KR101033778B1 - Apparatus and methofd for installing application data specialized navigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and method for installing application data specialized in a navigation system are disclosed. The application data installation apparatus includes a storage unit for storing application data related to a route guidance function and an additional function; And a controller for controlling installation of the application data on the storage unit according to an installation process using a multitasking function.

Route guidance function, additional function, application data, map data, contents, install, multitasking function

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING APPLICATION DATA SPECIALIZED NAVIGATION SYSTEM [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a route guidance system, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for installing application data to provide a more advanced installation form in installing application data related to a route guidance function and various additional functions.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a route guidance terminal provides various route guidance information for safe operation of a mobile body and user's convenience based on a navigation system.

The route guidance terminal may include a global positioning system (GPS) module to receive predetermined positioning information from GPS satellites floating on the earth and to calculate the position of the moving object on the basis of the received positioning information. A map image obtained by map-matching the current position of the moving object with the stored map data can be provided.

At this time, the map data may include geographical information such as roads, rivers, mountains, buildings, and POI (point of interest) data and route guidance data associated with the geographical information.

In addition, although the route guidance terminal has a main function of guiding a route, in recent years, various types of additional information have been added, and various additional functions such as searching for a nearby gas station, a restaurant, searching for a destination by a telephone number, and the like have been added.

The map data and various functions (hereinafter collectively referred to as 'application data') provided by the route guidance terminal can be changed or added from time to time, so that the latest information and functions can be utilized when the application data is frequently updated.

As an update method, the route guidance terminal is connected to a computer using a data cable (for example, a USB cable), and then connected to an Internet site of a company supplying the application data, Application data can be downloaded.

The installation process of the application data can be largely composed of data downloading, downloading data decompression, memory backup and format, backup data installation, and download data installation.

However, since the existing application data installation program sequentially processes each process, it takes a lot of time to install the data, which causes the user to inconvenience the installation time.

The present invention provides an application data installer and a method for installing the application data, which is specialized in a navigation system and improves installation program format in order to shorten installation time of application data.

The apparatus for installing application data according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit for storing application data related to a route guidance function and an additional function; And a controller for controlling installation of the application data on the storage unit according to an installation process using a multitasking function.

The application data installation method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: requesting installation of application data related to a route guidance function and an additional function; and installing the application data according to an installation process using a multitasking function can do.

According to the present invention, it is possible to dramatically improve installation time of application data by providing an installation program having a structure capable of simultaneously proceeding each step of the process of installing application data, thereby improving user convenience.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for installing application data according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to a navigation system for providing a route guidance function, and more particularly, to a navigation system for providing a route guidance function, in which not only route guidance function but also a new type data installation program .

1 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an application data installation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The application data installer of the present invention may include a storage unit 110, a control unit 120, a display unit 130, and a communication unit 140.

The storage unit 110 is a means for storing application data, and can use an unformatted hard disk drive (HDD) type storage medium or various formatable storage media.

The application data may include driving program or map data related to the route guidance function, driving program or content data related to the additional function, and the like. The map data may include map information, route guidance information, and the like.

The additional function may be a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) function, a hands-free function, a photo playback function, a video playback function, an audio playback function, a karaoke function, a game function, book playback function, an external signal input function, and the like, and the content data may be content that can be used through the additional function.

The controller 120 controls the operation of the entire application data installation apparatus and installs the application data on the storage unit 110 according to an installation format using a multitasking function. And control.

The control unit 120 includes a multiplexing unit 121 for simultaneously performing a series of processes for installing the application data.

A series of processes for installing the application data may include a data download process for downloading the application data, a decompression process for performing decompression of the downloaded application data, a process for decompressing the decompressed application data, A memory backing process of backing up some data stored in the storage unit 110, a memory formatting process of formatting the storage unit 110, And installing the backup data in the storage unit 110. At this time, the memory backup process, the memory format process, and the backup data installation process can be selectively performed according to whether the storage unit 110 can be formatted or not.

At this time, the data to be backed up during the memory backup process may include various information and contents registered by the user for the route guidance function and the additional function. The contents can mean all the contents that can be used through the route guide function and the additional function. The contents can be general contents received through the website of the company supplying the application data, User contents provided from the outside, and the like.

The multi-processing unit 121 may be configured as a separate module for independently performing each process for the data download process, the decompression process, the download data install process, the memory backup process, the memory format process, and the backup data install process have. That is, the multiprocessor 121 may include a data download module, a decompression module, a download data install module, a memory backup module, a memory format module, and a backup data install module.

The multiprocessor 121 not only provides a data install program having a structure for simultaneously performing all the processes for installing the application data, but also can control the functions between the modules under the control of the controller 120.

The display unit 130 may display a progress state of each process for installing the application data. The display unit 130 can provide the visual information about the installation of the application data by providing the progress status of each process.

The communication unit 140 may include one of a wireless communication module capable of communicating with the Internet, or a wired communication module capable of data communication with a bus standard, for receiving the application data from the outside.

If the communication unit 140 is a wireless communication module capable of internet communication, the user can directly access the web site to download the application data. If the communication unit 140 is a wired communication module capable of data communication using a bus standard, the application data can be downloaded through the personal terminal after connecting to the personal terminal using a data cable such as USB.

Hereinafter, a method of installing application data according to the configuration of the present invention will be described.

2 is a diagram illustrating an entire process of an application data installation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S210, the application data installation device may request installation of the application data together with a download of the application data according to a user's request.

In step S220, the application data installer executes a multitasking function for installing the application data when there is a request to install the application data.

In step S230, the application data installer can simultaneously perform a series of processes for installing the application data by the multitasking function.

The application data installer may download the application data from the vendor or the personal terminal through data communication with a web site of the vendor supplying the application data or with the personal terminal.

The above-described step S230 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

3 is a diagram for explaining a data installation process using a multitasking function.

The series of processes for installing the application data may include a data download process (S301) for downloading the application data, a decompression process (S302) for performing a decompression of the downloaded application data, a decompression process (S303) for installing application data in the storage unit 110, a memory back-up and formatting process for backing up some data stored in the storage unit 110 and formatting the storage unit 110 (S304), and installing the backup data in the storage unit 110 (S305).

The application data installer can simultaneously perform all the processes (S301 to S305) for installing the application data through the function control between the processes. For example, the application data installer may download the next file when the download of some files of the application data is completed in the data downloading process (S301), and may perform the decompressing process (S302) on the downloaded file have. The data downloading process (S301), the memory backup and formatting process (S304), and the download data installing process (S305) and the download data installing process (S303) are simultaneously performed .

The application data installer may display a progress state for each process in a process of installing the application data. The application data installer may set the respective progress states of the data download process S301, the decompression process S302, the download data install process S303, the memory backup and format process S304, and the backup data install process S305 A display can be provided so that the user can recognize it.

As shown in FIG. 4, the progress of each process can be displayed in the display area 401 of the display unit by using a display unit serving as an interface with the user. For example, the progress of each process can be expressed as a percentage or displayed using a status bar (bar)

Accordingly, the present invention provides a different module for performing a series of processes for installing the application data in an independent environment. The multi-tasking function can be implemented by simultaneously performing all processes through inter- Can be provided.

The application data installation method according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

1 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an application data installation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating an entire process of an application data installation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram for explaining a data installation process using a multitasking function.

4 is a view for explaining the progress status display for each step of the data installation process.

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Claims (19)

1. An application data installer for a navigation system, The application data installer includes: A storage unit for storing application data related to a route guidance function and an additional function; And A controller for controlling installation of the application data on the storage unit according to an installation process using a multitasking function, Lt; / RTI > Wherein, A plurality of processing units for simultaneously or independently performing a series of processes for installing the application data, Lt; / RTI > The multi- A memory backup module for backing up some data stored in the storage; A memory format module for formatting the storage; A backup data installation module for installing the backup data in the storage unit, And an application data installer. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the application data comprises: A driving program or map data associated with the route guidance function, and a driving program or content data associated with the additional function. 3. The method of claim 2, The add- A digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) function, a hands-free function, a picture playback function, a video playback function, an audio playback function, a karaoke function, a game function, a charger function, And a signal input function. delete The method according to claim 1, The multi- A data download module for downloading the application data, A decompression module for decompressing the downloaded application data; A download data install module for installing the decompressed application data in the storage unit, Further comprising an application data installer. delete The method of claim 3, The application data installer includes: A display unit for displaying a progress state of each process for installing the application data, Further comprising an application data installer. The method according to claim 1, The application data installer includes: A communication unit for receiving the application data from outside; Further comprising an application data installer. 9. The method of claim 8, Wherein, Wherein the application data is provided via a wireless or wired communication with a web site or a personal terminal. In a method of installing application data in a navigation system, The method of claim 1, Requesting installation of application data related to the route guidance function and the additional function: Installing the application data according to an installation process using a multitasking function Lt; / RTI > Wherein the step of installing the application data comprises: A step of simultaneously or independently performing a series of processes for installing the application data / RTI > The series of steps for installing the application data includes: A memory backup step of backing up some data of a storage unit for installing the application data; A memory formatting step of formatting the storage unit; And installing the backup data in the storage unit. 11. The method of claim 10, Wherein the application data comprises: A driving program or map data associated with the route guidance function, and a driving program or content data associated with the additional function. 12. The method of claim 11, The add- A digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) function, a hands-free function, a picture playback function, a video playback function, an audio playback function, a karaoke function, a game function, a charger function, And a signal input function. delete 11. The method of claim 10, The series of steps for installing the application data includes: Downloading the application data; A decompression process of decompressing the downloaded application data; Further comprising a download data installation step of installing the application data on which the decompression has been performed. delete 13. The method of claim 12, The method of claim 1, Displaying the progress status of each process of installing the application data Further comprising: an application data installation method. 11. The method of claim 10, The method of claim 1, Receiving the application data from the outside Further comprising: an application data installation method. 18. The method of claim 17, The method of claim 1, Wherein the application data is provided to a web site or a personal terminal through wireless or wire communication. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for performing the method of any one of claims 10 to 12, 14, 16 to 18.

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