KR20150102463A - Navigation apparatus and the control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a navigation apparatus and a control method thereof. The navigation apparatus comprises a communications part communicating with a mobile terminal, and receiving information or data related to an application executed in the mobile terminal; a control part displaying at least one among route guidance information of a route guidance application executed in the mobile terminal or route guidance information of a navigation function executed by the navigation apparatus itself based on information received from the mobile terminal; and a display part displaying at least one among the two rough guidance information by control of the control part.

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The present invention relates to a navigation apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a navigation apparatus and a control method thereof, in which when a navigation apparatus and a mobile terminal are operated in cooperation, the screen of the navigation apparatus is automatically switched or divided And more particularly, to a navigation apparatus and a control method thereof for continuously displaying a route guidance screen related to safe driving.

In recent years, various technologies utilizing mobile terminals (for example, smart phones) have been developed in automobiles. For example, there is mirroring technology. The mirroring technology is a technique for displaying a screen of a mobile terminal as it is displayed on a monitor (e.g., a navigation device) of an automobile as it is.

When the mobile terminal is connected to a monitor (not shown) of the vehicle through the mirroring, all the functions in the mobile terminal can be controlled through the monitor of the vehicle. Also, To be displayed. In addition, various functions and applications such as a text message, a social network service (SNS), a weather check, a route guidance, an Internet search, a game, and the like performed through the mobile terminal can be used through the monitor of the automobile.

By displaying the screen of the mobile terminal such as full mirroring and APP mirroring using the above-described mirroring technology, the user can display the screen of the mobile terminal on a small screen of the mobile terminal The same information can be displayed on a large screen of a car monitor. However, there is a problem that it is impossible to perform information (for example, navigation information, etc.) for safe driving, which was originally displayed through a monitor of an automobile.

For example, when the mobile terminal performs another function (e.g., telephone reception, text / SNS reception, etc.) while displaying route guidance information through the monitor of the automobile by performing route guidance through the mobile terminal, Since the display of the route guidance information displayed through the monitor is also stopped, there is a problem that the user's convenience is deteriorated and the safe driving may be affected depending on the situation.

The background art of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2009-0066259 (published on Jun. 23, 2009, navigation contents providing service system using linkage with mobile communication terminal means).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a navigation apparatus and a mobile terminal in which the navigation apparatus automatically switches or splits the screen of the navigation apparatus according to the operation state of the mobile terminal, And a control method of the navigation apparatus.

A navigation device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a communication unit for communicating with a mobile terminal and receiving information or data related to an application program (APP) executed in the mobile terminal; A control unit for displaying at least one of route guidance information of a route guidance application (APP) executed in the mobile terminal or route guidance information of a navigation function executed by the navigation device itself based on information received from the mobile terminal; And a display unit displaying at least one of the two route guidance information under the control of the control unit.

In the present invention, when the application program executed by the mobile terminal is a route guidance application (APP), the control unit receives the route guidance information and displays the route guidance information on the entire display area of the display unit or the display area of the display unit And displaying route guidance information of the navigation function executed by the navigation device itself on the entire display area of the display unit when the route guidance application is terminated in the mobile terminal or another application application is executed, The display area of the display part is divided and displayed on the one-side display area.

The present invention further includes a data extracting unit for extracting desired data from the data received from the mobile terminal, and the control unit allows the user to sense app information or function information executed in the mobile terminal using the extracted data .

In the present invention, the data received from the mobile terminal may include at least one of "destination information related to route guidance" and " APP "

In the present invention, the navigation function may automatically set the route by using the destination information received from the user or the "destination information" extracted from the data transmitted from the mobile terminal.

In the present invention, when the controller receives the "route guidance information" of the "route guidance application (APP) " executed in the mobile terminal and displays it on the entire display area, In the background.

In the present invention, when the control unit divides the display area of the display unit and displays the route guidance information received from the mobile terminal in each display area and the route guidance information of the navigation function performed by the navigation device itself, When a one-side display area is selected in a set manner, the information displayed on the selected one-side display area is switched to a full-screen display area and enlarged display is performed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a navigation device, comprising: receiving data transmitted from a mobile terminal; Route guidance information "of the " route guidance application (APP) " executed on the mobile terminal based on information received from the mobile terminal, or" route guidance information " The method comprising the steps of:

According to another aspect of the present invention, the control unit extracts desired data from data received from the mobile terminal through a data extraction unit. And detecting the application or function information executed by the mobile terminal using the extracted data, wherein the data received by the mobile terminal includes at least one of "destination information related to route guidance," " mobile APP " and " function execution information "executed by the terminal.

In the present invention, in the step of displaying at least one of the two route guidance information on the display unit, when the route guidance information received from the mobile terminal is displayed on the entire display area, And the navigation function to be executed is executed in the background.

According to the present invention, in the step of displaying at least one of the two route guidance information on the display unit, when the display area of the display unit is divided and the two route guidance information is displayed in each display area, Side display area is selected, the controller switches the information displayed on the selected one-side display area to a full-screen display area and enlarges the display area.

In the present invention, in the step of displaying at least one of the two route guidance information on the display unit, when the route guidance application executed in the mobile terminal is terminated or another application application is executed, Is displayed on either the entire display region of the display unit or the divided display region.

According to the present invention, when the navigation device and the mobile terminal are operated in conjunction with each other, the screen of the navigation device is switched or divided according to the operation state of the mobile terminal to continuously display route guidance information related to safe driving, Thereby improving the user's convenience and assisting in safe driving.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is an exemplary diagram showing a schematic configuration of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig.
2 is an exemplary view for explaining an operation of displaying information displayed on a full screen in a divided display area according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an exemplary view for explaining an operation of displaying two route guidance information in a divided display area according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a navigation apparatus and a control method thereof according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary view showing a schematic configuration of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a navigation device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 110, a data extraction unit 120, a control unit 130, a display unit 140, and a memory 150 ).

The communication unit 110 communicates with a mobile terminal (e.g., a smart phone) 10 connected in a wireless (or wired) manner. The wireless scheme includes a wireless communication scheme using at least one of WiFi, Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), and infrared rays. The wired method includes a wired communication method using at least one of USB (Universal Serial Bus), serial, and parallel lines. However, the wireless / wired communication method described above is only described by way of example and is not described for limiting the communication method.

The communication unit 110 transmits / receives data (e.g., mirroring data, tethering data, control signals, etc.) to / from the mobile terminal 10 using any one of the communication methods. However, in the present embodiment, an application (for example, a mirroring APP, a tethering APP, etc.) for transmitting and receiving data to both sides (e.g., a communication unit and a mobile terminal) for data transmission / reception between the communication unit 110 and the mobile terminal 10 It is assumed that it is installed in advance. At this time, since the application (APP) for data transmission / reception can be purchased by using a product already sold as a product (or an accessory), the application for data transmission / reception will not be described in this embodiment.

The data extracting unit 120 extracts data (or information) necessary for performing an embodiment of the present invention among the data transmitted from the mobile terminal 10. [

For example, the data extracting unit 120 extracts at least one of "destination information related to route guidance" and "application (APP) (or function) execution information performed in the mobile terminal" among the data transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 .

For example, when it is assumed that the mobile terminal 10 executes the "route guidance app (APP) (or navigation app)", the executed "APP information" And the set "destination information" is extracted. Further, if it is assumed that a new APP (or function) is additionally executed in the mobile terminal 10, the further executed "APP (APP) information" is extracted.

The control unit 130 executes a "navigation function (or route guidance function)" which is built in the navigation device 100 by using the electronic map (or the basic map) stored in the memory 150. [

At this time, the electronic map (or base map) used in the navigation function may be the same as the map (mobile map) used in the "route guidance application" executed in the mobile terminal 10.

The destination information for the navigation function (route guidance function) executed in the navigation device 100 may be information input directly from the user or "destination information" extracted through the data extraction unit 120, The control unit 130 can automatically set the destination of the "navigation function"

The control unit 130 controls the display of the display unit 140.

For example, the control unit 130 may switch the information displayed in the entire area to other information (that is, display the entire display area by switching to different information) as the execution screen of the navigation function, It is possible to divide the area and display the information specified in each display area separately.

For example, a basic map (a map built in the navigation device) may be displayed on the entire display area of the display unit 140 or a mobile map transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 (i.e., Alternatively, the display area of the display unit 140 may be divided to display a base map in one display area and a mobile map in the other display area.

Accordingly, in order to display the basic map immediately upon screen switching or screen division, the control unit 130 sets a 'navigation function (or a route guidance function)' built in the navigation device 100 itself as a background It can always be executed. Accordingly, the control unit 130 may display a basic map (map displayed on the navigation device) or a mobile map (displayed through a route guidance application executed in the mobile terminal) on a monitor (not shown) Map) can be displayed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the controller 130 receives a map (mobile map) displayed through the "route guidance application" executed in the mobile terminal 10, (200). ≪ / RTI > If a mobile map is not received from the mobile terminal 10 (e.g., a communication connection is blocked, a route guidance application of the mobile terminal is terminated, etc.), the navigation device 100 The map may be displayed on the entire screen (or the entire display area) 200 of the display unit 140.

However, if the mobile terminal 10 displays another application (or a function) (e.g., a phone call, an SNS conversation) in a state in which the mobile map is displayed on the monitor of the car as a full screen (E.g., sending / receiving of a text message, multimedia reproduction, etc.), the control unit 130 automatically divides the display area of the screen into two display areas 210 and 220 It is possible.

In the one display region 210 of the two divided display regions 210 and 220, a basic map that is executed by the navigation apparatus 100 itself is displayed. In the other display region 220, A screen transmitted from the display unit 10 can be displayed. That is, the control unit 130 controls the display unit 140 to display either the base map or the mobile map in accordance with the preselected option (e.g., an option to display either the base map or the mobile map as a full screen or a divided screen) So that the user can perform continuous route guidance.

Of course, as shown in FIG. 3, both the basic map and the mobile map may be displayed in the divided display areas 210 and 220. That is, the vehicle monitor may be used as a dual monitor to display different kinds of route guidance information. For example, the one-side display area 210 displays map information on the current location and the other one-side display area 220 displays traffic situation information.

3, the control unit 130 may display information (e.g., a base map, a mobile map, a telephone call, an SNS conversation, a text message transmission / reception, a multimedia map, Playback, black box image, etc.) can be selected and displayed in the full screen (i.e., the entire display area).

For example, when the user selects the one-side display area 210 in a predetermined manner (e.g., double touch, touch & drag, etc.), the controller 130 displays the information Map) in full screen. Of course, even when the other one-side display area 220 is selected, the same can be enlarged and displayed on the entire screen.

When the communication with the mobile terminal 10 is interrupted or the route guidance application of the mobile terminal 10 is terminated, the controller 130 controls the mobile terminal 10 (I.e., the entire display area) to be displayed by automatically switching the one-side display area 220 displaying the information transmitted from the navigation device 100 have.

Meanwhile, the display unit 140 may display information related to electronic devices (e.g., car audio, air conditioner, navigation, TV, camera, etc.) mounted on the vehicle, Display.

Also, the display unit 140 may include input means (e.g., a touch screen, a touch pad, etc.) for setting the function.

In addition, the display unit 140 may divide the display screen (divided into display areas) according to the control of the controller 130, display different information in each display area, It is also possible to switch the displayed information to the entire screen (the entire display area) and display the information.

The memory 150 stores various applications and data, and includes at least one of an internal memory and an external memory.

For example, the memory 150 may include an application related to driving of an electronic device mounted on a vehicle, an application related to communication (for example, a mirroring APP, a tethering APP, etc.), or an application related to a navigation function, (E.g., base map) or data (e.g., destination information, app execution information, etc.) received from each application.

Hereinafter, a control method of the navigation apparatus configured as described above will be described.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 130 receives data (or mirroring data, tethering data, etc.) transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 connected to the communication. Then, the received data is displayed on the display unit 140 (S101).

The controller 130 detects an APP executed in the mobile terminal 10 using data received from the mobile terminal 10 in step S102.

For example, the control unit 130 extracts "APP (or function) execution information" from the data transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 through the data extracting unit 120, APP (or function) "that is < / RTI >

When the "route guidance application" is executed in the mobile terminal 10 according to the detection result, the controller 130 receives the "route guidance information (ie, destination information)" set in the "route guidance application" Or extract route guidance information from the received data). Then, the navigation device 100 synchronizes the "route guidance information" with the navigation function itself (S103).

For example, the controller 130 notifies the destination to be set in the navigation function performed by the navigation device 100 as 'route guidance information (i.e., destination information)' set in the 'route guidance application' .

The control unit 130 sets the synchronized route guidance information as a destination and executes a navigation function (a function included in the navigation device) (S104).

At this time, the controller 130 can always execute the navigation function in the background manner, regardless of whether the navigation function performed by the navigation device 100 itself is displayed on the display unit 140. Although not shown in the drawing, the controller 130 may display one of the base map or the mobile map (i.e., a screen for guiding the route) on the display unit 140 according to the preselected option . For convenience, it is assumed that the mobile map is displayed in the full screen (i.e., the entire display area) in this embodiment.

The control unit 130 detects that the route guidance application (APP) already executed in the mobile terminal 10 is terminated or another new application (or function) is executed in the mobile terminal 10 (S105).

For example, the control unit 130 extracts 'APP (or function) execution information' from the data transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 through the data extracting unit 120, You can detect what a newly launched app (or function) is.

If the screen is switched due to the APP newly executed by the mobile terminal 10 (that is, when the route guidance application screen is not displayed but another application screen is displayed), it may affect the safe driving.

At this time, the control unit 130 divides the display area of the display unit 140 according to the preselected option and displays the basic map navigation screen (i.e., the route that is performed using the base map on the basis of the navigation device itself) Guidance screen), or displays the basic map navigation screen on the entire display area (i.e., the telephone screen) (S106).

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, at least one side (e.g., a navigation device or a mobile terminal) performs the operation according to information transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 (i.e., The route guidance screen is displayed on the display unit 140 to maintain the continuity of the route guidance, thereby helping the user's convenience and safe driving.

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, I will understand the point. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

10: mobile terminal 100: navigation device
110: communication unit 120: data extraction unit
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150: Memory

Claims (12)

A communication unit for communicating with a mobile terminal and receiving information or data related to an application program (APP) executed in the mobile terminal;
A control unit for displaying at least one of route guidance information of a route guidance application (APP) executed in the mobile terminal or route guidance information of a navigation function executed by the navigation device itself based on information received from the mobile terminal; And
And a display unit for displaying at least one of the two route guidance information under the control of the control unit.
The apparatus of claim 1,
When the application program executed by the mobile terminal is a route guidance application (APP), the route guidance information is received and displayed on the entire display area of the display part, or the display area of the display part is divided and displayed on one side display area,
When the route guidance application is terminated or another application application is executed in the mobile terminal, route guidance information of the navigation function executed by the navigation device itself is displayed on the entire display area of the display part, or the display area of the display part is divided Side display area of the navigation device.
The method according to claim 1,
And a data extracting unit for extracting desired data from data received from the mobile terminal,
Wherein the control unit causes the extracted data to be used to detect an application or function information executed in the mobile terminal.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the data received from the mobile terminal comprises:
Destination information related to route guidance ", and " application (APP) or function execution information carried out in the mobile terminal ".
The navigation system according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit automatically sets the route using the destination information received from the user or the "destination information" extracted from the data transmitted from the mobile terminal.
The apparatus of claim 1,
Route guidance information "of the" route guidance application "executed in the mobile terminal and displays the route guidance information in the entire display area, the navigation device executes a navigation function that is executed in the navigation device in the background Navigation device.
The method according to claim 1,
When the control unit divides the display area of the display unit and displays route guidance information received from the mobile terminal in each display area and route guidance information of the navigation function executed by the navigation device itself,
Wherein when one of the one-side display areas is selected in a predetermined manner, the information displayed on the selected one-side display area is switched to the full-screen display area for enlarged display.
The communication unit receiving data transmitted from the mobile terminal; And
Route guidance information "of the " route guidance application (APP) " executed on the mobile terminal, or" route guidance information "of the navigation function that is executed by the navigation device itself, based on information received from the mobile terminal And displaying on the display unit at least one of the navigation information and the navigation information.
9. The method of claim 8,
Extracting desired data from data received from the mobile terminal through the data extracting unit; And
Further comprising the steps of: detecting, by the control unit, application or function information executed in the mobile terminal using the extracted data;
Wherein the data received by the mobile terminal includes at least one of "destination information related to route guidance" and "application execution information (APP) or function execution information carried in the mobile terminal".
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the control unit displays navigation guidance information received from the mobile terminal on the display unit when at least one of the two route guidance information is displayed on the display unit, Wherein the control unit executes the control unit in the background.
The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein, in the step of displaying at least one of the two route guidance information on the display unit, when the display area of the display unit is divided and each of the two route guidance information is displayed in each display area,
Wherein when the one-side display area is selected from the user, the control part switches the information displayed on the selected one-side display area to the full-screen display area and enlarges the display area.
The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein, in the step of displaying at least one of the two route guidance information on the display unit, when the route guidance application executed in the mobile terminal is terminated or another application application is executed,
Wherein the control unit displays route guidance information of the navigation function executed by the navigation device itself on either the entire display area of the display unit or the divided display area.

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