KR20150073236A - Method for providing road guide voice in vehicle terminal with navigation function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a road guide voice running in a navigation terminal for a vehicle comprising: a step of displaying a path corresponding to current position information of a vehicle and destination information selected by a user; a step of reading road guide voice data matched with path display data from a storage part; a step of outputting voice guide information or display information inquiring of a user about whether voice information is selected; a step of receiving the voice information selected by the user; and a step of outputting by converting the road guide voice data into a voice which can be recognized by a person by using the voice information selected by the user.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a voice guidance method,

The present invention relates to a method for providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a method for providing a route guidance voice by allowing a driver to select any one of a plurality of people's voices, To a vehicle navigation terminal that satisfies a driver's personality, taste or amusement.

As the number of cars increases, traffic congestion is getting worse around the city. In Korea, congestion costs account for about one-third of total transportation costs, and congestion is serious. A car navigation service system has been proposed as a way to solve these problems and provide a more safe and comfortable driving environment to the driver. In terms of efficiency and accuracy, the car navigation system is helping the driver in navigating to the destination, so most of the vehicles are equipped with navigation terminals.

In addition to functioning to display only the position of a vehicle, various functions such as calculation of an optimal route, route guidance, traffic information and additional service information are added to the navigation terminal by utilizing semiconductor and computer technology which are rapidly developing. In other words, in many countries, the utilization range of the navigation terminal is getting wider as a multidimensional traffic information network mechanism that simultaneously transmits spatial information and real time information using various information media. Further, techniques are being developed so that the navigation terminal can function as a multimedia system in a vehicle.

Meanwhile, mobile network operators are providing navigation functions while introducing 3G / 4G smartphones. In Korea, SK Telecom's T-MAP, KT's Ole Navi, and Rock and Roll's Nationwide Navigator Kim Gisa have registered their navigation apps for smartphones in the App Store. Navigation devices that are built in or externally attached to a car are inconvenient for users to upgrade periodically, but navigation apps installed on smartphones are convenient because they are automatically upgraded.

As the navigation terminal or the smart phone performs functions as an integrated information terminal beyond the function of a simple car navigation device, navigation contents as well as navigation contents satisfy user's taste, personality, and fun, and furthermore, It needs to be designed to increase awareness and concentration.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2001-0081805 (published on August 29, 2001)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle navigation system capable of allowing a driver to select any one of a plurality of human voices, The present invention provides a method of providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle that satisfies a preference or a fun.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a navigation terminal capable of allowing a driver to select any one of a plurality of titles and providing route guidance information in accordance with a name selected by a user to satisfy a personality, And a method for providing a route guidance voice.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a route guidance voice which is executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle which can display a guidance voice word, a tone, and a tone differently according to a remaining distance to a vehicle operation control point, Method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle which selects a voice character according to a destination selected by a driver and provides route guidance information in a selected voice to satisfy the personality, .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a route guidance voice in a navigation terminal for a vehicle, the method comprising: displaying a route corresponding to destination information selected by a user and current location information of the vehicle; Reading out route guidance voice data matched with the route display data from the storage unit, outputting screen information or voice guidance information inquiring whether the user selects voice information, receiving voice information selected by the user And converting the route guidance voice data into a voice recognizable by the user using the voice information selected by the user and outputting the voice.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle, the method comprising: displaying a route corresponding to destination information selected by the user and current position information of the vehicle; Reading out data from the storage unit; outputting screen information or voice guidance information for inquiring whether or not to select voice information to the user; receiving voice information selected by the user; A step of receiving the name information selected by the user, a step of converting the voice guidance data into a voice recognizable by a person using the voice information and the name information selected by the user And outputting.

A method of providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle according to another aspect of the present invention reads vehicle travel control information existing within a certain distance using the travel direction of the vehicle and the speed of the vehicle at a current position of the vehicle, Calculating the remaining distance to the vehicle operation control point using the vehicle operation control information, the running direction of the vehicle, and the speed of the vehicle; and calculating the distance to the vehicle operation control point Reading the route guidance voice data from the storage unit, and converting the route guidance voice data into a voice recognizable by the user using the voice information selected by the user and outputting the voice.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle, the method comprising: displaying a route corresponding to destination information selected by the user and current position information of the vehicle; Reading voice data from a storage unit, automatically selecting a voice mapped to the destination information, converting the voice data of the route guidance voice into a voice recognizable by a person using the automatically selected voice, and outputting the voice .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle, the method comprising: determining route display data using destination information selected by a user and current position information of the vehicle; Reading the guidance voice data from the storage unit, converting the route display data into a signal recognizable by a person, outputting the signal, automatically selecting a voice mapped to the destination information, A step of inputting the name information selected by the user, a step of recognizing the guidance voice data by using the automatically selected voice information and the name information selected by the user And outputting the converted voice.

A method for providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle according to a further aspect of the present invention is a method for providing vehicle navigation control information existing within a certain distance using a traveling direction of a vehicle and a speed of a vehicle at a current position of the vehicle Calculating a remaining distance to the vehicle operation control point by using the vehicle operation control information, the running direction of the vehicle, and the vehicle speed, calculating a distance to the vehicle operation control point, The method further includes the step of reading the route guidance voice data from the storage unit and converting the route guidance voice data into a voice recognizable by a person using the automatically selected voice information and outputting the voice.

According to the above configuration, the navigation terminal for a vehicle of the present invention has the following effects.

First, the user is inquired about whether or not voice information is selected, and the voice information inputted by the user is input to provide the voice guidance information to the voice information selected by the user. Thus, You can select the desired voice among the voices and receive the voice guidance information.

Secondly, the user is inquired about whether or not to select a name, receives the name information selected by the user, and can provide the guidance information with the name selected by the user. Thus, the driver can get fun and interest while listening to the guidance voice.

Third, according to the remaining distance to the vehicle driving control point, the guidance guidance voice message, the tone and the tone are displayed differently, thereby enhancing the driver's situation recognition and concentration.

Fourth, by being implemented to automatically select the voices mapped to the destination information, the driver can get fun and interest while listening to the route guidance voice. For example, if the destination is a school, the voice of the teacher is selected. If the destination is the company, the voice of the manager is selected, and if the destination is the home, the voice of the voice is provided to the driver.

1 shows an overall vehicle navigation system according to the present invention.
2 shows a configuration of a navigation terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates a method of providing a guidance voice to be executed in the navigation terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates a method of providing a guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a method of providing a guidance voice to be executed in the navigation terminal according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a method for providing a guidance voice to be executed in the navigation terminal according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. 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. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals will be used for the same constituent elements in the drawings, and redundant explanations for the same constituent elements will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the entire vehicle navigation system according to the present invention includes an information providing center 30 for providing traffic information and various data (for example, programs, executable files, etc.) And a navigation terminal 200 for providing a route guidance service based on traffic information received through a communication network 20 and / or a local area wireless communication network and a GPS signal received through the satellite 10.

2, the navigation terminal 200 includes an operation unit 210, an output unit 220, a communication unit 230, a storage unit 240, a GPS module 250, a DR sensor 260, and a control unit 270. [0033] The operation unit 210 may be implemented as a touch screen that supports a mouse, a keyboard, a voice input device, a handwriting input device, and a graphical user interface. The output unit 220 converts various data stored in the storage unit 240 into a signal recognizable by a human being and outputs the converted signal. The data conversion unit converts the digital data into an analog audio signal, An audio output unit including an audio amplifier unit, and a display unit.

The display unit may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display And may include at least one. When a display unit and a sensor (hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch sensor') for detecting a touch operation form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen'), the display unit can be used as an input device in addition to an output device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The communication unit 230 is connected to a network and transmits and receives data. The communication unit 230 may be a LAN card, a Bluetooth, a zigbee, a wireless LAN (WLAN) conforming to the IEEE 802.11 standard, a Wi- (WiBro), and the like. As another example, the communication unit 230 may include a wireless communication circuit of a future mobile communication system as well as existing systems such as various versions of CDMA, cellular, GSM, W-CDMA, and LTE.

The storage unit 240 may comprise a program memory and data memories. The program memory can store route guidance voice programs. The data memory stores data generated during execution of programs stored in the program memory or stores data inputted from the outside. The GPS module 250 receives a global positioning system (GPS) signal received from the satellite and calculates first vehicle position data of the navigation terminal based on the received GPS signal.

The GPS module 250, for example, can accurately calculate the current position according to the triangle method by measuring the precise time and distance from three or more satellites and measuring three different distances. A method of obtaining distance and time information from three satellites and correcting the error by one satellite may be used. The GPS module 250 can obtain not only the latitude, longitude, and altitude as well as three-dimensional velocity information and accurate time from the position information received from the satellite.

The DR sensor 260 senses the running direction of the vehicle and the speed of the vehicle. The DR sensor 260 includes a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor so as to grasp the rotational direction of the vehicle. The DR sensor 260 is interlocked with a speed sensor that calculates the vehicle speed so as to track the moving distance of the vehicle. The DR sensor 260 finds the direction of rotation by the gyro sensor, finds the travel distance by the speed sensor, and estimates how far the GPS receiver has moved based on the last GPS reception position.

The control unit 270 controls the entire operation using the program memory and the data memory stored in the storage unit 240. [ The control unit 270 receives the position information of the vehicle from the DR sensor 260 and the speed sensor, and generates the guidance voice information. The control unit 270 may be connected to the call center to perform a telephone conversation. When the POI search menu is selected by the user, the control unit 270 searches the POI located on the route from the current position to the destination, and displays the POI on the display unit. The control unit 270 determines whether the POI located on the route (a point where the route does not need to be changed (re-searching), for example, a position located on the left or right side of the road) and / For example, a point at which a predetermined route should be changed to pass through the surrounding POI), and display the retrieved POI on the display unit.

FIG. 3 illustrates a method of providing a guidance voice to be executed in the navigation terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the navigation terminal drives a program when the power is turned on, and outputs a query message to the user to select a destination on a screen or voice. Then, the navigation terminal displays the destination information selected by the user and the route corresponding to the current location information of the vehicle (S310). The navigation terminal reads route guidance voice data matching the route from the storage unit (S320).

The navigation terminal outputs screen information or voice guidance information for inquiring whether or not to select voice information to the user (S330). In step S330, the voice information includes a female voice including a male voice including a grandchild, a boy, a young man, a grandmother, a father, a grandfather, a granddaughter, a girl, a girl, a woman, a mother, and a grandmother. When the voice information selected by the user is input in step S340, the navigation terminal converts the voice guidance data read in step S320 into voice that can be recognized by the user using the voice information selected by the user in step S330 and outputs the converted voice ).

In another embodiment, step S330 of inquiring whether or not to select voice information to the user may be performed before outputting the inquiry message for prompting the user to select the destination, on the screen or voice, or immediately after the user selects the destination. That is, one of the features of the present invention includes a step of inquiring whether or not the user selects voice information. The present invention can automatically select a name when a user selects voice information. For example, if the user selects 'mother' as voice information, the navigation terminal may be configured to automatically select the name 'son' or 'sweetheart'. When there are a plurality of titles instead of one, a method of automatically selecting titles from the whole can also be implemented.

FIG. 4 illustrates a method of providing a guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the present invention is an embodiment in which the user is inquired about whether or not to select a name, receives the selected name information from the user, and can provide the guidance information with the name selected by the user.

First, the navigation terminal drives a program when the power is turned on, and outputs a query message to the user to select a destination on a screen or voice. Then, the navigation terminal displays the destination information selected by the user and the route corresponding to the current position information of the vehicle (S410). The navigation terminal reads route guidance voice data matching the route from the storage unit (S420).

The navigation terminal outputs screen information or voice guidance information for inquiring whether or not to select the voice information to the user (S430). In step S430, the voice information includes a female voice including a male voice including a grandchild, a boy, a young man, a grandmother, a father, a grandfather, and a granddaughter, a girl, a girl, a woman, a mother, and a grandmother. When the voice information selected by the user is inputted (S440), the navigation terminal outputs screen information or voice guidance information inquiring whether or not the user selects the name (S450).

If the name information selected by the user is inputted (S460), the navigation terminal can recognize the guidance voice data read in step S420 by using the voice information selected by the user in step S440 and the name information selected by the user in step S460 (S470).

In another embodiment, step S430 of inquiring whether or not to select voice information to the user, step S450 of inquiring whether or not to select a name to the user may be performed before the user outputs the inquiry message for selecting the destination to the screen or voice, Can be done immediately after selecting. One of the features of the present invention includes a step of inquiring the user whether or not voice information is selected, and inquiring of the user whether or not to select a name.

FIG. 5 illustrates a method of providing a guidance voice to be executed in the navigation terminal according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment is an embodiment in which a route guidance voice message, a tone and a tone color are displayed differently according to the remaining distance to the vehicle operation control point.

The navigation terminal reads the vehicle operation control information existing within a predetermined distance from the storage unit using the running direction of the vehicle and the vehicle speed at the current position of the vehicle (S510). The vehicle operation control information is information including, for example, a left turn, a right turn, a forward speed limit jaw forward, and a restricted speed section interruption.

The navigation terminal calculates the remaining distance to the vehicle operation control point using the vehicle operation control information, the running direction of the vehicle, and the vehicle speed (S520). The navigation terminal reads route guidance voice data matching the vehicle operation control information from the storage unit according to the remaining distance to the vehicle operation control point (S530).

The first to-be-guided voice data 610 to the fourth-way voice data 640 output to the navigation terminal may be implemented in different voices, titles, and titles so that the driver of the vehicle has a wake-up call. For example, the first pathway announcement voice data 610 may be of a general type such as' ~~ ', the second pathway announcement voice data 620 may be a recommendation type such as'~~', the third pathway announcement voice data 630 may be 'Quot;, and the fourth route guidance voice data 640 may be implemented in a non-preferred type such as 'to do'.

For example, in FIG. 6, when the distance between the control point 600 in which the speed limiting bump exists and the present vehicle is 1 km, the first way announcement voice data 610 " When the distance between the control point 600 and the current vehicle is 500 m, the second guidance voice data 620 indicating " 500 meters ahead of the speed limiter " When the distance between the control point 600 and the current vehicle is 200 m, the third guidance voice data 630 indicating " speed reduction braking speed ~ 200 m in front of 200 m. &Quot; When the distance of the current vehicle is 100 meters, it is possible to output the fourth guidance voice data 640 " Please fasten the speed brakes in front of me ".

As another example, the navigation terminal can output the announcement voice regularly or irregularly according to the distance between the control point 600 and the current vehicle and the number of times of outputting the announcement voice, randomly selecting a plurality of directions announcement voice data, Can awaken the awareness of. For example, in the case of 500m to the left turn point, the navigation terminal can sequentially output voice guidance data such as " turn left in front of 500m "," turn left &

The navigation terminal converts the route guidance voice data into a voice recognizable by a person and outputs the converted voice (S540). For example, the navigation terminal can convert the route guidance voice data into a voice that can be recognized by the user using the voice information selected by the user, and output the converted voice. As another example, the navigation terminal can automatically convert the route guidance voice data into a voice that can be recognized by a person using the selected voice information and output the voice.

The navigation terminal according to the present invention can automatically select a voice mapped to the destination information. For example, if the school is the destination of the vehicle, the voice of the teacher and professor can be used as voice guidance information. As another example, if the house is the destination, the voices of the wife or children can be used as voice guidance information. As another example, if the company is the destination of the vehicle, the voice of the boss can be used as voice guidance information.

The present invention can automatically select a name if the voice information selected by the user or the voice mapped to the destination information is automatically selected by the navigation terminal. For example, if the destination is 'home', the navigation terminal may be configured to select the 'kids' voice as the voice for the voicemail voice and automatically select the name 'dad'.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined only by the appended claims.

Claims (7)

A method for providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle,
Displaying a route corresponding to destination information selected by the user and current position information of the vehicle;
Reading route guidance voice data matching the route from a storage unit;
Outputting screen information or voice guidance information for inquiring whether or not to select voice information to the user;
Receiving voice information selected by the user; And
Converting the route guidance voice data into a voice recognizable by the user using the voice information selected by the user and outputting the converted voice;
The method comprising the steps of:
A method for providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle,
Displaying a route corresponding to destination information selected by the user and current position information of the vehicle;
Reading route guidance voice data matched with the route display data from a storage unit;
Outputting screen information or voice guidance information for inquiring whether or not to select voice information to the user;
Receiving voice information selected by the user;
Outputting screen information or voice guidance information for inquiring whether or not to select a name to the user;
Receiving a name information selected by a user; And
Converting the route guidance voice data into a voice recognizable by the user using the voice information and the name information selected by the user;
The method comprising the steps of:
The method according to claim 1 or 3,
Wherein the voice information includes at least one of voice information, voice information,
A man's voice, including grandchildren, boys, young men, uncles, fathers and grandfathers
And a female voice including a granddaughter, a girl, a lady, a lady, a mother, and a grandmother.
The method of claim 1 or 3, wherein the navigation voice guidance method is implemented in the vehicle navigation terminal.
Reading vehicle travel control information existing within a predetermined distance from the storage unit using the travel direction of the vehicle and the speed of the vehicle at a current position of the vehicle;
Calculating a remaining distance to the vehicle driving control point using the vehicle running control information, the running direction of the vehicle, and the speed of the vehicle;
Reading the guidance voice data matched with the vehicle driving control information from the storage unit according to a distance remained to the vehicle driving control point; And
Converting the route guidance voice data into a voice recognizable by the user using the voice information selected by the user and outputting the voice;
Wherein the navigation information is generated by the navigation terminal.
A method for providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle,
Displaying a route corresponding to destination information selected by the user and current position information of the vehicle;
Reading route guidance voice data matched with the route display data from a storage unit;
Automatically selecting a voice mapped to the destination information; And
Converting the route guidance voice data into a voice recognizable by a person using the automatically selected voice and outputting the voice;
The method comprising the steps of:
A method for providing a route guidance voice to be executed in a navigation terminal for a vehicle,
Displaying a route corresponding to destination information selected by the user and current position information of the vehicle;
Reading route guidance voice data matched with the route display data from a storage unit;
Automatically selecting a voice mapped to the destination information;
Outputting screen information or voice guidance information for inquiring whether or not to select a name to the user;
Receiving a name information selected by a user; And
Converting the route guidance voice data into a voice recognizable by the user using the automatically selected voice information and the name information selected by the user, and outputting the converted voice;
The method comprising the steps of:
The method as claimed in claim 5 or 6, wherein:
Reading vehicle travel control information existing within a predetermined distance from the storage unit using the travel direction of the vehicle and the speed of the vehicle at a current position of the vehicle;
Calculating a remaining distance to the vehicle driving control point using the vehicle running control information, the running direction of the vehicle, and the speed of the vehicle;
Reading the guidance voice data matched with the vehicle driving control information from the storage unit according to a distance remained to the vehicle driving control point; And
Converting the route guidance voice data into a voice recognizable by a person using the automatically selected voice information and outputting the voice;
Wherein the navigation information is generated by the navigation terminal.

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