KR101625617B1 - System for providing signal waiting time for vehicle and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a vehicle signal waiting time providing system and a control method thereof. That is, according to the present invention, the signal waiting time of the signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle in which the vehicle is located is calculated based on the reference time information and the signal conversion cycle information related to the signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle provided by the server corresponding to the current position information of the vehicle By displaying the calculated signal waiting time, it is possible to improve the convenience of the driver, increase the satisfaction, reduce the cost, and improve the overall system operating efficiency.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle signal waiting time providing system and a control method thereof,

The present invention relates to a vehicle signal waiting time providing system and a control method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a vehicle signal waiting time providing system and a control method thereof, To a vehicle signal waiting time providing system for calculating a signal waiting time of a signal lamp for a surrounding automobile in which the vehicle is located and displaying the calculated signal waiting time and a control method thereof.

A vehicle traffic light installed on a road is a device for providing information on vehicle traffic. In addition, the vehicle traffic light includes red, orange, direction indicator lights, and green lights.

Such a vehicle traffic light can confirm whether or not a signal is converted only through the corresponding traffic light for a vehicle, thereby causing a safety problem due to a lack of a peripheral boundary due to a driver's need to keep an eye on the traffic light, and the driver's fatigue increases.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0109899 [Title: Navigation Service Method of Electronic Apparatus and Electronic Apparatus]

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle signal waiting time providing system and a control method thereof for providing a signal waiting time of a signal lamp for a surrounding vehicle in which a vehicle is located.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus and a method for controlling the information processing apparatus, which are provided with a signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle, which is provided from the server, corresponding to the current position information of the vehicle, And a signal control unit for calculating a signal waiting time of the signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle in which the vehicle is located based on the signal conversion cycle information and displaying the calculated signal waiting time.

A terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided in a vehicle and provides a signal waiting time for a vehicle based on information transmitted from a server in a direction opposite to the running direction of the vehicle, The signal conversion cycle information, the signal holding time information, the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the vehicle signal lamp, etc., when the terminal is located within a possible area, A communication unit for receiving map information including position information of the vehicle signal lamp and position information of the vehicle signal lamp; A GPS receiver for generating real-time current location information of the terminal; A control unit for calculating a signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp based on the received reference time information, the received signal conversion cycle information, and current time information; And a control unit for controlling the signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp, the signal holding time information of the received vehicle signal lamp, the identification information of the received vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the received vehicle signal lamp, And a display unit for displaying the map information and location information of the terminal.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the signal conversion period information includes at least one of a period in which the period from the green signal to the red signal, a period from the red signal to the green signal, a period from the red signal or the green signal to the left- And a cycle in which the left turn signal is changed to a red signal or a green signal.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the signal holding time information may include at least one of a holding time of the green signal of the vehicle signal lamp and a holding time of the red signal of the vehicle signal lamp.

In the method according to the embodiment of the present invention, among the information transmitted from the plurality of servers, the communication unit can receive only information transmitted in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the vehicle.

In the method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication unit can receive only information transmitted from the server located in the lane corresponding to the location information of the terminal.

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for providing vehicle signal waiting time based on information transmitted from a server in a direction opposite to a running direction of the vehicle through a terminal provided in the vehicle, When the terminal including the communication unit is located in a receivable area of information transmitted from the server, reference time information, signal conversion cycle information, and signal holding time information related to the vehicle signal lamp set in advance corresponding to the server transmitted from the server Receiving identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and map information including position information of the vehicle signal lamp; Generating real-time current location information of the terminal through a GPS receiver; Calculating a signal waiting time of the vehicle traffic light based on the received reference time information, the received signal conversion cycle information, and current time information through a control unit; And a display unit for displaying the signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp calculated, the signal holding time information of the received vehicle signal lamp, the identification information of the received vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the received vehicle signal lamp, And displaying the map information including the location information of the terminal and the location information of the terminal.

The method according to the present invention is characterized in that the signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp is determined based on a signal waiting time from the red signal to the green signal on the basis of the signal conversion cycle information, The signal waiting time, the signal waiting time from the red signal or the green signal to the left turn signal, and the signal waiting time from the left turn signal to the red signal or the green signal.

The vehicle signal waiting time providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a vehicle signal waiting time providing system that is provided inside or outside a vehicle traffic light and includes reference time information related to the vehicle traffic light in a direction opposite to the traveling direction of the vehicle, A server for transmitting map information including signal conversion cycle information, signal holding time information, identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and position information of the vehicle signal lamp; And a terminal for calculating the signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp based on the reference time information, the signal conversion cycle information, and the current time information transmitted from the server when the information signal is located within the receivable area of the information transmitted from the server can do.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the terminal generates real-time current position information of the terminal, calculates signal waiting time of the vehicle traffic light, signal holding time information of the vehicle traffic light, The position information of the vehicle signal lamp, the map information including the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the position information of the terminal.

The present invention provides a signal waiting time of a signal lamp for a surrounding vehicle in which a vehicle is located, thereby improving the convenience of the driver and improving the satisfaction.

In addition, the present invention provides a vehicle navigation system including a signal lamp for a surrounding vehicle provided with a corresponding vehicle provided from a server corresponding to current position information of the vehicle, reference time information relating to a signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle, The signal waiting time of the signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle in which the vehicle is located is calculated based on the signal conversion cycle information and the calculated signal waiting time is displayed to reduce the cost and improve the overall system operation efficiency.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle signal waiting time providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3, FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a vehicle signal waiting time providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
5 and 6 illustrate transmission of information according to a directional characteristic according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It is noted that the technical terms used in the present invention are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, the technical terms used in the present invention should be construed in a sense generally understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined in the present invention, Should not be construed to mean, or be interpreted in an excessively reduced sense. In addition, when a technical term used in the present invention is an erroneous technical term that does not accurately express the concept of the present invention, it should be understood that technical terms that can be understood by a person skilled in the art can be properly understood. In addition, the general terms used in the present invention should be interpreted according to a predefined or prior context, and should not be construed as being excessively reduced.

Furthermore, the singular expressions used in the present invention include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The term "comprising" or "comprising" or the like in the present invention should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or steps described in the invention, Or may further include additional components or steps.

Furthermore, terms including ordinals such as first, second, etc. used in the present invention can be used to describe elements, but the elements should not be limited by terms. Terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

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 similar elements throughout the several views, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. It is to be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle signal waiting time providing system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the vehicle signal waiting time providing system 10 is constituted by a server 100 and a terminal 200. As shown in Fig. All of the components of the vehicle signal waiting time providing system 10 shown in Fig. 1 are not essential components, and the vehicle signal waiting time providing system 10 is implemented by more components than the components shown in Fig. 1 Or the vehicle signal waiting time providing system 10 may be implemented by a lesser number of components.

2, the server 100 includes a first communication unit 110, a first storage unit 120, a first control unit 130, and a first display unit 140. As shown in FIG. Not all the components of the server 100 shown in Fig. 2 are essential components, and the server 100 may be implemented by more components than the components shown in Fig. 2, The server 100 may be implemented.

The server 100 is formed inside or outside a predetermined traffic signal lamp corresponding to the server 100.

In addition, the server 100 may be formed (or installed) for each specific lane in an independent form.

Also, the server 100 may be formed as an independent device.

The server 100 may be a beacon, an electronic tag (including an RFID tag, an NFC tag, etc.), or the like.

The first communication unit 110 communicates with at least one external terminal or any internal component via a wired / wireless communication network. At this time, the external arbitrary terminal may include the terminal 200 and the like. Herein, as a wireless Internet technology, a wireless LAN (WLAN), a wireless broadband (Wibro), a WiMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) , Long Term Evolution (LTE), Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS), and the like. In addition, the short distance communication technology may be Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee For example, Near Field Communication (NFC), Ultra Sound Communication (USC), Visible Light Communication (VLC), and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The wired communication technology may include a power line communication (PLC), a USB communication, an Ethernet, a serial communication, an optical / coaxial cable, and the like.

Also, the first communication unit 110 may transmit information to the terminal through a universal serial bus (USB).

The first communication unit 110 may be configured to transmit the reference time information, the signal conversion cycle information, the signal holding time information, and the signal time information related to the vehicle signal lamp set in advance corresponding to the server 100 under the control of the first control unit 130, Identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, position information of the vehicle signal lamp, map information including position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the like.

The first storage unit 120 stores various user interfaces (UI), a graphical user interface (GUI), and the like.

The first storage unit 120 stores data and programs necessary for the server 100 to operate.

The first storage unit 120 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD Or XD memory), a magnetic disk, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read- ), And a programmable read-only memory (PROM). In addition, the server 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the first storage unit 120 on the Internet, or may operate in association with the web storage.

The first storage unit 120 stores reference time information, signal conversion cycle information, and signal holding time information associated with one or more vehicle signal lamps previously set corresponding to the server 100 under the control of the first control unit 130. [ The identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, the map information including the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the like.

Also, the first storage unit 120 stores (or registers) information on a plurality of signal lights for each positional information.

The first storage unit 120 may store predetermined reference time information, signal conversion cycle information, signal holding time information, identification information of a signal lamp, position information of a signal lamp, position information of a signal lamp, And the like.

The first control unit 130 executes the overall control function of the server 100. FIG.

In addition, the first control unit 130 may transmit the reference time information, the signal conversion cycle information, the signal holding time information, the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, Map information including the position information of the vehicle signal lamp is transmitted through the first communication unit 110. [ Here, the signal conversion cycle information includes a cycle of changing from a green signal to a red signal, a cycle of changing from a red signal to a green signal, and the like. The signal conversion period information may include a signal modification period for each lane. That is, when the first lane is a left-turn lane (or a straight-ahead left-turn lane), and the second lane and the third lane are straight lanes, the signal conversion cycle information is changed from a first lane to a left- A signal change period, and the like. In addition, the cycle of changing from the green signal to the red signal may be equal to, smaller than, or greater than the period of changing from the red signal to the green signal according to the designer's design. The signal holding time information includes a holding time of a green signal, a holding time of a red signal, and the like.

As described above, the signal conversion cycle information may include a period from a green signal to a red signal, a period from a red signal to a green signal, a period from a red signal (or green signal) to a left turn signal, Or a green signal), or the like.

The first control unit 130 may store the information (for example, the reference time information, the signal conversion cycle information, and the signal conversion cycle information) in a direction opposite to the traveling direction of the vehicle in which the vehicle signal lamp (or the server 100) Signal holding time information, identification information, location information, map information, and the like) through the first communication unit 110 so as to receive the information from the vehicle traveling by looking at the corresponding traffic signal lamp.

The first control unit 130 transmits the information through the first communication unit 110 only in the lane corresponding to the server 100 based on the predetermined directivity (or direction) The vehicle may be configured to receive the information.

In addition, the first controller 130 may transmit information on one or more other vehicle traffic lights located in the vicinity of the vehicle traffic light, in addition to the information on the predetermined traffic light for the vehicle.

The first controller 130 controls the location information of the terminal 200 transmitted from the terminal 200 when the preset event occurs, the direction information of the terminal 200, And the like through the first communication unit 110. The preset event may be preset to the terminal 200 if a predetermined button or menu provided in the terminal 200 is selected when the vehicle including the terminal 200 stops, (Or movement) in the clockwise or anticlockwise direction previously set for the terminal 200 when the preset touch operation is recognized for the terminal 200 when the multi-touch (or registered) The touch time (or the touch duration time) with respect to the terminal 200 is maintained for a predetermined time or more.

The first controller 130 stores the received location information of the terminal 200, the direction information of the terminal 200, the identification information of the terminal 200, and the like in the first storage unit 120 .

In addition, the first controller 130 may select one of the plurality of signal lamps for the vehicle according to the plurality of position information registered (or stored) in the first storage unit 120 as the vehicle signal lamp corresponding to the position information of the received terminal 200 .

At this time, the first controller 130 may reflect the predetermined distance, the direction information of the terminal 200, and the like in the search for the vehicle traffic light.

That is, the first controller 130 selects one of the plurality of position information-based vehicle signal lamps registered in advance (or stored) in the first storage unit 120, based on the positional information of the received terminal 200, , And searches for a traffic signal for a vehicle corresponding to the direction information of the terminal 200.

If the vehicle signal lamp corresponding to the position information of the received terminal 200 is not found among the vehicle signal lamps according to the plurality of position information previously registered as a result of the search, The vehicle signal lamp corresponding to the position information of the vehicle is not found.

The first controller 230 transmits information indicating that the vehicle signal lamp corresponding to the generated position information of the terminal 200 is not found to the terminal 200 through the first communication unit 210 send.

If one or more vehicle signal lamps corresponding to the position information of the received terminal 200 are searched among the vehicle signal lamps according to the plurality of position information previously registered as a result of the search, (Or registered) predetermined reference time information, signal conversion cycle information, signal holding time information, identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and position information of the vehicle signal lamp corresponding to the at least one vehicle signal lamp, And transmits the map information and the like to the terminal 200 through the first communication unit 110. Here, the signal conversion period information may include a period from a green signal to a red signal, a period from a red signal to a green signal, a period from a red signal (or green signal) to a left turn signal, Green signal), and the like, or the like. In addition, the cycle of changing from the green signal to the red signal may be equal to, smaller than, or greater than the period of changing from the red signal to the green signal according to the designer's design. The signal holding time information includes a holding time of a green signal, a holding time of a red signal, and the like.

The first control unit 130 identifies one or more vehicle traffic lights based on the location information of the terminal 200, the preset distance, the direction information of the terminal 200, and the like. The signal conversion cycle information, the signal holding time information, the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the map information with respect to the individual vehicle signal lamps through the first communication unit 110 And can provide it to the terminal 200.

When the first control unit 130 transmits information related to the vehicle signal lamp corresponding to the server 100 in advance, the first control unit 130 may control the vehicle signal lamps such as a beacon according to the directivity characteristic, And may transmit information related to the vehicle signal lamp after receiving the position information of the terminal 200 from the terminal 200 according to the directivity characteristic.

The first display unit 140 displays various contents such as various menu screens by using the user interface and / or graphical user interface stored in the first storage unit 120 under the control of the first control unit 130 . Here, the content displayed on the first display unit 140 includes various text or image data (including various information data) and a menu screen including data such as an icon, a list menu, and a combo box. Also, the first display unit 140 may be a touch screen.

The first display unit 140 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) And may include at least one of a flexible display, a 3D display, an e-ink display, and a LED (Light Emitting Diode).

The first display unit 140 displays the position information of the terminal 200, the direction information of the terminal 200, the identification information of the terminal 200, and the like by the control of the first controller 130 do.

The first display unit 140 displays preset reference time information, signal conversion cycle information, signal (s), and the like, previously stored (or registered) corresponding to the searched one or more vehicle signal lamps under the control of the first control unit 130 The identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the map information including the position information of the vehicle signal lamp.

The terminal 200 may be a smart phone, a portable terminal, a mobile terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP) terminal, a telematics terminal, A portable terminal, a navigation terminal, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a slate PC, a tablet PC, an ultrabook, a wearable device (for example, a watch type A smart TV, a digital broadcasting terminal, an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) terminal, a digital broadcasting terminal, a digital video broadcasting terminal, An audio / video (A / V) system, a flexible terminal, and the like.

In addition, the terminal 200 may be provided (or formed / installed) in a specific vehicle.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the current position of the terminal 200 is defined as the same as the current position of the vehicle.

3, the terminal 200 includes a GPS receiver 210, a sensor unit 220, a communication unit 230, a storage unit 240, a control unit 250, a display unit 260, 270). All of the components of the terminal 200 shown in Fig. 3 are not essential components, and the terminal 200 may be implemented by more components than the components shown in Fig. 3, The terminal 200 may be implemented.

The GPS receiver 210 receives the GPS signals transmitted from the satellites and generates position data of the terminal 200 in real time based on the longitude coordinates and the latitude coordinates included in the received GPS signals. Here, the generated position data is defined as the current position (or current position data) of the terminal 200. Here, the GPS receiver 210 may receive location information through Wi-Fi or Wibro communication. In addition, although the location-based technology mainly uses GPS information, which is a signal received by the GPS receiver 210, in addition to GPS information, cell tower signal triangulation and Wi-Fi Positioning (Hybrid Positioning System) which uses both of the information and the information can be used.

The signals received through the GPS receiver 210 include 802.11, a standard for a wireless network for a wireless LAN including a wireless LAN and some infrared communication, proposed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) A wireless MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) (BWA) system including 802.15, which is a standard for a wireless personal area network (PAN) including UWB and ZigBee, and a fixed wireless access (FWA) And 802.20, which is a standard for the mobile Internet for mobile broadband wireless access (MBWA) including WiBro, WiMAX and the like, The location information of the terminal 200 may be provided to the terminal 200.

In this way, the GPS receiver 210 generates current position data of the terminal 200. At this time, the corresponding function may be performed by the control unit 250.

The sensor unit 220 may be configured to stop or stop the moving vehicle provided with the terminal 200 or to perform a preset button or menu selection operation of the terminal 200, (Or movement) operation of the terminal 200 in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, a touch time (or a touch duration) according to a touch input of the terminal 200, Detection.

The sensor unit 220 includes a touch sensor, a proximity sensor, and a motion recognition sensor. Here, the motion recognition sensor may be a sensor for recognizing the movement or position of an object, a geomagnetism sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, an inertial sensor, an altimeter, A vibration sensor, and the like, and sensors related to motion recognition may be further included.

The sensor unit 220 may sense the movement of the terminal 200 such as the tilt direction, the tilt angle and / or the tilt direction of the terminal 200, the direction of the vertical / horizontal / diagonal And / or the number of vibrations. Here, the sensed information (the tilted direction, the tilted angle and / or the tilted speed, the vibration direction and / or the vibration frequency) is digitized through a digital signal processing process, and the digitalized information is transmitted to the controller 250 .

Also, the sensor unit 220 senses (or recognizes) the direction information of the terminal 200. Here, the direction information of the terminal 200 corresponds to the moving direction of the terminal 200.

The communication unit 230 communicates with at least one external terminal or any internal component through a wired / wireless communication network. At this time, the external arbitrary terminal may include the server 100 and the like. Here, the wireless Internet technology may include a WLAN, a Wibro, a Wimax, an HSDPA, an IEEE 802.16, a Long Term Evolution (LTE), and a broadband wireless mobile communication service (WMBS). The local area communication technology may include Bluetooth, WiFi, RFID, infrared communication (IrDA), UWB, ZigBee, NFC, ultrasonic communication (USC), visible light communication (VLC) . The wired communication technology may include a power line communication (PLC), a USB communication, an Ethernet, a serial communication, and an optical / coaxial cable.

Also, the communication unit 230 can transmit information to the server 100 through a universal serial bus (USB).

When the terminal 200 is located within the receivable area of the information transmitted from the server 100 (or the terminal 200 is located within the communication radius with the server 100), the communication unit 230 The signal conversion period information, the signal holding time information, the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the vehicle signal lamps, which are transmitted from the server 100 under the control of the controller 250, The map information including the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the like.

The storage unit 240 stores various user interfaces (UI), a graphical user interface (GUI), and the like.

Also, the storage unit 240 stores data and programs necessary for the terminal 200 to operate.

In addition, the storage unit 240 stores various user interfaces (UI), a graphical user interface (GUI), and the like.

In addition, the storage unit 220 stores data, programs, and the like necessary for the terminal 200 to operate.

The storage unit 220 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, , An SRAM, a ROM, an EEPROM, and a PROM. In addition, the terminal 200 may operate the web storage to perform the storage function of the storage unit 220 on the Internet, or may operate in association with the web storage.

Also, the storage unit 220 stores reference time information, signal conversion cycle information, signal holding time information, and information related to the vehicle signal lamps, which are received through the communication unit 230 under the control of the control unit 250, Identification information of a traffic light, location information of the vehicle traffic light, map information including location information of the traffic light for the vehicle, and the like.

The control unit 250 executes the overall control function of the terminal 200.

When the terminal 200 is located within the receivable area of the information transmitted from the server 100 (or the terminal 200 is located within the communication radius with the server 100), the controller 250 The signal conversion cycle information, the signal holding time information, the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position of the vehicle signal lamp, and the position of the vehicle signal lamp, which are transmitted from the server 100, And receives map information or the like including information through the communication unit 230.

When receiving the information transmitted from the server 100, the controller 250 selects one of the information transmitted from the plurality of servers 100 based on the directivity, It may be configured to receive only the information transmitted from the corresponding specific server 100. At this time, the terminal 200 may further include a directional antenna (not shown) to configure the directivity characteristic.

In addition, the control unit 250 may include reference time information, signal conversion cycle information, identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and position information of the vehicle signal lamp related to the received signal lamp for the vehicle Map information, and the like in the storage unit 240. FIG.

The control unit 250 calculates the signal waiting time of the corresponding traffic light based on the received reference time information, the received signal conversion cycle information, and the current time information confirmed through the terminal 100. Here, the signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp calculated may be the signal waiting time from the red signal to the green signal based on the signal conversion cycle information, the signal waiting time from the green signal to the red signal, (Or at least one) of the signal waiting time from the left turn signal (or the green signal) to the change to the left turn signal, the signal wait time from the left turn signal to the red signal (or the green signal), or the like.

The control unit 250 stores the signal waiting time of the calculated signal lamp for the vehicle in the storage unit 240.

The control unit 250 outputs the signal waiting time of the calculated signal lamp for the vehicle through the display unit 160 and / or the sound output unit 170. [ In this case, when the signal waiting time is output through the display unit 160, the controller 150 displays the received signal information of the vehicle signal, the signal holding time information of the received signal lamp, The map information including the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the terminal 100, and the like, together with the calculated signal waiting time. When the map information including the positional information of the vehicle signal lamp is displayed, the controller 150 may display the calculated signal waiting time adjacent to the position of the vehicle traffic light in the displayed map information.

When the signal waiting time for each of the plurality of vehicle signal lamps is calculated, the controller 250 sets the signal waiting time for the calculated individual vehicle signal lamps on the map information including the positional information of the individual vehicle lamps, Respectively.

The control unit 250 determines that the terminal 200 is located within the coverage area of the information transmitted from the server 100 (or when the terminal 200 is within the communication radius with the server 100) The signal conversion cycle information, the signal holding time information, the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the position of the vehicle signal lamp provided from the server 100 The signal waiting time for the vehicle signal lamp may be calculated and displayed on the basis of map information including information about the vehicle traffic light, or the signal waiting time for the vehicle traffic light may be calculated by interlocking with the server 100 when a preset event occurs Can be calculated and displayed.

That is, when the preset event occurs, the control unit 250 determines the location information of the terminal 200 (or the current location information of the real-time terminal 200), the direction information of the terminal 200, 200 to the server 100 via the communication unit 230. The server 100 is connected to the server 100 via the communication unit 230. [ The preset event may be preset to the terminal 200 if a predetermined button or menu provided in the terminal 200 is selected when the vehicle including the terminal 200 stops, (Or movement) in the clockwise or anticlockwise direction previously set for the terminal 200 when the preset touch operation is recognized for the terminal 200 when the multi-touch (or registered) The touch time (or the touch duration time) with respect to the terminal 200 is maintained for a predetermined time or more. The direction information of the terminal 200 corresponds to the moving direction of the terminal 200 sensed through the terminal 200 or the traveling direction of the vehicle equipped with the terminal 200. The identification information of the terminal 200 includes an MDN (Mobile Directory Number), a mobile IP, a mobile MAC, a SIM (subscriber identity module) card unique information, and a serial number.

In addition, the control unit 250 searches for a traffic signal corresponding to the position information of the terminal 200 transmitted from the server 100 in response to the position information of the terminal 200 transmitted to the server 100 Through the communication unit 230, information indicating that the mobile communication terminal 200 is not connected.

Also, the control unit 250 transmits information indicating that the vehicle signal lamp corresponding to the received position information of the terminal 200 is not found, through the display unit 260 and / or the audio output unit 270 Output.

In addition, the control unit 250 may include reference time information, signal conversion cycle information, and signal maintenance information corresponding to the one or more vehicle signal lamps transmitted from the server 100 in response to the transmitted position information of the terminal 200, Time information, identification information of a vehicle signal lamp, position information of a vehicle signal lamp, map information including position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the like through the communication unit 230.

Further, the control unit 250 may include reference time information, signal conversion cycle information, signal holding time information, identification information of a vehicle signal lamp, position information of a vehicle signal lamp, and the like, corresponding to the received one or more vehicle signal lamps Map information including location information, and the like are stored in the storage unit 240.

The control unit 250 calculates a signal waiting time of the corresponding traffic light based on the received reference time information, the received signal conversion cycle information, and the current time information confirmed through the terminal 200. [ Here, the signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp calculated is the signal waiting time from the red signal to the green signal in accordance with the signal conversion cycle information, the signal waiting time from the green signal to the red signal, Or a green signal) to a left turn signal, a signal waiting time from a left turn signal to a red signal (or a green signal), and the like. At this time, when receiving the reference time information, the signal conversion cycle information, the signal holding time information, the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, etc. for each of the plurality of vehicle signal lamps, The signal waiting time for each of the vehicle traffic lights is calculated.

Also, the control unit 250 stores the calculated signal waiting time for each of the vehicle signal lamps in the storage unit 240.

The control unit 250 also outputs the signal waiting time of the calculated signal lamp for the vehicle through the display unit 260 and / or the sound output unit 270. In this case, when the signal waiting time is output through the display unit 260, the controller 250 displays signal holding time information of the received signal lamp, identification information of the received signal lamp, The map information including the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the terminal 200, and the like, together with the calculated signal waiting time. When the map information including the positional information of the vehicle signal lamp is displayed, the controller 250 may display the calculated signal waiting time adjacent to the position of the corresponding vehicle traffic light in the displayed map information.

When the signal waiting time for each of the plurality of vehicle signal lamps is calculated, the controller 250 sets the signal waiting time for the calculated individual vehicle signal lamps on the map information including the positional information of the individual vehicle lamps, Respectively.

The display unit 260 may display various contents such as various menu screens using the user interface and / or graphical user interface stored in the storage unit 240 under the control of the controller 250. [ Here, the content displayed on the display unit 260 includes various text or image data (including various information data) and a menu screen including data such as an icon, a list menu, and a combo box. Also, the display unit 260 may be a touch screen.

The display unit 260 may include at least one of a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display, a three dimensional display, .

The display unit 260 displays the signal waiting time for each vehicle signal lamp, the signal holding time information for each vehicle signal lamp, the identification information for each vehicle signal lamp, the position information for each vehicle signal lamp, Map information including position information, position information of the corresponding terminal 200 confirmed through the GPS receiver 210, and the like.

The audio output unit 270 outputs audio information included in the signal processed by the controller 250. [ Here, the audio output unit 270 may be a speaker.

In addition, the audio output unit 270 outputs the audio information corresponding to the calculated signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp by the control unit 250.

Thus, it is possible to provide the signal waiting time of the signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle in which the vehicle is located.

In this manner, the reference time information and the reference time information related to the traffic light for the surrounding vehicle in which the corresponding vehicle provided from the server is provided corresponding to the current position information of the vehicle, The signal waiting time of the signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle in which the vehicle is located can be calculated based on the signal conversion cycle information, and the calculated signal waiting time can be displayed.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling the vehicle signal waiting time providing system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a vehicle signal waiting time providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the server 100 includes reference time information, signal conversion cycle information, signal holding time information, identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and position information of the vehicle signal lamp related to a predetermined vehicle signal lamp Map information, and the like. Here, the server 100 may be formed inside or outside the corresponding traffic light for the vehicle, or may be formed for each lane. In addition, the signal conversion period information includes a period from a green signal to a red signal, and a period from a red signal to a green signal. The signal conversion period information may include a signal modification period for each lane. That is, when the first lane is a left-turn lane (or a straight-ahead left-turn lane), and the second lane and the third lane are straight lanes, the signal conversion cycle information is changed from a first lane to a left- A signal change period, and the like. In addition, the cycle of changing from the green signal to the red signal may be equal to, smaller than, or greater than the period of changing from the red signal to the green signal according to the designer's design. The signal holding time information includes a holding time of a green signal, a holding time of a red signal, and the like.

As described above, the signal conversion cycle information may include a period from a green signal to a red signal, a period from a red signal to a green signal, a period from a red signal (or green signal) to a left turn signal, Or a green signal), or the like.

At this time, the server 100 transmits the information (for example, reference time information, signal conversion cycle information, signal maintenance information, etc.) in a direction opposite to the traveling direction of the vehicle in the area where the vehicle signal lamp (or the server 100) Time information, identification information, position information, map information, and the like) to the vehicle so as to receive the information from the vehicle traveling by looking at the corresponding traffic light for the vehicle.

In addition, the server 100 may transmit the information only to the lane corresponding to the server 100, and may receive the information from the vehicle driving the lane.

In addition, the server 100 may transmit information on one or more other vehicle traffic lights located in the vicinity of the vehicle traffic light, in addition to the information on the predetermined traffic light for the vehicle.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the server 100 may transmit reference time information (for example, 0:00 on Jan. 1, 2014) related to the predetermined traffic light for the vehicle, signal conversion cycle information (for example, (For example, the total retention time of the red signal is 8 minutes, the total retention time of the green signal is 2 minutes), the signal retention time information of the vehicle signal lamp , The identification information of the vehicle traffic light, the position information of the vehicle traffic light, and the map information including the positional information of the vehicle traffic light in the direction 510 opposite to the running direction of the vehicle.

6, the first server 100-1 transmits reference time information (for example, 0:00 on January 1, 2014) related to the predetermined traffic light for the vehicle, signal conversion cycle information (For example, a period of 7 minutes which is changed to a left turn signal), signal holding time information of the vehicle signal lamp (for example, 10 minutes which is the total holding time of the red signal, 2 minutes which is the total holding time of the green signal) Identification information, position information of the vehicle signal lamp, map information including positional information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the like, in a direction opposite to the running direction of the vehicle, and a predetermined one-lane And the second server 100-2 transmits the reference time information, the signal conversion cycle information (for example, a cycle of 5 minutes changed to a straight line signal) related to the predetermined vehicle traffic light, signal (For example, the total holding time of the red signal is 10 minutes, the total holding time of the green signal is 3 minutes), the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the position information of the vehicle signal lamp In a direction opposite to the traveling direction of the vehicle and in a lane direction 620, which is a predetermined lane corresponding to the second server 100-2, and the third server 100-3 transmits map information, (For example, 5 minutes to be changed to a straight signal), the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the signal holding time information of the vehicle signal lamp (for example, the red signal 10 minutes, which is the total holding time of the vehicle signal, and 2 minutes, which is the total holding time of the green signal), map information including the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, Transmit the lane of three-lane direction 630 which corresponds to a preset direction, and the third server (100-3) opposite to the driving direction (S410).

When the terminal 200 is located within the receivable area of the information transmitted from the server 100 (or when the terminal 200 is located within the communication radius with the server 100), the terminal 200 The signal conversion cycle information, the signal holding time information, the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position of the vehicle signal lamp, and the position of the vehicle signal lamp, which are transmitted from the server 100, And map information including information. Here, the terminal 200 may be provided (or formed / installed) in a specific vehicle.

5, when the terminals 200 provided in the first vehicle 200-1 and the second vehicle 200-2 are located within a communication radius with the server 100, The terminal 200 provided in each of the first vehicle 200-1 and the second vehicle 200-2 can receive reference time information related to the predetermined traffic light for the vehicle transmitted from the server 100 (For example, a cycle of 5 minutes in which the signal is a left-turn and a straight-ahead simultaneous signal and is changed to a left-turn and a straight-ahead signal), signal holding time information The total holding time of the signal is 8 minutes, and the total holding time of the green signal is 2 minutes), the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the map information including the position information of the vehicle signal lamp.

6, when the terminal 200 provided in the eleventh vehicle 200-11 is located within the communication radius with the first server 100-1 (or when the first The terminal 200 included in the eleventh vehicle 200-11 is located in the first lane corresponding to the first server 100-1 and is located within the communication radius with the server 100-1, (For example, 0:00 on January 1, 2014), signal conversion cycle information (for example, cycle 7 (which is changed to the left turn signal) (For example, the total holding time of the red signal is 10 minutes, the total holding time of the green signal is 2 minutes), the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, And map information including position information of the vehicle signal lamp. When the terminal 200 provided in the twelfth vehicle 200-12 is located within the communication radius with the third server 100-3 (or within the communication radius with the third server 100-3) The terminal 200 provided in the twelfth vehicle 200-12 is transmitted from the third server 100-3 to the third server 100-3 when the terminal 200 is located in the third lane corresponding to the third server 100-3 (For example, 0:00 on January 1, 2014), signal conversion cycle information (for example, a cycle of 5 minutes changed to a straight signal), signal holding time information of the vehicle signal lamp (For example, the total holding time of the red signal is 10 minutes, the total holding time of the green signal is 2 minutes), the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, (S420).

Then, the terminal 200 calculates a signal waiting time of the corresponding traffic light on the basis of the received reference time information, the received signal conversion cycle information, and the current time information confirmed through the terminal 200. Here, the signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp calculated is the signal waiting time from the red signal to the green signal in accordance with the signal conversion cycle information, the signal waiting time from the green signal to the red signal, Or a green signal) to a left-turn signal, a signal waiting time from a left-turn signal to a red signal (or a green signal), or the like.

For example, the terminal 200 may receive the received reference time information (for example, 0:00 on January 1, 2014), the received signal conversion cycle information (for example, a simultaneous left- (For example, a period of 5 minutes to be changed to a signal), and a signal waiting time of the vehicle traffic light (for example, 0:00 on January 1, 2014) based on the current time information 8 minutes, remaining time for 5 minutes cycle, 3 minutes).

Alternatively, the terminal 200 provided in the eleventh vehicle 200-11 may receive the received reference time information (for example, 0:00 on January 1, 2014), the received signal conversion cycle information (For example, a period of 7 minutes to change to the left turn signal) and a signal waiting time of the corresponding traffic light on the basis of the current time information (for example, 1:08 on January 1, 2014) And 1 minute, which is the remaining time for the cycle 7 minutes at 0:08).

As another example, the terminal 200 provided in the twelfth vehicle 200-12 may receive the received reference time information (for example, 0:00 on January 1, 2014), the received signal conversion cycle information (For example, a period of 5 minutes to be changed to a straight ahead signal) and a signal waiting time of the corresponding traffic light on the basis of the current time information (for example, 1:08 on January 1, 2014) 3 minutes, which is the remaining time for the cycle of 5 minutes from 0:08 on the 1st day) (S430).

Then, the terminal 200 outputs (or displays) the calculated signal waiting time of the corresponding traffic signal lamp. At this time, the terminal 200 receives the signal information of the received signal lamp, the identification information, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, the map information including the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, (E.g., a vehicle equipped with the vehicle 200) may be displayed together with the calculated signal waiting time. Also, when the map information including the positional information of the vehicle traffic light is displayed, the terminal 200 may display the calculated signal waiting time adjacent to the position of the vehicle traffic light in the displayed map information. When the signal waiting time for each of the plurality of vehicle signal lamps is calculated, the terminal 200 displays the signal waiting time for the calculated signal lamp for the individual vehicle on the map information including the position information on the signal for the individual vehicle do. Here, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp may correspond to the position of the server 100.

7, the terminal 200 includes map information 710 including location information 711 of the traffic light for the vehicle (or the server 100), traffic information The signal holding time information 730 of the vehicle traffic light, the identification information 740 of the vehicle traffic light, the terminal 200 (or the vehicle equipped with the terminal 200) Respectively, at step S440.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention can provide a signal waiting time of the signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle in which the vehicle is located, thereby improving the convenience of the driver and improving the satisfaction.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, in response to the current location information of the vehicle, the traffic light signal for the surrounding vehicle and the current position information of the vehicle, The signal waiting time of the signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle in which the vehicle is located is calculated on the basis of the reference time information and the signal conversion cycle information related to the signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle and the calculated signal waiting time is displayed to reduce the cost, Can be improved.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, a signal waiting time of a signal lamp for a surrounding vehicle in which the vehicle is located is calculated on the basis of reference time information and signal conversion cycle information related to the signal lamp for the surrounding vehicle, By displaying the calculated signal waiting time, it can be widely used in a terminal field, a traffic light field, a vehicle field, etc. to improve the convenience of the driver, increase the satisfaction, reduce the cost, and improve the overall system operation efficiency.

10: Vehicle signal waiting time providing system
100: server 200: terminal
110: first communication unit 120: first storage unit
130: first control unit 140: first display unit
210: GPS receiver 220:
230: communication unit 240: storage unit
250: control unit 260: display unit
270: Audio output unit

Claims (9)

1. A terminal provided in a vehicle and providing a vehicle signal waiting time based on information transmitted from a server in a direction opposite to a traveling direction of the vehicle,
A GPS receiver for generating real-time current location information of the terminal;
Wherein the location information of the terminal, the direction information of the terminal and the identification information of the terminal are transmitted to the server when a preset event occurs, and the location information of the terminal transmitted from the server in response to the transmission, The signal conversion cycle information, the signal holding time information, the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, which are related to the vehicle signal lamp corresponding to the direction information and the predetermined distance, A communication unit for receiving map information;
A control unit for calculating a signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp based on the received reference time information, the received signal conversion cycle information, and current time information; And
The signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp, the identification information of the received vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the received vehicle signal lamp, and the position information of the received vehicle signal lamp. And a display unit for displaying map information of the terminal and location information of the terminal,
Wherein the signal conversion period information comprises:
A cycle in which a green signal is changed to a red signal, a cycle in which a red signal is changed to a green signal, a cycle in which a red signal or a green signal is changed to a left turn signal, and a cycle in which a left signal is changed to a red signal or a green signal ,
The signal holding time information may include:
A holding time of the green signal of the vehicle signal lamp, and a holding time of the red signal of the vehicle signal lamp,
Wherein,
Only the information transmitted based on the directivity from the server in relation to the lane corresponding to the location information of the terminal,
The preset event may include:
When a predetermined button or menu provided on the terminal is selected when the vehicle is stationary, when a preset multi-touch is recognized for the terminal, and when a preset touch operation is recognized for the terminal, And a case in which a rotation in a predetermined clockwise or counterclockwise direction is sensed for the terminal and a case where the touch duration for the terminal is maintained for a predetermined time or longer. Terminal. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein only information transmitted from a plurality of servers is transmitted in a direction opposite to the running direction of the vehicle. delete A method for providing vehicle signal waiting time based on information transmitted from a server in a direction opposite to a traveling direction of the vehicle through a terminal provided in the vehicle,
Generating real-time current location information of the terminal through a GPS receiver;
Transmitting location information of the generated terminal, direction information of the terminal, and identification information of the terminal to the server when a preset event occurs through the communication unit;
The signal conversion cycle information, the signal conversion cycle information, the signal conversion time information, and the signal conversion time information related to the vehicle signal lamp corresponding to the predetermined distance between the position information of the terminal and the direction information of the terminal transmitted from the server in response to the transmission, Receiving identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and map information including position information of the vehicle signal lamp;
Calculating a signal waiting time of the vehicle traffic light based on the received reference time information, the received signal conversion cycle information, and current time information through a control unit; And
The signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp, the identification information of the received vehicle signal lamp, the positional information of the received vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the received signal lamp for the vehicle, Displaying map information including location information and location information of the terminal,
The signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp
A signal waiting time from the red signal to the green signal is changed to a red signal based on the signal conversion cycle information, a signal waiting time from the green signal to the red signal, A standby time, and a signal waiting time from a left turn signal to a red signal or a green signal,
Wherein the signal conversion period information comprises:
A cycle in which a green signal is changed to a red signal, a cycle in which a red signal is changed to a green signal, a cycle in which a red signal or a green signal is changed to a left turn signal, and a cycle in which a left signal is changed to a red signal or a green signal ,
The signal holding time information may include:
A holding time of the green signal of the vehicle signal lamp, and a holding time of the red signal of the vehicle signal lamp,
Wherein the receiving the map information transmitted from the server comprises:
Only the information transmitted based on the directivity from the server in relation to the lane corresponding to the location information of the terminal,
The preset event may include:
When a predetermined button or menu provided on the terminal is selected when the vehicle is stationary, when a preset multi-touch is recognized for the terminal, and when a preset touch operation is recognized for the terminal, And a case in which a rotation in a predetermined clockwise or counterclockwise direction is sensed for the terminal and a case where the touch duration for the terminal is maintained for a predetermined time or longer. Way. delete A vehicle signal waiting time providing system,
And a controller for receiving the position information of the terminal and the direction information of the terminal transmitted from the terminal when a predetermined event occurs and generating the position information of the terminal and the direction information of the terminal A signal including the reference time information, the signal conversion cycle information, the signal holding time information, the identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, the position information of the vehicle signal lamp, and the position information of the vehicle signal lamp associated with the vehicle signal lamp corresponding to the predetermined distance A server for transmitting information; And
Calculating a signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp based on the reference time information, the signal conversion cycle information, and the current time information transmitted from the server in response to the location information of the terminal transmitted according to the preset event occurrence; A signal waiting time of the vehicle signal lamp, a signal holding time information of the vehicle signal lamp, identification information of the vehicle signal lamp, position information of the vehicle signal lamp, map information including position information of the vehicle signal lamp, The terminal comprising:
Wherein the signal conversion period information comprises:
A cycle in which a green signal is changed to a red signal, a cycle in which a red signal is changed to a green signal, a cycle in which a red signal or a green signal is changed to a left turn signal, and a cycle in which a left signal is changed to a red signal or a green signal ,
The signal holding time information may include:
A holding time of the green signal of the vehicle signal lamp, and a holding time of the red signal of the vehicle signal lamp,
The terminal,
Only the information transmitted based on the directivity from the server in relation to the lane corresponding to the location information of the terminal,
The preset event may include:
When a predetermined button or menu provided on the terminal is selected when the vehicle is stationary, when a preset multi-touch is recognized for the terminal, and when a preset touch operation is recognized for the terminal, And a case where a rotation in a predetermined clockwise or counterclockwise direction is sensed for the terminal and a case where the touch duration for the terminal is maintained for a predetermined time or more. delete

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