KR20120118907A - Gps devices around the situation with sound notification function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A global Positioning System terminal including a surrounding situation sound notification function is provided to notify surrounding situations of the terminal to a guardian through a sound according to the request of the guardian. CONSTITUTION: A control unit(190) performs data communication according to the request of manipulation units(181,182) by controlling a GPS(Global Positioning System) communication module(150) and an RF(Radio Frequency) communication module(140). The control unit performs a general communication function or a navigation function according to the aspect of communication data by controlling general communication function modules(110,120,130) and navigation function modules(170,160). The control unit notifies surrounding situations of a GPS terminal(100) to a guardian through a sound according to the request of the guardian. [Reference numerals] (110) Speaker; (120) Microphone; (130) Voice processing module; (140) RF communication module; (150) GPS communication module; (160) Image processing module; (170) Display unit; (181) First manipulation unit; (182) Second manipulation unit; (190) Control unit; (AA) Memory

Description

GPS positioning system terminal having sound notification function of surrounding situation {GPS devices around the situation with sound notification function}

The present invention relates to a GPS terminal, and more particularly, to provide a call function and a navigation function, and to transmit a situation around the terminal to the guardian by sound at the request of the guardian so as to enable the terminal holder to recognize the present situation. It relates to a GPS terminal having a function.

In general, the GPS (Global Positioning System) is a navigation support system using GPS satellites, and was originally developed for military purposes. There are two types of positioning services that GPS provides: standard positioning services and precision positioning services. Among these, standard positioning services using relatively inaccurate Coarse Acquisition (C / A) codes are open to civilian use, making it easy for anyone to use their C / A code receiver to locate and time anywhere on Earth. Able to know.

The GPS is a navigation system in which 24 satellites provide location information to a mobile vehicle, a ship, or an aircraft equipped with a GPS terminal at 20,000 km over the air. It is used a lot. GPS satellite positioning technology has been used in many fields such as high-precision time synchronization, geodetic, navigation of ships, and navigation devices for moving objects such as cars and aircraft.

Due to the GPS satellite navigation system, when you travel or go to an unfamiliar place, you can get directions on the screen and by voice without looking for a map printed on paper. In addition, due to the navigation support system using GPS satellites, as described above, it is possible to prevent traffic accidents by not only providing guidance in advance through the screen and voice, but also foretelling the location of unmanned cameras in the whole country. In addition, it is possible to easily identify the location of a child or an elderly person by carrying it in a portable item such as a bag, a necklace, a clock, or a doll.

However, in the conventional GPS terminal as described above, the guardian can only grasp the location information of the child or the elderly by using a location tracking service using a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone or the Internet, and cannot communicate with the child or the elderly. . Therefore, when an emergency occurs, the child or the elderly cannot inform the guardian of the emergency, and the guardian also does not recognize the emergency and there is a problem that the child or the elderly can only be exposed to danger.

In addition, children or the elderly can not recognize their current position accurately, anxiety is amplified and there is a possibility of wandering more distance and time.

On the other hand, since the guardian can only recognize the current position of the object to be protected, it is practically dangerous (e.g., a chronic disease) in a situation where the protected person is determined to be stable (e.g. home). Even if there is a seizure, an accident such as a fall, an unconsciousness, a threat, etc.), there is a problem that there is no possibility of recognizing that it is safe only based on the current position of the protected object because no means of recognizing it are implemented. It became.

An object of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, relates to a GPS terminal, in particular, having a call function and a navigation function and, when requested by the guardian, conveys the situation around the terminal to the guardian by sound to the guardian. The present invention provides a GPS terminal having a surrounding situation sound notification function for recognition.

A feature of a GPS terminal having an ambient situation sound notification function according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a GPS antenna for communicating with a GPS satellite, and for transmitting and receiving location information from the GPS satellite through the GPS antenna A GPS terminal comprising a GPS communication module, an RF antenna for communicating with a long range wireless communication base station, and an RF communication module for transmitting and receiving data to and from a long distance wireless communication base station through the RF antenna. A general call function module for performing a call function by forming a call channel with a guardian through an RF communication module; A navigation function module having display means for displaying current position information of a GPS terminal through the GPS communication module; An operation unit for generating a request signal for calling an emergency guardian or selecting an operation mode according to the operation of a GPS terminal user; And control the GPS communication module and the RF communication module according to a request signal of the operation unit to perform data communication, and control the general call function module and the navigation function module according to an aspect of the communicated data. And at the same time as acquiring the situation around the GPS terminal at the request of the guardian through the microphone and delivering the situation to the guardian in real time so that the guardian can recognize the current situation of the GPS terminal holder. .

As an additional feature of the GPS terminal having the ambient situation sound notification function according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the general call function module is a speaker for expressing the incoming sound data (including the caller's voice) to the outside Wow; A microphone for acquiring sound information (including the user's voice) around the GPS terminal and converting the digital data into digital data; And a sound processing module for providing voice data received through the RF communication module to the speaker side according to a control signal of the controller, and delivering digital data output from the microphone to the RF communication module side.

As another additional feature of the GPS terminal having the ambient situation sound notification function according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the navigation function module is the current operating status and navigation information and the image received through the RF communication module A display unit for displaying data; And an image processing module configured to display image data received through the RF communication module or current position information received through the GPS communication module as navigation information according to the control signal of the controller.

As expected effects due to the above-described features of the present invention, the situation around the terminal at the request of the guardian acoustically protects the situation even when the protection target (terminal holder) is in a position (for example, home) that is determined to be stable. If the terminal holder has a situation that is really dangerous (for example, a seizure of a disease, an accident such as a fall, an unconsciousness, a threat, etc.), the guardian can recognize the situation. Instead of using only location as a criterion of safety, it is possible to perform complex safety judgment by recognizing surrounding environment or surrounding situation.

1 is a perspective view of a GPS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a surrounding situation sound notification system using a GPS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

Hereinafter, a method of informing a guardian of a user's emergency by listening to a sound of the surrounding environment according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a GPS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the surrounding situation sound notification system using a GPS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the GPS terminal 100 having an emergency notification function according to the present embodiment includes a GPS antenna 151 and a GPS satellite 10 for communicating with a GPS satellite 10. GPS communication module 150 for transmitting and receiving position information through the GPS antenna 151 from, RF antenna 141 for communicating with a long distance wireless communication base station 20, and a long distance through the RF antenna 141 RF communication module 140 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the wireless communication base station 2, a speaker 110 for expressing the incoming sound data (including the caller's voice), and sound information around the GPS terminal 100 Obtaining (including the user's voice) and output to the digital data and the microphone 120, and the voice data received through the RF communication module 140 to the speaker 110 side and at the microphone 120 Transfer the output digital data to the RF communication module 140 side A sound processing module 130 for displaying, the display unit 170 for displaying the current operating state and navigation information and the image data received through the RF communication module 140, and received through the RF communication module 140 The image processing module 160 to display the image data and the current position information received through the GPS communication module 150 as the navigation information through the display unit 170, the emergency guardian call according to the operation of the terminal user or The GPS communication module 150 and the RF communication module 140 according to the first and second operation units 181 and 182 generating a request signal such as selection of an operation mode, and the request signals of the operation units 181 and 182. To control the communication of the data and control the sound processing module 130 and the image processing module 160 according to the aspect of the data being communicated to perform a general call function or navigation function and at the same time Depending on after a near terminal 100, the conditions obtained through the microphone 120 in real time shared with the protector and the terminal holder includes a controller 190 to allow the protector to whether the current situation hanged.

In this case, the function of the control unit 190 will be described in detail. The position information signal received from the GPS communication module 150 may be input to output current position information, and the position information may be located through the RF communication module 140. Outputs the location information transmission signal to be transmitted to the information requester's communication means 30 (for example, a portable terminal, a PDA, a wired telephone, the Internet, etc.), and receives a voice signal of the location information requestor input through the RF communication module 140. When the processing signal is output to the speaker 110 and an operation signal of one of the first and second manipulation units 181 and 182 is input in accordance with a preset condition, an emergency situation stored in the memory (not given a reference number) is notified. It outputs a signal for transmitting a message to the location information requester through the RF communication module 140.

In addition, after processing the voice signal of the surrounding situation information requester input through the diffuser RF communication module 140 to acquire the situation around the terminal 100 through the microphone 120, the sound processing module 130 and the RF communication module The requester may recognize the current situation in which the terminal holder is present by transmitting the request to the requestor in real time.

At this time, the unique identification information and emergency notification message for distinguishing the information according to the map map and the plurality of requestor information for the guardian for the establishment of the emergency call channel is stored.

Therefore, GPS location information and map map information may be mixed and used as navigation information, and at the request of a guardian (requester), reference information such as authentication and call channel formation for the GPS terminal operating according to the present invention may be provided. The control unit 190 is provided.

In addition, the first operation unit, which is referred to by reference numeral 181 among the first and second operation units 181 and 182, is an operation key for selecting and determining an operation mode, and the second operation unit, which is referred to by reference numeral 182, is displayed on the display unit 170. A direction key for moving the displayed cursor, and reference numeral PS denotes a power switch for turning on / off power supply of a power supply unit (not shown).

In addition, the long distance wireless communication base station 20 is preferably a conventional mobile communication (CDMA) base station, but is not limited thereto.

Looking at the operation of the controller 190 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The controller 190 determines whether there is a signal input through the first and second manipulation units 181 and 182, and if there is an input signal, determines whether the signal is an operation signal by a user.

If the operation signal by the user is operated according to the operation mode required by the operation signal, for example, the guardian by controlling the RF communication module 140 to preset the emergency message by recognizing it as the transmission request signal of the emergency message Send to.

The emergency message may be various, for example, a voice message 'Please help', a text message for outputting a set text, a call such as a beep sound, and the like.

Therefore, only one of the above types of messages may be stored in a memory, or a plurality of messages may be stored, and all of them may be transmitted simultaneously. It is obvious that various methods are possible.

On the other hand, the receiving side for receiving the emergency message is generally the guardian of the user, the guardian receives the emergency message through various receiving terminals such as a portable telephone, landline, PDA, Internet web page.

In addition, the ARS method in connection with a specific provider as a means of communication of the guardian may be one of the possible methods. In addition, the receiving side receiving the user's message is not limited to the guardian, it is also possible to send an emergency call to the guardian and the designated third party service provider. If you are a third party service provider, you may be a security company or a police officer.

When a user transmits a message, the message may be simultaneously transmitted to all of the receiving terminals, or may be transmitted in a preset order.

In this case, the controller 190 acquires the location information of the current terminal through the GPS communication module 150, converts the location information into a navigation map by overlapping the map map stored in the memory, and then controls the image processing module 160 to display the display unit ( Display the user's current location.

In addition, when the user of the GPS terminal is called from the terminal of the guardian receiving the emergency message or the terminal of the authorized guardian 30 stored in the memory as the user of the GPS terminal recognizes that his situation is not good. The controller 190 controls the RF communication module 140 to form a call channel, and detects a guardian's request signal received through the formed call channel.

At this time, the guardian's request signal is a voice message, except when a normal call is made between the guardian and the user. That is, the call channel is established, but the voice message of the guardian is received, but there is no voice message transmitted from the user.

Therefore, the guardian's request signal may be, for example, "location check", "ambient situation" or "status notification".

That is, if the guardian's request signal is "status notification", the controller 190 checks the guardian's request signal based on the sound processing module 130 and the memory and then helps the voice message stored in the memory to the maximum volume. The speaker 110 allows the neighbors to ask for help.

On the other hand, if the guardian's request signal is "location check", the current position information signal received from the GPS communication module 150 is sent to the guardian's communication means 30 (for example, portable terminal, PDA, landline phone, Internet, etc.). Will pass.

In addition, if the guardian's request signal is the "surrounding situation", the situation around the terminal 100 is acquired through the microphone 120 and then delivered to the guardian in real time along the call channel already formed through the sound processing module 130. Thus, the terminal holder can soundly recognize the current situation.

At this time, the above-mentioned request for “surrounding situation”, that is, the site listening function to grasp the site situation of the person to be protected is provided by the guardian of the communication service line number (ex. 1599-****, 1588-****, 1544-****) through the authentication of the terminal and the guardian to enable on-site listening through the terminal of the protected subject, wherein the terminal of the protected subject is characterized in that no action occurs. It is a function for emergency situations such as kidnapping and assault that cannot be answered.

In addition, it is possible to provide premium dispatch service in addition to the above-mentioned functions. When a guardian is aware of an emergency situation of a protected subject during the service period after signing up for a specific service and agreeing to the terms of use due to the need of a guardian, The guardian can contact the company to make a request for understanding the situation around the person to be protected and make an emergency dispatch request.

In this case, the company's integrated control room refers to a service that notifies the protected person of the result of identifying and responding to the emergency status of the protected person (emergency dispatch).

While the invention has been shown and described in connection with specific embodiments thereof, it is well known in the art that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as indicated by the claims. Anyone who owns it can easily find out.

Claims (4)

A GPS antenna for communicating with a GPS satellite, a GPS communication module for transmitting and receiving position information from the GPS satellite via the GPS antenna, an RF antenna for communicating with a long range wireless communication base station, and long distance wireless communication through the RF antenna In a GPS terminal having an RF communication module for transmitting and receiving data with a base station:
A general call function module having a speaker and a microphone to form a call channel with a guardian through the RF communication module to perform a call function;
A navigation function module having display means for displaying current position information of a GPS terminal through the GPS communication module;
An operation unit for generating a request signal for calling an emergency guardian or selecting an operation mode according to the operation of a GPS terminal user; And
Control the GPS communication module and the RF communication module according to a request signal of the operation unit to perform data communication, and control the general call function module and the navigation function module according to aspects of the communicated data to perform general call function or navigation function. At the same time, a control unit for acquiring the situation around the GPS terminal through the microphone according to the request of the guardian and delivering the situation to the guardian in real time so that the guardian can recognize the current situation of the GPS terminal holder. GPS terminal having a sound notification function of the surrounding situation. The method of claim 1,
The general call function module may include: a speaker for expressing incoming audio data (including a caller's voice) to the outside;
A microphone for acquiring sound information (including the user's voice) around the GPS terminal and converting the digital data into digital data; And
And a sound processing module for providing voice data received through the RF communication module to the speaker according to the control signal of the controller and for transmitting digital data output from the microphone to the RF communication module. GPS terminal with audible status alerts. The method of claim 1,
The navigation function module includes: a display unit which displays a current operation state, navigation information, and image data received through the RF communication module;
And an image processing module configured to display image data received through the RF communication module or current position information received through the GPS communication module as navigation information according to the control signal of the controller. GPS terminal with audible status alerts. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A memory storing unique identification information and an emergency notification message for distinguishing information according to a map and a plurality of requestor information for a guardian for forming an emergency call channel;
GPS location information and map map information may be mixed and used as navigation information, and the control unit may provide the controller with reference information such as authentication and call channel formation to operate the GPS terminal at the request of a guardian (requester). GPS terminal having a sound notification function of the surrounding situation.

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