KR20100051331A - Method and system for providing traffic conditions of various form to traffic safety - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for offering traffic situation of various types for traffic safety are provided to reduce driving time and prevent traffic accident in advance by offering traffic information and weather information related to a road condition to a vehicle driver. CONSTITUTION: A data logger manager(310) uses a plurality of various sensors and cameras installed on a road to collect image information related to weather information and traffic information. An electronic signboard(320) processes information obtained in a data logger administration unit. The processed information is offered to a corresponding display panel.

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OF VARIOUS FORM TO TRAFFIC SAFETY}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing various types of traffic conditions for traffic safety, and more particularly, to check various weather conditions and traffic conditions occurring in a traffic congested area and to efficiently move through a network. A method and system for providing a vehicle driver, an internet user, and the like.

Recently, as the road traffic environment is rapidly developed, many vehicle drivers use convenient roads. However, a vehicle driver using a road is inconvenient to spend a lot of time on the road due to the complicated traffic conditions due to various factors such as the increase of vehicles, traffic accidents and the weather conditions of the road. In order to overcome this road traffic situation, a system for providing traffic information is arranged throughout the road to inform the vehicle driver of the congested road traffic situation, thereby flexibly coping with the complicated road situation.

For example, CCTVs are installed in various places on the road to provide traffic information related to the congested situation of the vehicle to the driver of the vehicle through radio broadcasting, or an electric signboard is installed at the main street of the road to prevent traffic jams and traffic accidents. The same traffic information is visually provided to the driver of the vehicle.

In addition, the vehicle driver is provided with location information by a map received from a satellite using a navigation terminal installed in the vehicle, thereby helping to reduce driving time by finding another road to avoid a traffic accident or a crowded road. You can get it.

However, until now, a system that provides traffic information merely provides traffic information about the traffic conditions of the partial roads described above through radio broadcasting or billboards, and various types of traffic information and congestion that affect driving conditions. Besides the road, there was a problem in that it could not provide traffic information on the traffic conditions of all roads.

The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems as described above, driving by providing the vehicle driver with weather information affecting the on-site conditions of the road as well as traffic information related to the traffic conditions of all roads to be operated. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for providing various types of traffic conditions in order to shorten the time and prevent traffic accidents.

In addition, the present invention combines the above-described traffic information and weather information with location information corresponding to the navigation installed in the vehicle driver to provide a wireless network operating on all roads, to provide to the Internet user in real time, and to provide a signboard For the purpose of

In order to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, and to perform the characteristic functions of the present invention described below, the characteristic configuration of the present invention is as follows.

According to one aspect (point of view) of the present invention, a system for providing various types of traffic conditions for traffic safety, using a plurality of various sensors and cameras installed on the road to collect weather information and image information related to traffic conditions A data logger management unit for obtaining the information from the data logger, an electronic board management unit for processing the information obtained by the data logger management unit (the processing includes text and numeric information based on graphs and charts) and providing them to a corresponding electronic board. The terminal device manager that provides the information obtained by the data logger manager to a terminal device installed in the mobile vehicle entering the cell area when the wireless network divided into the cell areas is operated, the information obtained by the data logger manager To a large number of Internet users via a wired network A system is provided that includes a central server management unit that provides a central management server that operates a web service.

The various sensors may include a road surface sensor measuring at least one or more of temperature, humidity, and degree of freezing by snow, a wind measuring sensor measuring wind speed, and a wind direction, and humidity, temperature, precipitation, and fog on a road. It may include a sensor for measuring at least one of the at least one sensor used to distinguish the field of view by the speed of the vehicle.

The various cameras may include an infrared camera, a recognition camera for detecting a vehicle speed, and a thermal infrared camera for measuring a traffic situation at night.

The terminal device may be linked with at least one terminal of a terminal having a navigation function and a terminal having a vehicle TV function.

The terminal device manager and the central server manager may process and process the information obtained by the data logger manager (the process includes text and numeric information based on graphs and charts).

According to another aspect (point of view) of the present invention, as a method for providing various types of traffic conditions for traffic safety by the traffic system, by using a plurality of various sensors and cameras installed in the frequent traffic region and the weather information and The information is acquired from a data logger collecting image information related to traffic conditions, and the information or the information is processed (the processing includes text and numeric information by graphs and charts) to be connected to a nearby electric signboard or a network. Provided is at least one of a moving vehicle terminal apparatus and a central management server.

The weather information may include at least one of temperature, humidity, ice freezing information, wind speed, wind direction, ground humidity, temperature, precipitation, and fog information related to a road surface condition.

The image information may be collected as a result of using an infrared camera, a recognition camera, and a thermal infrared camera among the various cameras to grasp a vehicle driving speed, an accident, and a state of a site.

In the providing method, the vehicle terminal device may be linked with the terminal of the navigation function, and the map service implemented in the terminal of the navigation function and the information supplied to the vehicle terminal device may be combined and provided in the form of a tiger. .

In the providing method, the terminal device may be connected with a terminal of a TV function to provide broadcast information implemented in the terminal of the TV function by combining the information obtained from the data logger management unit in the form of a ticker.

According to the present invention, the vehicle driver processes the video information related to weather conditions and traffic conditions by various sensors and cameras in various forms, and provides a map service of a navigation terminal or a vehicle in real time through a wired or wireless network operated on all roads. By providing in combination with a TV (DMB) broadcasting service, it is possible to prevent traffic accidents and to significantly reduce driving time.

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned weather information and moving picture information are transmitted through a wired or wireless network to a central server, and provided to the Internet user connected to the central server in combination with a map service or mobile broadcast information. In a vehicle or the like, an effect of notifying a traffic situation can be obtained.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description, therefore, is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention, if properly described, is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full range of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several aspects.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention.

Configuration example of the entire system

1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an entire system for providing various types of traffic conditions according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sensor 100 to 120 and a camera 130 to 150, a data logger 200, a traffic system 300, and an electronic sign 400. , The mobile terminal device 500 and the central management server 600 may be included.

Sensors 100 to 120 according to the present invention are installed in bridges, coastal roads, mountain roads, tunnels, and the like, and are disposed in any area near roads of various conditions, such as general roads, to affect road conditions in the corresponding areas. Its function is to measure the characteristics of the climate. These sensors 100 to 120 may be made of various sensors to measure the characteristics of the climate, road surface sensor 100, wind measurement sensor 110 and stream sensor 120 and the like may be a preferred example of various sensors. have.

The road surface sensor 100 measures at least one of a temperature, humidity, and a degree of freezing due to snow measured on a road surface adjacent to a road, and the wind sensor 110 measures wind speed and wind direction. In addition, the stream sensor 120 measures at least one or more of humidity, temperature, precipitation, and fog on the road so that the sensor can be used to distinguish the field of view by the speed of the vehicle. The weather information is to be transmitted to the data logger 200.

The cameras 130 to 150 according to the present invention may include various cameras to measure the traffic conditions of day and night and to perform a function of measuring a vehicle speed.

For example, the camera 130 may include an infrared camera 130, a recognition camera 140, a thermal infrared camera 150, and the like, and the infrared camera 130 may be disposed in the vicinity of a road to photograph a vehicle running on the road. 140 detects the speed of the vehicle running on the road, the thermal infrared camera 150 measures the traffic conditions at night, and transmits each measured image information to the data logger 200. Such sensors 100 to 120 and cameras 130 to 150 may be installed near a road of a vehicle in operation.

The data logger 200 according to the present invention performs a function of collecting weather information and image information sent from various sensors 100 to 120 and cameras 130 to 150, and the weather information and image information under conditions such as time. Can be collected. The data logger 200 may be connected to a plurality of sensors 100 to 120 and cameras 130 to 150, and may be configured in plural because they may be connected to each sensor or camera individually.

Traffic system 300 according to the present invention is a server that manages one or a plurality of data loggers 200, by obtaining weather information and image information from the data logger 200, the display board 400, a mobile vehicle terminal device 500 And transmits to the central management server 600, or processes the transmission. In this case, the processing means that the obtained information is converted into the form of character and numeric information and provided. The transportation system 300 may be installed in an area adjacent to one or more data loggers 200.

The electronic sign 400 according to the present invention receives the weather information and the image information sent from the traffic system 300 and displays the weather information by converting it into letters and numbers, or when receiving the processed weather information as it is. You can do it. In addition, the electronic sign 400 may display weather information converted into letters and numbers together with the received image information, or display processed weather information together. For example, weather information such as snow cover: 5 cm, wind speed: 5 m / s, road surface temperature: -15 degrees, temperature: -10 degrees, and the like may be displayed on the display panel 400.

Alternatively, the electronic sign 400 of the present invention may be displayed by receiving weather information and image information by a method as described above from a central control center (not shown) controlling the electronic sign 400. In this case, the central control center (not shown) and the traffic system 300 is preferably connected by a wired network.

The mobile terminal device 500 according to the present invention receives the weather information and the image information from the traffic system 300 via a wireless network and performs a function of processing the display in the form of text and numeric information based on graphs and charts. do. In this case, the wireless network may operate by constructing a network of a plurality of cell regions. Therefore, data can be transmitted and received between the mobile vehicle terminal apparatus 500 and the traffic system 300 installed in the vehicle that is running on the road in the cell area.

Here, the terminal device 500 exemplifies a case of its own terminal performing the above-described function, but a terminal (not shown) that functions as a linkage or vehicle TV (DMB) function through a conventional navigation terminal (not shown) and USB. It may be a terminal that is interlocked with and via USB. Therefore, when the vehicle terminal device 500 is linked with the navigation function terminal, the map service implemented in the navigation function terminal and the weather information supplied to the vehicle terminal device 500 are combined in the form of a ticker. It will be able to provide to the driver for the vehicle. On the other hand, when the vehicle terminal device 500 is interlocked with the terminal of the TV function, by combining the broadcast information implemented in the terminal of the TV function and the weather information supplied to the vehicle terminal device 500 in the form of a ticker (ticker) It can also be provided to the driver of the vehicle.

In another aspect, the terminal device 500 of the present invention may be integrated (included) with a terminal having a navigation function and a terminal having a vehicle TV (DMB) function. In this case, the terminal with a navigation function and a vehicle TV (DMB) The terminal functioning further includes a receiving device that receives a signal transmitted wirelessly from the traffic system 300, thereby displaying the ground information and the image information in letters and numbers, or incorporating letters and numbers in a graph or chart. It can be processed and displayed in the form.

Accordingly, the navigation terminal and the terminal of the TV function according to the present invention receive the broadcast information on the location information by the map service, respectively, without being bound to the matched or unmatched navigation terminal and the terminal of the TV function. It is possible to provide not only the weather information but also the image information to the vehicle driver through an overlapping setting.

The central management server 600 according to the present invention performs a function of receiving and displaying weather information and video information from the traffic system 300 via a wired network, and displaying weather information of text and numeric information by graphs and charts. It performs the function of processing into a form and displaying it. Such processed information is preferably provided in combination with a map service provided by a web site. Therefore, the Internet user can comprehensively analyze the traffic conditions of the road and the road conditions caused by the climate through the above-described web site and then operate the same. The central management server 600 may be a server for operating a web site or a web site providing server used by a wireless Internet user who receives a service such as WiBro.

On the other hand, the network as shown in Figure 1 may be formed as a wireless network having a plurality of cell structures covering the entire road between the traffic system 300 and the mobile device terminal device 500, the traffic system 300 ) And the central management server 600 may be formed as a wired network. In this case, the wireless network may be a conventional WiBro, a wireless network such as TRS, or may be a dedicated wireless network.

As such, the entire system providing various types of traffic conditions according to one embodiment of the present invention provides various types of weather information and images to vehicle drivers (internet users) on all roads to go by using various types of wired and wireless communication networks. It can have the advantage of providing information.

Configuration example of the transportation system 300

2 is a view showing the configuration of a traffic system 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention by way of example.

As shown in FIG. 2, the traffic system 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a data logger managing unit 310, an electronic sign managing unit 320, a terminal device managing unit 330, a central server managing unit 340, and a communication unit. 350, the controller 360, and the like.

First, the data logger managing unit 310 collects image information related to weather information and traffic conditions using a plurality of sensors 100 to 120 and cameras 130 `150 installed on a road ( 200 to perform a function of obtaining weather information and image information.

The electronic sign management unit 320 according to the present invention performs the function of providing or processing the information obtained from the data logger management unit 310 to the electronic sign 400, the electronic sign 400. In this case, the processing means converting into character and numeric information.

The terminal device manager 330 according to the present invention is a vehicle terminal device 500 installed in a mobile vehicle entering a cell area when a wireless network divided into a plurality of cell areas is operated in the data logger manager 310. The controller may perform the function of providing the acquired weather information and the image information, or may perform the function of processing and providing the weather information and the image information acquired by the data logger management unit 310. In this case, the term processing means including character and numeric information by graphs and charts.

The central server manager 340 according to the present invention performs a function of providing weather information and video information obtained from the data logger management unit to the central management server 600 operating a web service to a plurality of Internet users via a wired network. Alternatively, the controller may perform a function of processing and providing weather information and image information acquired by the data logger manager 310.

The communication unit 350 according to the present invention performs a function of enabling data transmission and reception to at least one or more of a sign board, a moving vehicle terminal device, and a central management server corresponding to each component of the transportation system 300. It can be realized by the hardware element of each communication module to interface with the corresponding wired or wireless network.

The control unit 360 according to the present invention performs a function of controlling the data flow between the data logger management unit 310, the electronic sign management unit 320, the terminal device management unit 330 and the central server management unit 340, the communication unit 350 The electronic device may further perform a function of controlling a data flow transmitted to or received from at least one of the electronic display panel 400, the mobile vehicle terminal apparatus 500, and the central management server 600.

Structure example of wireless network

3 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention by way of example.

As shown in FIG. 3, the structure of a wireless network in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes a tunnel 700 by a cell zone 800 that covers the perimeter, including a road 900 at the entrance of the tunnel 700. Weather information near the entrance and image information related to traffic conditions are collected through the traffic system 300 to the terminal device of the moving vehicle 950 in the cell area 800 in the form of letters, numbers or processed information. It will be able to transmit in the form.

The data logger 300, the plurality of sensors 100-120, and the cameras 130-150 described in FIG. 1 are not shown in FIG. 3 for convenience, and include the elements of FIG. 1. For example, only one cell region may be formed, and may be formed in various places such as a bridge road, a coastal road, a mountain road, and may be formed by dividing a road of all sections into a plurality of areas.

Example of how to provide traffic

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing various types of traffic conditions for traffic safety by a traffic system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, a method of providing various types of traffic conditions for traffic safety by the traffic system 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of various sensors 100 installed in an area with frequent traffic traffic. 120 and the data from the data logger 200 collecting the weather information and the image information related to the traffic situation by using the camera 130 to 150, and processing the information or the information (the processing is a graph, It is provided to at least one or more of the electric signboard in the neighborhood, the mobile terminal device connected to the network, and the central management server by including the letter and number information by the chart. More specifically, the method for providing various types of traffic conditions for traffic safety by the traffic system of the present invention (a) the data logger management unit 310 using a plurality of various sensors and cameras installed on the road Acquiring the information from the data logger 200 collecting the weather information and the image information related to the traffic situation (S400), (b) the display board management unit 320 processes the information obtained from the data logger management unit 310 ( The process includes the conversion to alphanumeric information and providing the corresponding electronic display board 400 (S410), (c) when the wireless device in which the terminal device manager 3300 is divided into a plurality of cell regions is operated. Providing the information obtained from the data logger management unit 310 to the terminal device 500 installed in the mobile vehicle entering the cell area corresponding to the (S420) and (d) Central server management The unit 340 provides the information obtained by the data logger management unit 310 to the central management server 340 which operates a web service to a plurality of Internet users via a wired network (S430). It will be fully understood through the above-described FIGS. 1 to 3.

As such, as can be seen through a system and a method for providing various types of traffic conditions for traffic safety by the traffic system 300, the mobile terminal for driving the weather information and the image information measured using the sensor and the camera. It will be appreciated that communication is established through various wired and wireless networks to conveniently provide the device 500 or an Internet user (wireless Internet user).

As described above, the technical configuration of the present invention described above will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention.

Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, It is intended that all changes and modifications derived from the equivalent concept be included within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an entire system for providing various types of traffic conditions according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing the configuration of a traffic system 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention by way of example.

3 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention by way of example.

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing various types of traffic conditions for traffic safety by a traffic system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100, 110, 120: sensor 130, 140, 150: camera

200: Data Logger 300: Transportation System

310: data logger management unit 320: electronic sign management unit

330: terminal device manager 340: central server manager

350: communication unit 360: control unit

400: electronic board 500: mobile device terminal device

600: Central Management Server

Claims (11)

As a system that provides various types of traffic conditions for traffic safety by traffic system, A data logger management unit which acquires the information from a data logger which collects image information related to weather information and traffic conditions using a plurality of various sensors and cameras installed on a road; Electronic display board management unit for processing the information obtained by the data logger management unit (the process includes the conversion to character and numeric information) to the corresponding electronic board, A terminal device manager for providing information obtained from the data logger manager to a terminal device installed in a mobile vehicle entering the cell area when a wireless network divided into a plurality of cell areas is operated; Central server management unit for providing the information obtained by the data logger management unit to a central management server for operating a web service to a plurality of Internet users via a wired network System comprising. The method of claim 1, The various sensors, At least one of a road surface sensor measuring at least one of temperature, humidity, and snow freezing in relation to the condition of the road surface, a wind measuring sensor measuring wind speed and wind direction, and at least one of humidity, temperature, precipitation, and fog on the road System comprising a stream sensor for measuring and using to distinguish the field of view by the speed of the vehicle. The method of claim 1, The various cameras, And an infrared camera, a recognition camera for detecting a vehicle speed, and a thermal infrared camera for measuring a traffic situation at night. The method of claim 1, The terminal device, A system characterized in that it is interlocked with at least one or more of the terminal of the navigation function, the terminal for the vehicle TV (DMB) function. The method of claim 1, When the terminal device is integrated with (includes) the terminal having the navigation function and the terminal having a vehicle TV (DMB) function, The terminal having the navigation function and the vehicle TV (DMB) function are provided with a separate receiving device for receiving a signal transmitted wirelessly from the terminal device management unit. The method of claim 1, The terminal device manager and the central server manager, And processing the information obtained by the data logger management unit (the processing includes text and numeric information based on graphs and charts). As a method of providing various types of traffic conditions for traffic safety by the traffic system, The information is obtained from a data logger which collects weather information and image information related to traffic conditions by using a plurality of various sensors and cameras installed in an area with frequent traffic, and processes the information or the information. And at least one of a neighboring electronic display board, a mobile vehicle terminal device connected to a network, and a central management server. The method of claim 7, wherein The weather information is, And at least one of temperature, humidity, snow freezing information, wind speed, wind direction, ground humidity, temperature, precipitation, and fog information related to road conditions. The method of claim 7, wherein The video information, Among the various cameras, a method using the infrared camera, the recognition camera and the thermal infrared camera is collected as a result, characterized in that the vehicle running speed, accidents and the status of the scene. The method of claim 7, wherein The providing method, By allowing the vehicle terminal device to interwork with the navigation function terminal, the map service implemented in the navigation function terminal and the information supplied to the vehicle terminal device are combined and provided in the form of a ticker. Way. The method of claim 7, wherein The providing method, And providing the terminal device by interworking with a terminal of a TV function and combining broadcast information implemented in the terminal of the TV function and information supplied to the vehicle terminal device in the form of a ticker.

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