KR20080013475A - Apparatus and method for controlling data in telematics - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for sharing a telematics path are provided to enable plural users to share a driving path with one another by converting GPS information into a proper file format. A navigation module(20) includes a GPS(Global Positioning System) communication unit(21), a map database(22), and a navigation controller(23). An application module(10) includes a DMB part, a radio part(11), a communication part(12), a deck part(13), an information service part(14), and an application processor(15). The GPS communication unit communicates with a GPS satellite. The map database stores basic map information for a navigation service. The navigation controller obtains a current location and provides a proper path. A memory stores path information into files according to a user selection. The map information is based on current position information of a vehicle, so that the map information is updated in real-time while driving.

Description

Apparatus and method for controlling data in telematics}

1 is a block diagram of a path sharing apparatus for telematics according to the present invention;

2 is an operation flowchart for storing a driving section of a vehicle in a file in the telematics according to the present invention;

3 is an operation flowchart for providing the driving section file information configured in the telematics according to the present invention to another vehicle.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: other modules 11: radio unit

12: communication unit 13: deck unit

14: information service department 15: processor

18: DMB section 20: navigation module

21: GPS communication unit 22: map database

23 processor 30 memory

40: input and output unit 50: touch screen

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for sharing a path of a telematics, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for sharing a path of a telematics that can share a moving path of a vehicle with another vehicle.

Telematics is a vehicle wireless internet service that combines car and wireless communication.It includes navigation function to search for a destination in the car, remote diagnosis of vehicle through wireless network, and emergency traffic and living information through wireless modem. You can use various information such as rescue, send a phone message to your office and friends, send and receive voice e-mail, and download audio and video files. Recently, various functions such as theft alarm, vehicle consumables management, hands-free mobile phone, and personal assistant service are provided through the telematics terminal in addition to the broadcast reception function that can receive broadcast signals and various video signals.

As such, telematics is simply equipped with a navigation function for searching for a destination, a broadcasting reception function, a communication function, and an internet function, and more specifically, various information, contents, services, etc. To provide things.

On the other hand, the conventional telematics was able to use only the own vehicle when searching for a route to a destination using a navigation function and using the same. That is, conventional telematics searches for the shortest path (or desired path) between an arbitrary position (the current position of the vehicle or a specific position of the user's designation) and the destination, and transmits the retrieved information only to the driver of the vehicle equipped with the telematics. It was configured to provide.

However, there may be a case in which several vehicles are simultaneously moved to the same destination, and a case may be provided in which a person wants to share information of a road that is faster and more convenient by providing the route information searched to others.

In this case, the conventional telematics has a problem that cannot satisfy the user's satisfaction. This is because the conventional telematics is configured to provide only the driver of the own vehicle with the information retrieved.

In addition, as mentioned above, the telematics has various functions, and has a high performance control circuit including a process having a high performance to perform the various functions provided above. Accordingly, the present invention proposes a device that can share a navigation search path with another vehicle using a high-performance control circuit of telematics.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a route sharing method and apparatus for telematics that can share route information according to a driving section of a vehicle with another vehicle.

Telematics route sharing method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the input step of inputting a signal for storing the relevant information of the driving section; A vehicle location detection step of detecting current location information of the vehicle; A first storage step of storing related information of a vehicle driving section in a file on a predetermined time basis based on the detected position information of the vehicle; And a monitoring step of monitoring whether a signal for stopping the storage of the driving section is input, wherein the related information of the driving section is continuously stored in a file until the storage stop signal is input in the monitoring step.

The present invention is characterized by further comprising a transmitting step of transmitting the file stored in the first storing step to the outside.

The input step of the present invention is characterized in that it is made independent of the path guidance operation.

The input step may be performed at a user selection section while driving the vehicle.

The related information of the present invention is characterized in that the map information extracted by using the current position of the vehicle as the coordinates.

In the first storage step of the present invention, the related information is stored in a standard format.

The first storage step of the present invention is characterized in that it is made in real time.

The present invention may further include a second storage step of finishing the storage of the driving section stored in the first storage step and storing it in the allocated area when the storage stop signal is input in the monitoring step.

In the second storage step of the present invention, the confirmation information for confirming the storage file is input.

In addition, the telematics route sharing apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, input and output means for inputting a signal for storing the relevant information of the driving section, and displays the user notification information; Vehicle location detecting means for detecting current location information of the vehicle; Storage means for storing the related information of the vehicle driving section in a file on a predetermined time basis based on the detected position information of the vehicle; And a control means for monitoring whether a signal for stopping the storage of the driving section is input and controlling to continuously store the related information in the file until the storage stop signal is input.

The present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a transmission means for transmitting the file selected by the input and output means from the file stored in the storage means to the outside.

The transmission means of the present invention is characterized by using the information service unit provided in the other module.

The input and output means of the present invention is characterized in that the touch screen.

The storage means of the present invention is characterized by storing map information based on the current position information of the vehicle.

The storage means of the present invention is characterized in that the flash memory.

The control means of the present invention is characterized in that the processor in the navigation module.

Hereinafter, a path sharing method and apparatus for telematics according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a path sharing apparatus for telematics according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the telematics route sharing apparatus according to the present invention is largely divided into a navigation module 20 according to a destination route guide and another module 10 equipped with various other functions.

The navigation module 20 communicates with a GPS satellite based on a GPS communication unit 21 for communicating with a GPS satellite, a map database 22 for storing basic map information for a road guidance service, and a GPS satellite based on the navigation operation program. And a processor 23, which is a navigation controller for controlling vehicle navigation, such as guiding a route to a destination where a user wants to go.

The other module 10 may include a digital multimedia broadcasting part (DMB) 18 for viewing a recent digital broadcast, a radio part (11) for enabling a radio broadcast, and a communication unit using Bluetooth or CDMA (Comm. Part 12), a deck part 13 for playing a CD / DVD, an information service part 14 for receiving and providing various other information, and a processor 15 for controlling the components. ) Is included.

The information service unit 14 is a service unit that receives and provides various information including traffic information, weather information, and vehicle inspection. In addition, in the present invention, the information service unit 14 also performs a transmission function to provide the route information according to the current driving route of the vehicle to another vehicle by user selection.

The navigation module 20 and the other modules 10 determine the situation of the other party through communication and control necessary signal processing. The output signal processed by the navigation module 20 and the other module 10 is output through the input / output unit 40 and displayed on the touch screen 50. In addition, an operating program for signal processing and data processed by the navigation module 20 and the other module 10 are stored in the flash memory 30.

The memory 30 configures and stores, as a file, route information searched according to the current driving route of the vehicle by user selection. To this end, the memory 30 sets a storage area for each component in order to store various data required by the navigation module 20 and the other modules 10.

The route information stored in the memory 30 is map information obtained from a map database based on the coordinate matching information corresponding to the current vehicle position information and the current position information of the vehicle which are changed in real time. The extracted map information is converted into a suitable format, compressed and stored. At this time, it is preferable that the format of the map information be a standard format generally used in electronic devices and portable devices. And since the map information is based on the current position information of the vehicle in which the vehicle is moving in real time, each time the current position information of the vehicle is continuously changed by a unit of time (the time set for the information storage interval), a new Map information is obtained. However, since the obtained map information is obtained by tracking the same path as the map information obtained before or after, the stored map information is configured to be connected and stored.

The touch screen 50 also includes a function of inputting various signals such as various character recognitions including key signals. That is, the touch screen 50 includes a general signal input / output function. In the present invention, the touch screen 50 is configured to search for a route of a specific section and monitor an input of a driving section storage button for storing the searched route. Alternatively, since the touch screen 50 is capable of character recognition, it is also possible to control the search and storage of the driving section to be performed by inputting a designated character.

An operation process of the method and apparatus for sharing a path of telematics according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation for sharing route information by forming route information searched in telematics according to the present invention as a file and transmitting the formed file to another vehicle.

When the navigation function of the telematics of the present invention is selected, a navigation menu is displayed on the touch screen 50 under the control of the processor 23.

The user selects a desired menu through a navigation menu displayed on the touch screen 50 to receive a route to a destination, a location information of a desired destination, or check a current vehicle location information.

Meanwhile, when the user wants to store the current driving route of the vehicle, the user selects a button for storing the driving section from the navigation menu displayed on the touch screen 50. The signal corresponding to the selected button is input to the processor 23 of the navigation module 20 through the input / output unit 40 (S10).

In step S10, a signal input for storing a driving section may be input regardless of a state of guiding a route to a destination requested by a user or a state in which the vehicle is driven without receiving the route guidance, and control may be performed accordingly. .

When the signal of the step S10 is input, the processor 23 performs a control for storing the driving route of the vehicle from the current position.

The user (driver) runs the vehicle along a path for storage. The GPS communication unit 21 receives the current position information of the vehicle from a GPS satellite in units of a predetermined time (which may be set in advance for storing information, for example, in seconds). In addition, the GPS communication unit 21 provides the processor 23 with the current position information of the provided vehicle (S11).

The processor 23 reads the current position information of the vehicle provided from the GPS communication unit 21 and related information (map information) or the like based on the current position of the vehicle from the map database 22 (S12).

The current position of the vehicle and the related information obtained every second through the above process are formed and stored as one file in the allocation area of the memory 30 under the control of the processor 23 (S13). The step S13 is processed and stored in a standard format for storage.

The process of steps S11 to S13 is repeatedly performed until the user inputs a driving section storage end command (S14), and the current position and related information of the vehicle obtained by repeating the operation is performed in step S13. It is linked to the formed file and stored.

When the driving section end command is input in step S14, inputting the confirmation information (file name, etc.) so that the driving section storage information stored in step S13 can be checked later, the information storage is completed, and the driving section assigned to the memory 30 is completed. The data is stored in the list area (S16).

The driving section list stored in the memory 30 by the above process may be transmitted to another vehicle by the user's selection, and may share the same driving route information with other vehicles.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of transmitting driving route information stored in telematics to another vehicle according to the present invention.

The user inputs a command to display the driving section storage list through the touch screen 50 (S20).

When the driving section storage list display command is input in step S20, the processor 23 reads the driving section list stored in the memory 30 (S21).

The driving section list read from the memory 30 is displayed on the touch screen 50 through the input / output unit 40 (S22).

In step S22, the driving section list is displayed on the touch screen 50, and a file for transmission is selected from the driving section list displayed above (S23).

When the file selection signal of step S23 is recognized by the processor 23, the processor 23 communicates with the processor 15 of the other module 10, and then transfers the corresponding file from the memory 30 to the other module 10. Control to be transmitted (S24). In step S24, the file transfer is received by the information service unit 14 under the control of the processor 15.

Under the control of the processor 15, it is transmitted to another vehicle equipped with a telematics terminal, a mobile phone, or an electronic device including a computer (S25). In the step S25, the transmission is made in a portable device and an electronic device that can share the telematics information. To this end, when the driving section is stored in FIG. 2 so that the telematics information can be shared, the information should be stored in a standard format. Alternatively, the storage format may be converted and controlled to be transmitted in a format that can be recognized by the receiver according to a function provided.

In the above-described process, the driving section information is provided, and it is possible to receive a road guide or confirm the provided route based on the provided information.

Accordingly, the method and apparatus for sharing the route of the telematics according to the present invention track the moving route of the vehicle, secure driving section information in real time, provide the obtained driving section information to other vehicles, and share the same driving section information. Characterized in that it can be. To this end, the present invention is characterized in that the current position of the vehicle is received from the GPS satellites, the relevant information based on the current position of the vehicle is obtained from a map database, and the information is formed and stored in a file according to an appropriate format. According to this feature, the present invention can share the fast and convenient driving route obtained in the driver's driving process with others, and the driver himself can also use the following.

The above-described preferred embodiment of the present invention has been disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and may be applied to a case in which a specific driving section searched by telematics is provided to another vehicle and shares the same driving section information with another vehicle. Therefore, those skilled in the art will be able to improve, change, substitute or add other embodiments within the technical spirit and scope of the present invention disclosed in the appended claims.

Telematics route sharing method and apparatus according to the present invention described above, by tracking the movement route of the vehicle, to secure the driving section information in real time, providing the secured driving section information to other vehicles, the same driving section Characterized in that the information can be shared. To this end, the present invention is characterized in that the current position of the vehicle is received from the GPS satellites, the relevant information based on the current position of the vehicle is obtained from a map database, and then the information is formed and stored in a file according to an appropriate format. . According to this feature, the present invention can obtain the effect of sharing the fast and convenient driving route obtained in the driving process of the driver with others. In addition, it is possible for the driver himself to reuse the same route based on the stored information, thereby obtaining the effect of optimizing the use of the road guidance service.

Claims (16)

An input step of inputting a signal for storing related information of the driving section; A vehicle location detection step of detecting current location information of the vehicle; A first storage step of storing related information of a vehicle driving section in a file on a predetermined time basis based on the detected position information of the vehicle; And A monitoring step of monitoring whether a signal for stopping the storage of the driving section is input; And storing the relevant information of the driving section in a file until the storage stop signal is input in the monitoring step. The method of claim 1, And a transmitting step of transmitting the file stored in the first storing step to the outside. The method of claim 1, The input step, the path sharing method of the telematics, characterized in that is made irrespective of the path guidance operation. The method of claim 3, wherein The input step, the path sharing method of the telematics, characterized in that the user selection section during the driving of the vehicle. The method of claim 1, And the related information is map information extracted using the current position of the vehicle as coordinates. The method of claim 1, The first storing step, the method for sharing the path of telematics, characterized in that for storing the related information in a standard format. The method of claim 1, The first storage step, the path sharing method of telematics, characterized in that the real time. The method of claim 1, And a second storage step of finishing storing of the driving section stored in the first storage step and storing the data in the allocated area when the storage stop signal is input in the monitoring step. The method of claim 8, The second storing step, the path sharing method of the telematics, characterized in that for inputting the confirmation information for identifying the storage file. Input / output means for inputting a signal for storing related information of a driving section and displaying user notification information; Vehicle location detecting means for detecting current location information of the vehicle; Storage means for storing the related information of the vehicle driving section in a file on a predetermined time basis based on the detected position information of the vehicle; And And a control means for monitoring whether a signal for stopping the storage of the driving section is input and controlling to continuously store the related information of the driving section in a file until the storage stop signal is input. The method of claim 10, Telepathic path sharing apparatus further comprises a transmission means for transmitting the file selected by the input and output means to the outside of the file stored in the storage means. The method of claim 11, The transmission means is a telematics path sharing apparatus, characterized in that using the information service unit provided in the other module. The method of claim 10, The input / output means is a telematics path sharing device, characterized in that the touch screen. The method of claim 10, And the storage means stores map information based on current location information of the vehicle. The method of claim 14, And said storage means is a flash memory. The method of claim 10, The control means is a telematics path sharing apparatus, characterized in that the processor in the navigation module.

Images