KR101854665B1 - Electronic device, server, method and system for providing user contents - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device for providing user content is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a communication unit that communicates with a server that provides user content, and a display unit that receives user content corresponding to each section constituting a predetermined path from the server, And a controller for generating a star list, mapping the received user content to the section list, and displaying the mapped user content on the display unit. Accordingly, it is possible to provide traffic-related information with improved visibility.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device, a server, and a method and system for providing user contents.

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing electronic devices, servers, and user content.

With the opening of the Internet network and the revision of laws related to location data, a location based service (LBS) related industry is being activated. A typical device using such a location-based service is a navigation device for providing a navigation service for positioning a current position of a vehicle or the like or for guiding a route to a destination.

Recently, various methods have been proposed to provide users with information about traffic flow changing in real time. However, in the related art, there is a considerable delay from processing information collected in connection with a traffic flow to delivering traffic information to a user, or receiving traffic information of a region wider than a user's desired area, The traffic information can not be efficiently reflected in the navigation service.

The present invention relates to an electronic device, a server, a user content providing method and a system for providing real time traffic information using user contents generated by users in order to provide real time traffic information using user contents freely generated by users .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus comprising: a display; A communication unit for communicating with a server providing user contents; And receiving a user content corresponding to each section constituting a route to a destination from the server, generating a list according to the section based on the received user content, mapping the received user content to the section list, And a controller for displaying the information on the display unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server comprising: a communication unit forming a network with a first electronic device and a second electronic device; A database for storing user contents collected from the first electronic device; And searching the user content corresponding to each section constituting the path from the second electronic device to the destination, generating a list for each section based on the retrieved user content, mapping the user content to the list, And a controller for transmitting the information to the electronic device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing user content, comprising: receiving user content corresponding to each section constituting a path to a destination from a server; Generating an interval list from the received user content; Mapping the received user content to the segmented list; And providing a list for each section in which the user content is mapped.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a user content, comprising: collecting user content from a first electronic device; Searching user content corresponding to each section constituting a path to a destination, generating a section list from the retrieved user contents, and mapping the user contents to the section list; And transmitting the at least one content-mapped section-by-section list to the second electronic device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user content providing system including: a first electronic device for generating user content; A server for collecting the user content from the first electronic device; And a server for receiving user contents corresponding to each section constituting a path from the server to a destination, generating a list for each section based on the received user contents, mapping the user contents to the section list, And a second electronic device for performing the second operation.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, traffic information is generated using user contents generated by users who are driving on the road or who can grasp the traffic flow in real time, so that traffic information reflecting real-time traffic conditions can be generated.

Also, the delay time from collecting the user contents to providing the generated real time traffic information to other users is minimized, and the traffic information reflecting the traffic flow changing in real time can be provided to the user.

In addition, the user contents can be easily categorized based on various components included in the user content and provided in a list form, thereby making it possible to easily use traffic related user contents.

1 is a view schematically showing an environment of a traffic information providing system related to embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a navigation device related to embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a server related to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows an example of configuring a social network.
5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of user contents according to an embodiment.
6 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing user contents according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the system environment shown in FIG.
7 to 11 are screens showing an example of a method of providing user contents according to the embodiment shown in FIG.
12 is a diagram for explaining another example of a method for providing user contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is an example of a screen for transferring user contents from an electronic device to a server.
14 shows an example in which user contents are received from a server and displayed on the screen of the electronic device.

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

Hereinafter, a configuration of an electronic device and a traffic information providing server according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for constituent elements used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The electronic devices described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a navigation terminal, and the like. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the electronic device is a navigation terminal.

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

The terms described in the following embodiments can be defined as follows.

The user content may be direct content generated by the user device as traffic related information generated, acquired and processed by the user device (100, 10a, 10b, 10c in Fig. 1).

The user content may be divided into a predetermined category according to a content type generated by the user device.

For example, as a first category, the user content may be traffic information. That is, the traffic information may include traffic flow information of a specific section, escape information, etc. as location-based traffic information. The traffic information may be information generated directly through the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, such as an image captured in front of a navigation device having a black box camera. However, the traffic information may include not only information directly generated by the user device but also general traffic information received from the outside, which is retransmitted to the server.

As a second category, the user content may include safety information. That is, the safe driving information may include information to be kept in mind due to road damage or accident, information on a bad driver that can cause an accident, and know-how information of a specific user in relation to vehicle management.

As a third category, it may include query (help) information. That is, it may be query information requesting useful path information, and may also be help information providing a shortest path known by the user in response to the request. The help information is information that can activate communication between users, and may not be directly related to the traffic situation. For example, it may include recommended POI information, know-how information related to a vehicle or a vehicle part, evaluation information on content registered by a specific user, and the like.

On the other hand, the classification of the above-mentioned categories is merely an example, and the user contents may be divided into different categories not included in the above-mentioned examples.

On the other hand, the user content may be content re-processed through the server 200.

The reprocessing may be a series of processes for producing and distributing additional traffic related information and social information to the user contents in order to reflect appropriate needs of a consumer (or a user) who desires specific traffic related information . The traffic related information added to the user contents may include traffic flow information provided through an external professional traffic information providing server or the like.

The traffic-related images are traffic images collected from the user devices 100, 10a, 10b and 10c or other devices (for example, CCTV, etc.) and include road congestion information, road surface condition information, accident information, The still image, and the moving image.

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

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an environment of a user content providing system related to embodiments of the present invention. 1, a user content providing system may include a user device 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, a server 200, and a network 300. [

The user devices 100 and 10, the server 200, and the network 300 shown in FIG. 1 represent exemplary embodiments for providing user contents over a predetermined network. The social network engine 230 shown in FIG. 1 may perform at least a portion of the social network management functions performed in the system shown in FIG.

1, a social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled with a user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c via a network 300. [ The network 300 may be a combination of networks such as a LAN, a WAN, or the Internet.

FIG. 1 illustrates four exemplary devices as user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c in order to illustrate a system for implementing a method of providing a user content according to an embodiment of the present invention. The exemplary user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c may include a navigation device 100, a mobile phone 10a, a mobile computing device 10b, and a notebook computer 10c.

The user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c is not limited to the exemplary user device shown in FIG. 1, but may be any number and any type of user that the user may use to interact with the social network engine 230 Device.

The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c shown in FIG. 1 may communicate with the social network engine 230 via a predetermined communication link. 1, the navigation device 100 is communicatively coupled to the network 300 via a first communication interface 11, and the mobile phone 10a is coupled to a second communication interface (not shown) The mobile computing device 10b is communicatively coupled to the network 300 via the third communication interface 13 and the notebook computer 10c is communicatively coupled to the network 300 via the third communication interface 13, 4 communication interface 14, as shown in FIG. In addition, the social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled to the fifth communication interface 15. [

Here, the first to fifth communication interfaces 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 may be an IEEE 802.11 WLAN wireless link, a cellular network link, a wireless personal area network (PAN) link (e.g., Bluetooth link) Link, a communication link including a wired or wireless link such as a USB link, or a combination thereof.

The social network engine 230 may provide a social network service that enables the community of the user and manages the user community. For example, the social network engine 230 may be a social network service that resides on the web.

The social network engine 230 may allow the user of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c to use a variety of services such as blogging, discussion groups, email, file sharing, instant messaging, online chat, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI > For example, the social network engine 230 may provide a website in which the devices of the first of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c can interact with each other using at least one of the techniques described above. have. According to one embodiment, the social network engine 230 may provide social network services such as Twitter (www.twitter.com), Facebook (www.facebook.com), me2DAY (www.me2day.net) . Meanwhile, the social network engine 230 may be provided in the Open API format instead of the website.

The social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled to the server 200 by a communication interface 15. The server 200 may store user information for each user of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c.

1, the social network engine 230 may be coupled to other entities in addition to the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c through a predetermined communication interface. For example, it may be associated with a given advertising engine.

Hereinafter, the navigation device 100 as the first electronic device 100 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a navigation device 100 related to embodiments of the present invention.

2, the navigation device 100 includes a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 130, an output unit 140, a storage unit 150, a power unit 160, and an interface unit 170, And a control unit 180. The components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, so that the navigation device 100 may be configured to have more or fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The communication unit 110 may be configured to enable communication between the navigation device 100 and the server 200 or between the navigation device 100 and the network where the navigation device 100 is located or between the navigation device 100 and another electronic device 10. [ Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI > For example, the communication unit 100 may include a location data module 111, a wireless Internet module 113, a broadcast transmission / reception module 115, a short-range communication module 117, a wired communication module 119, .

The position data module 111 is a module for obtaining position data of the navigation device 100. [ As a method of acquiring position data by the position data module 111, a method of acquiring position data through a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) can be used.

GNSS means a navigation system capable of calculating the position of a receiving terminal using a radio signal received from a satellite. A specific example of GNSS is a GPS (Global Positioning System), a Galileo, a GLONASS (Global Orbiting Navigational Satellite System), a COMPASS, an Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS), a Quasi-Zenith Satellite System .

The position data module 111 of the navigation device 100 related to the embodiments of the present invention can obtain the position data by receiving the GNSS signal serviced in the area where the navigation device 100 is used. Then, the current position of the navigation device 100 is continuously calculated in real time using the acquired position data. The current position of the navigation device 100 may be obtained through map matching of the position data obtained by the position data module 111 to improve accuracy.

In addition, the position data module 111 also calculates speed information using the current position of the navigation device 100 obtained in real time.

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

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

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

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

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

The user input module 121 receives a control input for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100 from the user. The user input module may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. For example, the user input module 121 may be implemented with a navigation operation key provided in the body of the navigation device 100. [

The microphone 123 is a device that receives a user's voice and an audio signal generated from the inside and the outside of the vehicle. The microphone 123 may be implemented as a navigation microphone 195 provided in the body of the navigation device 100.

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

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

The optical sensing module 133 is a device for measuring the luminance of the surroundings of the navigation device 100. The brightness of the display unit 141 can be changed to correspond to the ambient brightness by using the illuminance data acquired through the optical sensing module 133. [

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

The display module 141 displays information to be processed in the navigation device 100. For example, the display module 141 displays a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with the navigation service.

The display module 141 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, a flexible display, a 3D display And may include at least one.

In a case where the display module 141 and a sensor (hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch sensor') for detecting a touch operation form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen' It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display module 141 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display module 141 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display module 141 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 2, a proximity sensor may be disposed in the inner area of the navigation device 100 or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

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

The storage unit 150 may store a program for the operation of the navigation device 100 and may temporarily store data (route information, images) input / output in association with the navigation device 100. [

The storage unit 150 may be built in or detached from the navigation device 100 and may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type ), A card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read- , A programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. The navigation device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 150 on the Internet.

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

The interface unit 170 may include a user interface unit and a network interface unit. The user interface unit may receive the user input signal and transmit the user input signal to the control unit 180. The user interface unit may receive an input for selecting a path from a user, and an input for selecting various user contents received from the server 200. The network interface unit can perform data transmission / reception with the server 200.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the navigation device 100. Further, the control unit 180 may output a control signal for controlling another device connected to the navigation device 100. [ When a signal for selecting a predetermined path is input through the user interface unit, the control unit 180 may control the network interface unit to transmit the information about the selected path to the server 200.

Meanwhile, the image processing unit 181 can determine the traffic flow by analyzing the traffic-related image among the user contents. For example, if the traffic related image of the user content received from the server 200 is analyzed, and if the number of the preceding vehicles included in the traffic related image is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, The flow may be determined as a stagnation situation and may be transmitted to the control unit 180. An example of analyzing the traffic-related image and extracting the traffic flow of the corresponding section is not limited to the above-described example, but may be variously modified. For example, by analyzing the overall shape of the vehicle included in the traffic-related image (for example, determining whether the portion corresponding to the tire is in contact with the ground, whether the vehicle is rolled over) , It is possible to judge the cause of the congestion of the road.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the controller 180 may include a section-based list generating unit (not shown) and a user content mapping unit (not shown). The section-based list generating unit 241 and the user content mapping unit 242 shown in FIG. 3 are identical or similar in operation to the user content mapping unit 242 shown in FIG. 3, Will be described later.

Hereinabove, specific block configurations of an electronic device (navigation device) according to an embodiment of the present invention have been described. Hereinafter, a server connected to the electronic device through a network (e.g., a social network) to transmit and receive user contents including traffic-related images will be described.

3 is a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the server 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a user content collection unit 210, a storage unit 220, a control unit 240, and a social network engine 230.

The user content collection unit 210 collects user contents obtained through various user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c as shown in FIG. The user content may be content including a traffic-related image. For example, the user content may be content transmitted from the device 200 of the user subscribed to the predetermined traffic information providing service provided by the server 200 to the server 200.

The content collected by the user content collection unit 210 may include at least one of identification information of the user, location information of the user content, and time information. In addition, the user contents may include at least one of a message, an image, and a voice signal related to a traffic situation. A more detailed description of the user content will be described later with reference to FIG.

The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c can access the server 200 through a predetermined authentication process in order to transmit contents generated in the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c to the server 200 have. The authentication process transfers authentication information from the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c to the server 200. After the server 200 performs the authentication process, when the user authentication is completed, 10a, 10b, 10c and the server can be connected. The authentication information may include identification information for identifying the user, device identification information of the electronic device 100, a password, an e-mail address, a telephone number, and the like.

The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c may be vehicle terminals or portable terminals that are attached to the vehicle as shown in Fig. For example, the user can transmit the user content obtained through the vehicle terminal to the server 200 while driving the vehicle. Alternatively, the user can transfer the user content obtained during the walk while the portable terminal is carried to the server 200.

Meanwhile, the contents collected by the user content collection unit 210 are not limited to the traffic information obtained directly from the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. For example, user content generated via the first user device (e.g., at least one of 10a, 10b, and 10c of Figure 1) may be associated with a first user device and a social network (e.g., 300 (E.g., 100 in FIG. 1) that is connected to a second user device (e.g. In this case, the N user devices connected to the first user device via the social network may acquire the first usable content generated by the first user device or the content processed by the first user content.

The user contents may include information related to the road traffic situation. The information related to the road traffic situation may include all information required by the driver in relation to the vehicle operation such as the section information, the route information, the road congestion information, and the like. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a traffic-related image captured through a camera connected to the vehicle terminal or the vehicle terminal through a wired or wireless connection among the road traffic situation information will be described as an example. However, the technical idea of the present invention does not limit the information related to the road traffic situation to the traffic-related image.

The storage unit 220 may include a map database 221 and a user content database 222.

The map database 221 can store information that can be displayed on various maps used in an electronic device (e.g., navigation device) 100 such as road information, location information, and POI information. The map database 221 may be included in the server 200 as shown in FIG. 3, or may be implemented as a separate server outside the server 200.

The user contents DB 222 may store and manage contents generated by processing the user contents collected through the user contents collection unit 210. [ Since the user content includes location information generated (or transmitted), the user content DB 222 is managed by grouping based on the collected location information of each user content, or information Based on the type and location information.

Meanwhile, the user contents DB 222 may store user contents before the user contents are processed. The user content collected from the user device may include content to be filtered, and thus the user content to be filtered may be temporarily stored in the user content DB 222.

In addition, when receiving a request for a user content to which a specific condition is added from an external electronic device according to the embodiment, the server 200 searches for content corresponding to the specific condition among the contents stored in the user content DB 222 , And the contents are processed to generate contents corresponding to the specific conditions, and the contents can be transmitted to the external electronic device.

Also, the user content DB 222 can manage the user contents by grouping them into a plurality of groups according to a predetermined criterion. The criteria for grouping the user contents may be preset by the user. For example, the contents to be collected can be classified and classified into categories such as traffic related information, safe driving information, and help inquiry information.

The social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled with the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c via the network 300 as shown in FIG. The social network engine 230 may perform data communication with an external communication device including an external user device.

The social network engine 230 receives a user content request signal conforming to a specific condition from the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, and outputs the user content request signal to the section list generation unit 241 and the user content mapping unit 242, To the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, the list in which the user contents are mapped.

The control unit 240 may include a section-based list generation unit 241 and a user content mapping unit 242. The operations of the section-based list generating unit 241 and the user content mapping unit 242 described below may be operated in the control unit 180 of the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 2 in the same manner.

The section-based list generation unit 241 receives the information related to the path set by the second electronic device 100, and can generate the section-based list from the user contents corresponding to the respective sections constituting the path. The type of the section-by-section list that can be generated based on the user content may be determined by a component constituting the user content and a combination thereof.

For example, it is possible to extract the safe driving information among the constituent elements of the user contents corresponding to the respective sections constituting the path to generate a safe driving content list for each section. Also, among the constituent elements of the user content, only the traffic information can be extracted to generate the traffic information list for each section. As described above, the type of the section-by-section list that can be generated by the section-by-section list generator 241 is not limited to the above-described example, but can be variously modified and generated by the components of the user contents and the combination thereof have.

The user content mapping unit 242 may map the user contents corresponding to the respective lists constituting the section-by-section list to the section-by-section list.

For example, assuming a specific route composed of the first to tenth sections, user contents including the traffic-related images for the first, second, third, fifth, and ninth sections are transmitted to the server 200, Lt; / RTI > In this case, the section-based list generating unit 241 generates a section-based list based on the user contents collected in the first, second, third, fifth, and ninth intervals in which the user contents are collected from the ten intervals Can be generated. That is, the section-based list generating unit 241 can generate the section-based list including the first section list, the second section list, the third section list, the fifth section list, and the ninth section list.

The user content mapping unit 242 maps the traffic related images collected for the first period to the first period list and maps the user traffic related images collected for the second period to the second period list . The user contents can be mapped to the corresponding interval list for the remaining third, fifth, and ninth interval lists, respectively.

On the other hand, the second electronic device 100 receives the user content for each section from the server 200, generates a list for each section based on the user content, and stores at least one user content in the generated section list Can be mapped. That is, the operation of generating a list by section and mapping at least one content of the user contents corresponding to each list to the respective lists can be performed by either the server 200 or the second electronic device 100 have.

The block configuration of the server 200 has been described above. Hereinafter, the network environment for collecting user contents for each section constituting the route to the destination in the destination electronic device will be described in more detail.

FIG. 4 shows an example of configuring a social network, and shows an example of configuring a network based on the current location SP of the navigation device 100. In FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, the server 200 acquires the current position SP of the navigation device 100 when a network configuration for acquiring traffic information is requested from the navigation device 100. Here, the current position SP of the navigation device 100 may be received from the navigation device 100 or may be obtained from the base station included in the network (or communication network) 300.

In addition, the server 200 may acquire the positional change of the navigation device 100 for a predetermined period of time, and acquire the moving direction of the navigation device 100 based on the positional change. In addition, a certain area A13 is set based on the obtained current position and moving direction of the navigation device 100. [ Other electronic devices T1 to T5 located in the set area A13 can be selected and the social network configuration of the selected electronic devices T1 to T5 and the navigation device 100 can be supported.

On the other hand, the social network configured by the request of the navigation device 100 includes electronic devices selected based on the current position of the navigation device 100, and thus can be updated according to the current position of the navigation device 100. The server 200 continuously acquires the position of the navigation device 100 while the network is maintained, and continuously updates the electronic devices included in the network based on the acquired position.

In addition, the server 200 continuously updates the electronic devices included in the network based on the position of the other electronic devices included in the network, even if the position of the navigation device 100 does not change. Electronic devices which do not satisfy the conditions that are the criteria of the network configuration can be excluded from the network and electronic devices satisfying the new criteria can be included in the network.

As described above, as the server 200 continuously updates the network based on the current position of the navigation device 100, the user can continuously obtain the desired traffic information while moving.

Hereinafter, user contents transmitted from the server 200 to the second electronic device will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

5 is a block diagram illustrating components of user contents according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, the user content 30 transmitted from the server 200 to the second electronic device 100 may include components as shown in FIG.

The user content 30 may include position data 31, time data 32, social data 33 and subject data 34. [ Not all components of the user content 30 shown in Fig. 5 need be included in all embodiments, and further, the user content does not exclude components not shown in Fig.

The location data 31 may be information associated with the location of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c. For example, the location data 31 may be stored locally such as GPRS data, GPS data, WI-FI data, personal area network (PAN) data, IP address data, and data transmitted from other network access points And may be position data at a specific position to be collected. Or position data at a specific position that is actively collected, such as position data input by a user. The location data 31 may be obtained by tracking the path and current location of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c. The position data 31 may be obtained by a position data module (e.g., a GPS module) of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c.

The time data 32 may be time based data associated with a particular time or specific event associated with the user device 100,10a, 10b, 10c. For example, the time data 32 may be data that is manually collected, such as the clock time of the user device 100,10a, 10b, 10c, or the network clock time. It may also include data actively collected, such as time data, which is input by the user to the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c.

The social data 33 may be data or metadata relating to the user relationship of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. For example, the social data 33 may include a user's status (e.g., online status or offline status) such as gender, age, name, pseudonym, image (such as a photo, avatar, , And user identification information (e-mail address, etc.).

On the other hand, the social data 33 may include relationship information (not shown). For example, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the relationship information may be relationship information between users, relationship information between the first user and the second user. For example, the first user and the second user may be in a following relationship on a social network. In this case, when the first user generates and transmits the user content to the server 200, the second user can acquire the user content generated in the first user device.

On the other hand, the relationship information may be relationship information between a first user and a specific location, a particular building, and a specific road section. For example, it is assumed that there is a first user device following the specific road section, and the user content generated by the second user device with respect to the specific road section is collected by the server 200. In this case, even if the first user is not in a mutual follow-up relationship with the second user, the first user can acquire the user content generated by the second user via the specific road section through the server 200. [

On the other hand, the social data 33 may further include reputation information about the user in the social network range 300 described above. Other users of the social network 300 may evaluate the user or provide ratings to the user. Also, the user content generated and provided by the first user may be evaluated by other users within the scope of the social network 300. [ For example, if the traffic-related image information included in the user content generated by the user does not match the current traffic situation, the user content may be undervalued by another user.

The subject data 34 may be actively provided by a user of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c, or data derived from another source. For example, when a user generates user content including a traffic-related image photographed in a specific road section, the user content may be transmitted to the server 200. In this case, the position data 31 may be information related to the specific road section. In addition, the time data 32 may be time data on which the traffic-related image is photographed. The subject data 34 may include explanatory information describing the traffic-related image and the traffic-related image.

On the other hand, the subject data 34 may be provided in a media data format. For example, the media data may be data regarding an available media such as audio data, image data, audio and image data, and the like. The media data may also include data relating to text entered by the user, clickable data (e.g., banner ad clicks, bookmarks, etc.).

The configuration of the user content 30 has been described above. The user content 30 is not limited to the components shown in Fig. 5, and other components may be added as needed. Hereinafter, a user content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the system environment shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c are limited to the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 100 for convenience of explanation. It is assumed that the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 100 are navigation devices.

6 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing user contents according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the system environment shown in FIG. 7 to 11 are screens showing an example of a method of providing user contents according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

The user content providing method may be executed under the control of the control unit 180 of the electronic device 100, 10a, 10b or 10c or the control unit 240 of the server 200. [

First, the first electronic device 10 may generate user content including at least one content (S10). The user content may include a traffic related image. The traffic-related image may include a moving image obtained for a path composed of at least one section.

The first electronic device 10 can acquire the traffic-related image from a predetermined imaging means connected by wire or wirelessly. When the first electronic device 10 is a vehicle terminal (for example, a navigation device), the image pickup means may be a black box for a vehicle or a black box-integrated navigation device. In addition, the first electronic device 10 may be a communication type navigation device. In this case, the traffic related image may be acquired from an external device (for example, a nearby CCTV) connected to the navigation device through a wireless communication network .

When the first electronic device 10 is connected to a predetermined network (e.g., a social network) (S11, YES), the first electronic device 10 can transmit the acquired user content to the server 200 (S12). The user contents transmitted to the server 200 may include the traffic related image and the location information on which the image is acquired.

The server 200 stores the user content received from the first electronic device 10 in the storage unit 220 and processes the user content when receiving a specific content request from the external electronic device, Customized user content can be generated (S210).

The second electronic device 100 connected to the first electronic device 10 through a predetermined network receives the destination information (S110) and can search for at least one route to the destination. If any one of the searched routes is selected, the server 200 may request the user content corresponding to each section constituting the selected route (S130).

The user content request may be a request for user content corresponding to a corresponding interval. Second, it may request a list of sections extracted from the user contents together with the user contents. The operation of the second electronic device 100 and the server 200 may be different for each case.

If the user content request includes an interval-based list request (S220: Yes), the server 200 may search the user content DB 222 to generate a list according to the interval from the corresponding user content (S230) .

The server 200 may map at least one user content to the section list (S240).

The server 200 transmits the mapping result to the second electronic device 100 at step S250 and the second electronic device 100 may display the received mapping result at the display unit 141 ).

On the other hand, if the user content request received from the second electronic device 100 does not include a section-by-section list request (S220: NO), the server 200 generates a user content DB 222 And transmits the user content corresponding to the corresponding section to the second electronic device 100 (S235).

The second electronic device 100 may generate an interval-based list from the received user content (S140), map the user content to the interval-based list (S150), and display the user content on the display unit 141 ( S151).

In the above, the user content providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described in the system environment shown in FIG. 1 with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 through FIG.

7 is a diagram showing user contents according to intervals indicated on a map.

Referring to FIG. 7, the second electronic device 200 searches for a route on the basis of the source information and the destination information, and when the route view L is selected after the route search, . Then, when the SNS Contents (SN) is selected, the user contents corresponding to each section of the searched route can be mapped to the corresponding section and displayed on the map.

For example, the path from the departure point (Poissy distance) to the destination may include a plurality of intervals L1, L2, L3, and L4. The first section L1 is P1 to P2 and the second section L2 is P2 to P3 and the third section L3 is P3 to P4 and the fourth section L4 is P4 to P5 to be. The user contents SN1 are one for the first section L1 and the user contents SN1, SN2 and SN3 for the second section L2 are three and the user contents SN1, SN2 and SN3 for the third section L3 are three, Four SNs SN1, SN2, SN3, and SN4 for the fourth section L4 are registered, and five SNs SN1, SN2, SN3, SN4, SN5 are registered.

In this state, as the list (SNL) item is selected, the list can be provided as shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example in which a section-by-section list is provided by a method of providing a user content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 to 8, the second electronic device 100 may configure the list LI to include the respective section information for the first section L1 to the fourth section L4. The list LI includes a first list LI1 corresponding to the first section L1 and a second list LI2 corresponding to the second section L2 and a third list LI2 corresponding to the third section L3 corresponding to the third section L3. The list LI3, and the fourth list LI4 corresponding to the fourth section L4.

The controller 180 of the second electronic device 100 may map the user content SN1 for the first section L1 to the first list LI1 corresponding to the first section L1. The same is true for the remaining sections.

Here, the user content mapped to the interval list LI includes at least one of a traffic-related video, a message, a voice content, a number information of the user contents, a speed information of an interval in which the user content is acquired, One can be included.

The traffic-related image may be a moving image and a still image composed of a representative frame among frames constituting the moving image. The representative frame may be any one of a plurality of frames, or may be a first one of frames sequentially arranged at a recording time.

The voice content may be an acoustic signal recorded by a user of the electronic device, or the traffic information text information input by the user may be a TTS (Text to Speech) converted voice signal.

On the other hand, the second electronic device 100 may display an identifier for visually distinguishing the traffic flow of the corresponding section based on the speed information of the section in which the user contents are acquired. The identification factor may be color information.

Also, the second electronic device 100 may map and display the number information of user contents corresponding to the corresponding section.

The method of providing a user content according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may generate and provide an interval list (LI) as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the section-by-section list LI shown in Fig. 8 can be displayed together with a map as shown in Fig. The second electronic device 100 can display the screen of FIG. 7 in which the route is displayed and the list of the sections (LI) of FIG. 8 on the screen and display them on the display unit 141. FIG.

The screen division can be applied to PBP (Picture By Picture) and PIP (Picture in Picture).

Referring to FIG. 10, the controller 180 of the second electronic device 100 receives an input for selecting one of the user contents mapped to the section-based list LI, Can be executed. For example, when the content mapped to the section-by-section list LI is a moving image, the controller 180 can reproduce the moving image as the moving image is selected.

Referring to FIG. 11, the controller 180 of the second electronic device 100 receives at least one traffic-related image corresponding to the specific section, as an input for selecting a specific section list from the section list is received And displayed on the display unit 141 in the form of a thumbnail. SN3, SN4, SN5) for the third section (L3, see FIG. 7), for example, as the third list LI3 corresponding to the third section L3 is selected. Can be displayed on the display unit 141 as well.

12 is a diagram for explaining another example of a method for providing user contents according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the control unit 180 of the second electronic device 100 can classify and store the user contents received from the server 200 into a plurality of categories. The category may include traffic information, safe driving information, query (help) information, POI information, and other information.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 12, when a SNS contents (SN) icon is selected in a state in which a map showing information on a plurality of sections constituting a path to a destination is provided, (SN1, SN2, ..., SNn) can be mapped and displayed in a corresponding section displayed on the map.

Also, as the LIST (SNL) icon is selected, the control unit 180 can display the category selection menu CM on the display unit 141, as shown in Fig. The category selection menu (CM) may include at least one menu item. For example, it may include a traffic information item C1, a safe driving information item C2, a query (help) information item C3, a POI information item C4, and the like. The category menu items are illustrative and not limiting. Accordingly, various category menu items may be added according to the attribute and type of the content generated by the user.

When at least one menu item among the items of the category menu CM is selected, the controller 180 may list the user contents of the section received from the server 200 based on the selected category. For example, when the traffic information category item C1 is selected, the control unit 180 filters content corresponding to the traffic information among the user contents according to the interval received from the server 200, The content can be mapped to the corresponding section list and displayed. The same is true for safe driving information, query (help) information, and POI information category.

Accordingly, when the number of user contents to be collected is increased for each section and the number of sections is large, the user can access the user contents received from the server 200 more efficiently.

FIG. 13 shows an example of a screen for transferring user contents from an electronic device to a server, and FIG. 14 shows an example in which user contents are received from a server and displayed on the screen of the electronic device.

The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c may directly generate user content and transmit the generated user content to the server 200. [ That is, the first electronic device 10 can acquire user contents related to traffic information during driving and transmit the user contents to the obtained contents server 200.

For example, the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c may share an incident-related traffic-related image photographed at a specific point with another device connected via a social network. That is, a specific point can be followed or shared with other electronic devices following the users of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. The user devices 100, 10a, 10b and 10c transmit the traffic related images to the server 200 and the server 200 can share the traffic related images by transmitting the traffic related images to other devices.

The user content (IA) received from the server 200 may be displayed as shown in FIG. For example, the user traffic information SN1 generated by the first electronic device 10 and the user traffic information SN2 generated by the electronic devices other than the first and second electronic devices are displayed on the screen . The control unit 180 can sort and display the user contents SN1, SN2, ..., SNn according to the generated time order.

Also, the controller 180 may display the user traffic information (SN1, SN2, ..., SNn) corresponding to the scroll position as the up-down scroll input is received.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. For example, a user content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be executed through software. When executed in software, the constituent means of the present invention are code segments that perform the necessary tasks. The program or code segments may be stored in a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier wave in a transmission medium or a communication network.

A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording device include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, a hard disk and an optical data storage device. The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed to networked computer devices so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

It is therefore to be understood that the embodiments described above are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention. .

100, 10a, 10b, 10c: Electronic device 30: User content
141: display unit 180: control unit
200: server 210: user content collection unit
221: map data DB 222: user contents DB
241: Section list generation unit 242: User content mapping unit
230: Social Network Engine 300: Network

Claims (20)

A display unit;
A communication unit for communicating with a server providing user contents; And
The method comprising: receiving user content corresponding to each section constituting a path to a destination from the server, generating a list according to the section based on the received user content, mapping the received user content to the section list, A control unit displaying on the display unit;
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Wherein the server obtains a positional change of the electronic device for a predetermined period of time to calculate a moving direction and transmits the user content in a social network composed of electronic devices within a predetermined area set according to the current position and the moving direction Electronic devices. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the user content comprises:
A traffic-related image, a message, and a voice. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the user content comprises:
The number of the user contents, the speed information of the section where the user contents are acquired, and the traffic flow information of the section. delete delete The method of claim 3,
Wherein the controller displays at least one traffic-related image corresponding to the specific section in a thumbnail form on the display unit as the input for selecting the specific section list from the section list is received, . The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a memory,
Wherein the control unit classifies the user contents received from the server into a plurality of categories and stores the classified user contents in the memory. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the category includes at least one of traffic information, safe driving information, inquiry information, and POI information. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the control section displays a category selection menu on the display section and provides a list of sections corresponding to the selected category as one of the plurality of categories is selected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit sequentially receives user contents corresponding to each interval according to distances from the electronic device among user contents corresponding to the respective intervals. A communication unit forming a network with the first electronic device and the second electronic device;
A database for storing user contents collected from the first electronic device; And
Searching for user contents corresponding to each section constituting a path from the second electronic device to a destination, generating a list for each section based on the retrieved user contents, mapping the user contents to the list, A control unit for transmitting to the electronic device;
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Wherein the control unit obtains a positional change of the first electronic device or the second electronic device for a predetermined time to calculate a moving direction and calculates a moving direction of the first electronic device or the second electronic device in a social network composed of electronic devices within a predetermined area set in accordance with the current position and the moving direction And transmits the user content. delete Receiving user content corresponding to each section constituting a path to a destination from a server;
Generating an interval list from the received user content;
Mapping the received user content to the segmented list; And
Providing a list of the sections in which the user contents are mapped;
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Wherein the server obtains a positional change of the electronic device for a predetermined period of time to calculate a moving direction and transmits the user content in a social network composed of electronic devices within a predetermined area set according to the current position and the moving direction / RTI > 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the receiving the user content comprises:
Further comprising the step of classifying and storing user contents received from the server into a plurality of categories. 16. The method of claim 15,
Further comprising displaying a category selection menu,
And providing a list in which the contents corresponding to the selected category are mapped according to selection of any one of the plurality of categories. Collecting user content from a first electronic device;
Searching user content corresponding to each section constituting a path to a destination, generating a section list from the retrieved user contents, and mapping the user contents to the section list; And
Transmitting to the second electronic device at least one section-by-section list in which the content is mapped;
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The transmitting step may include calculating a moving direction by acquiring a positional change of the electronic devices for a predetermined time and transmitting the user content in a social network composed of electronic devices within a predetermined area set according to the current position and the moving direction Wherein said user content providing method comprises the steps of: delete A first electronic device for generating user content;
A server for collecting the user content from the first electronic device; And
Receiving a user content corresponding to each section constituting a path from the server to a destination, generating a list according to the section based on the received user content, mapping the user content to the section list, A second electronic device;
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Wherein the server obtains a positional change of the electronic device for a predetermined period of time to calculate a moving direction and transmits the user content in a social network composed of electronic devices within a predetermined area set according to the current position and the moving direction User content providing system. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 14 to 17.

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