KR20120134374A - Method for controlling 3d mode of navigation map using movement sensing device and apparatus therefof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A 3D mode control method of a navigation map using a motion sensing device and a device thereof are provided to operate a motion sensing device of a terminal in which a 3D navigation map is loaded, thereby simply changing a view angle of a 3D map. CONSTITUTION: A 3D mode control method of a navigation map using a motion sensing device comprises a display unit(12), a motion sensing device, and a control unit. The display unit displays a 3D navigation map. The motion sensing device senses the finger movement of a user. The control unit detects the swipe displacement of user fingers based on swipe sensing signals when the swipe sensing signals are input by the motion sensing device. The control unit changes a view angle of the 3D navigation map being displayed through the display unit by corresponding to the detected swipe displacement.

Description

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING 3D MODE OF NAVIGATION MAP USING MOVEMENT SENSING DEVICE AND APPARATUS THEREFOF}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a 3D mode of a navigation map using a motion detection device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for allowing a user to easily change a view angle of a 3D map by operating a motion sensing device in a terminal equipped with a 3D navigation map.

In general, various electronic devices are being made through the development of electronic communication technology, and these devices are increasingly emphasizing the user's ease of operation and the beautifulness of the design. Highlighted by this trend is the change from an input device represented by a keyboard or keypad to an input device such as a display.

In particular, in the case of a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a portable multimedia player, and a mobile phone, an additional hardware keyboard is provided for intuitive user input, user convenience, and user aesthetics. Minimizing the number of keypads, buttons, etc., the user input device such as the display unit is being adopted as a main input device.

The touch screen is an input device in which a sensor is embedded in a screen, and a user input is made by a method in which a sensor detects this by touching a specific object on the touch screen using a hand or a stylus pen.

Meanwhile, various functions of portable electronic devices are integrated into one portable terminal, and intelligent high-performance portable terminals that support computer functions such as the Internet and communication information retrieval such as smart phones are rapidly becoming common. Accordingly, there is a demand for an input method capable of using, checking, accessing, and controlling detailed data related to various specific contents or programs more easily and quickly.

However, in the case of a mobile terminal employing a user input device such as a touch screen as a main input device, a user input interface corresponding to various operation modes may be provided to the user in various ways, and the user may intuitively perform the corresponding input. Although there is an advantage in that it is possible, detailed methods related to various contents or files, etc. are not presenting an effective way for a user to more easily and quickly use, view, access, and control.

For this reason, in recent years, such a touch screen and a pointing device have tended to be mounted in one terminal.

Here, the pointing device is a pointing device and when a user moves a finger on the contact surface of the pointing device, the cursor (or pointer) moves on the screen according to the direction of finger movement. Such pointing devices may use infrared rays, lasers, electric field sensors, capacitors, thermistors, or the like to detect finger movements.

An object of the present invention is to allow a user to easily change the view angle of a 3D map by operating a pointing device in a terminal equipped with a 3D navigation map.

An apparatus for controlling a 3D mode of a navigation map according to an embodiment of the present invention is directed to an apparatus for controlling a 3D mode of a navigation map using a motion sensing device, comprising: a display unit displaying a 3D navigation map; A movement detecting device for detecting a user's finger movement; And when a swipe detection signal is input from the motion detection device, a swipe displacement of a user's finger is detected based on the swipe detection signal, and the 3D navigation map is displayed through the display unit in response to the detected swipe displacement. And a controller for changing the view angle.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the terminal equipped with the 3D navigation map, the user can easily change the view angle of the 3D map by operating the motion sensing device.

1 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the portable terminal of FIG. 1.
3 and 4 are exemplary diagrams for explaining the 3D mode control apparatus according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to 'include' a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a terminal for providing location information to a user through a navigation map which can be linked to each functional element, and preferably, a navigation terminal, a smartphone, a tablet PC, a mobile phone, a personal information terminal. It will be apparent that the present invention can be applied to a portable terminal and the application thereof.

Hereinafter, a method and apparatus for controlling a 3D mode of a navigation map using a motion detection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the portable terminal of FIG. 1. 3 and 4 are exemplary diagrams for describing the 3D mode control apparatus according to the present invention. Here, in FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a housing of a portable terminal, reference numeral 12 denotes a screen of a display unit, and reference numeral 100 denotes a pointing device (motion sensing device).

1 and 2, the mobile terminal 10 according to the present invention includes a motion detecting apparatus 100, a display unit 110, a memory 130, a communication unit 140, an audio processor 150, and a controller ( 160).

The display unit 110 is controlled by the controller 160 to display a series of operation states, operation results, and a plurality of pieces of information made in the portable terminal 10. For example, a screen that provides location information to a user based on a 2D or 3D navigation map is output. The display unit 110 visually provides a menu for providing a 2D or 3D navigation service to the user, user data input by the user, function setting information, and location information to the user.

The display unit 110 may be combined with a touch panel (not shown), and may detect an input signal according to a user's touch operation on the display unit 12 and transmit the detected input signal to the controller 160. That is, when the user's finger touches a specific position on the screen 12, the display unit 110 may transmit the position coordinates corresponding to the touched position to the controller 160.

The display unit 110 may be configured as a display device such as an LCD, an OLED, and an LED. In addition, the display unit 110 may detect an input signal according to a user's touch position, touch intensity, and touch direction on the screen 12, and may be implemented in various forms such as a current sensing method and a pressure sensing method.

The memory 130 stores an application program for operating a function according to an embodiment of the present invention. The memory 130 includes a program area and a data area. The program area is linked between an operating system (OS) and functional elements for booting the mobile terminal, and is a view of the 3D navigation map displayed through the display unit 110 in response to a user's manipulation of the motion detection apparatus 100 ( Save the program that changes the angle. The data area is an area in which data generated according to the use of the mobile terminal 10 is stored, and data of functional elements for each service item and execution 2D and 3D navigation maps are stored.

The communicator 140 receives GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites and transmits them to the controller 160, and the controller 160 calculates a current position of the mobile terminal 10 using the GPS signals received from the GPS satellites. do. In addition, the communication unit 140 forms a communication channel between the mobile terminal 10 and the base station, and is responsible for a series of communication for transmitting and receiving necessary signals.

The controller 160 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 10 and the signal flow between the internal blocks. In particular, in a state where the navigation map is displayed through the display unit 110, the controller 160 determines whether a motion detection signal corresponding to a user's finger movement is input from the motion detection apparatus 100, and correspondingly according to the input signal. Process to execute the function according to the invention.

Here, the motion detection signal includes a push detection signal according to a press gesture of a user finger and a swipe detection signal according to a swipe gesture of the user finger. The push detection signal may be a signal generated by a hardware click of the motion detection apparatus 100 (ie, a Dome click signal) or a signal generated by a software click of the motion detection apparatus 100 (ie, a long click). term press signal).

In more detail, the controller 160 displays the 2D navigation map on the screen 12 (see FIG. 3) and displays the motion detection signal on the screen 12 when a motion detection signal is input from the motion detection apparatus 100. The navigation map is changed from the 2D display mode to the 3D display mode (see FIG. 4).

In addition, the controller 160 determines whether the swipe detection signal is input from the motion detection apparatus 100 while the 3D navigation map is displayed on the screen 12. When the swipe detection signal is input from the motion detection apparatus 100, the controller 160 detects a swipe displacement of the user's finger based on the swipe detection signal. The controller 160 changes the view angle of the 3D navigation map displayed on the screen 110 in response to the detected swipe displacement. For example, you can change the viewing angle in the following order: 90˚> 75˚> 60˚> 45˚> 30˚> 15˚> 0˚.

The motion detection apparatus 100 according to the present invention detects a movement of a subject (finger) and transmits a motion detection signal corresponding thereto to the controller 160. The motion detection apparatus 100 may use a touch pad, a display unit, a trackball, a scroll wheel, or an infrared (IR) laser, a laser, an electric field, a capacitor, or a thermistor. It may be implemented in various forms including a mobile pointing device for detecting a movement.

Here, the subject may be generally understood to be a user's body part such as a finger, but may be any other replaceable object that enables the motion detecting apparatus 100 to detect movement even if it is not the body.

Meanwhile, the motion detecting apparatus 100 applied to the present invention generates and moves a cursor or a pointer on the screen of the display unit 110 through the movement of a subject, thereby pointing to the same pointing technology as in a personal computer (PC). Implement For example, if a user moves a finger after raising a finger (subject) on the motion detection apparatus 100, the cursor (or pointer) on the screen moves according to the moving direction. In this case, the motion detection apparatus 100 may detect physical contact of the subject or light reflected by the subject, and generate a motion detection signal accordingly.

As described above, an optimal embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and specification. Although specific terms have been employed herein, they are used for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

10: portable terminal 100: pointing device
110: display unit 130: memory
140: communication unit 160: control unit

Claims (1)

A device for controlling a 3D mode of a navigation map using a motion detection device,
A display unit displaying a 3D navigation map;
A movement detecting device for detecting a user's finger movement; And
When a swipe detection signal is input from the motion detection device, a swipe displacement of a user's finger is detected based on the swipe detection signal, and a view of the 3D navigation map displayed through the display unit in response to the detected swipe displacement. (Veiw) 3D mode control device of the navigation map, characterized in that it comprises a control unit for changing the angle.

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