KR20010111899A - Method of providing customized geographic information through internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of providing geographic information through the Internet, comprising: a first step of storing map data of each region in a map database, and storing region information data of each region in a region information database; A second step of the user inputting a desired region by accessing a geographic information web server through the Internet; The information display system of the geographic information web server obtains a basic map of the region from the map database and obtains region information data of the region from the region information database, and provides the user with an information map having a display item check box. A third step; A fourth step of the user selecting and transmitting an item to be displayed in the display item selection box; And a fifth step in which the information display system of the geographic information web server takes the area information of the corresponding area from the area information database and provides an information map displaying the display items selected by the user on the same map.

Description

METHOD OF PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION THROUGH INTERNET}

The present invention relates to a method of providing geographic information through the Internet. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of providing geographic information by separating map data from local information data, and in accordance with a user's selection without changing basic information such as roads, mountains, and rivers on the same map. The present invention relates to a method of providing geographic information that changes information at any time or changes the amount of information and displays it on a map in a customized manner.

As the Internet develops, various websites provide geographic information over the Internet. Accordingly, users are provided with the geographic information service by accessing the Internet using a computer, an Internet TV, or a wireless mobile communication device.

A map is a fixed picture of a road and some representative information on a plane according to a certain scale and preference, and is a tool for easily locating a target to be searched through the displayed information.

The map provided by the conventional website for providing geographic information through the Internet adopts a method of providing a map displaying a feature of a corresponding region as a user accesses the website and selects a region. In other words, since the map is previously databased to display the same number of features at the same point on the map, a constant map is always provided by the user's initial selection. Therefore, if the user who received the map wants to change the information displayed on the map, such as requesting to display specific local information on the map other than the information displayed on the map, the web server may support the change before the map is re-created. There is a disadvantage.

It would be effective to display on the map only the minimum features necessary for the user to find the target point, but in the conventional method, the features displayed on the map are fixed as described above. In this case, not all the features displayed on the map play an effective role for the user's target search. Displaying only an appropriate number of features can reduce the user's confusion, and if too many features are displayed, it can interfere with the user finding the target. The conventional method has a disadvantage in that it is not easy for the user to find a desired destination point because the user has a high probability of including a large number of unnecessary features for the target point search.

In modern times, especially in urban areas, the number of features to be displayed within a unit area is rapidly increasing. In order to clearly display the feature on the map, the name of the feature must be represented by letters of a certain size or more that can be identified by users. However, according to the conventional method, there is a disadvantage in that it is virtually impossible to display the names of all the features on a map having a limited scale in a certain size or more.

In addition, in the case of a multi-storey modern building, there is a lot of information that is desired to be displayed in the building. However, in order to display all the information on a map, it must be displayed at one point.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a geographic information providing service method that allows a user to select a feature displayed on a map.

Also, in the case of Internet access through a computer or Internet TV, the feature selection method as described above may be an easy way to find a destination point desired by the user, but in the case of Internet access through a wireless mobile communication device, the wireless mobile communication device Because of the very small size of the provided screen, it is very difficult to provide a screen for selecting a feature. In addition, when providing the number of features displayed on the map without change as in the conventional method, there is a disadvantage that the user is not easy to find the destination point.

Therefore, in the case of Internet connection through a wireless mobile communication device, a customized geographic information providing service suitable for the screen size of the wireless mobile communication device is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing customized geographic information that allows a user to select a feature displayed on a map.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a customized geographic information providing service suitable for the screen size of a wireless mobile communication device.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram for implementing a method for providing geographic information according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart schematically showing a procedure for implementing a method for providing geographic information according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, an example of a web page provided for a user to input a region name to be searched is shown.

4 to 7 are examples of information maps provided by embodiments of the method for providing geographic information according to the present invention.

8 is a schematic structural diagram of yet another embodiment of a method for providing geographic information according to the present invention.

9 is a flowchart schematically illustrating another embodiment of the method for providing geographic information according to the present invention.

10 is an example of a screen provided to input a current position and a target point.

11A and 11B are examples of information maps provided by another embodiment of the method for providing geographic information of the present invention.

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

1 is a schematic configuration diagram for implementing a method for providing geographic information according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a user 100 and a geographic information providing web server 200 are connected to each other through an internet network. The web server 200 includes an information display system 210 and is connected to a map database 220 and a local information database 230.

The map database 220 stores map data of each region. That is, for each region, a map that basically displays only representative features such as rivers, roads, public facilities, schools, department stores, apartments, etc. of the region is stored as database data in advance.

The area information database 230 stores detailed area information data for each area. That is, the location and name of each feature included in each region are stored in a database. Such features include all specific and individual features located within the area, such as, for example, churches, home appliances, restaurants, convenience stores, pharmacies, banks, gas stations, and the like.

The information display system 210 is connected to the map database 220 and the local information database 230 to provide a customized map to the user 100 using data stored in these two databases.

Next, each step of the method for providing geographic information according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

2 is a flowchart schematically showing a procedure for implementing a method for providing geographic information according to the present invention.

First, as described above, the map data of each region is stored in a map database, and the region information data of each region is stored in the region information database (S 210).

Next, the user 100 who wants to receive the geographic information accesses the geographic information providing web server 200 through the Internet and inputs a name of a region to be searched (S 220).

The user 100 may access the web server 200 by using a computer, an Internet TV, a wireless mobile communication device, or the like.

As the user 100 connects, the web server 200 provides a web page including an area name input box 310 through which the user 100 can input a desired area name as shown in FIG. 3. The web page may further include a find button 320 for easily finding a desired region name by the user and automatically inputting the same into a text box 310.

When the user 100 enters a region name in the input field 310 and clicks a confirmation button, the user 100 transmits the name to the web server 200.

Next, the information display system 210 of the web server 200 obtains a basic map of the region from the map database 220 and obtains region information data of the region from the region information database, and has a display item check box. Provide an information map to the user (S 230).

As described above, the map database 220 may include: Since the map which basically displays only the representative features such as rivers, roads, public facilities, schools, department stores, apartments, etc. of the area is stored in advance, the information display system 210 stores the data from the map database. Detect and print the basic map.

In addition, since the location information database 230 stores the location and name of each feature included in the area as a database, the information display system 210 detects the data, and this feature is desired by the user. Prints out in the form of a check box.

4A shows an information map having a basic map 410 and a display item selection box 420 simultaneously on one web page. The information map refers to a map having a display item selection column 420.

The basic map 410 includes only the features that are determined to be representative, and referring to the drawings, the base stations, public facilities, schools, department stores, sports centers, apartments and some churches, some banks, some gas stations, and some securities companies are included. It is displayed on the map 410.

The display item selection box 411 includes all the displayable features in the area. Among the features such as the public facilities displayed on the base map 410, the check box is checked in advance as shown in the drawing. For the feature that is not displayed, a check box is provided as a figure so that the user 100 can check it.

The feature included in the base map 410 may be added. That is, even features that are not representative can be displayed on the basic map 410 provided for the first time by the information display system, thereby achieving the effect of active advertising. Referring to FIG. 4B, two SK gas stations (SK gas station 1 and SK gas station 2) in the region are displayed on the basic map 420 for SK gas stations that have been applied to display on the basic map. It is also seen that check boxes 422 and 423 in the display item selection column 421 on the right are checked in advance. In this way, the feature is displayed on the first base map that is provided at the same time as the local input.

Next, the user 100 selects an item to be displayed in the display item selection box 420 and checks the check box and transmits it (S 240).

The user 100 may click to select a check box of an item for various features required to easily search for a desired destination or destination. In addition, when there is an item which is not automatically displayed on the feature map automatically displayed on the base map 410, the check mark may be canceled by clicking the check box which is already checked.

Next, the information display system 210 of the geographic information web server 200 obtains the region information of the region from the region information database 230, and displays the display items selected by the user 100 on the same map. Provide an information map (S 250).

FIG. 5A is an example of an information map provided when the user 100 selects individual items from the information map of FIG. 4A. That is, it is an information map provided when the user 100 clicks on check boxes 511, 512, and 513 for each of the respective features of Lotteria, LG Mart, and Housing Bank.

In order to facilitate selection of items by the user 100, the selection may be performed in groups. Referring to FIG. 5B, when a check box 521 of a bank item is clicked on a bank group among financial institutions, all banks are automatically displayed and provided on a map. In this way, the map search for the same group can be made easier.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B when the display space is insufficient due to the limited scale of the map.

For example, if you want to display the shopping malls that are lined up on the road, the conventional method may not be able to display all of the original basic map due to the limited scale of the map. It can be displayed in. In this case, it is impossible to search for the feature that is not displayed. According to the method of the present invention, this problem is solved by displaying only the features selected by the user 100 in the initially provided information map.

For example, if you have Samsung Electronics Agency, 24 convenience store, Aram Pharmacy, Lotteria, Crown Bakery, etc. in A Building located next to Juyeop Subway Station, there will not be enough space to display them all on the map at the same time. Can't. However, according to the method of the present invention, the local information database 230 stores data for all of them in advance, and the information display system 210 of the web server 200 maps only the items that the user 100 wants to display. This problem can be solved by displaying on the screen. That is, FIG. 6A is a map provided when the user 100 selects only the Samsung electronics agency and Lotteria, and FIG. 6B is a map provided when the user 100 selects a 24-hour convenience store, Aram Pharmacy, and Crown Bakery. The display space is secured by not displaying the unselected items.

Next, the case where the display spaces coincide similarly will be described. In the case of a multi-storey building having two or more floors, there are several features that are desired to be displayed. In the conventional method, the display cannot be performed because the same method cannot be displayed at a point on the map. In this case, the local information database 230 also stores the data for all of them in advance, and the information display system 210 of the web server 200 displays only the items that the user 100 wants to display on the map. You can solve this problem.

That is, in the case where the first floor is a housing bank on the map, the Samsung Securities on the second floor, and Samsung Life Insurance on the third floor, referring to FIGS. 7A to 7C, FIG. 7A is a housing bank selected by the user 100. 7B shows only Samsung Securities selected by the user 100, and FIG. 7C shows only Samsung Life Insurance.

Now, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

When the user 100 accesses the server 200 of the present invention through a small wireless mobile communication device such as a mobile phone and tries to find a specific target point, the present invention is suitable for a small screen of the wireless mobile communication device. Should be constructed.

In other words, the screen should not be complicated and the information display is not too small even on the small screen of the wireless mobile communication device.

8 is a schematic structural diagram of yet another embodiment of a method for providing geographic information according to the present invention. The geographic information providing web server 200 of the present invention further includes a screen size / scale confirmation system 240. The screen size / scale confirmation system 240 checks the size of the display screen of the wireless mobile communication device of the user 100 and the scale of the map detected from the map database 220 and transmits it to the information display system 210. Function.

Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11.

9 is a flowchart schematically illustrating the embodiment.

First, as in the previous embodiment, map data of each region is stored in the map database 220, and region information data of each region is stored in the region information database 230 (S 910).

Next, the user 100 accesses a geographic information web server through a wireless mobile communication device and inputs a current location and a target point (S920). The embodiment of the present form is to provide a customized map including a method and a method that the user 100 can easily go from his current location to the desired target point using his wireless mobile communication device. Therefore, the user 100 inputs the current location and the target point. 10 is an example of a screen for inputting a current position (Gunpo City Hall) and a target point (Ogeum Elementary School).

Next, the information display system 210 of the geographic information web server 200 obtains a map including the current location and the target point from the map database 220 and the local information of the region from the local information database 230. Importing the data, the screen size / scale confirmation system 240 of the geographical information web server checks the size of the display screen of the wireless mobile communication device and the scale of the map taken from the map database (S 930). The reason for checking the size of the display screen and the scale of the map is that the area to be displayed on the map, such as the area information displayed when the screen size is small according to the size of the display screen of the wireless mobile communication device, that is, reducing the number of features. This is because the user 100 can easily identify the information on a small screen only by adjusting the amount of information, and also, depending on the scale, the range of the area included in the screen varies or the features to be displayed also vary.

Next, the information display system 210 receives the size of the display screen checked by the screen size / scale confirmation system 240 and the scale of the map to determine the data to be displayed among the area information data (S 940). That is, as described above, in consideration of the size of the display screen and the scale of the map, it is determined as data to display only the number of features most suitable for identification by the user 100 in order of features of high importance.

Next, an information map displaying the determined data on the map is transmitted to the user (S950). 11A is an example of the transmitted information map, and only the outline of Sanbon New Town map of Gyeonggi-do is displayed. In addition, only Sanbon Railway Station and Gunpo Fire Station are selected as the display data and included in the information map between two points. Therefore, the user 100 can easily identify the geographic information between the current location and the target point even on a small screen of the wireless mobile communication device.

The user 100 may enlarge the information map provided to obtain more detailed geographic information (S 960). That is, the user 100 may designate a desired magnification range by pointing two corner points diagonally facing among four corners of the range that the user wants to magnify among information maps provided on the screen of the wireless mobile communication device. FIG. 11B further shows an example of a gunpo police station, Mugunghwa Apartment, Hongjin Elementary School, and Painting Middle School as an example of the screen provided when the user 100 points to two specific points facing diagonally on the screen of FIG. 11a.

When the enlarged information map does not include the target point, a display indicating the position of the target point is provided on the display screen (S970). Referring to FIG. 11B, the Gunpo City Hall, which is the current location, is marked with "+", but the screen does not include Ogeum Elementary School, which is a target point. Therefore, a "←" sign indicating the direction of Ogeum Elementary School, which is the target point, is provided on the upper left corner of the screen.

When the user selects the display of "←" and selects the movement to the target location, the moved information map is provided (S980). That is, a map of the range moved in the direction of Ogeum Elementary School is provided on the screen. If the moved screen still does not include the target point, the provided screen may again have a direction indication.

As mentioned above, although some Example was given and demonstrated this invention, this invention is not limited to this. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that many modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

According to the present invention, it is easy to change only the features or information displayed on the map without changing the map, and the user who wants to check the location through the map can easily search by displaying the desired information on the map. Compared to the conventional map, more information can be displayed, so users can check various information, and they want to display their location information, but they can display information that was not displayed on the map due to lack of representativeness. The effect can be obtained.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, by providing a customized geographic information on a small screen through a wireless mobile communication device having a small display device, such as a mobile phone, it is always easy to map search, even if you visit an unknown area Without carrying atlases, you can reduce geographic immaturity.

Claims (6)

A first step of storing map data of each region in a map database and storing region information data of each region in a region information database; A second step of the user inputting a desired region by accessing a geographic information web server through the Internet; The information display system of the geographic information web server obtains a basic map of the region from the map database and obtains region information data of the region from the region information database, and provides the user with an information map having a display item check box. A third step; A fourth step of the user selecting and transmitting an item to be displayed in the display item selection box; A fifth step of the information display system of the geographic information web server fetching area information of the corresponding area from the area information database and providing an information map on which a display item selected by the user is displayed on the same map; Method for providing geographic information through the Internet, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, The base map provided in the third step is a geographic information providing method through the Internet, characterized in that to display a feature having a representative. The method of claim 2, The initial map provided in the third step additionally displays the feature to which the advertisement is applied, and if the user does not want to display the feature, the display of the feature may be released from the display item selection box provided in the fourth step. Method for providing geographic information through the Internet, characterized in that. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And wherein the user's connection to the web server via the Internet includes a connection by a computer, an Internet TV, or a wireless mobile communication device. A first step of storing map data of each region in a map database and storing region information data of each region in a region information database; A second step of the user inputting a current location and a target point by accessing a geographic information web server through a wireless mobile communication device; An information display system of a geographic information web server obtains a map including the current location and a target point from the map database, obtains local information data of the region from the geographic information database, and displays the screen size / scale of the geographic information web server. A third step of the verification system confirming the size of the display screen of the wireless mobile communication device and the scale of the map taken from the map database; A fourth step of the information display system receiving the size of the display screen checked by the screen size / scale checking system and the scale of the map to determine the data to be displayed among the area information data; A fifth step of transmitting to the user an information map displaying the data determined in the fourth step on a map; Method for providing geographic information through the Internet, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 5, A sixth step of enlarging the information map provided in the fifth step by the user; A seventh step of providing a display on the display screen indicating the location of the target point when the information map enlarged in the sixth step does not include the target point; And a eighth step of providing the moved information map when the user selects to move to the target point location.