KR20050062320A - Traffic information providing system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a traffic information providing system and a method thereof.

The present invention provides a system and method for providing traffic information to a terminal through a network. The present invention summarizes time-varying traffic information according to a predetermined rule, and traffic traffic of a section on a background image of specific roads based on the time-varying traffic information of the section. Creates a simple map, which is an image that combines information, link shape information, and traffic speed information of a vehicle, converts the simple map into an image format that meets the specifications of the user terminal, and provides the terminal to the terminal at a specific time. The user can directly access the traffic information on the network and inquire the traffic information of the corresponding section. In this way, it is possible to optimize and provide traffic information for a specific section according to the user's request so that the user can easily recognize, and also directly informs the section-specific traffic information in the form of a short message callback URL at the time requested by the user. The user's convenience can be increased, and the user can be provided with a summary information on various alternative routes so that the user can easily make a decision about the route selection.

Description

Traffic information providing system and method thereof

The present invention relates to a traffic information providing system and method, and more particularly, to a traffic information providing system and method for summarizing and displaying a simplified image so that a user can grasp traffic traffic information at a time.

The conventional method of collecting traffic information yields traffic information for one road segment, that is, a road between an intersection and an intersection, a road between a road junction and a road junction, and a road between an intersection and a road junction. It is.

Based on the traffic information collected in this way, the traffic information center calculates a route to avoid the congested area and transmits it to the terminal mounted on the vehicle to inform the driver.

At this time, the traffic information center can provide map information to the terminal and provides traffic information and route guidance services in text or image information.

First, in the case of providing traffic information by text information, the driver cannot accurately distinguish traffic information about the surrounding location in the absence of local sense, and the traffic information center continuously transmits a plurality of alternative routes in text form. Therefore, the driver may not be able to compare several sections at the same time by viewing a plurality of alternative routes, and there may be a problem that may cause confusion about several routes.

Next, when providing traffic information and route guidance services in the form of images from a traffic information center to a terminal, it usually displays one road or route so that the user's desire to view several roads or routes at the same time cannot be satisfied. For example, map information displaying a relatively long road in the form of an image has a problem in that it is difficult for the user to recognize because it is complicated to see at a glance.

In addition, the user terminal has to store the background image information such as the map image in advance to use the image information transmitted from the traffic information center, there is a problem that the terminal that can use the image information occurs.

Above all, when the background image information is changed, there is a problem that the time-varying information such as location information and map information does not match because the changed information is not applied in real time in the terminal.

Therefore, in order to reflect the time-varying information on the background image information, the real-time time-varying information and the background image information must be processed together.

In this case, the memory and CPU of the user terminal should be larger than a certain amount, and the time-varying information may appear differently according to the specifications of the user terminal when processing the image by receiving the time-varying information provided from the traffic information center in the background image information from the terminal. There is a problem that the processing time takes.

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and the user can easily access the information of the section by simplifying the map information of the specific section into an image and providing the simplified map information together with the traffic information. To make it clear.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a traffic information providing method for providing traffic information to a terminal through a network. Generating a traffic information corresponding to a vehicle traffic for each link of the section by summarizing time-varying traffic information corresponding to a specific section; b) generating link shape information indicative of road-specific link characteristics for the section; c) generating a simple map which is an image combining a traffic background information and link shape information of the section with a predefined background image based on the time-varying traffic information of the section; And d) when the user requests to view the section information, reflecting the vehicle communication speed of the section in the simple map for the section and transmitting the same to the terminal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a traffic information providing method for providing traffic information to a terminal through a network, the method comprising: a) periodically collecting traffic information to generate time-varying traffic information and corresponding to the section; Calculating traffic communication information indicating a degree of vehicle communication for each link of the section by summarizing time-varying traffic information; b) generating link shape information indicating a link characteristic of each road for the section when a user requests to view the section information; c) generating a simple map which is an image combining a traffic background information, link shape information, and traffic speed information of the section with a predefined background image based on the time-varying traffic information of the section; And d) transmitting the simple map generated in step c) to the terminal.

In the traffic information providing method according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the step d) is preferably converted into an image format suitable for the terminal specification of the simple map user and transmitted.

In addition, before the user requests to view the section information, an optimal route or an alternative route may be generated based on the traffic communication information of the section, and the route summary information of the route may be reflected in a simple map, or the user may When the alarm is requested, it is preferable to generate an optimal route or an alternative route based on the traffic communication information on the section, and to reflect the route summary information on the route in the simple map.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a traffic information providing method for providing traffic information to a terminal through a network, the method comprising: a) providing traffic communication information of a predetermined section at a predetermined time through the terminal; Requesting, summarizing time-varying traffic information corresponding to the section, calculating traffic communication information indicating a degree of vehicle communication for each link of the section; b) generating link shape information indicative of road-specific link characteristics for the section; c) generating a simple map which is an image combining a traffic background information and link shape information of the section with a predefined background image based on the time-varying traffic information of the section; And d) performing a notification service for transmitting the simple map generated in step c) at the time requested by the terminal.

In the step d), the notification service is transmitted to the user in the form of a short message, and the user leaves a network address (URL) in the short message, and when the user presses the call button of the terminal, the user immediately accesses the network and designates the user. It is desirable to be able to see the simple map for the section.

In the method for providing traffic information according to the first, second, or third aspect of the present invention, the step a) calculates traffic traffic information including a plurality of alternative paths including an optimal path for the section, so that the user can perform the simple It is desirable to be able to select one of a number of alternative routes reflected in the map.

The traffic communication information may be classified into a plurality of colors according to the vehicle communication speed, and the calculated traffic communication information may be matched with a corresponding color.

In the step c), the background image is defined as video information of a CCTV photographing a traffic condition of a specific section, and the simple information is generated by displaying the traffic information in different colors for each speed in the video information of the CCTV. desirable.

It is preferable to classify the traffic information into congestion degree such as smoothness, slow motion, and congestion, and to give different colors to each classified traffic information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a traffic information providing system comprising: a traffic information providing system for providing traffic information to a terminal through a network, the traffic information providing server generating and outputting time-varying traffic information periodically; The traffic information providing server receives the time-varying traffic information and the optimal route, and generates and outputs a simple map (SIMPLE MAP) that is an image showing the vehicle traffic speed for each link in the background image by reflecting the time-varying traffic information. Image generation server; And a transmission / reception server configured to transmit and receive image information output from the image generation server to the terminal while transmitting and receiving information with the terminal.

The traffic information providing system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention provides a notification service for transmitting traffic information on a section selected by a user at a predetermined time by the terminal to the terminal through a callback uniform resource locator (URL) method. It further comprises a notification service server to perform.

The traffic information providing system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention further includes a route providing server for generating and outputting an optimum route or an alternative route based on the corresponding traffic traffic information for the section.

The route providing server may provide a plurality of alternative routes including an optimal route for the section so that the user may select one of a plurality of alternative routes reflected in the simple map.

The image generation server,

A traffic information summary unit configured to summarize the traffic information according to a predetermined summary rule when the time varying traffic information is transmitted from the traffic information providing server; An image generator for generating and outputting a simple map based on a predefined background image and a speed display format based on the time-varying traffic information summarized by the traffic information summary unit; And an image converter configured to perform an image conversion function on the simple map output from the image generator so as to conform to the terminal specification of the user.

The image generating unit classifies the speed display format into a plurality of colors according to the degree of communication for each vehicle, matches the calculated traffic communication information with a corresponding color, and then links by color that match the color. Corresponding traffic traffic information with vector information of a corresponding link, generating link shape information for displaying the vector information in a color corresponding to the traffic communication information, and combining the link shape information with an image of the processed section is simple. It is desirable to create a map.

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. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

First, a traffic information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1.

1 illustrates a configuration of a traffic information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 illustrates a traffic information summary processing process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the traffic information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a traffic information providing server 100, a route providing server 200, an image generating server 300, a transmission and reception server 400, The notification service server 500 and the database server 600 are included.

The traffic information providing server 100 collects traffic information periodically by using a point detector or a section detector installed in each section in which the vehicle travels, a closed circuit TV (CCTV) installed over the road, and the like. And a traffic information provider 120 providing the traffic information collected by the traffic information collector 110 to the image generation server 300 as time-varying traffic information.

When the traffic information request for a predetermined section is received from the terminal 10 or the administrator generates the traffic information for a specific section in advance, the route providing server 200 processes the traffic information corresponding to the section and the optimal route and Generate and output two or three alternative routes containing the optimal route.

In this case, the path providing server 200 generates an optimal path or an alternative path by a general path generation algorithm, and at this time, the path generation algorithm is already known and thus description thereof will be omitted.

The image generation server 300 receives the traffic information providing server 100 and the route providing server 200 time-varying traffic information or an optimal route or an alternative route, and reflects the time-varying traffic information in the background image so that the vehicle traffic speed for each link in the section is reflected. Create and output a simple map displaying.

The image generation server 300 includes, but is not limited to, a traffic information summary unit 310, an image generator 320, and an image converter 330.

When the time varying traffic information is transmitted from the traffic information providing server 100, the traffic information summary unit 310 summarizes the time varying traffic information according to a rule of a predefined matching table.

That is, as shown in Figure 2, the traffic information summary unit 310 generates a summary link 01-02 section by reducing the section 101-102 and 102-103, the summary rule is the distance and traffic of each link The decision is made based on the congestion status, but in some cases, it can be applied based on the main POI as well as various situations.

The image generator 320 generates and outputs a simple map based on a predefined background image and a speed display format based on the time-varying traffic information summarized by the traffic information summary unit 310.

The image converting unit 330 converts the simple map output from the image generating unit 320 into various image types such as JPG, PNG, and SIS so as to meet the user's terminal specifications.

The transmission / reception server 400 provides a simple map generated by the image generation server to the wired or wireless terminal 10 while transmitting and receiving information with the terminal.

The notification service server 500 performs a notification service that transmits traffic information on a section selected by the user in a simple map form at a predetermined time by the terminal 10.

In this case, the notification service may be transmitted to the terminal 10 in a short message callback URL (uniform resource locator) method, or may transmit a simple map to the user in various ways.

Accordingly, the database server 600 includes a traffic information database 610 in which traffic information collected for each section is stored, and in addition, a link shape information database for storing vector information and an image for configuring map information for each section, respectively. 620 and image database 650, summary link database 630, route summary information database 640, and notification service information database 660.

An identifier (ID) is assigned to each section in the traffic information database 610, and traffic information such as traffic volume, congestion degree, vehicle driving speed, and travel time is stored for each section.

The link shape information database 620 stores vector information of a road, that is, a link of each section, for each section to which an identifier is assigned. For example, the section raw vector information which simplifies the node and the link indicating the road formed in the section are stored, and the vector information has the coordinate value when each link is actually displayed on the image.

Here, the section raw vector information is produced to express the traffic information to the user with increased visibility, and in the case of the actual road shape, the user's awareness decreases when the limited screen size is displayed. It is to improve the efficiency of information provision.

In the embodiment of the present invention, it is necessary to express the traffic information providing section to the user in color. Therefore, the shape representing the section is expressed as a polygon instead of a line and filled with the color. That is, a polygon representing a traffic information providing section, not an image data structure such as a bitmap, is constructed by configuring information of each vertex as individual components. The coordinates of each vertex are defined by a screen coordinate system that is a coordinate of a bitmap image (for example, a rectangular coordinate system having an upper left point of origin (0,0)).

The summary link database 630 includes summary link information that summarizes the time varying traffic information according to a predetermined rule, and the route summary information database 640 includes a route summary for the optimal route and the alternative route generated by the route providing server 200. Contains information.

The image database 650 stores image information representing map information of a corresponding section for each section to which an identifier is assigned. For example, for each section, an image of the section or road background, geographic information, POI, and various kinds of information, and a video image of CCTV are stored. For example, the POI includes a name for a specific location such as Woori Bank, Jongno Police Station, and a location coordinate value accordingly.

The notification service information database 660 provides traffic information directly to the user even if the user does not find the menu by accessing the network by specifying a menu such as the day of the week, the time of day, and the section of the destination / destination, section, road, etc. requested by the user. It stores the information related to the reminder service.

In the present embodiment, for convenience of description, information stored in the database server 600 is classified and stored into a plurality of databases 610 to 660, but the information stored in the database is not limited to the above-described ones.

The transmission / reception server 400 provides the terminal 10 with a simple map generated based on the information stored in the databases 610 to 660.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the operation of the traffic information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic information providing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the traffic information providing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a simple map for a specific section is generated in advance in the image generating server 300, and the simple map for the corresponding section is requested according to a user's request. The map is colored according to the speed display format according to the traffic traffic.

That is, the traffic information providing server 100 collects traffic information for each section from a collection resource such as a point detector installed in each terminal or each section of the vehicle.

At this time, the traffic information providing server 100 collects traffic volume, congestion degree, vehicle driving speed, travel time, etc. for each section, and stores the collected traffic information in the traffic information database 610 for each section. May be stored in link units.

The traffic information providing server 100 provides the time varying traffic information collected above to the traffic information summarizing unit 310, and the traffic information summarizing unit 310 matches the time varying traffic information in a form that is easy to be grasped by the user. A summary link is generated by summarizing according to the rules of (S12, S13).

The traffic information summary unit 310 stores a summary link summarizing the collected time varying traffic information in the summary link database 630.

The image generating server 300 generates a simple map by calling data on traffic information, link shape information, and image information on a corresponding section. (S14, S15).

In this case, when the user requests to view the traffic information, the image generator 320 reflects the color designated for each traffic speed according to the current traffic information in the simple map previously generated for the section designated by the user. , S17)

The image converter 330 converts a simple map in which different colors are reflected for each communication speed into an image format suitable for a user terminal, and the transmission / reception server 400 transmits the simple map transmitted from the image converter 330. To the user's terminal. (S18)

At this time, the image conversion unit 330 stores a simple map reflecting different colors for each communication speed as a base image (image format of bitmap format such as BMP, PNG, JPG), and stores the simple map in the image format of the terminal requesting the simple map. Accordingly, the base image is converted into an image file such as JPG, PNG, SIS, and output to the transmission / reception server 400.

In the above, the route providing server 200 may generate an optimal route or an alternative route for the section requested by the user, and then transmit a simple map reflecting traffic traffic information about the route to the user's terminal.

The route providing server 200 generates the optimal route or the alternative route before the user requests, and stores the route summary information for each route in the route summary information database 640. It is reflected in the simple map. Alternatively, the route providing server 200 may generate an optimal route or an alternative route at the time of the user's request so that route summary information on the route is reflected in the simple map.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic information providing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the traffic information providing method according to the second embodiment of the present invention, when the user requests an alarm of section information in the image generation server 300, the corresponding information on the corresponding section is performed. Create a simple map.

That is, the traffic information providing server 100 and the traffic information summary unit 310 collect real-time traffic information and generate and store a summary link for the time-varying traffic information. (S21, S22, S23)

When the image generation server 300 receives a user's section information viewing request through the transmission / reception server 400 (S24), the data generation server 300 calls data for traffic information, link shape information, and background image information to each other for each traffic speed of the corresponding section. Create a simple map with different colors (S25, S26).

The generated simple map is converted into an image format suitable for the user's terminal by the image converter 330 and transmitted to the user's terminal through the transmission / reception server 400 (S27).

At this time, in the second embodiment of the present invention, as in the first embodiment, a simple map reflecting traffic communication information about an optimal route or an alternative route for the section requested by the route providing server 200 to the user's terminal. Can transmit

5 illustrates an image generation procedure for generating a simple map according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 illustrates an image generation format of the simple map generated by FIG. 5.

As shown in FIG. 5, the image generator 320 reads a background image of a section designated by a user or a section set by an administrator from the image database 650 and then reads the background of the section or the road. It simplifies the background and selects key POIs from a number of POIs located around the road.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 5, the image generator 320 matches traffic traffic information with different colors in stages so that a user can easily recognize the traffic information, and designates a separate speed display format for each image. To display colors differently.

For example, the image generator 320 determines the color using RGB values 128, 240 and 0 when! G-128,240,0 to! G are green and the communication information is smooth. Slow (yellow) and! R are stagnant (red).

As shown in FIG. 5B, a POI close to a road or a POI having a name well known to the general public is selected from among a plurality of POIs.

As shown in (c) of FIG. 5, the link shape information indicates a road number (identifier), a link number, a direction indicating up / down, and polygon vector information of each link, and has a vector or image form.

In FIG. 6, one record represents one link / direction polygon and a communication information value is given for each record unit.

In this way, the image generator 320 applies the traffic communication information to the link shape information, that is, the link coordinates of the vectorized section in a one-to-one manner, and assigns a color according to the traffic communication speed to each link of the section to create a simple map. Create

The image converter 330 converts the simple map into an image format that meets the specifications of the user terminal, and provides the simple map to the user terminal by wire or wirelessly through the transmission / reception server 400.

In the above, the route providing server 200 may present the traffic communication information for the section requested by the user or the random section set by the administrator as one or more alternative routes so that the user can select the route determined to be the fastest.

For example, the route providing server 200 provides a route passing through Banpo Bridge, Hannam Bridge, and Dongjak Bridge as a road route from Seoul downtown to Seocho area. Then, the user can compare the route via the operation bridge and the Hannam Bridge as well as the route in the case of Banpo Bridge, so that the user can easily select the route.

The route providing server 200 sets a waypoint for each route in advance according to a cycle in which traffic information is changed, periodically generates route summary information, stores the route summary information in the route summary information database 640, and summarizes the route through the transmission / reception server 400. The information is transmitted to the user terminal 10 in the form of an image or text.

In this case, it is preferable that the route summary information is processed as a simple map and transmitted to the user terminal 10.

When the user selects the optimal route among several alternative routes, the traffic information providing server 100 inquires the detailed section traffic communication information on the corresponding route, and the image generating server 300 generates and transmits a simple map for the corresponding route. The server 400 transmits the data to the user terminal 10.

7 illustrates a notification service procedure of the traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the user specifies an arbitrary section of a departure point, a destination, a road, a main building, and the like, and applies for a reminder service that informs traffic information of the section at a desired time.

Then, the notification service server 500 stores the notification service providing time for a specific section such as a departure point / destination, road, POI, etc. set by the user in the notification service information database 660, and the user terminal 10 for each corresponding time. Send a short message to).

When the user presses the call button through the URL remaining in the short message, the user is immediately connected to the traffic information providing system so that the user can view the traffic information for the section designated by the user.

At this time, the user terminal displays the communication information for the section designated by the user in the form of a simple map or text. In this case, when the user requests an alternative route between the departure point / destination, the user may inquire detailed information on the corresponding route when selecting one route.

Although the reminder service is transmitted to the user in the form of a short message callback URL, the reminder service may notify the user to immediately view the simple map for the section requested by the user in various transmission methods.

8 shows an example of a traffic information providing service using the traffic information system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, (a) shows an Olympic highway among urban highways, and when detailed information is pressed, communication information for each section is displayed, and (b) is a summary information of the Han River Bridge. Detailed communication information about the bridge is shown.

8 (c) shows communication information for each route as an alternative route for commute from Bundang to Gangnam. 8 (d) shows a video image of a CCTV photographing the traffic state of the metropolitan area as a background image, and the user can easily grasp the communication state at a glance by displaying the traffic communication information according to the color direction. .

Although the preferred 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. Fall within the scope of the

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide optimized traffic information for a particular section so that the user can easily recognize at the request of the user. In particular, the traffic communication information of each section together with the map information of the section that simplifies the traffic communication information for the predetermined section can be provided so that the user can easily identify by distinguishing and displaying a plurality of colors according to the degree of vehicle communication. .

In addition, it is possible to provide convenience to the user by immediately informing the traffic communication information of the section designated by the user in various forms in the time zone requested by the user.

In addition, by providing the user with summary information for several alternative routes, the user may be provided to facilitate decision making on route selection.

1 is a block diagram of a traffic information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 illustrates a traffic information summary processing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic information providing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic information providing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 illustrates an image generation procedure for generating a simple map according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 illustrates an image generation format of the simple map generated by FIG. 5.

7 illustrates a notification service procedure of the traffic information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 shows an example of a traffic information providing service using the traffic information system according to the present invention.

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In the traffic information providing method for providing traffic information to a terminal through a network, a) periodically collecting traffic information to generate time-varying traffic information, and calculating time-varying traffic information corresponding to a specific section to calculate traffic communication information indicating a degree of vehicle communication for each link of the section; b) generating link shape information indicative of road-specific link characteristics for the section; c) generating a simple map which is an image combining a traffic background information and link shape information of the section with a predefined background image based on the time-varying traffic information of the section; And d) when the user requests to view the section information, transmitting the information to the terminal by reflecting the vehicle communication speed of the section in the simple map for the section; Traffic information providing method comprising a. In the traffic information providing method for providing traffic information to a terminal through a network, a) generating time-varying traffic information by periodically collecting traffic information, and calculating time-varying traffic information corresponding to the section to calculate traffic communication information indicating a degree of vehicle communication for each link of the section; b) generating link shape information indicating a link characteristic of each road for the section when a user requests to view the section information; c) generating a simple map which is an image combining a traffic background information, link shape information, and traffic speed information of the section with a predefined background image based on the time-varying traffic information of the section; And d) transmitting the simple map generated in step c) to the terminal; Traffic information providing method comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, In step d), the traffic information providing method converts and transmits the image format suitable for the terminal specification of the simple map user. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The method for providing traffic information by generating an optimal route or an alternative route based on the traffic communication information of the section before requesting to view the section information of the user, and reflecting the route summary information on the route in a simple map. The method according to claim 1 or 2, When the user requests the alarm of the section information, the traffic information providing method for generating an optimal route or alternative route based on the traffic communication information for the section, the route summary information for the route is reflected in the simple map. In the traffic information providing method for providing traffic information to a terminal through a network, a) when the user requests to provide traffic traffic information of a predetermined section at a predetermined time through the terminal, the traffic-variable information indicating the degree of vehicle communication for each link of the section is calculated by summarizing the time-varying traffic information corresponding to the section; Doing; b) generating link shape information indicative of road-specific link characteristics for the section; c) generating a simple map which is an image combining a traffic background information and link shape information of the section with a predefined background image based on the time-varying traffic information of the section; And d) performing a notification service for transmitting the simple map generated in step c) at the time requested by the terminal; Traffic information providing method comprising a. The method of claim 6, In step d), the notification service, By sending a short message to the user, the user leaves a network address (URL) in the short message so that when the user presses the call button of the terminal, the user immediately accesses the network so that the user can view a simple map of the section designated by the user. How to provide traffic information. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2 or 6, In step a), traffic information is calculated by including a plurality of alternative routes including an optimal route for the section, so that the user can select one of a plurality of alternative routes reflected in the simple map. . The method according to any one of claims 1, 2 or 6, Step a) is a traffic information providing method for receiving the time-varying traffic information periodically to summarize the traffic information to reflect the distance and traffic congestion status of each link. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2 or 6, The step b) has a shape according to the linearity of the road included in the section, traffic information providing method for generating link shape information having a directionality that is divided into the number, link number, ascending and descending of each road. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2 or 6, And classifying the traffic information into a plurality of colors according to a vehicle traffic speed, and matching the calculated traffic information to a corresponding color. Claim 1 and 2. Or any one of claims 6 to 10, In step c), the background image is defined as video information of a CCTV photographing a traffic condition of a specific section, and the traffic information is generated by displaying the traffic information in different colors for each speed in the video information of the CCTV to generate a simple map. How to Provide Information. The method of claim 12, Traffic information providing method for classifying the traffic information into smoothness, slowness, congestion, such as congestion, and give a different color to each classified traffic information. In a traffic information providing system for providing traffic information to a terminal through a network, A traffic information providing server for periodically collecting traffic information and generating and outputting time-varying traffic information; The traffic information providing server receives the time-varying traffic information and the optimal route, and generates and outputs a simple map (SIMPLE MAP) that is an image showing the vehicle traffic speed for each link in the background image by reflecting the time-varying traffic information. Image generation server; And Transmitting and receiving server for transmitting and receiving information with the terminal, the image information output from the image generating server to the terminal Traffic information providing system comprising a. The method of claim 14, And a notification service server configured to perform a notification service for transmitting traffic information on a section selected by the user at a predetermined time by the terminal to the terminal through a callback uniform resource locator (URL) method. The method of claim 14, And a route providing server for generating and outputting an optimum route or an alternative route based on the corresponding traffic communication information for the section. The method of claim 16, The route providing server, A traffic information providing system for providing a plurality of alternative routes including an optimal route for the section, so that the user can select one of a plurality of alternative routes reflected in the simple map. The method of claim 14, The image generation server, A traffic information summary unit configured to summarize the traffic information according to a predetermined summary rule when the time varying traffic information is transmitted from the traffic information providing server; An image generator for generating and outputting a simple map based on a predefined background image and a speed display format based on the time-varying traffic information summarized by the traffic information summary unit; And An image conversion unit for performing an image conversion function to conform to the user's terminal specifications of the simple map output from the image generation unit Traffic information providing system comprising a. The method of claim 18, And the traffic information summary unit summarizes the time-varying traffic information by using the distance and traffic congestion state of each link of the section as the summary rule. The method of claim 18, The image generator, The speed display format is classified into a plurality of colors according to the degree of communication for each vehicle, and the calculated traffic communication information is matched with a corresponding color, and then the traffic communication information for each link matched with the color is displayed. Generating link shape information for displaying the vector information in a color corresponding to the traffic communication information in correspondence with the vector information of the link, and generating a simple map by combining the link shape information with an image of the processed section; Traffic Information Provision System. The method of claim 20, The link shape information includes a road number, a link number, a communication direction, and polygon vector information of each link. The method of claim 18, The image generating unit is a traffic information providing system for generating a simple map by displaying the communication information by color in the video information of the CCTV by using the background image as the video information of the CCTV photographing the traffic state of a particular section.