KR20180029000A - Electronic device, method and system for providing contents relate to traffic - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device for providing content related to traffic. The electronic device comprises: a display unit; a communication unit for communicating with a server providing content related to traffic; and a control unit including a plurality of regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of zones of a path selected based on the content related to traffic, and displaying an object displayed by visually dividing a traffic flow for each zone in the plurality of regions. Therefore, the traffic flow information with improved visibility can be provided.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device, a method and system for providing traffic-related contents,

The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus, a method and a system for providing traffic-related contents.

With the opening of the Internet network and the revision of laws related to location data, a location based service (LBS) related industry is being activated. A typical device using such a location-based service is a navigation device for providing a navigation service for positioning a current position of a vehicle or the like or for guiding a route to a destination.

Recently, various methods have been proposed to provide users with information about traffic flow changing in real time. However, in the related art, there is a considerable delay from processing information collected in connection with a traffic flow to delivering traffic information to a user, or receiving traffic information of a region wider than a user's desired area, The traffic information can not be efficiently reflected in the navigation service.

The present invention provides an electronic device, a server, and a traffic-related content providing method for providing real-time traffic information using traffic-related contents freely generated by users.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus comprising: a display; A communication unit for communicating with a server providing traffic related contents collected by other electronic devices; And an object for visually displaying a traffic flow for each section of the route based on the received traffic-related content is provided to the display unit And a control unit for controlling the display unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a traffic-related content providing method comprising: forming a social network with an external electronic device and a server; Receiving, from the server, traffic-related contents for each section of the route including at least one section of the traffic-related contents collected from the external electronic device; And providing an object for visually displaying a traffic flow for each section of the route based on the received traffic-related content.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a traffic information providing system comprising: a first electronic device; A server for collecting and storing traffic-related contents from the first electronic device; And a server for receiving, from the server, traffic-related contents for each section of a route composed of at least one section and connected to the first electronic device and the server through a social network, And a second electronic device for providing an object for visually displaying a traffic flow for each section of the route.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a traffic flow can be easily recognized by using traffic-related contents generated by users so as to be able to grasp real-time traffic flows while driving on actual roads.

Also, by visualizing the traffic flow information using the traffic-related contents and the real-time speed information to improve the visibility, the traffic flow can be grasped more quickly and accurately.

1 is a view schematically showing an environment of a traffic information providing system related to embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a navigation device related to embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a server related to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows an example of configuring a social network.
5 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of traffic related contents according to an embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic-related content providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in the system environment shown in FIG.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic-related content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 to 10 are views showing an example of a traffic-related content providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic-related content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a traffic-related content providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic-related content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 14 to 15 are views showing an example of a traffic-related content providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.
16 is an example of a screen for transmitting traffic-related contents from an electronic device to a server.
17 is an example in which traffic-related contents are received from the server and displayed on the screen of the electronic device.

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Hereinafter, a configuration of an electronic device and a server according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for constituent elements used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The electronic devices described herein may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PMP (portable multimedia player), a navigation terminal, and the like. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the electronic device is a navigation terminal.

The terms described in the following embodiments can be defined as follows.

The traffic related content may be traffic related information generated, collected and processed by the user device (100, 10a, 10b, 10c in Fig. 1). The traffic-related content may be direct content generated by the user device. In addition, the traffic-related content may be a content in which the content generated by the user device is collected by the server 200 and re-processed through the server 200.

The reprocessing is performed by creating traffic-related contents in the form of adding additional traffic-related information and social information to the contents collected through the user device to reflect the appropriate needs of the consumer (or user) who desires traffic-related information And distributing it.

The traffic flow content is a component included in the traffic-related content, and refers to a content capable of grasping a traffic flow among contents collected through a user device or another device connected with the user device via a social network. For example, the traffic related content may be a video (including a still image or a moving picture) photographed in a road congestion state, a message informing the road congestion situation, or a voice type content.

The aforementioned traffic-related contents may be analyzed through a control unit (e.g., the control unit 180 of the second electronic device). In the traffic-related contents providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the analysis result of the traffic-related contents can be provided as a result of congestion, smoothness, delay, slowing down and the like, And can be provided.

Traffic-related images are traffic images collected from a user device and other devices (e.g., CCTV, etc.), and include still images including road congestion information, road surface condition information, accident information, Lt; / RTI >

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view schematically showing an environment of a traffic-related content providing system related to embodiments of the present invention. 1, the traffic-related contents providing system may include user devices 100 and 10, a server 200, and a network 300. [

The user devices 100 and 10, the server 200, and the network 300 shown in FIG. 1 represent exemplary embodiments for providing traffic-related contents through a predetermined network. The social network engine 230 shown in FIG. 1 may perform at least a portion of the social network management functions performed in the system shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, the social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled with the user devices 100, 10 via the network 300. The network 300 may be a combination of networks such as a LAN, a WAN, or the Internet.

FIG. 1 illustrates four exemplary devices as user devices 100, 10a, 10b and 10c in order to illustrate a system for implementing a traffic-related content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The exemplary user devices 100 and 10 may include a navigation device 100, a mobile phone 10a, a mobile computing device 10b, and a notebook computer 10c. The user devices 100,10 are not limited to the exemplary user devices shown in Figure 1 and may include any number and any type of device that a user may use to interact with the social network engine 230 .

The user devices 100, 10 shown in FIG. 1 may communicate with the social network engine 230 via a predetermined communication link. 1, the navigation device 100 is communicatively coupled to the network 300 via a first communication interface 11, and the mobile phone 10a is coupled to a second communication interface (not shown) The mobile computing device 10b is communicatively coupled to the network 300 via the third communication interface 13 and the notebook computer 10c is communicatively coupled to the network 300 via the third communication interface 13, 4 communication interface 14, as shown in FIG. In addition, the social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled to the fifth communication interface 15. [

Here, the first to fifth communication interfaces 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 may be an IEEE 802.11 WLAN wireless link, a cellular network link, a wireless personal area network (PAN) link (e.g., Bluetooth link) Link, a communication link including a wired or wireless link such as a USB link, or a combination thereof.

The social network engine 230 may provide a social network service that enables the community of the user and manages the user community. For example, the social network engine 230 may be a social network service that resides on the web.

The social network engine 230 may allow a user of the user device 100,10 to interact with each other via blogging, discussion groups, email, file sharing, instant messaging, online chat, video, voice chat, . ≪ / RTI > For example, the social network engine 230 may provide a website where devices of a first user of the user devices 100,10 can interact with each other using at least one of the techniques described above. According to one embodiment, the social network engine 230 may provide social network services such as Twitter (www.twitter.com), Facebook (www.facebook.com), me2DAY (www.me2day.net) . Meanwhile, the social network engine 230 may be provided in the Open API format instead of the website.

The social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled to the server 200 by a communication interface 15. The server 200 may store user information for each of the users of the user devices 100,10.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the social network engine 230 may be coupled to other entities other than the user devices 100 and 10 through a predetermined communication interface. For example, it may be associated with a given advertising engine.

Hereinafter, the navigation device 100 as the first electronic device 100 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a navigation device 100 related to embodiments of the present invention.

2, the navigation device 100 includes a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 130, an output unit 140, a storage unit 150, a power unit 160, and an interface unit 170, And a control unit 180. The components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, so that the navigation device 100 may be configured to have more or fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The communication unit 110 may be configured to enable communication between the navigation device 100 and the server 200 or between the navigation device 100 and the network where the navigation device 100 is located or between the navigation device 100 and another electronic device 10. [ Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI > For example, the communication unit 110 may include a location data module 111, a wireless Internet module 113, a broadcast transmission / reception module 115, a short-range communication module 117, a wired communication module 119, .

The position data module 111 is a module for obtaining position data of the navigation device 100. [ As a method of acquiring position data by the position data module 111, a method of acquiring position data through a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) can be used.

GNSS means a navigation system capable of calculating the position of a receiving terminal using a radio signal received from a satellite. A specific example of GNSS is a GPS (Global Positioning System), a Galileo, a GLONASS (Global Orbiting Navigational Satellite System), a COMPASS, an Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS), a Quasi-Zenith Satellite System .

The position data module 111 of the navigation device 100 related to the embodiments of the present invention can obtain the position data by receiving the GNSS signal serviced in the area where the navigation device 100 is used. Then, the current position of the navigation device 100 is continuously calculated in real time using the acquired position data. The current position of the navigation device 100 may be obtained through map matching of the position data obtained by the position data module 111 to improve accuracy.

In addition, the position data module 111 also calculates speed information using the current position of the navigation device 100 obtained in real time.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a device that accesses the wireless Internet and acquires or transmits data. The wireless Internet that can be connected through the wireless Internet module 113 may be a wireless LAN (WLAN), a wireless broadband (WIBRO), a world interoperability for microwave access (WIMAX), or a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA).

The broadcast transmission / reception module 115 is a device for receiving broadcast signals through various broadcasting systems. The broadcasting system that can receive through the broadcast transmission / reception module 115 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Terrestrial (DMBT), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Satellite (DMBS), a Media Forward Link Only (DIFF), a Digital Video Broadcast Handheld (DVBH) Digital Broadcast Terrestrial). The broadcast signal received through the broadcast transmission / reception module 115 may include traffic data, living data, and the like.

The short-range communication module 117 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

The wired communication module 119 serves to provide an interface with other electronic devices connected to the navigation device 100. For example, the wired communication module 119 may be a USB module capable of communicating via a USB port.

The input unit 120 is a module for generating input data for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100. The input unit 120 can convert external physical input into specific electric signals to generate input data. The input unit 120 may include a user input module 121, a microphone 123, and the like.

The user input module 121 receives a control input for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100 from the user. The user input module may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. For example, the user input module 121 may be implemented with a navigation operation key provided in the body of the navigation device 100. [

The microphone 123 is a device that receives a user's voice and an audio signal generated from the inside and the outside of the vehicle. The microphone 123 may be implemented as a navigation microphone 195 provided in the body of the navigation device 100.

The sensing unit 130 senses the current state of the navigation device 100 and generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100. The sensing unit 130 may include a motion sensing module 131, an optical sensing module 133, and the like.

The motion sensing module 131 may sense movement of the navigation device 100 in the three-dimensional space. The motion sensing module 131 may include a three-axis geomagnetic sensor and a three-axis acceleration sensor. The movement data obtained through the motion sensing module 131 can be combined with the position data obtained through the position data module 111 to calculate a more accurate trajectory of the vehicle to which the navigation device 100 is attached.

The optical sensing module 133 is a device for measuring the luminance of the surroundings of the navigation device 100. The brightness of the display unit 141 can be changed to correspond to the ambient brightness by using the illuminance data acquired through the optical sensing module 133. [

The output unit 140 is a device that the navigation device 100 outputs data. The output unit 140 may include a display module 141, an audio output module 143, and the like.

The display module 141 displays information to be processed in the navigation device 100. For example, the display module 141 displays a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with the navigation service.

The display module 141 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, a flexible display, a 3D display And may include at least one.

In a case where the display module 141 and a sensor (hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch sensor') for detecting a touch operation form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen' It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display module 141 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display module 141 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display module 141 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 2, a proximity sensor may be disposed in the inner area of the navigation device 100 or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

The audio output module 143 outputs audio data that can be audibly recognized. The audio output module 143 outputs an audio signal related to a function (e.g., a route guidance function) performed in the navigation device 100. [ The audio output module 143 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The storage unit 150 may store a program for the operation of the navigation device 100 and may temporarily store data (route information, images) input / output in association with the navigation device 100. [

The storage unit 150 may be built in or detached from the navigation device 100 and may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type ), A card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read- , A programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. The navigation device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 150 on the Internet.

The power supply unit 160 receives power from an external power source and supplies power to the components of the navigation device 100 or other devices connected to the navigation device 100.

The interface unit 170 may include a user interface unit and a network interface unit. The user interface unit may receive the user input signal and transmit the user input signal to the control unit 180. The user interface unit may receive an input for selecting a route from a user, and an input for selecting various traffic-related contents received from the server 200. The network interface unit can perform data transmission / reception with the server 200.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the navigation device 100. Further, the control unit 180 may output a control signal for controlling another device connected to the navigation device 100. [ When a signal for selecting a predetermined path is input through the user interface unit, the control unit 180 may control the network interface unit to transmit the information about the selected path to the server 200.

Meanwhile, the image processing unit 181 can determine the traffic flow by analyzing the traffic-related image. For example, if the number of forward vehicles included in the traffic-related image received from the server 200 is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the control unit 180 determines the congestion state of the traffic flow of the traffic- . An example of analyzing the traffic-related image and extracting the traffic flow of the corresponding section is not limited to the above-described example, but may be variously modified. For example, by analyzing the overall shape of the vehicle included in the traffic-related image (for example, determining whether the portion corresponding to the tire is in contact with the ground, whether the vehicle is rolled over) , It is possible to judge the cause of the congestion of the road.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the controller 180 may include an object generator (not shown) and an object mapping unit (not shown). The object generating unit and the object mapping unit are identical or similar to the object generating unit 241 and the object mapping unit 242 shown in FIG. 3, and will be described later with reference to FIG.

Hereinabove, specific block configurations of an electronic device (navigation device) according to an embodiment of the present invention have been described. Hereinafter, a server that transmits and receives traffic-related contents including traffic-related images through a network (e.g., a social network) will be described.

3 is a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the server 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a traffic-related content collection unit 210, a storage unit 220, a control unit 240, and a social network engine 230.

As shown in FIG. 1, the traffic-related contents collection unit 210 may collect traffic-related contents including traffic flow contents from various user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. The traffic-related content may be a content including a traffic-related image. For example, the traffic-related content may be content that a device of a user subscribed to a predetermined traffic information providing service provided by the server 200 transmits to the server 200 information related to a road traffic situation.

The traffic-related content collected by the traffic-related content collection unit 210 may include at least one of identification information of a user who generates the traffic-related content, location information of the traffic-related content, and time information . In addition, the traffic-related contents may include at least one of a message, an image, and a voice signal related to a traffic situation. A more detailed description of the traffic-related contents will be given later with reference to FIG.

The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c may transmit the predetermined traffic-related content generated by the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c to the server 200 through a predetermined authentication process 200). The authentication process transfers authentication information from the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c to the server 200. After the server 200 performs the authentication process, when the user authentication is completed, 10a, 10b, 10c and the server can be connected.

The authentication information may include identification information for identifying the user, device identification information of the electronic device 100, a password, an e-mail address, a telephone number, and the like.

The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c may be vehicle terminals or portable terminals that are attached to the vehicle as shown in Fig. For example, the user can transmit the traffic-related content obtained through the vehicle terminal to the server 200 while driving the vehicle. Alternatively, the user can transmit the traffic-related contents obtained on the walk while the portable terminal is carried to the server 200.

Meanwhile, the contents collected by the traffic-related contents collection unit 210 are not limited to the traffic information obtained directly from the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. For example, traffic-related content generated through the first user device (e.g., at least one of 10a, 10b, and 10c of Figure 1) may be associated with the first user device and a social network (e.g., May be followed by a device of a second user (e.g., 100 in FIG. For example, the N user devices connected to the first user through the social network may acquire the first traffic related content generated by the first user device or the content processed by the first traffic related content .

The traffic-related contents may include information related to the road traffic situation. The information related to the road traffic situation may include all information required by the driver in relation to the vehicle operation such as the section information, the route information, the road congestion information, and the like. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a traffic-related image captured through a camera connected to the vehicle terminal or the vehicle terminal through a wired or wireless connection among the road traffic situation information will be described as an example. However, the technical idea of the present invention does not limit the information related to the road traffic situation to the traffic-related image.

The storage unit 220 may include a map database 221 and a traffic-related content database 222.

The map database 221 can store information that can be displayed on various maps used in an electronic device (e.g., navigation device) 100 such as road information, location information, and POI information. The map database 221 may be included in the server 200 as shown in FIG. 3, or may be implemented as a separate server outside the server 200.

The traffic-related content database 222 may store and manage traffic-related contents collected through the traffic-related-content collecting unit 210. [ Since the collected traffic related contents include generated (or transmitted) location information, the traffic related contents DB 222 is managed by grouping based on the collected location information of each traffic related contents, Based on the type and position information of the information included in the management information.

In addition, the traffic-related content database 222 filters the traffic-related contents collected from the plurality of user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c under a control of the control unit 240 according to a certain criterion, . Therefore, the traffic-related contents DB 222 stores the traffic-related image information generated at a specific location and can manage the traffic-related image information according to the locations where the traffic-related images are acquired.

The social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled with the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c via the network 300 as shown in FIG. The social network engine 230 may perform data communication with an external communication device including an external user device.

The social network engine 230 of the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a traffic related content request signal from the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, To the object mapping unit 242, and then a predetermined bar type object to which the traffic flow is mapped is generated and transmitted to the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c.

The control unit 240 may include an object generating unit 241 and an object mapping unit 242. The operations of the object generating unit 241 and the object mapping unit 242 described below can be operated in the same manner in the control unit 180 of the electronic device 100 shown in FIG.

The object generating unit 241 may generate an object (510 in FIG. 8) representing a traffic flow for each section in response to a traffic-related content request received from the second electronic device 100. [

The object may be displayed as a bar type. In the bar, a start point and an end point may correspond to a start point and a destination, respectively. The bar may be displayed on the display unit 141 of the electronic device 100 in a horizontal or vertical form.

In addition, the bar may overlap with a map screen. The bar may be displayed on a separate screen from the map screen.

In addition, the bar may be divided into a plurality of areas corresponding to a section (physical section) on the route selected by the second electronic device 100. [ On the other hand, the length of the region partitioned in the bar may be determined in proportion to the length of the section on the path.

The object mapping unit 242 maps a predetermined identifier to each segment area so that the segmented traffic flow can be visually distinguished for the generated object (for example, a bar type) .

The identification factor may include, for example, color, information on the number of traffic-related contents, and application of animation for each section according to the road congestion state. Hereinafter, the discrimination factor is assumed as color information. For example, when the traffic flow of the first section is congested on the selected route, the first region on the object corresponding to the first section may be mapped in red. In addition, when the traffic flow of the second section is smooth on the selected route, the second region on the object corresponding to the second section on the object may be mapped to green.

The object mapping unit 242 maps an object (for example, a bar) mapped with a predetermined identifier to the social network engine 230 so as to visually distinguish the traffic flow for each section on the selected route To the second electronic device 100 via the network.

On the other hand, the second electronic device 100 can receive the object to which the traffic flow identification factor is mapped from the server 200.

Also, the second electronic device 100 receives only the information related to the traffic-related contents per section from the server 200, and uses the received traffic-related contents for each section to obtain the object (510 of FIG. 8) And displays the generated object on the display unit 141 by mapping the predetermined identification factor to the generated object. That is, the operation of generating the object (510 of FIG. 8) and mapping the identification factor of each section to the generated object may be performed by either the server 200 or the second electronic device 100.

However, the second electronic device 100 may be the navigation device 100, and in order to maximize the computing efficiency of the navigation device 100, the second electronic device 100 may generate an object and map an identification factor to the generated object May be preferably performed by the server 200.

As described above, in response to a user request for requesting traffic flow information for a specific section, the server 200 receives information from the external traffic server 20 (Fig. 6) and the user devices 100,10a, 10b, 10c It is possible to appropriately use the traffic flow information and the traffic-related contents that are collected so that an object that can know the traffic flow for each section can be displayed on the screen of the second electronic device 100.

The block configuration of the server 200 has been described above. Hereinafter, a network environment for collecting traffic-related contents including a traffic-related image related to a route will be described in more detail.

FIG. 4 shows an example of configuring a social network.

FIG. 4 shows an example of configuring a network based on the current position SP of the navigation device 100. As shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 4, the server 200 acquires the current position SP of the navigation device 100 when a network configuration for acquiring traffic information is requested from the navigation device 100. Here, the current position SP of the navigation device 100 may be received from the navigation device 100 or may be obtained from the base station included in the network (or communication network) 300.

In addition, the server 200 may acquire the positional change of the navigation device 100 for a predetermined period of time, and acquire the moving direction of the navigation device 100 based on the positional change. In addition, a certain area A13 is set based on the obtained current position and moving direction of the navigation device 100. [ Other electronic devices T1 to T5 located in the set area A13 can be selected and the social network configuration of the selected electronic devices T1 to T5 and the navigation device 100 can be supported.

On the other hand, the social network configured by the request of the navigation device 100 includes electronic devices selected based on the current position of the navigation device 100, and thus can be updated according to the current position of the navigation device 100. The server 200 continuously acquires the position of the navigation device 100 while the network is maintained, and continuously updates the electronic devices included in the network based on the acquired position.

In addition, the server 200 continuously updates the electronic devices included in the network based on the position of the other electronic devices included in the network, even if the position of the navigation device 100 does not change. Electronic devices which do not satisfy the conditions that are the criteria of the network configuration can be excluded from the network and electronic devices satisfying the new criteria can be included in the network.

As described above, as the server 200 continuously updates the network based on the current position of the navigation device 100, the user can continuously obtain the desired traffic information while moving.

Hereinafter, traffic-related contents collected through the traffic-related content collecting unit 210 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining components of traffic-related contents according to an embodiment. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, the traffic-related contents generated by the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c and transmitted to the server 200 may include components as shown in FIG.

The traffic related content 30 may include location data 31, time data 32, social data 33, and subject data 34. [ Each of the components of the traffic-related content 30 shown in Fig. 5 does not necessarily have to be included in all embodiments, and does not exclude components not shown in Fig.

The location data 31 may be information associated with the location of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c. For example, the location data 31 may be stored locally such as GPRS data, GPS data, WI-FI data, personal area network (PAN) data, IP address data, and data transmitted from other network access points And may be position data at a specific position to be collected. Or position data at a specific position that is actively collected, such as position data input by a user. The location data 31 may be obtained by tracking the path and current location of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c. The position data 31 may be obtained by a position data module (e.g., a GPS module) of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c.

The time data 32 may be time based data associated with a particular time or specific event associated with the user device 100,10a, 10b, 10c. For example, the time data 32 may be data that is manually collected, such as the clock time of the user device 100,10a, 10b, 10c, or the network clock time. In addition, it may include data actively collected, such as time data input by a user.

The social data 33 may be data or metadata relating to the user relationship of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. For example, the social data 33 may include a user's status (e.g., online status or offline status) such as gender, age, name, pseudonym, image (such as a photo, avatar, , And user identification information (e-mail address, etc.).

On the other hand, the social data 33 may include relationship information (not shown). For example, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the relationship information may be relationship information between users, relationship information between the first user and the second user. For example, the first user and the second user may be in a following relationship on a social network. In this case, when the first user generates the traffic-related content and transmits the traffic-related content to the server 200, the second user can acquire the traffic-related content generated in the first user device.

On the other hand, the relationship information may be relationship information between a first user and a specific location, a particular building, and a specific road section. For example, it is assumed that there is a first user device following the specific road section, and the traffic-related content contents generated by the second user device with respect to the specific road section are collected by the server 200 do. In this case, even if the first user is not in a mutual follow-up relationship with the second user, the first user can acquire traffic-related contents generated by the second user through the specific road section through the server 200. [

On the other hand, the social data 33 may further include reputation information about the user in the social network range 300 described above. Other users of the social network 300 may evaluate the user or provide ratings to the user. In addition, the traffic-related content generated and provided by the first user may be evaluated by other users in the range of the social network 300. [ For example, if the traffic-related image information included in the traffic-related content generated by the user does not match the current traffic situation, the traffic-related content may be undervalued by another user.

The subject data 34 may be actively provided by a user of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c, or may be data derived from another source. For example, when a user generates traffic-related content including traffic-related image information taken at a specific road section, the user can transmit traffic-related content including the generated traffic-related image to the server 200 have. In this case, the position data 31 may be information related to the specific road section. In addition, the time data 32 may be time data on which the traffic-related image is photographed. The subject data 34 may include explanatory information for describing the traffic-related image data and the traffic-related image data.

On the other hand, the subject data 34 may be provided in a media data format. For example, the media data may be data regarding an available media such as audio data, image data, audio and image data, and the like. The media data may also include data relating to text entered by the user, clickable data (e.g., banner ad clicks, bookmarks, etc.).

The configuration of the traffic-related contents 30 has been described above. The traffic-related contents 30 are not limited to the components shown in Fig. 5, and other components may be added as needed. Hereinafter, a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the system environment shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c are limited to the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 100 for convenience of explanation. It is assumed that the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 100 are navigation devices.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic-related content providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in the system environment shown in FIG. The traffic-related contents providing method may be executed under the control of the control unit 240 of the server 200 or the control unit 180 of the electronic device 100. Hereinafter, referring to FIG.

First, the first electronic device 10 can generate traffic-related contents including a traffic-related image (S10).

The traffic-related contents may include the traffic-related images photographed in a specific road section. The traffic-related image may be obtained from a vehicle black box connected to the first electronic device 10 in a wired or wireless manner.

Also, the first electronic device 10 may be a black box-integrated navigation device, and in this case, the traffic-related image may be acquired through a camera provided in the device.

The first electronic device 100 may be a communication type navigation device. In this case, the first electronic device 100 may be connected to the navigation device through an external device (for example, a nearby CCTV) Related traffic related images can be obtained.

If the first electronic device 10 is connected to a predetermined network (e.g., a social network) (S11, YES), the generated traffic-related content may be transmitted to the server 200 (S12).

The traffic-related content transmitted to the server 200 may include the traffic-related image and the location information of the traffic-related image, and the traffic-related image may include traffic flow information.

The server 200 may store the traffic-related contents received from the first electronic device 10 in the storage unit 220 (S220).

Meanwhile, the server 200 may collect the speed information per section from the external traffic information server 20 (S21) and store the speed information in the storage unit 220 (S210). The external traffic information server 20 may be a server managed by an organization that professionally collects and manages road traffic information. Therefore, the server 200 can acquire real-time traffic information (including speed information per section) collected from the external traffic information server 20 and user devices (100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, together with the traffic-related contents.

The server 200 transmits real-time traffic information (including speed information per section) collected by the external traffic information server 20 in response to a content request by the second electronic device 100 and the first electronic device 10 The collected traffic-related contents can be processed or transmitted to the second electronic device 100 as it is.

As described above, the second electronic device 100 can request predetermined traffic-related information from the server 200 and receive processed traffic-related content from the server 200. [ To this end, the second electronic device 100 may request traffic-related contents corresponding to a specific route according to an embodiment of the present invention (S130). That is, the second electronic device 100 selects one of the paths of at least one of the searched paths (S111), connects the second electronic device (S120) connected to a predetermined network (e.g., a social network) The device 100 may request the server 200 for traffic related contents related to the selected route.

The signal requesting the traffic-related contents may include a source information and a destination information. Or only destination information. Also, the traffic-related contents request signal may include the searched route information.

In response to the traffic-related contents request signal received from the second electronic device 100, the server 200 can search traffic-related contents corresponding to the specific route through the storage unit 220 of the server 200 And can transmit the search result to the second electronic device 100. [

Meanwhile, in response to the traffic-related content request of the second electronic device 100, the server 200 determines whether the second electronic device 100 is in a route requested by the second electronic device 100 among the speed information acquired from the external traffic information server 20 It is possible to search the speed information related to the included section and transmit the search result to the second electronic device 100. [

In addition, the server 200 can search for traffic-related contents related to the route requested by the second electronic device 100 among the traffic-related contents stored in the traffic-related contents DB 222.

When the speed information for each section of the selected route and the process for searching for traffic related content are terminated, the server 200 transmits the speed information S240 and the traffic related content S230 matching the selected route to the second e- To the device (100).

The second electronic device 100 can analyze the traffic flow of the corresponding section by analyzing the speed information and the traffic related contents per section and visually distinguish the determined traffic flows on the objects displayed by the sections (S140).

The object may be a set of regions corresponding to each of at least one section constituting a path. And may be arranged and displayed in the at least one section order, and each section may be displayed to be visually distinguished according to the traffic flow. The object may be of the bar type.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in which the second electronic device 100 efficiently displays the traffic flow of the road on the road using an object that visually distinguishes the traffic flow for each section.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic-related content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 8 to 10 are views showing an example of a traffic-related content providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. The traffic-related contents providing method may be executed under the control of the controller 180. [

Referring to FIG. 7, first, the controller 180 may display different colors of the objects on the object according to the traffic flow of each section (S141).

In this regard, as shown in FIG. 8, the object 510 may be displayed separately from the map, or may be mapped and displayed in the corresponding section of the path of the map.

The control unit 180 can display the map including the route (first screen), the traffic related content, and the second screen including the object on the display unit 141 separately. As shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 180 may display the first screen and the second screen by PBP (Picture by Picture) or PIP (Picture in Picture).

The object 510 may include at least one area corresponding to at least one section constituting the selected path. The at least one area may be displayed in a line-by-line manner, and the at least one area may be displayed as a bar type. For example, the selected path may include five intervals. In this case, the control unit 180 can divide the object into five regions so as to correspond to the five regions, respectively, and display the object. 8, the control unit 180 controls the object 510 to display the traffic flow in the first section L1, the second section L2, the third section L3, the fourth section L4 ) And the fifth section L5.

In addition, the control unit 180 can visually distinguish and display the respective areas of the objects 510 partitioned into the at least one area based on the traffic-related contents and the speed information per section. 8, the traffic flow in the first section L1 is "slow", the traffic flow in the second section L2 is "smooth", the traffic flow in the third section L3 is " Traffic flow of the fourth section L4 may be expressed as " congestion ", and traffic flow of the fifth section L5 may be indicated as " slowing down ". The " congestion ", " delay ", " slow travel ", and " smooth " For example, the control unit 180 can display the object 510 in a red, a delayed area in an orange, a slow-moving area in a yellow area, and a smooth area in a green area.

On the other hand, the control unit 180 can display the position corresponding to the current vehicle position on the object. For example, referring to FIG. 8, a predetermined identifier 520 indicating a current vehicle position may be displayed in a specific section (or a specific position) of the object 510 (S 142).

Then, the control unit 180 receives the traffic-related contents related to the selected route from the server 200 and displays the traffic-related contents together with the object 510 on the display unit 141. [

For example, the traffic-related content may be a traffic-related image collected through at least one of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c shown in FIG. The traffic-related image may include all images collected in the selected path.

In addition, the traffic-related image may be displayed in a thumbnail form (531). 8, the control unit 180 enlarges the traffic-related image of the selected thumbnail form and displays a detailed view 532 on the detailed screen 532, Can be provided.

The traffic-related contents may include at least one of identification information of a user who generates the traffic-related contents, location and time of the traffic-related contents, messages, images, and sound signals related to the traffic- have.

On receiving the input for selecting one of the regions divided in the object 510, the control unit 180 transmits the traffic related video traffic-related video corresponding to the selected region to the thumbnail Can be displayed.

9 is an example of displaying a traffic flow of a specific section as an object of a bar type while the electronic device is traveling on a highway and displaying traffic related contents collected for a specific section.

Referring to FIG. 9, it is assumed that the electronic device requests traffic-related contents to the server 200 while traveling on a highway. The server 200 may search traffic related contents stored in the storage unit 220 and search for traffic related contents collected for the specific period. The server 200 may transmit the traffic-related contents collected for the specific period to the second electronic device 100. [ The second electronic device 100 may provide the traffic related content received from the server 200 through the display unit 141 of the second electronic device 100. [

As shown in FIG. 9, when a list is provided for each section, traffic-related contents collected for a specific section can be displayed on each list.

Each traffic-related content may be a traffic-related image (I1, I2, I3) obtained in a specific section. The second electronic device 100 can display the objects L6, L7 and L8 indicating the traffic flow of the specific section together with the traffic-related images I1, I2 and I3. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the congestion period may be displayed as red, the smooth interval as green, and the slow interval as yellow objects.

Referring again to FIG. 7, the control unit 180 can map the current position of the vehicle running on the road to a specific position of the object 510 and display it.

Here, the current position 520 of the vehicle can be fixed at a specific position of the object 510. [ May be fixed to the lower portion of the object 510, for example, as shown in FIG. The object 510 may be divided into a plurality of regions L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5 corresponding to a plurality of regions that are separated on the map, as shown in FIG.

10, when a predetermined time T elapses in accordance with the forward running of the electronic device in a state where the current position 520 of the electronic device is fixed to the lower portion of the object 510, In the state where the current position 520 of the device is fixed, the section on the object corresponding to the section in which the electronic device has elapsed can be deleted. For example, when the electronic device passes the sections L7, L8, and L9, the control section 180 deletes the areas corresponding to the sections L7 and L9 on the object 510, and the remaining sections L9, L10, and L11 can be displayed by increasing the length.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic-related content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a traffic-related content providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. The traffic-related contents providing method may be executed under the control of the controller 180. [

First, the second electronic device 100 can receive traffic-related contents from the server 200 (S310). Also, the second electronic device 100 may receive the speed information per section related to the selected path from the server 200 (S320). The traffic-related contents may include traffic flow contents. The interval-based speed information may be received from an external traffic information providing server 20 that is distinguished from the server 200.

The second electronic device 100 may determine whether the number of traffic-related contents received from the server 200 is less than a threshold value at step S330. If the number of traffic-related contents is less than the threshold value, the controller 180 may display the object in consideration of the speed-related speed information received from the server 200 in addition to the traffic-related content in operation S340.

For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the selected path is divided into five physical intervals, and a plurality of regions on the object corresponding to the physical intervals are denoted by L11, L12, L13, L14, and L15 I suppose. In this case, there are 2 traffic-related contents collected for L11 section, 0 traffic-related contents collected for L12 section, 5 traffic-related contents collected for L13 section, and traffic information collected for L14 section There are six contents, and three traffic related contents collected for L15 section. The traffic flow of the corresponding section can be grasped based on the traffic-related contents collected for the sections L13, L14 and L15.

However, since there is no traffic-related content collected for the L12 section, the traffic flow of the L12 can not be grasped based on the traffic-related content. In this case, the control unit 180 can grasp the speed information of the L12 section using the speed information of the L12 section received from the server 200. [

On the other hand, in the case of the L11 section, although the corresponding traffic-related contents exist (two), the reliability may be a problem. For example, one of the two traffic-related contents corresponding to the L12 section includes the contents related to the traffic flow of the L12 section, and the other one may not be related to the traffic flow of the L12 section. Therefore, in order to grasp the traffic flow using the traffic-related contents generated and collected by users, it is necessary to consider the reliability of the traffic-related contents. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the reliability can be determined according to the number information of traffic-related contents.

For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when the threshold value that can be determined to be reliable is 3, the traffic flow of the corresponding section is determined only for the traffic-related contents received from the server 200 for the sections L11 and L12 Can be determined.

In this case, the second electronic device 100 receives and analyzes the traffic-related contents corresponding to the sections L11 and L12 from the server 200, extracts speed information (for example, The average speed information of the vehicles traveling on the section) can be extracted. Then, the traffic flow (L21 section: smooth, L22: delay) of the corresponding section can be determined using the extracted speed information.

Also, the server 200 may collect traffic-related contents for the corresponding section and extract speed information of the corresponding section from the collected traffic-related contents. Accordingly, the second electronic device 100 can receive the speed information of the corresponding section from the server 200 and determine the traffic flow of the corresponding section.

In the present invention, the threshold value for securing the reliability is not limited to the above-described example, but may be variously modified. For example, the threshold value may be preset by the user. In addition, the server 200 may automatically set the threshold setting information for setting the threshold value in consideration of the type of road (for example, highway, highway, etc.), the area where the road is located, 100).

13 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic-related content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 14 to 15 are views showing an example of a traffic-related content providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. The traffic-related contents providing method may be executed under the control of the controller 180. [

First, the second electronic device 100 transmits information related to the selected route to the server 200, and the server 200 transmits the selected route from the external traffic server 20 and the first electronic device 10, Traffic flow information and traffic-related contents can be collected.

If there is at least one branch section in the selected path (S145), the control section 180 may map the at least one branch section to the object 510 and display it (S146).

Then, the control unit 180 may display the real time speed information for the branching period or the speed information extracted from the traffic-related contents from the server 200 so that the object can be visually distinguished from the object (S147) .

For example, as shown in FIG. 14, when there is at least one branch section (BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, BL5) in the selected path, (BL1 ', BL2', BL3 ', BL4', BL5 ').

In addition, the controller 180 can receive the traffic flow information and the traffic-related content including the speed information per section from the server 200, and determine the traffic flow for each section. For example, the traffic flow information for the branch link Bl1 may be received from the server 200, and the traffic flow information may be displayed visually on the object 510. FIG. That is, it is determined that the first branch link Bl1 is a congestion period, and the first branch link region Bl1 can be displayed in red.

The same applies to the second to fifth branch link areas.

Therefore, as shown in Fig. 14, the driver can grasp at a glance whether traffic is most smooth when traveling on a branch link, according to the object shown in Fig. 14, while driving from section L1 to L5 .

14, the control unit 180 receives the traffic-related content 530 including the traffic flow content from the server 200 and transmits the traffic related content 530 to the display unit 141 together with the object 510. [ Can be displayed.

The traffic-related contents may include a traffic-related image collected by a user device (100, 10a, 10b, 10c, etc. in Fig. 1) traveling on the selected route. The control unit 180 may display the traffic-related image included in the selected route in a thumbnail form as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, FIG. 15 shows a case in which one of the branching intervals BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4 and BL5 is selected in the object 510 shown in The traffic related images collected by the user device (100, 10a, 10b, 10c, etc. in FIG. 1) can be displayed on the display unit 141 in the form of thumbnails.

When selecting one of the thumbnail-type traffic-related images, detailed information 532 of the selected traffic-related image can be displayed. The detailed information of the traffic-related image may include interval information, user identification information, time information on which traffic-related images are generated and registered, average speed information of vehicles traveling in the interval, and the like.

16 is an example of a screen for transmitting traffic-related contents from the electronic apparatuses 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c to the server 200. FIG. 17 shows an example of a screen for receiving traffic- On the screen of the display unit 200 shown in Fig.

Referring to FIG. 6, the first electronic devices 10a, 10b, and 10c may directly generate traffic-related contents and transmit them to the server 200. FIG. That is, the first electronic device 10a, 10b, 10c may acquire a traffic-related image in front of the vehicle while driving and acquire positional information of a point where the traffic-related image is acquired. Also, the first electronic devices 10a, 10b, and 10c may transmit the obtained traffic-related video and location information to the server 200. [

Referring to FIG. 16, the first electronic device 10a, 10b, 10c may track the incident-related traffic-related image photographed in a specific section to the specific point, 10c to other electronic devices following the user. The first electronic devices 10a, 10b, and 10c can share the traffic related images by transmitting them to the server 200. [

Referring to FIG. 16, a traffic-related image acquired through a first electronic device 10a, 10b, 10c in a specific section is transmitted to the first electronic device 10a, 10b, 10c, and the traffic-related content displayed on the screen of the second electronic device 100 may be displayed as shown in FIG.

The traffic-related content (IA) displayed on the screen of the second electronic device 100 may be user traffic information provided by users of other electronic devices connected to the second electronic device 100 through a predetermined network. For example, the traffic related content SN1 generated by the first electronic device 10a, 10b, or 10c and processed by the server 200 shown in Fig. 16, After generated by the electronic device, the traffic related content SN2 processed by the server 200 can be displayed on the screen.

The control unit 180 may sort and display the traffic-related contents SN1, SN2, ..., SNn according to the generated time order.

Also, the controller 180 can display the traffic-related contents SN1, SN2, ..., SNn corresponding to the scroll position as the up-down scroll input is received.

Meanwhile, the user traffic information IA may include safety information, help information, etc. in addition to traffic information.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. For example, a traffic-related content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be executed through software. When executed in software, the constituent means of the present invention are code segments that perform the necessary tasks. The program or code segments may be stored in a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier wave in a transmission medium or a communication network.

A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording device include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, a hard disk and an optical data storage device. The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed to networked computer devices so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

It is therefore to be understood that the embodiments described above are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention. .

100, 10a, 10b, 10c: Electronic device 30: Traffic related content
141: display unit 180: control unit
200: a server 210: a traffic-related content collection unit
221: map data DB 222: traffic related DB
230: Social Network Engine 300: Network

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Database;
A communication unit for communicating with at least one first user device and a second user device;
Performing authentication on the first user device, storing the content obtained from the first user device in the database when authentication of the first user device is completed,
And a control unit for acquiring location information from the second user device when the network configuration is requested from the second user device and providing the content corresponding to the request of the second user device among the stored contents to the second user device and,
Wherein the content corresponding to the request of the second user device is content related to the location information of the second user device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And receives authentication request information from the first user device,
Wherein the authentication request information is identification information of a user who has generated the content. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
The method includes acquiring location information of the first user device, monitoring location information or moving direction information of the first user device or the second user device, and using the obtained location information or the moving direction information, And configuring user devices located within the predetermined area as a social network. The method of claim 3,
Wherein,
And updates the user devices included in the social network when the location between the user devices located in the predetermined area is changed. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the content is classified according to location information on which the content is collected, the type of information included in the content, and the location information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the content includes at least one of identification information of a user who generates the content, location information of the content, and time information of the content. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the content generated by the first user device is followed by the second user device. Performing communication with at least one first user device and a second user device;
Performing authentication on the first user device, storing the content obtained from the first user device in a database when authentication of the first user device is completed,
Acquiring location information from the second user device when the network configuration is requested from the second user device and providing the content corresponding to the request of the second user device among the stored contents to the second user device and,
Wherein the content corresponding to the request of the second user device is content related to the location information of the second user device. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
And receives authentication request information from the first user device,
Wherein the authentication request information is identification information of a user who has generated the content. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
The method includes acquiring location information of the first user device, monitoring location information or moving direction information of the first user device or the second user device, and using the obtained location information or the moving direction information, And configuring the user devices located in the predetermined area as a social network. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
And updating the user devices included in the social network when a location between the user devices located in the predetermined area is changed. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the content is classified according to location information on which the content is collected, the type of information included in the content, and the location information. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the content includes at least one of identification information of a user who generates the content, location information of the content, and time information of the content. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the content generated by the first user device is followed by the second user device. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 8 to 14.

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