CN101903927A - Navigation device and method for reporting traffic incidents by the driver - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method of operating a portable navigation device (PND) or navigation system is described, together with a computer program for implementing said method and a PND and navigation system capable of carrying out that method. The method includes the steps of providing a means by which a user can identify a specific location or location range on the surface of the earth, which may include the current location of the device or navigation system, and at least temporarily storing said location or range in memory. The method is characterized in that it includes the further steps of presenting to the user a plurality of user-selectable options each indicative of a plurality of transient phenomena, the selection of one or more of which results in the association of that or those phenomena with the identified location or range and the storage of such together therewith as primary information. The method is further characterized in that the primary information is transmitted, either wirelessly or over a physical connection, to a remote device after storage thereof. The transient phenomena may be at least one of phenomena which are likely to have an impact on current or future traffic flow and movement towards, at, and in the vicinity of the particular location or range specified, and phenomena which may be of interest to other device users whose current or future route may pass through or proximate the particular location or range specified. In the former case, the transient phenomena are one or more of traffic congestion characteristics and/or details, accidents and details thereof, thoroughfare diversions, closures and restrictions including road works and repairs, current local weather conditions, and extraordinary vehicle identifications such those being particularly wide, heavy or slow, among others.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of improved guider and method.
Background technology
Comprise that GPS (GPS) signal receives and the portable navigating device (PND) of processing member is well-known, and be widely used as in-vehicle navigation system.In essence, modern PND comprises:
-processor,
-storer (at least one in volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory, and be generally both),
-be stored in the map datum in the described storer,
One or more additional programs that-operation system of software and (randomly) carry out thereon, in order to the functional of control device and various features are provided,
-gps antenna, by its can receive the satellite broadcast signal that comprises position data and with the described signal of aftertreatment determining the current location of device,
-randomly, produce the electronic gyroscope and the accelerometer of signal, described signal can be treated with definite current angular acceleration and linear acceleration, and again also in conjunction with the positional information that derives from gps signal, determine device and the speed and the relative displacement of therefore the vehicles of described device being installed wherein
-input and output link, example comprise visual displays (it can be and touches quick formula to allow user's input), in order to one or more physical button of the on/off operation of control device or further feature, be used for listening the loudspeaker of output,
-randomly, one or more physical connectors, by means of described physical connector can with electric power and randomly one or more data signal transmission receive electric power and one or more data-signals randomly to described device and from described device, and
-randomly, one or more wireless launcher/receivers communicate via mobile communication and other signal and data network (for example, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max GSM or the like) in order to allowing.
The effectiveness of PND mainly show its determine set out or current location and destination between the ability of route, described destination can be by the user of calculation element by any one input in the extensive multiple distinct methods (for example, by postcode, street name and number, and previously stored well-known, favorite or the destination be recently).Usually, PND calculates at the software of " best " or " the best " route that sets out between address location and the destination-address position and enables by being used for according to the map data." best " or " the best " route is based on that preassigned is determined and not necessarily needs to be the fastest or the shortest route.Guide driver institute along the selection of route can be very complicated, and selected route can consider existing, prediction and dynamically and/or the traffic that receives with wireless mode and road information, about the historical information of road speeds and driver self preference for the factor of definite road alternate item.In addition, but described device watch-keeping road and transportation condition, and owing to the condition that changes provides or select to change route, the stroke that will be left on this route.Just be used for discerning traffic delays and with in the information feed-in reporting system based on the real-time traffic surveillance of various technology (for example, mobile calls, fixedly camera, GPS fleet are followed the tracks of).
Guider can be installed on the instrument panel of the vehicles usually, but also can form the part of the airborne computer or the car radio of the vehicles.Guider also can be hand held system such as PDA (personal navigation apparatus), media player, mobile phone for example (part), and calculate and both extend the conventional func of hand held system along the navigation of the route that calculates in these cases, by means of software being installed on the device with execution path.In any case in case calculated route, the user just selects the desired route that calculates with the tabulation of the route proposed (randomly, from) alternately with guider.Randomly, the user can intervene or guide the route selection process, for example, should avoid or must follow some route, road, position or standard by specifying for specific stroke.A major function that is provided is provided for the route calculation aspect of PND, and is another major function along the navigation of this route.During the route guidance that calculates, PND provides vision and/or can listen instruction along selected route the user is directed to the terminal point of described route, and this terminal point is desired destination.PND usually during navigating on screen displayed map information, described information regular update on screen makes the current location of shown cartographic information indication device and therefore represent the current location (navigating if device is used in the car) of user or user's the vehicles.Be shown in the current setting position of icon ordinary representation on the screen and placed in the middle, and show current and around cartographic information and other map feature of road.In addition, can be randomly above shown cartographic information, below or show navigator information in the status bar of a side, the example of navigation information comprises that the current road that need choose from the user is to next distance that departs from, the described character that departs from may be by showing the specific further icon representation that departs from type (for example, left-hand bend or right-hand bend).Also definite content, duration and the sequential that can listen instruction of navigation feature can be come along the route guiding user by means of described instruction.As understanding, for example simple instructions such as " the place ahead 100m left-hand rotations " needs a large amount of the processing and analysis.As mentioned previously, user and device can pass through touch screen alternately, perhaps additionally or alternati by jociey stick installing type telepilot, by vice activation or by any other proper method.
The prior function that device provides is the automatic route re-computation under following situation:
-during the route guidance that had before calculated, the user departs from described route,
The route that-real-time traffic condition indication substitutes will more favourable, and described device can the suitably automatic described condition of identification, or
If-user is owing to any reason causes device execution path re-computation on one's own initiative.
Also known permission comes calculated route by user-defined standard; For example, the user may prefer calculating scenic route by device, may wish perhaps to avoid that traffic jam may take place, expectation can take place or the current any road that is just taking place.Device software will then calculate various routes and more favor the route that comprises a highest number showplace (being called POI) along its route, described showplace has beautiful scenery through being labeled as (for example), perhaps use the canned data of the transportation condition that is just taking place on the indication specified link, by possible obstruction or owing to the level of stopping up the delay that causes sorts the route that calculates.Other also is possible based on route calculation and the navigation standard that POI reaches based on transport information.
Though route calculation and navigation feature are very important to the overall utility of PND, but device might be used for information purely shows or " freely driving ", wherein only show the cartographic information relevant, and wherein do not calculate route as yet and install the current navigation of not carrying out with current setting position.This operator scheme often applicable to when the user is known advance will along route and do not need to navigate when auxiliary.
Comparatively Xian Dai PND just not only possess can receiving satellite signal necessary gps antenna, but also possess less important mobile communication antenna, described antenna makes device can become the part of mobile telecom network effectively.Usually, described device can possess integrated or self-mountable ﹠ dismountuble subscriber identity module (SIM) card extraly, provides on the described card to the described device of Network Recognition and coding and decoding to be suitable for the signal of described network to allow communicating required various data via it.
Now also knownly provide other short-distance wireless communication member, for example to PND and navigational system
Or the Wi-Fi antenna, described antenna helps described device and other device (modal the is the mobile communication hand-held set) pairing that possesses similar functions.
These two kinds of technology are all permitted previous passive device (its for only based on the device that according to the gps signal that receives the current location of device is carried out continuously and repeat to determine to provide navigation and route guiding function in the car) effectively and are become the aggressive device that can the information emission be got back to centralized data processing service via the communication network of broad.
In this regard, US6253151 describes a kind of feature, by described feature, use the final user of the navigational system of geodata can be easy to the mistake of perceiving or inaccuracy or other problem in the wireless mode report geodata, for example route calculation of bad quality or guide.Mistake, inaccuracy or other problem that the final user uses the user interface of navigational system to indicate to perceive.Described navigational system comprises report program, and report program is operated in response to final user's indication.The report that report program is collected the information of misdirection, inaccuracy or other problem and will be comprised collected information sends to geographic database developer person.But the information in the geographic database developer person operation report is upgraded geographical data bank.
Yet, above system more pays close attention to the centralized geography of guaranteeing the map datum supplier or map data base as much as possible for current and accurately, this with provide with the irrelevant data of map (for example, transient phenomena, for example road engineering, change its course and road closed, traffic jam, accident and other influence the magnitude of traffic flow and move but finally do not represent the temporary transient incident or the situation of the defective in the basic map data temporarily) opposite.
Therefore, target of the present invention provides a kind of PND or navigational system, a kind of method of operating described PND or navigational system and a kind of so as to controlling the computer program of described PND or navigational system or method, and it is provided for reporting the enhancement mode facility of transient phenomena.
Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, the method of a kind of PND of operation or navigational system is provided, described method comprises that provide can be so as to being stored in ad-hoc location or position range the step of the member in the storer at least provisionally, described ad-hoc location or position range can be stored in that map datum in described device or the system is discerned and randomly for current location or comprise current location with reference to this locality, and described method is characterised in that, described method comprises the other step that presents a plurality of at user option options to the user, each at user option option is indicated a plurality of transient phenomenas, one or more selection in described a plurality of options is caused described phenomenon with the position of being discerned or scope is associated and described phenomenon is stored as main information together with position of being discerned or scope, and the feature of described method further is, subsequently described main information is transmitted into remote-control device.
Preferably, launch described main information with wireless mode subsequently, but the present invention comprises wherein user to described device or system when being provided at specific transient phenomena and taking place with described phenomenon be associated with ad-hoc location or scope and with main information stores in install or system in for being transmitted into remote-control device by means of physical connection (for example after a while, by means of USB or other cables types and be transmitted into long-range PC or suitable or suitable device, described USB or other cables types are connected to described PC or suitable or suitable device with described device or system) the embodiment of chance.
In a preferred embodiment, described method be included in described phenomenon is associated with described position or scope and store after present other step to the user in order to the other option of the less important descriptive information that writes down described phenomenon, described less important information is being associated and storing in described position or scope and described main information at least provisionally in addition, and be transmitted into remote-control device with wireless mode subsequently.
Preferably, substantially side by side or be right after after main information and launching less important information with wireless mode continuously together with main information.
Most preferably, less important information is at least one in alphanumeric and the digitized audio form, and the former can be imported by the touch sensitive screen of described device by the user, and the latter comes record by the microphone member as the part of device or system is provided.
In preferred arrangements, described method comprises the step that presents in order to the option that enters the audio recording pattern, the selection of described option is caused described device or system start-up microphone and begins immediately the sound signal that receives from microphone is carried out digitizing, and described sound signal is stored in the digital audio file with the crossfire form.
Most preferably, digital audio file and main information and form the position of its part or in the scope at least one be associated betide logging program finish before, during or afterwards.
In preferred arrangements, described method comprises the step that presents in order to the option that enters the alphanumeric character input pattern, selection to described option causes described device or system to show dummy keyboard on its display screen and the file that creates text in storer simultaneously, and described text is captured the alphanumeric character by user's input.
Most preferably, text and main information and form the position of its part or in the scope at least one be associated betide described text create before, during or afterwards.
Preferably, transient phenomena has at least one in the following type: might be to towards the ad-hoc location of appointment or scope, at the ad-hoc location of appointment or scope place and near the current or future transportation flow the ad-hoc location of appointment or scope and move influential phenomenon; And current or following route may pass or the phenomenon that may pay close attention near other device users of the ad-hoc location of appointment or scope.Preferably, in the previous case, transient phenomena especially is one or more in the following: traffic jam feature and/or details; Accident and details thereof; Passage changes its course; Comprise the sealing and the restriction of road engineering and maintenance; Current local weather condition; And unusual vehicles identification, it is wide especially, heavy or slow that the described unusual vehicles are identified as.
In additional aspects of the present invention, provide a kind of be used to implement said method be contained in computer program on the computer-readable media on demand, a kind of PND and/or navigational system that is suitable for carrying out described method also is provided.
In alternative aspect, described PND or navigational system may not possess the mobile communication antenna, and described mobile communication antenna can be provided via the mobile telecom network communicating devices by local mobile phone or other.In this regard, described PND or navigational system may possess the short-distance radio antenna, by means of described short-distance radio antenna, foundation is communicated by letter with local mobile device, makes that at first will mainly reach less important information is transmitted into local mobile device for launching via radio telecommunication network whereby subsequently.
As from above understanding, the invention provides a kind of being used for most preferably reports transient phenomena so that check, check and transfer back to subsequently the member that other has the device of suitable function by means of radio telecommunication network to remote-control device or system in real time or quasi real time, and described device with suitable function forms node effectively in described network.
As additional advantage, compare with use mobile phone when driving, the described facility that is used to report transient phenomena provides the mode of the temporary transient traffic of more acceptable legally transmission, accident and passage phenomenon, using mobile phone when driving is illegal in many countries now, unless the vehicles have been equipped with hand-free system.Another advantage is that the obtainable quality of information of user library with device of suitable function (that is, having the mobile communication ability) is significantly improved.
For instance, if being in accident, one or the less relatively ad-hoc location of user on busy highway report described accident when taking place or thereafter soon, then the remote-control device that information was transmitted into can carry out the prediction to traffic jam, especially under the situation of the historical traffic levels of known special time and relevant highway.This information can be transferred back to through enabling the whole active user storehouse of device through installing, it then can be to the described information of its User Recognition, and to these users provide carry out suitable route re-computation shift to an earlier date a lot of chance (if the user wants to carry out the route re-computation).
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Hereinafter will describe the application's case in more detail by use-case embodiment, described example embodiment will make an explanation by means of graphic, described graphic in:
Fig. 1 illustrates the example views of GPS (GPS);
Fig. 2 illustrates the example block diagram of the electronic package of guider;
Fig. 3 illustrates that guider can receive the example block diagram of the mode of information via radio communication channel;
Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B are the skeleton view of embodiment of the embodiment of guider;
Fig. 5 shows to hang oneself and enables the basic screenshotss that are used for device of the present invention.
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The example views of the GPS (GPS) that Fig. 1 explanation can be used by guider.Described system is known and is used for multiple purpose.In general, GPS is the navigational system based on satelline radio, and it can determine continuous position, speed, time and (in some cases) directional information for an infinite number user.Previously known is that the GPS of NAVSTAR incorporates into a plurality of satellites that turn round with the earth in split hair track are arranged.Based on these accurate tracks, gps satellite can be relayed to its position any number receiving element.
When beginning to scan radio frequency when searching gps satellite signal with the device that receives gps data, implement gps system through special equipment.After receiving radio signal from gps satellite, described device is determined the exact position of described satellite via one in a plurality of various conventional methods.As a rule, described device will continue scanning to search signal, obtain at least three different satellite-signals (attention can not use other triangulation technique only to determine the position with two signals usually, but can be definite like this) up to it.Under the situation of implementing geometric triangulation, receiver utilizes three known location to determine himself two-dimensional position with respect to satellite.This can carry out in a known way.In addition, obtaining the 4th satellite-signal will allow receiving trap to calculate its three-dimensional position in a known way by same geometrical calculation.Position and speed data can be by infinite number user real-time update continuously.
As shown in fig. 1, gps system is substantially by reference number 100 expressions.A plurality of satellites 120 are in the track of the earth 124.The track of each satellite 120 needn't be synchronous with the track of other satellite 120, and asynchronous in fact probably.Gps receiver 140 receives exhibition gps satellite signal 160 frequently through being shown as from various satellites 120.
The spread spectrum signal of launching continuously from each satellite 120 160 utilizes the frequency standard of the pin-point accuracy of realizing by the atomic clock of clock like precision.Each satellite 120 is launched the data stream of the described particular satellite 120 of indication as the part of its data signal transmission 160.The those skilled in the art understands, and gps receiver device 140 obtains exhibition frequency gps satellite signal 160 from least three satellites 120 usually and calculates its two-dimensional position for described gps receiver device 140 by triangulation.The acquisition of extra (its cause from the signal 160 of four satellites 120) is altogether permitted gps receiver device 140 and is calculated its three-dimensional position in a known way.Fig. 2 is with the example block diagram of the electronic package of frame assembly format description guider 200.The block diagram that it should be noted that guider 200 does not comprise all component of guider, but only represents many example components.
In addition, the output unit 250 of other type can comprise that also (including but not limited to) can listen output unit.Because but the user of output unit 241 navigation device 200 produces audible information, so same understanding, input media 240 also can comprise microphone and the software that is used to receive the input voice command.In guider 200, processor 210 functionally is connected to input media 240 and through setting receiving input informations via connecting 225 from input media 240 via connecting 225, and connects 245 via output and functionally be connected in display screen 240 and the output unit 241 at least one with to its output information.In addition, processor 210 functionally is connected to storer 230 via connecting 235, and be further adapted for via connecting 275 from I/O (I/O) port 270 reception information/information is sent to I/O (I/O) port 270, wherein I/O port 270 can be connected to the I/O device 280 in guider 200 outsides.Exterior I/O device 270 can include, but is not limited to outside listening device, for example receiver.Connection to I/O device 280 can be in addition for taking office the what wired or wireless connection of its external device (ED) (for example car stereo unit), for example be used for the heldfree type operation and/or be used for the operation of vice activation formula, be used for to the connection of receiver or headphone and/or be used for the connection of (for example) mobile phone, wherein connect can be in order to being connected setting up data between guider 200 and (for example) the Internet or any other network for mobile phone, and/or in order to be established to the connection of server via (for example) the Internet or certain other network.
Can use (for example) the Internet 410 to wait between another device at mobile device 400 (via the ISP) and for example server 302 in a known way sets up network and is connected.For instance, this can comprise the use of TCP/IP layered protocol.Mobile device 400 can utilize any number communication standard, for example CDMA, GSM, WAN etc.
Thereby, can utilize (for example) to connect via the Internet that data connect, realized via the mobile phone technology in mobile phone or the guider 200.For this connects, set up server 302 and be connected with the Internet between the guider 200.This can (for example) connects by mobile phone or other mobile device and GPRS (general packet radio service), and (GPRS the high-speed data that is used for mobile device that is provided by the telecommunications operator is provided connects; GPRS is in order to be connected to the method for the Internet) carry out.
For the GRPS phone settings, the device with Bluetooth function can be in order to correctly to work with the changing frequency spectrum of mobile phone model, manufacturer etc., and for instance, model/manufacturer specific settings can be stored on the guider 200.Renewable information for this reason and the data of storing.
The operability via being connected 255 that Fig. 2 further specifies between processor 210 and antenna/receiver 250 connects, and wherein antenna/receiver 250 can be (for example) gps antenna/receiver.To understand, schematically make up antenna and receiver for explanation, but antenna and receiver can be assembly positioned apart, and antenna can be (for example) GPS chip aerial or helical antenna by reference number 250 expressions.
In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic package shown in Fig. 2 is to be powered by power supply (not shown) in a usual manner.As those skilled in the art will appreciate that, think that the difference of the assembly shown in Fig. 2 is configured in the scope of the application's case.For instance, the assembly shown in Fig. 2 can intercom mutually via wired and/or wireless connections etc.Therefore, the scope of the guider 200 of the application's case comprises portable or handheld navigation device 200.
In addition, the portable or handheld navigation device 200 of Fig. 2 can connect in a known way or " butt joint " to automotive, for example automobile or ship.Then can be and remove this guider 200 from docking location for portable or handheld navigation use.
Fig. 3 explanation can be via general communication channel 318 example block diagram of server in communication 302 and guider 200.When setting up between server 302 and the guider 200 via (noting being connected of communication channel 318, this connection can be via the data of mobile device connect, via personal computer via the direct connection of the Internet etc.) time, server 302 can be communicated by letter with guider 200.
The software that is stored in the server memory 306 provides instruction and allows server 302 navigation device 200 that service is provided for processor 304.A service that is provided by server 302 relates to processing and is transmitted into guider 200 from the request of guider 200 and with navigation data from bulk data storage device 312.Another service that is provided by server 302 comprises at using uses various algorithms to handle navigation data and these result calculated are sent to guider 200.
For instance, communication channel 318 comprises phone and computer network.In addition, communication channel 318 may can adapt to for example radio communications such as radio frequency, microwave frequency, infrared communication.In addition, communication channel 318 can adapt to satellite communication.
Signal of communication by communication channel 318 emissions may need or desired signal as the given communication technology to include, but is not limited to.For instance, described signal can be suitable for using in the cellular communication technology, and described cellular communication technology for example is time division multiple access (TDMA) (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), CDMA (CDMA), global system for mobile communications (GSM) etc.Can by communication channel 318 emission numerals and simulating signal both.These signals can be as may be for desired through modulation, through encrypting and/or compressed signal for the communication technology.
Can provide information for guider 200 via download of information from server 302, after the user is connected to server 302 with guider 200, can be updated periodically download of information, and/or via (for example) wireless mobile coupling arrangement and TCP/IP be connected carry out more constant or frequent the connection between server 302 and the guider 200 after, download of information can be comparatively dynamic.For many dynamic calculation, the processor 304 in the server 302 can be in order to disposing a large amount of processing needs, yet the processor 210 of guider 200 also can be independent of the connection of server 302 often and dispose many processing and calculating.
As indicated among above Fig. 2, guider 200 comprises processor 210, input media 220 and display screen 240.Input media 220 and display screen 240 be through being integrated into integrated form input and display device so that can carry out the input (via direct input, menu selection etc.) of information and information demonstration (for example, by the touch panel screen) both.For instance, well-known as those skilled in the art institute, this screen can be touch input lcd screen.In addition, guider 200 also can comprise any extra input media 220 and/or any extra output unit 241, for example audio frequency input/output device.
Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B are the skeleton view of guider 200.As shown in Fig. 4 A, guider 200 can be the unit of other assembly (including but not limited to inner gps receiver 250, microprocessor 210, power supply, accumulator system 220 etc.) that comprises integrated form input and display device 290 (for example, touch panel screen) and Fig. 2.
As shown in Fig. 4 B, guider 200 can dock or (for example) by guider 292 hasps being connected to the arm 292 that arm 292 (this only is an example, is connected to other known alternatives of dock in the scope of the application's case because be used to) otherwise is connected to dock.Guider 200 can be followed and can rotate on arm 292, shown in the arrow of Fig. 4 B.In order to discharge being connected between guider 200 and the dock, (for example) can push the button (this only is an example, because other known alternatives that is used for disconnecting with dock is in the scope of the application's case) on the guider 200.
Referring now to Fig. 5,, it shows one group of screenshots of demonstration one embodiment of the present of invention.In screenshotss 500, install positive displayed map information 502 and current location designator 504.In addition, the selectable icon 506 of explicit user.This is optional, and this icon can form the part of the base menu structure of being made up of multiple different icons, described base menu structure by during cartographic information shows only the touch display screen curtain come access, in any case but described device all provides the user to wish certain means of the indication of certain incident of report or transient phenomena so as to it is provided to device.In the embodiment that is showed, icon 506 relates to the report of traffic events.By selecting icon on this screen,, cause described device to enter the traffic returns pattern as in the indication of 508 places.
In this pattern, (show), continue displayed map information 502 and current location designator 504 by screenshotss 510, but show substitute and (randomly) at user option icon 512, thereby indicate described device to be in the traffic events Report mode to the user.
In this pattern, just compare present speed of the vehicles (measured by device) and device are current along the expection traffic speed of its road net of advancing.This can be in addition by device according to current geographical setting position be stored in basic map data in the device memory relatively come to determine.If being lower than, the present speed of the vehicles is stored in the device memory (perhaps at the expection traffic speed value of the relevant road of particular type, these data can derive according to the map datum speed limiting information at current road), then by means of mobile telecom network (described device is owing to possessing the part that suitable antenna and suitable subscriber identity module form described mobile telecom network) position and the current vehicle speed of the vehicles is transmitted into the teledata processing server ideally.If the present speed of the vehicles is not less than the expection traffic speed, then device withdraws from " traffic events Report mode ".
When in " traffic events Report mode ", device was launched its present speed and position every 30 seconds with wireless mode ideally.This emission is proceeded, in meeting the following conditions one till:
1. vehicle speed was increased to the expection traffic speed of road at least 30 seconds.
2. the user arrives its destination (if having planned route).
3. device is closed.
During in satisfying above condition any one, device withdraws from " traffic events Report mode " automatically, and " reporting traffic incidents " icon 512 is replaced by " reporting traffic incidents " icon 506.
As mentioned previously, the icon 512 that " reports traffic incidents " randomly can be and can select icon more specifically in addition with the temporary transient local event relevant with traffic that show the indication particular type by the user, described incident usefully can be reported to central processing center for retransmitting other user who is mapped in the device users storehouse of installation subsequently.For instance, can cause the selection of icon 512 to show the screenshotss shown in 514, wherein show many other special icon of the transient phenomena relevant that relates to particular type with traffic.Specifically, these icons are " super wide delivery " icon 516, " major accident " icon 518, " slight accident " icon 520, " temporarily changing its course " icon 522, " track restriction icon " 524 and " inclement weather " icon 526.Certainly, selection to these icons can cause the demonstration that turns back to the cartographic information as shown in 510 screenshotss, perhaps can cause demonstration to another menu structure, whereby can be in device with alphanumeric mode or with voice mode (if device possesses microphone and makes it possible to write down by microphone the software of language) the other less important information of input.
Device turns back under the situation of demonstration of the cartographic information as shown in screenshotss 510 after the selection of one in the icon that is presented in to screenshotss 514, decides according to selected icon, carries out the automatic storage to the transient phenomena of particular type in installing.
In alternate embodiment, possible is the screenshotss that selection to the icon in the screenshotss 500 506 can cause device to show immediately to comprise set of diagrams mark (for example icon that shows at 514 places).In this embodiment, in having selected icon 516,518,520,522,524,526 one so that discern temporary transient incident, situation or the phenomenon of particular type suitably, just can cause device to enter the event report pattern.Can cause device turn back to screenshotss 510 thereafter.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention also can provide automatic traffic events report feature.Therefore, the part of an option as device software will be provided, described option is selected or cause device periodically the expection gait of march of current device speed and specified link network element element or fragment to be compared when enabling, relatively the time, device is just advanced along described specified link network element element or fragment.Cycle relatively also can be adjustable, perhaps can be to preset, for example, with the 10s time interval.If enabled automatic event report feature, then comparison should take place, just no matter installing with free driving model still is that navigation mode (that is, when having planned that route and described device forward user provide navigation to this route) is operated.
Randomly, traffic events report feature only just can be changed into " activity " when the speed of in a single day installing reaches the expection gait of march of current road net element after being activated automatically.Do like this so that when when journey begins or be right after after device has been unlocked device reporting event not when static, otherwise as long as device begins to move, described feature just can be movable and traffic event data that will report falseness.
As long as the present speed of guider drops to below 80% of expection gait of march of current road net element, device just should use wireless data (for example to connect ideally, GPRS, WiFi, 3G) identification of the road element of certain form is uploaded to long-range back-end processing, checks and/or checks facility together with present speed, as described previously.
Just usually the traffic event information that receives with wireless mode is carried out long-range " rear end " treatment facility that certain is checked and/or checks, in case following situation just should take place in the information ideally of receiving:
-the traffic events report is converted to unified traffic events form
-should assign the validity cycle to traffic events, the validity cycle of acquiescence is (for example) 30 minutes; Randomly, can be according to event type (if having specified type) or the validity cycle by the analysis of incident seriousness being set incident (that is, speed reduce by 30% incident have specific rate and reduce 80% the short validity of incident).
-the traffic events report at the contiguous road net element that is connected should be combined as single traffic events,
-traffic events report should be delivered to through installing the device users storehouse as the part of whole traffic events report service (randomly, described report service offers the device owner based on reservation), described report comprises that the identification to traffic events reaches the general traffic flow information of originating from other (for example, government and/or commerce).
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1. method of operating PND or navigational system, described method comprises that provide can be so as to being stored in ad-hoc location or position range the step of the member in the storer at least provisionally, described ad-hoc location or position range randomly are current location or comprise current location, and described method is characterised in that, described method comprises the step that presents at least the first at user option option to the user, the described first at user option option indicates at least one to wish the transient phenomena of report, to the selection of the described first at user option option cause immediately or subsequently with described phenomenon with the position of described current or any identification subsequently or scope is associated and described phenomenon is stored as main information together with described current or any position or the scope of identification subsequently, and the feature of described method further is, subsequently described main information is transmitted into remote-control device.
2. method according to claim 1, wherein the described selection to described first option causes described device or system to enter Report mode, device present speed or the average velocity since described Report mode starts have wherein periodically been determined and itself and the velocity amplitude of being stored are compared that the described velocity amplitude of storing is suitable for the type of the current road of advancing above of described device or system or derives at described road type.
3. method according to claim 2, wherein said relatively causing in described device speed withdraws from described Report mode under at the predetermined threshold amount of the described institute storage speed value of described road type or the situation in described predetermined threshold amount, perhaps periodically create under described device speed does not satisfy any one situation in these criterions and launch main information subsequently.
4. method according to claim 3, wherein when in Report mode, together with cartographic information with at user option icon display on the display of described device.
5. method according to claim 4, wherein the selection to described at user option icon causes one or more other at user option clauses and subclauses of demonstration on the described display of described device, one or more types more specifically that described clauses and subclauses are represented described specific transient phenomena cause the information of phenomenon that will the described particular type of expression to be associated with described position or position range to any one the selection in the described clauses and subclauses.
6. according to the described method of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein described main information is transmitted into remote-control device with wireless mode.
7. according to the described method of arbitrary aforementioned claim, it comprises following other step: after described phenomenon being associated with described position or scope and storing, present other option to described user in order to the less important descriptive information that writes down described phenomenon or described position that is associated with described phenomenon or scope, described less important information in addition forms one in the described main information of its part with described position or scope and described position or scope at least provisionally and is associated and stores, and is transmitted into remote-control device subsequently.
8. method according to claim 7, wherein substantially side by side or be right after after described main information and launch described less important information with wireless mode continuously together with described main information.
9. according to claim 7 or 8 described methods, wherein said less important information is at least one in alphanumeric and the digitized audio form.
10. method according to claim 9, wherein said less important information are alphanumeric format and are imported by the touch sensitive screen of described device or system by described user.
11. method according to claim 9, wherein said less important information is the digitized audio form, and described less important information is come record by the microphone member that the part as described device or system provides.
12. method according to claim 11, it further comprises the step that presents audio recording the mode option to described user, described audio recording the mode option causes described device or the described microphone of system start-up and begins the sound signal that receives from described microphone is carried out digitizing when selected, described sound signal is stored in the crossfire form in the digital audio file in the storer of described device or system.
13. method according to claim 12, wherein said digital audio file and described main information and form the described position of its part or at least one be associated before logging program is finished in the scope, during or afterwards at least one the time take place.
14. method according to claim 10, it further comprises the step that presents alphanumeric character input pattern option to the user, the selection of described alphanumeric character input pattern option is caused described device or system to show dummy keyboard on the display screen of described device or system and create and open text simultaneously in storer, and described text is captured the alphanumeric character by described user's input.
15. method according to claim 14, wherein said text and described main information and form the described position of its part or at least one be associated before described text is created in the scope, during or afterwards at least one the time take place.
16. according to the described method of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein said transient phenomena has at least one in the following type: might be to towards the ad-hoc location of described appointment or scope, at the ad-hoc location of described appointment or scope place and near the current or future transportation flow the ad-hoc location of described appointment or scope and move influential phenomenon; And the phenomenon that current or following route may pass or other device users of the ad-hoc location of approaching described appointment or scope may be paid close attention to.
17. method according to claim 16, wherein said phenomenon has might be to towards the ad-hoc location of described appointment or scope, at the ad-hoc location of described appointment or scope place and near the current or future transportation flow the ad-hoc location of described appointment or scope and move influential type, and described transient phenomena is one or more in the following: traffic jam feature and/or details; Accident and details thereof; Passage changes its course; Comprise the sealing and the restriction of road engineering and maintenance; Current local weather condition; And unusual vehicles identification, it is wide especially, heavy or slow that the described unusual vehicles are identified as.
18. according to claim 16 or 17 described methods, wherein said method is included in during navigation or the free driving model step of displayed map information on the touch-sensitive display of described device or system, described display and described device or system responses show one or more at user option descriptors of one or more features that indication is provided by described device in contact, one in the described feature is the specific transient phenomena that is directed to position or position range of input.
19. according to claim 1 and 2 described methods, wherein said Report mode is automatic traffic events Report mode, and except between the starting period of described device or system, described compare cycle and generation continuously, when described device or system determine that its present speed does not satisfy one or more predefined criterions, periodically create main information and it is transmitted into remote-control device automatically.
20. a computer program, it comprises the code that is used to implement according to described method of arbitrary aforementioned claim or system.
21. a machine-readable storage device, it stores computer program according to claim 20.
22. portable navigating device PND, it comprises the gps signal receiving member at least, handle member, storer and display, described PND is suitable for storing at least provisionally ad-hoc location or position range, described position or position range randomly are current location or comprise current location, and described portable navigating device PND is characterised in that, described device presents at least the first at user option option of indicating at least one transient phenomena to the user, the selection of the described first at user option option is caused described phenomenon with the position of being discerned or scope is associated and described phenomenon is stored as main information together with described position of discerning or scope, and the feature of described portable navigating device PND is that further described device comprises subsequently can be so as to being transmitted into described main information the member of remote-control device.
23. PND according to claim 22, it further comprises touch sensitive screen and is suitable for carrying out according to the described method of arbitrary claim in the claim 2 to 19.
24. navigational system, it comprises the gps signal receiving member at least, handle member, storer and display, described system is suitable for storing at least provisionally ad-hoc location or position range, described position or position range randomly are current location or comprise current location, and described navigational system is characterised in that, described system presents at least the first at user option option of indicating at least one transient phenomena to the user, the selection of the described first at user option option is caused described phenomenon with the position of being discerned or scope is associated and described phenomenon is stored as main information together with described position of discerning or scope, and the feature of described navigational system is that further described system comprises subsequently can be so as to being transmitted into described main information the member of remote-control device.
25. navigational system according to claim 24, it further comprises touch sensitive screen and is suitable for carrying out according to the described method of arbitrary claim in the claim 2 to 19.
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