KR20170015694A - Method for searching and inserting intermediate point in navigation and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device of searching and adding stops for a navigation system. The method of searching and adding stops for the navigation system comprises: a step of transmitting route information and menu selection information to a server with a control unit when a menu for adding a stop while a route is set in the navigation system; a step of transmitting a list of recommendable keywords based on the route information to the navigation system with a server; a step of providing a list of the recommendable keywords with the control unit; a step of transmitting the selected keyword information with the control unit when one keyword among the recommended keyword is selected; a step of transmitting information of recommendable stops related to the selected keyword with the server; a step of providing information of the recommendable stops with the control unit; and a step of adding one of the stops to the route with the control unit when one among the recommendable stops being displayed is selected.

Description

METHOD FOR SEARCHING AND INSERTION INTERMEDIATE POINT IN NAVIGATION AND APPARATUS THEREOF BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001]

More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for searching and adding an intermediate way point of navigation, and more particularly, it relates to a method for searching a recommended way point within a predetermined distance from a route And more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for searching and adding waypoints of a navigation system.

In general, navigation refers to a device or program that facilitates navigation through a map guide (or route guidance to a destination).

The navigation is also called a car navigation system. It is mainly used for transmitting information such as a location of a destination and a surrounding map to a user and informing a user of a route to a destination and a shortest distance.

The navigation system receives a destination from a user (or a driver) and establishes a route. If there is a place (for example, a restaurant, a mart, a sightseeing spot, etc.) that the user wants to go through You need to set waypoints.

However, the task of setting the waypoint is a troublesome and inconvenient task for the user, and it is a task that takes considerable time although it differs according to the user interface (UI) system set in the navigation system. Also, If you do not know it correctly, you have to search the internet separately to find out its name and location.

The background art of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2007-0101558 (published on Oct. 17, 2007, Navigation Destination Search and Recommendation Waypoint Guide Method).

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a navigation system, which is created to solve the above-described problems, is configured to set a route from a navigation device to a destination and then search a recommendation waypoint within a certain distance in a route through keyword search, And to provide a method and an apparatus for searching for and adding waypoints of navigation that can be added to the navigation system.

The method of searching and adding waypoints of navigation according to an aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: when a menu for adding waypoints is selected in a state where a route is set in navigation, a control unit transmits the route information and menu selection information to a server; The server transmitting a recommended keyword list to the navigation based on the route information; Providing the recommended keyword list by the control unit; Transmitting, by the controller, the selected keyword information to the server if any one of the recommended keywords is selected; Transmitting, by the server, information of recommended waypoints related to the selected keyword to the navigation system; Providing the information of the recommended waypoints; And adding the selected one waypoint to the route if the one waypoint of the displayed recommendation waypoints is selected.

In the present invention, the recommended keyword list is a keyword list frequently searched by other navigation users.

In the present invention, in the step of transmitting the recommended keyword list to the navigation system, the server can recommend another keyword list according to the time zone even if the same route is used.

In the present invention, in the step of displaying the list of recommended keywords, the controller may cause the size of the keyword to be displayed differently according to the priority order, or the position where the keyword is displayed may be displayed differently according to the priority order .

In the present invention, the information of the intermediate points may include at least one of a name, a distance, a time, an image, a rating, and a recommendation factor.

In the present invention, in the step of displaying the information of the recommended waypoints, the control unit may display the information of the waypoints only in the representative images according to a preset priority option, or in a list form including all the information .

In the present invention, the priority option may include at least one of a close distance order, a short time order, and a high rating order on the basis of a departure point reference, a destination reference, or a waypoint on a route .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for searching and adding a waypoint of navigation, comprising: a data transmitting and receiving unit connected to a server and transmitting and receiving information relating to waypoint addition; A display unit for displaying information related to the waypoint addition; An input unit for selecting one of the information related to the waypoint addition; And when a menu for adding waypoints is selected in a state where a route is set in navigation, a recommended keyword list based on the route information is received and displayed from a server, and when any one of the recommended keywords is selected, And a controller for receiving and displaying information on recommendation waypoints related to the selected keyword and selecting one of the recommendation waypoints and adding the selected waypoints to the route.

In the present invention, the recommended keyword list is a keyword list frequently searched by other navigation users.

In the present invention, the server is capable of recommending another keyword list according to a time zone even if it is the same route.

In the present invention, the control unit displays different sizes of the keywords according to the priorities or differently displays the positions of the keywords according to the priorities.

In the present invention, the information of the intermediate points may include at least one of a name, a distance, a time, an image, a rating, and a recommendation factor.

In the present invention, the control unit may display only the representative images or the list including all the information according to a preset priority option, and the priority option may include at least one of a start point, The order of the closest distance, the order of the shortest time, and the order of the high score, based on the destination reference or the route reference.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a route from a navigation device to a destination is set, and a recommendation waypoint within a certain distance in the route is searched for by a recommended keyword search so that it can be added to the route. In addition, the present invention makes it possible to add a recommendation route to a route even if the name or location of the route is not known precisely.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is an exemplary diagram showing a schematic configuration of a waypoint searching and adding device of navigation according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of searching and adding a waypoint of navigation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary view showing a screen displayed in each step when setting a waypoint using the recommendation keyword in FIG. 2; FIG.
FIG. 4 is an exemplary view for explaining a method in which places displayed on a detailed information display screen of intermediate points are displayed on the waypoint, origin, or destination in FIG. 2; FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout.

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 diagram showing a schematic configuration of a waypoint search and add device of navigation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the navigation device for searching and adding navigation destinations according to the present embodiment includes a GPS reception unit 110, an input unit 120, a control unit 130, a data transmission / reception unit 140, a display unit 150, And a map data storage unit 160.

The GPS receiver 110 receives a GPS signal from a satellite (not shown) and detects the current position of the navigation device 100.

The input unit 120 receives information for waypoint search through any one of input methods (e.g., a key button, touch, voice, etc.).

The data transmitting and receiving unit 140 accesses the server 200 through an Internet network or a mobile communication network and can transmit and receive information related to a waypoint setting (for example, information related to a keyword (recommended keyword) frequently searched by route-based users) have.

Accordingly, the data transmission / reception unit 140 may include a mobile communication modem (not shown) or a wireless Internet modem (not shown) that can directly access the Internet network or the mobile communication network.

The data transmitting and receiving unit 140 may also be connected to another terminal (for example, a smart device, a mobile phone, a telematics terminal, or the like) capable of accessing the Internet network or the mobile communication network. Accordingly, the data transmission / reception unit 140 may further include a wired / wireless communication module (not shown) (e.g., Bluetooth, NFC, infrared, WiFi, etc.) for accessing the other terminal.

The display unit 150 may display a route set from the current location to the destination and a waypoint added to the route. Further, a screen (e.g., a keyword search screen) for setting the waypoint (or a starting point, a destination, etc.) can be displayed.

The map data storage unit 160 stores a digital map (map).

The control unit 130 controls the configuration units 110 to 160 as a whole and searches for an intermediate way point based on a predetermined route (that is, within a predetermined distance in the route) and adds the intermediate way point to the route.

At this time, in searching for the waypoint, the apparatus according to the present embodiment does not directly input the name of the waypoint (or the POI: Position of Interest) but also selects a recommendation keyword from other navigation users (E.g., names, distances, times, etc.) selected from any one of the recommendation keywords from the user and corresponding to the selected one of the recommendation keywords (that is, information that can be referred to in the selection of the waypoint name or POI) , Image, rating, etc.) is displayed, one of the waypoints is selected from the user who has referred to the waypoint information, and added to the route.

Here, the recommended keywords (i.e., frequently searched keywords) of the other navigation users are information accumulated in the server 200. That is, whenever the navigation user performs a keyword search, the keyword information and selected waypoint information (e.g., name, distance, time, image, rating, etc.) corresponding to the keyword are accumulated in the server 200, The priority of the recommended keyword is determined based on the order of the keywords.

Therefore, the controller 130 receives keywords recommended by the user through a keyword search menu (that is, within a predetermined distance in the path), and if any one of the recommended keywords is selected from the user, Recommends stopping points corresponding to the selected keyword, selects one of the recommended stopping points from the user, and adds the selected stopping point to the route.

At this time, information on the recommended keywords and waypoints may be downloaded and provided from the server 200 through the data transmitting and receiving unit 140 in real time, or the control unit 130 may download And may provide information previously downloaded from the server 200 through the data transmission / reception unit 140. [

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of searching for and adding a waypoint of navigation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed in each stage when a waypoint is set using a recommendation keyword in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the detailed information display screen of the waypoints, A destination, a destination, or a destination.

Hereinafter, a way to search and add waypoints of navigation according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

As shown in Fig. 2, it is assumed that the navigation 100 has a path to a destination set in advance (S101) (see Fig. 3 (a)).

If the user selects a keyword search menu in step S102, the control unit 130 transmits the path information to the set destination through the data transmitting / receiving unit 140, And transmits the menu selection information to the server 200 (see FIG. 3 (b)).

Accordingly, the server 200 transmits to the navigation device 100 a recommended keyword list (i.e., frequently searched keywords) of other navigation users based on a predetermined route (i.e., within a predetermined distance from the route) ).

The control unit 130 of the navigation system 100 receiving the recommended keyword list (i.e., frequently searched keywords) from the server 200 receives the recommended keyword list (i.e., the frequently searched keywords (See Fig. 3 (c)).

At this time, the displayed keyword list (that is, frequently searched keywords) may be displayed in different sizes according to the priority order (for example, if the priority is higher, the keywords are displayed larger) (For example, the higher the priority, the more centered the screen).

From the recommended keyword list (i.e., frequently searched keywords) displayed on the display unit 150, the user can guess what other people are interested in on the route to the destination.

On the other hand, the recommended keyword list (that is, the frequently searched keywords) may be recommended to another keyword list (i.e., frequently searched keywords) according to the time zone, even though the same route is used. For example, a restaurant (or a restaurant) may be recommended as a keyword list if it is close to a meal time (eg, 12:30 or 6:30), and a tourist spot (or a spot) It may be recommended.

The control unit 130 of the navigation device 100 transmits the selected keyword information to the server 200 through the data transmission / reception unit 140 when any one of the recommended keywords is selected from the user (S104).

Accordingly, the server 200 transmits detailed information (e.g., name, distance, time, image, rating (recommendation factor), etc.) of intermediate points related to the selected keyword to the navigation 100 (S105).

That is, the server 200 recommends waypoints corresponding to the keyword selected from the user.

The control unit 130 of the navigation system 100 receiving the detailed information (e.g., name, distance, time, image, rating (recommendation factor), etc.) of the intermediate points from the server 200 is displayed on the display unit 150 (See (d) and (d ') in FIG. 3).

For example, the detailed information of the intermediate points may be displayed only in representative images (see FIG. 3 (d)) or in a list (see FIG. 3 (d ')). At this time, when the detailed information of the waypoints is displayed in a list form, the display position can be set according to a priority option (for example, a close distance, a short time, a high rating, etc.) Is high).

(See, for example, Fig. 4) in which the detailed information is displayed in the process of displaying the detailed information of the intermediate points (see (d), (d) of Fig. 3) .

For example, if you select the departure item (tab), detailed information of the waypoints is displayed on the basis of the departure point. If the destination item (tab) is selected, detailed information of the waypoints is displayed on the basis of the destination. (Eg, rating) regardless of whether or not the item is displayed.

The control unit 130 determines whether any one of the recommended waypoints is selected from the user referring to the detailed information of the displayed waypoints at step S106 (see FIG. 3 (e)), (Or POI) to the predetermined path (S107) (see (f) of FIG. 3).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, after setting the route from the navigation device to the destination, it is possible to search for a recommendation waypoint within a certain distance in the route through the recommendation keyword search and add it to the route, There is a convenience in that the waypoint can be recommended and added to the route.

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.

100: navigation 110: GPS receiver
120: input unit 130:
140: Data transmission / reception unit 150:
160: map data storage unit 200: server

Claims (13)

When a menu for adding waypoints is selected in a state where a route is set in navigation, the control unit transmits the route information and menu selection information to the server;
The server transmitting a recommended keyword list to the navigation based on the route information;
Providing the recommended keyword list by the control unit;
Transmitting, by the controller, the selected keyword information to the server if any one of the recommended keywords is selected;
Transmitting, by the server, information of recommended waypoints related to the selected keyword to the navigation system;
Providing the information of the recommended waypoints; And
And adding the selected one waypoint to the route if the one waypoint of the displayed recommendation waypoints is selected by the control unit.
The method according to claim 1,
And the other navigation uses are frequently searched keyword lists.
The method according to claim 1,
In the step of transmitting the recommended keyword list to the navigation,
The server comprises:
And the other keyword list can be recommended according to the time zone even if the same route is used.
The method according to claim 1, wherein, in the step of providing the list of recommended keywords,
Wherein,
Wherein the size of the keyword is differently displayed according to the priority, or the position of the keyword is displayed differently according to the priority.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
A name, a distance, a time, an image, a rating, and a recommendation factor.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein in providing the information of the recommended waypoints,
Wherein,
According to the preset priority option,
Wherein the navigation information is provided so as to be displayed only as representative images or as a list including all the information.
7. The method of claim 6,
On the basis of a departure point, a destination reference, or a waypoint on the route,
Wherein the route includes at least one of an order in which a distance is short, a case in which a time is short, and a case in which a rating is high.
A data transmission / reception unit connected to the server and transmitting / receiving information related to the waypoint addition;
A display unit for displaying information related to the waypoint addition;
An input unit for selecting one of the information related to the waypoint addition; And
When a menu for adding waypoints is selected in a state where a route is set in navigation, a recommended keyword list based on the route information is received and displayed from a server, and when any one of the recommended keywords is selected, And a control unit for receiving and displaying information on recommendation waypoints related to the keyword and selecting any of the recommended waypoints and adding the selected waypoints to the route.
9. The method according to claim 8,
And the other navigation uses are frequently searched keyword lists.
9. The server according to claim 8,
And the other keyword list can be recommended according to the time zone even if the same route is used.
9. The apparatus according to claim 8,
Wherein the size of the keyword is displayed differently according to the priority or the position of the keyword is displayed differently according to the priority.
The method of claim 8,
A name, a distance, a time, an image, a rating, and a recommendation factor.
9. The apparatus according to claim 8,
According to the preset priority option,
To be displayed only in representative images or in a list form including all information,
The priority options include:
On the basis of a departure point, a destination reference, or a waypoint on the route,
Wherein the route includes at least one of an order in which a distance is short, a case in which a time is short, and an order in which a rating is high.

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