KR102068796B1 - Navigation apparatus, method thereof and computer readable medium having computer program recorded therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a recording medium on which a navigation device, a method thereof and a computer program are recorded. That is, the present invention displays information on a plurality of pre-registered situation-specific cards when a preset menu is selected for generating a situation-specific card in the running app, and displays new information about the plurality of situation-specific cards displayed. By sequentially selecting the necessary information when generating a situation-specific card, and generating a new situation-specific card based on the selected information, it is possible to reduce the trouble of manually inputting the corresponding information and improve the user's convenience.

Description

Navigation apparatus, method, and computer readable medium having computer program recorded therefor}

The present invention relates to a recording medium on which a navigation device, a method and a computer program are recorded. In particular, when a preset menu is selected for generating a situation-specific card in a running app, information about a plurality of situation-specific cards registered in advance is provided. The navigation device, a method, and a computer program for displaying a card, sequentially selecting information necessary for generating a new situational card among information on a plurality of displayed situational cards, and generating a new situational card based on the selected information It relates to a recorded recording medium.

The navigation device is a device that generates road guidance information based on a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal and map information, and provides the road guidance information to a user.

In order to perform the route search, the navigation device receives destination information, checks the current location of the navigation device, performs a route search process based on the destination information and the current location, and then displays the performed route search result. There is an inconvenience of having to go through a plurality of processes.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0104469 [Name: Navigation device, method and system]

An object of the present invention is to reflect the information included in the situation-specific card selected from the plurality of situation-specific cards stored in advance when creating a new situation-specific card to the information, such as the card name, origin, destination, time of use, etc. included in the new situation-specific card To provide a recording medium on which a navigation device, a method and a computer program are recorded.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a navigation device, a method and a recording medium on which a computer program is recorded, which easily applies location information to be input or retrieved when registering a new situational card in accordance with the concept of a situational card.

The navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit for displaying a situation-specific card generation screen when a preset menu or a preset menu is selected for a situation-specific card generation; And sequentially selecting one contextual card among a plurality of contextual cards displayed on the display for each item of a card name, a starting point, a destination, and a time zone required for generating a new situational card, and each included in the selected contextual card. And a controller for matching information for each item and generating a new card for each situation based on the information matched for each item.

As an example related to the present invention, the display unit displays a screen for receiving at least one information of a card name, a departure point, a destination, and a use time zone required for generating a situation-specific card in a partial region of the situation-specific card generation screen, A screen including a plurality of pre-stored situational cards may be displayed on another partial area of the situational card generation screen.

As an example related to the present invention, the pre-stored contextual card may include a first card name, a first starting point, a first destination, and a first use time zone.

As an example related to the present invention, the controller may select one contextual card from among a plurality of contextual cards displayed on the display unit by a drag-and-drop method or a sliding method in a predetermined direction.

The navigation method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes displaying a situation-specific card generation screen when a predetermined menu or a preset menu is selected in a running app through a display unit; Sequentially selecting one contextual card from among a plurality of contextual cards displayed on the display unit for each item of a card name, a starting point, a destination, and a use time zone required for generating a new situational card through a control unit; Matching information included in each situation-specific card selected by the controller for each item; Generating a new card for each situation based on information matched for each item through a control unit; And storing the newly created situation-specific card through the storage unit.

For example, the displaying of the situation-specific card generation screen may include displaying at least one of a card name, a starting point, a destination, and a time zone required for generating a situation-specific card in a partial region of the situation-specific card generation screen displayed on the display unit. Displaying a screen for receiving information; And displaying a screen including a plurality of situation-specific cards previously stored in the storage unit in another partial region of the situation-specific card generation screen displayed on the display unit.

As an example related to the present invention, the step of sequentially selecting one situation card from among a plurality of contextual cards may be performed from a plurality of contextual cards in a card name input state among a plurality of input items required for generating a new situational card. When the first card is selected, checking a first card name among information included in the selected first card, and matching the identified first card name with an item of a card name necessary for generating a new situation-specific card; When a second card is selected from a plurality of situation-specific cards in a starting point input state among a plurality of input items required for generating a new situation-specific card, the second departure point is checked from the information included in the selected second card, and the confirmed second Matching the starting point with an item of the starting point required for generating a new situational card; When a third card is selected from among the plurality of situation-specific cards in the destination input state among the plurality of input items required for generating a new situation-specific card, the third destination is checked from the information included in the selected third card, and the confirmed third Matching a destination with an item of a destination required for generating a new situational card; And when the fourth card is selected from the plurality of situation-specific cards in a state of use input among a plurality of input items required for generating a new situation-specific card, confirming a fourth usage time period among information included in the selected fourth card, and confirming Matching the fourth used time zone to an item of the used time zone required for generating a new situation-specific card.

As an example related to the present invention, the step of sequentially selecting one situation card among a plurality of situation cards may be performed through a GPS receiver in a source or destination input state among a plurality of input items required for generating a new situation card. Checking a current position of a navigation device including a control unit; And matching the identified current location of the navigation device to an item of a starting point or a destination required for generating a new situation-specific card.

As an example related to the present invention, the step of sequentially selecting one situation card among a plurality of situation cards may include a current time through a control unit in a time zone input state of a plurality of input items required for generating a new situation card. Checking the process; And matching the identified current time information to an item of a use time zone required when generating a new situation-specific card.

A computer program for performing the method according to the above-described embodiments may be stored in a recording medium on which a computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention is recorded.

The present invention by reflecting the information contained in the situation-specific card selected from the plurality of situation-specific cards stored in advance when generating a new situation-specific card to the information, such as card name, origin, destination, time of use, etc. included in the new situation-specific card, This saves you the trouble of having to enter the information manually.

In addition, the present invention has an effect of improving the convenience of the user by easily applying the location information to be entered or searched when registering a new situation-specific card in accordance with the concept of the situation-specific card.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is A flowchart illustrating a navigation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It should be noted that the technical terms used in the present invention are merely used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, the technical terms used in the present invention should be interpreted as meanings generally understood by those skilled in the art unless the present invention is defined in any other meaning in the present invention, and is excessively comprehensive. It shall not be construed in the sense of or in the sense of being excessively reduced. In addition, when a technical term used in the present invention is an incorrect technical term that does not accurately express the spirit of the present invention, it should be replaced with a technical term that can be properly understood by those skilled in the art. In addition, the general terms used in the present invention should be interpreted as defined in the dictionary or according to the context before and after, and should not be interpreted in an excessively reduced sense.

Also, the singular forms used in the present invention include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Terms such as “consisting of” or “comprising” in the present invention should not be construed as necessarily including all of the various components or steps described in the present invention, and some of the components or some steps may not be included. It should be construed that it may further include, or further include, additional components or steps.

In addition, terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second used in the present invention may be used to describe components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or similar components will be given the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for easily understanding the spirit of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the spirit of the present invention by the accompanying drawings.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation device 100 includes a GPS receiver 110, a storage 120, a controller 130, a display 140, a voice output 150, and a communicator 160. . Not all components of the navigation device 100 shown in FIG. 1 are essential components, and the navigation device 100 may be implemented by more components than those shown in FIG. 1, and fewer components. The navigation device 100 may also be implemented by.

When the preset menu (or button) is selected for the situation-specific card generation or the preset menu (or button) is selected in the running app, the controller 130 displays the situation-specific card generation screen on the display unit 140. do. Thereafter, the controller 130 sequentially selects one situation-specific card among the plurality of situation-specific cards displayed on the display unit 140 for each of one or more items necessary for generating a new situation-specific card, and sequentially selects the situation-specific cards. Input (or match) the information contained in the information for each item. Then, when input for one or more items necessary for generating a new situation-specific card is completed, the controller 130 creates a new situational card on the basis of the information inputted (or matched) for each item and newly created situation. The star card is stored in the storage 120.

The GPS receiver 110 receives a GPS signal transmitted from a satellite and generates location data of the navigation device 100 in real time based on a longitude coordinate and a latitude coordinate included in the received GPS signal. Here, the generated position data is defined as a current position (or current position data) of the navigation device 100. Here, the location information may be received through the Wi-Fi or Wibro communication as well as the GPS receiver 110. In addition, the location-based technology mainly uses GPS information, which is a signal received by the GPS receiver 110, but in addition to the GPS information, Cell Tower Signal Triangulation and Wi-Fi Positioning Information. It is also possible to use a hybrid positioning system (Hybrid Positioning System) using both.

In addition, the signal received through the GPS receiver 110 is 802.11, Bluetooth, UWB which is a standard of a wireless network for a wireless LAN including a wireless LAN and some infrared communication proposed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 802.15, the standard for wireless personal area networks (PANs) including ZigBee, and wireless Metro Area Networks (BWAs), including fixed wireless access (FWA), etc. The wireless communication method such as 802.16, which is a standard standard for mobile communication, and 802.20, which is a standard for the mobile Internet for mobile broadband (MBWA) including Wibro, WiMAX, etc. The location information may be provided to the navigation device 100.

The storage unit 120 stores data and programs required for the navigation device 100 to operate.

In addition, the storage unit 120 stores map data. In this case, the stored map data includes geographic coordinates (Geographic Coordinate or longitude coordinates) indicating latitude and longitude in degrees and seconds (DMS unit: Degree / Minute / Second). Here, the stored map data may use Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates, Universal Polar System (UPS) coordinates, Transverse Mercator (TM) coordinates, and the like in addition to the geographical coordinates. In this case, the map data stored in the storage unit 120 may be map data transmitted from an arbitrary server.

In addition, the storage unit 120 stores various information such as various menu screens, point of interest (POI), and functional characteristic information according to a specific position of the map data.

In addition, the storage unit 120 stores various user interfaces (UIs), graphical user interfaces (GUIs), and the like.

In addition, the storage unit 120 is a TPEG (including information such as various state information (traffic information, accident information, etc.) for each road from any server (for example, information providing server or call center) connected through the communication unit 170 ( Transport Protocol Expert Group) is transmitted at periodic / aperiodic time intervals and stores various state information for each received road.

In addition, the storage unit 120 stores various information (including content, control signals, etc.) received through the communication unit 170.

In addition, the storage unit 120 stores (or registers) one or more (or a plurality of) situational cards. In this case, the situation-specific card includes a card name (or card type), location information (for example, a departure point, a destination, etc.), a use time zone, a route, and the like.

In addition, the storage unit 120 stores (or registers) a new situation-specific card generated by the controller 130.

The controller 130 executes an overall control function of the navigation device 100.

In addition, the controller 130 generates (or generates) a current estimated position of the navigation device 100 based on the position data generated by the GPS receiver 110.

In addition, the controller 130 reads map data corresponding to the driving route stored in the storage 120 in advance.

In addition, the controller 130 matches the estimated location generated with a link (road) included in the read map data to obtain matched map information (or map matching result). For example, the controller 130 generates an estimated position of the navigation apparatus 100 based on the estimated position, matches the generated estimated position with links in the map data stored in the storage 120 according to the link order, Acquire matched map information (map matching result). In this case, the matched map information (map matching result) is information generated by referring to road conditions using preset user information, TPEG information, and the like. Here, the TPEG information is information transmitted from an external information providing center (or server) (not shown) or a call center (not shown) connected through the communication unit 160.

In addition, the controller 130 generates road guide information based on the matched map information. Here, the generated road guide information includes image information and a control signal. In this case, the image information includes at least one or more of map data, POI information, road (or sidewalk information), lane information, and turn-by-turn list information. In addition, the control signal includes a signal for controlling audio information related to the image information.

In addition, the controller 130 outputs the generated road guide information through at least one of the display unit 140 and the voice output unit 150.

In addition, the controller 130 checks the current time (or current time information) in real time. In this case, the controller 130 checks the current time through a clock (not shown) provided in the navigation device 100 or receives information including the current time transmitted from an external server through the communication unit 160. Check the current time.

In addition, when a preset menu (or button) is selected for generating a situation-specific card or a preset menu (or button) is selected for generating a situation-specific card in the running app, the controller 130 generates a situation-specific card. The screen is displayed on the display unit 140. In this case, one or more (or plural) pieces of information required for generating a situational card including a card name (or card type), a starting point, a destination, and a time of use are included in some areas of the situational card generation screen displayed on the display unit 140. The screen for receiving the screen is displayed, and a plurality of contextual cards (or information on a plurality of contextual cards) stored in advance in the storage unit 120 are displayed in some other areas of the situation-specific card generation screen. Is displayed. Here, the situation-specific card stored in advance in the storage unit 120 includes a card name (or card type), location information (for example, a starting point, a destination, etc.), a use time zone, a route, etc. under the control of the controller 130. do.

In addition, the controller 130 selects (or selects) a user having a navigation device 100 from among a plurality of situation-specific cards displayed on the display unit 140 for each of one or more items necessary for generating a new situation-specific card (or Touch) or the like, and sets (or inputs / matches) the information included in each selected situation-specific card. In this case, as a method of selecting one situation card among a plurality of situation cards, a method of dragging and dropping one situation card among a plurality of situation cards to a predetermined position and throwing the plurality of situation cards And selecting one of the situation-specific cards from the situation-specific cards and sliding in one of the predetermined directions of up, down, left, and right.

That is, the controller 130 selects one situational card from among the plurality of situational cards displayed on the display unit 140 for each item such as a card name, a departure point, a destination, and a use time zone required for generating a new situational card. The information included in the situation-specific card is set in each item-specific information such as the card name, origin, destination, and time of use.

As such, the controller 130 inputs a corresponding value for each item for one or more items required for generating a new situational card based on information included in the corresponding card selected from the plurality of situational cards displayed on the display unit 140. (Or select / set).

In addition, when inputting a card name, a departure point, a destination, a use time zone, and the like included in at least one item necessary for generating a new situation-specific card, the controller 130 reflects the current position of the navigation device 100 or the current time confirmed. It can also be configured to.

That is, in the starting point or destination input state required for generating a new situation-specific card, the controller 130 displays the current position (or current position data) of the navigation device 100 confirmed through the GPS receiver 110 in the new situation-specific card. Enter the starting or destination items required for creation.

In addition, in the use time zone input state required for generating a new situation-specific card, the controller 130 inputs the current time to be checked in an item of the use time zone required for generation of the new situation-specific card.

In addition, when an input for one or more items required for generating a new situation-specific card is completed (or a preset completion button is selected / clicked), the controller 130 is based on information inputted (or matched) for each item. Create a new card for each situation. In this case, the information included in the newly created situation-specific card includes a card name (or card type), location information (for example, a starting point, a destination, etc.), a use time zone, a route, and the like.

In addition, the controller 130 stores (or registers) the generated new situational card in the storage unit 120 or displays it on the display unit 140.

In addition, when a pre-installed app is executed (or when another preset menu / button is selected to display a plurality of situation-specific cards in the running app), the controller 130 stores a plurality of pre-stored in the storage 120. The card corresponding to the current position and the current time of the identified navigation device 100 is selected (or selected) from among the situation-specific cards. In this case, one or more cards may be selected. Here, the situation-specific card previously stored in the storage unit 120 may be in a state set based on location information (eg, a starting point, a destination, etc.), a use time zone, a route, etc. under the control of the controller 130.

In addition, the controller 130 displays the information on the selected card on the display unit 140 through the running app. Here, the information on the selected card may include information on a transportation search menu (including buses, stops, subway stations, etc.), card names, estimated time of arrival to destinations, and public transportation information (eg bus numbers and corresponding bus numbers). The corresponding bus includes the remaining number of stops (or remaining estimated time of arrival information), notification information, and other route search in comparison to the stop close to the current position of the navigation device 100. In addition, the information on the card may further include information such as location information, time of use, route. In this case, the controller 130 displays the information on the selected card as the initial screen of the executed app on the display unit 140 or displays the information about the card as the initial screen of the display unit 140.

In addition, when displaying information on the card, the controller 130 may display additional information in addition to the information on the card based on the current position and the current time of the navigation device 100. In this case, the additional information may be linked if the arrival time of the destination is set in advance, and it is difficult to arrive at the desired destination arrival time through a bus or subway by calculating the real-time time required by the controller 130. Contains information about transportation. For example, the additional information may include information about the time required for taxi connection, call taxi connection / linkage information, which is a preset public transportation method, and when the current time is within 30 minutes from the last train time. ) Last train information and call taxi connection information. In addition, the control unit 130 may move to the destination in the case of information (eg, transfer information in consideration of cost, time required, transfer time, etc.) at which point in time to take the linked public transportation, or after work or the last train. The ability to select and book linked public transport, match (or link) other navigation users with similar destinations and similar arrival times, and in the case of commuting, variably set the taxi transit location near the transit station according to traffic conditions. It may also provide additional functions.

In addition, when a preset event occurs, the controller 140 displays additional information about the card currently being displayed (or the currently selected card) on the display unit 150. Here, the preset event includes a case in which a sliding touch operation from one side to another side (for example, left to right, top to bottom, etc.) is detected, and a preset button (or menu) is selected. In this case, the additional information about the card includes information on the result of the recent route search performed on the card (for example, date, public transportation information, usage time, average error time between a plurality of days), the card and And a list of related cards associated with it.

In addition, the controller 130 stores the destination information received (or confirmed) through any one of the input unit (not shown), the display unit 140, and the communication unit 160 in the storage unit 120.

In this case, the corresponding destination information may be obtained by any one of the following methods.

First, the display unit 140 receives destination information according to a user's touch (or input) through a user input screen (or a touch screen screen) displayed on the display unit 140. In addition, the display unit 140 provides the received destination information to the controller 130. Here, the destination information may be destination, or information about any one of a departure point and a destination.

Secondly, the controller 130 may receive destination information according to a user input through the input unit. In this case, the controller 130 receives a user's voice message (including destination information) through the input unit 120, performs voice recognition (or performs a predetermined signal processing process) on the received voice message, and then recognizes the voice. Natural language processing may be performed on the data to extract (or confirm) destination information included in the received voice message.

Third, the controller 130 may receive a signal including destination information transmitted from another terminal through the communication unit 160.

In addition, the controller 130 searches for a route based on destination information, current location data of the navigation apparatus 100, and the like.

In addition, when another menu / button (for example, a route search menu / button) set in advance is selected from among information about the card displayed on the display unit 140, the controller 130 may determine a corresponding card. The route search is performed based on the destination information included in the information and the current location data of the navigation device 100.

In addition, the controller 130 generates route search road guide information based on the route search result. Here, the generated route search route guidance information includes image information and control signals from the starting point to the destination. In this case, the image information from the starting point to the destination includes at least one or more of map data, POI information, road (or sidewalk information), lane information, turn-by-turn list information, and walking / climbing / walking road information.

In addition, the controller 130 outputs the generated route search route guide information (or route search result) through the display unit 140 and the voice output unit 150.

The display unit 140 may display content such as a menu screen using a user interface or a graphic user interface stored in the storage unit 120 under the control of the controller 130. Here, the content displayed on the display unit 140 includes text or image data (including various information data) and a menu screen including data such as an icon, a list menu, a combo box, and the like. In addition, the display unit 140 may be a touch screen.

In addition, the display unit 140 displays image information included in the road guide information generated by the control of the controller 130. Here, the image information includes information according to a result of performing a navigation function, such as map data, POI information, road (or sidewalk information), lane information, turn-by-turn list information, and walking / climbing / walking road information.

In addition, when a preset menu (or button) is selected for generating a situation-specific card or a preset menu (or button) is selected in a running app, the display unit 140 is controlled by the control unit 130. Display the card creation screen. In this case, one or more (or plural) pieces of information required for generating a situational card including a card name (or card type), a starting point, a destination, and a time of use are included in some areas of the situational card generation screen displayed on the display unit 140. The screen for receiving the screen is displayed, and a plurality of contextual cards (or information on a plurality of contextual cards) stored in advance in the storage unit 120 are displayed in some other areas of the situation-specific card generation screen. Is displayed. Here, the situation-specific card stored in advance in the storage unit 120 includes a card name (or card type), location information (for example, a starting point, a destination, etc.), a use time zone, a route, etc. under the control of the controller 130. do.

In addition, the display unit 140 displays a new situational card generated by the control of the controller 130.

The voice output unit 150 outputs voice information included in a signal processed by the controller 130 by a predetermined signal. Here, the voice output unit 150 may be a speaker.

In addition, the voice output unit 150 outputs the voice guidance information generated by the controller 130 and the voice information included in the route search result (or route search route guide information).

The communication unit 160 communicates with an internal component or at least one external terminal through a wired / wireless communication network. In this case, the external terminal may include an information providing server, a call center, and the like.

In addition, the communication unit 160 receives the TPEG information under the control of the control unit 130, or connects one or more situational cards (eg, newly generated situational cards, etc.) previously stored in the storage unit 120. Transmit to at least one other terminal.

As such, when the new situational card is generated, the information included in the situational card selected from the plurality of situational cards stored in advance may be reflected in the information such as the card name, the origin, the destination, and the time of use included in the new situational card. have.

In addition, according to the concept of a situational card, location information to be input or searched when registering a new situational card can be easily applied.

Hereinafter, the navigation method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

2 is A flowchart illustrating a navigation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when a preset menu (or button) is selected for generating a situational card or a preset menu (or button) is selected for generating a situational card in the running app, the controller 130 generates a situational card. The screen is displayed on the display unit 140. In this case, one or more (or plural) pieces of information required for generating a situational card including a card name (or card type), a starting point, a destination, and a time of use are included in some areas of the situational card generation screen displayed on the display unit 140. The screen for receiving the screen is displayed, and a plurality of contextual cards (or information on a plurality of contextual cards) stored in advance in the storage unit 120 are displayed in some other areas of the situation-specific card generation screen. Is displayed. Here, the situation-specific card stored in advance in the storage unit 120 includes a card name (or card type), location information (for example, a starting point, a destination, etc.), a use time zone, a route, etc. under the control of the controller 130. do.

For example, when a new context-specific card generation menu is selected for generating a situation-specific card in a state where an app pre-installed in the navigation device 100 is running, as shown in FIG. The star card generation screen 300 is displayed on the display unit 140. In this case, the controller 130 may display a screen 310 for receiving one or more pieces of information necessary for generating a situation-specific card including a card name 311, a departure point 312, a destination 313, a use time zone 314, and the like. In some areas of the situation-specific card generation screen 300 displayed on the display unit 140. In addition, the controller 130 may display a screen 320 for displaying a situation-specific card including a plurality of situation-specific cards stored in the storage 120 on the display unit 140. Some other area of the display (S210).

Thereafter, the controller 130 selects one situation card from among the plurality of situation cards displayed on the display unit 140 for each of one or more items necessary for generating a new situation-specific card, and includes information included in each of the selected situation cards. Set (or enter / match) the information per item. In this case, a method of selecting one situation card among a plurality of situation cards is a method of dragging and dropping one situation card among a plurality of situation cards to a preset position, and one of the plurality of situation cards. After selecting a situation-specific card may include a method of sliding in any one of a predetermined direction of up / down / left / right.

That is, the controller 130 selects each situation-specific card among the plurality of situation-specific cards displayed on the display unit 140 for each item such as a card name, a departure point, a destination, and a use time required when generating a new situation-specific card, The information included in each selected situation-specific card is set in item-specific information such as card name, origin, destination, and time of use.

For example, the card 321 is dragged from the plurality of situation-specific cards 320 to the home in the state of inputting a card name (or card type) 311 among a plurality of input items required for generating a new situation-specific card shown in FIG. 3. When selected through the drop-and-drop method, the controller 130 checks the card name (for example, 'home') among the information included in the card 321 to the selected home, and confirms the confirmed card name (for example, ' Home ') is inputted (or displayed) into the item of the card name 311 necessary for generating a new situation-specific card.

In addition, the card 321 slides from the left side to the right side among the plurality of situational cards 320 in the input state of the starting point 312 among the plurality of input items required for generating the new situational card shown in FIG. 3. The controller 130 checks the departure point (for example, the current location) among the information included in the card 321 to the selected house, and generates the identified departure point (for example, the current location) when generating a new situational card. Fill in the entry at the starting point 312.

In addition, the Gyeongbokgung palace → Gwanghwamun card 323 of the plurality of situation-specific cards 320 in the input state of the destination 313 of the plurality of input items required for generating a new situation-specific card shown in FIG. When selected, the controller 130 checks the destination (for example, Gwanghwamun) among the information included in the selected Gyeongbokgung palace → Gwanghwamun card 323 and generates the identified destination (for example, Gwanghwamun) when creating a new situational card. Input to the destination 313 item.

In addition, when the Gwanghwamun card 324 is selected from the plurality of situation-specific cards 320 in the use time zone 314 input state among the plurality of input items required for generating the new situation-specific cards shown in FIG. 130 checks the use time zone (for example, 1 pm-5 pm) among the information included in the selected Gwanghwamun card 324, and newly confirms the confirmed use time zone (for example, 1 pm-5 pm). It is input in the item of the use time slot 314 necessary for generating a situation-specific card.

As such, the controller 130 inputs a corresponding value for each item for one or more items required for generating a new situational card based on information included in the corresponding card selected from the plurality of situational cards displayed on the display unit 140. (Or select / set).

In addition, when inputting a departure point, a destination, a use time zone, and the like included in at least one item necessary for generating a new situation-specific card, the controller 130 may be configured to reflect the current location or the current time of the navigation device 100. It may be.

That is, in the starting point or destination input state required for generating a new situation-specific card, the controller 130 displays the current position (or current position data) of the navigation device 100 confirmed through the GPS receiver 110 in the new situation-specific card. Enter the starting or destination items required for creation.

In addition, in the use time zone input state required for generating a new situation-specific card, the controller 130 inputs the current time to be checked in an item of the use time zone required for generation of the new situation-specific card.

For example, the GPS receiver 110 checks the current location (or current location data) of the navigation device 100 in a state of inputting a destination 313 among a plurality of input items required for generating a new situational card shown in FIG. 3. do. In addition, the controller 130 inputs the identified current position (or current position data) of the navigation device 100 to an item of a destination 313 necessary for generating a new situation-specific card.

As another example, in the input time zone 314 input state among the plurality of input items required for generating a new situation-specific card illustrated in FIG. 3, the controller 130 checks the current time. In addition, the controller 130 may correspond to a time zone (for example, 2 pm to 4 pm) corresponding to a preset back and forth range (for example, 1 hour before and after) based on the confirmed current time (for example, 3 pm). Is input to an item of the use time zone 314 required for generating a new situation-specific card (S220).

Then, when input for one or more items necessary for generating a new situation-specific card is completed (or when a preset completion button is selected / clicked), the controller 130 is based on information inputted (or matched) for each item. Create a new card for each situation. In this case, the information included in the newly created situation-specific card includes a card name (or card type), location information (for example, a starting point, a destination, etc.), a use time zone, a route, and the like.

In addition, the controller 130 stores (or registers) the generated new situational card in the storage 120.

For example, information about a card name (or card type) required for creating a new situational card (for example, home), information about a starting point (for example, current location), and information about a destination (for example, Gwanghwamun) In addition, a new situational card including information on the use time zone (for example, 1 pm to 5 pm) and the like is newly generated, and the generated new situational card is registered in the storage 120 (S230).

The navigation device and method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention can be written as a computer program, and codes and code segments constituting the computer program can be easily inferred by a computer programmer in the art. In addition, the computer program is stored in a computer readable media, and is read and executed by a computer or a navigation device, a terminal (or a user device), etc. according to an embodiment of the present invention. You can implement that method.

The information storage medium includes a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium and a carrier wave medium. A navigation device and a computer program implementing the method may be stored and installed in an internal memory of a navigation device, a terminal (or a user device), and the like. Alternatively, an external memory such as a smart card that stores and installs a navigation device and a computer program for implementing the method may be mounted on the navigation device, a terminal (or a user device) through an interface.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the card name, the starting point, the destination, Reflecting on the information such as the time of use, there is an effect to reduce the need to manually input the information.

In addition, the embodiment of the present invention, as described above, according to the concept of the situation-specific card easily apply location information to be entered or searched when registering a card for each situation, there is an effect to improve the user's convenience.

The above description may be modified and modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

When the preset menu is selected in the running app, the present invention displays information on a plurality of pre-registered situation-specific cards, and displays information necessary for generating a new situation-specific card among information on the displayed plurality of situation-specific cards. By sequentially selecting and generating a new situational card based on the selected information, it is possible to reduce the trouble of manually inputting corresponding information and to improve user convenience, and it can be widely used in the navigation field and the terminal field.

100: navigation device 110: GPS receiver
120: storage unit 130: control unit
140: display unit 150: audio output unit
160: communication unit

Claims (10)

A display unit which displays a situation-specific card generation screen when a preset menu for generating a situation-specific card or a preset menu is selected in a running app; And
Select one situation card from among a plurality of situation cards displayed on the display unit sequentially for each card name, origin, destination, and time of use required for generating a new situation card, and include the cards in the selected situation card. And a controller for matching the corrected information for each item and generating a new situational card based on the matched information for each item. The method of claim 1,
The display unit displays a screen for inputting at least one information of a card name, a departure point, a destination, and a use time required for generating a situation-specific card in a partial region of the situation-specific card generation screen, and stores a plurality of situations previously stored in the storage And displaying a screen including a star card on another partial area of the situation-specific card generation screen. The method of claim 2,
The pre-stored situation-specific card includes a first card name, a first starting point, a first destination, and a first use time zone. The method of claim 1,
And the controller selects one contextual card from among a plurality of contextual cards displayed on the display unit by a drag-and-drop method or a sliding direction in a predetermined direction. Displaying, by the display unit, a situation-specific card generation screen when a preset menu for generating a situation-specific card or a menu selected in the running app is selected;
Sequentially selecting each situation card from among a plurality of situation cards displayed on the display unit by a card name, a starting point, a destination, and a time zone used for generating a new situation-specific card through a control unit;
Matching the information included in each of the selected situation-specific cards through the controller for each item;
Generating a new card for each situation based on the information matched for each item through the controller; And
And storing the newly created situational card through a storage unit. The method of claim 5,
Displaying the situation-specific card generation screen,
Displaying a screen for inputting at least one of a card name, a starting point, a destination, and a time zone required for generating a situation-specific card in a partial region of the situation-specific card generation screen displayed on the display unit; And
And displaying a screen including a plurality of situation-specific cards previously stored in the storage unit in another partial area of the situation-specific card generation screen displayed on the display unit. The method of claim 5,
The step of sequentially selecting each one of the situation-specific cards from the plurality of situation-specific cards,
When a first card is selected from the plurality of situation-specific cards in a card name input state among a plurality of input items required for generating the new situation-specific card, the first card name is checked from the information included in the selected first card. Matching the identified first card name to an item of a card name necessary for generating the new situation-specific card;
When a second card is selected from the plurality of situation-specific cards in a starting point input state among a plurality of input items required for generating the new situation-specific card, the second departure point is checked from the information included in the selected second card, Matching the identified second starting point to an item of a starting point required for generating the new situation-specific card;
When a third card is selected from among the plurality of situation-specific cards in a destination input state among a plurality of input items required for generating the new situation-specific card, the third destination is identified from the information included in the selected third card, Matching the identified third destination to an item of a destination required for generating the new situation-specific card; And
When a fourth card is selected from the plurality of situation-specific cards in a state of use time input among a plurality of input items required for generating the new situation-specific card, the fourth usage time period is checked among information included in the selected fourth card. And matching the identified fourth use time zone with an item of a use time zone required for generating the new situation-specific card. The method of claim 5,
The step of sequentially selecting each one of the situation-specific cards from the plurality of situation-specific cards,
Checking a current position of a navigation device including the controller through a GPS receiver in a starting point or a destination input state among a plurality of input items required for generating the new situation-specific card; And
And matching the identified current location of the navigation device to an item of a starting point or a destination required for generating the new situation-specific card. The method of claim 5,
The step of sequentially selecting each one of the situation-specific cards from the plurality of situation-specific cards,
Checking a current time through a control unit in a use time zone input state among a plurality of input items required for generating a new situation-specific card; And
And matching the checked current time information to an item of a use time zone required when generating a new situation-specific card. A recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for performing the method according to any one of claims 5 to 9.

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