KR101451768B1 - Electronic deivice and method for obtaining drive video and server and method for providing dirve video - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a communication unit, a camera, and a control unit that form a network with the outside. When the event occurs, the control unit automatically transmits the traveling image photographed through the camera and the traffic content related to the traveling image photographed in the specific section in a specific section including the point where the event occurs, to the external apparatus through the communication unit .

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a traveling image acquisition method for an electronic device and an electronic device for acquiring a traveling image, and a traveling image providing method for a server and a server for providing a traveling image. [0002]

The present invention relates to a system for collecting information and providing it to a user through a social network. More particularly, the present invention relates to a driving image acquisition method of an electronic device and an electronic device capable of automatically acquiring a traveling image according to an event occurrence, and a traveling image of a server and a server capable of collecting automatically acquired images and providing the same to other electronic devices And to a method of providing the same.

With the opening of the Internet network and legislation related to location information, the location based service (LBS) industry is being activated. As one of such location-based services, the navigation device industry, which locates the current position of the terminal and guides the navigation path to the destination, is also rapidly being activated. As a result, studies on navigation devices have been actively conducted.

Further, a wireless Internet communication environment is established, and various kinds of information can be easily accessed anytime and anywhere through various types of wireless communication terminals that are being deployed under such circumstances, so that information can be gathered and utilized more quickly There are various studies on the method.

In the field of navigation devices, various methods for providing real-time traffic information have been actively researched. However, most of such information is information after a certain time delay, or traffic information about an undesired region must be received together Because of the points, there is a problem in the speed of information transmission / reception or the efficiency of information transmission / reception.

An object of the present invention is to provide a traveling image acquisition method of an electronic device and an electronic device capable of automatically transmitting a traveling image to a social network according to an event occurrence.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a traveling image providing method of a server and a server that can provide a traveling image collected through a social network to an electronic device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing traffic content for an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of: ; When the electronic device generates an event according to a physical quantity detected through a sensing unit of the electronic device, acquiring a traveling image of the vehicle photographed in a specific section including a point where the event occurred; And generating the traffic content including the traveling image and automatically transmitting the traffic content to the server through the wireless network, wherein the server stores the traffic content including the traveling image, and the SNS And a server for providing the stored traffic contents to an external device connected to the SNS network.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing traffic content for a mobile terminal, the method comprising: wirelessly connecting at least one vehicle black box through a short range wireless communication module to the mobile terminal; When the mobile terminal detects an event according to an external physical quantity sensed by the black box, a traveling image of the vehicle photographed by the black box in a specific section including a point where the event occurs, ; And a step in which the mobile terminal generates traffic content including the traveling image and automatically transmits the traffic content to the server via the SNS network, the server stores the traffic content including the traveling image, And provides the stored traffic contents to an external device connected to the SNS network.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a traffic content providing method for a server, the method comprising: configuring a social network service (SNS) network; When the server generates an event from a mobile terminal providing a tethering service to a black box through a short range wireless communication module according to a physical quantity sensed by the sensing unit in the black box, The method comprising: receiving traffic content including a traveling image of a photographed vehicle; The server storing the traffic content; And transmitting, by the server, the stored traffic content to an external device connected to the SNS network.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the method.

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The present invention has the following effects.

According to the driving image acquisition method of an electronic device and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, when an event occurs, a traveling image collected by the electronic device can be automatically provided to another electronic device through a social network.

In addition, according to the driving image providing method of the server and the server according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can be provided with the driving image desired by himself / herself from the driving images provided by other users.

1 is a configuration diagram of a communication network including a navigation device system related to embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a social network related to one embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of acquiring a traveling image of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7A shows a process of transmitting a photographed traveling image according to a traveling image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG.
FIG. 7B shows that a traveling image provided to an external device according to the traveling image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the external device.
8 shows information to be transmitted to the SNS network together with the traveling image photographed according to the traveling image acquisition method of the electronic apparatus shown in Fig.
9A is a flowchart illustrating a method of acquiring a traveling image of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9B is a flowchart showing an example of a running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. 9A.
9C is a flowchart showing another example of the running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. 9A.
10 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process of acquiring a running image according to a running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. 9A.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of acquiring a traveling image of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process in which a running image is acquired according to a running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of acquiring a traveling image of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which a running image is acquired according to a running image acquisition method of the electronic apparatus shown in Fig.
Fig. 15 shows an example of a condition in which a running image is acquired according to the running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in Fig.
FIG. 16 conceptually shows another example of a process of acquiring a running image according to the running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG.
17 is a flowchart illustrating a method of acquiring a traveling image of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 18 shows examples of image analysis results performed according to the traveling image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a traveling image of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a flowchart illustrating a driving image providing method of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 shows an example in which a traveling image is displayed on an electronic device as a result of performing the traveling image providing method of the server shown in FIG. 20. FIG.
FIG. 22 shows another example in which a traveling image is displayed on an electronic device as a result of performing the traveling image providing method of the server shown in FIG. 20. FIG.
FIG. 23 shows another example in which a traveling image is displayed on an electronic device as a result of performing the traveling image providing method of the server shown in FIG. 20. FIG.
24 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a traveling image of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a search condition of a traveling image in the traveling image providing method of the server shown in FIG.
26 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a traveling image of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 27 is a diagram for explaining search conditions of a traveling image in the traveling image providing method of the server shown in FIG. 26; FIG.

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. In addition, numerals (e.g., days, two, etc.) used in the description of the present invention are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

In addition, the suffix "module" and " part "for constituent elements used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

Recently, social network services such as twitter and facebook are getting attention. Social network services have a rapid information spread effect. Especially, social network services are characterized in that information is transmitted through a network formed by a certain network or social relationship. The use of such a social network service is expected to be effective for the sharing of information at various levels of society because of the establishment of a wireless data communication network and spread of wireless communication terminals such as a smart phone, Speed.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, various traffic information, interest information, and the like are collected through a social network having the same or similar form as that of currently available social network service, Terminal).

Hereinafter, the difference between the existing social network service and the social network constructed according to the present invention will be clarified, and the present invention will be described in detail with reference to how the collected information can be accurately transmitted to the electronic equipment in need of information. I will explain. Meanwhile, the electronic device described in this specification includes mobile terminals such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) Various electronic apparatuses may be included. In the present specification, embodiments implementing the technical idea of the present invention will be described with reference to a navigation apparatus.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings

1 and 2 are schematic diagrams that schematically show a system environment associated with embodiments of the present invention.

Various entities may be included in the system environment related to the embodiments of the present invention. For example, a navigation device 20, a broadcast station 30, various electronic devices 40, 30, 60 and 70, a server 200 and a network 10, Etc. may be included in the environment.

The navigation device 100 is an electronic device that calculates a current position of a navigation device based on a GPS signal and performs a function of guiding a route to a destination on the basis of the calculated position, 50, 60, 70 via a wireless or wired connection to the electronic device 40, 50, 60,

The manner in which the navigation device 100 and the plurality of electronic devices 40, 50, 60, 70 or the server 200 communicate with each other is not limited in this specification. The technical idea of this document can be applied to all wireless communication methods between existing electronic devices and all future communication methods.

Meanwhile, the navigation device 100 referred to in the present invention may mean a commonly used navigation device for a vehicle, but may be a smart phone or a tablet PC equipped with an application for performing a navigation device function performance portable electronic device which is excellent in mobility (portability) such as a tablet PC and can be installed with various applications.

The navigation device 100 may be indirectly connected to the network 10 through another electronic device having a communication function and may be connected to various electronic devices such as a notebook 40, A mobile phone 50, a closed circuit television (hereinafter, referred to as CCTV) 70, and a server 200. For example, it is possible to connect to the network 10 using a tethering service provided by an electronic device such as a smart phone, or a dongle type electronic device for connecting to the network 10 wirelessly To the network (10).

The navigation device 100 can calculate the current position using the radio wave signal received from the artificial satellite 20. [ Each of the satellites 20 can transmit L-band frequencies having different frequency bands. The navigation device 100 can calculate the current position based on the time taken for the L band frequency transmitted from each satellite 20 to reach the navigation device system 100. [

The broadcasting station 30 can transmit various information to the navigation device 100, the server 200, and the electronic devices 40, 50, 60, and 70 through the network 10 or the broadcast channel. For example, the navigation device 100 may receive and reproduce broadcast content transmitted from the broadcast station 30 or the like, and may receive real-time traffic information transmitted therewith.

The notebook computer 40, the mobile phone 50, the CCTV 70 and the like may acquire various information and transmit the information to the navigation device 100 through the network 200 or directly. Or information obtained by the notebook computer 40, the mobile phone 50, the CCTV 70, etc. may be transmitted to the server 200 through the network 200 or directly.

The remote controller 60 may transmit various user inputs or commands necessary for the operation of the navigation device 100 to the navigation device 100. Accordingly, the navigation device 100 can perform an operation corresponding to the received user input or commands.

2, the electronic devices 40, 50, 60, and 70 including the navigation device 100 acquire information and transmit the information to the electronic devices 40, , Or may operate as receiving electronic devices that receive and display information. Hereinafter, when various electronic apparatuses 40, 50, 60, and 70 including the navigation apparatus 100 operate as transmission-side electronic apparatuses, they are referred to as a first electronic apparatus 300, The second electronic apparatus 100 will be referred to as the second electronic apparatus 100. [

Referring to FIG. 2, the first electronic device 300 may transmit information to the server 200 or the second electronic device 100 through the network 10. [ The first electronic device 300 may be the notebook 40, the mobile phone 50, the CCTV 70, or the navigation device 100 shown in FIG. The first electronic device 300 may acquire various types of information such as text information, image information, and sound information, and the obtained information may be transmitted to the server 200 through the network 10.

In particular, the information transmitted from the first electronic device 300 to the second electronic device 100 includes traffic related information, information about a POI (point of interest), chatting information, And the like.

The server 200 can connect to the network 10, and can search for, receive, and analyze information transmitted from the first electronic device 300. The received information may be stored in the server 200.

On the other hand, the server 200 can continuously monitor the position of the first electronic device 300. For example, when there are a plurality of the first electronic devices 300, the first electronic devices 300 periodically receive positional information from the first electronic devices 300, and based on the received positional information, You may continue to monitor your location.

On the other hand, instead of periodically receiving location information from the first electronic device 300 to monitor the location of the first electronic device 300, the server 200 may receive the location information from the first electronic device 300, The location information may be obtained from the first electronic device 300.

At this time, the location information may be transmitted at the request of the server 200. Alternatively, when the first electronic device 300 senses the occurrence of a predetermined event, the first electronic device 300 transmits the location information of the first electronic device 300, To the server (200).

The server 200 may also monitor the location of the second electronic device 100. [ The method of monitoring the location of the second electronic device 100 is similar or similar to the method of monitoring the location of the first electronic device 300.

The second electronic device 100 can transmit the condition information to the server 200 and the server 200 can receive the information conforming to the condition in consideration of the condition information received from the second electronic device 100 2 electronic device 100 according to the present invention. Accordingly, the second electronic device 100, that is, the server 200, can configure customized information for the second electronic device 100 and transmit the customized information to the second electronic device 100. The second electronic device 100 may preferably be a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, the second electronic device 100 may transmit a factor for generating the condition information to the server 200. Then, the server 200 may generate condition information based on the received factors, and may retrieve information corresponding to the generated condition information and transmit the retrieved information to the second electronic device 100.

The network 10 may be implemented in various ways. For example, the network associated with embodiments of the present invention may include a social network.

Hereinafter, a social network related to one embodiment of the present invention will be described.

3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a social network related to one embodiment of the present invention.

Social networks is one of the research fields of web science. It refers to a social relation structure that is created by interdependent ties between individual nodes or individuals as a single node. At this time, all the nodes are individual subjects in the network, and the tie is the relation between each node (above, Wikipedia).

The social network according to the present invention may include at least one second node B, C, D, E, F, and B having a relationship with a first node A, centering on a first node (node A) G, H, I).

The first and second nodes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I may be a specific location, a specific road, a specific building, a specific user,

For example, if the first node A is a specific user, other users or terminals having a relationship with the user can configure the social network 10 together with the specific user as a second node.

When the first node A is a specific road, other roads, buildings, terminals or users having a relationship with the specific road may constitute the social network 10 together with the specific road as a second node .

When the first node A is a specific building, another building, road, terminal or users having a relationship with the specific building can configure the social network 10 together with the specific building as the second node .

When the first node A is in a specific location, another location, road, building, terminal or user having a relationship with the specific location is configured as a second node with the specific location to configure the social network 10 .

Since the social network 10 according to the present invention is formed around a specific node, various social networks 10 can be configured according to a specific node. For example, when the specific node is a "southern ring road", a "star tower", a "Gangnam station", a "Yeouido", etc., the information networks 500 formed around the specific nodes may be different from each other.

At this time, although each of the information networks 500 may not coincide with each other, some of the other nodes included in one information network 10 may be included in another information network 10 as well. For example, assuming user A and user B are included in network 10 formed around a node named "Southern Circuit Road ", user A and user B are connected to network 10 formed around a node named" And user C may be included. That is, the node A may be included both in the network formed around the "southern ring road" and in the network formed around the "star tower ".

At this time, the nodes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I may preferably have corresponding location attributes. For example, when the nodes are a specific location, a specific road, or the like, the location of the specific location, the specific road, and the specific building may be a location attribute corresponding to the node, The current location of the particular terminal or the specific user may be a location attribute corresponding to the node.

In addition, the first node A can be distinguished as a static node and a dynamic node, which means a node whose positional property corresponding to the specific location, specific road, specific building, etc. does not change, A node means a node whose positional attribute, such as the specific user or the specific electronic device, can be changed over time.

The first node A and the second nodes B, C, D, E, F, G, H, The nodes are directly related to the first node A, but the nodes D and H are indirectly related to the first node B (in the drawing, a line connecting nodes and nodes is a node In which case they are directly related. For example, a node D is associated with the first node A via a node I or a node G, and the node H is associated with the first node A via a node B or a node F have.

In this case, the nodes B, C, E, F, G and I define a first-order relationship with the first node A, and the nodes D and H define a second- . Of course, although not shown in the figure, there is no relationship with B, C, E, F, G, and I. However, if there is a node that is associated with any one of the D and H nodes, And has a cubic relationship with the first node (A).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the relationship between the first node A and the second nodes B, C, D, E, F, G, H, The positional relationship between the first node A and the second nodes B, C, D, E, F, G, H, In other words, when the B user (second node) sets the reverse osmosis station (first node) as a region of interest, a predetermined relationship may be formed between the first node and the second node by the B user's intention. On the other hand, when the terminal (second node) of the C user is located within a certain range from the Gangnam station (first node), the C user has a natural relationship with the Gangnam station (second node) Can be formed.

According to other embodiments of the present invention, the first node may have a specific keyword associated with the first node as its attribute, and if the information generated and uploaded through the second node includes the specific keyword, A relationship may be formed between one node and the second node. In other words, if the user D is not currently located on the southern ring road, but he / she is watching the news at home, he / she is found to have a car stuck on the southern part of the ring road, Bi-directional congestion due to the zone fire "is generated and uploaded, a relationship with the southern ring road (first node) may be formed due to a specific keyword" southern ring road "uploaded by the second node.

As described above, the relationship between the first node and the second node can be maintained not only statically, but also has a relationship that changes continuously according to the positional relationship, the keyword relation, etc., The network can generate information highly relevant to a particular node.

In this way, the existing social network can be formed only by the request between the user and the user by the social relation between the user and the user, while the social network embodied by the present invention goes beyond this relationship, The relationship can be formed according to the relationship. Accordingly, various kinds of information generated and uploaded by various entities can form a social network centering on various traffic information or a specific location that may be of interest in a specific area. According to this characteristic, the nodes constituting the social network according to the present invention can be continuously changed over time.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the social network 10 can be formed as described above, and the second electronic device 100 can receive various information through the social network 10. However, the idea of the present invention is not limited to communication of various electronic devices through a social network.

The system environment according to the embodiments of the present invention has been described above in detail. Hereinafter, the configuration of the navigation device and the configuration of the server according to the embodiments of the present invention will be described.

First, the configuration of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

4A is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a navigation device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A, the navigation device 100 includes a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 130, an output unit 140, a storage unit 150, a power unit 160, and a control unit 170 . The components shown in FIG. 4A are not essential, and the vehicle navigation device 100 may be configured to have more or fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The communication unit 110 is connected to the navigation device 100 and the communication system or between the navigation device 100 and the network in which the navigation device 100 is located, The above modules may be included. For example, the communication unit 100 may include a location data module 111, a wireless Internet module 113, a broadcast transmission / reception module 115, a short-range communication module 117, a wired communication module 119, .

The position data module 111 is a module for confirming or obtaining the position data of the navigation device 100. As a method of acquiring position data by the position data module 111, a method of acquiring position data through a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) can be used. GNSS means a navigation system capable of calculating a position of a receiving terminal by using a radio wave signal received from the satellite 20. A specific example of GNSS is a GPS (Global Positioning System), a Galileo, a GLONASS (Global Orbiting Navigational Satellite System), a COMPASS, an Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS), a Quasi-Zenith Satellite System . The position data module 111 of the navigation device 100 according to the embodiments of the present invention may receive the GNSS signal serviced in the area in which the navigation device 100 is used and obtain position data. The position data module 111 may continuously calculate the current position of the navigation device 100 in real time and may calculate velocity information using the calculated position information. In particular, the position data obtained by the position data module 111 may include a longitude And latitude.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a device that accesses the wireless Internet and acquires or transmits data. The wireless Internet that can be connected through the wireless Internet module 113 may be a wireless LAN (WLAN), a wireless broadband (WIBRO), a world interoperability for microwave access (WIMAX), or a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA).

The broadcast transmission / reception module 115 is a device for receiving broadcast signals through various broadcasting systems. The broadcast system that can receive the broadcast signal through the broadcast transmission / reception module 115 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Terrestrial (DMBT), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Satellite (DMBS), a Media Fowl Link Only (DVFH), a Digital Video Broadcast Handheld Integrated Services Digital Broadcast Tereestrial). The broadcast signal received through the broadcast transmission / reception module 115 may include traffic data, living data, and the like.

The short-range communication module 117 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

The wired communication module 119 serves to provide an interface with other electronic devices connected to the navigation device 100. For example, the wired communication module 119 may be a USB module capable of communicating via a USB port.

The input unit 120 is a module for generating input data for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100. The input unit 120 can convert external physical input into specific electric signals to generate input data. The input unit 120 may include a user input module 121, a microphone 123, an image acquisition module 125, and the like.

The user input module 121 receives a control input for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100 from the user. The user input module may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The microphone 123 is a device for receiving user's voice and sound generated from the inside and the outside of the vehicle.

The image acquisition module 125 is an apparatus for acquiring images of the inside and the outside of the vehicle. For example, the image acquisition module 125 may include a camera. The image acquisition module 125 is not necessarily an essential component that should be included in the navigation device 100. [ The navigation device 100 can be interlocked with another independent electronic device including a camera such as a vehicle black box or the like, which can acquire an image of the inside and outside of the vehicle, if necessary, The image acquisition module 125 can acquire image information. Also, the image acquisition module 125 may mean a camera included in the above-described vehicle black box.

The sensing unit 130 senses the current state of the navigation device 100 and generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100. The sensing unit 130 may include a motion sensing module 131, an optical sensing module 133, and the like.

The motion sensing module 131 may sense movement of the navigation device 100 in the three-dimensional space. The motion sensing module 131 may include a three-axis geomagnetic sensor and a three-axis acceleration sensor. The movement data obtained through the motion sensing module 131 is combined with the position data obtained through the position data module 111 to calculate a more accurate trajectory of the vehicle to which the navigation device 100 is attached.

The optical sensing module 133 is a device for measuring the illuminance of the surroundings of the navigation device 100. The brightness of the display unit 145 can be changed to correspond to the ambient brightness using the illumination data acquired through the optical sensing module 133. [

The output unit 140 is a device that the navigation device 100 outputs data. The output unit 140 may include a display module 141, an audio output module 143, and the like.

The display module 141 is a device that outputs data that the navigation device 100 can visually recognize. If the display module 141 is a touch screen, the data output unit 140 and the input unit 120 can be simultaneously operated as described above. 4A, the display module 141 may be implemented as an independent display unit 141 instead of the module included in the output unit 140. [

The audio output module 143 outputs audio data that can be audibly recognized. The audio output module 143 outputs an audio signal related to a function (e.g., a route guidance function) performed in the navigation device 100. [ The audio output module 143 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The storage unit 150 may store a program for the operation of the navigation device 100 and may temporarily store data (route data, image data) input / output related to the navigation device 100. [ Also, the storage unit 150 may store map data used in the route guidance service. The storage unit 150 may be embedded in the navigation device 100 or may be removable and may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, , A card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) A programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk. The navigation device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 150 on the Internet.

The power supply unit 160 receives power from an external power source and supplies power to the components of the navigation device 100 or other devices connected to the navigation device 100.

The control unit 170 typically controls the overall operation of the navigation device 100. Further, the control unit 170 may output a control signal for controlling another device connected to the navigation device 100. [ The control unit 170 is connected to the other modules (that is, the communication unit 110, the input unit 120, the sensing unit 130, the output unit 140, the storage unit 150, the power unit 160, And / or an input / output unit (i.e., an interface unit) for transmitting / receiving a control signal.

4B shows an embodiment of a navigation device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4B, it can be seen that the microphone 123, the image acquisition module 125, that is, the camera, which are components of the input unit 120, can be implemented as a separate device (for example, a vehicle black box). The vehicle black box can be mounted on the vehicle by the suction plate 127. [

At this time, the traveling image photographed by the camera 125 included in the black box and the acoustic signal recorded through the microphone 123 may be wirelessly transmitted to the main body of the navigation device 100 according to a preset wireless communication method . 4B, the taken traveling image and the recorded sound signal may be transmitted to the main body of the navigation device 100 as wired lines.

Next, the configuration of the server according to the embodiments of the present invention will be described.

5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server according to embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the server 200 may include a second communication unit 210, a database 230, and a second control unit 220. The components shown in FIG. 5 are not essential, and the server 200 may be configured to have more or fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The second communication unit 210 can communicate with the server 200 through the network 10. [ For example, the second communication unit 210 may include various communication modules capable of performing wireless communication through wired / wireless communication. The communication unit 210 may receive contents including a plurality of pieces of information from the electronic apparatuses. Here, the content may be social network service (SNS) -based content. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the communication unit 210 may transmit contents including a plurality of pieces of information to electronic devices.

The database 230 may store various kinds of information collected from the network 10. The database 230 may be implemented by various types of storage media, such as the storage unit 150 of the navigation device 100 described above.

The second control unit 220 typically controls the overall operation of the server 200. The second control unit 220 may include a location information processing module 221, an information collection module 222, a condition processing module 224, and an information transmission module 226.

The location information processing module 221 may be configured to transmit the location information from the first electronic device 300 and / or the second electronic device 100 to the first electronic device 300 and / It is possible to receive corresponding position information through the second communication unit 210 and calculate necessary information based on the received position information.

The necessary information may include information on the period in which the first electronic device 300 and / or the second electronic device 100 are located, information on the movement of the first electronic device 300 and / Speed information, movement information of the first electronic device 300 and / or the second electronic device 100, and the like.

The location information processing module 221 may transmit the calculated information to the first electronic device 300 and / or the second electronic device 100 through the second communication unit 210. [

The information collecting module 222 collects necessary information from the network 10 through the second communication unit 210. Here, the information may be content including a plurality of pieces of information received from electronic devices.

Meanwhile, the information collection module 222 determines whether the information collected through the second communication unit 210 meets a predetermined condition. If the information does not meet the condition, the collected information is stored in the database 230, or temporarily store the data in the database 230 and discard it. For example, an average value and / or a deviation of information obtained from the same section information is calculated in consideration of information (hereinafter, referred to as same section information) corresponding to the same section and / or position among collected information Information that deviates from a predetermined reference range may be filtered without being stored in the database 230. The information collection module 222 may process the collected information into a specific format according to a predetermined method, and store the processed information in the database 230.

Also, the second control unit 220 may perform an operation of giving evaluation information to the collected information. The evaluation information given to the collected information can be calculated by various criteria.

The condition processing module 224 performs a function of processing condition information received from the second electronic device 100 through the second communication unit 210. [ Here, the condition information may include a search factor necessary for searching for information received from electronic devices. More specifically, the condition processing module 224 may be configured to determine, based on the condition information, whether the information stored in the database 230 or the information on the network 10 satisfies the condition Can be retrieved. For example, the condition processing module 224 extracts information corresponding to the condition information from the information stored in the database 230. The information extracted by the condition processing module 224 may be different according to the contents constituting the condition. The information extracted in accordance with the above description is defined as a dynamic information group in this specification. The condition processing module 224 generates the dynamic information group based on the condition information will be described later in detail.

The information transmission module 226 refers to the dynamic information group and transmits predetermined information to the second electronic device 100. When the information transmission module 226 transmits information to the second electronic device 100, if the amount of information to be transmitted to the second electronic device 100 (information included in the dynamic information group) If the predetermined criterion is exceeded, only a part of them can be transmitted to the second electronic device 100. At this time, the information transmission module 226 can select a part of information to be transmitted first based on various criteria. For example, the information transmission module 226 can select information to be transmitted first considering the evaluation information given to the information.

Hereinafter, a method of acquiring and collecting information by the interaction of the first electronic device and the server in the system environment described above will be described. Hereinafter, the first electronic device 300 and the second electronic device 100 described with reference to FIG. 2 will be described as being implemented by the navigation device 100 described with reference to FIG. 4 do. Further, when there is a specific electronic device corresponding to the first node and the second node described with reference to FIG. 3, it is assumed that the specific electronic device is also implemented by the navigation device 100 described with reference to FIG. 4 . However, the idea of the present invention is that the electronic devices corresponding to the first and second electronic devices 300 and 100 and / or the first and second nodes are implemented by the navigation device 100 no.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of acquiring a traveling image of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a driving image acquisition method of the electronic apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, and 6. FIG.

The navigation device 100 captures a traveling image using the image acquisition module 125 (S100). The image acquisition module 125 may be implemented as a camera module. Hereinafter, a method of acquiring a traveling image of an electronic device according to embodiments of the present invention will be described by referring to the image acquisition module 125 as a camera. The control unit 170 of the navigation device 100 sets a predetermined interval including the predetermined event occurrence point when a predetermined event occurs (S110) 150) (S120).

The control unit 170 may store only the traveling image photographed in the specific period and may store the entire traveling image photographed by the camera 125 in the storage unit 150. [ The control unit 170 may store the driving image photographed by the camera 125 on a predetermined time basis or may store the driving images from the start to the end of the driving as a single file. Here, the preset event may be a traffic-related event such as occurrence of a traffic accident, stagnation of a vehicle, slowing of a vehicle, breakage of a road, entry of a construction section, and the like. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

6, the driving image capturing of the camera 125 is started before the preset event occurs. However, the navigation device 100 may be configured such that, after the preset event is generated, You can start shooting.

Then, the control unit 170 transmits the traffic content including at least one of the traveling image stored in the storage unit 150 and the plurality of information related to the traveling image to an external device through an SNS (Social Network Servive) network (S130). Here, the information related to the traveling image may include information about the photographing position of the traveling image and a photographing time. The information related to the traveling image may include information of the user of the navigation device 100, a message created by the user, a moving speed of the electronic device, a moving direction of the electronic device, and the like. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The server of the SNS network that has received the running image and the traffic content receives a search request for the traffic content information using the location information related to the specific section from the external device, And transmit the searched traveling image and the traffic content associated therewith to the external device.

Here, it is preferable that the traffic content transmitted to the external device includes information on the photographing position and photographing time of the traveling image. Also, the traffic information search related to the specific section may include a traveling image corresponding to a search condition generated based on a search factor including position information related to the specific section received from the external device, Means searching for traffic content related to the traveling image.

The search factor related to the specific section may include a location of the electronic device, a coordinate value included in the specific section, a name of a road including the specific section, a name of a POI (Point Of Interest) around the specific section, May be included.

As described above, the navigation device 100 can be configured to transmit the traveling image retrieved from the storage unit 150 and the traffic content related to the traveling image to the navigation apparatus 100 via the social network, It is possible to automatically transmit the driving image to the requesting external device.

FIG. 7A shows a process of transmitting a photographed traveling image according to a traveling image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 7A, a screen of the navigation device 100 displays, on the screen of the navigation device 100, the traveling images collected by the server 200 according to the traveling image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. 6, It can be seen that images can be displayed. For reference, the traveling images received in the navigation device 100 shown in FIG. 7A are transmitted to the server 200 in response to a traveling image search request for a "carpeting" selected by the user of the navigation device 100 It can be a running image.

In addition, it can be seen that a traveling image photographed using the camera 125 can be displayed on the screen of the navigation device 100. [ At this time, the user of the navigation device 100 may touch the transmission button B displayed on the screen to transmit the photographed traveling image to the external device through the SNS network.

At this time, the navigation device 100 may automatically transmit the photographed traveling image to the external device through the SNS network when a preset event occurrence is detected. When the photographed traveling image is transmitted to the external device through the SNS network, the navigation device 100 may transmit a plurality of information to the server 200 together with the traveling image.

FIG. 7B shows that a traveling image provided to an external device according to the traveling image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the external device. Referring to FIG. 7B, it can be seen that not only the traveling image transmitted from the electronic device is displayed on the external device but also a plurality of information related to the traveling image can be displayed together.

As shown in FIG. 7B, a plurality of pieces of information related to the traveling image include a position and time at which the traveling image was photographed, information of a user of the electronic device that transmitted the traveling image, a message created by the user of the electronic device, Can be included. In addition, it can be seen that the external device can provide additional functions such as text chatting and voice chatting using the SNS network while providing the user with the received traveling image and related information. Such an additional function may also be provided in an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 shows information to be transmitted to the SNS network together with the traveling image photographed according to the traveling image acquisition method of the electronic apparatus shown in Fig. For reference, FIG. 8 shows information transmitted to the Twitter server together with the photographed image when the photographed traveling image is transmitted using a Twitter, which is a kind of SNS.

Referring to FIG. 8, the information transmitted to the twitter server includes user information such as an ID of a user who transmitted the photographed image, an icon set by the user, location information (administrative name) (I-code) of the navigation device 100, the current speed information of the navigation device 100, and the URL of the website providing the information on the twitter server. However, this information is only an example of information transmitted to the Twitter server according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

9A is a flowchart illustrating a method of acquiring a traveling image of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a method of acquiring a traveling image of the electronic device will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, and 9A. FIG.

First, the control unit 170 of the navigation device 100 stores a map in advance in the storage unit 150, and starts shooting the traveling image using the camera 125 (S200). As described above, the control unit 170 may store the photographed traveling image in the storage unit 150 from the start of photographing, and may store the photographed traveling image in the storage unit 150 only when a specific condition is satisfied 150). In addition, the controller 170 may start photographing the traveling image using the camera 125 after the navigation device 100 enters a predetermined section.

Then, the control unit 170 determines whether the navigation device 100 enters a predetermined section on the previously stored map (S210). Here, the predetermined period may be a period that requires attention of the user, and may be a predetermined period on the map.

For example, a predetermined section may include a section set as an accident bundle area, a section set as a regular section, a section set as a construction section, a section set as a danger section, a safe driving section, a section set as a danger section, A CCTV (Closed Circuit TeleVision) non-installation period, a section requested to be photographed from an external device, and the like. However, this is only an example of a predetermined section according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, the danger zone may include a section where fog is frequent, a slippery section where roads are likely to occur, and a section where rockfall frequently occurs. In addition, the safe operation section may include a section requiring more attention from the user than other sections such as the slow section near the school and the slow section near the cross section.

When the navigation device 100 enters a predetermined section on the map, the controller 170 determines that a preset event has occurred, and stores the traveling image photographed for the predetermined section in the storage unit 150 (S220). Here, the predetermined event occurrence point refers to a start point of the predetermined interval, and the specific interval including the event occurrence point means a predetermined interval on the map.

Then, the controller 170 transmits a plurality of information related to the traveling image and the traveling image photographed in the specific section to the server 200 connected to the SNS network (S230). Then, the server 200 may transmit traffic content including at least one of the traveling image and a plurality of related information to the external device, and the external device may transmit the traveling image to at least one of the information included in the traffic content Can be displayed on the screen with some.

9B is a flowchart showing an example of a running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. 9A. Hereinafter, a driving image acquisition method of the electronic apparatus will be described with reference to Figs. 2, 4A, 9A, and 9B.

First, the control unit 170 of the navigation device 100 stores a map in advance in the storage unit 150, and starts shooting the traveling image using the camera 125 (S200). Then, the controller 170 determines whether the navigation device 100 enters the CCTV non-installation period (S210 ').

When the navigation device 100 enters the non-CCTV section on the map, the controller 170 determines that a preset event has occurred, and transmits the captured driving image to the storage unit 150 (S220 '). Then, the control unit 170 transmits the moving image photographed in the CCTV section and the content related to the traveling image to an external device such as the server 200 connected to the SNS network (S230 ').

9B, it can be seen that the navigation device 100 can photograph a driving image for a CCTV non-installation period and share it with other users through the SNS network. Then, other users forming the social network with the user of the navigation device 100 can receive the traveling image in the section where the CCTV is not installed in real time.

9C is a flowchart showing another example of the running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. 9A. Hereinafter, a driving image acquisition method of the electronic apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, 9A, and 9C.

First, the control unit 170 of the navigation device 100 stores a map in advance in the storage unit 150, and starts shooting the traveling image using the camera 125 (S200). Then, the control unit 170 determines whether the navigation device 100 enters a zone in which another user requests to provide a traveling image (S210 ").

When the navigation device 100 enters the segment, the controller 170 determines that a preset event has occurred and stores the segmented travel image in the storage unit 150 (S220 "). The controller 170 transmits the travel image photographed in the section and the traffic content related to the traveling image to an external device such as the server 200 connected to the SNS network at step S230 ".

Referring to FIG. 9C, it can be seen that the navigation device 100 can photograph a driving image for a section in which another user has requested the driving image and provide the navigation image to another user through the SNS network. 100 and other users who form a social network can receive a running image of a desired section in real time.

10 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process of acquiring a running image according to a running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. 9A. Referring to FIG. 10, when the vehicle equipped with the navigation device 100 enters a pre-established construction section on a pre-stored map, the control section 170 of the navigation device 100 stores the taken- It can be seen that the traveling image photographed with respect to the construction section can be transmitted to the SNS network.

However, unlike the case shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 170 starts shooting the running image from the time when the vehicle enters the preset construction section, stops taking the running image when the vehicle passes the construction section Next, the traveling image photographed in the construction section may be transmitted to an external device.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of acquiring a traveling image of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a traveling image acquisition method of the electronic device will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, and 11. FIG.

First, the control unit 170 of the navigation device 100 stores the map in advance in the storage unit 150, and then photographs the traveling image using the camera 125 (S300). The navigation device 100 receives traffic information through a communication network formed through the communication unit 110. For example, the navigation device 100 can receive traffic information through the DMB network. Also, the navigation device 100 may receive traffic information through a mobile communication network. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the navigation device 100 may receive traffic information through various communication networks other than the communication networks described above.

When the traffic information is received, the controller 170 acquires an event occurrence point based on the traffic information (S310). Hereinafter, an example in which the controller 170 acquires a preset event occurrence point using the traffic information will be described.

If the traffic information includes information on an accident occurrence point, the controller 170 may obtain the accident occurrence point as a preset event occurrence point. In addition, the controller 170 may acquire a change point of the attribute of the traffic information as a point of occurrence of the preset event. Here, as a representative example of the change point of the attribute of the traffic information, a point where the traffic situation of the road suddenly changes from "desirable" to "congested" may be included.

The control unit 170 sets a predetermined interval including a point at which the event occurs at step S320. For example, the control unit 170 may generate a preset event A section within a predetermined radius from the point can be set as the specific section.

Then, the controller 170 determines whether the navigation device 100 enters the set specific interval (S330). When the navigation device 100 enters the set specific time period, the controller 170 stores the traveling image photographed in the specific period (S340), and selects at least one of the stored traveling image and the information related to the stored traveling image And transmits the traffic content including the one to the external device through the SNS network (S350). 11, the control unit 170 may start photographing the traveling image using the camera 125 after the navigation device 100 enters the specific region (step < RTI ID = 0.0 > .

12 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process in which a running image is acquired according to a running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. 12 illustrates a process of photographing a traveling image in the navigation device 100 and automatically transmitting the information if the traffic information received through the communication unit 110 includes incident occurrence information.

Referring to FIG. 12, when the vehicle equipped with the navigation device 100 receives the accident occurrence information while driving, the controller 170 of the navigation device 100 sets a specific section, which is a traveling image storage section, It can be seen that the photographing of the running image including the accident scene which causes the occurrence of the congestion is started.

Then, the controller 170 stores the image photographed in the specific section, and displays the traveling image (that is, the accident scene) photographed with respect to the construction section at the time when the navigation device 100 has passed the specific section (Which may include a congestion cause image) to an external device via the SNS network. However, the control unit 170 may photograph and store a driving image even during operation of the vehicle, and may transmit only the traveling image for the specific period from the stored driving images to the SNS network.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of acquiring a traveling image of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a driving image acquisition method of the electronic apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, and 13. FIG.

The control unit 170 of the navigation device 100 stores the map in advance in the storage unit 150 and then photographs the traveling image using the camera 125 in step S400. (S410). Here, the physical quantity detected by the sensing unit 130 may include an amount of impact applied to an object mounted with the navigation device 100, a vibration amount of the object, an acceleration of the navigation device 100, The external temperature, the intensity of the external sound, and the like.

If the at least one physical quantity is detected, the controller 170 analyzes the at least one detected physical quantity to detect whether an abnormal pattern of the at least one physical quantity has occurred (S430). When the abnormal pattern of the at least one physical quantity is generated, the controller 170 acquires the abnormal pattern of the at least one physical quantity at the generation point of the preset event, and generates the abnormal pattern of the at least one physical quantity A specific section including a point is set (S440).

Then, the controller 170 stores the travel image photographed in the specific section (S450), and transmits the stored travel image and the traffic content including information related to the stored travel image to the external device through the SNS network (S460).

14 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which a running image is acquired according to a running image acquisition method of the electronic apparatus shown in Fig. 14 shows a process of automatically acquiring a traveling image when an impact amount applied to an object on which the navigation device 100 is mounted is different from an impact amount pattern when traveling on a normal road.

14, when the vehicle on which the navigation apparatus 100 is mounted passes through a damaged portion of a road while driving on the road, the control unit 170 controls the vehicle such that the vehicle has a vertical amplitude It is recognized that a larger impact amount is detected and a running image photographed in a specific section including a point where the up-and-down amplitude of the impact amount is larger than a normal road is stored.

At this time, the controller 170 must store the entire traveling image or the traveling image to be photographed in a specific interval unit. 9A and 11, a section for photographing and storing a running image may be set on the map in advance or may be set in advance based on the traffic information. However, in the electronic image obtaining method of the electronic device shown in Figs. 9A and 11, This is because it is difficult to previously set the section including the abnormal impulse amount detection point in the road breakage section in accordance with the moving image acquisition method of the apparatus.

If there is no road breakage point in the specific section after the traveling image is stored in the specific section, the controller 170 may increase the utilization efficiency of the storage space by deleting the image stored in the specific section.

Fig. 15 shows an example of a condition in which a running image is acquired according to the running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in Fig. For reference, FIG. 15 shows a condition for automatically acquiring a traveling image when the traveling speed of the navigation device 100 is rapidly changed.

15, the traveling speed of the navigation device 100 sensed by the sensing unit 130 of the navigation device 100 is rapidly reduced and the navigation device 100 sensed by the sensing unit 130 (That is, the force applied to the navigation device 100) is sharply reduced. At this time, the control unit 170 recognizes that a preset event has occurred, based on the speed and / or the acceleration detection result of the sensing unit 130, and detects a point at which the moving speed is rapidly reduced and / It is possible to set a specific section including a point to be reduced, and to store the taken running image with respect to the section.

Although not shown in the figure, the controller 170 of the navigation device 100 may determine whether a predetermined event has occurred based on the external sound sensed by the sensing unit 130. For example, when the vehicle collision sound is recognized as a result of the analysis of the external sound, the controller 170 recognizes that an accident has occurred in the vicinity, and can photograph the driving image.

In addition, the controller 170 of the navigation device 100 may determine whether the preset event is generated based on the external temperature sensed by the sensing unit 130. For example, the controller 170 may acquire a traveling image when the sensed external temperature is particularly higher than the temperature sensed during driving. This is because there is a high possibility of vehicle fires and the possibility of fire around roads during driving.

FIG. 16 conceptually shows another example of a process of acquiring a running image according to the running image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 16, the controller 170 of the navigation device 100 senses the speed of the vehicle equipped with the navigation device 100, which is a physical quantity sensed by using the sensing unit 130, And stores the traveling image photographed for the specific section when the specific section is determined to be a congestion section even though it conforms to the traffic information received from the communication section 110 of the navigation device 100, The traveling image can be automatically transmitted to the external device through the SNS network.

That is, the control unit 170 acquires a specific point at which the speed of the vehicle on which the navigation device 100 is mounted is suddenly changed to a predetermined event occurrence point, and when the speed of the vehicle starts to increase rapidly from a specific point Up to a specific point where the speed of the vehicle increases again is set as a specific section for photographing the running image photographing.

16, when the traffic information recognized by the sensing speed of the sensing unit 130 matches the traffic information received from the outside, the controller 170 photographs the traveling image I looked at the process. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the control unit 170 may receive traffic information (e.g., traffic information) based on physical quantities such as the acceleration, the amount of impact, the external temperature, And the traffic information received from the outside may coincide with each other.

That is, when the traffic information detected based on the abnormal pattern of at least one physical quantity detected by the sensing unit 130 and the traffic information received through the communication unit 110 coincide with each other, And acquire a traveling image by acquiring a detection point of an abnormal pattern for the at least one physical quantity at the predetermined event occurrence point.

17 is a flowchart illustrating a method of acquiring a traveling image of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the traveling image acquisition method of the electronic device will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, and 17. FIG.

The control unit 170 of the navigation device 100 stores the map in advance in the storage unit 150 and then photographs the traveling image using the camera 125 and stores the traveling image in the storage unit 150 (S500). Then, the control unit 170 analyzes the driving image and acquires a predetermined event generation point based on the analysis result of the driving image (S510). At this time, the control unit 170 may increase the data storage efficiency by deleting the running image for the specific period in which the preset event has not occurred in the storage unit 150. [

When the preset event occurrence point is obtained, the controller 170 sets a specific interval including the point of occurrence of the event (S520). Then, the control unit 170 sets information related to the running image and the traveling image, That is, the traffic content is transmitted to the external device through the SNS network (S530).

FIG. 18 shows examples of image analysis results performed according to the traveling image acquisition method of the electronic device shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 18, the control unit 170 of the navigation device 100 analyzes a traveling image to recognize occurrence of an event such as an accident, a vehicle stagnation at night, or a vehicle stagnation during a day.

For example, as shown in Fig. 18 (a), the control unit 170 can recognize whether or not an accident has occurred by recognizing the overturning of a vehicle stopping in the traveling image. 18 (b), the controller 170 can determine the number of vehicles' rear lights and / or brakes and the traveling speed of the vehicle in the traveling image to determine whether the vehicle is stagnant at night. 18 (c), the control unit 170 recognizes the outline of the vehicle on the traveling image, determines the number of vehicles located on the front road, the traveling speed, etc., and determines whether the vehicle is parked during the day .

The example of the image analysis shown in FIG. 18 is merely an example of image analysis that can be performed in the navigation device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the navigation device 100 can determine whether an event has occurred by recognizing the existence of an obstacle on the road, whether the road is broken, the distance to the vehicle ahead, etc. through analysis of the traveling image.

As described above, the navigation device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can automatically acquire a traveling image in a specific section, which is determined to be necessary for taking a traveling image, without a user's operation. In addition, the navigation device 100 can easily share the traveling image obtained using the SNS network with other users.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining a traveling image providing method of a server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a traveling image providing method of the server 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 5, and 19. FIG.

First, the server 200 forms a network with a plurality of first electronic devices and a second electronic device through the communication unit 210, and then transmits a running image and a plurality of related information from the plurality of first electronic devices The communication unit 210 receives and stores the received data in the database 230 (S600).

Here, the network formed between the plurality of first electronic devices and the second electronic device and the server 200 may be an SNS network. The information related to the traveling image includes information of a first electronic device user, a message created by the first user, a position at which the traveling image is photographed, a photographing time of the traveling image, a moving direction of the first electronic device, .

Then, the server 200 receives the location-based search factor from the second electronic device 100 and sets a search condition for searching the traveling image stored in the database 230 based on the search factor (S610) . The location-based search factor may be a location of the second electronic device 100, a specific location designated by the user of the second electronic device 100, a specific building location, a specific road, or a specific route. Then, the server 200 searches for a running image meeting the set search condition among the running images stored in the database 230 (S620), and includes at least one of the searched running image and a plurality of related information To the second electronic device 100 (S630).

Hereinafter, concrete examples will be described in which the server 200 sets a search condition based on a search factor received from the second electronic device 100, and searches for a traveling image according to the search condition.

For example, when the location of the second electronic device 100 is received from the second electronic device 100 as a search factor, the server 200 searches the second electronic device 100 100), and transmits to the second electronic device (100) a traffic content including at least one of the searched traveling image and a plurality of information related to the traveling image .

If a specific road is received as a search factor from the second electronic device 100, the server 200 searches for an image photographed on the specific road among the traveling images stored in the database 230, Related content that includes at least one of a video and a plurality of information about the video to the second electronic device 100.

In addition, when a specific path is received from the second electronic device 100 as a search factor, the server 200 searches for an image photographed on the specific route, and displays at least one of the retrieved traveling image and a plurality of related information Related contents including the first traffic information and the second traffic information to the second electronic device 100.

Also, the server 200 searches for a traveling image photographed within a predetermined radius from the position of the second electronic device 100 on the specific route, and transmits at least one of the retrieved traveling image and a plurality of related information To the second electronic device (100). It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments.

20 is a flowchart illustrating a driving image providing method of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a traveling image providing method of the server 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 5, and 20. FIG.

First, the server 200 forms a network with a plurality of first electronic devices and a second electronic device through the communication unit 210, and then transmits a running image and a plurality of related information from the plurality of first electronic devices And receives it via the communication unit 210 and stores it in the database 230 (S700).

Then, the server 200 receives the position of the second electronic device 100 from the second electronic device 100 as a search factor, and sets a search radius based on the position of the second electronic device 100 (S710). If the current position of the second electronic device 100 and the search radius therefrom are set, a traveling image photographed within the set search radius of the traveling image stored in the database 230 is searched (S720) And traffic information including information related thereto, to the second electronic device 100 (S730).

FIG. 21 shows an example in which a traveling image is displayed on an electronic device as a result of performing the traveling image providing method of the server shown in FIG. 20. FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a current location of the second electronic device 100 to a search factor in a second electronic device 100 and determining a current location of the second electronic device 100 as a reference And displays the screen of the second electronic device 100 when the second electronic device 100 searches for a traveling image photographed within a specific radius.

Referring to FIG. 21, in the second electronic device 100, images photographed within a radius of 5 kilometers from the location of the second electronic device 100, images photographed within a radius of 10 kilometers, images within a radius of 20 kilometers Can be displayed.

20 and 21, the control unit 220 of the server 200 may increase the search radius of the traveling image as the traveling speed of the second electronic device 100 increases It is possible. This is because, as the traveling speed of the second electronic device 100 increases, the speed of approaching the traveling image to be searched increases, so that the user of the second electronic device 100 provides the traveling image for a wider range It is for this reason.

The server 200 may receive the search condition completed from the second electronic device 100, unlike the traveling image providing method described with reference to FIG. 20 and FIG. Then, the server 200 can search for a traveling image based on the completed search condition. At this time, the search factor itself received from the second electronic device 100 corresponds to a search condition to be performed in the server 200. [ For example, the second electronic device 100 may request the server 200 to search for a traveling image photographed within a specific radius based on the current position of the second electronic device 100.

FIG. 22 shows another example in which a traveling image is displayed on an electronic device as a result of performing the traveling image providing method of the server shown in FIG. 20. FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining a case where the second electronic device 100 transmits the specific route set in the second electronic device 100 to the search factor and the traveling image photographed at the main point on the specific route in the server 200 When the second electronic device 100 is searched and transmitted, the image displayed on the second electronic device 100 is displayed.

22, in the second electronic device 100, a traveling image photographed at a main point such as a main junction on a specific route to a highway, a resting place, etc., The distance to the main point, and the like.

FIG. 23 shows another example in which a traveling image is displayed on an electronic device as a result of performing the traveling image providing method of the server shown in FIG. 20. FIG. 23, when the second electronic device 100 requests to provide a traveling image photographed on a predetermined main road, when the server 200 searches for and provides a running image corresponding thereto, the second electronic And shows a screen of the device 100.

Referring to FIG. 23, an icon representing the preset main road is displayed on the screen of the second electronic device 100, and an icon representing the photographing point of the running image is mapped and displayed on the main road. At this time, the user of the second electronic device 100 can receive the driving image by touching the icon.

24 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a traveling image of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a traveling image providing method of the server 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 5, and 20. FIG.

First, the server 200 forms a network with a plurality of the first electronic devices 300 and the second electronic devices 100 through the communication unit 210, The communication unit 210 receives the information and stores the information in the database 230 (S800).

Then, the server 200 receives the search factor 'path set in the electronic device 200' from the second electronic device 100. Then, the server 200 sets a search condition that "it is a traveling image transmitted from the first electronic device 300 preceding a part of the route set in the second electronic device" based on the search factor ( S810).

Then, the server 200 searches the traveling image stored in the database 230 for the traveling image transmitted from the first electronic device 300 preceding a part of the set route (S820) And transmits the traffic content including at least one of a plurality of information related thereto to the second electronic device 100 (S830).

FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a search condition of a traveling image in the traveling image providing method of the server shown in FIG. 25, the first route ROUTINE 1 represents the traveling route of the first electronic device 300, and the second route ROUTINE 2 represents the route set in the second electronic device 100.

That is, when the first electronic device 300 precedes the section from the point A to the point B in the second path ROUTINE 2 set by the second electronic device 100, The first electronic device 100 can search for the traveling image transmitted from the first electronic device 300 and transmit it to the second electronic device 100. [

Then, the user of the second electronic device 100 receives the running image for the section from the point A to the point B in the running section of the first electronic device 300, and acquires the running information for the set path . Also, the user of the second electronic device 100 may be provided with a running image for a section from point B to point D from the first electronic device 300. Then, the user of the second electronic device 100 can refer to the image to determine whether to bypass the section from the point B to the point C in the path currently set in the second electronic device 100.

26 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a traveling image of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a traveling image providing method of the server 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 5, and 26. FIG.

First, the server 200 forms a network with a plurality of first electronic devices and a second electronic device through a communication unit 210, and then transmits a traveling image and a plurality of information about the traveling image from a plurality of first electronic devices (210) and stores the received data in the database (230) (S900).

Then, the server 200 receives the search factor 'path set in the second electronic device 200' from the second electronic device 100 (S910). Then, the server 200 determines, based on the search factor, " the traveling distance from the first electronic device 300 moved between the first point on the set route and the second point on a route different from the set route Quot; image " (S920). That is, the movement path of the first electronic device 300 includes the first point and the second point on the set route, but the first point and the second point in the movement path of the first electronic device 300, Is not included in the set route.

Then, the server 200 searches for a running image meeting the search condition among the running images stored in the database 230 (S930), and the server 200 searches for a running image including at least one of the searched traveling image and a plurality of related information And transmits the traffic content to the second electronic device 100 (S940).

FIG. 27 is a diagram for explaining search conditions of a traveling image in the traveling image providing method of the server shown in FIG. 26; FIG. 27, a first path ROUTINE 1 represents a traveling path of the first electronic device 300, and a second path ROUTINE 2 represents a path set in the second electronic device 100.

That is, when the first electronic device 300 moves from the E point to the F point in the second path ROUTINE 2 set by the second electronic device 100, The first electronic device 100 can search for the traveling image transmitted from the first electronic device 300 and transmit it to the second electronic device 100. [

Then, the user of the second electronic device 100 receives the running image of the section from the E point to the F point in the running section of the first electronic device 300, and obtains the running information for the set path Based on which it is possible to select whether to pass the predetermined path or to use the section in which the first electronic device 300 is ahead.

Also, the user of the second electronic device 100 may be provided with a running image for a section from the point F to the point G from the first electronic device 300. Then, the user of the second electronic device 100 determines whether to use the interval from the point F to the point G by bypassing the interval from the preset F point to the H point in the current second electronic device 100, Can be referred to.

Each of the operation methods of the server according to the present invention and the driving image acquisition methods of the electronic device according to the present invention can be implemented in a form of a program that can be executed through various computer means, have. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the 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 programs include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like, as well as machine code as produced by a compiler. 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.

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120: input unit 130: sensing unit
140: output unit 141: display module
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Claims (29)

A method for providing traffic content of an electronic device,
The electronic device indirectly accessing the SNS network using a tethering service provided by the mobile terminal via the short-range wireless communication module; When the electronic device generates an event according to a physical quantity detected through a sensing unit of the electronic device, acquiring a traveling image of the vehicle photographed in a specific section including a point where the event occurred; And
Wherein the electronic device generates traffic content including the traveling image and automatically transmits the generated traffic content to a server through a wireless network using the tethering service,
Wherein the server is a server for storing traffic contents including the traveling image and constituting the SNS network and providing the stored traffic contents to an external device connected to the SNS network. The method according to claim 1,
The step of acquiring the traveling image of the vehicle includes:
And the sensing unit of the electronic device measures an amount of an impact applied to an object on which the electronic device is mounted to determine the occurrence of the event. The method according to claim 1,
The electronic device storing the traveling image; And
The electronic device generates the traffic content using the traveling image according to a user input, and transmits the generated traffic content to the server. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the server provides the traffic content including the traveling image to the external device when the external device requests the traffic information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the server provides all or a part of the traffic contents including a plurality of traveling images stored and transmitted in response to a search request from the external device to the external device. A traffic content providing method for a mobile terminal,
The mobile terminal wirelessly connecting to at least one vehicle black box through a short range wireless communication module;
When the mobile terminal detects an event according to an external physical quantity sensed by the black box, a traveling image of the vehicle photographed by the black box in a specific section including a point where the event occurs, ; And
Wherein the mobile terminal generates the traffic content including the traveling image and automatically transmits the generated traffic content to the server via the SNS network,
Wherein the server stores the traffic content including the traveling image, constitutes the SNS network, and provides the stored traffic content to an external device connected to the SNS network. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the step of the mobile terminal receiving, from the black box,
Wherein the sensing unit of the black box measures an amount of an impact applied to an object on which the black box is mounted to determine the event occurrence. The method according to claim 6,
The mobile terminal storing the traveling image; And
Further comprising the step of the mobile terminal generating the traffic content using the traveling image according to a user input and transmitting the generated traffic content to the server. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the server provides traffic content including the traveling image when the external device requests the traffic information. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the server provides all or a part of the traffic contents including a plurality of traveling images stored and transmitted in response to a search request from the external device to the external device. A traffic content providing method of a server,
The server configuring a social network service (SNS) network;
When the server generates an event from a mobile terminal providing a tethering service to a black box through a short range wireless communication module according to a physical quantity sensed by the sensing unit in the black box, The method comprising: receiving traffic content including a traveling image of a photographed vehicle;
The server storing the traffic content; And
And the server transmitting the stored traffic content to an external device connected to the SNS network. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the black box measures the amount of an impact applied to an object on which the black box is mounted to determine whether the event occurs. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the traffic content is content generated by the mobile terminal using the traveling image according to a user input to the mobile terminal. 13. The method of claim 12,
Further comprising the step of the server providing traffic content including the traveling image to the external device at the request of the external device. 13. The method of claim 12,
Further comprising the step of the server providing traffic content including a plurality of traveling images that have been transmitted and stored in response to a search request from the external device to the external device. 16. A recording medium on which a program for executing the method disclosed in any one of claims 1 to 15 is recorded in a computer. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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