KR100214019B1 - Method for searching the various service information of map in car navigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of searching for various service information on a map in a vehicle navigation apparatus, and in particular, a storing step of storing various service data read in a first memory unit and a second memory unit; A selection mode determining step of determining a mode selected by the driver after the storing step; A mark executing step of performing a mark operation when the driver selects a mark in the selection mode determining step; A service item reading step of displaying a service item selected by the driver in the CD-ROM player 2 and displaying it after the driver executes the list execution step in the selection mode determination step; After the service item reading step, characterized in that it comprises a driver selection step of selecting a desired function by the driver.

The present invention can easily find a service item even when the driver does not know the name of the service item desired by the driver when driving the vehicle equipped with a car navigation system, there is an effect that can reduce the time.

Description

How to find various service information on the map in car navigation system

The present invention relates to a method of searching for various service information on a map in a car navigation system, and in particular, when searching for various services shown on a map drawn on a screen in a car navigation system, the content or position of information that a driver wants to find. The present invention relates to a method of searching for various service information on a map in a navigation device for a vehicle for quick and efficient navigation.

As is well known, the GPS orbits the earth twice a day at an altitude of 20,183 km and coordinates three GPS satellites on each of the six orbits to transmit the coordinate signal for the current position and the time signal when the coordinate signal is transmitted. 18 units (24 including total satellites for each orbit) are arranged at equal intervals, and then the position of the GPS receiver can be detected by receiving and processing the signals transmitted from the GPS satellites using the GPS receiver. It is a device that detects the position of a person by detecting a signal transmitted from three or more GPS satellites using a GPS receiver consisting of a GPS antenna and a GPS receiver circuit. (However, in case of 3D positioning, 4 or more GPS satellite signals are required.)

In addition, the navigation device for the vehicle not only knows where the vehicle is currently driving, but also indicates how to get to the destination.

On the other hand, the conventional car navigation apparatus using GPS, GPS receiver and GPS receiver circuit consisting of a GPS antenna and a GPS receiving circuit, receiving the GPS satellite coordinate data and time data transmitted from the GPS satellite (1) )Wow; A CD-ROM player 2 for operating the CD-ROM (COMPACT DISK READ ONLY MEMORY) storing the map data and reading the map data; A remote control equipment 3 for selecting service information displayed on the screen and placing and placing a cursor on the selected information part; An LCD display panel 4 for displaying the position of the vehicle on the map data read out from the CD-ROM; The GPS receiver 1 is connected between the signal output terminal of the GPS receiver 1, the CD-ROM player 2 and the remote control device 3, and the signal input terminal of the LCD display panel 4. When the signal is detected, the absolute position of the vehicle is calculated, and the microcomputer 6 showing the calculated absolute position and various service information on the LCD display panel 4 is configured.

The vehicle navigation apparatus using the GPS determines whether or not a signal transmitted from three or more GPS satellites is detected by the GPS receiver 1, and when a signal transmitted from three or more GPS satellites is detected, the transmitted signal is transmitted. A signal (GPS satellite coordinates and a signal with respect to time) was analyzed to detect coordinates for the position of the vehicle, and the operation of indicating the position of the vehicle on the LCD display panel 4 was performed.

In addition, by using the remote control device 3, the information displayed on the screen is selected, and the cursor is placed on the selected service information part and clicked to display the selected service information on the LCD display panel 4. To perform the operation.

However, in the above-described conventional car navigation system using GPS, since the screen displaying a map and the screen displaying various services are different, various types of service information (hotels, government offices, repair shops, general hospitals, parking lots, interchanges) are used. If the driver wants to know the toll gate, the user has to move to the service search screen through the above-mentioned remote control device.

That is, if the driver displays the map data on the screen and wants to know the information of the nearest hotel, for example, on the current map, the driver goes to the service search screen and reads the information on all the hotels, and then the driver himself decides. Since the nearest hotel from the current location to use, it takes a lot of time to find the service information, there was a problem inconvenient for the driver to use.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and in particular, by storing various service information in the map data stored in the CD-ROM player, various services on the local map on the screen displaying the map data. If you want to display the table of information together and the driver wants to know the various service information on the local map, you can click the table of contents of the service information directly through the remote control device without moving to another screen. Even if you don't know it, if you select the List selection mode, you can easily find the service item and provide the effect of reducing the time.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of searching for various types of service information of the mobile device of the present invention in a navigation system for a vehicle includes displaying map data on a screen, and then pressing the information key for a driver to know service information on a map. When the service data on the screen is read from the CD-ROM player, the stored service data are stored in the first memory unit, and the driver selects an item to be serviced. A storing step of storing; A selection mode determining step of determining a mode selected by the driver after the storing step; A mark executing step of performing a mark operation when the driver selects a mark in the selection mode determining step; A list execution step of performing a list operation when the driver selects a list in the selection mode determination step; A service item reading step of displaying, after the mark executing step and the list executing step, the service item selected by the driver after reading from the CD-ROM; After the service item readout step, the driver selects a desired function, characterized in that it comprises a driver selection step.

The mark execution step may include: a mark display step of displaying a mark of a selected service item on a map and displaying a cursor; A screen moving key determination step of selecting a use of a screen moving key after the mark display step and using the screen moving key to move the cursor up, down, left, and right using the screen moving key to fix the cursor to a desired service information position; After the screen movement key determination step, it is determined whether to use the execution key, if not using the screen movement key determination step, if using the execution key includes the execution key determination step of executing the service item selected by the driver Characterized in that made.

In addition, the list execution step includes a list display step of displaying a name list of the selected service item; A screen move key determination step of selecting a use of a screen move key after the list play step and using the screen move key to move the cursor up, down, left and right using the screen move key to fix it to a desired service information position; After the screen movement key determination step, it is determined whether to use the execution key, if not using the screen movement key determination step, if using the execution key includes the execution key determination step of executing the service item selected by the driver Characterized in that made.

On the other hand, the driver selection step includes a map selection step of selecting whether or not to display the map information, and displaying only the mark of the service item selected by the day and night on the map; A full screen moving step of determining whether to return to the full screen when the map information is not displayed in the map selecting step, and performing the selection mode determining step when returning to the full screen; When it is determined in the case of not moving to the full screen in the full screen moving step, it is determined whether the cancel selection mode is executed, and when the cancel mode is not selected, the map selection step is performed and the cancel mode is selected. It characterized in that it comprises a cancellation judgment step to return.

The method of searching for various service information on the map in the vehicle navigation apparatus of the present invention displays a table of contents of various service information on the local map on the initial screen displaying map data when the driver is operating a vehicle equipped with the vehicle navigation apparatus. Thus, if the driver wants to know various service information on the local map, the user can click the contents of the corresponding service information through the remote control device without moving to another screen, even if the desired service item name is not known. If you select the selection mode, it is easy to find the service item and saves time.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle navigation apparatus using a conventional GPS.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of finding various service information on a map in the navigation device for automobiles according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart showing a mark execution step.

4 is a flowchart showing a list execution step.

5 is a flowchart showing a driver selection step.

6 is a view showing a screen displayed on the LCD display panel to explain the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: GPS receiver 2: CD-ROM

3: remote control device 4: LCD display panel

5: micom

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the embodiment according to the technical idea of the method for finding various service information on the map in the present invention vehicle navigation apparatus will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

EXAMPLE

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5, the operation process of the present invention includes, first, a first memory unit and a second memory, which are places where data can be stored in the microcomputer 5; Prepare your wealth.

On the other hand, after displaying the initial map screen on the LCD display panel 4 as shown in Figure 6a, the driver presses the information key using the remote control device 3 to know the various services on the current map screen, The microcomputer 5 reads various service data on the current screen from the CD-ROM player 2 and displays the same on the LCD display panel 4 as shown in FIG.

Various service data read from the CD-ROM player 3 is stored in the first memory unit, and then the driver wants to receive service through the remote controller 3, for example, a hotel. If select, the microcomputer 5 stores the hotel information in the second memory unit.

Further, the microcomputer 5 determines whether the driver has selected the mark selection mode or the list selection mode through the remote control device 3, and when the driver selects a mark, the LCD display panel ( 4) Display the mark of the hortec item on the motion as shown in Fig. 6c, and the driver moves the cursor up, down, left and right by using the screen movement keys to fix the cursor at the desired hotel, for example, the Renaissance hotel. After that, run the Renaissance Hotel.

When the driver selects the list, the name list of the hotel items is displayed on the LCD display channel 4 as shown in FIG. 6D. Then, the cursor is moved using the screen moving keys to select a renaissance hotel and then executed.

On the other hand, if the driver knows the name of the hotel in the above mark, it is to place the hotels on the local map displayed on the LCD display panel 4, the list does not know the name of the hotel to be serviced, The table of contents showing the names of the hotels currently on display is displayed on the LCD display panel 4.

When the driver selects the mark to execute the Renaissance Sportel on the map and the driver selects the list to execute the Renaissance hotel, the microcomputer 5 displays all the service information of the selected Renaissance hotel on the CD-. After reading from the ROM player 2, it is displayed on the LCD display panel 4 as shown in FIG.

After the driver uses the information of the Renaissance Snell, when moving to the screen showing the map information, only the mark of the service item selected by the driver is displayed on the map of the LCD display panel 4 as shown in FIG. If the user wants to return, pressing the full screen mode using the remote controller 3 displays a screen for selecting the mark or list selection mode on the LCD display panel 4.

In addition, when the driver does not want to move to the full screen in the above, it is determined whether to select the selection mode of cancellation, and if the cancellation mode is not selected, selecting the map, and selecting the cancellation mode. Performs a return operation.

As described above, the method of searching for various service information on the map in the automobile navigation apparatus of the present invention is particularly performed on a local screen on an initial screen displaying map data when the driver runs in a vehicle equipped with a vehicle navigation apparatus. If the driver wants to know various service information on the local map by displaying the contents of various service information together, the contents of the desired service item can be directly clicked through the remote control device without moving to another screen. Even if you don't know the name, if you select the list selection mode, you can easily find the service item and save time.

Claims (4)

After displaying the map data on the screen and the driver presses the information key to know the service information on the map, the service data on the current screen is read from the CD-ROM player, and the read service data is read out from the first memory. Storing the selected service item in a second memory unit when the driver selects an item to be serviced after storing the same in the second memory unit; A selection mode determining step of determining a mode selected by the driver after the storing step; A mark executing step of performing a mark operation when the driver selects a mark in the selection mode determining step; A list execution step of performing a list operation when the driver selects a list in the selection mode determination step; A service item reading step of displaying, after the mark executing step and the list executing step, the service item selected by the driver after reading from the CD-ROM player; And after the service item reading step, a driver selecting step of selecting a desired function by the driver. The mark executing step of claim 1, further comprising: a mark display step of displaying a mark of a selected service item on a map and displaying a cursor; After the mark display step, the screen moving key determination step of selecting whether to use the screen moving key, and using the screen moving key, the screen moving key determination step of moving the cursor up, down, left and right by using the screen moving key and fixing it to the desired service information position; ; After the screen movement key determination step, it is determined whether to use the execution key, if not using the screen movement key determination step, if using the execution key includes the execution key determination step of executing the service item selected by the driver How to find the various service information on the map in the car navigation system characterized in that made by. The method of claim 1, wherein the list execution step comprises: a list display step of displaying a name list of the selected service item; A screen moving key determining step of selecting a use of a screen moving key after the list play step and using the screen moving key to move the cursor up, down, left, and right to fix the desired location to the desired service information; After the screen movement key determination step, it is determined whether to use the execution key, if not using the screen movement key determination step, if using the execution key includes the execution key determination step of executing the service item selected by the driver Characterized in that How to find various service information on the map in car navigation system. The method of claim 1, wherein the driver selection step includes: a map selection step of selecting whether to display the map information and displaying only the mark of the service item selected by the driver on the map; A full screen moving step of determining whether to return to the full screen when the map information is not displayed in the map selecting step, and performing the selection mode determining step when returning to the full screen; When it is determined in the case of not moving to the full screen in the full screen moving step, it is determined whether the cancel selection mode is executed, and when the cancel mode is not selected, the map selection step is performed and the cancel mode is selected. How to find a variety of service information on the map in the car navigation system characterized in that it comprises a cancellation decision to return.

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