KR101601893B1 - Apparatus for providing public transportation operating information, method for providing public transportation operating information, apparatus for display controlling, and method for display controlling. - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method including: receiving area information indicating a predetermined area of interest; Transmitting the area information to a service providing server; Obtaining interest driving information, which is driving information of public transportation passing through at least one stop located in the area of interest, from the service providing server; And displaying the interest driving information.

Description

A method for providing public transportation information, a method for providing public transportation information, a display control device, and a display control method. .}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a public transportation information providing apparatus, a public transportation information providing method, a display control apparatus, and a display control method.

With the development of electronic communication technology, a user can use various functions as a portable terminal. The mobile terminal can install and delete various applications as desired by the user, and can directly access the Internet using the wireless Internet, which is highly utilized.

On the other hand, in the case of a portable terminal including a position receiver (e.g., a GPS receiver), the current position of the terminal can be confirmed, thereby contributing to the active development and use of location-based services such as application programs linked with maps.

The above-described background technology is technical information that the inventor holds for the derivation of the present invention or acquired in the process of deriving the present invention, and can not necessarily be a known technology disclosed to the general public prior to the filing of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a public transportation information providing apparatus, a public transportation information providing method, a display control apparatus, and a display control method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method including: obtaining area information indicating a predetermined area of interest from a user terminal; And transmitting to the user terminal interest driving information, which is driving information of public transportation passing through at least one stop located in the area of interest, to the user terminal.

The method of claim 1, further comprising: obtaining the interest driving information from a traffic information providing server, wherein the interest driving information includes a current position of a public transportation vehicle passing through each of the stops, And can transmit the interest driving information acquired from the traffic information providing server to the user terminal.

In the present embodiment, the interest driving information may include driving information of a plurality of public transportation vehicles operating on different routes.

In the present embodiment, the ROI may be an area within a predetermined radius from the center position, and the area information may include the center position and the radius.

In this embodiment, the center position may be the current position of the user terminal.

In the present embodiment, the center position may be a position selected from the user terminal among at least one position registered in the favorites.

In the present embodiment, the operation information includes at least one of a route number and a type of the public transportation, and the type may be a general bus, a main bus, a branch bus, a direct seat bus, a direct bus, , An express bus, a circulating bus, a seat bus, a town bus, a rural / rural bus, a city bus, an outer bus, a wide area bus, an airport bus, and a cargo bus.

In the present embodiment, the transmitting step may further transmit the information of the stop.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a region information obtaining unit that obtains region information indicating a predetermined region of interest from a user terminal; And a driving information transmitting unit that transmits interest driving information, which is driving information of the public transportation passing through at least one stop located in the area of interest, to the user terminal.

In the present embodiment, it further includes a driving information obtaining unit for obtaining the driving information of interest from the traffic information providing server, and the interest driving information may include a current position of the public transportation vehicle passing through each of the stops .

In the present embodiment, the driving information transmitting unit may transmit the interest driving information obtained from the traffic information providing server to the user terminal.

In the present embodiment, the ROI is an area within a predetermined radius from the center position, and the area information may include the current position and the radius.

In this embodiment, the center position may be the current position of the user terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of generating a region of interest, comprising: receiving region information indicating a region of interest; Transmitting the area information to a service providing server; Obtaining interest driving information, which is driving information of public transportation passing through at least one stop located in the area of interest, from the service providing server; And displaying the interest driving information.

In the present embodiment, the ROI is an area within a predetermined radius from a predetermined center position, the area information includes the center position and the radius, and the receiving step receives the center position or the radius have.

In the present embodiment, the displaying step may list and display the list of the interested driving information.

In the present embodiment, the acquiring step further acquires information on each of the stops, the displaying step displays a list of the stops, and displays a list of the interest information of the public transportation passing through the respective stops And the driving information can be displayed together with the respective stops.

In the present embodiment, the driving information includes the current position of the public transportation vehicle, and the displaying step may refer to the current position of the driving information of interest, The interest information of interest of public transportation without vehicle in the area of interest can be displayed in different ways.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: an area information input unit receiving area information indicating a predetermined area of interest; An area information transmitting unit for transmitting the area information to a service providing server; An interest driving information obtaining unit for obtaining interest driving information, which is driving information of public transportation passing through at least one stop located in the area of interest, from the service providing server; And a display control unit for displaying the interest driving information.

In the present embodiment, the ROI is an area within a predetermined radius from a predetermined center position, the area information includes the center position and the radius, and the area information input unit receives the center position or the radius have.

In this embodiment, the list of the interest driving information can be listed and displayed.

In the present embodiment, the interest driving information obtaining unit further obtains information of each of the stops, the display control unit displays a list of the stops, and displays the list of the stopping destinations of the public transportation It is possible to display the interest driving information together with the respective stops.

In the present embodiment, the operation information includes at least one of a route number and a type of the public transportation, and the type may be a general bus, a main bus, a branch bus, a direct seat bus, a direct bus, , An express bus, a circulating bus, a seat bus, a town bus, a rural / rural bus, a city bus, an outer bus, a broad bus, an airport bus, and a freight bus

In the present embodiment, the driving information includes a current position of the public transportation vehicle, and the displaying step may include a step of, based on the current position of the interested driving information, The interest information of interest of public transportation without vehicle in the area of interest can be displayed in different ways.

Other aspects, features, and advantages will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

These general and specific aspects may be implemented by using a system, method, computer program, or any combination of systems, methods, and computer programs.

There is provided a public transportation information providing service in which the convenience of the user is improved by the public transportation information providing device, the public transportation information providing method, the display control device, and the display control method according to the embodiments of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a public transportation information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention
2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a public transportation information providing apparatus 20 provided in the service providing server 200 of FIG.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display control device 30 included in a user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a data transmission / reception process of a public transportation information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a public transportation information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a display control method according to an embodiment of the present invention
7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a screen provided by the display control device 30 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is displayed on a user terminal.
8 is a diagram showing another example in which a screen provided by the display control device 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed on a user terminal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. The effects and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the following embodiments, the terms first, second, and the like are used for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another element, not the limitative meaning.

In the following examples, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following embodiments, terms such as inclusive or possessive are intended to mean that a feature, or element, described in the specification is present, and does not preclude the possibility that one or more other features or elements may be added.

In the drawings, components may be exaggerated or reduced in size for convenience of explanation. For example, the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown for convenience of explanation, and thus the present invention is not necessarily limited to those shown in the drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or corresponding components throughout the drawings, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted .

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a public transportation information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention

Referring to FIG. 1, a public transportation information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one user terminal 100, a service providing server 200, and a communication network 400. The public transportation information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a traffic information providing server 300.

The public transportation information provided according to an embodiment of the present invention may include information on public transportation operated within a predetermined area of interest. For example, the public transportation information providing system can provide the public transportation information of the public transportation through the stops in the area desired by the user. Hereinafter, the term " passing " includes not only a case where the vehicle currently passes through a predetermined area or a predetermined stop, but also a case where a predetermined area or a predetermined stop is included only on the route. The driving information provided according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to one stop, but may include all the traveling information of the public transportation passing through each of the plurality of stops in the area of interest.

Public transport refers to means of transportation that travels along a certain route, such as a bus, a train, a railroad, a ship, or an airplane. For convenience of explanation, embodiments of the present invention will be described below, for example, in which public transportation is a bus, but it goes without saying that the embodiments of the present invention are equally applicable to public transportation other than buses.

The service information includes information such as route, route number, identification number, current location, internal congestion, type of bus (general bus, main bus, branch bus, direct seat bus, direct bus, express bus, (Including low-floor buses) such as buses, express buses, express buses, circulating buses, seat buses, village buses, rural buses, intercity buses, suburban buses, Lt; / RTI >

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the driving information may include at least one of a route number of public transportation and a type of public transportation. The types of public transportation include public bus, intercity bus, branch bus, direct seat bus, direct bus, express bus, express bus, express intercity bus, circulation bus, seat bus, village bus, , An outer bus, a wide area bus, an airport bus, and a freight bus. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In the present embodiment, the driving information is information given for each route number of the public transportation, and may be information given to the public transportation which is operated on the same route and has the same route number.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the driving information may include at least one of the current position of the transit vehicle, the identification number, the internal congestion, and the type of the vehicle. The type of the vehicle may be, but is not limited to, a low-floor bus or the like which is easy to board for persons with disabilities. In the present embodiment, the driving information is information given to each vehicle of the public transportation, and even if a plurality of vehicles having the same route number are operated on the same route, they may be given separately for each vehicle.

In addition to the above-described information, the driving information may further include detailed information on public transportation passing through the area of interest.

1 will be described below.

Referring to FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 refers to a communication terminal that can use a web service in a wired / wireless communication environment. Although the user terminal 100 is shown as a smart phone in FIG. 1, it is only an example of the user terminal 100, but the idea of the present invention is not limited thereto. The mounted terminal can be borrowed without limitation. For example, the user terminal 100 may include a user's personal computer, tablet PC, or the like.

The user terminal 100 includes a display unit for displaying a screen and an input device for receiving data from a user. The input device may include, but is not limited to, a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a microphone, a button, a touch panel, and the like.

The service providing server 200 is a server that communicates with the user terminal 100. The service providing server 200 can communicate with the traffic information providing server 300. The service providing server 200 receives area information on a predetermined area from the user terminal 100 and provides public transportation information corresponding to the area information to the user terminal 100. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the service providing server 200 can obtain the driving information from the traffic information providing server 300. Although not shown in the figure, the service providing server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a memory, an input / output unit, a program storage unit, a control unit, and the like.

The traffic information providing server 300 may be a server for storing location information of the public transportation transmitted from a data transceiver installed in public transit and the like and managing the information. The traffic information providing server 300 can provide the public transportation information through the communication network 400. The operation information includes the route, the route number, the identification number, the current position, the internal congestion, the type of bus (general bus, main bus, branch bus, direct seat bus, direct bus, express bus, express bus, (Such as a bus, a circulating bus, a seat bus, a town bus, a rural / rural bus, a local bus, a suburban bus, a wide area bus, an airport bus, a cargo bus, etc.)

In FIG. 1, the service providing server 200 and the traffic information providing server 300 are physically separate servers. However, the present invention is not limited to this, The function of the traffic information providing server 200 and the function of the traffic information providing server 300 may be provided.

The communication network 400 communicates with the user terminal 100, the service providing server 200 or the traffic information providing server 300 by communicating with the user terminal 100, the service providing server 200 or the traffic information providing server 300 They are connected to each other. For example, the communication network 400 provides a connection path so that the user terminal 100, the service providing server 200, and the traffic information providing server 300 can connect and receive packet data.

Meanwhile, the public transportation information providing system shown in FIG. 1 shows the components related to the embodiments of the present invention in order to prevent the characteristic of the present embodiment from being blurred. Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that other general-purpose components other than the components shown in FIG. 1 may be further included.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a public transportation information providing apparatus 20 provided in the service providing server 200 of FIG.

The public transportation information providing apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention may correspond to at least one processor or may include at least one processor. Accordingly, the public transportation information providing apparatus 20 may be included in another hardware device such as a microprocessor or a general-purpose computer system, and may be installed in the service providing server 200.

Referring to FIG. 2, the public transportation information providing apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a region information obtaining unit 21 and a travel information transmitting unit 23. The public transportation information providing apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a travel information obtaining unit 22.

The area information obtaining unit 21 obtains area information indicating a predetermined area of interest from the user terminal 100. The region of interest may be an area within a predetermined radius from the center position. The area information may include a center position and a radius from the center position. For example, the area information may include coordinates and radius values of the center position.

The center position can be set to a specific position. For example, the center location may be the current location of the user terminal 100. The current position of the user terminal 100 may be obtained by a position receiver, such as a GPS receiver, provided in the user terminal 100. [ However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the current position of the user terminal 100 may be obtained by other means or may be input manually by the user.

According to another example, the center location may be a location selected from the user terminal 100 among at least one location registered in the favorites of the user account. The user can input the area information by selecting one of the plurality of positions displayed in the favorite list as the center position and inputting the radius.

In addition, the user may set the center area to any other position desired by the user. For example, the user can select a desired location on the map displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 100 and set the selected location as the central area.

The method of inputting the radius may be various methods such as a method of inputting the value of the direct radius as text, a method of selecting any one of preset radial lists, and the like. The predetermined plurality of radii may be set to, for example, 300m, 500m, 1km, 2km, etc., and any one may be set to a basic radius, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The driving information transmitting unit 23 transmits interest driving information, which is driving information of the public transportation corresponding to the area of interest acquired by the area information obtaining unit 21, to the user terminal 100. If there is no public transportation information corresponding to the area of interest, the travel information transmitting unit 23 may transmit a message to the user terminal 100 indicating that there is no interest information.

The interest driving information may be traffic information of the public transportation passing through each stop located in the area of interest. The driving information transmission unit 23 can transmit information of a stop located in the area of interest to the user terminal 100 together with the driving information of interest. The information on the stop can include, for example, a name, an identification number, a location, an address, and the like of the stop. There may be a plurality of stops in the area of interest, and no stop may be present. If there is no stop in the ROI, the travel information transmission unit 23 can transmit a message to the user terminal 100 indicating that there is no interest information.

The driving information obtaining unit 22 can obtain the public transportation information from the traffic information providing server 300. The driving information transmission unit 23 can transmit to the user terminal 100 the driving information of interest, which is the driving information of the public transportation passing through the area of interest, among the driving information acquired by the driving information obtaining unit 22. [

Here, the interest driving information may include driving information of a plurality of public transports operating on different routes. That is, if it is traffic information of the public transportation passing through the area of interest, it may correspond to the interest driving information regardless of other information such as the route number and the identification number. For example, if the traffic information of the public transport passes through at least one stop among a plurality of stops located in the area of interest, the information may be interest driving information regardless of other information.

For example, the travel information obtaining unit 22 accesses the database storing the public transportation information, which is provided by the traffic information providing server 300, and refers to the route included in the travel information, It is possible to acquire the interest driving information, which is the traveling information of the passing public transportation, and transmit the obtained interest driving information to the user terminal 100.

Meanwhile, the driving information obtained from the traffic information providing server 300 according to the present embodiment may further include real-time information such as the current position of the public transportation vehicle, the congestion degree, and the like.

According to an embodiment, it is possible to obtain real-time interest driving information, which is driving information of public transportation in real time in the area of interest, by referring to the location information of the public transportation included in the driving information.

For example, the travel information obtaining unit 22 accesses the database storing the public transportation information provided by the traffic information providing server 300, and then refers to the location information of the public transportation included in the travel information , It can acquire the traffic information of the public transportation in real time in the area of interest as real-time interest driving information, and transmit the obtained interest driving information to the user terminal 100.

Meanwhile, in the process of transmitting / receiving data between the service providing server 200 and the traffic information providing server 300, the driving information obtaining unit 22 requests data downloading to the traffic information providing server 300, May further include a step of approving download in response to the request. However, it goes without saying that the driving information obtaining unit 22 may directly obtain the data provided by the traffic information providing server 300 without making a separate request to the traffic information providing server 300. That is, the above-described request and approval process may be omitted. Such details can be variously set according to the communication protocol between the service providing server 200 and the traffic information providing server 300. [

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the driving information transmitting unit 23 transmits driving information of a plurality of public transportation to the user terminal 100, and the user terminal 100 transmits interest driving information May be selected and displayed on the display unit. That is, among the plurality of driving information, the subject who selects the interested driving information may be the user terminal 100.

According to the embodiments of the present invention as described above, the service providing server 200 can provide the driving information of the public transportation passing through the predetermined area of interest to the user terminal 100, It is possible to comprehensively obtain driving information of the public transportation passing through the area of interest not limited to the specific stop of the traffic, the specific route, and the like, for example, the information of the public transportation passing through the at least one stop in the area of interest. That is, the driving information acquired by the user terminal 100 may include driving information of public transportation passing through different stops.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display control device 30 included in a user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The display control device 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention may correspond to at least one processor or may include at least one processor. Accordingly, the display control device 30 can be driven in a form contained in another hardware device such as a microprocessor or a general-purpose computer system, and can be mounted on the user terminal 100. [

3, the display control device 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an area information input unit 31, an area information transmission unit 32, an interest driving information obtaining unit 33, a display control unit 34, , And a communication unit (35).

The area information input unit 31 receives area information indicating a predetermined area of interest. The region of interest may be an area within a certain radius from a predetermined center position. The area information may include a center position and a radius. Accordingly, the area information input unit 31 can receive the center position and the radius from the center position from the input device (not shown) of the user terminal 100. The area information inputting section 31 outputs the inputted area information to the area information transmitting section 32.

The area information transmitting unit 32 transmits the area information acquired from the area information input unit 31 to the service providing server 200. [

The interest driving information acquiring unit 33 acquires the interest driving information from the service providing server 200. Here, the interest driving information may be driving information corresponding to the interest area, and may be information on public transportation that passes through the ROI. For example, the interest driving information may be all the public transportation information that passes through at least one stop located within the area of interest.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the interest driving information obtaining unit 33 may obtain more information of each of the at least one stop located in the area of interest. The information on the stop can include, for example, a name, an identification number, a location, an address, and the like of the stop.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the interest driving information acquiring unit 33 may acquire real-time interest driving information, which is driving information including real-time information of public transportation in the ROI, from the service providing server 200 have.

The display control unit 34 can display the interest driving information. The display control unit 34 may display the interest driving information on the display unit of the user terminal 100. [

According to one embodiment, the display control unit 34 may display a list of the driving information of interest on the display unit of the user terminal 100 and display the list.

For example, the display control unit 34 may refer to the information included in the interest driving information and list and display a list of the interest driving information according to a predetermined criterion. The criteria can be set, for example, as a route number, type of public transportation, route (stop for passing), and the like.

For example, the display control unit 34 may display a list of stops located within the area of interest. Then, the display control unit 34 can display interest driving information of the public transportation passing through each stop along with each stop. For example, when there are a stop A, a stop B, and a stop C in the area of interest, the display control unit 34 can display a list of stop A, stop B, The display control unit 34 displays interest driving information of the public transportation passing through the stop A together with the stop A, displays the interest transportation information of the public transportation passing through the stop B together with the stop B, It is possible to display the traffic information of the interest of the traffic together with the stop C. In this case, the driving information of interest refers to driving information of public transportation in the area of interest as described above.

In the meantime, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the interested driving information includes the real time driving information, for example, the current position of the public transportation vehicle, the display control unit 34 refers to the current position, The interest information of the traffic and the interest information of the public transportation without the current vehicle in the area of interest can be displayed differently. The method of displaying different colors may be, for example, a method of displaying colors differently, displaying fonts differently, or displaying specific graphics together, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and any method can be applied as long as it can recognize that different colors are displayed .

According to another embodiment, the display control unit 34 may display a map on the display unit of the user terminal 100 and display a stop located in the area of interest on the map. On the other hand, when the interested driving information includes the current position of the public transportation vehicle, the display control unit 34 displays a map on the display unit of the user terminal 100 and displays the current position included in the interested driving information on the map .

The communication unit 35 performs communication of the display control device 30. For example, communication between the area information transmitting unit 32 and the service providing server 200 or communication between the interested driving information obtaining unit 33 and the service providing server 200 can be performed.

According to the embodiments of the present invention as described above, the display control device 30 can display the public transit passing through the predetermined area of interest on the user terminal 100, and the user can display a specific stop, But also the public transportation information that passes through the area of interest in a comprehensive manner. On the other hand, the operation information of the public transportation acquired by the display control device 30 from the service providing server 200 includes not only the current location of the public transportation but also other information related to the public transportation. Therefore, It is possible to easily check the public transportation information corresponding to the condition desired by the user during public transportation. Conditions include, for example, the type of public transportation (general bus, main bus, branch bus, direct seat bus, direct bus, express bus, express bus, express arterial bus, circulation bus, seat bus, , A suburban bus, a wide area bus, an airport bus, a cargo bus, etc.), a route number, a passing stop, a distance from the user's current location, and the like. For this, the display control unit 34 of the present embodiment may refer to other information included in the driving information when displaying the driving information of interest.

4 is a diagram illustrating a data transmission / reception process of a public transportation information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step 301, the user terminal 100 transmits area information indicating a predetermined area of interest to the service providing server 200.

In step 302, the service providing server 200 can access the traffic information providing server 300 and inquire the driving information. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the service providing server 200 accesses the traffic information providing server 300 and requests transmission of the driving information. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the service providing server 200 accesses the traffic information providing server 300, inquires the driving information, and requests transmission of the traveling information of the public transportation in the interest area among the driving information do. It is a matter of course that the process of requesting transmission of the travel information may be omitted according to the communication protocol of the service providing server 200 and the traffic information providing server 300.

In step 303, the traffic information providing server 300 transmits the traffic information to the service providing server 200. The driving information transmitted in step 303 may be driving information that is irrelevant to the area of interest, but may be interest driving information selected according to a request from the service providing server 200.

In step 304, the service providing server 200 transmits interest driving information, which is driving information of the public transportation in the ROI, to the user terminal 100.

Meanwhile, the service providing server 200 acquires the interest driving information by referring to the data stored in the DB provided in the service providing server 200 without communicating with the traffic information providing server 300, and transmits the interest driving information to the user terminal 100 Of course. In this case, steps 302 and 303 of FIG. 4 may be omitted.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a public transportation information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The flow chart shown in Fig. 5 is composed of the steps performed in the public transportation information providing apparatus 20 shown in Fig. Therefore, it is understood that the contents described above with respect to the configurations shown in FIG. 2 apply to the flow chart shown in FIG. 5, even if omitted from the following description.

Referring to FIG. 5, in step 51, the area information obtaining unit 21 of FIG. 2 obtains area information indicating a predetermined area of interest from the user terminal. The region of interest may be an area within a predetermined radius from the center position, and the area information may include the center position and the radius. The center location may be the current location of the user terminal. The center position may be obtained by a GPS receiver. Or the center position may be a position selected from the user terminal among at least one position registered in the favorites.

In step 52, the travel information transmitting unit 23 transmits to the user terminal, a plurality of stop information located within the area of interest, and interesting travel information, which is traffic information of public transportation passing through each of the stops. The driving information may include at least one of a route of public transportation, a route number, an identification number, a current location, an internal congestion and a kind of public transportation, and a type of vehicle.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the driving information obtaining unit 22 can obtain the public transportation information from the traffic information providing server. For example, the driving information obtaining unit 22 can obtain interest driving information, which is driving information of the public transportation passing through the ROI, out of the public transportation information stored in the traffic information providing server. For example, the user can obtain the interesting driving information by referring to the route included in each of the public transportation information stored in the traffic information providing server. At this time, the driving information acquired from the traffic information providing server may further include real-time driving information of the public transportation vehicle such as the current position, congestion, and the like.

The interest driving information may include driving information of a plurality of public transports running on different routes.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in step 52, the driving information transmission unit 23 may transmit a plurality of driving information to the user terminal, and the user terminal may directly select the driving information of the driving information.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a display control method according to an embodiment of the present invention

The flowchart shown in Fig. 6 consists of the steps processed in the display control device 30 shown in Fig. Therefore, it is understood that the contents described above with respect to the configurations shown in FIG. 3 apply to the flow chart shown in FIG. 6 even if omitted from the following description.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step 61, the area information input unit 31 of FIG. 3 receives area information indicating a predetermined area of interest. The region of interest is an area within a certain radius from a predetermined center position and the area information may include the center position and the radius. Accordingly, in step 61, the area information input unit 31 can receive the center position and the radius.

In step 62, the area information transmitting unit 32 transmits the area information to the service providing server 200.

In step 63, the interest driving information obtaining unit 33 obtains the interest driving information, which is the traveling information of the public transportation passing through the interest area, from the service providing server. For example, the interest driving information obtaining unit 33 obtains a plurality of stopping information items located in the area of interest from the service providing server, and interest driving information, which is information on the public transportation through the respective stopping places. The driving information may include a route, a route number, a type of public transportation, a kind of a vehicle, a current position of the vehicle, and the like. The favorable-consciousness-driving-information obtaining unit 33 can further obtain the stoppage information.

In step 64, the display control unit 34 displays the interest driving information. For example, the display control unit 34 can display a list of the interest driving information. According to another example, the display control unit 34 may display a list of stops in the area of interest, and display the interest driving information of the public transportation passing through the stop among the interest driving information together with the stop. According to another example, the display control unit 34 can display the position information included in the interest driving information or the stop information together with the map.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a screen provided by the display control device 30 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is displayed on a user terminal.

7 (a) shows a favorite screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7 (a), a favorite route screen displays bus route numbers and stops registered in favorites. When the inner peripheral button 71 is pressed in FIG. 7A, the screen of FIG. 7B can be displayed. 7 (a) shows a method for switching from the favorite screen to the screen of FIG. 7 (b), the present invention is not limited to this, The screen shown in FIG. 7 (b) can be switched.

Referring to FIG. 7 (b), peripheral bus information is displayed. For example, in Fig. 7 (b), bus information 72 around the bus is shown. When the stop button 74 is pressed, the stop information and the bus information around the inside can be confirmed. When the bus button 73 is pressed again, the inner peripheral bus information 72 shown in FIG. 7B can be confirmed. My peripheral bus may be a bus that passes through a stop around me. A description of the screen when the stop button 74 is pressed will be described later with reference to Fig.

Referring to FIG. 7 (b), the type of bus can be selected by pressing the type selection button 75. Currently, the entirety is selected, and all kinds of buses are selected. When the user presses the type selection button 75 to select a specific type of bus, only the specific type of bus information can be viewed.

On the other hand, referring to the radius selection button 76, it can be seen that the current radius is set to 500 m. That is, in the case of FIG. 7 (b), according to an embodiment of the present invention, the ROI is set to an area within a radius of 500 m from the inner periphery.

When the radius selection button 76 is pressed on the screen of FIG. 7 (b), the ROI can be reset. In the case of FIG. 7 (b), the radius can be reset by pressing the radius selection button 76. Referring to FIG. 7 (b), although the current radius is set to 500 m, it is possible to switch to the screen of FIG. 7 (c) in which the radius can be reset by pressing the radius selection button 76.

Referring to FIG. 7 (c), a screen for selecting a radius is displayed. Referring to FIG. 7 (c), it can be seen that a list 77 of radii that can be selected is preset and displayed. For example, if 1 km is selected in the screen of FIG. 7 (c), the radius is reset to 1 km, and a list of buses passing within a radius of 1 km from the current position is displayed in the same manner as the screen of FIG. 7 (b). In the case of FIG. 7 (c), the radius of any one of 300m, 500m, 1km, and 2km can be selected, but specific values can be set to other values.

Referring to FIG. 7, the user can comprehensively check the list of buses passing within a predetermined radius from the current position, not limited to a specific stop or a specific route.

8 is a diagram showing another example in which a screen provided by the display control device 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed on a user terminal.

8 (a) shows a favorite screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Fig. 8 (a), a bus route number registered in a bookmark and a stop are displayed. 8 (a), the screen shown in FIG. 8 (b) can be displayed when the inner peripheral button 81 is pressed. 8 (a) shows a method for switching from the favorite screen to the screen of FIG. 8 (b), the present invention is not limited to this, The screen shown in Fig. 8 (b) can be switched.

8B, only the bus information can be confirmed by pressing the bus button 83. When the bus stop button 84 is pressed again, Can be confirmed.

Referring to the radius selection button 85, it can be seen that the current radius is set to 1 km. That is, in the case of FIG. 8 (b), according to an embodiment of the present invention, the region of interest is set as an area within a radius of 1 km from the inner periphery. The method of resetting the radius by pressing the radius selection button 85 is the same as the method described with reference to FIG. 7, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 8B, the inner peripheral bus information shown in FIG. 8B may include stop information around the inner periphery and bus information passing through each stop. 8B, a stop A, a stop B, and a stop C, which are stops around the inside, are displayed, and bus information corresponding to each stop is shown for each stop. For example, at the bottom of stop A, a list of buses passing through stop A is displayed. At the lower end of the stop B, a list of buses passing through the stop B is displayed. At the bottom of the stop C, a list of buses passing through the stop C is shown.

Referring to the display of the stop B in Fig. 8 (b), the buses corresponding to the stopping points can be classified into various kinds of buses such as general buses, trunk buses, branch buses, direct seat buses, direct buses, It can be classified and displayed according to the express highway bus, the circulating bus, the seat bus, the town bus, the rural / rural bus, the intercity bus, the suburban bus, the wide area bus, the airport bus,

8B, when displaying each stop, not only the bus information can be displayed together, but also the distance from the current position to each stop, the address of each stop, and the like can be further displayed have.

Meanwhile, although not shown in FIG. 8 (b), in displaying a list of buses, busses in which the current vehicle is located in the ROI among the busses are different from busses in which the current vehicle is not positioned in the ROI Can be displayed. For example, the color may be displayed differently, a font may be displayed differently, or a specific figure may be displayed together, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Whether or not the current vehicle is located in the area of interest can be determined by referring to the current position of the vehicle included in the driving information.

When the bus button 83 is pressed on the screen of FIG. 8B, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 8C.

Referring to FIG. 8 (c), unlike the screen of FIG. 8 (b) in which the bus list is displayed together with the bus stop list, the bus 89 can be listed and displayed regardless of the bus stop. 8C, a list of buses passing through at least one of the stops located within a region of interest (e.g., within a radius of 500 meters from the mine location) Can be provided without being limited to a specific stop. For example, if there are a plurality of stops in the area of interest, a list of buses passing through any one of the stops can be provided.

Referring to FIG. 8 (c), the radius can be reset by pressing the radius selection button 90.

Referring to (c) of FIG. 8, only a specific type of bus can be displayed in the list by pressing the type selection button 91. The type can be a kind of public transportation, for example, ordinary buses, main buses, branch buses, direct seat buses, direct buses, express buses, express buses, express arterial buses, circulating buses, Bus, intercity bus, suburban bus, wide area bus, airport bus, cargo bus, and the like.

On the other hand, as described above with reference to FIG. 8 (b), in the screen of FIG. 8 (c), the buses in which the current vehicle is located in the ROI among the buses, Can be displayed in a different way than buses that are not located. For example, the color may be displayed differently, a font may be displayed differently, or a specific figure may be displayed together, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Whether or not the current vehicle is located in the area of interest can be determined by referring to the current position of the vehicle included in the driving information.

On the other hand, by pressing the map button 86 on the screen of FIG. 8B, the information of the stop located in the area of interest can be confirmed together with the map. When the map button 86 is pressed in Fig. 8 (b), the screen can be switched to the screen (d) of Fig.

Referring to FIG. 8 (d), the stop information shown in FIG. 8 (b) can be confirmed on the map. 8 (d), a region of interest 88 may be displayed and a stop located within the region of interest 88 may be displayed.

Referring to the radius selection button 87, it can be seen that the current radius is set to 500 m. That is, FIG. 8D shows an example in which the region of interest is set to an area within a radius of 500 m from the inner periphery according to an embodiment of the present invention. The radius selection button 87 can be pressed to reset the region of interest.

Referring to FIG. 8, the display control device 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display information of a bus passing through an area of interest in association with stopping information, and may display a list of all buses passing through the area of interest, It can also be displayed irrespective of the information. The user can confirm the information of the bus passing through the area of interest in various ways.

According to the embodiments of the present invention described above, the public transportation information passing through the ROI of interest by the user can be displayed in various ways and provided to the user. Accordingly, the user can acquire the information of the public transportation passing through the area of interest without being limited to the route or the stop, so that the embodiments of the present invention described above can contribute to convenience of the user.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments, and that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

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200: service providing server
300: Traffic information providing server
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Claims (24)

A method for a public transportation information providing apparatus to provide public transportation information,
Obtaining region information indicating a predetermined region of interest from a user terminal; And
And arranging the interest driving information, which is the traveling information of the public transportation passing through at least one of the plurality of stops located in the ROI, irrespective of the stop through which the public transportation passes, and transmitting the information to the user terminal
How to provide public transportation information.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of obtaining the interest driving information from the traffic information providing server,
The interest driving information includes the current position of the public transportation vehicle passing through each of the stops
The transmitting step transmits the interest driving information acquired from the traffic information providing server to the user terminal
How to provide public transportation information.
The method according to claim 1,
The interest driving information includes driving information of a plurality of public transportation vehicles operating on different routes
How to provide public transportation information.
The method according to claim 1,
The region of interest is an area within a predetermined radius from the center position
Wherein the region information includes the center position and the radius
How to provide public transportation information.
5. The method of claim 4,
The center position is the current position of the user terminal
How to provide public transportation information.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the center position is a position selected from the user terminal among at least one position registered in the favorites
How to provide public transportation information.
The method according to claim 1,
The driving information
A route number and a type of the public transportation,
These kinds of buses are general buses, main buses, branch buses, direct seat buses, direct buses, express buses, express buses, express buses, circulating buses, seat buses, village buses, rural and rural buses, intercity buses, , An airport bus, and a freight bus
How to provide public transportation information.
3. The method of claim 2,
The transmitting step
Further information on the stop is transmitted
How to provide public transportation information.
An area information obtaining unit that obtains area information indicating a predetermined area of interest from the user terminal; And
And a driving information transmitting unit for transmitting the interest driving information, which is driving information of the public transportation passing through at least one of the plurality of stops located in the ROI, to the user terminal, regardless of the stop through which the public transportation passes doing
Public transportation information provision device.
10. The method of claim 9,
And a driving information acquiring unit for acquiring the interest driving information from the traffic information providing server,
The interest driving information includes a current position of a public transportation vehicle passing through each of the stops,
The traveling information transmission unit
And transmits the interest driving information acquired from the traffic information providing server to the user terminal
Public transportation information provision device.
11. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 10,
The region of interest is an area within a predetermined radius from the center position,
Wherein the region information includes the center position and the radius
Public transportation information provision device.
12. The method of claim 11,
The center position is the current position of the user terminal
Public transportation information provision device.
A method of controlling display of a display portion of a user terminal by a display control device,
Receiving region information indicating a predetermined region of interest;
Transmitting the area information to a service providing server;
Obtaining interest driving information, which is driving information of public transportation passing through at least one of a plurality of stops located in the ROI from the service providing server; And
And arranging the interest driving information on the display unit of the user terminal irrespective of a stop through which the public transportation passes,
Display control method.
14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the area of interest is an area within a certain radius from a predetermined center position and the area information includes the center position and the radius,
Wherein the receiving step receives the center position or the radius,
Display control method.
14. The method of claim 13,
The step of displaying
A list of the driving information of interest is listed and displayed
Display control method.
14. The method of claim 13,
The obtaining step
Further acquiring information of each of the stops,
Wherein the displaying comprises:
Displays a list of the stops, and displays the interest driving information of the public transportation passing through each stop among the interest driving information together with the stop
Display control method.
14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the driving information includes at least one of a route number and a type of the public transportation,
These kinds of buses are general buses, main buses, branch buses, direct seat buses, direct buses, express buses, express buses, express buses, circulating buses, seat buses, village buses, rural and rural buses, intercity buses, , An airport bus, and a freight bus
Display control method.
14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the driving information includes a current position of the public transportation vehicle,
The step of displaying
And displays the interest driving information of the public transportation having the vehicle in the ROI and the ROI information of the public transportation without the vehicle in the ROI in a different manner with reference to the current position of the interest driving information
Display control method.
An area information input unit for inputting area information indicating a predetermined area of interest;
An area information transmitting unit for transmitting the area information to a service providing server;
An interest driving information acquiring unit for acquiring interest driving information, which is driving information of public transportation passing through at least one of a plurality of stops located in the ROI from the service providing server; And
And a display control unit for displaying the interest driving information on a display unit of the user terminal by arranging the interest driving information irrespective of a stop through which the public transportation passes,
Display control device.
20. The method of claim 19,
Wherein the area of interest is an area within a certain radius from a predetermined center position and the area information includes the center position and the radius,
Wherein the area information input unit receives the center position or the radius,
Display control device.
20. The method of claim 19,
The display control unit
A list of the driving information of interest is listed and displayed
Display control device.
20. The method of claim 19,
The interest driving information obtaining unit obtains,
Further acquiring information of each of the stops,
The display control unit
Displays a list of the stops, and displays the interest driving information of the public transportation passing through each stop among the interest driving information together with the stop
Display control device.
20. The method of claim 19,
Wherein the driving information includes at least one of a route number and a type of the public transportation,
These kinds of buses are general buses, main buses, branch buses, direct seat buses, direct buses, express buses, express buses, express buses, circulating buses, seat buses, village buses, rural and rural buses, intercity buses, , An airport bus, and a freight bus
Display control device.
20. The method of claim 19,
The driving information includes a current position of the public transportation vehicle,
The display control unit
And displays the interest driving information of the public transportation having the vehicle in the ROI and the ROI information of the public transportation without the vehicle in the ROI in a different manner with reference to the current position of the interest driving information
Display control device.

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