CN101526603A - Indoor positioning system and operation method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to an indoor positioning system, which comprises a repeater and an information platform. The repeater is used for forwarding an outdoor GPS signal to the interior. The information platform comprises a GPS unit, a display unit, a database and a processing unit. The GPS unit is used for receiving and calculating the GPS signal to output position information. The database is used for recording an indoor planar graph and information of at least one indoor object. The processing unit is coupled to the GPS unit, the database and the display unit, and is used for controlling the planar graph displayed by the display unit, marking the position of the information platform in the planar graph according to the position information, and marking the position of the object in the planar graph according to the information of the object.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of positioning system, and particularly relevant for a kind of indoor locating system and method for operating thereof.
Background technology
(Global Position System GPS) is navigational system in conjunction with satellite and wireless technology to Global Positioning System (GPS), and user's accurate localization, speed and time can be provided.Along with the progress of satellite science and technology, the business opportunity of GPS also develops by leaps and bounds.Early stage GPS only limits to and is used in military unit, its objective is at military use, for example the degree of accuracy location of opportunity of combat, ships, vehicle, personnel, attack subject matter etc.Even to this day, GPS is open uses as the location among the people.This has produced some revolutionary variations in conjunction with the science and technology of deep space satellite and mechanics of communication in the application of life.For example, GPS is applied on car, ship, allows time of arrival and the path that GPS makes the destination that see through that car, ship can be definite; Allow ambulance more can promptly effectively carry out the rescue task; Or allowing car steering person can see through electronic chart knows present position and how to go to the destination.
Gps satellite automatically guiding system for automobile (Automatic Vehicle Guidance System, AVGS) promptly be to utilize the GPS technology, with antenna assembly on automobile, and in car in conjunction with the gps data storehouse, allow computer screen show navigator data in the car, the direction guiding when driving as the driver.In addition, the driver can also select to drive the path, to arrive the destination apace.
More and more large-scale sales fields or mass merchant's opening under the change gradually of consumers shopping kenel.And these a little sales fields or mass merchant are in order to provide more diversified more comprehensively commodity than the rival, the area of large-scale sales field or mass merchant comes bigger and bigger, and shelf and type of merchandize are also more and more.The consumer just like walk as the labyrinth, is difficult for looking for needed commodity in this large-scale sales field shopping.Therefore there is it that service of shopping path navigation need be provided in the sales field.
But because satellite-signal can be covered by buildings, therefore above-mentioned gps satellite automatically guiding system for automobile can't use in having this type of hypermarket or mass merchant.So have need a kind of can be in the indoor system that the location is provided.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of indoor locating system, it can position to be provided at indoor navigation Service indoor.
The invention provides a kind of information platform, it can receive gps signal and position indoor, and the indoor navigation service is provided thus.
The invention provides a kind of method of operating of information platform, it can position and provide the user in indoor path planning and navigation Service indoor.
According to one embodiment of the invention, a kind of indoor locating system is proposed at this.This system comprises a repeater and an information platform.Repeater is indoor in order to outdoor gps signal is forwarded to one.Information platform comprises GPS unit, display unit, database and processing unit.The GPS unit is in order to receive and to calculate gps signal, to export a positional information.Database be in order to planimetric map one of in the recording room and indoor in the information of at least one object.Processing unit is to be coupled to GPS unit, database and display unit, and in order to control display unit display plane figure, and in planimetric map, mark the position of information platform and the position that in planimetric map, marks object according to the information of object according to positional information.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned information platform more comprises an input block, and it is to be coupled to processing unit, and in order to the input interface of target data to be provided.Wherein processing unit can be according to the target data in the information of database search corresponding objects, and search result is shown in display unit.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned processing unit more determines a shortest path according to above-mentioned search result and positional information.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the information of above-mentioned object comprises the price of object.Processing unit according to the target data in the information of database search corresponding objects, and the object price that is searched according to search result statistics and be shown in display unit.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned indoor shopping plaza that comprises.
According to yet another embodiment of the invention, at this a kind of information platform is proposed.This information platform comprises GPS unit, display unit, database and processing unit.The GPS unit is to be forwarded to one of indoor gps signal in order to receive and to calculate by a repeater from outdoor, to export a positional information.Database be in order to planimetric map one of in the recording room and indoor in the information of at least one object.Processing unit is to be coupled to GPS unit, database and display unit, and in order to control display unit display plane figure, and in planimetric map, mark the position of information platform and the position that in planimetric map, marks object according to the information of object according to positional information.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned information platform more comprises an input block, and it is coupled to processing unit, and in order to the input interface of target data to be provided.Wherein processing unit in the information of database search corresponding objects, and is shown in display unit with search result according to the target data.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned processing unit more determines a shortest path according to above-mentioned search result and positional information.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the information of above-mentioned object comprises the price of object.Processing unit according to the target data in the information of database search corresponding objects, and the object price that is searched according to search result statistics and be shown in display unit.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned indoor shopping plaza that comprises.
According to further embodiment of this invention, in this method of operating that proposes a kind of information platform, comprising: receive a gps signal; Calculate gps signal, to obtain a positional information; Provide a database, wherein the information of this data-base recording one shopping plaza planimetric map and at least one object; Show the shopping plaza planimetric map; In the shopping plaza planimetric map, mark the position of information platform according to positional information; According to target data and in the information of database search corresponding objects, to obtain a search result; And demonstration search result.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned method of operating more comprises: the position that marks object according to the information of object in the database in the shopping plaza planimetric map.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned method of operating more comprises input target data.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned method of operating more comprises according to search result and positional information and determines a shortest path.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned method of operating more comprises the price according to search result information extraction object of corresponding objects in database; And the object price that is searched according to search result statistics.
It has repeater indoor locating system proposed by the invention, and it can be forwarded to gps signal indoor.Therefore can position so that navigation Service to be provided indoor.
It has GPS unit and database information platform proposed by the invention, and the GPS unit can receive gps signal and data-base recording sales field map and object information.Therefore, can provide indoor positioning and the indoor navigation service is provided.
Information platform method of operating proposed by the invention can position and provide the user in indoor path planning and navigation Service indoor.
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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that illustrates indoor locating system according to the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the calcspar that illustrates indoor locating system according to the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram that illustrates the location of information platform according to the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram that illustrates the software application running of information platform in shopping plaza according to the embodiment of the invention.
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State with other purpose, feature and advantage and can become apparent on the present invention for allowing, embodiment more cited below particularly, and cooperate appended graphicly, be described in detail below:
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that illustrates indoor locating system according to the embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 1, the indoor locating system environment is made up of with information platform 106 position location satellite 102, repeater 104.
Repeater 104 is a kind of equipment that signal is amplified, and it is in order to receive the signal that position location satellite 102 is launched and will transmit after the received signal enhancing amplification again.
Fig. 2 is the calcspar that illustrates indoor locating system according to the embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 2, indoor locating system comprises repeater 102 and information platform 106.Repeater is indoor in order to outdoor gps signal is forwarded to one.This is indoor to be a shopping plaza.Information platform 106 comprises GPS unit 202, display unit 204, database 206 and processing unit 208.
In one embodiment, information platform 106 more comprises input block 210.Input block 210 is to be coupled to processing unit 208, and in order to the input interface of target data to be provided.The user can see through input block 210, with target data (for example trade name of object, classification or keyword etc.) the input information platform 106 of desire purchase.
According to the embodiment of the invention, processing unit 208 is understood the information of searching corresponding objects according to the target data that the user imported in database 206, and search result is shown in display unit 204.In one embodiment, processing unit 208 more can determine a shortest path according to above-mentioned search result and positional information.Information platform 106 can be according to this shortest path, and the navigation user is to the position of this target data institute corresponding objects.For example, the software application of information platform 106 can show the total class of commodity that searches and commodity price and plan shortest path automatically in display unit 204, with the navigation user shelf of commodity so far.In another embodiment, processing unit 208 can be searched the information of corresponding objects according to the target data in database 206, and adds up the object price that is searched and be shown in display unit 204 according to search result.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the user can use information platform 106 to receive the signal of the position location satellite of being transmitted by repeater 104 102, can position indoor thus.Base this, the user can use the navigation that comes to do shopping of this positioning system in indoor sales field.Below will cooperate Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 to be described in detail in the method for operating of information platform 106 in the indoor locating system.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram that illustrates the location of information platform 106 according to the embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the GPS unit 202 of information platform 106 can receive a gps signal (operation S301) that comes from position location satellite 102 via repeater 104.After receiving gps signal, GPS unit 202 can calculate a positional information (operation S303) according to gps signal.
Operation S305 provide database, and wherein database 206 record and information that a shopping plaza planimetric map and at least one object be provided are to processing unit 208.In operation S307, processor unit 208 can show the shopping plaza planimetric map by control display unit 204.Afterwards, processor unit 208 is provided by the positional information that will be provided from GPS unit 202 indicates information platform 106 in the shopping plaza planimetric map position (operation 309).Base this, finish the indoor positioning of information platform 106.In present embodiment, processor unit 208 is more searched the information of corresponding objects according to target data that the user imported in database 206 in operation 309, so that transmission display unit 204 shows search results.
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram that illustrates the software application running of information platform 106 in shopping plaza according to the embodiment of the invention.
Please refer to Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, at first information platform 106 can carry out indoor positioning (operation S401) according to flow process as shown in Figure 3.After locating successfully, in operation S403, the software application of information platform 106 can discern present position be shopping plaza and the inquiry user whether to search an interested point (Point of Interest, POI).
When if the user need not search POI, then the software application of information platform 106 only can provide the planimetric map (operation S405) of shopping plaza.When if the user will search POI, then the software application of information platform 106 can be listed commodity classification POI so that the user to be provided elect (operation S407) about the information of the object of shopping plaza according to database 206 provides.
Then, the user can see through input block 210 and click or import the keyword that desire is searched product, and processor unit 208 is searched relevant POI (operation S409) according to this keyword in database 206.When if processor unit 208 is searched successfully in operation S409, then the software application of information platform 106 can show the total class of commodity that searches and commodity price and plan shortest path automatically in display unit 204, with navigation user shelf of commodity (operation S411) so far.If when processor unit 208 was searched failure in operation S409, then the software application of information platform 106 only can provide market planimetric map (operation S405).
After operation 405, the user can click at any time and search commodity classification POI (operation S413), and carries out the function of operation S409.
In sum, in the present invention's indoor locating system, it has repeater, and it can be forwarded to gps signal indoor.Therefore can position so that navigation Service to be provided indoor.In the present invention's information platform, it can and see through the information that database provided at indoor reception gps signal allows the user find the commodity that will buy apace.Moreover in the present invention's information platform method of operating, it can carry out indoor positioning after receiving gps signal, and allows the user find the commodity that will buy apace through the information that database provided.
The above only is a preferable possible embodiments of the present invention, is not so limits to claim of the present invention, so the equivalent structure that every utilization instructions of the present invention and accompanying drawing content are done changes, all is contained in protection scope of the present invention.
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1. indoor locating system comprises:
One repeater is in order to indoor with outdoor GPS (GPS) signal forwarding to; And
One information platform comprises:
One GPS unit is in order to receive and to calculate this gps signal, to export a positional information;
One display unit;
One database, in order to record one of should be indoor the information of planimetric map and this indoor middle at least one object; And
One processing unit, be coupled to this GPS unit, this database and this display unit, show this planimetric map in order to control this display unit, and in this planimetric map, mark the position of this information platform and the position that in this planimetric map, marks this object according to the information of this object according to this positional information.
2. indoor locating system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this information platform more comprises:
One input block is coupled to this processing unit, in order to the input interface of target data to be provided;
Wherein this processing unit in the information of this database search corresponding objects, and is shown in this display unit with search result according to these target data.
3. as the indoor locating system as described in the claim 2, it is characterized in that this processing unit more determines a shortest path according to above-mentioned search result and this positional information, and it is shown on the display unit.
4. as the indoor locating system as described in the claim 3, it is characterized in that this information platform is the position of user to this target data institute corresponding objects of navigating according to this shortest path.
5. as the indoor locating system as described in the claim 2, it is characterized in that this processing unit in the information of this database search corresponding objects, and is shown in this display unit with search result according to these target data.
6. as the indoor locating system as described in the claim 5, it is characterized in that the information of this object comprises the price of this object; This search result comprises the statistics of the object price that is searched.
7. indoor locating system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this indoor shopping plaza that comprises.
8. information platform comprises:
One GPS (GPS) unit is forwarded to one of indoor gps signal in order to receive and to calculate by a repeater from outdoor, to export a positional information;
One display unit;
One database, in order to record one of should be indoor the information of planimetric map and this indoor middle at least one object; And
One processing unit, be coupled to this GPS unit, this database and this display unit, show this planimetric map in order to control this display unit, and in this planimetric map, mark the position of this information platform and the position that in this planimetric map, marks this object according to the information of this object according to this positional information.
9. as the information platform as described in the claim 8, it is characterized in that, more comprise:
One input block is coupled to this processing unit, in order to the input interface of target data to be provided;
Wherein this processing unit in the information of this database search corresponding objects, and is shown in this display unit with search result according to these target data.
10. as the information platform as described in the claim 9, it is characterized in that this processing unit more determines a shortest path according to above-mentioned search result and this positional information.
11. the information platform as described in the claim 10 is characterized in that it is the position of user to this target data institute corresponding objects of navigating according to this shortest path.
12. the information platform as described in the claim 8 is characterized in that the information of this object comprises the price of this object; This processing unit according to these target data in the information of this database search corresponding objects, and the object price that is searched according to search result statistics and be shown in this display unit.
13. the information platform as described in the claim 8 is characterized in that this indoor shopping plaza that comprises.
14. the information platform as described in the claim 13 is characterized in that, more comprises a shopping cart, in order to bearing goods.
15. the method for operating of an information platform comprises:
Receive a GPS (GPS) signal;
Calculate this gps signal, to obtain a positional information;
Provide a database, wherein the information of this data-base recording one shopping plaza planimetric map and at least one object;
Show this shopping plaza planimetric map;
In this shopping plaza planimetric map, mark the position of this information platform according to this positional information;
According to target data and in the information of this database search corresponding objects, to obtain a search result; And
Show this search result.
16. the method for operating as information platform as described in the claim 15 is characterized in that, more comprises: the position that marks this object according to the information of this object in this database in this shopping plaza planimetric map.
17. the method for operating as information platform as described in the claim 15 is characterized in that, more comprises these target data of input.
18. the method for operating as information platform as described in the claim 15 is characterized in that, more comprises: determine a shortest path according to this search result and this positional information.
19. the method for operating as information platform as described in the claim 18 is characterized in that, wherein this information platform according to this shortest path the position of user of navigating to this target data institute corresponding objects.
20. the method for operating as information platform as described in the claim 15 is characterized in that, more comprises:
Price according to this object of information extraction of this search result corresponding objects in this database; And
Add up the object price that is searched according to this search result.
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