KR20150095506A - Method and apparatus for pedestrian anvigation service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for pedestrian route guidance service. the method comprising the steps of: when a destination is selected through a pedestrian input, searching for a path from initial position of pedestrian to path of destination, indicate that detected path, current position of pedestrian and information of passage places, thus provide route guidance service based in the detected path and information of passage places.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PEDESTRIAN ANVIGATION SERVICE [0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a pedestrian route guidance service, and more particularly, to a pedestrian route guidance service method and apparatus for providing a route guidance service so that a pedestrian can easily and accurately reach a desired point.

Mobile device-based pedestrian guidance service is a service that provides guidance for pedestrians away from the navigation method used in vehicle navigation.

The mobile device obtains the pedestrian's initial position data using signals such as Global Positioning System (GPS), WIFI, and communication network, and then uses these methods in parallel with pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) And obtains the position data of the pedestrian, displays it on the map, and provides the pedestrian route guidance service to the destination.

Existing mobile devices provide only the pedestrian route and progress state on the map, thereby causing confusion and inconvenience to pedestrians in the congestion, the roads, and the like occurring while walking. In addition, depending on the internal position of the mobile device, it is possible to provide a pedestrian position with a large error in a city area where the positional accuracy is low. Therefore, it is difficult to determine the position of the pedestrian on the map, There is no problem.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a pedestrian navigation service method and apparatus capable of providing an accurate and easy route guidance service to an optimal route to a destination to a pedestrian.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a pedestrian navigation service method of a mobile device is provided. The pedestrian navigation service method includes the steps of receiving a destination from a pedestrian, searching for a route from an initial position of the pedestrian to a destination, extracting waypoint information existing on the search route, Displaying the present position and the stopover information, and providing a route guidance service based on the detected route, the current position of the pedestrian, and the stopover information.

The pedestrian navigation service method may further include determining a current position of the pedestrian.

The determining may comprise determining the current position of the pedestrian using at least one of a satellite signal, a signal of a communication network, and at least one sensor in the mobile device.

The determining may include determining the position of the pedestrian as the position of the waypoint when the pedestrian arrives at the waypoint on the found route.

The step of displaying may include changing the position of the pedestrian on the map to the position of the waypoint when the pedestrian arrives at a waypoint on the found route.

The step of providing may include providing a route guidance service to the next waypoint when the pedestrian arrives at a stopover point on the searched route.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a pedestrian navigation service apparatus is provided. The pedestrian navigation service apparatus includes a positioning unit, a routing unit, and a guidance service provision unit. The position determination section determines the current position of the pedestrian. The routing unit searches for the route from the initial position of the pedestrian to the destination. The route guidance service providing unit extracts route information existing on the searched route, displays the searched route and the current position of the pedestrian on the map, and displays the route information and the map on the screen.

The pedestrian navigation service apparatus may further include a stopover position providing unit. When the pedestrian arrives at a stopover point on the searched route, the stopover position providing unit delivers the position information of the stopover point to the position determination unit. At this time, the positioning unit corrects the current position of the pedestrian with the position information of the corresponding waypoint.

The route guidance service providing unit may change the position of the pedestrian on the map based on the location information of the corresponding waypoint.

The route guidance service provider may provide the route guidance service to the next intermediate route of the corresponding intermediate route.

The pedestrian navigation service apparatus may further include a position information obtaining unit for obtaining positional information of the pedestrian and transmitting the obtained positional information to the position determining unit.

The location information obtaining unit may obtain location information of the pedestrian using at least one of a satellite signal, a signal of a communication network, and at least one sensor in the mobile device.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a convenient and convenient route guidance service by providing an intermediate way point when moving from a departure place to a destination, and by correcting the position value of the pedestrian on the map using the position value of the intermediate way point, It enhances the accuracy of the guidance service and can also provide a correction effect of the position value of the mobile device.

1 is a view illustrating a pedestrian navigation service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a pedestrian navigation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating an example of a route guidance service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification and claims, when a section is referred to as "including " an element, it is understood that it does not exclude other elements, but may include other elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.

A method and an apparatus for providing a pedestrian route guidance service according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a view illustrating a pedestrian navigation service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the pedestrian navigation service apparatus 100 includes a position information obtaining unit 110, a positioning unit 120, a position providing unit 130, a routing unit 140, a stopover DB 150, A position providing unit 160 and a route guidance service providing unit 170. Such a pedestrian navigation service device 100 can be implemented in a mobile device carried by a pedestrian.

The position information obtaining unit 110 obtains the current position information of the pedestrian. The positional information obtaining unit 110 may estimate the position of a pedestrian using GPS or GLONASS, use signals such as WIFI and a communication network, or use RFID, vision, and landmarks. Also, the positional information obtaining unit 110 may use Pedestrian Dead Reckoning (PDR) for calculating the position of the user by using the inertial navigation device such as the acceleration of the mobile device and the angular velocity sensor.

For example, the location information obtaining unit 110 may include a satellite-based measurement unit 112, a network-based measurement unit 114, and a PDR unit 116. The satellite-based measurement unit 112 receives a satellite signal from a GPS satellite or a GLONASS satellite, and measures the position of the pedestrian from the satellite signal. The network-based measurement unit 114 receives a signal such as a WIFI or a communication network, and measures the position of the pedestrian using the received signal. The PDR unit 116 measures the position of the pedestrian using various sensors in the mobile device.

The positioning unit 120 determines the position of the pedestrian using the positional information of the pedestrian measured by the positional information obtaining unit 110. The position determination unit 120 may determine one positional information among the positional information of the pedestrian measured by the positional information obtaining unit 110 as the position of the pedestrian. When the position determination unit 120 receives the position information of the intermediate route from the intermediate position providing unit 160, the position determining unit 120 determines that the position information of the intermediate route is the most accurate position information of the pedestrian and the position information of the pedestrian You can decide.

The position providing unit 130 transmits the determined position information of the pedestrian to the route guidance service providing unit 170.

The routing unit 140 searches for an optimal route based on the destination input from the pedestrian, and transmits the route to the route guidance service provider 170.

The transit point DB 150 stores transit point information appearing on the route. The waypoint information may include information necessary for the route guidance, such as the location name of the waypoint, the location information of the waypoint, and the like.

The waypoint position providing unit 160 transmits position information of the corresponding waypoint to the positioning unit 120 according to a request for providing position information of the waypoint from the route guidance service providing unit 170. [

The route guidance service providing unit 170 extracts stopover destination information corresponding to the route detected by the routing unit 140 from the stopover destination DB 150, displays the detected route and the current position of the pedestrian on the map, And the information of the waypoints existing on the route from the start point and the destination to the screen.

The route guidance service providing unit 170 provides the route guidance service based on the current location information of the pedestrian. The route guidance service providing unit 170 displays the position information of the pedestrian on the map every time the current position information of the pedestrian is received from the position providing unit 130. [

When the pedestrian arrives at the waypoint and inputs confirmation of the waypoint arrival, the route guidance service providing unit 170 receives the waypoint arrival confirmation from the pedestrian and transmits the information of the waypoint where the pedestrian arrives to the waypoint location providing unit 160, (160), and provides the route guidance service starting from the stop route.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the route guidance service provider 170 displays a route to a departure point and a destination of a pedestrian on a map, and displays a map on which a route from the departure point to the destination of the pedestrian is displayed. In addition, the route guidance service provider 170 separately displays intermediate intermediate points such as, for example, NACF, C.U, resident center, coffee bin, post office, and laundry existing on the route.

In this way, the existing route guidance service providing only the route to the departure place and the destination can additionally display the route way point on the route, so that the pedestrian can proceed the route to the destination by the step by step, .

3 is a flowchart illustrating a pedestrian navigation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the pedestrian enters the destination and executes the pedestrian route guidance service, the pedestrian route guidance service device starts the pedestrian route guidance service (S302).

The route guidance service providing unit 170 receives the initial position data of the pedestrian, and transmits the starting point information corresponding to the initial position data and the destination information inputted from the pedestrian to the routing unit 140. The initial position data can be obtained from the initial position data of the pedestrian obtained using signals such as satellite signals, WIFI, and communication network.

The routing unit 140 searches for an optimal route based on the source information and the destination information (S304), and transmits the information of the searched route to the route guidance service provider 170.

When the route is searched, the route guidance service providing unit 170 extracts the stop route information for the searched route from the stop route DB 150, displays the detected route and the current position of the pedestrian on the map, And displays the route and waypoint information on the screen (S306).

When the pedestrian moves and the position of the pedestrian changes, the changed position information of the pedestrian is transmitted to the route guidance service providing unit 170 by the position information obtaining unit 110, the positioning unit 120, and the position providing unit 130 , The route guidance service providing unit 170 continuously displays the changed position of the pedestrian on the map (S308). At this time, the position information of the pedestrian can be determined using the position information obtained using the signals of the GPS, the WIFI, the communication network, and the position information obtained by the PDR.

When the pedestrian arrives at the stopover point, the stopover arrival confirmation is executed.

The route guidance service provider 170 requests the provision of the stopover location information while delivering the stopover destination information to the stopover location providing unit 160 when the pedestrian executes the stopover arrival confirmation (S310).

The intermediate position providing unit 160 transmits the position information of the requested intermediate position to the position determining unit 120.

The position determination unit 120 updates the position information of the pedestrian based on the position information of the stop route (S312), and transmits the position information of the pedestrian to the route guidance service providing unit 170. [

The route guidance service providing unit 170 displays the position information of the pedestrian received from the positioning unit 120 on the map (S314). That is, the route guidance service provider 170 changes the position of the pedestrian on the map with the waypoint location information.

Then, the route guidance service provider 170 provides the route guidance service to the next stopping route to the pedestrian (S316).

In this way, the route guidance service provider 170 provides the route guidance service to the pedestrian until the pedestrian arrives at the final destination.

4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating an example of a route guidance service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, after the route guidance service is executed and the route to the destination is found, the route guidance service provider 170 transmits the position X of the pedestrian, Displays information on the screen, displays NACF, the first stopover point from the departure point, and provides a route guidance service.

When the pedestrian arrives at the NACF, which is the first stopover point, the route guidance service provider 170 executes the arrival of the stopover destination. Then, in response to the request for providing the waypoint location information of the route guidance service provider 170, the waypoint location providing unit 160 transmits the location information of the first way point, the NACF, to the location determination unit 120. The position determination unit 120 updates the position information of the pedestrian with the position information of the NACF and transmits the updated position information of the pedestrian to the route guidance service providing unit 170, The location information is displayed on the map. As a result, as shown in Fig. 5, the position X of the pedestrian on the map is corrected to the position X 'of the first nursery station.

Then, the route guidance service provider 170 displays the next stopping point C.U and starts the route guidance service to the C.U based on the first stop route, the NACF.

As described above, the route guidance service provider 170 provides the intermediary route to the pedestrian when moving from the departure place to the destination, and corrects the position information of the pedestrian with the position information of the stop route when the pedestrian arrives at the stop route, Can be provided.

The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described apparatuses and / or methods, but may be implemented through a program for realizing functions corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded, Such an embodiment can be readily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the embodiments described above.

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 exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

Claims (12)

A pedestrian navigation service method of a mobile device,
Receiving a destination from a pedestrian,
Searching for a route from the initial position of the pedestrian to the destination,
Extracting waypoint information existing on the searched route,
Displaying the searched route, the current position of the pedestrian and the waypoint information, and
Providing a route guidance service based on the searched route, the current position of the pedestrian, and the waypoint information
The method comprising: The method of claim 1,
Determining a current position of the pedestrian
Wherein the pedestrian navigation service method further comprises: 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the step of determining comprises determining the current position of the pedestrian using at least one of a satellite signal, a signal of a communication network and at least one sensor in the mobile device. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the step of determining includes determining a position of the pedestrian as the position of the waypoint when the pedestrian arrives at a waypoint on the found route. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the step of displaying includes the step of changing the position of the pedestrian on the map to the position of the waypoint when the pedestrian arrives at a waypoint on the found route. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the step of providing comprises the step of providing a route guidance service to the next stopping point when the pedestrian arrives at a stopping point present on the searched route. As a pedestrian navigation service device,
A position determining unit for determining the current position of the pedestrian,
A routing unit for searching for a route from the initial position of the pedestrian to the destination, and
A route guidance service providing unit for extracting route information existing on the searched route, displaying the searched route and the current position of the pedestrian on a map, and displaying the route information and the map on a screen,
And a pedestrian navigation service device. 8. The method of claim 7,
When the pedestrian arrives at a stopover point on the searched route, a stopover position providing unit that transmits position information of the stopover point to the position determining unit
Further comprising:
And the position determination unit corrects the current position of the pedestrian with the position information of the corresponding waypoint. 9. The method of claim 8,
And the route guidance service provider changes the position of the pedestrian on the map based on the position information of the corresponding stop route. 9. The method of claim 8,
And the route guidance service providing unit provides the route guidance service to the next stopping point of the corresponding stopping route. 8. The method of claim 7,
A position information obtaining unit for obtaining the position information of the pedestrian and transmitting the obtained position information to the position determining unit,
The pedestrian navigation service device further comprising: 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the position information obtaining unit obtains the position information of the pedestrian using at least one of a satellite signal, a signal of a communication network, and at least one sensor in the mobile device.

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