KR20080074578A - Method of guidance exclusive bus lane at navigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for guiding an exclusive bus lane in a navigation system is provided to inform a driver whether changing into the exclusive bus lane is allowed through a sound and a screen image. A navigation system includes a GPS processing unit(20), a signal process determining unit(22), a screen part(24), a memory unit(26), a speaker(28), an audio part(30), and a controller(32). The GPS processing unit receives location information, date information, and time information from a GPS satellite. The controller controls the whole operation of the navigation system. The controller provides a driver with the present location of a vehicle and a map data of the vehicle. The memory unit stores time information of the exclusive bus lane.

Description

Method of guidance exclusive bus lane at navigation system

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vehicle navigation system of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a bus-only lane guidance method in the navigation terminal of the present invention.

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20: GPS processing unit 22: signal processing determination unit

24: screen portion 26: memory portion

The present invention relates to a navigation system. In particular, when a driver enters a bus-only lane while driving a vehicle, the present invention determines whether the current car may drive the bus-only lane and informs the voice and navigation terminal screen of the driver to inexperience the driver. The present invention relates to a bus-only lane guidance method in a navigation terminal for preventing fines and penalties caused by driving.

In general, a navigation system (car navigation system) is a driving guidance system or a driving guidance system that provides location information to a driving car to accurately guide the destination. The navigation system uses the data received from the GPS satellites to show the driver the current position and direction of the vehicle through the screen.If you enter an unknown location when you visit an unknown area, you can estimate the road and distance to proceed on the screen. Display the time, etc. Depending on the device, if you proceed in a different direction than the suggested direction, the device resets the route or broadcasts a warning message to help the driver's safe driving.

In the conventional navigation system, when the bus lane is operated, the vehicle informs that the vehicle is currently driving the bus lane, but a warning alarm is issued even when the bus lane is not currently applied, so if the driver does not understand By changing lanes, traffic may be congested unnecessarily, and unnecessary attention alerts are provided to the driver, thereby causing stress.

That is, in the conventional navigation system, the driver may feel uncomfortable because it does not correctly service whether the bus-only lane is applied, and the countermeasure is required because it causes unnecessary traffic congestion.

The present invention solves the above problems, an object of the present invention is to check the current time information when entering the bus-only lanes while driving using the navigation system to determine whether it can operate by checking the time zone of the bus-only lanes It provides a bus-only lane guidance method in the navigation terminal that provides a convenient and accurate notification by providing a voice guidance and a screen.

In addition, when the navigation system is combined with a telematics terminal, the present invention provides accurate guidance by updating bus-only lane time information wirelessly, and when the navigation system is configured only with a navigation terminal, accesses the Internet using a computer and periodically uses a bus-only lane. The present invention provides a bus-only lane guidance method in a navigation terminal that receives time information and provides a bus-only lane guidance service.

According to the method of the present invention for achieving the above object, when the GPS processing unit detects that the vehicle has entered the bus-only lane in operating the vehicle using the navigation terminal, the signal processing determination unit may depart from the memory unit. Receiving bus-specific lane time information for each step to determine whether the vehicle can drive the current bus-only lane, and if the vehicle cannot travel to the bus-only lane by the signal processing determination unit, the controller notifies the controller. And a two step of informing and guiding a voice through a speaker and at the same time warning the screen. In the first step, the signal processing determining unit can operate a bus-only lane, the type of vehicle, the number of passengers, day of the week, section Receives and grasps star information from the memory unit and locates the current bus lane Comparing the time information comprises the providing to determine whether operation is possible.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to deviate from the gist of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a navigation system mounted on a vehicle and providing road information. When a driver enters a bus lane by a vehicle, the driver determines whether the current time corresponds to a bus lane time zone by voice and a screen. It is to provide a safe vehicle to operate.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vehicle navigation system of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a vehicle navigation system includes a GPS processing unit 20, a signal processing determining unit 22, a screen unit 24, a memory unit 26, a speaker 28, an audio unit 30, and a control unit 32. )

 The GPS processor 20 includes a GPS receiver, an azimuth sensor, a distance sensor, a position determiner, a map matcher, and the like.

The GPS receiver installed in the GPS processor 20 receives and provides location information, date, and time information from a GPS satellite through an antenna. The azimuth sensor senses and provides an azimuth angle according to the vehicle driving when the vehicle is driven. When the vehicle is operated, the moving distance information is identified and provided, and the position determining unit determines the exact current vehicle position by using the information provided by the above-described GPS receiver, azimuth sensor, distance sensor, and the like. The map matching unit uses the current vehicle position information and the map data stored in the memory unit 26 to accurately match the current position of the vehicle with the map data and output the map data to the controller 32.

The controller 32 controls the overall operation of the vehicle navigation system, and provides the driver with map data matched with the current position of the vehicle provided by the GPS processor 20 through the screen unit 24.

The memory unit 26 stores and provides not only map data, but also application software, voice guidance data, and bus lane time information of the present invention.

In addition, since the bus-only lane time information changes from time to time, the change information can be updated on the Internet using a computer terminal, and in the case of a navigation system combined with a telematics terminal, the bus-only lane time information is updated using a mobile communication service. Will be used.

The audio unit 30 is responsible for audio processing for the voice guidance service related to the mapped map data provided by the GPS processing unit 20 under the control of the control unit 32, and provides voice guidance through the speaker 28. .

The screen unit 24 uses a large number of displays in the form of a touch screen, displays map data under the control of the controller 32, and provides various related services on the screen when the driver touches the screen.

When the signal processing determination unit 22 of the present invention enters a bus dedicated lane while driving a vehicle, the signal processing determination unit 22 determines whether the bus dedicated lane time information for each section stored in the memory unit 26 can be operated in the current lane. If the driving is impossible, the vehicle can be changed by warning by a voice and a screen through the speaker 28 and the screen unit 24 under the control of the controller 32.

If the time is available for driving in the bus-only lane, the speaker 28 provides a voice guidance that the driving time is currently available in the bus-only lane, and also informs the user via the screen unit 24.

When the signal processing determiner 22 of the present invention determines that the current vehicle position enters the bus-dedicated lane by the GPS processor 20, the bus-dedicated lane execution time information of the corresponding section is stored through the memory unit 26. The controller determines the possibility of driving by using the time information, and provides it to the controller 32.

The controller 32 provides guidance to the driver in a voice and a screen in the above-described manner, thereby providing accurate bus-only lane information, so that the road can be more smoothly communicated and prevent unnecessary fines and penalties.

In addition, the present invention may determine whether or not the driver's vehicle can use the bus lane about hundreds of meters before the driver's vehicle enters the bus lane, and notify the user by voice and screen.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for guiding a dedicated bus lane in a navigation terminal according to the present invention with reference to FIG. 1.

In steps 201 to 203, the driver operates the navigation system while driving the vehicle.

When the navigation system is operated in step 205, the GPS processing unit 20 matches the current location of the current vehicle on the map data using the location information, time, and date information of the vehicle, and controls the control unit 32. Various road information is provided and provided through the screen unit 24 and the speaker 28.

If the driver's vehicle enters the bus-only lane in step 207, the GPS processor 20 determines that the bus processing lane time information for each section is provided to the memory unit 26 in step 209. It is determined whether the driver's vehicle can drive by comparing the current running time of the current bus-only lane using.

The bus-only lane time information for each section includes location information, bus-operable time, vehicle type, number of passengers, and time limit for each day of the bus-only lane in several sections.

In step 211, the signal processing determiner 22 notifies the controller 32 when the current driver's vehicle cannot travel in a bus-only lane, and the controller 32 controls the audio unit 30 and the speaker 28. Voice guidance and at the same time to the screen unit 24 to warn the screen to induce the driver to change lanes.

In step 213, if the driver's vehicle can travel in the current bus lane, the control unit 32 prompts the controller 32 to use the current bus lane in voice and screen. will be.

In addition, the present invention may provide a voice and a screen whether the driver can drive the vehicle in the signal processing determination unit 22 for a bus dedicated lane approaching hundreds of meters before entering the bus dedicated lane.

In addition, the driver may register the type of the vehicle and the number of occupants in advance so as to accurately determine whether the exclusive lane for driving the bus is possible, and it is also possible to accurately determine whether the exclusive lane for the national highway or the highway is available.

In the case of a general lane of highways, if a passenger rides 6 or more passengers in a passenger vehicle of 9 passengers or more and 12 passengers or less, the private lanes can be used. By using the signal processing determination unit 22 notifies and informs whether the entry of the bus-only lane accurately.

In addition, when the navigation system of the present invention is combined with a telematics terminal, it is possible to provide accurate guide service by updating the bus-only lane time information for each section which is changed from time to time using a mobile communication service and whose application time is different for each section. In the case of only the terminal, it provides a guide service by periodically receiving bus-specific lane time information for each section via the Internet using a computer.

As mentioned above, the present invention provides an accurate guide service by providing a voice and a screen to determine whether a driver's vehicle can enter by using a bus-specific lane information for each section before or after entering a bus-only lane using a navigation system. .

By accurately telling the driver whether or not the bus lanes can be driven, it is possible to prevent the fines and penalties imposed if they are caught accidentally by driving the bus lanes.

Although specific embodiments have been described in the foregoing detailed description of the present invention, various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

Claims (5)

When the GPS processor detects that the vehicle has entered the bus lane when the vehicle is driven using the navigation terminal, the signal processing determination unit receives the bus lane time information for each section from the memory unit to determine the current bus lane. Determining whether the vehicle is capable of traveling; The signal processing determining unit notifies the control unit when the vehicle cannot travel in the bus-only lane, and the control unit guides the bus-only lane in the navigation terminal, which includes two steps of notifying and guiding a warning through a speaker. . The method of claim 1, In the above process 1 The signal processing determination unit receives the time limit for the operation of the bus-only lane, the type of the vehicle, the number of passengers, the day of the week, and the time limit for each section from the memory unit, and determines the current location information and time information of the current bus-only lane. A bus-only lane guidance method in a navigation terminal comprising determining and providing a service in comparison. The method of claim 1, In the step 1, the bus-only lane time information for each section includes a bus-only lane guidance method in the navigation terminal, including the location information of the lane, lane available time, vehicle type, occupants, time limit information for each day and can be updated . The method of claim 1, The first step is, When the vehicle reaches a predetermined distance before entering the bus-only lane, the bus-only lane guidance in the navigation terminal comprising receiving the bus-specific lane time information for each section from the memory unit to determine whether the vehicle can drive the current bus-only lane. Way. The method of claim 1, The second process, If the signal processing determination unit determines that the operation of the bus-only lanes, the control unit is a bus-only lane guidance method in the navigation terminal comprising a voice guidance through the speaker and informs the screen through the screen.

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