest setting UI 300, the point-of-interest management unit 142 stores the information of the added point of interest (including image file, file name, and style) in the database 160. Can be stored and managed in a file format. The tile manager 143 displays the map UI 500 on the user terminal 20, and when the user selects an area 520 for map creation by map accumulation, that is, by level, the tile generation unit generates a tile selected by level. It can be stored and managed in the database 160 as an area.

Meanwhile, when the user selects all of the styles of the layers, the styles of the points of interest, and the tile generation areas through the UIs 300, 400, and 500 generated and displayed by the UI generator 120, the map tile of the server 100. The generation unit 150 may generate a tile of tile generation regions stored in the database 160 and complete the map by combining the generated tiles and styles.

In detail, the map tile generator 150 may generate a plurality of tiles by combining the styles of the map layers set in the user terminal 20 and the styles of the points of interest, and may generate the plurality of tiles for each map accumulation. . The plurality of tiles are images for constructing a map corresponding to an area selected by a user (ie, a tile generation area), and the plurality of tiles are connected to form a map.

The map tile generator 150 may include a layer applier 151, a point of interest applier 152, and a tile generator 153.

The layer applying unit 151 may apply the styles of the map layers set by the user stored in the database 160 to the map layers selected by the user. The map layers used in the layer applying unit 151 may include a map layer and a user-defined layer included in the basic data.

The point of interest application unit 152 may apply the style of points of interest set by the user stored in the database 160 to the points of interest selected by the user. The points of interest used in the point of interest application unit 152 may include points of interest and user-defined points of interest included in the basic data.

The tile generator 153 may generate tiles of regions selected by the user (ie, tile generation regions) in the user terminal 20 for each map accumulation.

Detailed operations of the layer applying unit 151, the point of interest applying unit 152, and the tile generating unit 153 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 to 13. The UIs 600 to 1300 illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 13 are generated by the UI generator 120 and displayed on a display unit (not shown) of the server 100 or a terminal (not displayed) connected to the server 100. Can be. On the other hand, the display unit (not shown) or the terminal (not displayed) is easily understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention will be detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The map tile generator 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program. The operation of the map tile generator 150 may be implemented under the management of the administrator of the server 100 or may be implemented to automatically operate when a predetermined condition is satisfied even without the administrator's instruction.

Hereinafter, a case in which the map tile generator 150 operates under the management of an administrator will be described.

When the map tile generator 150 starts to operate, the server 100 may display the initial screen 600 as shown in FIG. 6 on an administrator terminal or a display unit (not shown). Here, the initial screen 600 is generated by the UI generator 120 and may be displayed when the map tile generator 150 starts to operate.

Referring to FIG. 6, the initial screen 600 includes a file view window 610 showing a layer list, a log window 620 showing a log of layers, and a map display window 630 showing maps of layers selected by a user. Include.

7 is a diagram illustrating a layer display UI according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a layer management UI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the manager loads a file of map layers selected by the user in the layer setting UI 300 of FIG. 3, the layer applying unit 151 generates a map including layers selected by the user and user-defined layers. The UI generator 120 inserts the map generated by the layer applier 151 into the map display window 720 to display the layer display UI 700. The server 100 displays the generated layer display UI 700. The file view window 710 of the layer display UI 700 displays the file names of the layers selected by the user in the user terminal 20 and the user-defined layers, and the map display window 720 displays the layers selected by the user. A map of layers is displayed.

When the administrator selects one of the map layers displayed in the file view window 710, the UI generator 800 loads a style set on the selected map layer from the database 160 and displays the layer management UI 800 as shown in FIG. 8. Create The server 100 displays the generated layer management UI 800. That is, the UI generator 120 generates a layer management UI 800 showing the style of the map layer set by the user through the layer setting UI 300 in the user terminal 20. The 'Display Level' menu of FIG. 8 shows a range of levels where the map layer selected by the current administrator is displayed.

If the style of the map layer set by the user is inappropriate, the administrator may modify the style in the layer management UI 800. The layer applier 151 may map the modified map layer's style to the map layer and store the same as another name or overwrite the database 160. In addition, when the administrator selects the 'screen preview' of the layer management UI 800, the layer applying unit 151 may generate a map to which the style of the currently selected map layer is applied as a preview screen, and the UI generator ( 120 may display the preview screen generated by the layer applying unit 151 in the UI 800. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the layer application unit 151 is described as generating a preview screen of the map to which the style of the currently selected map layer is applied, but the preview screen generation unit 130 is configured to generate the preview screen. It would be possible.

9 is a diagram illustrating a map layer UI according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a point of interest management UI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

If the administrator selects 'Apply the same PID' of the layer management UI 800, the layer applying unit 151 may generate a map to which the styles of all the map layers are applied, and the generated UI is generated by the UI generating unit 120. May be included in the map layer UI 900 and displayed. That is, when the administrator selects 'Apply same PID' of the layer management UI 800, the layer applying unit 151 may display the color and transparency of the map layers displayed on the layer display UI 700 of FIG. The changed maps may be generated, and the generated maps may be displayed on the map display window 910.

Subsequently, when an administrator loads a file of points of interest from a menu of the map layer UI 900, the point of interest application unit 152 selects a user-selected interest stored in the database 160 on a map to which all the map layers' styles are applied. Create a map of the levels, level by level. The generated map may be included in the point-of-interest management UI 1000 by the UI generator 120 and displayed. That is, the point of interest application unit 152 may generate a map showing points of interest set by the user for each level.

Meanwhile, in the present exemplary embodiment, the point of interest application unit 152 has been described as generating a map displaying points of interest on a map to which the styles of all the map layers have been applied. It is also possible to create a displayed map.

Referring to FIG. 10, it can be seen that the user has set points of interest at the seventh level except for the names of major overseas cities, major domestic oceans / books, cities, provinces, metropolitan cities, and general cities. The administrator may delete duplicate or unnecessary points of interest listed among the points of interest listed in the 'POI classification', and add necessary points of interest. When the administrator selects 'OK', the style of the points of interest set or modified for each level may be finally stored in the database 160.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a tile generation UI for generating a map tile image according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map formed of tiles.

When the style setting of the points of interest is completed through the point of interest management UI 1000 of FIG. 10, the tile generator 153 generates a tile, and the generated tile is generated by the UI generator 120. 1100 may be included and displayed. If the administrator selects 'manual input', the administrator must manually input the range of levels to display the map, the X value and the Y value of the tile. 'Start Level' and 'End Level' are the minimum and maximum levels, respectively.

'Start Tile X value' and 'End Tile X value' are position values of tiles constituting the map corresponding to 'Start Level', meaning '108 to 111', that is, four tiles are provided in the horizontal direction. In addition, 'start Tile Y value' and 'end Tile Y value' are position values of tiles forming a map corresponding to 'start level', meaning '49 to 52 'in the vertical direction, that is, four tiles are provided. do. Accordingly, the map of the area selected by the user at the 7th level through the map UI 500 of FIG. 5 may be configured by a combination of tiles arranged in a '4 × 4' shape.

When the administrator completes the necessary settings for tile generation through the tile generation UI 1100, the tile generator 153 generates tiles for displaying a map of the region 520 selected by the user, and includes the generated tiles. Map 1210 may be generated. The server 100 may display the map 1210 as a popup window as shown in FIG. 12. The map 1210 illustrated in FIG. 12 corresponds to seven levels of tile setting values set by the administrator for each level in FIG. 11. Thus, the map 1210 consists of a combination of tiles arranged in a '4 × 4' shape.

The map 1210 may be displayed through a dedicated viewer of the map tile generator 150, and the administrator may check the quality of the map 1210. As a result of the check, if the editing is no longer necessary, the administrator stores the map 1210 in the database 160. In addition, the administrator may directly transfer the map 1210 generated for each level to a storage medium and notify the user of an address such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol). In the latter case, the user can access the server 100 by using FTP to check the map produced according to the user's request for each level.

13 shows a map request list requested by users.

The map request list 1300 may be generated by the UI generator 120. 'In progress' of the map request list 1300 means that the map image requested by the user is being prepared, and 'complete' means that the creation of the map is completed. The manager may grasp the progress of the mapping by referring to the map request list 1200.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the database 160 may store user information, original data, basic data, styles of basic data, and tile generation areas.

The user information is information used when a user of the user terminal 20 registers as a member of the server 100 and includes an ID and a password.

The original data includes a plurality of map layers (including images and file names) and a plurality of points of interest (including images and file names) that are moods for the map service.

The basic data includes map layers selected by the user from among the plurality of mood maps, points of interest selected by the user from among the plurality of moods of interest, user-defined layers, and user-defined points of interest. The style of the basic data includes information on the style set by the user in the layer setting UI 300 and the point of interest setting UI 400 with respect to the basic data. The basic data and the style of the basic data are mapped to IDs used when the user logs in and are stored in a file form, and are stored for each level selected in the layer setting UI 300 and the POI setting 400.

The map layer is data for forming a map, and the types of the map layer are divided by the objects forming the map such as the mountain layer, the highway layer, the provincial road layer, the train layer, and the like, and may have the same color for each layer. The user defined layer is a layer created by the user of the user terminal 20. The user may add one or more user-defined layers manufactured in accordance with the purpose of using the map in the layer setting UI 300.

Point of Interest (POI) refers to an attribute of a layer or an attribute of a region that a user wants to mark, also called a label or annotation. The user-defined point of interest may be a point of interest created by the user and may be a point of interest made for the purpose or intention of using the map. The user may add one or more user-defined points of interest in the point of interest setting UI 400.

The tile generation area is an area 520 for creating a map selected by the user through the map UI 500, and the database 160 stores the tile generation area selected for each level.

On the other hand, the map service server 100 may impose a charge on the use of the map service to the user according to the rules set forth below. That is, the user may pay the administrator the cost automatically calculated in the web page of the server 100 as the cost of the map service.

In detail, the server 100 sets the number of map layers basically provided by the map service to the base rate, and if the number of map layers selected or added by the user exceeds a predetermined number, You can charge separately. In addition, the server charges a fee according to the size of the area selected by the user in the map UI 500, and may charge a fee according to the number of tiles used according to the level of the area. In addition, the server may charge according to the number of points of interest selected by the user or the number of user-defined points of interest. In addition, when the user does not utilize the map created by the server 100 in the web server, the administrator may support the environment for providing a map service on behalf of the user, and may charge the user a hosting fee of the map service.

14 is a block diagram illustrating a map service module according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14, the map service module 1400 includes a storage unit 1410, a UI generator 1420, a preview screen generator 1430, a layer manager 1440, a point of interest manager 1450, and a tile manager 1460. It may include. The storage unit 1410, the UI generator 1420, the preview screen generator 1430, the layer manager 1440, the point of interest manager 1450, and the tile manager 1460 of FIG. 14 may include the database 160 of FIG. 1. ), Similar to the UI generator 120, the preview screen generator 130, and the data manager 140, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

However, while the map service server 100 of FIG. 1 relates to an embodiment in which a user applies for a map service through a web page, the map service module 1400 of FIG. 14 provides a user a server in the user terminal 20. Allows you to apply for guidance services directly without accessing (100).

To this end, when a user executes a program of the map service module 1400 in the user terminal 20, the UI generator 120 generates the UIs 300, 400, and 500 described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. can do. The user may set the style of the map layers and the styles of the points of interest through the UIs 300 and 400, and register the user-defined layer and the user-defined points of interest. In addition, the user may select, for each level, an area for creating a map through the UI 500. Various data set, registered, and selected by the user are stored in the storage unit 1410. When the map service module 1400 is recorded on a storage medium such as a compact disk (CD) and provided to a user, the storage unit 141 may be allocated in the CD.

When the stored data is provided to the manager, the manager executes a program for generating a tile of the map and generates tiles for each level using the stored data. In this way, various data set, registered, and selected by the user are combined, and a map composed of a plurality of tiles is generated for each level.

15 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing and applying a map service of a map service server according to an exemplary embodiment.

The map service server for executing the map service providing method of FIG. 15 may be the map service server 100 described with reference to FIG. 1 or at least one processor (not shown) provided in the server 100.

In operation S1505, the user terminal accesses the map service server and attempts to log in.

In step S1510, the map service server performs a user authentication using the information of the user stored in the database.

In operation S1515, the map service server generates a layer setting UI for setting the styles of the pleasant map layers, and then transmits the layer setting UI to the user terminal in operation S1520. The layer setting UI may be transmitted in the form of a web page.

In operation S1525, the user terminal displays a layer setting UI.

In operation S1530, the user may add a user-defined layer through the layer setting UI displayed on the user terminal, select desired map layers among the favorite map layers, and set a style of the user-defined layer and the selected map layers.

In operation S1535, the user terminal transmits the user-defined layer set by the user and the styles of the selected map layers to the map service server.

In step S1540, the map service server maps the styles of the user-defined layer and the selected map layers received in step S1535 to the user and stores them in the database.

In step S1545, the map service server generates the point of interest setting UI for setting the style of points of interest, and then transmits the point of interest setting UI to the user terminal in step S1550.

In operation S1555, the user terminal displays a point of interest setting UI.

In step S1560, the user adds a user-defined point of interest through the UI setting of interest points displayed on the user terminal, selects desired points of interest from among the desired points of interest, and sets a style of the user-defined point of interest and the selected points of interest. Can be.

In step S1565, the user terminal transmits the user-defined point of interest set by the user and the style of the selected point of interest to the map service server.

In operation S1570, the map service server stores the received user-defined points of interest and the styles of the selected points of interest in a database.

In operation S1575, the map service server generates a map UI for selecting an area for creating a map, that is, a tile generation area, and transmits the generated map UI to the user terminal in operation S1580.

In operation S1585, the user terminal displays a map UI.

In operation S1590, the user may select a tile generation area for each level through the displayed map UI.

In operation S1595, the user terminal may transmit the coordinate information of the tile generation area for each level selected by the user to the map service server, and request the generation of the map. That is, the user may request the map service server to create a map of the tile generation area selected by the user.

In step S1597, the map service server stores the received information on the tile generation area for each level in the database. Data stored in steps S1540, S1570, and S1597 are used to generate a map by combining tiles.

16 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a map service of a map service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In the method of providing a map service of FIG. 16, when a user applies for a map service according to the method of providing and applying the map service of FIG. 15, the map service server substantially generates tiles and creates a map from the generated tiles. It includes.

First, when an administrator executes a map creation program using tiles in the map service server, the map service server displays an initial screen of the map creation program.

In operation S1600, when the administrator loads the layers selected by the user, the map service server displays a map UI showing a map including map layers selected by the user in the layer setting UI and user-defined layers. The map UI further displays the file names of the map layers.

In operation S1610, when the administrator selects one of the layers displayed in the map UI, in operation S1620, the map service server displays a style set in the selected map layer. The style of the displayed map layer is a style set by the user through the layer setting UI on the user terminal.

In step S1630, when the administrator requests the application of the style of the map layer, in step S1640, the map service server displays a map layer UI showing a map to which the styles of the map layers are applied.

In operation S1650, when the administrator calls up points of interest from a menu of the map layer UI, in operation S1655, the map service server may display the point of interest management UI showing points of interest set for each level.

In operation S1660, when the administrator requests the application of the styles set at the points of interest, in operation S1670, the map service server may generate and display a tile generation UI for generating a map.

In operation S1680, the administrator manually sets a range of levels (that is, a tile generation level), an X value and a Y value of the tile in the tile generation UI.

In step S1685, when the administrator completes the tile setting, in step S1690, the map service server generates tiles for forming a map of the area selected by the user in step S1590, and uses the generated tiles to map each level (for example, , '1210'). The generated map tile image may be displayed on the map service server through a dedicated viewer of the map service server, and may be provided to the user through a web page.

The methods described above with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16 may be implemented by the system illustrated in FIG. 1, but the system illustrated in FIG. 1 is exemplary and may be implemented in a system different from that of FIG. 1.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to the limited embodiments and the drawings, 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 these descriptions. This is possible. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

100: map service server 110: user management unit
120: UI generation unit 130: preview screen generation unit
140: data management unit 150: map tile generation unit
141: layer manager 142: point of interest manager
143: tile management unit 151: layer applying unit
152: Point of interest application unit 153: Tile generator

Claims (27)

In the map service server providing a map service to a user terminal connected through a network,
A UI generator for generating a layer setting UI (User Interface) and a point of interest setting UI for setting styles of the desired map layers and points of interest;
A layer manager configured to store and manage the styles of the set map layers in a database when the styles of the map layers are set through the layer setting UI displayed on the user terminal; And
A map service server for providing a map service, comprising: a point of interest manager configured to store and manage the styles of the points of interest in the database when the styles of the points of interest are set through the layer setting UI displayed on the user terminal. . The method of claim 1,
The layer setting UI includes a menu for allowing a user of the user terminal to select map layers of the desired map layers, and the point-of-interest setting UI includes the user among the desired point of interest layers. Map service server providing a map service, characterized in that it comprises a menu to select the points of interest that you want to mark. The method of claim 1,
The layer setting UI includes a menu for adding a user-defined layer written by a user of the user terminal, and the point of interest setting UI includes a menu for adding a user-defined point of interest created by the user. Map service server that provides a map service. The method of claim 1,
And a viewer providing unit for providing a preview screen of the map image to which the styles of the set map layers and the styles of the points of interest have been applied. The method of claim 1,
The style of the map layers includes the color of the map layers, the transparency of the map layers, the outline color of the map layers, the transparency of the outline, the style and thickness of the outline, and the style of the points of interest may include: Map service server providing a map service, characterized in that the font, font size and font color. The method of claim 1,
The layer setting UI and the point of interest setting UI is a map service server for providing a map service, characterized in that displayed on the user terminal through a web browser of the user terminal. The method of claim 1,
The UI generation unit further generates a map UI for selecting a region for creating a map,
And displaying a map UI on the user terminal, and when the user of the user terminal selects an area for creating a map for each map accumulation, a tile manager configured to manage the area selected for each map accumulation as a tile generation area. Map service server providing a map service characterized in that. The method of claim 7, wherein
Generating a plurality of tiles-images for constructing a map corresponding to the tile generation area by combining the styles of the map layers set in the user terminal and the styles of the points of interest; Map tile generation unit; Map service server for providing a map service comprising a. The method of claim 8,
The map tile generator,
A layer applying unit applying the styles of the map layers set by the user in the user terminal to the map layers;
A point of interest application unit for applying a style of the points of interest set by the user in the user terminal to the points of interest; And
And a tile generator for generating tiles of the regions selected by the user in the user terminal for each map accumulation. In the map service module for providing a map service to a customer,
A UI generator for generating a layer setting UI (User Interface) and a point of interest setting UI for setting styles of the desired map layers and points of interest;
A layer manager configured to store and manage the styles of the set map layers in a memory when the layer setting UI is displayed on the terminal of the customer and the styles of the map layers are set; And
A map service module for providing a map application service, comprising: a point of interest setting UI displayed on the terminal to set a style of the points of interest, and a point of interest manager configured to store and manage the set styles of points of interest in the memory. . In the method for providing a map service to a user terminal connected to the map service server via a network,
Providing a layer setting user interface (UI) to the user terminal for setting a style of the favorite map layers;
If the styles of the map layers are set through the layer setting UI displayed on the user terminal, storing the styles of the set map layers;
Providing the user terminal with a point-of-interest setting UI for setting the style of the desired points of interest; And
And when the styles of the points of interest are set through the points of interest setting UI displayed on the user terminal, storing the set styles of the points of interest. The method of claim 11,
The layer setting UI includes a menu for allowing a user of the user terminal to select map layers of the desired map layers, and the point-of-interest setting UI includes the user among the desired point of interest layers. The map service providing method comprising a menu for selecting the points of interest that you want to mark. The method of claim 11,
The layer setting UI includes a menu for adding a user-defined layer written by a user of the user terminal, and the point of interest setting UI includes a menu for adding a user-defined point of interest created by the user. How to Provide Map Services. The method of claim 11,
And providing the user terminal with a preview screen of the map image to which the styles of the set map layers and the styles of points of interest are applied to the user terminal. The method of claim 11,
The style of the map layers includes the color of the map layers, the transparency of the map layers, the outline color of the map layers, the transparency of the outline, the style and thickness of the outline, and the style of the points of interest may include: Method of providing a map service comprising the font, font size and font color. The method of claim 11,
The layer setting UI and the point of interest setting UI is displayed on the user terminal through a web browser of the user terminal. The method of claim 11,
Providing the user terminal with a map UI for selecting an area for making a map; And
And after the map UI is displayed on the user terminal, if the user selects an area for making a map for each map accumulation, managing the selected area for each map accumulation as a tile generation area. Map service provision method. 18. The method of claim 17,
Generating a plurality of tiles-images for constituting a map corresponding to the tile generation area-for each map accumulation by combining the styles of the map layers set in the user terminal and the styles of the points of interest; Map service providing method characterized in that it further comprises. 19. The method of claim 18,
Generating tiles according to the map accumulation may include:
Applying a style of the map layers set by the user to the map layers at the user terminal;
Applying a style of the points of interest set by the user to the points of interest at the user terminal; And
And generating tiles of the regions selected by the user for each map accumulation in the user terminal. In the map service application method of the user terminal connected to the map service server via a network,
Receiving and displaying a layer setting UI (User Interface) for setting a style of the desired map layers from the map service server;
If the styles of the map layers are set through the displayed layer setting UI, transmitting the styles of the set map layers to the map service server;
Receiving and displaying a point of interest setting UI provided by the map service server for setting a style of the desired points of interest; And
And when the styles of the points of interest are set through the displayed point of interest setting UI, transmitting the set styles of the points of interest to the map service server. In the method of providing a map service,
Receiving, from a user who wants to receive a map service, a layer of interest and a style of the layer among the favorite map layers;
Receiving, from a user who wants to receive a map service, points of interest that the user wants to mark among the set layers;
Generating a map to which the styles of the set map layers and the styles of the points of interest are applied; And
Providing the generated map to the user; Map service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 21,
Generating a preview screen to which the styles of the set map layers and the styles of the points of interest are applied; And
Providing the preview screen to the user; Map service providing method characterized in that it further comprises. In the map service system for providing a map service to a user terminal connected via a network,
A map service server configured to generate a layer setting UI (User Interface) for setting styles of the desired map layers;
A user who receives the layer setting UI and displays it to the user, sets a style of the map layers of interest among the pleasant map layers through the layer setting UI, and transmits the set style to the map service server. A terminal;
The map service server provides a map service system for storing and managing the set style in the database. 24. The method of claim 23,
The map service server,
The user terminal may be configured to set the points of interest that the user wants to mark among the layers set by the user, and transmit the set points of interest to the map service server. 24. The method of claim 23,
The map service server, the map service system, characterized in that for generating a map to which the style of the set map layer and the style of the point of interest. 24. The method of claim 23,
The map service server generates a preview screen to which the styles of the set map layers and the styles of points of interest are applied to the map service system. 24. The method of claim 23,
The map service server,
Generating a plurality of tiles-images for constructing a map corresponding to the tile generation area by combining the styles of the map layers set in the user terminal and the styles of the points of interest; Map service system, characterized in that.

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