KR102080872B1 - Device for providing map service and method for providing map service - Google Patents

Abstract

In the method of providing a map service according to the present invention, in the method of providing a map service to a user terminal by a map service providing apparatus, providing a map screen to the user terminal, requesting a map of the map screen related to the map screen from the user terminal. Upon receiving, providing the map screen together with the map screen, and if a specific point is selected on the map screen, extracting and providing a map screen in which the specific point is located at the center.

Description

DEVICE FOR PROVIDING MAP SERVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MAP SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a map service providing apparatus and a map service providing method.

There is a variety of map services that can receive a map desired by the user using a terminal that can access the Internet. Such a map service provides a map desired by the user by panning the map screen.

At this time, in the existing map service, the map screen is moved by using the left mouse button on the PC or by using the direction control keys of the keyboard, and the map screen is searched by searching for a place input by text. In addition, the mobile terminal may move the map screen by dragging the map screen with a finger or searching for a place input by text.

Therefore, in order to find a desired place or location on the map screen, the map screen must be repeatedly dragged several times while enlarging or reducing the map, and thus there is a lot of trouble in the mobile environment where the screen is small. In addition, it is cumbersome to search by entering text each time to see the map screen of the desired place.

In particular, it is often difficult to find a desired place or location by dragging a map screen directly to a user who has a poor sense of direction or does not know the geography.

The present invention proposes a map service providing apparatus and a map service providing method capable of moving a map screen using a map.

In a method of providing a map service to a user terminal, the method of providing a map service according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a map screen to the user terminal, and receives a request for a map screen related to the map screen from the user terminal. The method may include providing the map screen together with the map screen, and extracting and providing a map screen in which the specific point is located at the center when a specific point is selected from the map screen.

The providing of the directions screen may include providing the maps by matching the maps with the map screen, and matching the centers of the areas displayed on the maps with the centers of the areas displayed on the maps. Can be.

The providing of the map screen may include providing a button for providing the directions screen on the map screen when the map screen is an area associated with the directions screen, and providing the directions screen includes: If the offer button is selected from the user terminal, the method may include providing the user with the map screen to the user terminal to display the map screen.

The directions screen may include a point registered by the user terminal.

The map screen may include a subway map, and the extracting and providing the map screen may include extracting a map screen in which the specific subway station is located at the center when a specific subway station is selected from the subway map. Providing the map screen in which the subway station is located at the center to the user terminal.

In the method of providing a map service according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method of providing a map service by a user terminal comprises: displaying, by the user terminal, a map screen in a first area of a display unit, receiving a map screen from a map service providing device, Displaying the directions screen on the second area of the screen, and selecting a specific point of the directions screen and moving the map screen to the specific points.

If the close button is selected in the directions screen, the method may further include closing the directions screen and displaying only the map screen.

The map screen may include a point registered by the user terminal, and the moving to the specific point may include selecting the registered point on the map screen, so that the registered screen is centered. And moving to display.

The map screen includes a subway map, and the step of moving to the specific point includes moving the map screen such that the specific subway station is located at the center of the map screen when a specific subway station is selected from the subway map. It may include the step of displaying.

The apparatus for providing a map service according to the present invention includes a receiver for receiving a map service request from a user terminal, a storage unit for storing a map screen, a storage unit for storing a map screen associated with the map screen, and providing the map screen to the user terminal. Upon receiving the request for the directions screen, the map screen includes a map providing unit for providing the directions screen.

When the specific point of the map screen is selected from the user terminal, the map providing unit may provide a map screen to move and display the center of the map screen to the specific point.

The map providing unit may further include: a map unit or the specific point at which the specific point is located at the center when a matching unit, a map screen, or the map screen that matches the map screen and the map to match the map is selected. And an extracting unit for extracting a map of directions located at the center, and a screen providing unit for providing the extracted map screen or the map of directions to the user terminal.

The apparatus may further include a registration unit configured to store the directions screen in the storage unit or to additionally register a specific point on the directions screen, wherein the map providing unit selects the specific points registered when the specific points registered in the registration unit are selected. The map screen located at the center may be provided to the user terminal.

The registration unit may be provided with the directions screen from the user terminal or the registration point from the user terminal.

The map screen includes a subway map, and when the specific subway station is selected in the subway map, the map providing unit extracts a map screen in which the specific subway station is located at the center, and extracts the extracted map screen to the user terminal. Can provide.

According to the present invention, when providing a map screen, by providing a map screen matching the map screen, it provides an environment that can easily move the map screen through the click of the map screen.

1 is a block diagram of a map service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a map service by a map service providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process of moving a map screen by a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of moving a map screen using a subway map in a user terminal according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of moving a map screen by using a map in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process of a map service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, except to exclude other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

Now, a map service providing apparatus and a map service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

1 is a block diagram of a map service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the map service providing apparatus 100 shows only a schematic configuration necessary for explanation according to an embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited to this configuration.

Referring to FIG. 1, the map service providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a server that extracts a map screen and a map screen according to a request of the user terminal 200, and provides the extracted map screen to the user terminal 200. Provides a map service to easily move the map screen according to the selection or movement of a specific point on the map screen.

Here, the map screen is a main map displayed on the user terminal 200, and the map screen is a map briefly made by extracting a representative place from the map screen. The directions screen includes specific points that can be selected by the user terminal 200. For example, the map screen includes a bus stop and a station, a school, a historic site and various government offices of public transportation such as a bus map and a subway map according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is registered by a user such as a house or a regular home. Registered registration points and the like.

The user terminal 200 may be a device in which a user connects to and communicates with the map service providing apparatus 100 through a network. For example, the user terminal 200 may be a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a mobile communication terminal. And various communication devices such as a television (TV).

The map service providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a receiver 110, a storage 120, a map provider 130, and a register 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The receiver 110 receives a map service request from the user terminal 200. In this case, the receiver 110 may receive a request for a map screen and a directions screen. In addition, the receiver 110 may receive a specific point on the map screen from the user terminal 200, and at this time, the map service providing apparatus 100 provides a map service for moving the map screen around the specific point. can do.

The storage unit 120 stores the map screen and the directions screen, and provides the stored map screen to the map provider 130. In this case, the storage 120 may match and store the directions screen related to the map screen.

In addition, the storage 120 may store the directions screen made by the user terminal 200 or the directions screen to which a specific point is added by the user terminal 200.

The map provider 130 provides a map screen to the user terminal 200. When the map providing unit 130 receives the request for the directions screen from the user terminal 200, the map provider 130 provides the directions screen together with the map screen.

In this case, when the map providing unit 130 enters an area where the map screen is matched, the map display unit 130 displays a button for providing a map on the map screen, and when the button is selected from the user terminal 200. In addition to the map screen, a directions screen may be provided.

Therefore, the display unit 210 of the user terminal 200 is displayed with a button for providing a map on the map screen. In addition, the user terminal 200 may select the button and overlap the map screen to display the map screen on the display unit 210. In addition, the user terminal 200 may select the close button on the directions screen to close the directions screen and display only the map screen.

When the user terminal 200 selects a specific point on the map screen, the map provider 130 extracts a map screen centered on the specific point and provides the same to the user terminal 200. Therefore, the user terminal 200 may select and move a map screen to a location where a specific point is located by selecting a specific point on the map screen.

The map providing unit 130 includes a matching unit 132, an extraction unit 134, and a screen providing unit 136 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The matching unit 132 matches the map screen with the directions screen. The matching unit 132 matches specific points on the map screen with a corresponding area of the map screen. Accordingly, the center of the map screen and the center of the map screen may be displayed on the display unit 210 of the user terminal 200. In addition, the map service providing apparatus 100 stores data about specific points of the directions screen matched with the map screen by the matching unit 132 in the storage 120.

When a specific point is selected on the map screen or the map screen, the extractor 134 extracts the map screen on which the specific point is located at the center and the map screen on which the specific point is located at the center. The screen providing unit 136 provides the user with the map screen and the map screen extracted by the extraction unit 134.

The registration unit 140 additionally registers a specific point on the directions screen. In this case, the registration unit 140 may be provided with a direction screen directly produced by the user terminal 200 or may be provided with a registration point. That is, the user terminal 200 may register a specific point on the map screen on the detailed page of the place of the map service or directly add the map to the register 140 on the map screen.

Accordingly, the user of the user terminal 200 may register desired places such as a user's home or a regular home on the map screen, and select a registered point to easily move the main map screen.

Now, the process of providing the map service providing apparatus 100 to the user terminal 200 by matching the directions with the map screen will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process of providing a map service by a map service providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the following flow chart will be described using the same reference numerals in connection with the configuration of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the map service providing apparatus 100 provides a first map screen to the user terminal 200 and receives a request for a second map screen related to the first map screen from the user terminal 200, The second map screen is provided to the user terminal 200 (S100 and S102).

In this case, when the first map screen enters an area related to the second map screen, the map service providing apparatus 100 provides a button on the first map screen, and the user terminal 200 clicks the button. Provide a second map screen. Here, the first map screen is a main map screen displayed on the user terminal 200, and the second map screen includes a briefly made screen using specific points.

When the map service providing apparatus 100 receives a specific point selected on the second map screen from the user terminal 200, the map service providing apparatus 100 extracts a first map screen at which the selected specific point is located at the center and provides the same to the user terminal 200. (S104, S106).

Now, a process of moving the map screen by the user terminal 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process of moving a map screen by a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the following flow chart will be described using the same reference numerals in connection with the configuration of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user terminal 200 makes a map service request to the map service providing apparatus 100 and displays a map screen provided by the map providing unit 130 on the display unit 210 (S200).

In addition, when the map screen of the display unit 210 enters an area related to a specific map screen, the user terminal 200 displays a button for providing a map screen on the corresponding map screen (S202). When the button for providing the directions screen is selected in the user terminal 200, the directions screen is received from the map service providing apparatus 100 and displayed on the display unit 210 together with the map screen (S204).

In this case, when the user terminal 200 selects a specific point on the map screen, the user terminal 200 receives a map screen matched with the same, and moves and displays the map screen so that the selected specific point is located at the center (S206 and S208).

Now, the process of moving the map screen by the user terminal 200 using the subway map will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of moving a map screen using a subway map in a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the user terminal 200 receives a map screen from the map service providing apparatus 100 and displays it on the display unit 210. In this case, since the user terminal 200 displays the map screen of the city where the subway is located, the user terminal 200 displays a button 222 for providing a subway map related thereto.

Then, when the button 222 is clicked, the user terminal 200 displays the corresponding subway route map with a map screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the user terminal 200 displays a map screen in the upper region of the display unit 210 and displays a subway map in the lower region. In this case, the user terminal 200 may click the close button 224 to close the subway map and display only the map screen again.

The user terminal 200 may move a map screen by selecting a specific subway station on the subway map. For example, the user terminal 200 may move the map screen of the upper area to a map centered on the Hongik University area by selecting the Hongik University area 226 from the subway route map displayed in the lower area as shown in FIG. 4. have.

As such, in one embodiment of the present invention, a map of a subway map, such as a map, is provided together with a map screen, and a map screen can be easily moved by clicking a specific point of the subway map without expanding, reducing, or dragging the map screen. Provide an environment that can

Now, referring to FIG. 5, a process of moving the map screen using the directions produced by the user terminal 200 will be described in detail.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of moving a map screen by using a map in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the user terminal 200 displays a map screen provided from the map service providing apparatus 100 on the display unit 210. At this time, since the map screen has a saved map matched with this, a button 222 for providing the corresponding map screen is displayed. Here, the directions screen may be directions produced directly by the user terminal 200.

When the button 222 providing the directions screen is clicked, the user terminal 200 displays the directions screen together with the map screen. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the user terminal 200 displays a map screen in the upper region of the display unit 210 and displays a map in the lower region. For example, the user terminal 200 displays Jeju Island on a map screen as shown in FIG. 5, and displays a directions screen including specific points such as Jeju airport, home, Hallasan, and the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the user terminal 200 may click the close button 224 to close the directions screen and display only a map screen.

The user terminal 200 may move a map screen by selecting a specific point on the map screen. In FIG. 5, the user terminal 200 selects the Jeju airport 226 from the directions screen displayed in the lower area, and easily moves the map screen of the upper area to the selected Jeju airport on the map screen.

Therefore, the map service providing apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an interface for quickly and simply moving an actual map screen by using a user-generated map as well as a map such as a subway map.

Now, referring to FIG. 6, a process of moving the map screen from the user terminal 200 by providing the map screen and the map screen will be described in detail.

6 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process of a map service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the following flow chart will be described using the same reference numerals in connection with the configuration of FIG.

 Referring to FIG. 6, the map service providing apparatus 100 receives a map service request from the user terminal 200 (S300), extracts a corresponding map screen, and provides the same to the user terminal 200 (S302 and S304).

When the user terminal 200 requests a directions screen related to the map screen (S306), the map service providing apparatus 100 extracts a directions screen matching the map screen, and extracts the extracted directions screen from the user terminal 200. Provided to (S308, S310).

Subsequently, when the user terminal 200 selects a specific point on the map screen (S312), the map service providing apparatus 100 extracts a map screen on which the selected specific point is located and provides it to the user terminal 200 ( S314, S316).

Therefore, the user terminal 200 receives a map screen in which the specific point selected on the map screen is located from the map service providing apparatus 100 and displays it on the display unit 210, thereby easily moving the map screen to the specific point. Can be made (S318).

As such, when the map service providing apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a map screen, the map service providing apparatus 100 provides a map screen matched with the corresponding map screen, so that the map screen can be easily moved by clicking on the map screen. Provide an environment that can

That is, the map service providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is not as precise as the actual map, but provides a free map of the configuration and layout of the place, and thus the main place regardless of the actual location or distance. It has the advantage of being easy to see at a glance.

Accordingly, the map service providing apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an interface for quickly and simply moving an actual map screen using a map such as a subway map.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not only implemented through the apparatus and the method, but may also be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiments of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded. Such a recording medium can be executed not only in the server but also in the user terminal.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

100: map service providing apparatus 110: receiving unit
120: storage unit 130: map providing unit
140: register

Claims (15)

In the method that the map service providing device provides a map service to the user terminal,
Providing a map screen to the user terminal;
When the user terminal receives a request for a directions screen composed of a plurality of points related to the map screen, providing the directions screen together with the map screen, and
If a specific point of the plurality of points is selected on the map screen, moving and displaying the center of the map screen to the specific point;
Map service providing method comprising a. In claim 1,
Providing the directions screen,
Matching the directions screen to the map screen, and matching the centers of the areas displayed on the map screen with the centers of the areas displayed on the map screen;
Map service providing method comprising a. In claim 1,
Providing the map screen,
If the map screen is an area associated with a map screen, providing a button for providing the map screen on the map screen;
Providing the directions screen,
If the offer button is selected from the user terminal, providing the map screen with the map screen to the user terminal;
Map service providing method comprising a. In claim 1,
At least some of the plurality of points
Map service providing method comprising a point registered by the user terminal. In claim 1,
The directions screen,
The plurality of points include a subway map which is subway stations,
Moving to and displaying the specific point
If a specific subway station is selected in the subway map, extracting a map screen in which the specific subway station is located at the center; and
Providing the user screen with the map screen in which the specific subway station is located at the center;
Map service providing method comprising a. In the method that the user terminal provides a map service,
Displaying, by the user terminal, a map screen in a first area of a display unit;
Receiving a directions screen composed of a plurality of points related to the map screen from a map service providing apparatus, and displaying the directions screen on a second area of the display unit; and
Moving a center of the map screen to the specific point when a specific point is selected from the plurality of points on the map screen
Map service providing method including In claim 6,
If the close button is selected on the directions screen, closing the directions screen and displaying only the map screen
Map service providing method further comprising. In claim 6,
At least some of the plurality of points
Includes a point registered by the user terminal,
The step of moving to the specific point,
When the registered point is selected on the map screen, the map screen is moved and displayed so that the registered point is at the center.
Map service providing method comprising a. In claim 6,
The directions screen,
The plurality of points include a subway map which is subway stations,
The step of moving to the specific point,
If a specific subway station is selected in the subway map, moving and displaying the map screen such that the specific subway station is located at the center of the map screen.
Map service providing method comprising a. Receiving unit for receiving a map service request from the user terminal,
A storage unit for storing a map screen, and storing a directions screen created with a plurality of points associated with the map screen;
Providing the map screen to the user terminal, when receiving a request for the map screen, provides the map screen with the map screen, and if a specific point of the plurality of points on the map screen is selected, the map Map providing unit for moving and displaying the center of the screen to the specific point
Map service providing device comprising a. delete In claim 10,
The map provider,
A matching unit to match the map screen and the map screen to correspond to each other;
An extraction unit for extracting a map screen in which the specific point is located at the center or a map screen in which the specific point is located at the center, when the specific point is selected on the map screen or the map screen;
Screen providing unit for providing the extracted map screen or the map screen to the user terminal
Map service providing device comprising a. In claim 12,
The apparatus may further include a registration unit which stores the directions screen in the storage unit or additionally registers a specific point on the directions screen.
The map provider,
And the specific point registered in the registration unit, providing a map screen in which the registered specific point is located at the center to the user terminal. In claim 13,
The registration unit,
The map service providing apparatus receives the directions screen from the user terminal, or receives the specific point from the user terminal. In claim 10,
The directions screen,
The plurality of points include a subway map which is subway stations,
The map provider,
When a specific subway station is selected in the subway map, a map screen for extracting a map screen in which the specific subway station is located in the center, and provides the extracted map screen to the user terminal.

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