KR101952341B1 - Electronic device, server and method for providing traffic information - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic apparatus, a server, and a traffic information providing method are disclosed. An electronic apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment may include a display unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The electronic device may search for a route, request user content related to the route to the server, receive the requested user content from the server, and display the route and the user content associated with the route on a map . Accordingly, user contents generated through other electronic devices can be utilized as traffic information.

Description

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC INFORMATION,

The present invention relates to an electronic device, a server, and a method for providing traffic information.

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 provides an electronic device, a server, and a traffic information providing method for providing 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 performing data communication with the server; And a controller for searching for a route, requesting user content associated with the route to the server, receiving the requested user content from the server and displaying the route and the user content associated with the route on a map have.

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 received from the first electronic device; And receiving destination information from the second electronic device, searching for a route to a destination, searching for user content associated with the searched route, and transmitting the searched route and the searched user content to the second electronic device And a control unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a traffic information providing method comprising: searching a route; Requesting the server for user content related to the path; Receiving user content associated with the path from the server; And displaying the route and the user content on a map.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a traffic information providing method including: collecting user contents from a first electronic device; Receiving a signal requesting user content associated with a path from a second electronic device to a destination; Retrieving user content associated with the path of the collected user content in response to a signal requesting the user content; And transmitting the retrieved user content to the second electronic device.

A traffic information providing system according to another aspect of the present invention may include a first electronic device, a server, and a second electronic device.

The first electronic device may generate the user content including location information on which user content is acquired.

The server is connected to the first electronic device via a network, and can collect and store the user content from the first electronic device.

The second electronic device is connected to the first electronic device and the server by the network and searches for a route based on a user input and transmits a signal requesting user content related to the route to the server, Receive the user content from the server, and display the route and the user content on a map.

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 actually traveling on a road or who can grasp a 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 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, it is possible to provide customized traffic information suitable for a user who needs traffic information, and to provide traffic information desired by the user more quickly and accurately.

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 apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows an example of configuring a social network.
5 is a block diagram illustrating components of user contents according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the system environment shown in FIG.
7 to 9 are flowcharts for explaining a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 to 17 are views showing an example of a traffic information providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.
18 is a flowchart for explaining a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
19 to 20 are views for explaining the embodiment shown in Fig.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
22 is a diagram for explaining the embodiment shown in Fig.
23 is an example of a screen for transferring user contents from the electronic device to the server 200. [
Fig. 24 shows an example in which user content is received from the server 200 and displayed on the screen of the electronic device 100. Fig.

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

Hereinafter, a configuration of an electronic device and a 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.

1 is a view schematically showing an environment of a traffic information providing system related to embodiments of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the traffic information providing system may include user devices 100 and 10, 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 traffic information through 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.

Referring to FIG. 1, the social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled with the user devices 100, 10 via the network 300. The network 300 may be a combination of networks such as a LAN, a WAN, or the Internet.

In FIG. 1, to illustrate a system for implementing a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, four exemplary devices will be described as user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. The exemplary user devices 100 and 10 may include a navigation device 100, a mobile phone 10a, a mobile computing device 10b, and a notebook computer 10c. The user devices 100,10 are not limited to the exemplary user devices shown in Figure 1 and may include any number and any type of device that a user may use to interact with the social network engine 230 .

The user devices 100, 10 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 a user of the user device 100,10 to interact with each other via blogging, discussion groups, email, file sharing, instant messaging, online chat, video, voice chat, . ≪ / RTI > For example, the social network engine 230 may provide a website where devices of a first user of the user devices 100,10 can interact with each other using at least one of the techniques described above. 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 of the users of the user devices 100,10.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the social network engine 230 may be coupled to other entities other than the user devices 100 and 10 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 module 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 (paths, 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 can receive the source and destination information from the user. 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 the route request including the source and destination information is received through the user interface unit, the controller 180 can control the network interface unit to transmit the received route request to the server 200. [

Hereinabove, specific block configurations of an electronic device (navigation device) according to an embodiment of the present invention have been described. Hereinafter, a server for transmitting and receiving user contents including traffic-related image information through a network (for example, a social network) 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 social network engine 230, and a control unit 240.

The user content collection unit 210 may collect user contents including traffic related images from various external devices as shown in FIG. The user content may be content including a traffic-related image. For example, the user content may be content that a device of a user subscribed to a predetermined traffic information providing service provided by the server 200 transmits to the server 200 information related to a road traffic situation.

The user content collected by the user content collection unit 210 may include at least one of identification information of a user who generates the user content, 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 an acoustic signal related to a traffic situation. A more detailed description of the user content will be described later with reference to FIG.

The user's device can access the server 200 through a predetermined authentication process in order to transmit predetermined user content generated in the user's device to the server 200. [ The authentication process transfers authentication information from the user device to the server 200. After the server 200 performs the authentication process, the user device and the server can be connected when the user authentication is completed.

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's device may be a vehicle terminal attached to a vehicle or a portable terminal that can be carried, 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 transmit the user content obtained on the walk while the portable terminal is carried to the server 200.

Meanwhile, the traffic information collected by the user content collection unit 210 is not limited to the traffic information directly obtained from the user's device. For example, the user content generated through the first user device may be followed by the device of the second user connected to the device of the first user via the social network. For example, the N user devices connected to the first user through the social network may obtain the first user content generated by the first user device or the content obtained by processing 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 the information required by the driver in relation to the vehicle operation, such as section information, route, 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 content database 222 may store and manage user contents collected through the user content collection unit 210. [ Since the collected user content includes location information on which the content is generated (or transmitted), the user content DB 222 is managed by grouping and managing the user content based on the collected location information, And can be managed based on the type of information and the location information.

In addition, the user content database 222 may provide only information useful for the user through the server 200 by filtering user content collected from a plurality of user devices under a control of the control unit 240 according to a certain criterion. Accordingly, as described above, the user contents DB 222 stores the traffic-related image information generated at a specific location and can manage the traffic-related image according to the acquired location.

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. And can perform data communication with an external communication device including an external user device. The social network engine 230 of the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention receives the route request signal from the user device and transmits the route request signal to the route searching unit 241, Path to the user device.

The control unit 240 may include a path search unit 241 and a path generation unit 242. [

The route search unit 241 can search for at least one route from the current location of the user device to the destination based on the destination information received from the user device requesting the route. The path search unit 241 can search various possible paths from the source to the destination.

The path generation unit 242 maps the user content information to at least one path found in the path search unit 241 based on the location information included in the user content stored in the user content DB 232, And transmits the path to the user device.

The path generation unit 242 may generate a path to which the user content is added by mapping the user content to a specific point on the path corresponding to the position information. On the other hand, the user device can directly perform a route search and send the detected at least one route to the server, thereby making a route request. That is, in this case, the user device can request user content information that can be mapped to the searched route. Therefore, the path generating unit 242 can generate a new path by mapping the user content to the path received from the user device, rather than the path retrieved from the path searching unit 241. [

The path request received from the user device may include at least one of the source information and the destination information, the destination information, and the searched path.

For example, a user device may request a route while transmitting its current location (or origin) and destination information. In this case, the server 200 may search for at least one route from the destination to the destination, map the user content corresponding to each of the searched routes to the searched route, and transmit the mapped user content to the user device. Meanwhile, the server 200 may continuously monitor the current location of the user device, and thus may receive only the destination information from the user device.

In addition, the server 200 may receive route search results including the source and destination information. In this case, the server 200 may search for user content that can be mapped to the route based on the received route search result, and may transmit the search result to the user device without searching the route separately.

As described above, the server 200 searches the user content database 222 in response to a user request to request traffic-related image information for a specific region (location) Related image to the user device.

Meanwhile, the server 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described functions. For example, the server 200 may perform various functions according to the type of information included in the path request of the user. That is, the server 200 searches the user content corresponding to the route based on the route received from the user device without searching for a separate route or creating a new route, and transmits the search result to the user device have. In this case, the user device can map the user content received from the server 200 to the map data. In addition, the mapped result can be displayed on the display unit.

The block configuration of the server 200 has been described above. Hereinafter, a network environment for collecting user contents including a traffic-related image related to a route will be described in more detail.

FIG. 4 shows an example of configuring a social network.

FIG. 4 shows an example of configuring a network based on the current position SP of the navigation device 100. As shown 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 collected through the user content collecting unit 210 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, user contents generated by the user devices 100 and 10 and transmitted to the server 200 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. [ Each of the components of the user data 30 shown in Fig. 5 does not necessarily have to exist in all embodiments, and does not exclude components not shown in Fig.

The location data 31 may be information associated with the location of the user devices 100,10. For example, location data 31 may include location data 31 that is manually collected, 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 Lt; / RTI > 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 devices 100,10. The location data 31 may be obtained by a location data module (e.g., a GPS module) of the user devices 100,10.

The time data 32 may be time-based data related to a specific time or specific event associated with the user device 100,10. For example, the time data 32 may be data that is manually collected, such as the clock time of the user device 100,10, or the network clock time. In addition, it may include data actively collected, such as time data input by the user to the user devices 100 and 10.

The social data 33 may be data or metadata relating to the user relationship of the user devices 100 and 10. [ 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 include relationship information of a user relationship, information of a relationship between a first user device and a second user or a first user device and a second user device have.

That is, the relationship information may be relationship information between the users. And may be 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 creates and transmits the user content to the server 200, the second user can receive the user content generated in the first user device through the second user device .

On the other hand, the relationship information may be a specific road, a section of a specific road, or a specific building, not the user of the first user device. For example, it is assumed that there is a first user device following the specific road section, and the second user content generated by the second user device with respect to the specific road section is collected by the server 200 And the first user and the second user are not in a mutual follow-up relationship. The first user device can receive the collected second user content from the server 200 even if the first user and the second user are not in a follow-up relationship.

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 100,10 or may be data derived from another source. For example, when a user generates user contents including traffic-related image information photographed in a specific road section, the user can transmit user contents including the generated traffic-related images 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 for describing the traffic-related image data and the traffic-related image data.

Meanwhile, the subject data 24 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 components of the user content 30 have 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 traffic information 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 and 10 will be described as a first electronic device 10 and a 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.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the system environment shown in FIG. The traffic information providing method may be executed under the control of the control unit 240 of the server 200. [ 1 will be described together.

The first electronic device 10 can generate user content (S10). The user content may include a traffic related image for a specific road section obtained through the first electronic device 10. [

The traffic-related image may be obtained from a vehicle black box connected to the first electronic device 10 in a wired or wireless manner.

Also, the first electronic device 10 may be a black box integrated type navigation device. In this case, the traffic-related image can be acquired through the camera provided in the navigation device with integrated black box.

Also, the first electronic device 100 may be a communication type navigation device. In this case, the traffic-related image can be obtained from an external device (for example, a nearby CCTV) connected to the navigation device through a wireless communication network.

If the first electronic device 10 is connected to a predetermined network (e.g., a social network) (S11, YES), the generated user content may be transmitted to the server 200 (S13). The user contents transmitted to the server 200 may include location information on the traffic related images and the traffic related images.

The server 200 may store the user content received from the first electronic device 10 in the storage unit 220 (S211).

The second electronic device 100 connected to the predetermined network (for example, a social network) (S111) searches for a route to a predetermined destination, and transmits a user content request signal related to the route to the server 200 to request the server 200 for user content related to the searched path (S112).

The user content request transmitted from the second electronic device 100 to the server 200 may include destination information. Or the path request to the server 200 may include the destination information and at least one path. The user content provision request signal requested from the second electronic device 100 to the server 200 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 7 through FIG.

In response to the request of the second electronic device 100, the server 200 may search for the user content related to the path among the user contents stored in the user content DB 222 (S212).

Here, the user content related to the route may be a traffic image related to the route. The traffic image associated with the route may include a traffic image captured on at least one route to the destination or obtained for the at least one route. Alternatively, a traffic image included in a neighboring path existing within a certain radius range from the path where another path adjacent to the path exists may be included.

The server 200 may transmit the retrieved user content to the second electronic device 100. [ The second electronic device 100 may display the user content received from the server 200 and the searched route on the map (S113). Here, the controller 180 of the second electronic device 100 may map the user content to the map and display the map based on the location information obtained from the user content.

Hereinafter, the operation of the second electronic device 100 and the server 200 will be described in accordance with the path of the second electronic device 100 and the type of the user content request signal.

7 to 9 are flowcharts for explaining a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 to 9, depending on the type of the user content request signal, a subject searching for at least one route to a destination, a subject mapping the search route and a traffic related image may be changed, .

7 is an example in which the server 200 searches for at least one route to a destination and maps user contents including a traffic-related image corresponding to the searched route.

Referring to FIG. 7, the second electronic device 100 (for example, a navigation device) may transmit destination information to the server 200 (S121). The server 200 can continuously monitor the current position of the second electronic device 100 so that even when receiving the destination information from the second electronic device 100, At least one path can be searched.

In addition, the second electronic device 100 may request the server 200 to transmit user content related to the route to the destination (S122).

The server 200 can receive the destination information from the second electronic device 100 and transmit it to the route search unit 241. [ The path searching unit 241 can search at least one path using at least one of the destination information (S221).

Then, the server 200 may search at least one user content that can be mapped to at least one path found through the path search unit 241 from the user content DB 222 (S222).

The server 200 may map the user contents stored in the user contents DB 222 to at least one user content corresponding to the location of the searched route if the user contents are present S223). That is, the path generating unit 242 may generate a new path by mapping the searched user content to the searched path. Here, the new route may include a route to which a traffic-related image is mapped.

Then, the server 200 transmits the mapped result to the second electronic device 100, and the second electronic device 100 receives the mapped result, (S123). ≪ / RTI >

Referring to FIG. 8, the second electronic device 100 (for example, a navigation device) can transmit destination information to the server 200 (S131). The server 200 can continuously monitor the current position of the second electronic device 100 so that even when receiving the destination information from the second electronic device 100, At least one path can be searched.

Also, the second electronic device 100 may request the server 200 to transmit user content related to the route to the destination (S132).

The server 200 can receive the destination information from the second electronic device 100 and transmit it to the route search unit 241. [ The path searching unit 241 may search for at least one path using at least one of the destination information (S231).

Then, the server 200 may retrieve at least one user content that can be mapped to at least one route searched through the route search unit 241 from the user content DB 222 (S232).

The server 200 may then transmit to the second electronic device 100 at least one route S233 for which the destination has been searched and corresponding user content S234.

The control unit 180 of the second electronic device 100 may receive the path search result and corresponding user content from the server 200 and map the discovered path and the user content to map data S132).

The control unit 180 of the second electronic device 200 may display the mapped result on the display unit 141 (S133).

The embodiment shown in Fig. 8 and the embodiment shown in Fig. 7 have some differences in the function of the server 200. Fig. In both embodiments, the second electronic device 100 transmits to the server 200 a user content request signal including destination information and a traffic image related to the route to the destination, to the server 211.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the process of mapping the user content to the path may be supported through the path search unit 241 and the path generation unit 242 of the server 200, and the like. On the other hand, in the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the route search is performed in the server 200, and the process of mapping the user content on the searched route and displaying the map on the map can be performed in the second electronic device 100 have.

In consideration of the system performance and the size of the hardware of the navigation device 100, the navigation device 100 may perform the minimum information input and information output functions, and may perform path search, user content search, May be performed through the server 200. [0050] FIG.

Referring to FIG. 9, the second electronic device 100 (navigation device) can request user content related to a path to a destination to the server 200 (S142).

Before the user content request, the second electronic device 100 may perform a path search (S141). The second electronic device 100 may store the searched route in the storage unit 150. [

The server 200 may search for user content corresponding to the route among the user contents stored in the user content DB 222 (S241).

The server 200 may transmit the retrieved user content to the second electronic device 100 (S242).

The second electronic device 100 may map the user content received from the server 200 to the path searched in S141 (S143). Further, the mapped result may be displayed on the display unit 141 (S144).

7 to 9, when the navigation device 100 requests the server 200 to transmit user content including a traffic image related to a route to a destination, the server 200 transmits the collected user content To the navigation device 100 has been described.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiments, the user contents may include the traffic related images together with the location information on which the traffic related images are acquired. Hereinafter, an example in which the map data on which the user contents are mapped is displayed on the screen of the navigation device 100 will be described.

10 to 16 are views showing an example of a traffic information providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

6, a second electronic device 100 (hereinafter, referred to as a 'navigation device') receives user content related to a route from the server 200 and transmits it along with a route to a display unit 141). Hereinafter, in order to improve the performance of the navigation device 100, a path search is performed in the server 200 according to a route search request of the navigation device 100, and the user content corresponding to the search result is mapped, To the mobile station 100 according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10, the path search result may be received from the server 200 and displayed on the screen. For example, two different paths may be provided from the origin S to the destination G. [ A first path 510 and a second path 520 differing from the first path by at least a section may be provided visually on the map data. The user content generated from the navigation device 100 and other electronic devices connected to a predetermined network (e.g., a social network) may be mapped to the first path 510 and the second path 520, respectively .

The control unit 180 may display the user content mapped to the first path 510 and the second path 520 on the display unit 141 as shown in FIG. The user content may display on the path the user content associated with the path to the visualized image 501,502,503,504 for at least one path 510,520 to the destination G according to a predetermined user operation.

The user operation may be an input for touching a " view a traffic-related image " icon (not shown) displayed on the display unit 141 and the like.

11 to 12 are views showing an example of a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the user content is a traffic-related image.

11 to 12, the user content mapped to the first path 510 is a map of a traffic related image photographed at specific points P1, P2, P3, and P4 to a specific path 510 on the map Can be mapped and provided to the visualized images (501, 502, 503, and 504). For example, the control unit 180 displays the traffic-related image at a specific point P1, P2, P3, P4 on the path corresponding to the position where the traffic-related image was photographed, Image).

On the other hand, the map data displayed on the screen of the navigation device 100 may be a summary map in which a major road section of a specific area is shortened and displayed.

In addition, the visualized images 501, 502, 503, and 504 may be displayed by varying the visualized image as shown in FIG. 12 according to the characteristics of the traffic-related image. The characteristic of the traffic-related image may vary depending on the road traffic situation. For example, if the traffic flow is smooth as a result of analyzing the traffic-related image, the controller 180 may apply an icon visualized as a camera image to the traffic-related image to be mapped on the map. Therefore, the driver can easily grasp the road traffic condition on the at least one route searched through the visualized image, and can select an appropriate route from among the at least one route in consideration of this.

The characteristics of the traffic-related image may be determined by using a predetermined image analysis technique, or may be determined by analyzing a message of a user transmitting (registering) the traffic-related image to the server 200. [ For example, the server 200 can determine the rollover or collision of the vehicle by analyzing the shape of the vehicle through the collected traffic-related images. In addition, the server 200 analyzes the traffic congestion state of the day or night through the distance between the front and the back of the vehicle, the recognition of the shoulder, the flashing of the emergency light, the lane recognition, Attribute) can be determined.

In addition, the server 200 analyzes user messages such as " cuddle, current collision accident ", etc., describing the traffic related images included in the collected user contents, (Attribute) of the image can be determined as an incident scene image.

When the characteristic of the traffic-related image is determined, the server 200 reads a visualized image corresponding to the characteristic of the traffic-related image from the storage unit 220, and transmits the read visualized image to the traffic- .

13 is another example of providing a path in which user contents are mapped.

The control unit 180 may map and provide a visualized image of at least one user content on the path. In addition, when receiving an input for selecting any one of the at least one visualized image mapped to the path, the user content corresponding to the selected visualized image may be displayed to be displayed.

13, when a touch input for selecting a visualized image of a first size (for example, 503) is received, the control unit 180 displays an actual traffic-related image screen larger than the first size on the display unit Can be displayed on the display 141. The actual traffic-related image may include a still image or a moving image.

14 to 15 are views for explaining an example of a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14, the path to which the user content is mapped may be displayed by mapping the number information of the user content mapped to each path among at least one path from the source S to the destination G . For example, there are three (N1) traffic-related images captured and collected at corresponding points on the first path 510, a traffic related image captured and collected at corresponding points on the second path 520, May be twelve (N2).

In particular, there are cases where it is difficult to display all the user contents due to the limitation of the screen size of the navigation device 100 or the case where the area displayed on the map is wide or the accumulation is small. When there is an accident point in the path section of either the first path 510 or the second path 520, the number of traffic-related images photographed and collected near the accident point is compared with another path section The number of user contents may be large.

Accordingly, the server 200 can provide traffic information with improved visibility by mapping only the number information of the collected user contents on the searched route.

Referring to FIG. 15, a path between a source and a destination can be divided into a plurality of sections and displayed. The control unit 180 may display the number information of the traffic-related images mapped in each of the plurality of segmented regions within the region of the displayed segment. Thus, since the driver can expect a smooth traffic flow from the first section (image number 1) to the third section (image number 0) while traveling from the departure place to the destination G, So that the path can be changed.

16 is another example of providing a path in which user contents are mapped.

When the path to which the user contents are mapped is provided, the controller 180 displays the user contents (e.g., traffic-related images) mapped on the at least one route together with the route in a thumbnail form can do.

16, when a touch input for selecting the first path 510 is received, the control unit 180 determines whether the map data screen (first screen 141a) A traffic-related image screen (second screen 141b) including the traffic-related image may be screen-divided and displayed on the display unit 141. [

The control unit 180 transmits all the user contents (for example, including traffic-related images Th1 to Th6) mapped to the first path 510 to the second screen 510 as the first path 510 is selected, In the form of a thumbnail on the display screen 141b.

16, when one of the thumbnail images Th is selected, the control unit 180 selects all of the user contents C1 including the selected traffic-related image Th1 Can be provided on the second screen 141b. The displayed user content C1 includes location information S on which the selected traffic related image Th1 is photographed, identification information of a user who has photographed the traffic related image and transmitted to the server 200, The captured date information T, and the traffic-related image I, for example.

In addition, the control unit 180 can display the first screen 141a and the second screen 141b in a PIP (Picture in Picture) or PBP (Picture by Picture) manner.

Fig. 17 is another example of providing a path in which user contents are mapped.

When the path to which the user content is mapped is provided, the controller 180 may map and provide the user content for each section on at least one route divided into at least one section.

17, in a state where the first path 510 and the second path 520 are provided, as the touch input for selecting the first path 510 is received, the controller 180 divides the first path 510 into a plurality of sections Related images included in each of the segmented sections on the first path 510, which are displayed on the first path 510, in a thumbnail form.

For example, referring to FIG. 17, as the first path 510 is selected, the control unit 180 generates a first path 510 divided into six sections (first to sixth sections) Can be displayed. On the other hand, the number of traffic-related images mapped to each of the six sections can be displayed in a specific area on each section.

The driver can predict the increase or decrease in a predetermined event (for example, congestion, an accident section, a road construction section, etc.) as the user approaches the final destination through the information on the number of user contents mapped on the route. Accordingly, it is possible to predict in advance that the driver can search for the route in the third section while driving along the first route 510, or bypass the route in the other section. Particularly, it is possible to provide the route more efficiently by displaying only the number information of the traffic-related images for each section without displaying the traffic-related image among the user contents in the map data.

In addition, the controller 180 may display the traffic-related image information mapped to the selected section in a thumbnail form as the user's selection input for at least one section provided as a plurality of sections is received, Two screens 141b can be provided in a screen division manner as shown in Fig.

18 is a flowchart for explaining a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 19 to 20 are views for explaining the embodiment shown in Fig. The traffic information providing method may be executed under the control of the controller 180. [

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 18, map data including user paths 510 and 520 may be displayed on the screen of the second electronic device 100 as shown in FIG.

When any one of the plurality of paths (for example, the first path 510) is selected (S310), the controller 180, as shown in FIG. 19, The representative user contents 701, 702, 703, 704, and 705 among a plurality of user contents registered in each of the sections S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5 may be mapped and displayed for each section S330).

The weight or priority may be allocated to the user in an informative manner or in a descending order of preference of the user and the weight or priority may be allocated to the user content itself but may be connected through a social network It can also be a user. That is, a high weight can be assigned to the user contents uploaded by the upper users based on the ratings that the users connected through the social network can give to the users.

Therefore, the representative user content may be selected on the basis of the weight or priority given to the user content, or on the basis of the user who generates the content.

In order to utilize the weight or the priority assigned to the user content, the server 200 collects rating information given to each user by the user or specific user, Can be set. For example, the server 200 may assign a weight of 20 to the first user content, a weight of 19 to the second user content, and a weight of 1 to the 20th user content. The weighting may be arbitrary.

On the other hand, the server 200 may calculate the reliability of users who have given ratings to specific contents using the weight information given to the respective contents. For example, assuming that user A assigns 4 points to the first content, 5 points to the second content, and 3 points to the 20th content, the user A has 80 + 95 + 3 = 178 points Can be calculated. In this way, it is possible to calculate the reliability of users who have given ratings to the user content, and to set the priority of user contents to be evaluated by a person having an upper reliability score based on the reliability.

The representative user content may include a traffic-related image. In the following description, the representative user content describes a representative traffic-related image, for example.

The control unit 180 receives an input for selecting a specific section S3 on the first path 510 or an image 703 of representative traffic related images corresponding to the specific section in step S330, The selected section S3 may be enlarged and displayed on the screen of the second electronic device 100 at step S350.

When there are a plurality of traffic-related images that are mapped to a specific location of the selected section S3, the controller 180 displays all the traffic-related image information 703a, 703b, 703c, 703d, 703e, and 703f The map may be mapped to a specific location on the enlarged route (S360).

However, if there is one traffic-related image mapped to a specific position of the selected section S3, the controller 180 may not enlarge the map as shown in FIG. 20, Only the image 703 can be displayed.

When the route to which the user content is mapped is displayed, the control unit 180 transmits the traffic related images 703a, 703b, 703c, 703d, 703e, and 703f mapped on the at least one route along with the route, (Thumbnail) method.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining a traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 22 is a diagram for explaining the embodiment shown in Fig. The traffic information providing method may be executed under the control of the controller 180. [

When the user content mapped on the route of the map data is selected, the navigation device 100 may display the detailed information of the selected user content.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 21, on the screen of the second electronic device 100, it is possible to display on the map including the paths 510 and 520 to which the user contents are mapped as shown in FIG. 11 (S410).

When receiving a first touch input for selecting user contents (e.g., a traffic-related image or a visualized image for displaying the traffic-related image) mapped to any one of the plurality of paths (S420) The controller 180 may retrieve detailed information related to the user content stored in the storage unit 150 and display the retrieved detailed information in the vicinity of the visualized image displaying the user content at operation S440.

If the first touch input is released (S450), the control unit 180 deletes the detailed information displayed on the display unit 141 and returns to the map data of the original state (S460).

Here, the detailed information may include at least one of user information on which the user content is generated or acquired, position information on the user content (interval information), and time information, as described above with respect to the user content have.

23 shows an example of a screen for transferring user contents from the electronic device to the server 200 and Fig. 24 shows an example in which user contents are received from the server 200 and displayed on the screen of the electronic device 100 .

Referring to FIG. 6 together, the first electronic device 10 may be a subject that directly generates the user content and transmits the user content to the server 200. For example, the first electronic device 100 may acquire a traffic-related image in front of the user while driving, and obtain position information of a point where the traffic-related image is acquired. In addition, the electronic device 100 may transmit the obtained traffic-related image and location information to the server 200. [

Referring to FIG. 23, the first electronic device 10 may follow the incident-related traffic-related image 602 photographed at a specific point or follow the user of the first electronic device 10 and can be shared with other following electronic devices. When the first electronic device 10 wants to share a specific user content, for example, a traffic related image 602, the traffic related image 602 may be transmitted to the server 200.

Referring to FIG. 23, the user content generated at a specific location through the first electronic device 10 is transmitted to the second electronic device 10, which follows the user at the specific location or the first electronic device 10, May be transmitted to the device (100). The user contents SN1 and SN2 displayed on the screen of the second electronic device 100 can be displayed as shown in Fig.

24, the user traffic information (IA) displayed on the screen of the second electronic device (100) is a user information (IA) provided by users of other electronic devices connected to the second electronic device Traffic information. For example, the user traffic information SN1 generated by the first electronic device 10 shown in FIG. 23 and the user traffic information SN2 generated by the electronic devices other than the first and second electronic devices are displayed on the screen Lt; / RTI >

The control unit 180 can sort and display the user contents SN1 and SN2 according to the generated time order as shown in FIG.

Also, the controller 180 can display the user contents SN corresponding to the scroll position as the up-down scroll input is received.

Meanwhile, the user traffic information IA may include safety information, help information, etc. in addition to traffic information.

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, the traffic information 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: Path search section 242: Path generation section
230: Social Network Engine 300: Network

Claims (25)

A display unit;
A communication unit for performing data communication with the server; And
A control unit for searching for a route, requesting user content related to the route to the server, receiving the requested user content from the server and displaying the route and the user content related to the route on a map;
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Wherein the control unit maps the received user content to a first path and a second path different from the first path and at least a part of the plurality of searched paths to display the received user content. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the user content includes at least one of a message, an image, and a sound related to a traffic situation. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the user content includes at least one of identification information of a user who generates the user content, location of the user content, and time information. The method according to claim 1,
A user content collection unit for acquiring the user content; And
And a location information obtaining unit for obtaining location information of a point where the user content is obtained,
Wherein the control unit transmits the user content and the location information to the server through the communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit transmits information related to the searched route to the server, receives the user content mapped to the searched route from the server, and displays the received user content on the map. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit maps the user content to a specific point on the route corresponding to the location information on which the user content is generated and displays the map on the map. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays the user content as a visualized image. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the control unit displays the user content corresponding to the visualized image as the visualized image is selected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays the number information of the user contents included in the route for each route on the map when there is at least one route detected. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the route is divided into a plurality of sections, and the control section displays the number of the user contents included in each section on the route, which is divided into a plurality of sections, on the map. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays at least one of the user contents in a form of a thumbnail and displays the path screen and the user contents screen on a screen of the display unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller divides the route into a plurality of sections and displays user contents representative of the sections on the route by section. delete delete 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the control unit enlarges and displays the selected section according to the selection of one of the plurality of sections and displays at least one of the user contents included in the section displayed in the enlarged state, device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays at least one of the identification information of the user who created the selected user content, the location where the user content was transmitted, and the time information when the touch input for selecting the user content is received, And the electronic device. delete A communication unit forming a network with the first electronic device and the second electronic device;
A database for storing user contents received from the first electronic device; And
A control unit for receiving destination information from the second electronic device, searching for a route to a destination, searching user content related to the searched route, and transmitting the searched route and the searched user content to the second electronic device, ;
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Wherein the control unit maps each of the retrieved user contents to a second path different from the first path and at least a part of the first path among the plurality of retrieved paths and transmits the mapped user contents to the second electronic apparatus . 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the user content comprises at least one of a message, an image, and a sound associated with a traffic situation. 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the user content includes at least one of identification information of a user who generates the user content, location of the user content, and time information. 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the controller maps the user content to a specific point on the path corresponding to a location where the user content is created and transmits the mapping to the second electronic device. delete Searching for a path;
Requesting the server for user content related to the path;
Receiving user content associated with the path from the server; And
Displaying the route and the user content on a map;
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Wherein the displaying step maps the received user content to a first route and a second route different from the first route and at least a part of the plurality of routes, . Collecting user content from a first electronic device;
Receiving a signal requesting user content associated with a searched path from a second electronic device to a destination;
Retrieving user content related to the searched route of the collected user content in response to a signal requesting the user content; And
Transmitting the retrieved user content to the second electronic device;
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Wherein the transmitting step maps each of the retrieved user contents to a second path different from the first path and at least a part of the first path among the plurality of retrieved paths and transmits the mapped user contents to the second electronic device, A traffic information providing method. A first electronic device for generating the user content including location information on which user content is obtained;
A server connected to the first electronic device through a network and collecting and storing the user contents from the first electronic device; And
Wherein the server is connected to the first electronic device and the server by the network and searches for a path based on a user input and sends a signal to the server requesting user content related to the path, A second electronic device for receiving the retrieved user content in response to a signal requesting the user content and displaying the route and the user content on a map;
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Wherein the second electronic device maps the searched user content to a first route and a second route that is different from the first route and at least a part of at least a section of the plurality of searched routes, .

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