KR100695477B1 - System and method for providing driving-path presentation service by using real time traffic information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a route providing service system and method using real-time traffic information that can additionally correct route information according to real-time traffic conditions after providing initial route information to a subscriber. According to the route providing service system and method thereof of the present invention, the traffic information DB provided in the route searching and guiding server is updated by the real time traffic information received by the traffic information receiving server from the server of the traffic information provider. Accordingly, after the initial route is serviced according to the location and destination information of the subscriber, traffic information may be received in real time, and the shortest route data reflecting the traffic situation and route guidance data for the route may be transmitted to the customer.

Navigation, real-time traffic information, route correction, shortest route

Description

Route providing service system using real-time traffic information and its method {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DRIVING-PATH PRESENTATION SERVICE BY USING REAL TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION}             

1 is a view for explaining the concept of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a route providing service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an initial route service process in a route providing service method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a path correction service process in a path providing service method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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10: terminal 11: the user interface

12 processing module 13 communication module

20: customer management server 21: communication module

22: application module 23: customer DB

24: customer route DB 30: route search and guidance server

31: communication module 32: processing module

33: map DB 34: traffic information DB

40: traffic information receiving server 50: traffic information providing server

The present invention relates to a route providing service system and method using real-time traffic information, and more particularly, real-time traffic information that can additionally correct route information according to real-time traffic conditions after providing initial route information to subscribers. The present invention relates to a route providing service system and a method thereof.

With the development of communication technology, a navigation service that provides geographic information on a driving route of a vehicle, a ship, etc. using a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite is widely used.

According to the navigation service, when a customer requests a service for a driving route while transmitting his or her location and destination information received from a GPS satellite through a terminal such as a vehicle, the service center searches for the route of the shortest distance reflecting the traffic information. It generates data to guide the route and sends it to the customer's terminal. While driving the shortest distance route to the destination set by the customer based on the transmitted data, various guide information is displayed on the terminal of the customer.

However, in the conventional navigation service, since the route search is performed only at the initial service request of the customer, only traffic information at that time is considered when determining the shortest route. Therefore, the conventional navigation technology has a problem in that it cannot adequately cope with a traffic environment that changes frequently during driving.

The present invention is to solve the above-described technical problem, it is possible to set the initial route according to the location and destination information of the subscriber, and then receive the traffic information in real time to correct the shortest route according to the traffic situation An object of the present invention is to provide a route providing service system and a method using real time traffic information.

Route providing service system using real-time traffic information according to the present invention for achieving the above object,
Store customer information, receive current location and destination information from the terminal of the customer, send the received current location and destination information and route calculation command, and send the shortest route data and route guidance data in response to the command; Receive and store in the customer route DB, continuously update the customer route DB according to the current location of the customer, and when the customer route DB is updated, send a message regarding whether to request the shortest route transmission request to the terminal of the customer; A customer management server configured to transmit the received shortest path data and the path guide data to the terminal of the customer when the shortest path transmission request command is received from the terminal of the customer;
A traffic information reception server for receiving and transmitting real-time traffic information through a server operated by a traffic information provider;

Store and manage the traffic information transmitted from the traffic information receiving server in real time, receive the current location and destination information transmitted from the customer management server to determine the shortest path using the real time traffic information, the customer management server And a route search and guidance server for transmitting the data of the shortest route and route guidance data to the customer management server in response to the route calculation command.

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In addition, a route providing service method using real-time traffic information according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

Receiving a current location, destination information and a route service request message from a terminal of a customer;
Determining a shortest route using the received current location and destination information and traffic information transmitted from a traffic information receiving server in real time, and generating the shortest route data and route guidance data;
Storing the generated shortest path data and the path guide data in a customer path DB, and transmitting a message regarding whether to request a shortest path transmission request to the terminal of the customer;
Step 4 for transmitting the shortest path data and path guide data stored in the customer path DB when the shortest path transmission request command is received from the customer terminal;
Characterized in that it comprises a.

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Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a view for explaining the concept of the present invention.

The route providing system using real time traffic information according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in the service center of FIG. 1, and the terminal of the customer is installed in the vehicle. When the customer wants to receive the route providing service according to the present invention, the user operates the terminal to transmit his location and destination information to the service center and requests an initial route, and in response, the service center makes the shortest time suitable for the traffic situation at that time. The route is searched, guide data is generated, and the information is transmitted to the customer's terminal. Accordingly, the customer may drive the vehicle with reference to the guide screen for the shortest route displayed by the terminal. In addition, the route providing service according to the present invention collects traffic information, such as road designation situation or accident information, in real time in the service center even during the operation along the determined route, the current location of the vehicle being driven and the collected traffic It includes a function of re-determining the optimum driving route according to the information, generating guide data according to the information, and transmitting the guide data to the terminal of the customer.

2 shows the overall configuration of a route providing service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, the route providing service system according to the embodiment of the present invention comprises a customer management server 20, a route search and guidance server 30, and a traffic information receiving server 40. 20 may communicate with a terminal 10 of the customer, and the traffic information receiving server 40 may be connected to receive traffic information from a traffic information providing server 50 installed in an external traffic broadcast or a traffic information provider. It is.

The terminal 10 performs functions such as receiving GPS location information, map matching, display, internet connection, and short message service (SMS), and the user interface 11, the processing module 12, and communication. It consists of a module 13. Of course, the terminal 10 includes a display for displaying a driving route and a map, and a GPS receiver for receiving location information from a GPS satellite, but is not illustrated in FIG. 2.

The user interface 11 processes various key inputs for a user to operate the terminal 10 and provide a path providing service. The processing module 12 executes an operating system program of the terminal 10 to transmit information by key input of the user interface 11 to the customer management server 20 through the communication module 13, or the communication module. (13) performs a function of displaying on the display the route guidance data transmitted from the customer management server 20. The communication module 13 communicates with the customer management server 20 by using a wireless internet protocol. More specifically, the communication module 13 transmits various data or messages such as location and destination information of the customer vehicle, a route request command, and a short message. While transmitting to the customer management server 20, the shortest path data, the path guide data, the shortest path transmission request message, and the like are received from the customer management server 20.

The customer management server 20 includes a communication module 21, an application module 22, a customer DB 23 and a customer path DB 24, manages a unique ID of a customer, Receives the initial route request command and transmits it to the route search and guide server 30, and receives the shortest route data and route guide data from the route search and guide server 30 in response to the terminal 10. Perform the function of passing. In addition, when the vehicle location of the customer who is driving is received from the terminal 10 to the customer management server 20, the customer management server 20 delivers it to the route search and guidance server 30 in real time traffic conditions. Recalculate the shortest path, and receive the shortest path data and the path guide data and transmit the calculated shortest path data to the terminal 10.

The communication module 21 of the customer management server 20 transmits data or a message between the terminal 10 of the customer and the route search and guide server 30. The application module 22 receives data or a message from the terminal 10 through the communication module 21 and requests the route search and guidance server 30 to calculate the shortest route data or route guidance data. In response, the shortest path data or path guide data received is updated for each customer ID, and the shortest path data or path guide data requested by the customer is transmitted to the terminal 10. At this time, the application module 22 accesses the customer DB 23 and the customer route DB 24, respectively, and registers the customer ID and updates the shortest route data and route guidance data for each customer. The customer DB 23 stores a customer's unique ID and customer information, and the customer route DB 24 stores the shortest route data and route guidance data for each customer.

The route search and guide server 30 includes a communication module 31, a processing module 32, a map DB 33, and a traffic information DB 34. The communication module 31 transmits and receives data or a message such as the location and destination information of the customer vehicle and the communication module 20 of the customer management server 20, and the communication module 20 of the customer management server 20. The shortest path calculation command is received from the control panel and delivered to the processing module 32. The processing module 32 accesses the map DB 33 storing the map information and the traffic information DB 34 storing the real-time traffic information to calculate the initial shortest route of the customer vehicle or the location of the vehicle in operation. The shortest route reflecting the real-time traffic information is calculated and route guidance data according to each shortest route is generated.

The traffic information receiving server 40 receives real-time traffic information from the server 50 of a traffic broadcast or traffic information provider, and uses the received real-time traffic information to provide traffic information in the route search and guidance server 30. Update the DB 34.

Next, a route providing service method using real-time traffic information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 illustrates an initial route service process in a route providing service method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 illustrates a route correction service process in a route providing service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, an initial path service process will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

When the customer manipulates his terminal 10 to select a starting point and a destination, accesses the customer management server 20, sends a route service request message, and transmits GPS location information of the terminal 10 required for the route service. The initial route service of the present invention is started.

The customer management server 20 receives a route service request message from the terminal 10 (S10). Then, the customer management server 20 transmits the shortest path calculation command while transmitting the destination information transmitted from the terminal 10 and the location information of the customer terminal to the route search and guidance server 30, and calculates the shortest path. According to the command, the route search and guidance server 30 approaches the map DB 33 and the traffic information DB 34 to determine the shortest route in consideration of the current traffic situation, and generates route guidance data for the determined shortest route. And transmits to the customer management server 20 (S20). The customer management server 20 updates the customer route DB 24 with the received shortest route data and route guidance data, and transmits the shortest route data and route guidance data to the terminal 10 of the customer ( S30). Accordingly, the shortest route data and route guidance data received through the terminal 10 are displayed on the terminal 10, so that the customer can obtain route information for driving the vehicle to the destination he / she wants to go to.

3 is an initial route guide service. In the present invention, the service center corrects the driving route by reflecting real-time traffic information until the end of the customer's driving by using the customer information initially received by the service center. The state further includes a path correction service process.

In order to implement the path correction service, the location of the customer should be periodically transmitted from the terminal 10 of the customer to the service center after the initial path guidance service is performed, and the present invention assumes this point in advance.

If the location information of the vehicle where the terminal 10 of the customer is located after the initial route guidance service is transmitted to the service center through a short message (SMS), the route correction service is started, and the customer management server 20 is driving the vehicle. Receive location information of (S40). Next, the customer management server 20 determines the current location of the vehicle on the basis of the received location information (S50). Next, the customer management server 20 transmits the current location information of the vehicle to the route search and guidance server 30 to calculate a new shortest route, and generates route guidance information based on the calculated shortest route. (S60). At this time, the traffic information DB 34 provided in the route search and guidance server 30 is updated by real-time traffic information received by the traffic information receiving server 40 from the server 50 of the traffic information provider. The route search and guidance server 30 may refer to the updated real-time traffic information when calculating a new shortest route and generating route guidance information. The new shortest route data and route guidance data thus obtained are transmitted to the customer management server 20.

When the new shortest path data and the path guidance data are received, the customer management server 20 transmits a message indicating that the shortest path transfer request command is made to the terminal 10 of the customer (S70). Accordingly, when the customer manipulates the terminal 10 to issue the shortest route transmission request command, the customer management server 20 receives the newly calculated shortest route data and route guidance data in consideration of real-time traffic information. It transmits to (S80).

Therefore, the shortest route data and route guidance data reflecting the real-time traffic information while driving received through the terminal 10 are displayed on the terminal 10, so that the customer can move from the initially guided route to the destination where the real-time traffic information is reflected. Get route information.

As described above, the location information of the subscriber and the destination information by the technical configuration such that the traffic information DB provided in the route search and guidance server is updated by real-time traffic information received from the server of the traffic information provider to the traffic information receiving server. In accordance with the present invention, a route providing service system and a method for receiving the traffic information in real time after the initial route service and transmitting the optimal route data reflecting the traffic situation and route guidance data on the route to a customer may be provided.

What has been described above is only one embodiment for implementing a route providing service system and a method using real-time traffic information according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, the scope of the claims Without departing from the gist of the invention claimed in the present invention, anyone of ordinary skill in the art to which the technical spirit of the present invention extends to the extent that various modifications can be made.

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Store customer information, receive current location and destination information from the terminal of the customer, transmit the received current location and destination information and route calculation command, and obtain optimal route data and route guidance data in response to the command; Receive and store in the customer route DB, continuously update the customer route DB according to the current location of the customer, and when the customer route DB is updated, send a message regarding whether to request an optimal route transmission request to the terminal of the customer; A customer management server for transmitting the received optimal path data and route guidance data to the terminal of the customer, when an optimal path transmission request command is received from the terminal of the customer; A traffic information reception server for receiving and transmitting real-time traffic information through a server operated by a traffic information provider; Store and manage the traffic information transmitted from the traffic information receiving server in real time, receive the current location and destination information transmitted from the customer management server to determine the optimal route using the real-time traffic information, the customer management server And a route search and guidance server for transmitting the optimal route data and route guidance data to the customer management server in response to the route calculation command. The method of claim 1, wherein the customer management server, A communication module for transmitting data or a message between a terminal and the route search and guidance server; An application module for managing a transmission control function of the information received from the terminal and managing customer information and customer path information; A customer DB storing a customer ID; And, Route providing service system using real-time traffic information, characterized in that it comprises a customer route DB that stores the customer-specific route data and route guidance data. According to claim 1, The route search and guidance server, A communication module configured to transmit and receive data including a location and destination information of a customer and a message including a route calculation command between the customer management server; A map DB storing map information; A traffic information DB for storing real-time traffic information provided from the traffic information receiving server 40; A processing module for calculating an optimal route of the customer by using the received destination information, location information of the customer vehicle, map information of the map DB, and real-time traffic information of the traffic information DB, and generating guide data for the optimal route; Route providing service system using a real-time traffic information comprising a. Receiving a current location, destination information and a route service request message from a terminal of a customer; Determining an optimal route using the received current location and destination information and traffic information transmitted from a traffic information receiving server in real time, and generating the optimal route data and route guidance data; Storing the generated optimal route data and route guidance data in a customer route DB and transmitting a message regarding whether to request an optimal route transmission request to the terminal of the customer; A step 4 of transmitting the optimum route data and route guidance data stored in the customer route DB when the optimal route transmission request command is received from the client terminal; Route providing service method using the real-time traffic information, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 4, wherein When the optimal route is changed according to the movement of the current location of the client terminal and the real-time traffic information, the optimal route data and route guidance data of the customer route DB are continuously updated. Route delivery service method.

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