Background technology
Along with development of science and technology, the electronic product commodity are little by little popularized, wherein the mobile electronic product commodity as: mobile phone, personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA) ... because of its portability, and become an indispensable part in the many people life Deng more.Wherein, can provide the navigation system product of functions such as current position, navigation to be subjected to people's welcome just gradually.The mobile electronic product of this class has the combination that is mostly to utilize GSM/GPRS and GPS to reach the function of location.
So-called GSM is exactly a global mobile communication system (Global System for MobileCommunication), and GPRS is exactly whole packet radio technology (General PacketRadio Service).Mobile telephone system and wireless network transmissions service system that GSM/GPRS is just popular used at present.And GPS is the GPS (Global Position System) (GlobalPosition System) of being presided over by U.S. Department of Defense, is confined to military unit in early days, uses as the location but opened among the people at present.GPS also can accurately provide information except providing the accurate localization for speed, time, direction and distance, and the scope of utilization is quite extensive.
Lift an example and be illustrated, first and second liang of physiognomies are met approximately, and are unfamiliar with the place and the people, and just need the navigation system product to determine two people's position this moment.The practice traditionally is the positional information that first and second liang of people receive GPS separately to be provided, and with news in brief service (short message service) oneself position is sent to the other side by GSM/GPRS again, makes the other side can learn the position of oneself.So, just can avoid the time to go up unnecessary waste.
Yet, present product all is according to a scheduled time delivering position, for instance, just own position will be sent out every five minutes, if but when running into situation such as traffic congestion and can move hardly, still to transmit a position and give the other side, economical inadequately in the use, therefore need a new algorithm to improve such problem.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention provides a kind of running fix unit, in order to adjust transmission interval according to speed.
Secondary objective of the present invention provides a kind of running fix unit, in order to when the user departs from purpose, proposes an alert news.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides a kind of mobile unit, be to locate position to a remote unit in order to transmit one, this mobile unit includes:
Locating unit is in order to determine this position location;
One timing unit is in order to calculate the very first time interval and one second time interval;
One rate calculations unit connects this positioning unit and this timing unit, according to this very first time at interval with this very first time at interval in, the distance between twice position location obtains a speed; And
One transmission unit connects this rate calculations unit and this timing unit, and this transmission unit is regularly to transmit this position location every through this second time interval, and wherein, this second time interval is according to this rate variation.
Embodiment
For enabling that feature of the present invention, purpose and function are had further cognitive and understanding, conjunction with figs. describes in detail as the back now:
Spirit of the present invention is to adjust transmission interval according to a rate parameter, uses and reduces the message transmission number of times.
See also Fig. 1, this is an Organization Chart of the present invention.Mobile unit 1 of the present invention is in order to transmit position to, location remote unit 2, to include locating unit 11, a timing unit 12, a computing unit 13 and a transmission unit 14.Positioning unit 11 is in order to determine the position of this present mobile unit 1.Timing unit 12 is in order to calculate the very first time interval and one second time interval.Computing unit 13 is in order to calculating a rate parameter, and account form obtains locating information for beginning at interval in a very first time respectively when finishing, and obtains this rate parameter with the distance between twice position location at interval divided by the very first time.Transmission unit 14 is every regularly to transmit this position location to remote unit 2 through one second time interval, and wherein, this second time interval can change by this rate parameter.
See also Fig. 2, this is a specific embodiment of the present invention.As mentioned above, this specific embodiment comprises locating unit 11, a timing unit 12, a computing unit 13 and a transmission unit 14.Positioning unit 11 is in order to determine the position of this present mobile unit 1, and positioning unit 11 can utilize GPS to obtain locating information for a satellite fix unit.If the enough accurate words in location, base station, positioning unit 11 also can utilize GPRS to obtain locating information.Timing unit 12 and computing unit 13 respectively in order to calculating a very first time at interval and one second time interval, and calculate a rate parameter as previously mentioned.14 of transmission units are every regularly to transmit this position location through second time interval, and wherein, this second time interval can change with this rate parameter.Common second time interval and this rate parameter become the relation of negative correlation.That is to say that heal when fast when rate parameter, the pairing time in second time interval is just little, transmit the locating information of positioning unit 1 also just soon to remote unit 2.Otherwise when rate parameter is healed when slow, the pairing time in second time interval is just bigger, and the locating information that also just more transmits positioning unit 1 slowly arrives remote unit 2.
Present embodiment also comprises: a receiving element 15, a storage element 16, with a display unit 17.Receiving element 15, in order to receive a long range positioning position, this long range positioning position is the position for this remote unit 2.Common just destination or friend's position; Storage element 16 is in order to store a map; Display unit 17 is in order to show this mobile unit 1 and the position of this remote unit 2 at this map.So, the information that the user of mobile unit 1 just can be shown according to display unit 17 is learnt the relative position of present position and destination.
Computing unit 13 is except that computable rate parameter, also can calculate a speed parameter, as long as the relative positions of considering two position locations in very first time interval more, just can obtain calculating one of this mobile unit direction of advancing, cooperate rate parameter, can obtain speed parameter, be used for reminding the user whether to advance towards the destination.Therefore present embodiment more comprises a computing unit 13 and a warning unit 18.Computing unit 13 can according to this very first time at interval, this position location and one of this this mobile unit 1 of long range positioning position calculation direction of advancing, and calculate an estimated distance of this mobile unit 1 and this remote unit 2.When estimated distance exceeds a predetermined value or departs from a predetermined angular when this direct of travel, this warning unit 18 outputs, one warning signal is reminded and is suitable for the person.Just when the user walks far, direction of advance departs from the destination even heal to walk to heal when far away, the user all can be reminded in warning unit 18, to avoid unnecessary time waste.
See also Fig. 3, this is a method flow diagram of the present invention.Method of the present invention is to be used for a mobile unit and a remote unit, includes following steps:
Step 51: this mobile unit captured twice position location at interval and calculates a rate parameter every a very first time; Mobile unit can GPS or GPRS obtain the position location.
Step 52: this mobile unit transmits this position location to this remote unit every one second time interval, and wherein this second time interval is to change according to this rate parameter.In one embodiment, second time interval be with this rate parameter be negative correlation.That is to say that heal when fast when rate parameter, the pairing time in second time interval is just little, the also just fast locating information that transmits positioning unit.
Step 53: receive a long range positioning position, this long range positioning position is the position for this remote unit:
Step 54: stored in the map one and to show this mobile unit and this remote unit position at this map.
The inventive method more can may further comprise the steps, in order to remind the user far away excessively from the destination:
Calculate an estimated distance of this position location and this long range positioning position; And
When this estimated distance exceeds a predetermined value, export a warning signal.
In addition, the inventive method more can may further comprise the steps, and departs from the destination in order to remind user's direct of travel:
According to one of a time interval, this position location and this this mobile unit of long range positioning position calculation direction of advancing;
When this direct of travel departs from a predetermined angular, export a warning signal.
So, the user removes just can know the relative position of knowing own and the other side, and can adjust tranmitting frequency according to the speed of oneself, to reduce emitting times.And utilize both relative positions, calculate its direct of travel and distance, departed from the destination, avoid unnecessary time waste to remind the user.
Architectural feature of the present invention and each embodiment disclose all in detail, and can fully demonstrate the case of the present invention progressive that all dark tool is implemented on purpose and effect, the value that has industry, and be utilization not seen before on the market at present, spiritual described according to Patent Law, case of the present invention meets the important document of patent of invention fully.
Only the above person only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, when can not with the scope implemented of qualification the present invention, promptly the equalization of being done according to the present patent application claim generally changes and modifies, and all should still belong in the scope that patent of the present invention contains.