KR20180068028A - Navigation apparatus and method for setting destination thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a navigation apparatus, and a method for setting a destination thereof. The navigation apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an operating system having a touch pad; and a processor. The processor searches for a desired point on a map according to operation of the operating system, detects a touch gesture input to the touch pad, and sets a searched point as the destination according to the sensed touch gesture.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a navigation device for setting a destination using an operating system that supports a touch pad and a destination setting method thereof.

A navigation device is a device that searches for a route from a current location of a vehicle to a destination and performs route guidance. In order to set a destination or waypoint in such a navigation device, a user operates an operating system provided in the vehicle to scroll the map to select a desired point, and then selects a menu to select a menu such as a destination setting or a waypoint setting, Or a way point.

Such a conventional navigation device requires user input at various stages in order to set a destination or a waypoint, resulting in inconvenience in use.

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The present invention provides a navigation device for setting a destination using an operating system that supports a touch pad and a destination setting method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a navigation device comprising: an operating system having a touch pad; a search unit for searching a desired point on a map according to an operation of the operating system; And a processor for detecting the gesture and setting the searched point as a destination according to the sensed touch gesture.

The touch gesture is an initial of a command input by a single-brush drawing method.

The processor sets the searched point as a stopping point if a command defined in the sensed touch gesture is a stopover setting.

The processor sets a point previously registered in the sensed touch gesture as a destination.

A destination setting method of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes searching a desired point on a map, searching for a desired point, detecting a touch gesture, and detecting a point searched according to the detected touch gesture And a step of setting the value of the parameter.

The touch gesture is an initial of a command input by a single-brush drawing method.

The step of setting the destination may set the searched point as a destination if the command defined in the detected touch gesture is a destination setting command.

In the step of setting to the destination, if the command defined in the detected touch gesture is a stop route setting command, the searched location is set as a stop route.

And a step of setting the destination as a destination, the point previously registered in the detected touch gesture is set as a destination.

The present invention can easily set a destination using an operating system that supports a touch pad, thereby improving user convenience.

1 is a block diagram of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a side view showing the operating system shown in Fig. 1;
3 is a flowchart showing a destination setting method of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4A to 4C are exemplary diagrams for explaining a destination setting process according to the present invention;

The terms "comprises", "comprising", "having", and the like are used herein to mean that a component can be implanted unless otherwise specifically stated, Quot; element ".

Also, the terms " part, "" module, " and" module ", as used herein, refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation and may be implemented as hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software . It is also to be understood that the articles "a", "an", "an" and "the" Can be used.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating an operation system shown in FIG. Here, the navigation device may be implemented as an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device mounted on a vehicle.

1, a navigation device according to the present invention includes an operating system 110, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver 120, a memory 130, a display 140, an audio output device 150, and a processor 160 ).

The operating system 110 generates a signal corresponding to the operation of the user. The manipulation system 110 is manufactured in the form of a knob as shown in FIG. The operating system 110 controls menu rotation, menu selection, cursor movement, and the like through dial rotation or joystick method. Function keys (FK) having a specific function defined may be provided around the operation system 110. For example, the function key may include a menu key, a home key, a communication key, and a destination setting key.

A touch pad 111 is disposed at the top of the operation system 110. The touch pad 111 is a sensor for sensing a user's touch operation, and may be implemented in the form of a touch film or a touch sheet.

The touch pad 111 converts a change in pressure or capacitance applied to one point on the touch pad 111 into an electrical signal. The touch pad 111 can be configured to detect not only the position (coordinate) and the area of the touch point but also the pressure at the time of touch.

The touch pad 111 outputs the signal (s) corresponding to the touch input to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the electric signal (s) input from the touch pad 111 and transmits the coordinate data (coordinate value) of the touch point to the processor 160. Accordingly, the processor 160 can recognize which point of the touch pad 111 is touched.

The GPS receiver 120 measures the current position of the navigation device. That is, the GPS receiver 120 measures the current position of the vehicle equipped with the navigation device. The GPS receiver 120 calculates the current position of the vehicle using signals transmitted from three or more GPS satellites. The GPS receiver 120 calculates the distance between the satellite and the GPS receiver 120 using the time difference between the time when the signal was transmitted from the satellite and the time when the signal was received from the GPS receiver 120. The GPS receiver 120 calculates the current position of the vehicle using the distance between the calculated satellite and the GPS receiver 120 and the position information of the satellite included in the transmitted signal. At this time, the GPS receiver 120 uses a triangulation method.

The memory 130 may store a program for operation of the processor 160. The memory 130 may store map data (precise map), pre-registered point information (position coordinates), a guidance voice message, a warning sound, and the like. The memory 130 may be a flash memory, a hard disk, an SD card (Secure Digital Card), a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM) storage medium, or the like.

The display 140 displays information processed in the navigation device. For example, the display 140 displays a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface), a map, a road information, a Confucian information, or a warning message related to the operation of the navigation device.

The display 140 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display ), A three-dimensional display (3D display), a transparent display, and a head up display (HUD).

The audio output device 150 outputs the audio data stored in the memory 130. [ For example, the audio output device 150 outputs a route guidance voice message, a warning voice message, and / or a warning sound. The audio output device 150 may include a receiver, a speaker, and / or a buzzer.

The processor 160 may provide route guidance and / or road information to the destination using the map data (precision map) stored in the GPS receiver 120 and the memory 130.

The processor 160 searches for a desired point on the map. For example, the processor 160 scrolls the map according to the operation of the operating system 110 and places the cursor at a desired point. Alternatively, the processor 160 scrolls the map when a long touch is detected at one point in one direction with respect to the center of the touch pad 111, and positions the cursor at a desired point.

The processor 160 searches for a desired point and then detects (detects) a touch gesture input by the user through the touch pad 111. [ For each touch gesture, commands are defined as in [Table 1]. That is, the touch gesture is the initial of a command input by a single-stroke drawing method.

The processor 160 executes a command corresponding to the detected touch gesture. The processor 160 sets the searched point as a destination when 'D' or 'G' is input as a touch gesture. If the detected gesture is 'W', the processor 160 sets the searched point as a transit point.

The processor 160 sets a point registered as 'my home' as a destination when the detected touch gesture is 'h'. Alternatively, the processor 160 sets a point that is previously registered as 'office' as a destination if the detected touch gesture is 'O'.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a destination of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4A to 4C are exemplary diagrams illustrating a destination setting process according to the present invention.

The processor 160 searches for a desired point on the map according to the input of the user through the operating system 110 (S110). When the user touches a point at a certain distance in a certain direction in the direction of the center of the touch pad 111, the processor 160 senses the long touch, scrolls the map displayed on the display 140, . For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the long touch T is input to one side of one side of the touch pad 111, the processor 160 displays the map in the direction in which the long touch T is sensed Scroll to position the cursor (C) at the desired point.

The processor 160 searches for a desired point and detects a touch gesture input on the touch pad 111 (S120). The processor 160 recognizes the touch gesture by analyzing the coordinate data of the touch point output from the touch pad 111 when the touch gesture is input by the single-brush drawing method.

The processor 160 confirms whether the detected touch gesture is a destination setting command or a route setting command (S130). The processor 160 confirms whether the detected touch gesture is 'D', 'G', or 'W'.

If the detected touch gesture is a destination setting command or a route setting command, the processor 160 sets the searched location as a destination or a destination (S140). The processor 160 sets the detected point as a destination if the detected touch gesture is 'D' or 'G'. For example, when 'D' is input as a touch gesture on the touch pad 111 as shown in FIG. 4B, the processor 160 sets a point where the cursor C is positioned as a destination.

In this embodiment, when the input of the touch gesture is completed, the searched point is directly set as the destination. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the destination determination may be reconfirmed.

For example, when the input of the touch gesture is completed, the processor 160 displays a pop-up menu as shown in FIG. 4C. Thereafter, when the user selects the destination setting or the waypoint addition among the menus, the processor 160 allows the searched point to be finally set as a destination or added as a waypoint.

If the detected touch gesture is not the destination setting command or the route setting command, the processor 160 sets a previously registered point corresponding to the detected touch gesture as a destination (S150). For example, when the detected touch gesture is 'h', the processor 160 sets a point registered as 'my home' as a destination. Alternatively, the processor 160 sets a point that is previously registered as 'office' as a destination if the detected touch gesture is 'O'.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. The codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily deduced by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, readable and executed by a computer, thereby realizing an embodiment of the present invention.

110: Operation system
111: Touchpad
120: GPS receiver
130: memory
140: Display
150: Audio output
160: Processor

Claims (9)

An operating system having a touch pad, and
And a processor for searching a desired point on the map according to an operation of the operating system, detecting a touch gesture input to the touch pad, and setting a searched point as a destination according to the sensed touch gesture. . The method according to claim 1,
The touch gesture includes:
Wherein the navigation device is an initial of a command input by a single-brush drawing method. The method according to claim 1,
The processor includes:
Wherein the controller sets the searched point as a stopping point if the command defined in the detected touch gesture is a stopover setting. The method according to claim 1,
The processor includes:
And sets a point previously registered in the detected touch gesture as a destination. Searching for a desired point on the map,
Detecting the desired point, and then detecting a touch gesture; and
And setting the detected point as a destination according to the detected touch gesture. 6. The method of claim 5,
The touch gesture includes:
And the initialization of the command input by the single-brush drawing method. 6. The method of claim 5,
The step of setting the destination includes:
And setting the searched point as a destination if the command defined in the detected touch gesture is a destination setting command. 6. The method of claim 5,
In the setting of the destination,
And if the command defined in the detected touch gesture is a waypoint setting command, sets the searched point as a waypoint. 6. The method of claim 5,
In the setting of the destination,
And setting a point previously registered in the detected touch gesture as a destination.

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