KR20130107896A - Communication device and server for road view - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A communications terminal for a road view and a server thereof are provided to improve the working efficiency of a road view work when generating the road view of a wide area using multiple means of transportation. CONSTITUTION: A moving path information receiving part receives information of the moving path of a first transporting means from a first communications terminal among communications terminals (110) respectively installed at the multiple transporting means. A file generating part generates the information of the moving path into a file. A moving path file transmitting part transmits the received information of the moving path to a file generating part generating the information into a file and transmits the generated file to second communications terminals respectively installed at multiple moving means. The information of the moving path comprises at least one of the location information of a place where a panoramic picture is photographed for generating a road view at the moving means and the moving path information of the transporting means. [Reference numerals] (1) Receive information about the travel route of a first transferring unit from a first communication terminal; (100) Communication terminal installed in each transferring unit; (2) Generate a transferring route file of the first transferring unit; (3) Transmit the transferring route file of the first transferring unit from multiple second communication terminals; (4) Display a transferring route of the first transferring unit to the second communication terminal; (AA) First communication terminal; (BB) Second communication terminal; (CC) First transferring unit; (DD,EE,FF) Second transferring unit

Description

COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SERVER FOR ROAD VIEW}

The present invention relates to a communication terminal and a server for a road view, and more particularly, to a communication terminal and a server for performing an efficient operation in the generation of a road view of a wide area using a plurality of vehicles.

With the development of wired and wireless communication, the development and dissemination of electronic information terminals such as computers, navigators and mobile phones are expanding rapidly.

Accordingly, users who want to obtain geographic information of a specific area can easily receive any information related to the corresponding area, such as a road, a terrain, a feature, by accessing the electronic information terminal.

However, since the conventional geographic information providing service is implemented in 2D and displayed on the screen, it is impossible for the user to visually accurately recognize the terrain and features related to the corresponding area.

In order to overcome the above problems, recently, a panoramic photo geographic information providing service that displays a real picture of a corresponding area on an electronic map so as to visually recognize roads, terrain, and features, that is, road view. ) Is in the limelight.

In order to generate such a road view, generally, a panorama photograph is taken while driving each region to be photographed by using a plurality of vehicles (hereinafter, referred to as a 'road view photographing vehicle') in which a photographing apparatus capable of photographing panoramic photographs is installed. After that, the panoramas taken by each photographer are collected to complete the road view of the shooting target area.

At this time, among the panorama pictures taken by each road view photographing vehicle, there are pictures taken by overlapping the same path. Of course, the area to be photographed is allocated to each road view vehicle, but it is impossible to clearly distinguish the photographing regions, which leads to overlapping paths.

In particular, when generating a road view of a wide area using a plurality of vehicles, the work time and manpower input for extracting photographs of overlapping paths are inevitably increased, resulting in a very inefficient problem.

However, the road view related technology, which has been recently proposed, only pays attention to more accurate panorama photography, and does not suggest a technology for solving the above problem.

Korean Patent No.926274, 'Automatic Shooting System for Geographic Information Panorama Production'

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a communication terminal and a server that can increase the work efficiency of the road view-related work during the work of generating a road view for a wide area using a plurality of moving means. .

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, the server for the road view (Road View) according to an aspect of the present invention, the communication path of each of the communication terminal installed in the plurality of means, from the first communication terminal to the movement path of the first means; A movement path information receiving unit for receiving information; And a file path generation unit for generating information about the received movement path as a file and a movement path file transmission unit for transmitting the generated files to second communication terminals respectively installed in a plurality of second movement means. The information may include at least one of position information of a point where the panorama photograph for generating a road view is taken by the moving means and moving line information of the moving means.

In one aspect of the present invention, the movement path file transmission unit receives the information on the movement path of the second movement means from the movement path receiving unit from the second communication terminal, the file generation unit of the received second movement means When the information on the moving path of the file is generated, the generated file is transmitted to the first communication terminal.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the server for the road view is divided into a plurality of virtual areas, the area in which the plurality of moving means is driven to take the panoramic picture, each of the moving means and each divided virtual The virtual region matching unit may further include a region matching unit.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the moving path file transmitter may include the moving path receiving unit receiving information on the moving path of the second moving unit from the second communication terminal, and the file generating unit receiving the received second When the information on the moving path of the moving means is generated as a file, the generated file is transmitted to the first communication terminal, and the file transmitted to the first communication terminal is a first virtual area matched with the first moving means. This is for the movement path of the means for moving the second virtual region next to.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the information on the movement path further includes vector information including azimuth information at the point where the panorama picture is taken.

In order to achieve the above object, the communication terminal for a road view (Road View) according to an aspect of the present invention, the movement for transmitting the information on the first movement path which is the movement path of the mobile means is installed to the server A path transmitter; A movement path receiving unit for receiving information on a second movement path which is a movement path of another moving means from the server; And a movement path display unit configured to display the first movement path and the second movement path together on an electronic map according to the information about the first movement path and the second movement path, wherein the first movement path and the second movement path The information on the route includes at least one of position information on a plurality of points at which a panorama photograph for generating a road view is taken and copper line information of the moving means and other moving means, and the movement route display unit includes the position information and the moving line. The first moving path and the second moving path are displayed on the electronic map using at least one of the information.

In one aspect of the present invention, the communication terminal for the load view is a path duplication notification for notifying the path duplication when the mobile means enters within a predetermined range or the second moving path based on the second moving path It contains more wealth.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the information on the movement path further includes vector information including azimuth information at the point where the panorama picture is taken.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. It is provided to fully inform the owner of the scope of the invention.

According to the terminal and the server for the load view of the present invention described above, the work efficiency of the load view-related work can be improved during the load view generation operation for a wide area using a plurality of moving means.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for a road view according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating each moving unit and each virtual region matched by the virtual region matching unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities.

It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

For reference, in the specification, when a part is 'connected' to another part, it is not only 'directly connected' but also 'indirectly connected' with other components in between. It also includes the case.

In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it may include other components, not to exclude other components unless specifically stated otherwise.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for a road view according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The system 100 for a load view according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication terminal 110 for the load view and a server 120 for the load view.

When describing each component, the communication terminal (hereinafter, referred to as a "communication terminal") 110 for a road view is a driving guidance service providing device (hereinafter, referred to as a 'navigation device') installed with an electronic map, and corresponding communication. The terminal 110 may display the movement path of the moving means installed on the screen, and transmit information on the movement path displayed on the screen to a server 120 (hereinafter referred to as a 'server') for road view photographing. The electronic device may receive a file in which information about a moving route of another moving means is stored from the display 120 and display it on the electronic map.

That is, the communication terminal 110 may display not only the movement paths of the moving means in which the corresponding communication terminal 110 is installed, but also the movement paths of the other means on the electronic map, and the driver so that the two paths do not overlap. You can display or print a notification.

Here, the moving means may include at least one of a car, a prime mover device, and a bicycle, and a road view photographing device (not shown) including a plurality of cameras installed on the moving means while driving the road view photographing target area generates a road view. It is possible to obtain a panoramic picture for.

In addition, the information on the movement route may include at least one of the position information of the location where the panorama picture for generating the road view in the above-described movement means and the moving line information of the movement means.

In addition, the information on the movement path may further include vector information including azimuth information (3D information) at the point where the panorama picture is taken.

On the other hand, the server 120 receives information on the movement route of the movement means is installed from the communication terminal 110 installed in each of the plurality of movement means, and this file (hereinafter referred to as a 'move path file') To the communication terminal installed in the other means of transportation.

In addition, the server 120 divides an area in which a plurality of moving means operates for panorama photography into a plurality of virtual areas, and divides each divided virtual area into each moving means (or a communication terminal installed in each moving means). Can match.

In addition, when the server 120 transmits the movement path file of the other moving means to the specific communication terminal, the server 120 may transmit the movement path file of the other moving means running in the virtual area adjacent to the specific communication terminal. .

Detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. 4.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication terminal 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The communication terminal 110 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a movement path transmitter 111, a movement path receiver 112, a movement path display unit 113, and a path duplication notification unit 114.

For reference, the communication terminal 110 of the present invention is a navigation device, and in addition to the above components, components of a general navigation device may be further included, and a GPS (Global Positioning System) device may be included in a road view photographing device (not shown). When a device for calculating an azimuth (for example, an angular velocity sensor and an earth magnetic field sensor) is included, GPS location information and azimuth information may be received from a road view photographing device (not shown), and the GPS terminal may be connected to the GPS terminal. When the device includes a Global Positioning System, the azimuth information may be received from a road view photographing device (not shown).

In describing each component, the movement path transmitter 111 transmits information on the movement path of the movement means in which the communication terminal 110 is installed, to the server 120.

Here, the information on the movement path may include at least one of the position information of the point where the panorama picture for generating the road view was taken and the moving line information of the moving means, and the azimuth information (3D information) at the point where the panorama picture was taken. ) May further include vector information.

Meanwhile, the movement path receiving unit 112 receives a movement path file including information on a movement path of another movement means from the server 120, and the movement path display unit 113 receives another movement included in the received movement path file. According to the movement route of the means, the two movement routes are displayed together on the electronic map.

That is, the movement route display unit 113 displays not only the movement route of the movement means in which the corresponding communication terminal 110 is installed, but also the movement route of the other movement means on the electronic map, so that the movement means of each movement means for road view photographing is displayed. The movement paths can be prevented from overlapping each other.

For reference, the moving path file received from the server 120 may be a moving path file of another moving means that travels an area adjacent to the area where the moving means in which the corresponding communication terminal 110 is installed operates.

On the other hand, the path overlap notification unit 114 is a mobile means that the communication means 110 is installed to enter the movement path of the other movement means displayed on the electronic map, or enter within a predetermined range on the basis of the movement path of the other movement means. In this case, the path duplication can be notified to the driver of the vehicle by outputting a message or voice informing the path duplication.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The server 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a moving path information receiving unit 121, a moving path file generating unit 122, a virtual region matching unit 123, and a moving path file transmitting unit 124.

Referring to each component, the movement path information receiving unit 121 receives information on the movement path of each movement means from the communication terminal 110 installed in each of the plurality of movement means.

Meanwhile, the movement path file generation unit 122 generates information on the movement path of the movement means received by the movement path information receiving unit 121 as a file, and the generated file is a panorama picture for generating a load view. At least one of the location information of the point and the moving line information of the moving means may include a text file stored in a text format.

In addition, the azimuth information at the point where the panorama picture is taken may be further stored in the text file.

On the other hand, the virtual area matching unit 123 divides an area in which a plurality of moving means travels for photographing into a plurality of virtual areas, and matches each moving means with each of the divided virtual areas.

A detailed description of the virtual region matching unit 123 will be described later with reference to FIG. 4.

Meanwhile, the movement path file transmitter 124 transmits the movement path file generated by the movement path file generator 122 to the communication terminals respectively installed in the other movement means.

At this time, when the movement path file transmission unit 124 transmits the movement path file of the other movement means to the specific communication terminal, the movement path file transmission unit 124 is a communication terminal of the other movement means that travels the virtual region and the neighboring virtual region matched with the specific communication terminal. The breadcrumb file can be transferred.

Detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. 4.

2 and 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention refer to a hardware component such as software, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) Lt; / RTI >

However, "components" are not meant to be limited to software or hardware, and each component may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to reproduce one or more processors.

Thus, by way of example, an element may comprise components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, attributes, procedures, Routines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The components and functions provided within those components may be combined into a smaller number of components or further separated into additional components.

4 is a diagram illustrating each moving unit and each virtual region matched by the virtual region matching unit 123 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the virtual area matching unit 123 divides an area in which the plurality of moving means travels for photographing into a plurality of virtual areas, and matches each moving means with each virtual area.

For example, when a total of nine vehicles are input to generate a road view for region A, the virtual region matching unit 123 divides region A into virtual regions and matches each of the nine vehicles.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, nine vehicles are designated as the first to ninth vehicles, communication terminals installed in each vehicle to the first to ninth communication terminals, and each virtual area matched to each vehicle is designated as the first. The virtual area to the ninth virtual area will be referred to.

If the movement path file transmission unit 124 transmits the movement path file of another vehicle to the communication terminal (fourth communication terminal) of the fourth vehicle operating the fourth area 440, the movement path file transmission unit ( 124 is a vehicle that is driving the virtual area adjacent to the fourth area 440 matched with the fourth vehicle, that is, the first virtual area 410, the fifth virtual area 450, and the seventh virtual area 470. The movement path file of the first vehicle, the fifth vehicle, and the seventh vehicle can be transmitted.

5 is a diagram illustrating a screen of the communication terminal 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the movement path 510 of the moving means in which the communication terminal 110 is installed and the movement paths 520 and 530 of the other moving means are displayed together on the electronic map.

For reference, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the movement route 520 of the other movement means may be displayed as the position 521 of the point where the panorama photograph for generating the road view is taken by the movement means. It may be indicated by the copper line of.

Of course, both the location of the spot where the panoramic picture for generating the road view is taken and the moving line of the moving means may be displayed in the moving means.

In addition, when the movement paths of the plurality of other moving means are displayed, the movement paths of the respective moving means may be displayed in different colors to distinguish them.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: system for load views
110: communication terminal
111: moving path transmission unit
112: moving path receiving unit
113: moving path display unit
114: duplicate path notification unit
120: server
121: moving path information receiving unit
122: moving path file generation unit
123: virtual region matching unit
124: movement path file transfer unit

Claims (8)

In the server for load view,
A moving path information receiving unit for receiving information on a moving path of the first moving means, from among the communication terminals respectively provided in the plurality of moving means;
A file generator for generating information on the received moving path into a file;
A movement path file transmission unit for transmitting the generated file to second communication terminals respectively installed in a plurality of second movement means;
Includes, wherein the information on the movement path includes at least one of the position information of the location where the panoramic picture for the road view is generated in the moving means and the moving line information of the moving means, the server for the road view .
The method of claim 1,
The moving path file transmission unit
When the moving path receiving unit receives information on the moving path of the second moving means from the second communication terminal, and the file generating unit generates the information on the moving path of the received second moving means in a file, the And send the generated file to the first communication terminal.
The method of claim 1,
A virtual area matching unit for dividing an area in which the plurality of moving means travels into a plurality of virtual areas for capturing the panorama picture, and matching each moving means with each of the divided virtual areas.
The server for a load view, further comprising.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The moving path file transmission unit
When the moving path receiving unit receives information on the moving path of the second moving means from the second communication terminal, and the file generating unit generates the information on the moving path of the received second moving means in a file, the While transmitting the generated file to the first communication terminal,
And the file transmitted to the first communication terminal is for a movement path of the moving means traveling the second virtual area adjacent to the first virtual area matched with the first moving means.
The method of claim 1,
The information about the movement path further includes vector information including azimuth information at the point where the panorama picture is taken.
In the communication terminal for a road view,
A movement path transmitter which transmits information on a first movement path, which is a movement path of the movement means in which the communication terminal is installed, to a server;
A movement path receiving unit for receiving information on a second movement path which is a movement path of another moving means from the server; And
A movement route display unit for displaying the first movement route and the second movement route together on an electronic map according to the information about the first movement route and the second movement route;
Including,
The information on the first movement path and the second movement path includes at least one of position information on a plurality of points at which a panorama photograph for generating a road view is taken and copper line information of the moving means and the other moving means. The movement route display unit displays the first movement route and the second movement route on the electronic map using at least one of the location information and the moving line information.
The method according to claim 6,
A path duplication notification unit for notifying a path duplication when the moving means enters within a predetermined range based on the second moving path or enters the second moving path
The communication terminal for a load view further comprising.
The method according to claim 6,
The information on the movement path further includes vector information including azimuth information at the point where the panorama picture is taken.

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