KR20170101683A - Electronic Device for Using Traffic Information and Method Thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device includes: an interface which is configured to be electrically connected to an electronic control unit (ECU) of a vehicle; a communication circuit executing a wireless communication operation with the outside; a processor which is electrically connected to the interface and the communication circuit; and a memory unit which is electrically connected to the processor. When the memory is operated, the processor obtains first information related to the traffic condition around the vehicle from a first external device through the communication circuit, obtains second information related to the driving condition of the vehicle from the external device through the communication circuit or from the ECU through the interface, and generates third information related to the driving condition prediction of the vehicle based at least partially on the first and second information obtained in advance. The communication circuit is used to store instructions for transmitting at least one of the first to third information to the outside. Embodiments other than the ones recognized in the specifications can be realized.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device and method using traffic information,

The embodiments disclosed herein relate to electronic devices and methods that utilize traffic information.

With the development of information and communication technology, electronic components have begun to be mounted on vehicles in the analog domain. For example, the method of booting with the physical key is being replaced by a button press. Further, electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles that use electricity as well as vehicles that use gasoline, light oil, or the like are being marketed.

When a change in the lighting of a traffic light is detected at a certain distance, and a notification is provided, only a change in the yellow signal can be detected at a certain distance without providing notification when the green and red signals are turned on. If a yellow signal is detected and notified, the response time of the driver may be insufficient.

Embodiments disclosed in this document can receive information about the surroundings of a vehicle and utilize it for vehicle operation.

An electronic device according to an embodiment disclosed in this document includes an interface configured to be electrically connected to an electronic control unit (ECU) of a vehicle; A communication circuit for performing wireless communication with the outside; A processor electrically coupled to the interface and the communication circuitry; And a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the processor, in execution, acquires, from the first external device, first information associated with a traffic situation around the vehicle, via the communication circuit, Acquiring second information relating to the running state of the vehicle from the electronic control device via the interface or from the external device via the communication circuit, and based at least in part on the obtained first information and second information, Generating third information related to the driving condition prediction of the vehicle and transmitting at least one of the first information, the second information, and the third information to the outside using the communication circuit; And the like.

An electronic device according to an embodiment disclosed herein includes a communication circuit, a processor electrically coupled to the communication circuit, and a memory electrically coupled to the processor, wherein the memory, in execution, Communication circuitry is used to transmit first information related to a traffic situation within a selected distance from a vehicle on which the user of the electronic device is riding, second information relating to the driving state of the vehicle, or third information related to the driving prediction of the vehicle The method comprising: receiving at least one from an external device; providing at least one output based at least in part on at least one of the received first information, second information, or third information; 1 information, second information or at least one of the third information, It can be made.

An electronic device according to an embodiment disclosed in this document includes an interface configured to be electrically connected to a vehicle, a communication circuit, a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit, and a memory electrically connected to the processor, Wherein the processor is configured to use the communication circuit to acquire first information from an external device related to a traffic situation around the vehicle and to transmit second information related to the driving state of the vehicle to a device Or from an external device, generating information related to the driving situation of the vehicle based at least in part on the obtained first information and the second information, and using the generated third information, And stores instructions for controlling some of them.

A method performed in an electronic device according to an embodiment disclosed in this document includes the steps of acquiring first information from an external device related to a traffic situation around the vehicle; Acquiring second information relating to the running state of the vehicle from the electronic control device or acquiring from the external device through the communication circuit; Generating third information related to a driving condition prediction of the vehicle based at least in part on the obtained first information and second information; And transmitting at least one of the first information, the second information, and the third information to the outside or controlling at least a part of the vehicle.

A method performed in an electronic device according to an embodiment disclosed herein includes first information related to a traffic situation within a selected distance from a vehicle on which a user of the electronic device is mounted, second information related to the running state of the vehicle, Or third information related to the driving prediction of the vehicle from an external device; Providing at least one output based at least in part on at least one of the received first information, second information, or third information; And transmitting at least one of the first information, the second information, and the third information to the outside.

According to the embodiments disclosed in this document, the apparatus and method of the present invention prevents a traffic accident by restraining the user from excessive driving, and prevents a traffic accident by cooperation of an electronic device and an ECU in case of drowsy driving or automatic driving There is an effect that can be done.

In addition, various effects can be provided that are directly or indirectly understood through this document.

1 illustrates an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments.
2 shows a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments.
3 shows a block diagram of a program module according to various embodiments.
4 is a diagram illustrating a vehicle, a server, and a traffic light configuration for diagnosing a vehicle according to various embodiments of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a traffic situation including a vehicle and a plurality of traffic lights according to various embodiments of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating traffic light information of a traffic light according to various embodiments of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating traffic light information of a traffic light according to various embodiments of the present invention.
9 is a view showing a traffic situation in which a plurality of vehicles travel in the same direction in the same lane, according to various embodiments of the present invention.
10 is a diagram showing a traffic situation in which a plurality of vehicles travel in the same direction in the same lane in a plurality of lanes according to various embodiments of the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating a method by which an electronic device provides notification to a user, in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.
12 is a diagram illustrating a method by which an electronic device and a user terminal provide a notification to a user, in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.
13 is a diagram illustrating a method for a traffic information server to identify a traffic light according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Various embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes various modifications, equivalents, and / or alternatives of the embodiments of the invention. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for similar components.

In this document, the expressions "have," "may," "include," or "include" may be used to denote the presence of a feature (eg, a numerical value, a function, Quot ;, and does not exclude the presence of additional features.

In this document, the expressions "A or B," "at least one of A and / or B," or "one or more of A and / or B," etc. may include all possible combinations of the listed items . For example, "A or B," "at least one of A and B," or "at least one of A or B" includes (1) at least one A, (2) Or (3) at least one A and at least one B all together.

The expressions "first," " second, "" first, " or "second ", etc. used in this document may describe various components, It is used to distinguish the components and does not limit the components. For example, the first user equipment and the second user equipment may represent different user equipment, regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of the rights described in this document, the first component can be named as the second component, and similarly the second component can also be named as the first component.

(Or functionally or communicatively) coupled with / to "another component (eg, a second component), or a component (eg, a second component) Quot; connected to ", it is to be understood that any such element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected through another element (e.g., a third element). On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component (e.g., a first component) is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component (e.g., a second component) It can be understood that there is no other component (e.g., a third component) between other components.

As used herein, the phrase " configured to " (or set) to be "adapted to, " To be designed to, "" adapted to, "" made to, "or" capable of ". The term " configured (or set) to "may not necessarily mean " specifically designed to" Instead, in some situations, the expression "configured to" may mean that the device can "do " with other devices or components. For example, a processor configured (or configured) to perform the phrases "A, B, and C" may be a processor dedicated to performing the operation (e.g., an embedded processor), or one or more software programs To a generic-purpose processor (e.g., a CPU or an application processor) that can perform the corresponding operations.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of the other embodiments. The singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. The general predefined terms used in this document may be interpreted in the same or similar sense as the contextual meanings of the related art and are intended to mean either ideally or in an excessively formal sense It is not interpreted. In some cases, even the terms defined in this document can not be construed as excluding the embodiments of this document.

An electronic device in accordance with various embodiments of the present document may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet personal computer, a mobile phone, a video phone, an e-book reader, Such as a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP) A camera, or a wearable device. According to various embodiments, the wearable device may be of the type of accessory (e.g., a watch, a ring, a bracelet, a bracelet, a necklace, a pair of glasses, a contact lens or a head-mounted-device (HMD) (E. G., Electronic apparel), a body attachment type (e. G., A skin pad or tattoo), or a bioimplantable type (e.g., implantable circuit).

In some embodiments, the electronic device may be a home appliance. Home appliances include, for example, televisions, DVD players, audio, refrigerators, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, ovens, microwaves, washing machines, air cleaners, set- (Such as a home automation control panel, a security control panel, a TV box such as Samsung HomeSync ™, Apple TV ™ or Google TV ™), a game console (eg Xbox ™, PlayStation ™) A dictionary, an electronic key, a camcorder, or an electronic photo frame.

In an alternative embodiment, the electronic device may be any of a variety of medical devices (e.g., various portable medical measurement devices such as a blood glucose meter, a heart rate meter, a blood pressure meter, or a body temperature meter), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) Navigation system, global navigation satellite system (GNSS), event data recorder (EDR), flight data recorder (FDR), infotainment (infotainment) ) Automotive electronic equipment (eg marine navigation systems, gyro compass, etc.), avionics, security devices, head units for vehicles, industrial or home robots, automatic teller's machines (ATMs) Point of sale, or internet of things (eg, light bulbs, various sensors, electrical or gas meters, sprinkler devices, fire alarms, thermostats, street lights, A toaster, a fitness equipment, a hot water tank, a heater, a boiler, and the like).

According to some embodiments, the electronic device is a piece of furniture or a part of a building / structure, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, Water, electricity, gas, or radio wave measuring instruments, etc.). In various embodiments, the electronic device may be a combination of one or more of the various devices described above. An electronic device according to some embodiments may be a flexible electronic device. Further, the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present document is not limited to the above-described devices, and may include a new electronic device according to technological advancement.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An electronic apparatus according to various embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this document, the term user may refer to a person using an electronic device or a device using an electronic device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device).

1 illustrates an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments.

1, the electronic device 101, the first electronic device 102, the second electronic device 104 or the server 106 in various embodiments are connected via a network 162 or local area communication 164 Can be connected to each other. The electronic device 101 may include a bus 110, a processor 120, a memory 130, an input / output interface 150, a display 160, and a communication interface 170. In some embodiments, the electronic device 101 may omit at least one of the components or additionally include other components.

The bus 110 may include circuitry, for example, to connect the components 110-170 to one another and to communicate communications (e.g., control messages and / or data) between the components.

The processor 120 may include one or more of a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), or a communication processor (CP). The processor 120 may perform computations or data processing related to, for example, control and / or communication of at least one other component of the electronic device 101.

Memory 130 may include volatile and / or non-volatile memory. Memory 130 may store instructions or data related to at least one other component of electronic device 101, for example. According to one embodiment, the memory 130 may store software and / or programs 140. The program 140 may be stored in a memory such as, for example, a kernel 141, a middleware 143, an application programming interface (API) 145, and / or an application program . ≪ / RTI > At least some of the kernel 141, middleware 143, or API 145 may be referred to as an Operating System (OS).

The kernel 141 may include system resources used to execute an operation or function implemented in other programs (e.g., middleware 143, API 145, or application program 147) (E.g., bus 110, processor 120, or memory 130). The kernel 141 also provides an interface to control or manage system resources by accessing individual components of the electronic device 101 in the middleware 143, API 145, or application program 147 .

The middleware 143 can perform an intermediary role such that the API 145 or the application program 147 can communicate with the kernel 141 to exchange data.

In addition, the middleware 143 may process one or more task requests received from the application program 147 according to the priority order. For example, middleware 143 may use system resources (e.g., bus 110, processor 120, or memory 130, etc.) of electronic device 101 in at least one of application programs 147 Priority can be given. For example, the middleware 143 may perform the scheduling or load balancing of the one or more task requests by processing the one or more task requests according to the priority assigned to the at least one task.

The API 145 is an interface for the application 147 to control the functions provided by the kernel 141 or the middleware 143, Control or the like, for example, instructions.

The input / output interface 150 may serve as an interface by which commands or data input from, for example, a user or other external device can be transferred to another component (s) of the electronic device 101. Output interface 150 may output commands or data received from other component (s) of the electronic device 101 to a user or other external device.

Display 160 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) display, or an electronic paper display. Display 160 may display various content (e.g., text, images, video, icons, symbols, etc.) to a user, for example. The display 160 may include a touch screen and may receive touch, gesture, proximity, or hovering input using, for example, an electronic pen or a portion of the user's body.

The communication interface 170 may establish communication between the electronic device 101 and an external device such as the first electronic device 102, the second electronic device 104, or the server 106 . For example, the communication interface 170 may be connected to the network 162 via wireless or wired communication to communicate with an external device (e.g., the second electronic device 104 or the server 106).

Wireless communication is, for example, a cellular communication protocol such as Long-Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) Telecommunications System), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), or Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). The wireless communication may also include, for example, local communication 164. The local area communication 164 may include at least one of, for example, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), magnetic stripe transmission (MST)

The MST generates a pulse according to the transmission data using an electromagnetic signal, and the pulse can generate a magnetic field signal. The electronic device 101 transmits the magnetic field signal to a point of sale (POS), the POS uses the MST reader to detect the magnetic field signal, and converts the detected magnetic field signal into an electrical signal, Can be restored.

The GNSS may be implemented by a GPS (Global Positioning System), Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System), Beidou Navigation Satellite System (Beidou), or Galileo (European Global Satellite-based navigation system) Or the like. Hereinafter, in this document, "GPS" can be interchangeably used with "GNSS ". The wired communication may include at least one of, for example, a universal serial bus (USB), a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a recommended standard 232 (RS-232), or plain old telephone service (POTS) have. The network 162 may include at least one of a telecommunications network, e.g., a computer network (e.g., LAN or WAN), the Internet, or a telephone network.

Each of the first electronic device 102 and the second electronic device 104 may be the same or a different kind of device as the electronic device 101. According to one embodiment, the server 106 may comprise a group of one or more servers. According to various embodiments, all or a portion of the operations performed in the electronic device 101 may be performed by one or more other electronic devices (e.g., the first electronic device 102, the second electronic device 104, or the server 106 )). ≪ / RTI > According to one embodiment, in the event that the electronic device 101 has to perform certain functions or services automatically or on demand, the electronic device 101 may be capable of executing the function or service itself, (E.g., the first electronic device 102, the second electronic device 104, or the server 106) at least some of the associated functionality. The other electronic device may execute the requested function or additional function and transmit the result to the electronic device 101. [ The electronic device 101 can directly or additionally process the received result to provide the requested function or service. For this purpose, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-server computing technology may be used.

2 shows a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic device 201 may include all or part of the electronic device 101 shown in FIG. 1, for example. The electronic device 201 may include one or more processors (e.g., AP) 210, a communication module 220, a subscriber identification module 224, a memory 230, a sensor module 240, an input device 250, a display 260, an interface 270, an audio module 280, a camera module 291, a power management module 295, a battery 296, an indicator 297, and a motor 298.

The processor 210 may control a plurality of hardware or software components connected to the processor 210, for example, by driving an operating system or an application program, and may perform various data processing and calculations. The processor 210 may be implemented with, for example, a system on chip (SoC). According to one embodiment, the processor 210 may further include a graphics processing unit (GPU) and / or an image signal processor. Processor 210 may include at least some of the components shown in FIG. 2 (e.g., cellular module 221). Processor 210 may load or process instructions or data received from at least one of the other components (e.g., non-volatile memory) into volatile memory and store the various data in non-volatile memory have.

The communication module 220 may have the same or similar configuration as the communication interface 170 of FIG. The communication module 220 may include a cellular module 221, a Wi-Fi module 222, a Bluetooth module 223, a GNSS module 224 (e.g., a GPS module, a Glonass module, a Beidou module, Module, an NFC module 225, an MST module 226, and a radio frequency (RF) module 227.

The cellular module 221 can provide voice calls, video calls, text services, or Internet services, for example, over a communication network. According to one embodiment, the cellular module 221 may utilize a subscriber identity module (e.g., a SIM card) 229 to perform the identification and authentication of the electronic device 201 within the communication network. According to one embodiment, the cellular module 221 may perform at least some of the functions that the processor 210 may provide. According to one embodiment, the cellular module 221 may comprise a communications processor (CP).

Each of the Wi-Fi module 222, the Bluetooth module 223, the GNSS module 224, the NFC module 225, and the MST module 226 may be configured to process, for example, Lt; / RTI > processor. According to some embodiments, at least some of the cellular module 221, the Wi-Fi module 222, the Bluetooth module 223, the GNSS module 224, the NFC module 225, or the MST module 226, Two or more) may be included in one IC (integrated chip) or IC package.

The RF module 227 can transmit and receive a communication signal (e.g., an RF signal), for example. The RF module 227 may include, for example, a transceiver, a power amplifier module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noise amplifier (LNA), or an antenna. According to another embodiment, at least one of the cellular module 221, the Wi-Fi module 222, the Bluetooth module 223, the GNSS module 224, the NFC module 225, and the MST module 226 is a separate RF The module can send and receive RF signals.

The subscriber identity module 229 may include, for example, a card containing a subscriber identity module and / or an embedded SIM and may include unique identification information (e.g., an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) Subscriber information (e.g., international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)).

Memory 230 (e.g., memory 130) may include, for example, internal memory 232 or external memory 234. The internal memory 232 may be implemented as a computer program stored in memory such as volatile memory (e.g., dynamic RAM, SRAM, or synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM)), Such as one time programmable ROM (OTPROM), programmable ROM (PROM), erasable and programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM), mask ROM, flash ROM, (NAND flash) or NOR flash), a hard drive, or a solid state drive (SSD).

The external memory 234 may be a flash drive, for example, a compact flash (CF), a secure digital (SD), a micro-SD, a mini-SD, an extreme digital (xD), a multi- A memory stick, and the like. The external memory 234 may be functionally and / or physically connected to the electronic device 201 via various interfaces.

The security module 236 may be a module including a storage space having a relatively higher security level than the memory 230, and may be a circuit that ensures safe data storage and a protected execution environment. The security module 236 may be implemented as a separate circuit and may include a separate processor. The security module 236 may include an embedded secure element (eSE), for example, in a removable smart chip, a secure digital (SD) card, or embedded in a fixed chip of the electronic device 201 . In addition, the security module 236 may be operated with an operating system different from the operating system (OS) of the electronic device 201. [ For example, the security module 236 may operate based on a Java card open platform (JCOP) operating system.

The sensor module 240 may, for example, measure a physical quantity or sense the operating state of the electronic device 201 to convert the measured or sensed information into an electrical signal. The sensor module 240 includes a gesture sensor 240A, a gyro sensor 240B, an air pressure sensor 240C, a magnetic sensor 240D, an acceleration sensor 240E, a grip sensor 240F, At least one of a color sensor 240G, a color sensor 240H (e.g., a RGB sensor), a living body sensor 240I, a temperature sensor 240J, an illuminance sensor 240K, or an ultraviolet sensor 240M can do. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module 240 may be an electronic sensor such as, for example, an E-nose sensor, an EMG (electromyography) sensor, an EEG (electroencephalogram) sensor, an ECG Sensors and / or fingerprint sensors. The sensor module 240 may further include a control circuit for controlling at least one or more sensors belonging to the sensor module 240. In some embodiments, the electronic device 201 further includes a processor configured to control the sensor module 240, either as part of the processor 210 or separately, so that while the processor 210 is in a sleep state, The sensor module 240 can be controlled.

The input device 250 may include a touch panel 252, a (digital) pen sensor 254, a key 256, or an ultrasonic input device 258). As the touch panel 252, for example, at least one of an electrostatic type, a pressure sensitive type, an infrared type, and an ultrasonic type can be used. Further, the touch panel 252 may further include a control circuit. The touch panel 252 may further include a tactile layer to provide a tactile response to the user.

 (Digital) pen sensor 254 may be part of, for example, a touch panel or may include a separate sheet of identification. Key 256 may include, for example, a physical button, an optical key, or a keypad. The ultrasonic input device 258 can sense the ultrasonic wave generated by the input tool through the microphone (e.g., the microphone 288) and confirm the data corresponding to the ultrasonic wave detected.

Display 260 (e.g., display 160) may include panel 262, hologram device 264, or projector 266. Panel 262 may include the same or similar configuration as display 160 of FIG. The panel 262 may be embodied, for example, flexible, transparent, or wearable. The panel 262 may be composed of one module with the touch panel 252. [ The hologram device 264 can display a stereoscopic image in the air using interference of light. The projector 266 can display an image by projecting light onto a screen. The screen may be located, for example, inside or outside the electronic device 201. According to one embodiment, the display 260 may further comprise control circuitry for controlling the panel 262, the hologram device 264, or the projector 266.

The interface 270 may include, for example, an HDMI 272, a USB 274, an optical interface 276, or a D-sub (D-subminiature) 278. The interface 270 may, for example, be included in the communication interface 170 shown in FIG. Additionally or alternatively, the interface 270 may include, for example, a mobile high-definition link (MHL) interface, an SD card / MMC interface, or an infrared data association (IrDA) interface.

The audio module 280 can, for example, convert sound and electrical signals in both directions. At least some of the components of the audio module 280 may be included, for example, in the input / output interface 150 shown in FIG. The audio module 280 may process sound information input or output through, for example, a speaker 282, a receiver 284, an earphone 286, a microphone 288, or the like.

The camera module 291 may be, for example, a device capable of capturing still images and moving images, and may include one or more image sensors (e.g., a front sensor or a rear sensor), a lens, an image signal processor (ISP) , Or a flash (e.g., LED or xenon lamp).

The power management module 295 can, for example, manage the power of the electronic device 201. [ According to one embodiment, the power management module 295 may include a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), a charger integrated circuit, or a battery or fuel gauge. The PMIC may have a wired and / or wireless charging scheme. The wireless charging scheme may include, for example, a magnetic resonance scheme, a magnetic induction scheme, or an electromagnetic wave scheme, and may further include an additional circuit for wireless charging, for example, a coil loop, a resonant circuit, have. The battery gauge can measure, for example, the remaining amount of the battery 296, the voltage during charging, the current, or the temperature. The battery 296 may include, for example, a rechargeable battery and / or a solar battery.

The indicator 297 may indicate a particular state of the electronic device 201 or a portion thereof (e.g., processor 210), e.g., a boot state, a message state, or a state of charge. The motor 298 can convert electrical signals to mechanical vibration and can generate vibration, haptic effects, and the like. Although not shown, the electronic device 201 may include a processing unit (e.g., a GPU) for mobile TV support. The processing device for mobile TV support can process media data conforming to standards such as DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting), DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting), or MediaFLOTM.

Each of the components described in this document may be composed of one or more components, and the name of the component may be changed according to the type of the electronic device. In various embodiments, the electronic device may comprise at least one of the components described herein, some components may be omitted, or may further include additional other components. In addition, some of the components of the electronic device according to various embodiments may be combined into one entity, so that the functions of the components before being combined can be performed in the same manner.

3 shows a block diagram of a program module according to various embodiments.

According to one embodiment, the program module 310 (e.g., program 140) includes an operating system (OS) that controls resources associated with an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101) And may include various applications (e.g., application programs 147). The operating system may be, for example, Android, iOS, Windows, Symbian, Tizen, or Bada.

The program module 310 may include a kernel 320, a middleware 330, an API 360, and / or an application 370. At least a portion of the program module 310 may be preloaded on an electronic device or downloaded from an external electronic device (e.g., the first electronic device 102, the second electronic device 104, the server 106, etc.) It is possible.

The kernel 320 (e.g., the kernel 141) may include, for example, a system resource manager 321 or a device driver 323. [ The system resource manager 321 can perform control, allocation, or recovery of system resources. According to one embodiment, the system resource manager 321 may include a process manager, a memory manager, or a file system manager. The device driver 323 may include, for example, a display driver, a camera driver, a Bluetooth driver, a shared memory driver, a USB driver, a keypad driver, a Wi-Fi driver, an audio driver, or an inter- .

The middleware 330 may provide various functions commonly required by the application 370 or may be provided through the API 360 so that the application 370 can efficiently use limited system resources in the electronic device. Functions can be provided to the application 370. According to one embodiment, middleware 330 (e.g., middleware 143) includes a runtime library 335, an application manager 341, a window manager 342, a multimedia manager 343, a resource manager 344, a power manager 345, a database manager 346, a package manager 347, a connectivity manager 346, A notification manager 349, a location manager 350, a graphic manager 351, a security manager 352, or a payment manager 354 ). ≪ / RTI >

The runtime library 335 may include, for example, a library module that the compiler uses to add new functionality via a programming language while the application 370 is executing. The runtime library 335 may perform input / output management, memory management, or functions for arithmetic functions.

The application manager 341 can manage the life cycle of at least one of the applications 370, for example. The window manager 342 can manage GUI resources used in the screen. The multimedia manager 343 can recognize the format required for reproducing various media files and can encode or decode the media file using a codec suitable for the format. The resource manager 344 can manage resources such as source code, memory or storage space of at least one of the applications 370.

The power manager 345 operates in conjunction with a basic input / output system (BIOS), for example, to manage a battery or a power source, and to provide power information and the like necessary for the operation of the electronic device. The database manager 346 may create, retrieve, or modify a database to be used in at least one of the applications 370. The package manager 347 can manage installation or update of an application distributed in the form of a package file.

The connection manager 348 may manage wireless connections, such as, for example, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The notification manager 349 may display or notify events such as arrival messages, appointments, proximity notifications, etc. in a way that is not disturbed to the user. The location manager 350 can manage the location information of the electronic device. The graphic manager 351 may manage a graphical effect to be provided to the user or a user interface related thereto. The security manager 352 can provide all security functions necessary for system security or user authentication. According to one embodiment, when an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101) includes a telephone function, middleware 330 further includes a telephony manager for managing the voice or video call capabilities of the electronic device can do.

Middleware 330 may include a middleware module that forms a combination of various functions of the above-described components. The middleware 330 may provide a module specialized for each type of operating system in order to provide differentiated functions. In addition, the middleware 330 may dynamically delete some existing components or add new ones.

The API 360 (e.g., API 145) may be provided in a different configuration, for example, as a set of API programming functions, depending on the operating system. For example, for Android or iOS, you can provide one API set per platform, and for tizen, you can provide more than two API sets per platform.

An application 370 (e.g., an application program 147) may include, for example, a home 371, a dialer 372, an SMS / MMS 373, an instant message 374, a browser 375, The camera 376, the alarm 377, the contact 378, the voice dial 379, the email 380, the calendar 381, the media player 382, the album 383 or the clock 384, or one or more applications capable of performing functions such as health care (e.g., measuring exercise or blood glucose), or providing environmental information (e.g., providing atmospheric pressure, humidity, or temperature information, etc.).

According to one embodiment, the application 370 may exchange information between an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101) and an external electronic device (e.g., first electronic device 102, second electronic device 104) (Hereinafter referred to as "information exchange application" for convenience of explanation). The information exchange application may include, for example, a notification relay application for communicating specific information to an external electronic device, or a device management application for managing an external electronic device.

For example, the notification delivery application may include the ability to forward notification information generated by other applications of the electronic device (e.g. SMS / MMS application, email application, healthcare application, or environmental information application) to an external electronic device . Further, the notification delivery application can receive notification information from, for example, an external electronic device and provide it to the user.

The device management application may be configured to perform at least one of the functions of the external electronic device communicating with the electronic device (e.g., turn-on / turn-off of the external electronic device itself (or some component) (E.g., install, delete, or update) services provided by an external electronic device or external electronic device (e.g., call service or message service).

According to one embodiment, the application 370 may include an application (e.g., a healthcare application of a mobile medical device) designated according to the attributes of the external electronic device. According to one embodiment, application 370 may include applications received from external electronic devices (e.g., first electronic device 102, second electronic device 104, and server 106). According to one embodiment, the application 370 may include a preloaded application or a third party application downloadable from a server. The names of the components of the program module 310 according to the illustrated embodiment may vary depending on the type of the operating system.

According to various embodiments, at least some of the program modules 310 may be implemented in software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of at least two of them. At least some of the program modules 310 may be implemented (e.g., executed) by, for example, a processor (e.g., processor 210). At least some of the program modules 310 may include, for example, modules, programs, routines, sets of instructions or processes, etc. to perform one or more functions.

4 is a diagram illustrating a vehicle, a server, and a traffic light configuration for diagnosing a vehicle according to various embodiments of the present invention.

4, the vehicle diagnostic environment may include a vehicle 410, another vehicle 419, a traffic light 420, a service provider server 430, and a traffic information server 440.

The vehicle 410 according to various embodiments may include a global positioning system (GPS) 412, an electronic device 414, and an electronic control unit (ECU) 416.

The electronic device 414 according to various embodiments may be an electronic device (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet PC, a workstation, a server, an automotive infotainment device, a car head unit, etc.) according to various embodiments of the document described above have. The electronic device 414 according to various embodiments may be a vehicle diagnostic device (e.g., OBD (on-borad digonostics)). The vehicle diagnostic apparatus may, for example, monitor and graph engine parameters for diagnosis or tuning of the ECU 416. [ In addition, the vehicle diagnostic apparatus can access and control a control unit such as an airbag or an ABS (anti-lock braking system), for example.

The GPS 412 in accordance with various embodiments may obtain the location of the vehicle 410 using satellite information.

The electronic device 414 according to various embodiments may obtain information related to the traffic situation around the vehicle 410 and / or information related to the running state of the vehicle 410. [ For example, the information related to the traffic situation around the vehicle may include lighting information of the traffic light 420 (for example, whether the straight light is on, the stop light is on, the time it takes until the light is turned on, etc.) And at least a part of information related to the distance to the stop line of the running road. As another example, the information associated with the driving state of the vehicle may include the position of the vehicle 410 on the road under travel, information related to the speed of the vehicle 410, the position of the other vehicle 419, Information related to the speed of the pedestrian 419, and information related to the pedestrian.

In accordance with various embodiments, the electronic device 414 may be configured to receive information regarding traffic conditions around the acquired vehicle 410 and / or information associated with the driving status of the vehicle 410, Information related to the prediction can be generated. For example, the electronic device 414 can make a determination as to whether the vehicle 410 is OK to pass the stop line of the road on which it is traveling. Alternatively, the electronic device 414 may perform a determination as to whether the vehicle 410 is likely to bump into another vehicle 414 or a pedestrian.

The electronic device 414 according to various embodiments may receive information associated with the speed of the vehicle 410 from the ECU 416. [ For example, the electronic device 414 may periodically receive the speed of the vehicle 410 from the ECU 416. For example, Or the electronic device 414 may receive the speed of the vehicle 410 from the ECU 416 upon request of the electronic device 414. [ The electronic device 414 may determine the speed of the vehicle 410 based on at least a portion of the information related to the traffic situation around the obtained vehicle 410 and / or information associated with the driving state of the vehicle 410, .

The electronic device 414 according to various embodiments may receive information relating to traffic conditions from at least one external device. The electronic device 414 included in the vehicle 410 communicates directly with the traffic light 420 using a communication circuit and receives information related to traffic conditions from the traffic light 420, Can be received. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 414 may communicate with the service provider server 430 to obtain lighting information of the traffic light 420.

The electronic device 414 according to various embodiments may provide the user with the result of the determination through a navigation device, a speaker, or a user's mobile phone provided in the vehicle 410.

The ECU 416 according to various embodiments is a device that grasps the state of the vehicle and controls the vehicle, and can control the state of the engine, the automatic transmission, the ABS, and the like of the vehicle 410, for example. For example, if the electronic device 414 determines that the vehicle 410 can not cross the stop line, and if the user does not brake the vehicle 410, the brake of the vehicle 410 via the ECU 416 .

The signal lamp 420 according to various embodiments may include at least two lights, for example, a straight line, a stop light, an attention light, a left turn, and the like. Further, the above-mentioned caution may be such that the above-mentioned straight forward light is temporarily turned on before changing to the stop or the like. The traffic light 420 may include identification information, location information, and lighting information.

The service provider server 430 according to various embodiments may transmit the lighting information of the traffic light 420 to the electronic device 414 in response to a request from the electronic device 414. [ The lighting information of the traffic light 420 may be acquired through the traffic information server 440.

The traffic information server 440 according to various embodiments may have identification information of the traffic light 420. For example, the traffic information server 440 can select the traffic lights 420 using information of the traffic lights 420 among a plurality of traffic lights. The identification information of the signal lamp 420 may include at least one of the position information of the signal lamp 420 and the direction information of the signal lamp 420.

The traffic information server 440 according to various embodiments selects the traffic lights 420 among the plurality of traffic lights based on the request of the service provider server 430 and transmits lighting information of the traffic lights 420 to the service provider server 430, Lt; / RTI >

If the service provider server 430 and the traffic information server 440 are of the same configuration according to various embodiments, the traffic information server 440 may receive a signal from the electronic device 414 The control unit 420 may request the lighting information of the display unit 420.

5 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention.

5, an electronic device 414 according to various embodiments may include a communication circuit 510, a transceiver 520, a processor 530, and a memory 540. [ However, the configuration of the electronic device 414 shown in Fig. 5 is only one embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications are possible. For example, the electronic device 414 may further include a user interface for receiving a command or information from the user. In this case, the user interface may be an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, but may be a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the screen of the electronic device 414. [ 5, the configuration of FIG. 5 will be described using the configurations illustrated in FIG.

The communication circuit 510 according to various embodiments may perform wireless communication with an external device using a network. The network may be a connection structure capable of exchanging information between nodes such as terminals and servers. The wireless communication may use, for example, at least one of LTE, LTE-A, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, WiBro, or GSM as the cellular communication protocol. Also, the wireless communication may include, for example, local communication. The local area communication may include at least one of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), or global positioning system (GPS), for example.

For example, the communication circuit 510 may communicate with the electronic device 414 and the traffic light 420, the service provider server 430, or the traffic information server 440 to enable information exchange. In addition, the communication circuit 510 can perform communication so that information can be exchanged between the user terminal of the user who boarded the vehicle 410 and the electronic device 414. [

In accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, communication circuitry 510 may communicate with electronic device 414 and with someone else's user terminal aboard another vehicle 419 or other vehicle 419.

The communication circuit 510 according to various embodiments may receive traffic situation information related to a traffic situation around the vehicle 410. [ The traffic situation information may include traffic lights 420 for use by the vehicle 410 among at least one or more traffic lights around the vehicle 410, other vehicles 419 around the vehicle 410, or information about pedestrians around the vehicle 410 . ≪ / RTI > The information on the pedestrian can be obtained through Internet of things (IoT) technology.

The transceiver 520 according to various embodiments may be connected to the GPS 412 or the ECU 416 of the vehicle 410 by wire to perform information exchange. For example, the transceiver 520 can acquire the position information of the vehicle 410 from the GPS 412. In addition, the transceiver 520 can obtain the running state information related to the running state of the vehicle 410 from the ECU 416. [ The traveling state information may include traveling speed information of the vehicle 410.

The processor 530 in accordance with various embodiments may be implemented, for example, as a system on chip (SoC) and may include a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), an image signal processor, An application processor (AP), or a communication processor (CP). Processor 530 may load and process instructions or data received from at least one of the other components (e.g., communication circuitry 510 and transceiver 520) from memory 540, And store the data in the memory 540.

The processor 530 according to various embodiments may transmit location information of the vehicle 410 obtained from the GPS 412 to the service provider server 430 through the communication circuit 510. [ The processor 530 may also receive lighting information and location information of the traffic light 420 from the service provider server 430 via the communication circuitry 510. [

The processor 530 according to various embodiments may calculate the distance from the current position to the stop line based on the position information of the signal lamp 420 and the position information of the vehicle 410. [ In addition, the processor 530 can calculate the time at which the vehicle 410 reaches the stop line using the calculated distance to the stop line and the obtained travel speed information of the vehicle 410. [

In addition, the processor 530 according to various embodiments may compare the time of reaching the calculated stop line with the received turn-on information to determine whether the vehicle 410 can pass through the stop line. For example, when the lighting information indicates that the straight ahead light or the like of the current traffic light 420 is lit and that the straight ahead light is destroyed after 15 seconds, the processor 530 determines that the vehicle 410 has passed the stop line for 15 seconds Can be determined. If it is currently turned on or the like is a left turn, it can be similarly judged. In this case, the processor 530 may inform the user terminal of the user of the determination through the communication circuit 510. Alternatively, the processor 530 may notify the navigation or the speaker of the determination through the transmission / reception unit 520.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, when the lighting information indicates that the stop lamp of the current traffic light 420 is lit, the processor 530 determines whether the vehicle 410 can pass through the stop line . In this case, the processor 530 may inform the user terminal, the navigation device, or the speaker that the vehicle 410 will stop.

If there are other vehicles in front of the vehicle 410, the processor 530 may use the traveling speed of the vehicles other than the traveling speed of the vehicle 410. [ For example, the processor 530 may determine whether the vehicle 410 can pass through the stop line using the slowest running speed of the vehicle 410 and other vehicles.

The memory 540 in accordance with various embodiments may store instructions for data, e.g., operations performed in the processor 530. For example, In this case, the data stored in the memory 540 includes data to be input and output between the respective components in the electronic device 414, and the data stored between the electronic device 414 and the components outside the electronic device 414 And may include input and output data. For example, the memory 540 may store the motion-related applications and the like.

Such memory 540 may include internal memory or external memory. The internal memory can be, for example, a volatile memory (e.g., dynamic RAM, SRAM, or synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM)), non-volatile memory (e.g., OTPROM one time programmable ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), erasable and programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM), mask ROM, flash ROM, flash memory (e.g., NAND flash, or NOR flash), a hard disk drive (HDD), or a solid state drive (SSD).

For example, the external memory may be a flash drive, for example, a compact flash (CF), a secure digital (SD), a micro-SD, a mini-SD, an extreme digital (xD) , A memory stick, or the like. The external memory may be functionally and / or physically connected to the electronic device 414 through various interfaces.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the communication circuit 510, the transceiver 520, the processor 530, and the memory 540, respectively, may be implemented separately in the electronic device 414, I will fully understand.

6 is a diagram illustrating a traffic situation including a vehicle and a plurality of traffic lights according to various embodiments of the present invention.

6, the vehicle 410 is traveling on the right road, and the traffic light 420, the first other traffic light 610, the second other traffic light 620, and the third other traffic light 640, Is located. 6, the configuration of FIG. 6 will be described using the configurations described in FIG.

The electronic device (e.g., electronic device 414 of FIG. 4) of vehicle 410 according to various embodiments of the present invention obtains location information of vehicle 410 from GPS (e.g., GPS 412 of FIG. 4) And transmit the acquired location information to a service provider server (e.g., service provider server 430 in FIG. 4). The service provider server 430 transmits the location information of the vehicle 410 to the traffic information server 440 such as the traffic information server 440 in FIG. Information of a traffic light can be received. That is, the traffic information server 440 selects the range to which the vehicle 410 will pass based on the position information of the vehicle 410, and selects the four traffic lights (the traffic light 420, the first other traffic light 610, The second other signal light 620, and the third other signal light 640) may be determined by the vehicle 410.

In addition, the traffic information server 440 according to various embodiments of the present invention can acquire the position of the stop line at the selected range and transmit it to the traffic information server 440. The stop line may be a line that the vehicle must stop when the stop lamp of the traffic light is turned on. If there is a crosswalk, the stopwalk may be a crosswalk.

The traffic information server 440 according to various embodiments of the present invention may transmit the traffic light information of the selected traffic light 420 and the location information of the stop line to the electronic device 414. [

The electronic device 414 in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may determine that the stop signal is not received while the straight line light or the left turn light is on based on the transmitted signal light information and the position information of the received stop line and the traveling speed information of the vehicle 410, It is possible to judge whether or not it can pass. When the vehicle 410 lights the left turn blinking light or the like, the electronic device 414 considers the left turn of the traffic light 420 and the like. When the vehicle 410 is in the straight running state without blinking, May consider the straight forward of the traffic light 420 and the like.

If the vehicle 410 lights a right turn blink or the like, the electronic device 414 may consider the straight forward light of the traffic light 420 and the stop of the second other traffic light 620, and the like. If there is a crosswalk where the vehicle 410 turns to right, the electronic device 414 may further consider whether the pedestrian signal lamp is a stop or the like.

Although the vehicle 410 is shown as passing through the range, the various embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the range, but can also be applied to the traffic lights located in front of the crosswalk during three-way or straight ahead.

Various embodiments of the present invention can be similarly applied to a traffic light for a vehicle, as well as a traffic light for a pedestrian.

7 is a diagram illustrating traffic light information of a traffic light according to various embodiments of the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing a traffic light 700 including three lights. 7, the signal lamp 700 may include signal lamp information 710 related to the position of the signal lamp, the lighting state of the signal lamp, the lighting timing of the signal lamp, and the like.

The traffic light information 710 according to various embodiments of the present invention may include information such as traffic light identification information A, traffic light location information HY, and lighting information xx, for example.

The traffic light identification information according to various embodiments of the present invention may be information obtained by distinguishing a plurality of traffic lights for each road to be controlled by a plurality of traffic lights at an intersection where a plurality of traffic lights are located.

The lighting information according to various embodiments of the present invention indicates what is currently lit, etc., and may be a stop light (R), a note (Y), or a straight line (G). If the current straight line is turned on, the lighting information can indicate the remaining time until the straight line is turned off. For example, G12 in FIG. 7 may indicate that the straight line is turned off after 12 seconds.

R, Y, and G in FIG. 7 according to various embodiments of the present invention are initials of red, yellow, and green, respectively, and represent one embodiment of the traffic light information, Is not limited to R, Y, and G. In addition, A, HY, and xx do not limit the various embodiments of the present invention as arbitrary codes.

8 is a diagram illustrating traffic light information of a traffic light according to various embodiments of the present invention.

8 is a diagram showing a traffic light 800 including four lights. Referring to FIG. 8, the traffic light 800 may include traffic light information 810 related to a location of a traffic light, a lighting state of a traffic light, a lighting schedule of a traffic light, and the like.

The traffic light information 810 according to various embodiments of the present invention may include information such as traffic light identification information A, traffic light location information HY, and lighting information xx, for example.

The traffic light identification information according to various embodiments of the present invention may be information obtained by distinguishing a plurality of traffic lights for each road to be controlled by a plurality of traffic lights at an intersection where a plurality of traffic lights are located.

The lighting information according to various embodiments of the present invention indicates what is currently lit or the like and may be a lighting state such as a stop light (R), attention light (Y), a straight line light (G), a left turn light (L) Left turn (LG). If the current straight line, the left turn, etc., or the straight line / left turn line light is on, the lighting information may indicate the remaining time until the straight line, left turn, or straight line / left turn is destroyed. For example, G12 in FIG. 8 may indicate that the forward light is turned off after 12 seconds, L8 may indicate that the left turn is turned off after 8 seconds, and L7G7 is a state in which the forward light and the left turn are turned on together, 7 seconds later.

R, Y, and G in FIG. 8 according to various embodiments of the present invention are initials of red, yellow, and green, respectively, and illustrate one embodiment of the traffic light information. Actual traffic light information Is not limited to R, Y, and G. In addition, A, HY, and xx do not limit the various embodiments of the present invention as arbitrary codes.

9 is a view showing a traffic situation in which a plurality of vehicles travel in the same direction in the same lane, according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 9, the vehicle 410 and the other vehicle 910 can travel in the same direction. In this case, at least one of the vehicle 410 and the other vehicle 910 may obtain information related to the traffic situation of the traffic light 420. [

According to various embodiments, the vehicle 410 may obtain information related to traffic conditions around the vehicle 410 via an external device. As another example, the vehicle 410 may receive information relating to the running state of the vehicle 410 or the vehicle 410 from outside. For example, the external device may be at least one of a traffic light, a road traffic system, and other vehicles 910 in the vicinity, and the information obtained from the external device may be a traffic signal within a distance selected from the vehicle 410, 910), or information related to at least one of the pedestrians.

The electronic device 414 of the vehicle 410 can acquire the distance to the stop line to the driving lane and acquire the lighting information of the traffic light 420 and obtain the driving speed information of the vehicle 410 have. In addition, the electronic device 414 may obtain the running speed information of the other vehicle 910. For example, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 414 of FIG. 4) may receive the running speed information broadcast from another vehicle 910, and may receive information from another vehicle 910 Of the traveling speed of the vehicle. As another example, the electronic device 414 may receive the running speed information of the other vehicle 910 from the service provider server 430. [ For example, the service provider server 430 may compare the location information of the vehicle 410 with the location information of the other vehicle 910 so that the other vehicle 910 is within a predetermined distance or the same distance from the vehicle 410 And may transmit the traveling speed information of the other vehicle 910 to the electronic device 414. [

The electronic device 414 of the vehicle 410 determines whether or not the vehicle 410 is driving the traffic light 420 using the distance to the stopping line to the obtained running lane, the lighting information of the traffic light 420, It is possible to generate information about whether to stop at the stop line corresponding to < RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI >

The electronic device 414 may generate information on whether to maintain or reduce the running speed of the vehicle 410 based on the obtained running speed information of the vehicle 410 and the running speed information of the other vehicle 910 . The electronic device 414 determines whether or not the vehicle 410 should stop at the stop line corresponding to the traffic light 420 based on the target driving speed information if it has generated the target running speed information that should reduce the running speed of the vehicle 410 Or whether it is okay to pass.

9, the case where the other vehicle 910 runs in the same lane as the vehicle 410 and in the same direction has been described. The various embodiments of the present invention may be applied to other vehicles that run in the opposite direction to the vehicle 410 in a different lane than the vehicle 410 (e.g., a lane beyond the center line). For example, the electronic device 414 may communicate with the vehicle 410 based on at least some of the information related to the traffic situation around the vehicle 410, information related to the running state of the vehicle 410, It is possible to determine the possibility of collision between the vehicle 410 and the other vehicle.

10 is a view showing a traffic situation in which a plurality of vehicles travel in the same direction in the same lane in a plurality of lanes according to various embodiments of the present invention.

10, it is assumed that the first other vehicle 1010 is running, the vehicle 410 and the second different vehicle 1020 are running on the second lane, the vehicle 1030 ). In FIG. 10, it is assumed that the first lane is a left-turnable lane.

The relationship between the vehicle 410 and the second other vehicle 1020 in the same lane corresponds to that described in Fig. 9, and a duplicate description will be omitted.

6 shows an example in which the electronic device 414 controls the vehicle 410 based on the position information of the traffic light information and the stop line and the traveling speed information of the vehicle 410 when the vehicle 410 lights up the left turn- It is possible to judge whether it is possible to pass through the stop line while the straight light or the left turn light is on.

However, if the vehicle 410 in FIG. 10 lights up a left turn blink etc., then the electronic device (e.g., electronic device 414 of FIG. 4) may determine from the location information of the vehicle 410 that the vehicle 410 is in the second lane It can be determined that the vehicle 410 is attempting to change the simple lane. Therefore, in such a case, the electronic device 414 may not consider the left turn of the traffic lights or the like. This may be similarly applied to the electronic device of the third different vehicle 1030 when the third different vehicle 1030 lights the left turn blink etc. [

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in FIG. 6, if the vehicle 410 lights a right turn blink or the like, the electronic device 414 may stop the straight forward light of the traffic light 420 and the stop of the second other traffic light 620 And so on.

10, the electronic device 414 similarly recognizes that the vehicle 410 is on the second lane from the position information of the vehicle 410, and when the vehicle 410 ) Is trying to change the simple lane. Thus, in such a case, the electronic device 414 may not consider stopping the second other signal lamp 620 or the like. This may be similarly applied to the electronic device of the first other vehicle 1010 when the first other vehicle 1010 lights a right turn blink etc. [

11 is a diagram illustrating a method by which an electronic device provides notification to a user, in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention. The manner in which the electronic device 414 provides notification to the user may correspond to the operation of the electronic device 414 described in FIGS. 1 to 10 above. Thus, even though omitted from FIG. 11, the operation of the electronic device 414 illustrated in FIGS. 1-10 may be applied to the manner in which the electronic device 414 of FIG. 11 provides a notification to the user.

The electronic device 414 in operation 1110 according to various embodiments of the present invention may obtain traffic situation information related to the traffic situation around the vehicle 410. [ For example, the electronic device 414 may obtain traffic light information and stop line location information.

The electronic device 414 in operation 1120 according to various embodiments of the present invention may obtain driving condition information related to the driving condition of the vehicle 410. [ For example, the electronic device 414 may obtain driving speed information.

The electronic device 414 may obtain additional traffic situation information around the vehicle using the traffic condition information obtained in operation 1110 and the driving condition information obtained in operation 1120 in operation 1130 according to various embodiments of the present invention.

The electronic device 414 in operation 1140 according to various embodiments of the present invention utilizes the traffic condition information obtained in operation 1110 and the driving condition information obtained in operation 1120 and the additional traffic situation information around the vehicle acquired in operation 1130 Thereby generating driving situation prediction information related to the driving situation prediction of the vehicle.

For example, at operation 1130, the electronic device 414 may estimate the distance from the stop line position information to the stop line.

For example, at operation 1140, the electronic device 414 may use the traffic light information obtained at operation 1110, the travel speed information of the vehicle 410 obtained at operation 1120, and the distance to the stop line estimated at operation 1130, 410) can pass through the stop line.

The electronic device 414 in operation 1150 according to various embodiments of the present invention may include traffic condition information obtained in operation 1110 and / or operating condition information obtained in operation 1120 and / or operating conditions generated in operation 1130 and operation 1140 At least some of the prediction information can be provided to the user. For example, the electronic device 414 may provide the user (e.g., the occupant) with a determination result of operation 1140.

12 is a diagram illustrating a method by which an electronic device and a user terminal provide a notification to a user, in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention. The manner in which the electronic device (e.g., electronic device 414 of FIG. 4) and the user terminal provide notification to the user may correspond to the operation of the electronic device 414 and the user terminal described in FIGS. 1 to 10 above. Thus, even though omitted from Fig. 12, the operation of the electronic device 414 and the user terminal described in Figs. 1 to 10 is applicable to the electronic device 414 of Fig. 12 and to the manner in which the user terminal provides notification to the user .

In operation 1210 according to various embodiments of the present invention, electronic device 414 may obtain traffic situation information related to traffic conditions around vehicle 410. For example, the electronic device 414 may obtain traffic light information and stop line location information.

In operation 1220 according to various embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device 414 may obtain driving status information related to the driving state of the vehicle 410. For example, the electronic device 414 may obtain driving speed information.

The electronic device 414 in operation 1230 according to various embodiments of the present invention may transmit the traffic condition information obtained in operation 1110 and the running status information obtained in operation 1120 to the user terminal. For example, the electronic device 414 may transmit the traffic light information obtained at the operation 1210 and the operation 1220, the stop line position information, and the traveling speed information of the vehicle 410 to the user terminal.

In an operation 1240 and an operation 1250 according to various embodiments of the present invention, the user terminal uses the traffic situation information obtained in operation 1210 and the operating condition information obtained in operation 1220 to obtain operating condition prediction information related to the vehicle operating condition prediction Can be generated.

For example, in operation 1240, the user terminal can estimate the distance from the stop line position information received in operation 1230 to the stop line.

In an operation 1250 according to various embodiments of the present invention, the user terminal uses the traffic light information transmitted in operation 1230, the traveling speed information of the vehicle 410, and the distance to the stop line calculated in operation 1240, It can be determined whether or not it can pass through the stop line.

In operation 1260, in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, the user terminal may receive traffic state information obtained in operation 1210 and operating state information obtained in operation 1220, and at least some of operating state prediction information generated in operation 1240 and operation 1250 Can be provided to the user. For example, the user terminal may provide a determination result of operation 1250 to a user using a display, alarm, flash, or the like.

13 is a diagram illustrating a method for a traffic information server to identify a traffic light according to various embodiments of the present invention. The way in which the traffic information server 440 identifies the traffic lights may correspond to the operation of the traffic information server 440 described in FIGS. 1 to 10 above. 13, the operation of the traffic information server 440 described in FIGS. 1 to 10 can be applied to a method of the traffic information server 440 of FIG. 13 to identify the traffic lights.

The traffic information server 440 may obtain location information of the vehicle 410 in operation 1310 according to various embodiments of the present invention. The position information of the vehicle 410 may include travel direction information that the vehicle 410 travels.

The traffic information server 440 in operation 1320 according to various embodiments of the present invention may identify the road on which the vehicle 410 is running based on the location information of the vehicle 410 obtained in operation 1310. [

The traffic information server 440 in operation 1330 according to various embodiments of the present invention may determine a traffic light 420 to control the vehicle 410 based on the road identified in operation 1320. [ For example, the traffic information server 440 may determine the location of a traffic light to be encountered by the vehicle 410 on the road identified in operation 1320, thereby determining the HY value of the traffic light information in FIG. 7 or 8 . In addition, the traffic information server 440 can determine the traffic light to control the vehicle 410 among the at least one traffic light corresponding to the HY value, and determine the A value of the traffic light information in FIG. 7 or 8 .

The traffic information server 440 may obtain traffic light information from the traffic light 420 determined at operation 1330 in operation 1340 according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Traffic information server 440 may send traffic light information obtained in operation 1340 to electronic device 414 in operation 1350 according to various embodiments of the present invention.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, at least some of the operations 1310 through 1350 may be performed in the electronic device 414. For example, the electronic device 414 may identify the road on which the vehicle 410 is traveling directly from the GPS information, thereby obtaining identification information of the traffic light. For this purpose, the traffic information may be stored in the memory 540 in advance.

14 is a diagram showing a configuration included in a vehicle according to various embodiments of the present invention.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the vehicle may include an electronic device 1400, an ECU 1420, and an alarm 1430. According to various embodiments of the present invention, the alarm 1430 may be a speaker system included in the vehicle.

The electronic device 1400 includes an AP 1401, a power management IC (PMIC) 1402, a micro-usb interface connector (MUIC) 1403, an interface connector 1404, an RF block 1410, an Interpreter IC 1425, . ≪ / RTI >

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the AP 1401 is a configuration corresponding to the processor 530 of the electronic device 414 shown in FIG. 5 and the RF Block 1410 is a configuration corresponding to the electronic device 414 The MUIC 1403, the interface connector 1404 and the Interpreter IC 1425 correspond to the communication circuit 510 of the electronic apparatus 414 corresponding to the transmission / reception section 520 of the electronic apparatus 414 shown in FIG. 5, Lt; / RTI >

The electronic device 1400 and / or the interface connector 1404 may operate by receiving power from the PMIC 1402.

The AP 1401 according to various embodiments of the present invention can acquire traffic situation information related to the traffic situation around the vehicle through the RF Block 1410. In addition, the AP 1401 can acquire the location information of the vehicle through the RF Block 1410.

For example, the AP 1401 can obtain the running state information related to the running state of the vehicle from the ECU 1420 via the Interpreter IC 1425. [ The traveling state information may include traveling speed information of the vehicle.

For example, the AP 1401 may generate driving situation prediction information related to the vehicle driving situation prediction based at least in part on the obtained traffic situation information, the location information of the vehicle, and the driving state information.

For example, the AP 1401 may provide the generated driving situation prediction information to the user. For example, the AP 1401 may deliver the generated driving situation prediction information to the alarm 1430. [ The alarm 1430 can output a warning sound, an announcement, or the like based on the generated driving situation prediction information. For example, the AP 1401 may provide an object (e.g., a head up display (HUD), navigation, smartphone, speaker, etc.) in the vehicle directly connected via the MUIC 1403 or the Interface Connector 1404 To provide the generated driving situation prediction information to the user. For example, the AP 1401 may provide the user with information via an object (e.g., a head up display (HUD), a navigation device, a smartphone, a speaker, etc.) provided in the vehicle wirelessly connected through the RF block 1410 It is possible to provide the generated running situation prediction information.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device comprises an interface configured to be electrically connected to an electronic control unit (ECU) of a vehicle; A communication circuit for performing wireless communication with the outside; A processor electrically coupled to the interface and the communication circuitry; And a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the processor, in execution, acquires, from the first external device, first information associated with a traffic situation around the vehicle, via the communication circuit, Acquiring second information relating to the running state of the vehicle from the electronic control device via the interface or from the external device via the communication circuit, and based at least in part on the obtained first information and second information, Generating third information related to the driving condition prediction of the vehicle and transmitting at least one of the first information, the second information, and the third information to the outside using the communication circuit; And the like.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the first information may include information relating to at least one of a traffic light, another vehicle, or a pedestrian within a selected distance from the periphery of the vehicle.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the selected traffic signal light may be selected based on the running direction of the vehicle.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the information related to the selected traffic signal may include information such as currently lit of the selected traffic signal.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, when the currently lit light or the like is a driving permission or the like, the information related to the selected traffic light includes the remaining time until the driving permit disappears, and the driving permission, etc., Etc., and / or a left-turn driving permission.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the third information may include at least one of an expected time to reach at least one of the traffic light, the other vehicle or the pedestrian based on the traveling speed of the vehicle, And information related to at least one.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the memory may be configured such that, at run time, the processor is further configured to, according to the third information, estimate an expected time at which the vehicle arrives at least one of the traffic light, the other vehicle or the pedestrian, And to provide a signal for controlling the speed of the vehicle to the electronic control unit through the interface when there is a possibility of reaching within the time.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the third information includes the possibility that the vehicle reaches the intersection or the crosswalk where the selected vehicle signal lamp is located until the vehicle disappears such as the driving permission based on the running speed of the vehicle .

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the third information may be determined based on the lane on which the vehicle is traveling.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the third information is determined in consideration of the straight-ahead driving permission or the like when the vehicle runs on a straight lane, and when the vehicle runs on a left-turn lane, And the like.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, at least one of the first information, the second information, or the third information is transmitted to the external device or an electronic device located inside the vehicle through the communication circuit, To the at least one electronic device including the navigator or the vehicle speaker mounted inside the vehicle via the interface.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the second information includes at least one of a traveling speed of the vehicle, a traveling direction of the vehicle, a position of the vehicle, or whether the vehicle is blinking or not .

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the external device may include a vehicle signal lamp, a road traffic system server, a service provider server of a service provided by the electronic device, or a vehicle located in the vicinity of the vehicle.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the instructions cause the processor to use at least one of the first information, the second information, or the third information to communicate with another vehicle, Or a second external device including a user interface.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device comprises a communication circuit; A processor electrically connected to the communication circuit; And a memory electrically coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is operable, at run time, to cause the processor to, using the communication circuit, determine a first From the external device, at least one of the first information, the second information related to the driving state of the vehicle, or the third information related to the driving prediction of the vehicle, and transmits the received first information, the second information, Storing instructions that provide at least one output based at least in part on at least one of the at least one output and at least one of the first information, the second information, or the third information using the communication circuitry .

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the external device may include a vehicle diagnostic apparatus.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the at least one output may be performed using at least one of a speaker, a display, a motor, and a flash of the electronic device.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device comprises an interface configured to be electrically connected to a vehicle; Communication circuit; A processor electrically connected to the communication circuit; And a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the processor, when executed, uses the communication circuit to acquire first information from an external device relating to a traffic situation around the vehicle, Acquiring second information related to the driving state of the vehicle from a device or an external device included in the vehicle and generating at least a part of the acquired first information and the second information based on at least a part of third information And stores instructions for controlling at least a part of the vehicle using the generated third information.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to adjust the running speed of the vehicle using the generated third information .

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the memory is configured such that, at run time, the processor uses the generated third information so that at least some of the first information, the second information, To the at least one electronic device including the navigator or the vehicle speaker mounted inside the vehicle via the interface.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a method performed in an electronic device comprises: obtaining first information from an external device relating to a traffic situation around the vehicle; Acquiring second information relating to the running state of the vehicle from the electronic control device or acquiring from the external device through the communication circuit; Generating third information related to a driving condition prediction of the vehicle based at least in part on the obtained first information and second information; And transmitting at least one of the first information, the second information, and the third information to the outside or controlling at least a part of the vehicle.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a method performed in an electronic device includes first information associated with a traffic situation within a selected distance from a vehicle on which the user of the electronic device is located, second information relating to the vehicle & Receiving at least one of third information related to the driving prediction of the vehicle from the first external device; Providing at least one output based at least in part on at least one of the received first information, second information, or third information; And transmitting at least one of the first information, the second information, and the third information to the outside.

As used in this document, the term "module" may refer to a unit comprising, for example, one or a combination of two or more of hardware, software or firmware. A "module" may be interchangeably used with terms such as, for example, unit, logic, logical block, component, or circuit. A "module" may be a minimum unit or a portion of an integrally constructed component. A "module" may be a minimum unit or a portion thereof that performs one or more functions. "Modules" may be implemented either mechanically or electronically. For example, a "module" may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or programmable-logic devices And may include at least one.

At least a portion of a device (e.g., modules or functions thereof) or a method (e.g., operations) according to various embodiments may include, for example, computer-readable storage media in the form of program modules, As shown in FIG. When the instruction is executed by a processor (e.g., processor 120), the one or more processors may perform a function corresponding to the instruction. The computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, memory 130. [

The computer-readable recording medium may be a hard disk, a floppy disk, a magnetic media such as a magnetic tape, an optical media such as a CD-ROM, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) May include magneto-optical media (e.g., a floppy disk), a hardware device (e.g., ROM, RAM, or flash memory, etc.) Etc. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the various embodiments. And vice versa.

Modules or program modules according to various embodiments may include at least one or more of the elements described above, some of which may be omitted, or may further include additional other elements. Operations performed by modules, program modules, or other components in accordance with various embodiments may be performed in a sequential, parallel, iterative, or heuristic manner. Also, some operations may be performed in a different order, omitted, or other operations may be added.

And the embodiments disclosed in this document are provided for the explanation and understanding of the disclosed technical contents, and do not limit the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of this document should be interpreted to include all modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention or various other embodiments.

410: vehicle
412: GPS
414: Electronic device
416: ECU
420: Traffic lights
430: Service Provider Server
440: Traffic information server

Claims (22)

In an electronic device,
An interface configured to be electrically connected to an electronic control unit (ECU) of a vehicle;
A communication circuit for performing wireless communication with the outside;
A processor electrically coupled to the interface and the communication circuitry; And
And a memory electrically coupled to the processor,
Wherein the memory, when executed,
Acquiring, from the first external device, first information related to a traffic situation around the vehicle through the communication circuit,
Acquiring second information relating to the running state of the vehicle from the electronic control apparatus via the interface or acquiring from the first external apparatus via the communication circuit,
Generating third information related to a driving condition prediction of the vehicle based at least in part on the obtained first information and second information,
And to store at least one of the first information, the second information or the third information to the outside using the communication circuit.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first information comprises information relating to at least one of a traffic light, another vehicle, or a pedestrian within a selected distance from the periphery of the vehicle.
The method of claim 2,
The selected traffic light may include:
And the direction of travel of the vehicle.
The method of claim 2,
Wherein the information related to the selected traffic signal includes information such as currently lit of the selected traffic signal.
The method of claim 4,
The information related to the selected traffic light includes the remaining time until the driving permission etc. is destroyed,
The driving permission includes a straight-ahead driving permission and / or a left-turn driving permission.
The method of claim 2,
Wherein the third information includes information related to at least one of an expected time to reach at least one of the traffic light, the other vehicle or the pedestrian, or the reachability in the time based on the traveling speed of the vehicle Characterized in that.
The method of claim 6,
Wherein the memory, when executed,
The control unit transmits to the electronic control unit via the interface an estimated time at which the vehicle reaches at least one of the traffic light, the other vehicle, or the pedestrian, And to provide a signal to control the speed.
The method of claim 5,
Wherein the third information includes the possibility that the vehicle reaches an intersection or a crosswalk where the selected vehicle signal light is located until the vehicle disappears such as the driving permission based on the running speed of the vehicle.
The method of claim 8,
And the third information is determined based on the lane on which the vehicle is traveling.
The method of claim 9,
Wherein the third information comprises:
When the vehicle travels in the straight lane, it is determined in consideration of the straight run permission,
When the vehicle travels in the left-turn lane, the left-turn driving permission and the like are taken into consideration.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least one of the first information, the second information,
To the first external device or to an electronic device located inside the vehicle via the communication circuit,
To the at least one electronic device comprising a navigator or vehicle speaker mounted within the vehicle via the interface.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second information includes at least one of a traveling speed of the vehicle, a traveling direction of the vehicle, a position of the vehicle, or whether the vehicle is blinking or not.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first external device comprises a vehicle signal lamp, a road traffic system server, a service provider server of a service provided by the electronic device, or a vehicle located around the vehicle.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
Transmitting at least one of the first information, the second information, or the third information to at least one of the other vehicles around the vehicle, or a second external device including a user interface, using the communication circuit Characterized in that.
In an electronic device,
Communication circuit;
A processor electrically connected to the communication circuit; And
And a memory electrically coupled to the processor,
Wherein the memory, when executed,
Using the communication circuit, first information related to a traffic situation within a selected distance from a vehicle on which a user of the electronic device is mounted, second information related to the running state of the vehicle, or third information Receiving from at least one of the external devices,
Providing at least one output based at least in part on at least one of the received first information, second information, or third information,
And to store at least one of the first information, the second information, and the third information to the outside using the communication circuit.
16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the external device comprises a vehicle diagnostic device.
16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the at least one output is performed using at least one of a speaker, a display, a motor, and a flash of the electronic device.
In an electronic device,
An interface configured to be electrically connected to the vehicle;
Communication circuit;
A processor electrically connected to the communication circuit; And
And a memory electrically coupled to the processor,
Wherein the memory, when executed,
Acquiring first information relating to a traffic situation around the vehicle from an external device using the communication circuit,
Acquiring second information related to the running state of the vehicle from a device or an external device included in the vehicle,
Generating third information related to the driving situation of the vehicle based at least in part on the obtained first information and the second information,
And using the generated third information to control at least a part of the vehicle.
19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the memory, when executed,
And uses the generated third information to store instructions for adjusting the running speed of the vehicle.
The method of claim 19,
Wherein the memory, when executed,
Using the generated third information, at least a portion of the first information, the second information, and the third information is communicated to the at least one electronic device To the device.
A method performed in an electronic device,
Acquiring first information relating to a traffic situation around the vehicle from an external device;
Acquiring or acquiring second information relating to the running state of the vehicle from the electronic control device;
Generating third information related to a driving condition prediction of the vehicle based at least in part on the obtained first information and second information; And
And transmitting at least one of the first information, the second information, and the third information to the outside or controlling at least a part of the vehicle.
A method performed in an electronic device,
At least one of first information related to a traffic situation within a selected distance from a vehicle on which the user of the electronic device is boarding, second information relating to the driving state of the vehicle, or third information related to the driving prediction of the vehicle, Receiving from a device;
Providing at least one output based at least in part on at least one of the received first information, second information, or third information; And
And transmitting at least one of the first information, the second information, and the third information to the outside.

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