KR20160035294A - Apparatus for setting route of navigation and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device to set a route in a navigation device, and a control method for the same. The device to set the route in the navigation device comprises: a wire and wireless communication unit to connect and communicate with a portable terminal; a GPS coordinate memory unit storing coordinate information of a coordinate group, and a picture included in the coordinate group; a picture memory unit storing the picture corresponding to the coordinate information stored in the GPS coordinate memory unit; and a control unit individually storing the coordinate group and the picture in the GPS coordinate memory unit and the picture memory unit by generating the coordinate group based on a map data stored in a map storing unit after extracting the coordinate information by searching the picture stored in the portable terminal by the wire and wireless communication unit, and setting a destination by setting priority of the coordinate group and displaying the picture corresponding to the coordinate group on a display unit. The present invention provides the device to set the route in the navigation device which recommends a destination by setting a priority based on the coordinate information included with the picture by searching the picture stored in the portable terminal of a user and setting a route, and the control method for the same.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a route setting apparatus,

More particularly, the present invention relates to a navigating route setting apparatus and a control method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a navigating route setting apparatus and a control method thereof that search for a photograph stored in a portable terminal of a user and set priorities based on coordinate information included in the photograph, To a navigation path setting device and a control method thereof.

Generally, a navigation device refers to a driving guidance system or a driving guidance system that provides position information to a vehicle in operation and accurately guides the vehicle to a destination.

The navigation device recognizes accurate current position and direction information of the vehicle using information received from GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites, performs map matching through map database, The display unit displays the road map and the current position of the vehicle on the screen display unit, receives a destination from the user, sets and displays a route to the destination based on the map data according to a preset route selection method, And the route is guided by comparing the route.

In addition, when the vehicle travels in a direction different from the direction indicated by the navigation device during operation, the navigation device reestablishes the route or broadcasts a warning message, thereby greatly helping the driver to drive safely.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] The background art of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2010-0029360 (published on Mar. 17, 2010, entitled "Path search method in navigation device").

In such a navigation device, when a user frequently registers a destination as a favorite by providing a menu called favorites in a route search, the user can easily select a destination registered by himself / herself through a favorite menu, So that the input operation can be performed easily.

However, in the case where the user wants to visit the place of the photograph again or set a destination based on the photographing place when the photographer has only the previously visited photograph, There is a problem that it is difficult to set a path.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal which searches for a photograph stored in a portable terminal of a user, sets a priority based on coordinate information included in the photograph, And to provide a control method of the navigation route setting device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for routing navigation of a navigation system, comprising: a wired / wireless communication unit for communicating with a portable terminal for communication; A GPS coordinate memory unit for storing coordinates information and coordinate information of a photograph included in the coordinate group; A photograph memory unit for storing photographs corresponding to the coordinate information stored in the GPS coordinate memory unit; And a wired / wireless communication unit to search for a picture stored in the portable terminal, extract coordinate information, generate a coordinate group based on the map data stored in the map storage unit, store the coordinate group and the photograph in the GPS coordinate memory unit and the picture memory unit, respectively And a control unit for setting a priority of the coordinate group so that a photograph corresponding to the coordinate group is displayed on the screen display unit and set as a destination.

In the present invention, the control unit compares the coordinate information extracted from the photograph with the POI GPS coordinate area stored in the map storage unit, and generates a coordinate group based on the POI name when the coordinate information is included in the POI GPS coordinate area.

In the present invention, when the coordinate information is not included in the POI GPS coordinate area, the control unit generates a coordinate group with an adjacent road name.

In the present invention, the screen display unit may include: a coordinate group list display unit for displaying a list of coordinate groups stored in the GPS coordinate memory unit; A photograph display unit for displaying the photographs included in the coordinate group; And a photo information display unit for displaying photo information of a photo displayed on the photo display unit.

In the present invention, the photo display unit scrolls and displays a plurality of pictures included in the coordinate group.

In the present invention, the control unit sets a higher priority as the number of pictures included in the coordinate group increases.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method of a routing device for navigation, comprising: searching a photo stored in a portable terminal when a controller is connected to a wired / wireless communication unit; Extracting coordinate information from a photograph stored in the portable terminal by the control unit to generate a coordinate group; And a step of setting a priority of a coordinate group after the coordinate group is created by the control unit, storing the coordinate group in the GPS coordinate memory unit, and storing the photograph in the coordinate group in the photograph memory unit.

The step of searching for a photograph stored in the portable terminal according to the present invention is characterized by searching for a photograph including coordinate information in the photograph.

In the present invention, the step of generating the coordinate group includes: comparing the coordinate information extracted from the photograph with the POI GPS coordinate area stored in the map storage unit; And generating a coordinate group by the POI name when the comparison result information is included in the POI GPS coordinate area and generating the coordinate group by the adjacent road name when the coordinate information is not included in the POI GPS coordinate area .

In the present invention, the priority of the coordinate group is set such that the higher the number of pictures included in the coordinate group, the higher the priority.

The navigation route setting device and the control method thereof according to the present invention search for a photograph stored in a portable terminal of a user and set priorities based on coordinate information included with a photograph so that a destination can be recommended and a route can be easily set .

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily set a route by reviving memories through a photograph when a user wants to visit a place visited in the past.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a routing apparatus for navigation according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a POI GPS coordinate area in a navigation route setting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a screen display unit of a navigation route setting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a navigation path setting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a navigation route setting apparatus and a control method thereof according to an embodiment of 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 a block diagram illustrating a navigation path setting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 illustrates a POI GPS coordinate area in a navigation path setting apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a screen display unit of a navigation route setting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, a navigation route setting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wired / wireless communication unit 20, a GPS coordinate memory unit 60, a photo memory unit 70, and a control unit 40, And a screen display unit 30.

The wired / wireless communication unit 20 provides communication so that the wired / wireless communication unit 20 can be connected to the portable terminal 10 via wired / wireless communication such as Bluetooth or USB to search for a picture stored in the portable terminal 10.

The GPS coordinate memory unit 60 stores coordinate information of the photographs included in the coordinate group and the coordinate group.

The photograph memory unit 70 stores photographs corresponding to the coordinate information stored in the GPS coordinate memory unit 60. [ The picture memory unit 70 may include picture information of a stored picture. That is, the name of the photograph, the type of the format, the photographing time, the size and the resolution may be included.

The control unit 40 retrieves the photographs stored in the portable terminal 10 through the wire / wireless communication unit 20 and extracts the coordinate information, generates coordinate groups based on the map data stored in the map storage unit 50, (60) and the picture memory unit (70).

At this time, the control unit 40 compares the coordinate information extracted from the photograph with the POI GPS coordinate area stored in the map storage unit 50. If the coordinate information is included in the POI GPS coordinate area, the control unit 40 generates a coordinate group with the POI name, If it is not included in the area, the coordinate group is created with the adjacent road name.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the orange rectangular area is a POI (Point Of Interest) area, in which coordinates separated in four directions are connected by an area of a corresponding place specified on the map based on POI coordinates.

Therefore, when GPS coordinates are represented by points on the basis of coordinate information extracted from photographs, green points are points included in the POI GPS coordinate region of the 'SI Tower', and they are used to generate coordinate groups with the 'SI Tower' . The purple dots are points included in the POI GPS coordinate area of the 'very building', and they generate coordinate groups with 'very tower'. On the other hand, the blue dots not included in the POI GPS coordinate area are points that are not included in the POI GPS coordinate area, and coordinate groups are created by the adjacent road name 'Teheran road 27', and the pink dots are 'Teheran sunny yard' .

Then, the control unit 40 sets the priority order as the number of pictures included in the coordinate group increases as the number of pictures is increased. In other words, as the number of points forming the coordinate group is larger than the points included in the POI GPS coordinate region in FIG. 2, the priority is set higher. It can be judged that there is a high possibility that a lot of photographs of the place are likely to be visited again because it is likely to be an important place for the user.

Accordingly, when the priority is high, the coordinate groups are displayed in a descending order of priority, and the photographs corresponding to the coordinate groups are displayed to be set as destinations. If you select a location in the group of coordinates later, you can easily set the location to the destination.

3, the screen display unit 30 displays the photographs included in the coordinate group and the coordinate group and the photographs (not shown) of the photographs through the coordinate group list display unit 32, the photograph display unit 34 and the photograph information display unit 36 Information can be displayed.

Therefore, the coordinate group list display section 32 displays the list of coordinate groups stored in the GPS coordinate memory section 60, displays the photographs included in the coordinate group in the photograph display section 34, It is possible to display the photograph information about the photograph displayed on the display section 34. [

In addition, when there are a plurality of pictures included in the selected coordinate group, the picture display unit 34 may sequentially display pictures included in the coordinate list by scrolling.

As described above, according to the navigation route setting apparatus of the present invention, a photograph stored in the portable terminal of a user is input, a priority is set based on the coordinate information included in the photograph, and a destination is recommended Not only can you easily set up a route, but you can easily set up a route through your photo when you want to revisit a place you've visited in the past.

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

4, the control unit 40 determines whether the portable terminal 10 is connected to the wired / wireless communication unit 20 (S10) in the control method of the navigation path setting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, . At this time, when the portable terminal 10 is connected, the control unit 40 searches the pictures stored in the portable terminal 10 (S12). When searching for a photograph stored in the portable terminal 10, the control unit 40 searches the photograph for the existence of the photograph including the coordinate information.

If the portable terminal 10 is not connected in step S10, it may be determined whether the portable terminal 10 is continuously connected or may be operated according to a general path setting method.

In step S12, the control unit 40 retrieves the photograph stored in the portable terminal 10, and extracts the photographed GPS coordinates from the coordinate information included in the photograph (S14).

Thereafter, the GPS coordinates are compared with the POI GPS coordinate area stored in the map storage unit 50 to determine whether the GPS coordinates are included in the POI GPS coordinate area (S16).

At this time, if the GPS coordinates are included in the POI GPS coordinate area, a coordinate group is created with the POI name (S18).

On the other hand, if the GPS coordinate is not included in the POI GPS coordinate area in step S16, the coordinate group is created with the adjacent road name (S20).

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the orange rectangular area is a POI (Point Of Interest) area, in which coordinates separated in four directions are connected by an area of a corresponding place specified on the map based on POI coordinates.

Therefore, when GPS coordinates are represented by points on the basis of coordinate information extracted from photographs, green points are points included in the POI GPS coordinate region of the 'SI Tower', and they are used to generate coordinate groups with the 'SI Tower' . The purple dots are points included in the POI GPS coordinate area of the 'very building', and they generate coordinate groups with 'very tower'. On the other hand, the blue dots not included in the POI GPS coordinate area are points that are not included in the POI GPS coordinate area, and coordinate groups are created by the adjacent road name 'Teheran road 27', and the pink dots are 'Teheran sunny yard' .

After forming the coordinate groups in steps S18 and S20, the control unit 40 sets the priority of the coordinate group (S22). The priority can be set to a higher priority as the number of pictures included in the coordinate group increases. In other words, as the number of points forming the coordinate group is larger than the points included in the POI GPS coordinate region in FIG. 2, the priority is set higher. It can be judged that there is a high possibility that a lot of photographs of the place are likely to be visited again because it is likely to be an important place for the user.

In this way, the control unit 40 generates a coordinate group for the GPS coordinates extracted from the photograph, sets the priority, stores the coordinate group in the GPS coordinate memory unit 60, and stores the photograph included in the coordinate group in the photograph memory unit ( 70) (S24).

The control unit 40 displays the photograph information included in the coordinate group and the coordinate group and the photograph information about the photograph through the coordinate group list display unit 32, the photograph display unit 34, and the photograph information display unit 36 of the screen display unit 30 (S26). That is, the coordinate group list display section 32 displays a list of coordinate groups stored in the GPS coordinate memory section 30, the photograph display section 34 displays pictures included in the coordinate group, and the photograph information display section 36 displays And displays photograph information about the photograph displayed on the photograph display section 34. [

In addition, when there are a plurality of pictures included in the selected coordinate group, the picture display unit 34 can sequentially display pictures included in the coordinate list by scrolling.

The GPS coordinates are extracted from the photographs stored in the portable terminal 10 to generate coordinate groups based on the POI GPS coordinate areas stored in the map storage unit 50. The larger the number of pictures included in the coordinate group generated by the POI name, By displaying a list of coordinate groups with a high ranking, the user can easily select a destination from a list of coordinate groups and provide a list of the photographs included in the coordinate group.

As described above, according to the control method of the navigating route setting device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the photograph stored in the portable terminal of the user is inputted, the priority is set based on the coordinate information included together with the photograph, You can easily set up a route by simply recommending a photo, setting a route easily, and when you want to visit a place that you have visited in the past.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. I will understand.

Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

10: portable terminal 20: wired / wireless terminal
30: Screen display section 40:
50: map storage unit 60: GPS coordinate memory unit
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Claims (10)

A wired / wireless communication unit for communicating with a portable terminal for communication;
A GPS coordinate memory unit for storing coordinate groups and coordinate information of photographs included in the coordinate groups;
A photograph memory unit for storing a photograph corresponding to the coordinate information stored in the GPS coordinate memory unit; And
And a controller configured to search the photograph stored in the portable terminal through the wired / wireless communication unit to extract the coordinate information, generate the coordinate group based on the map data stored in the map storage unit, and transmit the coordinate group and the photograph to the GPS coordinate memory unit And a control unit for storing the coordinates in the picture memory unit and setting the priority of the coordinate group so that the picture corresponding to the coordinate group is displayed on the screen display unit and set as a destination. Device.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit compares the coordinate information extracted from the photograph with the POI GPS coordinate area stored in the map storage unit. When the coordinate information is included in the POI GPS coordinate area, Of the navigation device.
3. The navigation route setting device according to claim 2, wherein the control unit generates the coordinate group with an adjacent road name when the coordinate information is not included in the POI GPS coordinate area.
The display device according to claim 1,
A coordinate group list display unit for displaying a list of the coordinate groups stored in the GPS coordinate memory unit;
A photograph display unit displaying the photographs included in the coordinate group; And
And a photo information display unit for displaying photo information of the photo displayed on the photo display unit.
5. The navigation device according to claim 4, wherein the photograph display unit scrolls and displays the plurality of photographs included in the coordinate group.
2. The route setting device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit sets a higher priority as the number of the photographs included in the coordinate group increases.
Searching a photo stored in the portable terminal when the controller is connected to the wired / wireless communication unit;
Extracting coordinate information from the photograph stored in the portable terminal to generate a coordinate group; And
Setting the priority of the coordinate group after the control unit generates the coordinate group, storing the coordinate group in the GPS coordinate memory unit, and storing the photograph included in the coordinate group in the photograph memory unit Wherein said navigation device is a navigation device.
The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of searching for the photograph stored in the portable terminal searches for a photograph including the coordinate information in the photograph.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the coordinate group comprises:
Comparing the coordinate information extracted from the photograph with a POI GPS coordinate area stored in the map storage unit; And
Generating the coordinate group as a POI name when the coordinate information is included in the POI GPS coordinate area and generating the coordinate group as an adjacent road name when the coordinate information is not included in the POI GPS coordinate area, Wherein the navigation device is a navigation device.
8. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the priority of the coordinate group is set to be higher as the number of the photos included in the coordinate group increases.

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