KR101077418B1

KR101077418B1 - System for controllong navigation and method thereof

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Publication number: KR101077418B1
Application number: KR1020080078078A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 권호
Original assignee: (주) 비앤디
Priority date: 2008-08-08
Filing date: 2008-08-08
Publication date: 2011-10-26
Also published as: KR20100019180A; WO2010016716A1

Abstract

The navigation control system according to the present invention comprises media storage means in a terminal apparatus for storing route information on a destination generated in response to an inquiry request on a storage medium, and obtaining route information in navigation for obtaining the route information from the storage medium. Means and means for providing route information in the navigation for providing a route guidance service to the destination through the navigation on the basis of the obtained route information.

Navigation, Terminal Equipment, Route Information, Directions

Description

Navigation control system and method thereof {SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLONG NAVIGATION AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention provides a navigation control system for recording route information to a destination generated by a terminal device on a storage medium, and automatically recognizing route information from the storage medium to a destination in navigation to provide a route guidance service. It is about a method.

In general, a navigation system is a system that provides information for driving a vehicle such as a vehicle by using a satellite and is also called an automatic navigation system.

The navigation system receives GPS information from a GPS satellite floating on the earth using a global positioning system (GPS) receiver and calculates its location based on the received GPS information. The navigation system notifies the user of the location of the current vehicle based on his location information (Location), calculates route information to a desired destination (Routing), guides the user according to the route information (Guidance), etc. You can provide a variety of information to help.

In a conventional navigation system, when information about a destination such as an address, a street number, a business name, a building, and the like is input by a user, a destination is set based on the input information, and the route information from the current location to the set destination is searched. Could guide the user. In other words, when the user wants to be informed of the route information to the destination through the navigation, the user had to directly input the information about the destination to the navigation and wait for the route information search time to the destination. As a result, the user who is driving the vehicle has a problem in that the utilization of navigation is inferior because it is difficult to immediately check accurate route information to a destination due to inconvenience of navigation operation.

In addition, even when the user has already searched the route information to the destination through a personal computer (PC) in the home / office, etc., and wants to be guided through the navigation information found in the PC, the user has conventionally re-directed the destination from the beginning from the navigation. Since it was necessary to search for route information by typing, there was a hassle of repeatedly generating route information to a destination.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the path information to the destination generated by the terminal device is recorded on the storage medium, the navigation automatically recognizes the path information from the storage medium to the destination to guide the way An object of the present invention is to provide a navigation control system and a method for providing a service.

In addition, the present invention by controlling at least one of the camera unit, the card retracting unit or the card reader unit provided in the navigation to obtain the route information from the storage medium to the destination, the destination setting in the navigation and providing the route information to the destination is limited It is an object of the present invention to provide a navigation control system and a method for providing a user's convenience by being made at a time.

In addition, the present invention can provide a route guidance service in a variety of navigation through the generation of the route information to a single destination in the terminal device, and also repeatedly generates the route information to the destination from both the terminal device and the navigation It is an object of the present invention to provide a navigation control system and a method for providing a hassle-free effect.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, the navigation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a medium storage means in the terminal device for storing the path information for the destination generated in response to the inquiry request to the storage medium; Means for obtaining route information in navigation for obtaining the route information from the storage medium, and means for providing route information in navigation for providing a route guidance service to the destination through the navigation on the basis of the obtained route information. Characterized in that.

In addition, the navigation control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal device, the step of storing the route information for the destination generated in response to the inquiry request in a storage medium, and in the navigation, the route information from the storage medium And acquiring a route guidance service to the destination through the navigation based on the obtained route information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to record the route information to the destination generated by the terminal device on the storage medium, and to automatically recognize the route information from the storage medium to the destination in the navigation to provide a route guidance service.

In addition, according to the present invention, by controlling at least one of the camera unit, the card retracting unit or the card reader unit provided in the navigation to obtain the route information from the storage medium to the destination, the destination setting in the navigation and providing the route information to the destination This can be done at once to provide user convenience.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a route guidance service in a variety of navigation through the generation of route information to a single destination in the terminal device, and also to repeatedly generate the route information to the destination in both the terminal device and the navigation It can provide the effect of preventing the hassle of performing.

Hereinafter, a navigation control system and a method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the present invention, the navigation may be not only a car navigation device (CND) but also a portable navigation device (PND). In addition, in the present invention, the terminal device may be a personal computer (PC), a mobile terminal such as a mobile communication terminal or a PDA, or a navigation device.

1 is a diagram illustrating a terminal device and a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal device 110 may generate route information on a destination in response to an inquiry request from a user, and store the generated route information in a storage medium. Here, the storage medium may be a printing paper, a smart card, or an RF card attached with an RFID tag, and the terminal device 110 controls the printer connected to the terminal device 110 to print the path information on the printing paper. Alternatively, the route information may be stored in the smart card by controlling the smart card R / W connected to the terminal device 110. As another example, the storage medium may be manufactured in the form of promotional items (eg, souvenirs, coin chips, accessories, etc.) with a REID tag. As another example, the storage medium may be made rewritable and accumulate and store newly generated route information according to a new destination input.

The navigation unit 120 acquires route information from the storage medium by controlling a camera unit, a card insertion unit, or a card reader unit provided in the navigation unit 120, and provides a route guidance service to the destination based on the obtained route information. can do. That is, the navigation 120 extracts the path information in the form of code recorded on the printing paper by controlling the camera unit, obtains the path information stored in the RFID tag of the smart card or the RF card through the card reader, or the card retracting unit. The route information may be read from an inserted and connected storage medium, and the route information may be visualized or voiced to provide a route guidance service.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a navigation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The navigation control system 200 may be configured to include a medium storage means 210 in the terminal device, a route information acquisition means 220 in the navigation, and a route information providing means 230 in the navigation.

The media storage means 210 in the terminal device has a function of storing route information on a destination generated in response to an inquiry request on a storage medium.

The media storage unit 210 may generate route information to a destination set based on the input information as information about a destination such as an address, a street address, a business name, a building, and the like is input. The route information may include information about at least one of a road passing through the destination, a building passing through the destination, a getting off and a stop, a moving distance to the destination, or a traveling time to the destination. have. For example, the media storage unit 210 may generate route information 'departure-turn right to the Dool waterway'-turn left to Euljiro-turn right to Sinchon Rotary-turn left to Taepyeong-ro-arrive at Sungnyemun gate, travel distance 15km, estimated time 40 minutes to the destination' Sungnyemun '. Can be.

The media storage means 210 processes the generated path information into any one of bar code, 2D code, color code, or character code information, and attaches the processed code information to a printing paper, a smart card, or an RFID tag. It can be stored in a storage medium including the RF card (see Figure 4). That is, the media storage means 210 controls the printer connected to the terminal device to print the processed code information on printing paper, or controls the smart card reader / writer connected to the terminal device to process the processed code information on the smart card. Can be stored. Alternatively, the medium storage unit 210 may store the generated route information in an RFID tag attached to a smart card or an RF card.

The navigation information obtaining means 220 in the navigation functions to obtain the routing information from the storage medium.

For example, the route information obtaining unit 220 may extract the route information of the code form recorded on the storage medium through a scan, and restore the extracted route information of the code form to obtain the route information. . That is, the route information obtaining unit 220 may acquire the route information to the destination 'Saengyemun' by scanning and extracting the code information from the storage medium through the camera unit 201 in the navigation and restoring the extracted code information. .

Alternatively, the route information acquiring means 220 may read the route information from the storage medium inserted into and connected to the card insertion unit 202 in the navigation. That is, the route information obtaining unit 220 may lead the route information from the storage medium and the magnetic card inserted into the card inlet unit 202 to the destination 'Saengmunmun'.

Alternatively, the route information acquiring means 220 may receive the route information from an RFID tag included in the storage medium in response to an RFID signal transmitted in a predetermined range. That is, the route information obtaining unit 220 may transmit an RFID signal for detecting the RFID tag within a predetermined range, and the storage medium and the RF card of the storage medium responding to the RFID signal through the card reader unit 203 in the navigation. The route information may be received from an RFID tag.

The route information providing means 230 in the navigation functions to provide a route guidance service to the destination through the navigation on the basis of the obtained route information.

For example, the route information providing unit 230 may map the obtained route information to a map to generate map route information, and visualize the generated map route information through the navigation. That is, the route information providing unit 230 searches for a map associated with the route information from the storage medium to the destination 'Sungnyemun Gate' obtained from the storage medium, and turns left on the retrieved map to the route information 'Departure-right turn' -Turn right at Sinchon Rotary-Turn left at Taepyeong-ro-Map route information generated by mapping the arrival of Sungnyemun, 15 km of travel distance, and estimated time required 40 minutes' can be displayed through the display unit 204 in the navigation as shown in FIG.

In addition, the route information providing means 230 may generate the voice route information in consideration of the set sound source and the voice information generated through the navigation. That is, the route information providing unit 230 converts the route information from the storage medium to the destination 'Sungnyemun' in consideration of the set sound source 'female voice, sound volume 10', and converts the voice route information into the speaker unit 205 in the navigation. Can be output via

Therefore, according to the present invention, the route information to the destination generated by the terminal device is recorded on the storage medium (including printing paper), and the navigation information is automatically recognized by the route information from the storage medium to the destination to provide a road guide service. You can do it.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a route guidance service in a variety of navigation through the generation of route information to a single destination in the terminal device, and also to repeatedly generate the route information to the destination in both the terminal device and the navigation It is possible to provide the effect of preventing the hassle of performing.

In addition, the medium storage means 210 stores a path identifier for classifying the path information in the storage medium in correspondence with the respective path information, and the path information providing means 230 identifies the path identifier corresponding to the obtained path information. A route list including a may be provided through the navigation, and the route guidance service may be provided based on the selected route information according to the input to the provided route list.

For example, the media storage unit 210 may store two kinds of route information to the destination 'Sungnyemun' generated in response to the inquiry request in the storage medium as shown in FIG. 3 in correspondence with the route identifiers 'A1' and 'A2'. In addition, the route information providing means 230 may create a route list including route identifiers corresponding to the route information obtained from the storage medium in order of a shorter moving distance or a shorter estimated time. 204 may be displayed. Therefore, according to the present invention, since various route information to the same destination can be stored in one storage medium, the user can easily reach the destination by using other route information stored in the storage medium even when an accident occurs.

In addition, the media storage unit 210 maps each route information to the destination 'Sungnyemun' and the destination 'Dongdaemun' generated according to the inquiry request to the path identifiers 'A1', 'A2', and 'B1'. The route information providing means 230 may generate a route list including route identifiers corresponding to the route information obtained from the storage medium for each destination, and display the route list through the display unit 204 in the navigation. I can display it. Therefore, according to the present invention, since various route information to different destinations can be stored in one storage medium, the user can conveniently move to the destination at any time using the route information recorded in the storage medium.

3 is a diagram illustrating examples of route information stored in a storage medium in a navigation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The navigation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention may store a path identifier for classifying path information in a storage medium in correspondence with each path information. That is, the navigation control system, as shown in Figure 3, the route information 'departure-turn right to Dolwoomul-gil' to the destination 'Sungryemun'-turn left to Euljiro-turn right to Sinchon Rotary-turn left to Taepyeong-ro-arrive at Sungnyemun gate, travel distance 15km, expected '40 minutes' is stored in the storage medium in correspondence with the path identifier 'A1', and the route information 'Departure-turn left at Hyeonhyeong-gil'-go straight to Sajik's main-turn left at Seosomun-ro-go straight to Sinchon rotary one block -Turn left at Taepyeong-ro-Save Sungnyemun Gate, travel distance 22.5km, Estimated travel time 50min, to storage medium in correspondence with route identifier A2 and turn left at departure-Yeonhyang-gil to destination 'Dongdaemun'-Turn right -Turn right on National Road No. 48 to Sajik-ro-Turn right on U-turn-Songwol-gil to Independence Station-Turn left on Jeongdong intersection-Turn right to Sinseol-dong Station-Turn right to Library building-Turn left to Old Sungin-gil- , The route identifier 'distance 35km, estimated travel time: 1 hour and 30 minutes so as to correspond to B1' can be stored in the storage medium.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which route information is recorded in a code form in a storage medium in a navigation control system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The navigation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention provides route information on a destination generated in response to an inquiry request, among barcodes, 2D codes, ii, color codes, and character strings. The code information may be processed into one piece of code information, and the processed code information may be stored in a storage medium including a printing paper, a smart card, or an RF card with an RFID tag. That is, the navigation control system controls the printer connected to the terminal device to print the processed code information on printing paper, or to control the smart card reader / writer connected to the terminal device to store the processed code information on the smart card. Can be.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing a route list through navigation in a navigation control system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The navigation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a route list including route identifiers corresponding to two kinds of route information from a storage medium to a destination 'sentence gate', as shown in FIG. 5. It may be created in the order of small or less time required to display through the display unit in the navigation. In addition, the navigation control system generates a route list including route identifiers corresponding to each route information from the storage medium to the destination 'Sungnyemun' and the destination 'Dongdaemun' for each destination, as shown in FIG. It can be displayed through the display unit. The navigation control system may provide a route guidance service based on the selected route information according to the input to the displayed route list.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of visualizing map path information through navigation in a navigation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The navigation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention may generate map path information by mapping path information obtained from a storage medium to a map, and visualize the generated map path information through navigation. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the navigation control system searches a map associated with the route information from the storage medium to the destination 'Sungnyemun' obtained from the storage medium, and searches the map for the route information 'Departure-stone road'. Turn left-Turn left to Euljiro-Turn right to Sinchon roundabout-Turn left to Taepyeong-ro-Arrival at Sungnyemun, distance of 15km, Estimated time 40 minutes' Map route information created by mapping can be displayed through the display unit in the navigation. In this case, the navigation control system may output the voice path information converted in consideration of the set sound source 'female voice, sound size 10' through the speaker unit in the navigation in conjunction with the display.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a navigation control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The navigation control method may be implemented by the navigation control system of the present invention. In addition, in the following description of FIG. 7, FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

In step S710, the navigation control system stores the path information on the destination generated in response to the inquiry request in the terminal device in the storage medium.

The media storage unit 210 may generate route information to a destination set based on the input information as information about a destination such as an address, a street address, a business name, a building, and the like is input. The route information may include information about at least one of a road passing through the destination, a building passing through the destination, a getting off and a stop, a moving distance to the destination, or a traveling time to the destination. have. For example, the media storage unit 210 may generate the route information 'departure-turn right at Dolmulmul-gil'-turn left to Ulji-turn-turn right at Sinchon Rotary-turn left at Taepyeong-ro-arrive at Sungnyemun gate, travel distance of 15km, and estimated time of 40 minutes to the destination' Sungnyemun '. Can be.

The media storage means 210 processes the generated route information into any one of code information of a barcode, 2D code, color code, or character string, and converts the processed code information into a printing paper, a smart card or an RFID tag. The storage medium may include an attached RF card (see FIG. 4). That is, the media storage means 210 controls the printer connected to the terminal device to print the processed code information on printing paper, or controls the smart card reader / writer connected to the terminal device to process the processed code information on the smart card. Can be stored. Alternatively, the medium storage unit 210 may store the generated route information in an RFID tag attached to a smart card or an RF card.

In operation S720, the navigation control system acquires the route information from the storage medium in navigation.

In step S730, the navigation control system provides a route list including the route identifier corresponding to the obtained route information through the navigation.

For example, the media storage unit 210 may store two kinds of route information to the destination 'Sungnyemun' generated in response to the inquiry request in the storage medium as shown in FIG. 3 in correspondence with the route identifiers 'A1' and 'A2'. In addition, the route information providing means 230 may create a route list including route identifiers corresponding to the route information obtained from the storage medium in order of a shorter moving distance or a shorter estimated time. 204 may be displayed. In addition, the media storage unit 210 maps each route information to the destination 'Sungnyemun' and the destination 'Dongdaemun' generated according to the inquiry request to the path identifiers 'A1', 'A2', and 'B1'. The route information providing means 230 may generate a route list including route identifiers corresponding to the route information obtained from the storage medium for each destination, and display the route list through the display unit 204 in the navigation. I can display it.

In step S740, the navigation control system provides the route guidance service based on the selected route information according to the input to the provided route list.

For example, the route information providing unit 230 may map the selected route information to a map to generate map route information, and visualize the generated map route information through the navigation. That is, the route information providing means 230 searches for a map associated with the selected route information among the previously maintained maps, and turns left onto the route information 'Departure-Dolmul-gil road-turn'-Turn left to Shinji Rotary-turn left to Taepyeong-ro on the searched map. The map route information generated by mapping the arrival, the moving distance of 15km, and the estimated time of 40 minutes' may be displayed through the display unit 204 in the navigation as shown in FIG. 6.

In addition, the route information providing means 230 may generate the voice route information in consideration of the set sound source of the selected route information, and voice the generated voice route information through the navigation. That is, the route information providing unit 230 outputs the voice route information converted in consideration of the set sound source 'female voice, sound size 10' to the route information to the selected destination 'Sungnyemun' through the speaker unit 205 in the navigation device. can do.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since various route information to the same destination can be stored in one storage medium, the user can easily reach the destination by using other route information stored in the storage medium even when an accident occurs. In addition, according to the present invention, since various route information to different destinations can be stored in one storage medium, the user can conveniently move to the destination at any time using the route information recorded in the storage medium.

That is, according to the present invention, the route information to the destination created by the terminal device is recorded on the storage medium (including printing paper), and the navigation information is automatically recognized by the route information from the storage medium to the destination in navigation. It can be provided.

Further, embodiments of the present invention include a computer readable medium having program instructions for performing various computer implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The media may be program instructions that are 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 recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, 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 produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. 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 and the claims.

200: navigation control system

210: media storage means

220: route information acquisition means

230: route information providing means

201: camera unit

202: card slot

203: card reader

204: display unit

205: speaker unit

Claims

Media storage means in the terminal apparatus for processing the route information on the destination generated in response to the inquiry request into any one of code information of a bar code, a 2D code, or a color code and storing it in a storage medium;

When the code information is scanned from the terminal device,

Route information obtaining means for navigating the code information to obtain the route information; And

Means for providing route information in the navigation for providing a route guidance service to the destination through the navigation on the basis of the obtained route information

Navigation control system comprising a.

The method of claim 1,

The medium storage means stores a path identifier for classifying path information in the storage medium in correspondence with each path information,

The route information providing means,

Providing a route list including a route identifier corresponding to the obtained route information through the navigation,

And providing the route guidance service based on the selected route information according to the input to the provided route list.

The method of claim 1,

The route information providing means,

And generating map path information by mapping the obtained path information to a map, and visualizing the generated map path information through the navigation.

The method of claim 1,

The route information providing means,

And generating voice path information by considering the obtained path information in consideration of a set sound source, and voicening the generated voice path information through the navigation.

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The method of claim 1,

The route information,

Navigation control, characterized in that it comprises at least one of the road passing through the destination, the building passing through the destination, the getting on and off stop, the distance traveled to the destination, or the travel time to the destination. system.

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The method of claim 1,

The route information obtaining means,

And read the route information from the storage medium inserted into and connected to a card inlet.

The method of claim 1,

When the storage medium is an RF card with an RFID tag,

The route information obtaining means,

And receiving the code information from the RFID tag in response to an RFID signal transmitted in a predetermined range, and restoring the received code information to obtain the route information.

In the medium storage means in the terminal device, processing the route information for the destination generated in response to the inquiry request, the code information of any one of a bar code, a 2D code, or a color code to store in the storage medium;

When the code information is scanned from the terminal device,

Acquiring the route information from the storage medium by restoring the code information in the route information obtaining means in the navigation; And

Providing, by the route information providing means in the navigation, a route guidance service to the destination through navigation based on the obtained route information;

Navigation control method comprising a.

The method of claim 10,

The storage medium includes a path identifier for classifying path information.

Providing a route guidance service to the destination,

Providing a route list including a route identifier corresponding to the obtained route information through the navigation; And

Providing the route guidance service based on the selected route information according to the input to the provided route list;

Navigation control method comprising a.

The method of claim 10,

Providing a route guidance service to the destination,

Generating map path information by mapping the obtained path information to a map; And

Visualizing the generated map path information through the navigation

Navigation control method comprising a.

The method of claim 10,

Providing a route guidance service to the destination,

Generating voice path information in consideration of the set sound source using the obtained path information; And

Voiceizing the generated voice path information through the navigation;

Navigation control method comprising a.

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The method of claim 10,

The route information,

Navigation control, characterized in that it comprises at least one of the road passing through the destination, the building passing through the destination, the boarding stop, the distance traveled to the destination, or the travel time to the destination. Way.