CN101115279A

CN101115279A - Automatic dialing unit, system and method for global positioning system

Info

Publication number: CN101115279A
Application number: CNA2006100367533A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭儒航
Original assignee: Mitac Computer Shunde Ltd; Mitac International Corp
Current assignee: Mitac Computer Shunde Ltd; Shunda Computer Factory Co Ltd; Mitac International Corp
Priority date: 2006-07-28
Filing date: 2006-07-28
Publication date: 2008-01-30
Anticipated expiration: 2026-07-28
Also published as: CN100584084C

Abstract

The invention discloses an auto-dial device, a system and a method that use a Global Positioning System, GPS, which is applied in the dialing device with a GPS positioning function, or is applied on the GPS navigation device which can transmit phone numbers to the dialing device, the positioning data got from the positioning is compared with the destination, and whether the user needs the auto-dial is suggested if the positioning data and the destination accord with the suggesting rules, and the auto-dial is carried out when the auto-dial is allowed, thus the advantage of easy dial is achieved.

Description

A kind of auto-dial unit, system and method thereof of using global positioning system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of auto-dial unit, system and method thereof, be meant a kind of device that utilizes locator data to dial automatically, system and method thereof especially.

Background technology

Mobile phone is commonly referred to mobile phone, is the personal communication devices who is convenient for carrying, can move on a large scale, because its convenience, and popularizing very at present.Mobile phone is except typical telephony feature, the function that has all also comprised a telephone directory, allow the user that telephone number commonly used is stored, therefore the dial mode of mobile phone can also be sought the commonly used telephone number that has stored and dial except the mode of the most basic input telephone number in mobile phone.So, the user can be very natural the telephone directory that more and more relies on mobile phone, but the telephone directory of mobile phone always has the restriction of storage area, therefore in order to save the space, only can there be telephone number commonly used on the mobile phone in the user usually, so, when will setting aside certain, the user is of little use even when only using so once telephone number, mobile phone can't offer convenience for the user.

Therefore GPS is in present main application, and having a kind of is the measurement that is used on the on-fixed point (as automobile, aircraft etc.), and present most navigation system is all used GPS to obtain current position to navigate.Owing to be to use on on-fixed point, so following in the consideration that is convenient for carrying, some mobile digital commodity, as notebook, personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA) even mobile phone, the numerous and confused market of navigation system that entered under the support of software, therefore present have commodity such as many GPS-PDA, GPS mobile phone on the market.

Under many situations; the user uses after navigation system reaches the destination; can dial to the coordinator's of this destination telephone number; such as meeting; the user is in back common meeting that arrives the meeting place and the object communication that will have a meeting; but by the time the user arrives and just takes out mobile phone after the destination and dial to the other side, and usually too late, the other side can have little time to carry out the preparation before the meeting.Even the user calculates the time that will dial in advance, but the telephone number that finds desire to dial in mobile phone of also can't diverting attention in the process of driving dials.

Summary of the invention

In view of above problem, main purpose of the present invention is to provide on a kind of dialing mechanism that is applied in the GPS positioning function, or be applied on the GPS navigation device of the dialing mechanism that telephone number can be transmitted, the received GPS locator data and the position data of destination are compared, when the relation between two data meets prompt rules, can show the information that whether dials automatically, and wait for that dialing is allowed to automatically, after automatic dialing allows, telephone number according to the destination dials automatically, so the user need not calculate dialing time again, also can not lose time because of dialling too late and wait for.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the disclosed auto-dial unit of the present invention includes navigation module, locating module, reminding module, dial module; The disclosed automatic dialing system of the present invention includes: navigation module, locating module, reminding module, data transmitting module, data reception module, dial module.

In addition, the disclosed method of the present invention includes the following step: at first set the destination, and via user's input or network download or by the telephone number of reading desire dialing when reaching the destination in the data that store in advance; Then see through GPS and obtain locator data; The position data of destination is compared with the locator data that obtains, prompt rules is set up to judge two data; When prompt rules is set up, show the information that whether dials automatically; After automatic dialing is allowed to, use the telephone number of desire dialing to dial automatically.

If integrating, GPS navigation device and dialing mechanism do not become a device, then after dialing is allowed to automatically, method is slightly different, different steps is as follows: after dialing is allowed to automatically, the GPS navigation device will transmit the telephone number of desire dialing to dialing mechanism, dialing mechanism dials automatically with the telephone number that receives after the telephone number that receives the desire dialing.

Relevant characteristics and implementation of the present invention, conjunction with figs. is described in detail as follows as most preferred embodiment now.

Description of drawings

Figure 1A is the system architecture diagram of the auto-dial unit of the utilization GPS location that the present invention carried

Figure 1B is the system architecture diagram of the automatic dialing system of the utilization GPS location that the present invention carried

Fig. 2 is the method flow diagram of the automatic dial method of the utilization GPS location that the present invention carried

Fig. 3 A is the information that the embodiment of the invention is carried

Fig. 3 B is the information that the embodiment of the invention is carried

Embodiment

Following elder generation illustrates System Operation of the present invention with Figure 1A for the system architecture diagram of the auto-dial unit of GPS location that uses of the present invention.As shown in the figure, system of the present invention contains navigation module 110, locating module 130, reminding module 140, dial module 160.Wherein navigation module 110 is responsible for allowing the user set a destination, and obtain the telephone number of the dialing of desire when reaching the destination, and the position data of destination delivered to reminding module 140, the present invention carried obtain the mode of the telephone number of desire dialing can be for by user's input, by network download or by reading in the data that store in advance, but be not limited to above-mentioned mode; Locating module 130 is responsible for constantly seeing through GPS and is obtained locator data, and locator data is delivered to reminding module 140; Reminding module 140 is responsible for receiving the position data and the locator data of destination, and comparison position data and locator data, judge whether two data meet prompt rules, for example: the distance of destination and locator data, traffic lights number at interval or estimated time of arrival etc., when two data make that prompt rules is set up, whether automatically reminding module 140 can show an information of dialing, provide the user to select whether to allow automatic dialing, if prompt rules is false, then continue to receive the locator data that locating module 130 is sent here, and compare once more; Dial module 160 is responsible for obtaining the telephone number that desire is transferred to by navigation module 110, and dialling automatically with this telephone number after dialing is allowed to automatically.

Then operation workflow of the present invention is described with Fig. 2 method flow diagram of the automatic dial method of GPS location that uses of the present invention.When the use of user's desire is of the present invention, at first can see through navigation module 110 and set the destination, and obtain the telephone number (step 210) of the back desire dialing that reaches the destination, then locating module 130 can see through GPS and obtain at that time locator data (step 220), and then reminding module 140 can compare according to the position data and the locator data of destination, judge whether two data make prompt rules set up (step 230), prompt rules of the present invention is including but not limited to the distance of this destination and this locator data, traffic lights number at interval, estimated time of arrival etc., when prompt rules is set up, whether automatically reminding module 140 can show an information (step 240) of dialing, whether the prompting user allows automatic dialing (step 250), if prompt rules is not set up as yet, then reminding module 140 can receive the obtained locator data of locating module 130 again, and proceeds relatively to judge.After automatic dialing was allowed to, dial module 160 can obtain the telephone number of desire dialing to navigation modules 110, and with the telephone number of obtaining dial automatically (step 280).

Then explain orally operational devices of the present invention and method with an embodiment.The user has desire use the present invention on the GPS mobile phone 300 of the present invention in execution, at first setting its family of desiring the friend that stores the earlier address of friend family (or directly import) on GPS mobile phone 300 is first destination, the present invention can see through navigation module 110 position data of first destination is converted to longitude and latitude 121.33E 24.81N, and read first telephone number that arrives at desire dialing behind first place, then locating module 130 sees through GPS and obtains the first locator data 121.68E 24.39N, and the longitude and latitude of first destination and the longitude and latitude of first locator data compared, find that distance has 33 kilometers, distance is long, event is display reminding information not, and wait locating module 130 is obtained the second locator data 121.53E 24.91N, so constantly circulation, when locating module 130 is obtained the 3rd locator data and is 121.31E 24.81N, the present invention judges that both are less than 1 kilometer at distance, so show on the screen 310 of GPS mobile phone 300 whether automatically the information 311 of dialing is informed the user, as shown in Figure 3A, the user can press this moment and determine that key 320 makes the GPS mobile phone dial with first telephone number.The user is before setting out, can change the prompt rules of automatic dialing, for example, change above-mentioned distance into 500 meters by 1 kilometer, just show the information of automatic dialing when then the foregoing description will be within 500 meters of the position data of the 4th locator data and destination distances.

Then consult Figure 1B, the system architecture diagram of the automatic dialing system of utilization GPS of the present invention location illustrates System Operation of the present invention.As shown in the figure, system of the present invention contains navigation module 110, locating module 130, reminding module 140, dial module 160, data transmitting module 180, data reception module 190.Wherein navigation module 110, locating module 130, reminding module 140, data transmitting module 180 are arranged on the GPS navigation device 101; Dial module 160, data reception module 190 are arranged on the dialing mechanism 102, and navigation module 110, locating module 130, with the function of reminding module 140 with before identical; Data transmitting module 180 be responsible for automatic dialing be allowed to after, obtain the telephone number that desire is transferred to by navigation module 110, and this telephone number be sent to data reception module 190; Data reception module 190 is responsible for receiving the telephone number that is transmitted by data transmitting module 180, and this telephone number is delivered to dial module 160; Dial module 160 is responsible for dialling automatically after receiving this telephone number.

Then get back to Fig. 2, step 210 to step 250 with previous described identical, after automatic dialing is allowed to, data transmitting module 180 to navigation module 110 is obtained the telephone number of desire dialing, and being sent to data reception module 190 (step 260) with the telephone number that will obtain, data reception module 190 receives (step 270) after the telephone number, this telephone number can be reached dial module 160, dial module 160 dials automatically with this telephone number after receiving this telephone number.

Then explain orally operation system of the present invention and method with an embodiment again.It is first sight spot that the user uses GPS navigation device 301 to set second destination, or directly be set at place name, Shimen Dam for example, and the telephone number of input desire dialing is the friend's of colleague's different cars second telephone number, after the 5th locator data is obtained and is delivered to reminding module 140, the distance that reminding module 140 compares second destination and the 5th locator data is 10 kilometers, and judge to still need according to average speed per hour 40km/hr and just arrived at second destination in 15 minutes, so do not show the information that whether dials automatically, when the distance of the 6th locator data and second destination is 2 kilometers, the present invention's judgement is still needed and was just reached the destination in 3 minutes, so show the information 311 that whether dials automatically, shown in Fig. 3 B, when the user press determine after, the GPS navigation device can use infrared ray, Wireless transmission mode such as bluetooth or entity ways of connecting are sent to mobile phone with second telephone number, and mobile phone is dialled with second telephone number automatically.After the user leaves second destination, the user can import the 3rd destination, first restaurant, because first restaurant can find its phone data on the internet, so the user can make the GPS device download the telephone number in first restaurant via the mode of internet in advance, after the present invention obtains the 7th locator data, reminding module 140 sees through navigation module 110 judgement discovery the 7th locator datas and the 3rd destination has only 2 traffic lights signs apart, meet prompt rules, so show whether automatically the information of dialing is given the user.

Claims

A utilization global positioning system (whether the mode of utilization GPS location obtains locator data, point out a user to dial automatically, it is characterized in that this device comprises for Global Positioning System, auto-dial unit GPS):

One navigation module in order to setting a destination, and obtains at least one telephone number that arrives at desire dialing behind this destination, and exports a position data of this destination;

One location module is in order to obtain and to export a locator data;

One reminding module, has a prompt rules, in order to receive this position data and this locator data, and judge whether to make this prompt rules to set up according to this position data and this locator data, show an information that whether dials automatically when this prompt rules is set up, whether prompting allows automatic dialing; And

One dial module being used to obtain this telephone number by this navigation module, and dial according to this telephone number after automatically dialing is allowed to.
2. the auto-dial unit of utilization global positioning system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, this navigation module can set at least this destination be an address, a longitude and latitude, a place name, a sight spot or this user be stored in this navigation module the place one of them.
3. the auto-dial unit of utilization global positioning system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that the obtain manner of this telephone number at least can be by this user's input, network download or by reading in this navigation module that stores this telephone number in advance.
4. the auto-dial unit of utilization global positioning system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, this prompt rules at least can for the distance of this destination and this locator data, at interval traffic lights number, estimated time of arrival one of them, and this prompt rules can be via setting the back change.
5. whether an automatic dial method that uses global positioning system uses the mode of GPS location to obtain locator data, point out a user to dial automatically, and this method comprises the following step:

Set a destination, and obtain at least one telephone number that arrives at desire dialing behind this destination;

Obtain a locator data;

A position data and this locator data according to this destination judge whether to make a prompt rules to set up, and show an information that whether dials automatically when this prompt rules is set up, and whether prompting allows automatic dialing; And

After automatic dialing is allowed to, dial according to this telephone number.
6. the automatic dial method of utilization global positioning system according to claim 5 is characterized in that, this destination can be set at least an address, a longitude and latitude, a place name, a sight spot one of them.
7. the automatic dial method of utilization global positioning system according to claim 5 is characterized in that, the obtain manner of this telephone number at least can be by this user's input, network download or by reading in the database that stores this telephone number in advance.
8. the automatic dial method of utilization global positioning system according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, this prompt rules at least can for the distance of this destination and this locator data, at interval traffic lights number, estimated time of arrival one of them, and this prompt rules can be via setting the back change.
9. automatic dialing system that uses global positioning system, the mode of utilization GPS location obtains locator data on a GPS navigation device, one telephone number of pointing out a user whether to send with this GPS navigation device at a dialing mechanism automatically dials, it is characterized in that this system comprises:

One navigation module is provided with on this GPS navigation device, in order to setting a destination, and obtains at least one telephone number that arrives at desire dialing behind this destination, and exports a position data of this destination;

One location module is provided with on this GPS navigation device, in order to obtain and to export a locator data;

One reminding module, be provided with on this GPS navigation device, in order to receive this position data and this locator data, and judge whether to make this prompt rules to set up according to this position data and this locator data, show an information that whether dials automatically when this prompt rules is set up, whether prompting allows automatic dialing;

One data transmitting module is arranged on this GPS navigation device, being used to obtain this telephone number by this navigation module, and transmit this telephone number to this dialing mechanism after automatically dialing is allowed to;

One data reception module is arranged on this dialing mechanism, in order to receiving this telephone number that this GPS navigation device is transmitted, and with this telephone number output; And

One dial module is arranged on this dialing mechanism, in order to receiving this telephone number, and dials with this telephone number.
10. the automatic dialing system of utilization global positioning system according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, this navigation module can set at least this destination be an address, a longitude and latitude, a place name, a sight spot or this user be stored in this navigation module the place one of them.
11. the automatic dialing system of utilization global positioning system according to claim 9, it is characterized in that the obtain manner of this telephone number at least can be by this user's input, network download or by reading in this navigation module that stores this telephone number in advance.
12. the automatic dialing system of utilization global positioning system according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, this prompt rules at least can for the distance of this destination and this locator data, at interval traffic lights number, estimated time of arrival one of them, and this prompt rules can be via setting the back change.
13. automatic dial method that uses global positioning system, utilization GPS locating module is obtained locator data on a GPS navigation device, one telephone number of pointing out a user whether to send with this GPS navigation device at a dialing mechanism automatically dials, it is characterized in that this method comprises the following step:

This GPS navigation device is set a destination, and obtains at least one telephone number that arrives at desire dialing behind this destination;

This GPS navigation device is obtained a locator data;

This GPS navigation device judges whether to make a prompt rules to set up according to a position data and this locator data of this destination, shows an information that whether dials automatically when this prompt rules is set up, and whether prompting allows automatic dialing;

This GPS navigation is installed on after automatic dialing is allowed to, and transmits this telephone number to this dialing mechanism;

This dialing mechanism receives this telephone number that this GPS navigation device is transmitted; And

This dialing mechanism uses this telephone number to dial.
14. the automatic dial method of utilization global positioning system according to claim 13 is characterized in that, this destination can be set at least an address, a longitude and latitude, a place name, a sight spot one of them.
15. the automatic dial method of utilization global positioning system according to claim 13, it is characterized in that the obtain manner of this telephone number at least can be by this user's input, network download or by reading in the database that stores this telephone number in advance.
16. the automatic dial method of utilization global positioning system according to claim 13, it is characterized in that, this prompt rules at least can for the distance of this destination and this locator data, at interval traffic lights number, estimated time of arrival one of them, and this prompt rules can be via setting the back change.