KR100723674B1 - Method, navigation terminal and system for providing automatic update of map data by using mobile communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing automatic update of map data using a mobile communication network.

The present invention relays wireless data communication, performs handoff processing and radio resource management, and includes a base station transmitter, a base station controller, and a mobile communication switch to support both synchronous and asynchronous mobile communication systems. In a communication network, a navigation system for providing a navigation service using the mobile communication network, wherein the update information of the map data is checked through the mobile communication network, the DUP (Download Update Package) of the map data is downloaded, and the map data is downloaded. A navigation terminal for updating; An update information confirmation server for storing the update information of the map data and transmitting whether to update the map data to the navigation terminal; An update server receiving an update request signal of the map data from the navigation terminal and transmitting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for downloading the DUP to the navigation terminal; A map data storage server which transmits whether to update the map data upon receiving the update information confirmation request signal from the update information confirmation server and the update server; And a map for upgrading the map data by an operator of the navigation system, transmitting the map data to the map data storage server, extracting only an upgraded portion of the map data, and generating the DUP to transmit to the navigation terminal. It provides a map data automatic update system using a mobile communication network comprising a data providing server.

According to the present invention, it is possible to more accurately navigate service by checking the update information of the map data in real time using a mobile communication network, and to update the map data file quickly and easily by updating the map data without connecting to a PC. There is.

Mobile communication, navigation, terminal, update, map

Description

Method for providing automatic update of map data using mobile communication network, navigation terminal and system {Method, Navigation Terminal and System for Providing Automatic Update of Map Data by Using Mobile Communication Network}

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for automatically updating map data using a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a conceptual structural diagram of a navigation terminal having an automatic map data update function using a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically updating map data using a mobile communication network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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110: navigation terminal 120: wireless access network

130: Check for Update Information Server 140: Update Server

150: map data storage server 160: map data providing server

210: navigation application 220: BINUS agent

230: File Update Agent 240: Map Data File

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing automatic update of map data using a mobile communication network. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and system for automatically providing map data using a mobile communication network which provides a function of automatically updating map data by checking update information of map data stored in a navigation terminal via a mobile communication network. .

As computers, electronics, and communication technologies have made rapid progress, various wireless communication services using wireless communication networks have been provided. Accordingly, a service using a wireless communication network provided by a mobile communication system is developing into a multimedia communication service that transmits data such as circuit data, packet data, as well as voice service.

Recently, due to the development of information and communication, IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication 2000), which is a third generation mobile communication system established as a standard in ITU-R, has been commercialized. IMT-2000 is a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 2000 1X, 3X, Evolution Data Only (EV-DO), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), etc., which is an IS-95C network that has evolved from existing IS-95A and IS-95B networks. It is a service that can provide wireless communication by using.

IMT-2000 is a mobile communication that aims to implement various application services by combining global direct roaming including personal mobility and service mobility, same call quality as wired telephone, high speed packet data service and wired / wireless communication network. With the system, it is possible to provide various multimedia services (MOD, VOD) at a higher speed as well as to improve existing voice and wireless application protocol (WAP) service quality.

In addition, in recent years, in order to provide Internet services that transcend space, wireless Internet services that provide Internet communication services to mobile communication service subscribers through wireless communication networks have emerged, and many companies have been developing technologies for wireless Internet. The wireless Internet service is an advanced personalization service according to the use of the terminal of the individual and has a feature of providing a unique information based on the mobility of the user. Mobile communication service subscribers can receive various types of information such as news, weather, sports, securities, finance, exchange rates, and traffic information in various forms such as text, voice, still image, and video through wireless Internet service.

Among various wireless Internet services using a mobile communication terminal, in particular, a location based service (LBS) has gained much attention due to its wide utility and convenience. The location-based service refers to a communication service that locates a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone and a personal digital assistant (PDA) and provides additional information related to the identified location. Location-based services can be used in a variety of fields, including rescue requests, response to crime reports, geographic information systems (GIS), traffic information, vehicle navigation and logistics, and location-based customer relationship management (CRM).

Meanwhile, cars have become a necessity in modern life. With the rapid spread of automobiles, various automobile-related products have evolved, and the number of such items as car remote control (Global Positioning System), car liquid crystal TV, car DVD, satellite receiver and car karaoke equipment can be counted. There are many without.

Among them, a navigation system using an automatic navigation device displays a map stored in a navigation terminal, and provides functions such as guiding a route to a destination to which the user wants to move, searching a map of surrounding areas, and providing geographic information.

As a method of updating the data stored in the navigation terminal in such a navigation system, the map data is transmitted from a PC to a serial port such as a UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) and a USB (Universal Serial Bus). It was used to overwrite the stored map by sending it.

However, in the conventional navigation terminal, the update method of map data requires a serial cable and a PC. In addition, there is a trouble of finding map data on a PC, and a lot of time is required for updating.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an automatic update of map data using a mobile communication network that provides a function of automatically updating map data by checking update information of map data stored in a navigation terminal via a mobile communication network. The purpose is to provide a method and a system.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a base station transmitter, a base station controller, and a mobile communication switch to relay wireless data communication, perform handoff processing, and radio resource management functions. In a mobile communication network supporting both asynchronous mobile communication systems, a navigation system for providing a navigation service using the mobile communication network, wherein the update information of the map data is checked through the mobile communication network, and the DUP (Download) of the map data is checked. A navigation terminal for downloading the update package and updating the map data; An update information confirmation server for storing the update information of the map data and transmitting whether to update the map data to the navigation terminal; An update server receiving an update request signal of the map data from the navigation terminal and transmitting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for downloading the DUP to the navigation terminal; A map data storage server which transmits whether to update the map data upon receiving the update information confirmation request signal from the update information confirmation server and the update server; And a map for upgrading the map data by an operator of the navigation system, transmitting the map data to the map data storage server, extracting only an upgraded portion of the map data, and generating the DUP to transmit to the navigation terminal. It provides a map data automatic update system using a mobile communication network comprising a data providing server.

According to another object of the present invention, a wireless access network for relaying wireless data communication, performing a handoff process and a radio resource management function, storing update information of the map data, and updating the map data. Update information confirmation server for transmitting the update server, Update server for transmitting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for receiving the update request signal of the map data to download a download update package (DUP), the update information confirmation server and the update server When receiving the update request confirmation signal from the map data from the map data storage server for transmitting the update and the operator of the navigation system to upgrade the map data, and transmits the map data to the map data storage server , Only the upgraded portion of the map data A navigation system including a map data providing server for extracting and generating the DUP, wherein the navigation terminal updates the map data using the mobile communication network, wherein the navigation information is frequently connected to the update information checking server while the navigation terminal is running. A navigation application for checking whether the map data has been updated and receiving the update information received from the update information checking server; A BINUS agent which receives whether the map data is updated from the navigation application, receives the URL for accessing the update server to download the DUP of the map data, and accesses the URL to download the DUP. Binary Update Service Agent; And a file update agent receiving the DUP from the BINUS agent and applying the file to the file in which the map data is stored to update the map data. to provide.

According to another object of the present invention, a wireless access network for relaying wireless data communication, performing a handoff process and a radio resource management function, storing update information of the map data, and updating the map data. An update server for checking whether to transmit information, an update server for receiving a request signal for updating the map data and transmitting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for downloading a download update package (DUP), the update server for checking the update information, and the update server Receiving a request signal for checking whether the map data is updated from the map data storage server for transmitting the update or not, updating the map data by an operator of a navigation system, and transmitting the map data to the map data storage server; , Only the upgraded portion of the map data In a navigation system including a map data providing server for generating the DUP and confirming the update information of the map data, and a navigation terminal for downloading the DUP of the map data to update the map data. A method of automatically updating map data using a method, the method comprising: (a) accessing an update information verification server to transmit a current version of the map data to confirm the update information of the map data; (b) checking the update information to determine whether to update the map information, and if an update of the map data occurs, requesting an update of the map data by accessing the update server; (c) receiving a URL to download a DUP to update the map data, and accessing the URL to download the DUP; And (d) updating the map data by applying the DUP to the map data when the download of the DUP is completed, and updating the map data. .

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for automatically updating map data using a mobile communication network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Map data automatic update system using a mobile communication network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a navigation terminal (Navigation Terminal) 110, Radio Access Network (RAN: Radio Access Network) (120), Update (Update) information confirmation server 130 ), An update server 140, a map data storage server 150, a map data providing server 160, and the like.

The navigation terminal 110 is a terminal that displays stored map data and provides a navigation service such as a road guidance to a destination desired by a user, traffic information, and geographic information of a surrounding area. The navigation terminal 110 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless data communication unit (not shown) for updating map data using a mobile communication network, and a navigation application for checking update information of map data. (210), a file update agent (230) by downloading a DUP (Download Update Package), which is a binary package created by extracting only the changed parts by comparing the updated version of the map data with the version before updating. And a software update agent 230 for receiving a DUP from the BINUS agent 220 and a file update agent 230 for updating the map data.

The navigation terminal 110 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

A mobile communication network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is an IS (Interim Standard) -95 network, a GSM network, a CDMA2000 1x network, a CDMA2000 3x network, a CDMA2000 EV-DO (Evolution-Data Only) network, a WCDMA network, and a Wibro (Wireless Broadband) network. It may include a wireless access network 120 by various mobile communication systems, such as the Internet (Internet) network.

The radio access network 120 relays radio data communication of the navigation terminal 110, and performs functions such as handoff processing and radio resource management.

The wireless access network 120 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a base station transmitter 122, a base station controller 124 and a mobile communication switch 126, and supports both synchronous and asynchronous mobile communication systems. Here, in the synchronous mobile communication system, the base station transmitter 122 is a base transceiver station (BTS), the base station controller 124 is a base station controller (BSC), and in the case of an asynchronous mobile communication system, the base station transmitter 122 is an RTS (Radio). The base station controller 124 is a transceiver network (RNC).

The base station transmitter 122 receives a request signal for wireless data communication from the navigation terminal 110 through a traffic channel of the signal channel and transmits it to the base station controller 124. In addition, the base station transmitter 122 is a network termination device that performs baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, wireless signal transmission and the like, and is directly connected to the navigation terminal 110. The base station transmitter 122 is arranged in units of cells, and transmits a radio data communication request generated from the navigation terminal 110 to the mobile communication switch 126 or is located in a cell area under its control. Location registration is performed to determine the location of 110.

The base station transmitter 122 transmits the position information of the base station transmitter 122 from the global positioning system (GPS) (not shown) to the navigation terminal 110 through a system parameter message of the forward link call channel. The navigation terminal 110 may register new location information by calculating a moving distance of the navigation terminal 110 by using the location information of the base station transmitter 122 of the cell to which the navigation terminal 110 belongs.

Location registration is a procedure of informing the mobile communication switch 126 of the navigation terminal 110 of the location, status, identifier, slot period, and other characteristics of the navigation terminal 110 through the base station transmitter 122. This is a procedure for effectively calling the navigation terminal 110 when the incoming call is to be established by the communication exchange 126. The location registration of the navigation terminal 110 is performed when the power of the navigation terminal 110 is turned on / off, when the navigation terminal 110 is handed off, and the system parameters of the navigation terminal 110 are changed. Is carried out in the case.

The base station controller 124 controls the base station transmitter 122, allocates and releases a radio channel to the navigation terminal 110, controls transmission output of the navigation terminal 110 and the base station transmitter 122, and soft handoffs. Handoff and hard handoff determination, transcoding and vocoding, GPS clock distribution, operation and maintenance of the base station transmitter 122, and the like are performed. The base station controller 124 transmits subscriber information of the navigation terminal 110 in which the location information is registered to the mobile communication switch 126, and transmits a call request signal received through the base station transmitter 122 to the mobile communication switch 126. To pass.

The mobile communication switch 126 has a control function for allowing the wireless access network 120 to operate efficiently and an interworking function with a switch of a public telephone network.

In addition, the mobile communication exchange 126 performs basic and additional service processing, incoming and outgoing call processing of the subscriber, location registration procedure and handoff procedure, interworking with other networks. The mobile communication switch 126 of the IS-95 A / B / C system includes an access switching subsystem (ASS) that performs distributed call processing, an INS (interconnection network subsystem) that performs centralized call processing, operation and Subsystems include a Central Control Subsystem (CCS), which is responsible for the centralization of maintenance, and a Location Registration Subsystem (LRS), which performs storage and management of information on mobile subscribers.

In addition, the mobile communication switch 126 for the third and fourth generation may include an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch (not shown). The ATM switch increases the transmission speed and the efficiency of line use by packet transmission per cell. Let's do it. In addition, the ATM switch performs a call processing on a cell basis, a Mobility Control Subsystem that performs a subscriber registration, update function for performing wireless data communication of the navigation terminal 110, and an interface function with the base station controller 124. Subsystems such as a Call Control Subsystem, a Service Control Subsystem for billing various supplementary service subscribers, and an Intelligent Peripheral Subsystem for providing various supplementary services. do.

The mobile communication switch 126 temporarily stores subscriber information of the navigation terminal 110 in a VLR (Visitor Location Register) (not shown) when location registration of the navigation terminal 110 is performed through the wireless access network 120. Afterwards, a location registration request of the navigation terminal 110 is requested to a home location register (HLR) (not shown).

The update information check server 130 stores the update information of the map data, and when receiving a confirmation request for updating the map data from the navigation terminal 110, transmits whether the map data is updated to the navigation terminal 110. Perform. The update information check server 130 receives a version of the map data stored in the navigation terminal 110 from the navigation terminal 110 and compares the latest version with a signal to update the map data when the version is different. send. The update information check server 130 is connected to the map data storage server 150 to update update information of the map data.

When the update server 140 receives the update request signal of the map data from the navigation terminal 110, the update server 140 inquires whether the map data is updated in the map data storage server 150, and then downloads the DUP of the updated map data. It provides a function to transmit a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to the navigation terminal (110). Here, the DUP is generated in the map data providing server 160, and the DUP is a binary package made by extracting only an updated portion of the map data.

When the map data storage server 150 receives map data from the map data providing server 160 and stores the map data, the map data storage server 150 receives a request signal for updating the map data from the update information checking server 130 and the update server 140. Provides the ability to send updates.

The map data providing server 160 upgrades map data by an operator of the navigation system, transmits map data to the map data storage server, extracts only an upgraded portion of map data, and generates a DUP to transmit to the navigation terminal. Provide the function.

2 is a conceptual structural diagram of a navigation terminal having an automatic map data update function using a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The navigation terminal 110 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a navigation application 210, a BINUS agent 220, a file update agent 230, a map data file 240, and the like.

The navigation application 210 accesses the update information check server 130 from time to time while the navigation terminal 110 is running to check whether the map data is updated or not, and the current version of the map data file 240 stored in the navigation terminal 110. It transmits to the update information check server 130, and provides a function to receive whether or not to update from the update information check server 130. The navigation application 210 checks whether the update is received from the update information check server 130, and if an update occurs, the navigation application 210 transmits the update information to the BINUS agent 220 to update the map data.

When the BINUS agent 220 receives the update information of the map data from the navigation application 210, the BINUS agent 220 receives the URL for accessing the update server 140 to download the DUP of the map data, and accesses the corresponding URL to obtain the DUP. Download. The BINUS agent 220 transmits the downloaded DUP to the file update agent 230 to update the map data file 240.

The file update agent 230 applies the DUP received from the BINUS agent 220 to the map data file 240 to update the map data.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically updating map data using a mobile communication network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the navigation terminal 110 accesses the update information check server 130 from time to time while driving to check the update information of the map data by transmitting the current version of the stored map data (S310).

Check the update information transmitted from the update information check server 130 to determine whether to update (S320), if there is an update, the update server 140 is requested to update the map data (S330), and the map data is updated. Receiving a URL to download the DUP to receive (S340), and accesses the URL to download the DUP to update the map data (S350).

When the download of the DUP is completed, the navigation terminal 110 updates the map data by applying the DUP to the stored map data (S360).

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to check the update information of the map data in real time using a mobile communication network, so that a more accurate navigation service is possible, and the map data file can be updated by updating the map data without connecting to a PC. It's quick and easy to upgrade.

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In a mobile communication network that relays wireless data communication, performs handoff processing and radio resource management functions, and includes a base station transmitter, a base station controller, and a mobile communication switch, supporting both synchronous and asynchronous mobile communication systems. In a navigation system for providing a navigation service using the mobile communication network, A navigation terminal for checking update information of map data via the mobile communication network, downloading a DUP (Download Update Package) of the map data, and updating the map data; An update information confirmation server for storing the update information of the map data and transmitting whether to update the map data to the navigation terminal; An update server receiving an update request signal of the map data from the navigation terminal and transmitting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for downloading the DUP to the navigation terminal; A map data storage server which transmits whether to update the map data upon receiving the update information confirmation request signal from the update information confirmation server and the update server; And The map data is upgraded by an operator of the navigation system, the map data is transmitted to the map data storage server, only the upgraded portion of the map data is extracted, and the DUP is generated and transmitted to the navigation terminal. Map data provisioning server Map data automatic update system using a mobile communication network comprising a. The method of claim 1, The DUP is a map data automatic update system using a mobile communication network, characterized in that the binary package made by extracting only the changed part by comparing the version (Version) and the update version before the update of the map data with each other. The method of claim 1, The update information checking server receives a current version of the map data stored in the navigation terminal from the navigation terminal and transmits a signal to update the map data when it is different from the updated version. Map data automatic update system using communication network. A wireless access network for relaying wireless data communication, performing a handoff process and a radio resource management function, an update information checking server storing update information of the map data, and transmitting whether the map data is updated or not; An update server for receiving a data update request signal and transmitting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for downloading a download update package (DUP), the update information checking server, and a request signal for checking whether the map data has been updated from the update server. Upon reception, the map data is upgraded by an operator of a map data storage server and a navigation system that transmits the update, the map data is transmitted to the map data storage server, and only the upgraded portion of the map data is extracted. To generate the DUP map In a navigation system including an emitter providing server, according to the navigation device that updates the map data by using the mobile communication network, A navigation application that accesses the update information check server from time to time while the navigation terminal is running, checks whether the map data has been updated, and receives the update information received from the update information check server; A BINUS agent which receives whether the map data is updated from the navigation application, receives the URL for accessing the update server to download the DUP of the map data, and accesses the URL to download the DUP. Binary Update Service Agent; And A file update agent receiving the DUP from the BINUS agent and applying the DUP to a file in which the map data is stored to update the map data. Navigation terminal for updating the map data using a mobile communication network comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The navigation application transmits a current version of the map data stored in the navigation terminal to the update information checking server, and receives map information from the update information checking server. Navigation terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein And the navigation application notifies the BINUS agent of the update of the map data only when an update of the map data occurs as a result of the reception of the update or not, and updates the map data using a mobile communication network. The method of claim 4, wherein And when the BINUS agent is notified of the update of the map data from the navigation application, the BINUS agent updates the map data by using the mobile communication network. A wireless access network for relaying wireless data communication, performing a handoff process and a radio resource management function, an update information checking server storing update information of the map data, and transmitting whether the map data is updated or not; An update server for receiving a data update request signal and transmitting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for downloading a download update package (DUP), the update information checking server, and a request signal for checking whether the map data has been updated from the update server. When received, the map data storage server for transmitting the update or not, the operator of the navigation system to upgrade the map data, transmit the map data to the map data storage server, and extract only the upgraded portion of the map data Map Day to Create the DUP A navigation system comprising a providing server and a navigation terminal for checking the update information of the map data and downloading the DUP of the map data to update the map data, wherein the navigation system automatically updates the map data using a mobile communication network. In the method, (a) accessing the update information checking server and confirming the update information of the map data by transmitting a current version of the map data; (b) checking the update information to determine whether to update the map information, and if an update of the map data occurs, requesting an update of the map data by accessing the update server; (c) receiving a URL to download a DUP to update the map data, and accessing the URL to download the DUP; And (d) when the download of the DUP is completed, applying the DUP to the map data to update the map data; Method for updating map data using a mobile communication network comprising a. The method of claim 8, wherein in step (a), The update information checking server receives a current version of the map data stored in the navigation terminal from the navigation terminal and transmits a signal to update the map data when it is different from the updated version. To update the map data. The method of claim 8, wherein in steps (c) and (d), The DUP is a method of updating map data using a mobile communication network, characterized in that the binary package made by extracting only the changed portion by comparing the version before the update and the update version of the map data with each other.

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