KR20120107672A - Electronic device, server, method and system for providing user contents - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An electronic device, a server, a method, and a system for providing user contents are provided to allow easily use of the user contents related to traffic by categorizing the user contents according to various elements. CONSTITUTION: A navigation device(100) is connected to a network(300) using a first communication interface(11). A mobile phone(10a) is connected to the network using a second communication interface(12). A mobile computing device(10b) is connected to the network using a third communication interface(13). A laptop computer(10c) is connected to the network using a forth communication interface(14). The social network engine is connected to the network and a server(200) using a fifth communication interface(15). The social network engine provides a social network server for managing a user community. The server stores user information for each user device. [Reference numerals] (200) Server; (230) Social network engine

Description

Electronic device, server, method and system for providing user content {ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SERVER, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER CONTENTS}

The present invention relates to an electronic device, a server, and a method and system for providing user content.

With the opening of the Internet network and the revision of laws relating to location data, the industry based on location based services (LBS) is being activated. Representative devices using such a location-based service may include a navigation device for a vehicle that provides a navigation service for locating a current location of a vehicle or guiding a movement route to a destination.

Recently, various methods for providing a user with information on a traffic flow that changes in real time have been proposed. However, in the related art, due to a problem in that a significant delay occurs in processing the information collected in connection with the traffic flow and delivering the traffic information to the user, or the traffic information of a wider area than the desired area is received together, There was a problem that does not efficiently reflect the traffic information to the navigation service.

The present invention provides an electronic device, a server, a user content providing method and system for providing real time traffic information using user content generated by users in order to provide real time traffic information using user content freely generated by users. To provide.

An electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a display unit; A communication unit communicating with a server providing user content; And receiving user content corresponding to each section constituting a route to a destination from the server, generating a section list based on the received user content, and mapping the received user content to the section list. And a control unit displayed on the display unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a server includes a communication unit forming a network with a first electronic device and a second electronic device; A database storing user content collected from the first electronic device; And searching for user content corresponding to each section constituting a path from the second electronic device to a destination, generating a list for each section based on the found user content, and mapping the user content to the list. And a control unit for transmitting to the electronic device.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing user content, the method comprising: receiving user content corresponding to each section constituting a route to a destination from a server; Generating a section list from the received user content; Mapping the received user content to the section list; And providing a list for each section to which the user content is mapped.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing user content includes collecting user content from a first electronic device; Searching for user content corresponding to each section constituting a route to a destination, generating a section list from the searched user contents, and mapping the user content to the section list; And transmitting, to the second electronic device, a section-specific list to which the at least one content is mapped.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user content providing system comprising: a first electronic device for generating user content; A server that collects the user content from the first electronic device; And receiving user content corresponding to each section constituting a route from the server to a destination, generating a section list based on the received user content, and mapping the user content to the section list. It may include a second electronic device.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, since traffic information is generated using user content generated by users who are driving on a road or who can grasp the traffic flow in real time, traffic information reflecting real-time traffic conditions may be generated.

In addition, the delay time between collecting the user content and providing the real time traffic information generated using the same to other users is minimized, thereby providing the user with the traffic information reflecting the changing traffic flow in real time.

In addition, the user content may be categorized based on various components included in the user content and provided in a list format to easily use traffic-related user content.

1 is a view schematically showing an environment of a traffic information providing system according to embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a navigation device according to embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a server related to one embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates an example of configuring a social network.
5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of user content according to an exemplary embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a user content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention under the system environment shown in FIG. 1.
7 to 11 are screens illustrating an example of a method for providing user content according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6.
12 is a view for explaining another example of a method for providing user content according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is an example of a screen for transmitting user content from an electronic device to a server.
14 illustrates an example of receiving user content from a server and displaying the content on a screen of the electronic device.

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. In addition, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known function or configuration related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the structure of the electronic device and traffic information provision server which concern on this invention is demonstrated in detail with reference to drawings. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles from each other.

The electronic device described herein may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation terminal, and the like. In the following description, it is assumed that the electronic device is a navigation terminal.

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

Terms described in the following embodiments may be defined as follows.

The user content is traffic related information generated, obtained, and processed by the user device 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c of FIG. 1, and may be direct content generated by the user device.

The user content may be classified into predetermined categories according to the type of content generated by the user device.

For example, as the first category, the user content may be traffic information. That is, the traffic information is location-based traffic information, and may include traffic flow information and notice information of a specific section. The traffic information may be information generated directly through the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, such as an image photographed in front of the navigation device having a black box camera. However, the traffic information may include a case in which general traffic information received from the outside is retransmitted to a server as well as information directly generated by the user device.

As a second category, the user content may include safety information. That is, the safe driving information may include information to be careful about driving due to road damage, accident, etc., information about a bad driver who may cause an accident, and know-how information of a specific user in relation to vehicle management.

As a third category, it may include query (help) information. That is, it may be query information for requesting useful route information, and may also be help information for providing the shortest route known to the user in response to the request. The query (help) information is information capable of activating communication between users, and may not be directly related to traffic conditions. For example, the information may include recommendation POI information, know-how information related to a vehicle or a vehicle part, evaluation information on content registered by a specific user, and the like.

Meanwhile, the above-described category is merely an example, and the user content may be divided into other categories not included in the above-described example.

Meanwhile, the user content may be content reprocessed through the server 200.

The reprocessing may be a series of processes for producing and distributing content in which additional traffic related information and social information are added to the user content in order to reflect appropriate needs of a consumer (or user) who desires specific traffic related information. . Traffic related information added to the user content may include traffic flow information provided through an external specialized traffic information providing server.

The traffic-related image is a traffic image collected from the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c or other device (eg, CCTV, etc.) and includes road congestion information, road surface condition information, accident information, notice information, and the like. The image data may include a still image and a moving image.

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

1 is a view schematically illustrating an environment of a user content providing system according to embodiments of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the user content providing system may include user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, a server 200, and a network 300.

The user devices 100, 10, server 200, and network 300 illustrated in FIG. 1 represent exemplary embodiments for providing user content through a predetermined network. The social network engine 230 shown in FIG. 1 may perform at least some of the social network management functions performed in the system shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, the social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled with the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c via the network 300. The network 300 may be a combination of a network such as a LAN, a WAN, or the Internet.

In FIG. 1, four exemplary devices are described as user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c to exemplarily describe a system for implementing a method for providing user content according to an embodiment of the present invention. The example user devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c may include a navigation device 100, a mobile phone 10a, a mobile computing device 10b, and a notebook computer 10c.

User devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c are not limited to the example user devices shown in FIG. 1, and any number and any type of types that a user can use to interact with social network engine 230. It may include a device.

The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c shown in FIG. 1 may communicate with the social network engine 230 via a predetermined communication link. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the navigation device 100 is communicatively coupled to the network 300 via the first communication interface 11, and the mobile phone 10a is connected to the second communication interface ( 12 is communicatively coupled to the network 300 via a mobile communication device 10b, and the mobile computing device 10b is communicatively coupled to the network 300 via a third communication interface 13, and the notebook computer 10c may be connected to the network 300. 4 may be communicatively coupled with the communication interface 14. In addition, the social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled with the fifth communication interface 15.

Here, the first to fifth communication interfaces 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 may include an IEEE 802.11 WLAN wireless link, a cellular network link, a wireless personal area network (PAN) link (eg, a Bluetooth link), Ethernet At least one of a communication link including a wired or wireless link such as a link, a USB link, or the like.

The social network engine 230 may provide a social network service for enabling community formation of a user and managing a user community. For example, the social network engine 230 may be a social network service residing on the web.

Social network engine 230 allows users of user devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c to use blogging, discussion groups, email, file sharing, instant messaging, online chat, video, voice chat, or other technical means. Can interact with each other. For example, the social network engine 230 may provide a website where a device of a first user of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c may interact with each other using at least one of the techniques described above. have. According to an embodiment, the social network engine 230 may provide social network services such as Twitter (www.twitter.com), Facebook (www.facebook.com), me2DAY (www.me2day.net), and the like. . The social network engine 230 may be provided in an Open API format instead of the web site.

The social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled to the server 200 by the communication interface 15. The server 200 may store user information for each user of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the social network engine 230 may be coupled with other entities in addition to the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c via a predetermined communication interface. For example, it may be associated with a predetermined advertising engine.

Hereinafter, the navigation device 100 as the first electronic device 100 will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a navigation device 100 in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the navigation device 100 includes a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 130, an output unit 140, a storage unit 150, a power supply unit 160, and an interface unit 170. And a controller 180. The components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, so the navigation device 100 may be implemented to have more or fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The communication unit 110 enables communication between the navigation device 100 and the server 200 or between the network in which the navigation device 100 and the navigation device 100 are located or between the navigation device 100 and another electronic device 10. It may include one or more modules. For example, the communication unit 100 may include a location data module 111, a wireless internet module 113, a broadcast transmission / reception module 115, a short range communication module 117, a wired communication module 119, and the like. .

The position data module 111 is a module for acquiring position data of the navigation device 100. As the method of obtaining location data by the location data module 111, a method of obtaining location data through a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) may be used.

GNSS refers to a navigation system that can calculate the position of a receiver terminal using radio signals received from satellites. Specific examples of GNSS include Global Positioning System (GPS), Galileo, Global Orbiting Navigational Satellite System (GLONASS), COMPASS, Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNS), and Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), depending on the operating entity. Can be.

The location data module 111 of the navigation device 100 according to the embodiments of the present invention may obtain location data by receiving a GNSS signal serving in an area in which the navigation device 100 is used. Then, the current position of the navigation device 100 is continuously calculated in real time using the acquired position data. The current position of the navigation device 100 may be obtained through map matching with respect to the position data acquired by the position data module 111 in order to improve accuracy.

In addition, the position data module 111 may calculate velocity information using the current position of the navigation device 100 obtained in real time.

The wireless internet module 113 is a device that accesses the wireless Internet and acquires or transmits data. The wireless Internet accessible through the wireless internet module 113 may be a wireless LAN (WLAN), a wireless broadband (WBRO), a world interoperability for microwave access (Wimax), a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), or the like.

The broadcast transmission / reception module 115 is an apparatus for receiving broadcast signals through various broadcast systems. The broadcast system that can be received through the broadcast transmission / reception module 115 includes: Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Terrestrial (DMBT), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Satellite (DMBS), Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO), Digital Video Broadcast Handheld (DVBH), and ISDBT ( Integrated Services Digital Broadcast Terrestrial). The broadcast signal received through the broadcast transmission / reception module 115 may include traffic data, living data, and the like.

The short-range communication module 117 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

The wired communication module 119 serves to provide an interface with other electronic devices connected to the navigation device 100. For example, the wired communication module 119 may be a USB module capable of communicating through a USB port.

The input unit 120 is a module that generates input data for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100. The input unit 120 may convert the physical input from the outside into a specific electrical signal to generate the input data. The input unit 120 may include a user input module 121, a microphone 123, and the like.

The user input module 121 receives a control input for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100 from a user. The user input module may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (constant voltage / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. For example, the user input module 121 may be implemented as a navigation manipulation key provided in a body of the navigation device 100.

The microphone 123 is a device that receives a user's voice and an audio signal generated inside and outside the vehicle. The microphone 123 may be implemented as a navigation microphone 195 provided in the body of the navigation device 100.

The sensing unit 130 detects a current state of the navigation device 100 and generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100. The sensing unit 130 may include a motion sensing module 131, an optical sensing module 133, and the like.

The motion sensing module 131 may detect the movement of the navigation device 100 in the 3D space. The motion sensing module 131 may include a three-axis geomagnetic sensor and a three-axis acceleration sensor. The motion data acquired through the motion sensing module 131 may be combined with the position data obtained through the position data module 111 to calculate a more accurate trajectory of the vehicle to which the navigation apparatus 100 is attached.

The light sensing module 133 is a device for measuring peripheral illumination of the navigation device 100. The brightness of the display unit 141 may be changed to correspond to the ambient brightness by using the illumination data acquired through the light sensing module 133.

The output unit 140 is a device in which the navigation device 100 outputs data. The output unit 140 may include a display module 141, an audio output module 143, and the like.

The display module 141 displays information processed by the navigation device 100. For example, the display module 141 displays a user interface (UI) or a graphic user interface (GUI) related to the navigation service.

The display module 141 is a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, a flexible display, or a 3D display. It may include at least one.

When the display module 141 and a sensor for detecting a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as a touch sensor) form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter, abbreviated as “touch screen”), the display module 141 is an output device. It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in pressure applied to a specific portion of the display module 141 or capacitance generated at a specific portion of the display module 141 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. As a result, the controller 180 can determine which area of the display module 141 is touched.

Referring to FIG. 2, a proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner region of the navigation device 100 covered by the touch screen or near the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

The audio output module 143 outputs audio data that can be recognized acoustically. The audio output module 143 outputs an audio signal related to a function (for example, a path guidance function) performed by the navigation device 100. The audio output module 143 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The storage unit 150 may store a program for the operation of the navigation device 100, and may temporarily store data (path information and images) input / output in relation to the navigation device 100.

The storage unit 150 may be embedded in or detachable from the navigation device 100, and may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, or a multimedia card micro type. ), Card type memory (e.g. SD or XD memory), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (ReadOnly Memory, ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ReadOnly Memory) It may include a storage medium of at least one type of PROM (Programmable ReadOnly Memory), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, optical disk. The navigation device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 150 on the Internet.

The power supply unit 160 receives external power and internal power to supply power required for the operation of each component of the navigation device 100 or another device connected to the navigation device 100.

The interface unit 170 may include a user interface unit and a network interface unit. The user interface unit may receive a user input signal and transmit it to the controller 180. The user interface may receive an input for selecting a path from the user and an input for selecting various user contents received from the server 200. The network interface unit may perform data transmission / reception with the server 200.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the navigation device 100. In addition, the controller 180 may output a control signal for controlling another device connected to the navigation device 100. When a signal for selecting a predetermined path is input through the user interface unit, the controller 180 may control the network interface unit to transmit information about the selected path to the server 200.

The image processor 181 may determine traffic flow by analyzing a traffic related image among user contents. For example, if the traffic-related image is analyzed from the user content received from the server 200, and the number of front vehicles included in the traffic-related image is more than a predetermined number, the traffic of the section in which the traffic-related image is captured. The flow may be determined to be a congestion situation and transmitted to the controller 180. The example of extracting a traffic flow of a corresponding section by analyzing the traffic-related image is not limited to the above-described example and may be variously modified. For example, by analyzing the overall shape of the vehicle included in the traffic-related image (for example, by determining whether the portion corresponding to the tire is in contact with the ground, it is possible to determine whether the vehicle is overturned). The cause of the road congestion can be determined.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the controller 180 may include a section list generator (not shown) and a user content mapping unit (not shown). The section list generation unit (not shown) and the user content mapping unit (not shown) are the same or similar in operation to the section list generation unit 241 and the user content mapping unit 242 shown in FIG. It will be described later through.

In the above, the specific block configuration of the electronic device (navigation device) according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described. Hereinafter, a server connected to the electronic device through a network (for example, a social network) and transmitting and receiving user content including a traffic related image will be described.

3 is a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the server 200 according to an embodiment may include a user content collector 210, a storage 220, a controller 240, and a social network engine 230.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the user content collecting unit 210 collects user content obtained through various user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. The user content may be content including a traffic related image. For example, the user content may be content transmitted from a device of a user subscribed to a predetermined traffic information service provided by the server 200 to the server 200.

The content collected by the user content collection unit 210 may include at least one of identification information of the user, location information on which the user content is transmitted, and time information. In addition, the user content may include at least one of a message, a video, and an audio signal related to a traffic condition. A more detailed description of the user content will be described later with reference to FIG. 5.

The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c may access the server 200 through a predetermined authentication process in order to transmit content generated by the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c to the server 200. have. The authentication process, after transmitting the authentication information from the user device (100, 10a, 10b, 10c) to the server 200, after the server 200 performs the authentication process, the user authentication is completed, the user device ( 100, 10a, 10b, 10c) and the server can be connected. The authentication information may include identification information for identifying a user, device identification information of the electronic device 100, a password, an e-mail address, a telephone number, and the like.

The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c may be vehicle terminals attached to a vehicle or portable terminals as shown in FIG. 1. For example, the user may transmit the user content obtained through the vehicle terminal to the server 200 while driving the vehicle. Alternatively, the user content transmitted while walking while the user is carrying the portable terminal may be transmitted to the server 200.

Meanwhile, the content collected by the user content collector 210 is not limited to traffic information directly obtained by the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. For example, user content generated through the first user device (eg, at least one of 10a, 10b, and 10c of FIG. 1) may include the first user device and a social network (eg, 300 of FIG. 1). ) May be followed by a second user device (eg, 100 of FIG. 1) that is connected. In this case, the N user devices connected to the first user device through the social network may obtain first user content generated from the first user device or content processed from the first user content.

The user content may include information related to the road traffic situation. The information related to the road traffic situation may include all information required by the driver in connection with driving a vehicle, such as section information, route information, and road congestion information. In an embodiment of the present invention, a description is given of a traffic-related image taken by a vehicle terminal or a camera connected by wire or wirelessly to the vehicle terminal among the road traffic state information. However, the technical idea of the present invention is not to limit the information related to the road traffic situation to the traffic related video.

The storage unit 220 may include a map database 221 and a user content database 222.

The map database 221 may store information that can be displayed on various maps used in the electronic device (eg, the navigation device) 100 such as road information, location information, point of interest (POI) information, and the like. The map database 221 may be included in the server 200 as illustrated in FIG. 3, but may be implemented as a separate server outside the server 200.

The user content DB 222 may store and manage content generated by processing user content collected through the user content collector 210. Since the user content includes location information generated (or transmitted), the user content DB 222 is managed by grouping each user content based on the collected location information, or included in the user content. It can be managed based on the type and location information of.

Meanwhile, the user content DB 222 may store user content before the user content is processed. The user content collected from the user device may include content to be filtered, and thus the user content to be filtered may be temporarily stored in the user content DB 222.

In addition, when receiving a request for user content with a specific condition added from an external electronic device according to an embodiment, the server 200 searches for content that meets the specific condition among contents stored in the user content DB 222. After processing the content, the content may be generated according to the specific condition and then transmitted to the external electronic device.

In addition, the user content DB 222 may manage the user content by grouping the user content into a plurality of groups according to predetermined criteria. The criteria for grouping the user content may be preset by the user. For example, the collected content may be managed by being classified into categories such as traffic related information, safe driving information, and help query information.

The social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled with the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c via the network 300 as shown in FIG. 1. The social network engine 230 may perform data communication with an external communication device including an external user device.

The social network engine 230 receives a user content request signal that satisfies a specific condition from the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, and lists the section content generator 241 and the user content mapping unit 242 for each section. After transferring to, the list of sections to which the user content is mapped may be delivered to the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c.

The controller 240 may include a section list generator 241 and a user content mapping unit 242. The operations of the section list generator 241 and the user content mapping unit 242 described below may be identically performed by the controller 180 of the electronic device 100 illustrated in FIG. 2.

The section list generator 241 may receive information related to a route set in the second electronic device 100 and generate a section list from user content corresponding to each section constituting the route. The type of the section list that may be generated based on the user content may be determined by the components constituting the user content and a combination thereof.

For example, the safe driving information list for each section may be generated by extracting safe driving information among components of user content corresponding to each section constituting the route. Also, only traffic information may be extracted from the components of the user content to generate a traffic information list for each section. As described above, the type of the section-specific list that may be generated by the section-specific list generation unit 241 is not limited to the above-described example, and may be variously modified by the components of the user content and a combination thereof. have.

The user content mapping unit 242 may map user content corresponding to each list constituting the section list to the section list.

For example, assuming a specific route consisting of first to tenth sections, the user content including a traffic-related image for the first, second, third, fifth, and ninth sections is included in the server 200. Assume that it was sent to. In this case, the section list generator 241 may generate a section list based on the user content collected in the first, second, third, fifth, and ninth sections of the ten sections. Can be generated. That is, the section list generator 241 may generate a section list that includes a first section list, a second section list, a third section list, a fifth section list, and a ninth section list.

The user content mapping unit 242 may map the traffic related image collected for the first section to a first section list, and map the user traffic related image collected for the second section to a second section list. Can be. For the remaining third, fifth and ninth section lists, user content collected for the corresponding section may be mapped to the corresponding section list, respectively.

Meanwhile, the second electronic device 100 receives user content for each section from the server 200, generates a section list based on the user content, and writes at least one user content to the generated section list. Can be mapped. That is, an operation of generating a list for each section and mapping at least one content of user content corresponding to each list to each list may be performed by either the server 200 or the second electronic device 100. have.

The block configuration of the server 200 has been described above. Hereinafter, a network environment for collecting user content for each section constituting a route to the destination in the electronic device where the destination is set will be described in more detail.

4 illustrates an example of configuring a social network, and illustrates an example of configuring a network based on a current location SP of the navigation device 100.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a network configuration for obtaining traffic information is requested from the navigation device 100, the server 200 obtains a current location SP of the navigation device 100. Here, the current location SP of the navigation device 100 may be received from the navigation device 100 or may be obtained from a base station included in the network (or communication network) 300.

In addition, the server 200 may acquire a change in the position of the navigation device 100 for a predetermined time, and obtain a moving direction of the navigation device 100 based on the change in the position of the navigation device 100. In addition, the predetermined area A13 is set based on the current position and the moving direction of the acquired navigation device 100. In addition, other electronic devices T1 to T5 located in the set area A13 may be selected, and a social network configuration between the selected electronic devices T1 to T5 and the navigation device 100 may be supported.

Meanwhile, since the social network configured by the request of the navigation device 100 includes electronic devices selected based on the current location of the navigation device 100, the social network may be updated according to the current location of the navigation device 100. The server 200 continuously acquires the location of the navigation device 100 while the network is maintained, and continuously updates electronic devices included in the network based on the location.

In addition, even if the location of the navigation device 100 does not change, the server 200 continuously updates electronic devices included in the network based on the change of the location of other electronic devices included in the network. Electronic devices that do not satisfy the criteria of the network configuration may be excluded from the network, and electronic devices that newly meet the criteria may be included in the network.

As described above, as the server 200 continuously updates the network based on the current location of the navigation device 100, the user may continuously obtain desired traffic information while moving.

Hereinafter, the user content transmitted from the server 200 to the second electronic device will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a component of user content according to an exemplary embodiment.

1 and 5, the user content 30 transmitted from the server 200 to the second electronic device 100 may include components as illustrated in FIG. 5.

The user content 30 may include location data 31, time data 32, social data 33, and subject data 34. All components of the user content 30 shown in FIG. 5 need not be included in all embodiments, and the user content does not exclude components not shown in FIG.

The location data 31 may be information associated with the location of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c. For example, the location data 31 may be passive, such as GPRS data, GPS data, WI-FI data, personal area network (PAN) data, IP address data, and data transmitted from other network access points. Location data at a particular location to be collected. Alternatively, the location data may be location data at a specific location that is actively collected, such as location data input by a user. The location data 31 may be obtained by tracking a path and a current location of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. The location data 31 may be obtained by a location data module (eg, a GPS module) of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, or 10c.

The time data 32 may be time-based data related to a particular time or specific event associated with the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c. For example, the time data 32 may be data collected manually, such as clock time, or network clock time, of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, 10c. In addition, it may include data collected actively, such as time data input to the user device (100, 10a, 10b, 10c) by the user.

The social data 33 may be data or metadata regarding a relationship of a user of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. For example, social data 33 may include gender, age, name, alias, image that the user represents (such as a photo, avatar, or file representing the user), the state of the user (eg, online or offline). It may include user identity information (email address, etc.).

Meanwhile, the social data 33 may include relationship information (not shown). For example, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the relationship information may be relationship information between users and relationship information between a first user and a second user. For example, the first user and the second user may be in a following relationship on a social network. In this case, when the first user generates user content and transmits the user content to the server 200, the second user may acquire user content generated by the first user device.

The relationship information may be relationship information between the first user, a specific location, a specific building, and a specific road section. For example, it is assumed that a first user device following a specific road section exists, and user content generated by a second user device with respect to the specific road section is collected by the server 200. In this case, the first user may acquire user content generated by the second user through the server 200 through the specific road section even though the first user does not have a mutual relationship with the second user.

Meanwhile, the social data 33 may further include reputation information about the user within the aforementioned social network range 300. Other users of the social network 300 may rate or provide ratings to the user. In addition, user content generated and provided by the first user may be evaluated by other users within the social network 300 range. For example, if the traffic related image information included in the user content generated by the user does not match the current traffic situation, the user content may be undervalued by another user.

The subject data 34 may be data actively provided by a user of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c, or derived from another source. For example, when the user generates user content including a traffic related image photographed in a specific road section, the user content may be transmitted to the server 200. In this case, the location data 31 may be information related to the specific road section. In addition, the time data 32 may be time data of photographing the traffic-related image. The subject data 34 may include description information for describing the traffic related image and the traffic related image.

Meanwhile, subject data 34 may be provided in a media data format. For example, the media data may be data about media that can exist, such as audio data, image data, audio and image data. In addition, the media data may include data about text input by a user and clickable data (eg, banner advertisement click, bookmark, etc.).

In the above, the structure of the user content 30 was demonstrated. The user content 30 is not limited to the components illustrated in FIG. 5, and other components may be added and provided as necessary. Hereinafter, a method of providing user content according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in consideration of the system environment shown in FIG. 1. In the following description, the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c are limited to the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 100 for convenience of description. In addition, it is assumed that the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 100 are navigation devices.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a user content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention under the system environment shown in FIG. 1. 7 to 11 are screens illustrating an example of a method for providing user content according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6.

The user content providing method may be executed under the control of the controller 180 of the electronic device 100, 10a, 10b, 10c, or the controller 240 of the server 200.

First, the first electronic device 10 may generate user content including at least one content (S10). The user content may include a traffic related image. The traffic-related image may include a video obtained for a path composed of at least one section.

The first electronic device 10 may obtain the traffic-related image from a predetermined imaging means connected by wire or wirelessly. When the first electronic device 10 is a vehicle terminal (for example, a navigation device), the imaging means may be a vehicle black box or a navigation device of a black box type. In addition, the first electronic device 10 may be a communication navigation device. In this case, the traffic-related image may be obtained from an external device (for example, a nearby CCTV) that is connected to the navigation device through a wireless communication network. Can be.

When the first electronic device 10 is connected to a predetermined network (eg, a social network) (S11 and YES), the first electronic device 10 may transmit the obtained user content to the server 200. There is (S12). The user content transmitted to the server 200 may include the traffic related image and location information from which the image is obtained.

The server 200 stores the user content received from the first electronic device 10 in the storage unit 220, and when receiving a specific content request from an external electronic device, processes the user content to fit the individual electronic device. Custom user content may be generated (S210).

In addition, the second electronic device 100 connected to the first electronic device 10 through a predetermined network may receive destination information (S110) and may search for at least one path to the corresponding destination. If any one of the searched paths is selected, the user content corresponding to each section constituting the selected path may be requested to the server 200 (S130).

The user content request may be, first, requesting user content corresponding to a corresponding section. Second, it may be a request for a section-specific list extracted from the user content together with the user content. In each case, operations of the second electronic device 100 and the server 200 may vary.

If the user content request includes a section request by section (S220: Yes), the server 200 may search the user content DB 222 and generate a section list from the corresponding user content (S230). .

The server 200 may map at least one user content to the section list (S240).

The server 200 may transmit the mapping result to the second electronic device 100 (S250), and the second electronic device 100 may display the received mapping result on the display unit 141 (S151). ).

Meanwhile, when the user content request received from the second electronic device 100 does not include the section request for each section (S220: No), the server 200 does not generate the section list for each section, and the user content DB 222 is not included. ), The user content corresponding to the corresponding section may be transmitted to the second electronic device 100 (S235).

The second electronic device 100 may generate a section list from the received user content (S140), map the user content to the section list (S150), and display the list on the display unit 141 (S150). S151).

In the above, the user content providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention in the system environment shown in FIG. 1 has been described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6. Hereinafter, the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6 will be described with reference to the screen of the electronic device with reference to FIGS. 7 through 11.

7 is a diagram illustrating user content for each section displayed on a map.

Referring to FIG. 7, the second electronic device 200 searches for a route based on the departure point information and the destination information, and if the route view L is selected after the route search, the second electronic device 200 displays the searched route on the map screen. Can be. Then, when SNS Contents (SN) is selected, the user content corresponding to each section of the searched route may be mapped to the corresponding section and displayed on the map.

For example, the route from the departure point (foy range) to the destination may include a plurality of sections L1, L2, L3, and L4. The first section L1 is P1 to P2, the second section L2 is P2 to P3, the third section L3 is P3 to P4, and the fourth section L4 is P4 to P5. to be. The user content SN1 for the first section L1 is one, the user content SN1, SN2, SN3 for the second section L2 is three, and the user content for the third section L3. There are five (SN1, SN2, SN3, SN4, SN5), and four user contents (SN1, SN2, SN3, SN4) for the fourth section L4 are registered.

In this state, as the list SNL item is selected, a section list may be provided as shown in FIG. 8.

8 illustrates an example in which a section list is provided by a user content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 to 8, the second electronic device 100 may configure the list LI to include respective section information for the first section L1 to the fourth section L4. The list LI may include a first list LI1 corresponding to the first section L1, a second list LI2 corresponding to the second section L2, and a third corresponding to the third section L3. The list LI3 may include a fourth list LI4 corresponding to the fourth section L4.

The controller 180 of the second electronic device 100 may map the user content SN1 for the first section L1 to the first list LI1 corresponding to the first section L1. The same applies to the remaining sections.

The user content mapped to the section list LI may include at least one of a traffic-related image, a message, audio content, number information of the user contents, speed information of a section from which the user content is obtained, and traffic flow information of the section. It may include one.

The traffic-related image may be a still image including a moving picture and a representative frame among frames constituting the moving picture. The representative frame may be a first frame of frames selected from a plurality of frames or arranged in sequence of recording time.

The voice content may be an audio signal recorded by a user of the electronic device, or may be a voice signal in which traffic information text information input by the user is TTS (Text to Speech) converted.

The second electronic device 100 may also display an identifier that visually distinguishes the traffic flow of the corresponding section based on the speed information of the section in which the user content is obtained. The identification factor may be color information.

In addition, the second electronic device 100 may map and display number information of user content corresponding to the corresponding section.

The user content providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may generate and provide a section list LI as illustrated in FIG. 8 from section user contents.

Meanwhile, the section list LI illustrated in FIG. 8 may be displayed together with a map as illustrated in FIG. 9. The second electronic device 100 may divide the screen of FIG. 7 in which a path is displayed and the section list LI of FIG. 8 into screens, and display the screen on the display unit 141.

The screen division may be a picture by picture (PBP) or a picture in picture (PIP) method.

Referring to FIG. 10, as a control unit 180 of the second electronic device 100 receives an input for selecting any one of user contents mapped to a section list LI, a function related to the selected user content is received. You can run For example, when the content mapped to the section list LI is a video, as the video is selected, the controller 180 can play the video.

Referring to FIG. 11, the controller 180 of the second electronic device 100 receives at least one traffic related image corresponding to the specific section as an input for selecting a specific section list from the section list is received. It may be displayed on the display unit 141 in the form of a thumbnail. For example, as the third list LI3 corresponding to the third section L3 is selected, the user content SN1, SN2, SN3, SN4, SN5 for the third section L3 (see FIG. 7) is selected. All of them may be displayed on the display unit 141.

12 is a view for explaining another example of a method for providing user content according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the controller 180 of the second electronic device 100 may classify and store user content received from the server 200 into a plurality of categories. The category may include traffic information, safe driving information, query (help) information, POI information, and other information.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 12, when the SNS contents (SN) icon is selected while a map displaying information on a plurality of sections constituting a route to a destination is provided, user content for each section for the plurality of sections is selected. (SN1, SN2, ..., SNn) may be displayed by mapping the corresponding section displayed on the map.

In addition, as the LIST (SNL) icon is selected, the controller 180 can display the category selection menu CM on the display unit 141 as shown in FIG. 12. The category selection menu CM may include at least one menu item. For example, it may include a traffic information item C1, a safe driving information item C2, a query (help) information item C3, a POI information item C4, and the like. The category menu items are exemplary and not limiting. Accordingly, various category menu items may be added according to attributes and types of content generated by the user.

When at least one menu item among the items of the category menu CM is selected, the controller 180 may list the user content for each section received from the server 200 based on the selected category. For example, when the traffic information category item C1 is selected, the controller 180 filters the content corresponding to the traffic information among the user content for each section received from the server 200, and corresponds to the traffic information. The content may be mapped and displayed on the corresponding section list. The same applies to the safety driving information, inquiry (help) information, and POI information categories.

As a result, the number of user contents collected per section increases, and when the number of sections is large, the user may access the user contents received from the server 200 more efficiently.

FIG. 13 is an example of a screen for transmitting user content from an electronic device to a server, and FIG. 14 is an example of receiving user content from a server and displaying it on the screen of the electronic device.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 13, and 14, the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c may be a subject that directly generates and transmits user content to the server 200. That is, the first electronic device 10 may acquire user content related to traffic information while driving and transmit the content to the obtained content server 200.

For example, the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c may share an accident-related traffic-related image photographed at a specific point with another device connected to a social network. That is, the user may follow a specific point or share it with another electronic device that follows a user of the user device 100, 10a, 10b, or 10c. The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c may share the traffic related image by transmitting the traffic related image to the server 200 and the server 200 transmitting the traffic related image to another device.

User content received from the server 200 may be displayed as shown in FIG. 14. For example, the user traffic information SN1 generated by the first electronic device 10 and the user traffic information SN2 generated by electronic devices other than the first and second electronic devices may be displayed on the screen. Can be. The controller 180 may sort and display the user contents SN1, SN2,..., SNn in the order of generated time.

In addition, the controller 180 may display the user traffic information SN1, SN2,..., SNn corresponding to the scroll position as the vertical scroll input is received.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. For example, the method for providing user content according to an embodiment of the present invention may be executed through software. When implemented in software, the constituent means of the present invention are code segments that perform the necessary work. The program or code segments may be stored on a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier on a transmission medium or network.

A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording device include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, hard disk, optical data storage device, and the like. The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed to networked computer devices so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

Therefore, it is to be understood that the embodiments described above are all illustrative of the specification and not limiting. The scope of the invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are included in the scope of the invention. Should be.

100, 10a, 10b, and 10c: electronic device 30: user content
141: display unit 180: control unit
200: server 210: user content collection unit
221: map data DB 222: user content DB
241: list generator for each section 242: user content mapping unit
230: social network engine 300: network

Claims (20)

A display unit;
A communication unit communicating with a server providing user content; And
Receive user content corresponding to each section constituting a route to a destination from the server, generate a section list based on the received user content, and map the received user content to the section list. A control unit to display on the display unit;
. The method of claim 1,
The user content is an electronic device, characterized in that the content is collected from another electronic device connected to the electronic device through a social network (social network). The method of claim 1,
The user content,
An electronic device comprising at least one content of a traffic-related image, a message, and a voice. The method of claim 1,
The user content,
And at least one of information on the number of the user contents, speed information on a section in which the user content is obtained, and traffic flow information on the section. The method of claim 3, wherein
The traffic-related image includes at least one of a photo, a video, and a representative still image of the video. The method of claim 5, wherein
The controller may be configured to enlarge and display the picture as an input for selecting the picture is received and to play the video as an input for selecting a representative still image of the video is received. The method of claim 3, wherein
The controller may be configured to display at least one traffic-related image corresponding to the specific section in a thumbnail form on the display unit as an input for selecting a specific section list from the section lists is received. . The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a memory,
The controller may classify the user content received from the server into a plurality of categories and store the content in the memory. The method of claim 8,
The category may include at least one of traffic information, safe driving information, query information, and point of interest (POI) information. The method of claim 8,
The controller may display a category selection menu on the display unit and provide a list for each section corresponding to the selected category as one of the plurality of categories is selected. The method of claim 1,
The controller may be configured to receive user content corresponding to each section sequentially according to a distance spaced from the electronic device among user contents corresponding to the plurality of sections. A communication unit forming a network with the first electronic device and the second electronic device;
A database storing user content collected from the first electronic device; And
Search for user content corresponding to each section constituting a path from the second electronic device to a destination, generate a section-by-section list based on the found user content, and map the user content to the list to form the second content; A control unit for transmitting to an electronic device;
Server comprising. 13. The method of claim 12,
The network is a social network. Receiving user content corresponding to each section constituting a route to a destination from a server;
Generating a section list from the received user content;
Mapping the received user content to the section list; And
Providing a list for each section to which the user content is mapped;
User content providing method comprising a. 15. The method of claim 14,
Receiving the user content,
And classifying and storing the user content received from the server into a plurality of categories. The method of claim 15,
Further comprising displaying a category selection menu;
And selecting one of the plurality of categories, and providing a list for each section to which contents corresponding to the selected category are mapped. Collecting user content from the first electronic device;
Searching for user content corresponding to each section constituting a route to a destination, generating a section list from the searched user contents, and mapping the user content to the section list; And
Transmitting the section-by-section list to which the at least one content is mapped to the second electronic device;
User content providing method comprising a. The method of claim 17,
And the first electronic device and the second electronic device are connected through a social network. A first electronic device for generating user content;
A server that collects the user content from the first electronic device; And
Receiving user content corresponding to each section constituting a route to a destination from the server, generating a section list based on the received user content, and mapping and providing the user content to the section list Second electronic device;
User content providing system comprising a. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 14 to 18.

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