KR20170102743A - Avn apparatus and vehicle comprising the same, control method for the avn apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention proposes an audio video navigation (AVN) apparatus, a vehicle comprising the same, and a control method of the AVN apparatus which films and stores a destination image using a camera; and provides the image when selecting a next destination. According to one aspect of the present invention, the AVN apparatus, the vehicle comprising the same, and the control method of the AVN apparatus film the destination image using a camera installed in the vehicle; displays the filmed image in the AVN apparatus as a destination list; and provides differentiated contents via linkage of conventional components installed in the vehicle, thereby being capable of improving user convenience. In addition, by storing the filmed image as a video of a moment (time and season) when users went to the destination, not only the destination is able to be recorded and stored, but the AVN apparatus is able to also be utilized as emotional function such that users are able to remember individual memories; thereby being capable of improving marketability.

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION [0002] AVN APPARATUS AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE AVN APPARATUS [0002]

The present invention relates to an AVE EN apparatus for photographing and storing an image of a destination by using a camera and providing the image when a destination is selected later, and a control method of the vehicle and AVE EN apparatus including the same.

In addition to basic driving functions, the vehicle includes additional functions for user convenience such as audio function, video function, navigation function, air conditioning control, seat control, lighting control and so on.

In order to perform such functions, audio, multimedia devices, navigation devices, and the like are integrated into one system, and devices such as a radio, an audio service such as a CD (Compact Disk), a video service such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) (Hereinafter referred to as an AVN device) for providing a navigation service or the like such as a destination guide function is provided in the vehicle.

The AVN apparatus outputs a screen for providing a radio service, a screen for providing an audio service, a screen for providing a video service, or a screen for providing a navigation service according to a user's operation. When the AVN device provides the navigation service, when the user sets the destination, the address of the destination made up of the location number and the area name is displayed as the destination list.

In general, because destinations are not set as destinations, destinations can be personal memories or meaningful places. For such a destination, users tend not to memorize the destination address but to memorize it through the exterior of the building at the destination or the surrounding landscape, so it is difficult to find the destination through the address information in the case of an old destination visited.

One aspect of the present invention is an AVN apparatus for capturing an image of a destination using a camera, displaying an image of the photographed image as a destination list and providing the image when a destination is selected, and a vehicle including the AVN apparatus Control method.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an AVN apparatus for receiving a destination set in a navigation apparatus and providing a destination list, the AVN apparatus comprising: a camera unit for capturing an image of a destination; A storage unit for storing photographed images; And a controller for controlling the representative image of the stored image to be displayed on the destination list.

The control unit determines whether the destination is close to the destination, and controls the camera unit to shoot a destination image when it is determined that the destination is close to the destination.

The proximity of the destination is determined based on the remaining distance to the destination.

In addition, the control unit uses the navigation TBT (Turn By Turn) information before the arrival to the destination to voice the time point approaching the destination.

If the TBT (Turn By Turn) information is not available when the last TBT (Turn By Turn) information is left using the TBT (Turn By Turn) information of the 'immediately preceding guide' or within the 'immediately preceding guide' Set the point only by distance.

The camera unit is configured to be connected to the AVN apparatus by wire or wireless, and to be installed apart from the AVN apparatus.

Further, the camera section starts shooting in the forward wide view mode and transmits the photographed image to the AVN device.

The storage unit stores the captured image of the destination together with the identifier information associated with the destination.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an AVN apparatus comprising: a user interface for receiving a destination from a user; A camera unit for capturing an image of a destination; A control unit for driving the camera unit to start capturing an image of a destination when the camera approaches a destination, stopping driving of the camera unit when the camera reaches a destination, and terminating image capturing; And a storage unit for storing the photographed image together with the identifier information related to the destination. The control unit controls the representative image of the stored image to be displayed in the destination list in the user interface, and when the user selects the destination list, Controls to display a preview image, and controls to reproduce an image by touching the displayed image.

The control unit determines whether the destination is close to the destination based on the remaining distance to the destination, and uses the navigation TBT (Turn By Turn) information before arrival to guide the time when the image capturing is started. On the other hand, the remaining distance is not a fixed value.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle including: a user interface for receiving a destination from a user; A camera unit for capturing an image of a destination; A storage unit for storing photographed images; And a control unit for controlling the representative image of the stored image to be displayed in the destination list in the user interface.

The control unit determines whether the destination is close to the destination, and controls the camera unit to shoot a destination image when it is determined that the destination is close to the destination.

Further, the control unit controls the driving of the camera unit by calculating the angle between the front of the vehicle and the destination.

Further, the control unit controls the camera unit to start shooting when the calculated angle approaches 90 degrees.

A method of controlling an AVN apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: setting a destination; Determining whether the destination is close to the set destination; When approaching a destination, driving a camera section to photograph a destination image; Storing the photographed image together with identifier information associated with the destination; And displaying a representative image of the stored image on a destination list in the user interface.

The image of the destination is photographed. When the camera approaches the destination, the camera section is driven to start imaging the front wide view mode. And stopping the driving of the camera unit and terminating the image capturing when it reaches the destination.

Storing the photographed image is started when the image photographed by the camera unit is stored in the destination information when approaching the destination; And terminating the storage of the image upon arrival at the destination.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method of an AVN apparatus, comprising: setting a destination; Determining whether the destination is close to the set destination; When approaching the destination, the camera section is driven to start shooting the image of the destination in the forward wide view mode; Storing the photographed image together with identifier information associated with the destination; Upon reaching the destination, the driving of the camera section is stopped to terminate the image capturing; Displaying a representative image of the stored image on a destination list in the user interface; Display a preview image of the stored image when the user selects the destination list; And playing the image when the displayed image is touched.

According to the AVN apparatus, the vehicle including the AVN apparatus, and the control method of the AVN apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention, a video of a destination is photographed using a camera installed in the vehicle, and an image of the photographed video is displayed as a destination list Thereby providing differentiated contents through interlocking between existing parts installed in the vehicle, thereby enhancing the convenience of the user. In addition, the photographed image can be stored as a moving image at the time (time, season) at which the user visited the AV terminal. Thus, the AVN device can be improved in merchantability by utilizing the storage of the destination as an emotional function for memorizing personal memories as well as a recording and storing function.

1 is a view showing an appearance of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a control of an AVN apparatus having a destination image generating function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A and 4B are views showing a video screen for parking displayed on the AVN apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B are flowcharts illustrating an algorithm for generating a destination image using a camera in an AVN apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a table showing the remaining distance of the AVN apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention at a point of time when the AVN apparatus is informed that it is close to a destination.
7 is a view showing a route guidance screen for calculating an angle between a vehicle front and a destination in an AVN apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is a view briefly explaining the path angle of the vehicle shown in Fig. 7. Fig.
9 is a view showing a UI screen for displaying a destination image generated in the AVN apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are preferred examples of the disclosed invention, and various modifications may be made at the time of filing of the present application to replace the embodiments and drawings of the present specification.

In addition, the same reference numerals or signs shown in the respective figures of the present specification indicate components or components performing substantially the same function.

Also, the terms used herein are used to illustrate the embodiments and are not intended to limit and / or limit the disclosed invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as " comprise ", " comprise ", or "have ", when used in this specification, designate the presence of stated features, integers, Steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, whether or not explicitly described herein, whether in the art,

It is also to be understood that terms including ordinals such as " first ", "second ", and the like used herein may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms, It is used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. The term "and / or" includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of an AVN apparatus, a vehicle including the AVN apparatus, and a control method of the AVN apparatus will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing an appearance of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a vehicle 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10 forming an outer appearance of a vehicle 1, wheels 21 and 22 for moving the vehicle 1, wheels 21 and 22 A door 14 for shielding the interior of the vehicle 1 from the outside, a windshield 17 for providing a driver with a view of the front of the vehicle 1 to the driver inside the vehicle 1, And a side mirror 18, 19 for providing a rear view of the vehicle 1 to the vehicle.

The wheels 21 and 22 include a front wheel 21 provided at the front of the vehicle and a rear wheel 22 provided at the rear of the vehicle and the drive device 24 includes a front wheel 21 and a rear wheel 22, (21) or the rear wheel (22). Such a drive device 24 may employ an engine for generating a rotational force by burning fossil fuel or a motor for generating a rotational force by receiving power from a capacitor (not shown).

The door 14 is rotatably provided on the left and right sides of the main body 10 so that the driver can ride inside the vehicle 1 at the time of opening and shields the inside of the vehicle 1 from the outside at the time of closing .

The front glass 17 is provided on the front upper side of the main body 10 so that a driver inside the vehicle 1 can obtain time information in front of the vehicle 1 and is also referred to as a windshield glass.

The side mirrors 18 and 19 include a left side mirror 18 provided on the left side of the main body 1 and a right side mirror 19 provided on the right side. 1) The side information and the rear side time information can be obtained.

In addition, the vehicle 1 may include a proximity sensor for detecting obstacles or other vehicles behind the vehicle, and a rain sensor for detecting rainfall and precipitation.

As one example of the proximity sensor, a sensing signal is transmitted to a side or rear surface of a vehicle, and a reflection signal reflected from an obstacle such as another vehicle is received. Also, it is possible to detect the presence of an obstacle behind the vehicle 1 based on the waveform of the received reflection signal, and to detect the position of the obstacle. Such a proximity sensor may employ a method of detecting ultrasonic waves and detecting a distance to an obstacle by using ultrasonic waves reflected from obstacles.

2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a seat DS and a seat occupant sits on the inside of the vehicle 1, a dashboard 30 (Fig. 2) in which various instruments for controlling the operation of the vehicle 1 and displaying the running information of the vehicle 1 are provided. a steering wheel 60 for operating the direction of the vehicle 1 may be provided.

The seats DS and PS may include a driver's seat DS on which the driver sits, a passenger seat PS on which the passenger sits, and a rear seat (not shown) located in the rear of the vehicle 1.

The dashboard 30 is provided with a dashboard 31 such as a speedometer for indicating information related to driving, a fuel meter, an automatic shift selector lever indicator, a tachometer and a rangefinder, a gear box 40, Etc. may be provided.

The gear box 40 is provided with a speed change gear 41 for vehicle speed change. In addition, as shown in the figure, an input unit 110 is provided for the user to input a user command for controlling the performance of the main function of the AVN apparatus 100 or the vehicle.

The center fascia 50 may be provided with an air conditioner, a clock, an AVN apparatus 100, and the like. The air conditioner controls the temperature, humidity, air cleanliness, and air flow inside the vehicle 1 to keep the inside of the vehicle 1 comfortable. The air conditioner may include at least one discharge port that is installed in the center fascia 50 and discharges air. The center fascia 50 may be provided with a button or a dial for controlling the air conditioner or the like. A user such as a driver can control the air conditioner of the vehicle 1 by using a button or a dial disposed on the center pacea 50. [

The AVN apparatus 100 is a device implemented as a single system in which audio in a vehicle 1 is integrated with a multimedia apparatus and a navigation apparatus and the like. In the vehicle 1, a radio A video service for reproducing a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) or the like, a navigation service for guiding the user to a route to a destination, a telephone of a mobile terminal connected to the vehicle 1, And a telephone service for controlling the reception or the like. In addition, the AVN apparatus 100 can also provide a voice recognition service that receives the voice, not the user's operation, and provides the above-described radio service, audio service, video service, navigation service, and telephone service.

The AVN apparatus 100 also includes a portable device for multimedia such as a portable multimedia player (PMP), an MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) player, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) And can play audio and video files.

The AVN apparatus 100 may be installed on the dashboard 30 in a disposable manner or may be embedded in the center fascia 50.

A user can be provided with a radio service, an audio service, a video service, and a navigation service through the AVN device 100.

Here, the AVN device 100 may be referred to as a navigation terminal or a display device, and may be referred to in various other terms used by those skilled in the art.

The steering wheel 60 is a device for adjusting the running direction of the vehicle, and includes a rim 61 gripped by a driver and a spoke (not shown) connected to the steering device of the vehicle and connecting the rim 61 to a hub of a rotary shaft for steering 62). According to the embodiment, the spokes 62 may be provided with operating devices for controlling various devices in the vehicle 1, for example, the AVN device 100 and the like.

The AVN apparatus 100 can selectively display at least one of a radio screen, an audio screen, a video screen, a navigation screen, and a telephone screen through the touch screen unit 120, A control screen or a screen related to an additional function executable by the AVN apparatus 100 may be displayed.

According to one embodiment, the AVN apparatus 100 can display various control screens related to the control of the air conditioning apparatus through the touch screen unit 120 in cooperation with the above-described air conditioning apparatus. In addition, the AVN apparatus 100 can control the air conditioner environment in the vehicle 1 by controlling the operation state of the air conditioner. In addition, the AVN apparatus 100 may display a map showing a route to a destination to the driver through the touch screen unit 120.

The touch screen unit 120 may be implemented as a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a light emitting diode (LED) panel, or an organic light emitting diode (OLED) Display function and input function of instruction or command can be performed.

The touch screen unit 120 displays a screen including a predetermined image according to an operating system (OS) for driving and controlling the AVN apparatus 100 and an application running in the AVN apparatus 100 Or input instructions or commands.

The touch screen unit 120 may display a basic screen according to an application being executed. The basic screen means a screen displayed by the touch screen unit 120 when the touch operation is not performed.

The touch screen unit 120 may display a touch operation screen according to the situation. The touch operation screen means a screen capable of receiving a touch operation from a user.

The touch screen unit 120 may display an image of the outside of the vehicle 1 photographed by the camera unit 130 (see FIG. The touch screen unit 120 can display a composite image (hereinafter, referred to as an AVM image) generated by synthesizing an image photographed by the camera unit 130 on the basis of the vehicle 1 as a top view image have. The user can see the image of the outside of the vehicle 1 displayed on the touch screen unit 120 and know the situation around the vehicle 1 which is difficult to confirm on the driver's seat.

The input method of the touch screen unit 120 includes a resistive touch screen method for sensing a user's touch operation, a capacitive touch screen method for sensing a user's touch operation using a capacitive coupling effect, an optical touch screen using an infrared ray Or an ultrasonic touch screen method using ultrasonic waves. Various input methods may be used, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

3 is a block diagram of a control of an AVN apparatus having a destination image generating function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the AVN apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a touch screen unit 120, a camera unit 130, a control unit 140, a storage unit 150, and a communication unit 160 .

The touch screen unit 120 may employ a touch screen panel (TSP) as a user interface that receives a control command from a user and displays operation information corresponding to the received control command.

The touch screen panel includes a display for displaying operation information and control commands that can be input by a user, a touch panel for detecting coordinates of a part of the user's body contacted, And a touch screen controller for determining a command to be input that is input.

The touch screen controller can recognize the control command inputted by the user by comparing the touch coordinates of the user detected through the touch panel and the coordinates of the control command displayed through the touch screen unit 120.

The touch screen unit 120 senses a touch interaction applied to a touch panel and can generate and output an electrical signal based on the sensed touch interaction. The touch interaction may be performed by a touch means, for example, a finger, a hand or a touch pen. Accordingly, the touch screen unit 120 can receive an instruction or command from the user. In this case, the touch screen unit 120 may output the screen to the outside or may not output the screen.

Also, the touch screen unit 120 can display an index item as well as an image and a picture, can display operation information of a navigation function such as a map for road guidance, road environment information, and the like, The music information of the audio can be displayed, and the search image for searching the Internet can be displayed. Here, the index item means a set of characters. Characters displayed in an index entry can include symbols, numbers, special characters, and the like. The characters that display the index items can be Hangul (consonants, vowels), English, Japanese, and many other languages.

The camera unit 130 is an AVM (Around View Monitoring) device installed outside the vehicle 1 to acquire images of the surroundings of the vehicle 1.

The camera unit 130 may be wired or wirelessly connected to the AVN apparatus 100 to be installed apart from the AVN apparatus 100. In this case, the camera unit 130 is configured to communicate with the AVN apparatus 100 through a wired cable or a communication module such as Bluetooth, WiFi, or infrared communication. According to one embodiment, the user can fix AVM (Around View Monitoring) device at a point where photographing is easy, irrespective of the installation position of the AVN apparatus 100.

The camera unit 130 includes a front super-wide angle camera 131 (hereinafter referred to as a front camera) for acquiring an image in front of the vehicle 1 and a rear super-wide angle camera 132 A left side super wide angle camera 133 (hereinafter referred to as a left side camera) and a right side super wide angle camera 134 (hereinafter referred to as a right side camera) for acquiring images of left and right sides of the vehicle 1. According to the embodiment, there is no limitation on the installation position or the number of the cameras 131, 132, 133, 134 if images of the front, rear, left and right sides of the vehicle 1 can be acquired. The cameras 131, 132, 133, and 134 may include CCD or CMOS sensors.

The control unit 140 is a microprocessor that controls various operations of the AVN apparatus 100 and can control the operation of various modules, devices and the like built in the AVN apparatus 100. [ According to one embodiment, the control unit 140 may be operated by a processor incorporated in the AVN apparatus 100 and may generate a control signal for controlling various modules, devices and the like built in the AVN apparatus 100, The operation of each component can be controlled.

In addition, the controller 140 determines whether the vehicle 1 is close to the destination from the navigation information provided by the AVN apparatus 100, and when it is determined that the vehicle 1 is close to the destination, the controller 140 drives the camera unit 130 to photograph the destination . At this time, the proximity of the destination is determined based on the remaining distance to the destination, and the conditions for starting the shooting by driving the camera unit 130 are as follows. On the other hand, the remaining distance is not a fixed value.

Using the navigation turn TBT information before the destination arrival, guide the "immediate guidance" to the voice during route guidance. The 'immediately preceding guide' is based on the remaining distance to the destination. 'Immediate guidance' is a guiding point for calculating a point for starting shooting. It is 500m before the highway, 100m before the city high speed, and 100m before the highway.

After the 'immediately preceding guidance' is displayed, the controller 140 calculates the angle between the front of the vehicle 1 and the destination (reference to the end of route guidance) using the remaining distance and the road curvature of the map data, And when it is nearest, the camera section 130 is driven to start shooting.

In addition, when the control unit 140 uses the TBT (Turn By Turn) information of the 'immediately preceding guide' to leave the last TBT (Turn By Turn) information or the TBT (Turn By Turn) information within the ' If not, set the distance only.

In addition, the controller 140 manages the content to be provided to the user, and controls the touch screen unit 120 to display a predetermined content according to a user's input. In addition, the control unit 140 may control the touch screen unit 120 to display a search screen for the user to search for a predetermined item of content.

In addition, the control unit 140 may classify each content item according to the prefix, and arrange each content item according to the prefix to generate the content item list.

The storage unit 150 stores various data necessary for the operation of the AVN apparatus 100. That is, the storage unit 150 may store various applications necessary for providing an operating system or information required for interface operation.

Specifically, the storage unit 150 stores a control program 151 for controlling the AVN apparatus 100 and control data 153 for controlling the operation of the AVN apparatus 100, a map including map data and load data A database 155, and destination information 157 related to the destination selected by the user.

Here, the map data is a map for the AVN apparatus 100 to guide the user to the route, and the load data is information related to the road included in the map that the AVN apparatus 100 displays to the user to guide the route to the user .

The road data may include road information necessary for driving and route guidance of the vehicle such as the location of the road, the length of the road, and the speed limit of the road. In addition, the roads included in the map are divided into a plurality of road sections on the basis of whether they intersect with distances or other roads, and the road data may include road information for each divided road section.

The destination information 157 is information related to a destination from which a user has searched for a route through the AVN apparatus 100. [ The destination information 157 stores the image of the destination photographed using the camera unit 130 together with the identifier (the date and time when the user searches for the destination, the name of the destination, the address of the destination, the longitude and latitude of the destination, And displays the representative image of the image in the destination list UI in the latest use point.

Specifically, when the user inputs a destination to the AVN apparatus 100 and receives route guidance to the destination through the AVN apparatus 100, the AVN apparatus 100 transmits the image of the destination captured by the camera unit 130 And stores it in the storage unit 150 together with the identifier information related to the destination. The destination image information stored in the storage unit 150 becomes the destination information 157. [

In addition, the storage unit 150 may store operation data or the like generated while the AVN apparatus 100 performs a predetermined operation.

The storage unit 150 may be a flash memory, a hard disk, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a random access memory (RAM), a static random access (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk .

The communication unit 160 includes a wireless fidelity (WiFi) communication module 161 that connects to a local area network (LAN) through a wireless access point or the like, a one- A Bluetooth communication module 163 for communicating with a small number of external devices or a one-to-many communication with the external device, a broadcast signal receiving module 165 for receiving a digital broadcast signal, A location information receiving module 167, and the like.

The communication unit 160 may be connected to other devices using a GSM / 3GPP communication system (GSM, HSDPA, LTE Advanced), a 3GPP2 system communication system (CDMA, etc.), or a wireless communication protocol such as WiMAX.

In addition, the communication unit 160 transmits / receives data to / from the GPS satellite and transmits / receives position information of the current vehicle 1 from the GPS satellite or transmits / receives map information from a server located at a remote location. The location information and the map information of the vehicle 1 may be used to provide a route for moving to a destination set by the user.

In addition, the communication unit 160 may be connected to other devices to transmit / receive multimedia data. Specifically, the communication unit 160 may be connected to a mobile terminal located near the vehicle 1 or a server located at a remote location, and may transmit the multimedia data from the mobile terminal or the server. For example, the communication unit 160 may be connected to a user's smartphone and receive multimedia stored in the smartphone.

Meanwhile, the AVN apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an acoustic input unit 170 for receiving sound and an acoustic output unit 180 for outputting sound.

The sound input unit 170 includes a microphone 171 that receives an acoustic signal outside the AVN apparatus 100 and converts the received acoustic signal into an electrical signal. In addition, the acoustic input unit 170 may include an amplifier for amplifying the electrical signal converted by the microphone 171 and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for digitizing the electric signal converted by the microphone 171 ), And the like.

The sound output unit 180 includes a speaker 181 that converts an electrical signal into an acoustic signal and outputs the converted acoustic signal to the outside of the AVN apparatus 100. [ In addition, the sound output unit 180 may further include a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for converting a digitized electric signal into an analog signal, an amplifier for amplifying an analog signal converted by the digital-to-analog converter can do.

4A and 4B are views showing a video screen for parking displayed on the AVN apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4A shows a normal view screen displayed on the touch screen unit 120 of the AVN apparatus 100, and FIG. 4B shows a wide view screen displayed on the touch screen unit 120 of the AVN apparatus.

4A and 4B, the camera unit 130 includes a front camera 131, a rear camera 132, a left camera 133, and a right camera 134 provided on the front, both sides, and rear of the vehicle 1, Thereby providing a 360-degree bird's-eye view of the vehicle 1 from the top down and various view modes. When the user operates the hard key for parking or the like, the AVN device 100 displays an image.

Hereinafter, operation procedures and effects of the AVN apparatus, the vehicle including the AV apparatus, and the AVN apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are flowcharts illustrating an algorithm for generating a destination image using a camera in an AVN apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the AVN apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a route guidance screen for calculating an angle between a vehicle front and a destination in an AVN apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a view briefly explaining the vehicle and the path angle in Fig. 7; Fig.

In FIG. 5, the user sets a destination through the touch screen unit 120 of the AVN apparatus 100 (300). In the method of setting a destination, a search word such as a name of a destination or an address of a destination can be inputted through a destination search screen. When a search word is inputted, the AVN apparatus 100 displays a destination setting screen The search word input by the user can be displayed in the destination display area.

Also, the user can set the destination through voice. When the user utters the search word of the destination, the AVN apparatus 100 receives the user's voice through the sound input unit 170, and analyzes the voice of the user to recognize the search word uttered by the user.

When the destination is set, the AVN apparatus 100 calculates the current position of the vehicle 1 based on the position information transmitted through the communication unit 160, and calculates a traveling route from the current position to the destination using the route search algorithm (302). Next, the user selects the searched traveling route (304).

If the driving route is selected, the AVN apparatus 100 judges the validity of the selected driving route. If it is determined that the traveling route is valid, the navigation route matching the detected driving route is guided to the destination along the selected driving route (306).

Accordingly, the AVN apparatus 100 can display the route to the destination on the touch screen unit 120 based on the current position of the vehicle 1. [ For example, the AVN apparatus 100 may display a route guidance screen on the touch screen unit 120 indicating a route to a destination based on the current position of the vehicle 1 to guide the route to the destination .

Then, the AVN apparatus 100 determines whether the vehicle 1 travels along the traveling path and is close to the set destination (308). If it is determined that the vehicle 1 is close to the destination, the AVN apparatus 100 drives the camera unit 130 And controls to shoot. At this time, the proximity of the destination is determined based on the remaining distance to the destination, and the conditions for starting the shooting by driving the camera unit 130 are as follows. On the other hand, the remaining distance is not a fixed value.

First, the AVN apparatus 100 uses the navigation TBT (Turn By Turn) information before the destination to guide the 'initial guide' during route guidance (310). The 'initial guide' is based on the distance to the destination. In the case of expressways, the remaining distance to the destination is 2 km, in the case of high-speed city, the remaining distance to the destination is 2 km, and in case of the ordinary road, the remaining distance to the destination corresponds to 700 m.

Next, the AVN apparatus 100 uses the navigation TBT (Turn By Turn) information before the destination to guide the 'intermediate guidance' during route guidance (312). The 'intermediate guide' is based on the remaining distance to the destination. In the case of highways, the remaining distance to the destination is 1 km. In urban high speed, the remaining distance to the destination is 500 m. In the case of the ordinary road, the remaining distance to the destination corresponds to 300 m.

Subsequently, the AVN apparatus 100 uses the navigation TBT (Turn By Turn) information before the arrival to guide the 'immediate guidance' during route guidance (314). The 'immediately preceding guide' is a remaining distance based on the remaining distance to the destination and starts to calculate the shooting start point by driving the camera unit 130. In the case of highways, the remaining distance to the destination is 500 m, in the case of high-speed city, the remaining distance to the destination is 100 m, and in the case of the ordinary road, the remaining distance to the destination corresponds to 100 m.

If the remaining distance to the destination is 100 m for the highway, 50 m for the urban high speed, and 30 m for the ordinary road, the immediately preceding guidance sound is output through the sound output unit 180 (See FIG. 6).

7 and 8, after the 'immediate guidance' is guided by voice, the AVN apparatus 100 calculates the distance to the front of the vehicle 1 using the remaining distance guided by the route and the road curvature of the map data And the destination (route guidance end timing reference) is calculated (316). On the other hand, the remaining distance is not a fixed value.

When the calculated angle is closest to 90 degrees (318), the AVN apparatus 100 drives the camera unit 130 (320).

The camera unit 130 starts shooting the image of the destination in the forward wide view mode (322). An image photographed by the camera unit 130 is transmitted to the AVN apparatus 100.

Accordingly, the AVN apparatus 100 starts storing the image transmitted from the camera unit 130 in the destination information 157 of the storage unit 150 (324).

Then, the AVN apparatus 100 determines whether it has reached the destination (326).

If it is determined in step 326 that the AVN apparatus 100 does not arrive at the destination, the AVN apparatus 100 continuously stores the image transmitted from the camera unit 130.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 326 that the AVN apparatus 100 has completed the image storage (step 328), the AVN apparatus 100 informs the camera unit 130 of the arrival of the destination and stops the driving (step 330) (332).

The image photographed and generated by the camera unit 130 is stored in the destination information 157 of the AVN apparatus 100 together with the identifier and the representative image of the image is displayed on the touch screen unit 120 in the destination list UI (334).

Therefore, in the destination information 157, the video of the place (destination) visited by the user can be retained as the video of the time (time, season) when the user visited.

9 is a view showing a UI screen for displaying a destination image generated in the AVN apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 9, the AVN apparatus 100 provides the image only to the list corresponding to the destination since the search page may not be visited but visited.

Thus, each time a user selects a destination list, the corresponding video preview image is displayed. The destination list displays a representative frame of the moving image stored in the destination information 157, and when the image is touched, the moving image reproduction viewer provided in the AVN apparatus 100 plays back the image.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed methods should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. It is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

1: Vehicle 30: Dashboard
40: gear box 100: AVN device
120: touch screen unit 130: camera unit
131: front camera 132: rear camera
133: Left camera 134: Right camera
140: control unit 150:
157: destination information 160:
170: Acoustic input unit 180: Acoustic output unit

Claims (20)

An AVN apparatus for receiving a destination set in a navigation device and providing a destination list,
A camera unit for capturing an image of the destination;
A storage unit for storing the photographed image;
And controlling the representative image of the stored image to be displayed on the destination list. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And controls the camera unit to shoot an image of the destination when it is determined that the destination is close to the destination. 3. The method of claim 2,
The proximity of the destination may be determined,
And judges based on the remaining distance to the destination. The method of claim 3,
Wherein,
Wherein the AVN device uses a navigation TBT (Turn By Turn) information before arrival to guide the user to a point of time when the user approaches the destination. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein,
If you leave the last TBT (Turn By Turn) information using the TBT (Turn By Turn) information in the 'About' section, or if there is no TBT (Turn By Turn) information within the ' AVN device to set. The method according to claim 1,
The camera unit includes:
An AVN device connected to the AVN device via a wired or wireless connection, the AV device being spaced apart from the AVN device. The method according to claim 6,
The camera unit includes:
The AVN apparatus starts shooting in a forward wide view mode and transmits the photographed image to the AVN apparatus. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And stores the photographed destination image together with identifier information related to the destination. A user interface for receiving a destination from a user;
A camera unit for capturing an image of the destination;
A control unit for driving the camera unit to start capturing an image of the destination when the camera approaches the destination and stopping the operation of the camera unit when the camera reaches the destination;
And a storage unit for storing the photographed image together with identifier information related to the destination,
Wherein,
Controls to display a representative image of the stored image on a destination list in the user interface, controls to display a preview image of the stored image when the user selects the destination list, and when the user touches the displayed image, AVN device. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
And determines whether the destination is close to the destination based on the remaining distance to the destination, and guides the time when the start of the image capturing is started by utilizing the navigation TBT (Turn By Turn) information before the destination. A user interface for receiving a destination from a user; A camera unit for capturing an image of the destination; A storage unit for storing the photographed image; And a control unit for controlling the display unit to display a representative image of the stored image on a destination list in the user interface. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein,
And controls the camera unit to shoot an image of the destination when it is determined that the destination is close to the destination. 13. The method of claim 12,
The proximity of the destination may be determined,
Based on the remaining distance to the destination. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein,
Using the navigation TBT (Turn By Turn) information before the arrival of the destination, to voice the time point approaching the destination. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein,
And calculates the angle between the front of the vehicle and the destination to control the driving of the camera unit. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein,
And controls the camera unit to start the shooting when the calculated angle approaches 90 degrees. Set the destination;
Determining whether the destination is close to the set destination;
Driving the camera unit to shoot the image of the destination when approaching the destination;
Storing the photographed image together with identifier information associated with the destination;
And displaying a representative image of the stored image on a destination list in a user interface. 18. The method of claim 17,
The photographing of the image of the destination,
When the camera approaches the destination, drives the camera unit to start imaging a front wide view mode;
And stopping the driving of the camera unit and terminating the image capturing upon reaching the destination. 19. The method of claim 18,
The step of storing the photographed image includes:
The method comprising the steps of: starting to store an image photographed by the camera unit in destination information when approaching the destination;
And terminating the storage of the image upon reaching the destination. Set the destination;
Determining whether the destination is close to the set destination;
Moving the camera section to start capturing an image of the destination in a front wide view mode when approaching the destination;
Storing the photographed image together with identifier information associated with the destination;
Upon reaching the destination, stopping the driving of the camera unit and ending image capturing;
Displaying a representative image of the stored image on a destination list in a user interface;
Displaying a preview image of the stored image when the user selects the destination list;
And playing the image by touching the displayed image.

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