KR20200027933A - Electronic device, method and system for providing contents relate to traffic - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device for providing traffic-related content. The electronic device may include a display unit, a communication unit which communicates with a server for providing traffic-related content, and a control unit. The control unit may include a plurality of areas respectively corresponding to a plurality of sections of a path selected based on the traffic-related content and display an object displayed so that a traffic flow for each section is visually distinguished in the plurality of areas on the display unit. Accordingly, traffic flow information with improved visibility may be provided.

Description

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS RELATE TO TRAFFIC}

The present invention relates to an electronic device, method and system for providing traffic-related content.

As the Internet network is opened and laws related to location data are in place, industries related to location based services (LBS) are being activated. A representative device using such a location-based service is a navigation device for a vehicle that provides a navigation service that measures a current location of a vehicle or the like and guides a route to a destination.

Recently, various methods have been proposed for providing users with information on traffic flows changing in real time. However, in the related art, there is a considerable delay before processing the information collected in relation to the traffic flow and delivering it to the user as traffic information, or due to a problem in which traffic information in a wider area than the user wants is received together, in real time. There was a problem in that it was not possible to efficiently reflect the changing traffic information to the navigation service.

The present invention provides an electronic device, a server, and a method for providing traffic-related content for providing real-time traffic information using traffic-related content that users freely generate.

An electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above-described problem, the display unit; A communication unit communicating with a server providing traffic-related content collected by other electronic devices; And an object for receiving traffic related content for each section of a route composed of at least one section from the server, and providing an object to visually display traffic flow for each section of the route based on the received traffic related content. It may include; a control unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing traffic-related content includes: forming a social network with an external electronic device and a server; Receiving traffic-related content for each section of a route composed of at least one section from traffic related content collected from the external electronic device from the server; And providing an object to visually display traffic flow for each section of the route based on the received traffic-related content.

A traffic information providing system according to another aspect of the present invention includes a first electronic device; A server that collects and stores traffic-related content from the first electronic device; And the first electronic device and the server connected to a social network, receiving traffic-related content for each section of a route composed of at least one section from the server, and based on the received traffic-related content. , A second electronic device that provides an object to visually display traffic flow for each section of the route.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to easily recognize a traffic flow by using traffic-related content generated by users so that a real road is driving or traffic flow can be grasped in real time.

In addition, by improving the visibility by visualizing the traffic flow information using the traffic-related content and real-time speed information, it is possible to grasp the traffic flow more quickly and accurately.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an environment of a traffic information providing system related to embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a navigation device according to embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a server related to one embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows an example of configuring a social network.
5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of traffic-related content according to an embodiment.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing traffic-related content according to an embodiment of the present invention under the system environment shown in FIG. 1.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing traffic-related content according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 to 10 are diagrams showing an example of a method for providing traffic-related content according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing traffic-related content according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for providing traffic-related content according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 11.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing traffic-related content according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 to 15 are views showing an example of a method for providing traffic-related content according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 13.
16 is an example of a screen for transmitting traffic-related content from an electronic device to a server.
17 is an example of receiving traffic-related content from a server and displaying it on a screen of an electronic device.

The above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent through the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention can be modified in various ways and can have various embodiments. Hereinafter, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail. Throughout the specification, the same reference numbers refer to the same components in principle. In addition, when it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a configuration of an electronic device and a server related to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. The suffixes "modules" and "parts" for components used in the following description are given or mixed only in consideration of the ease of writing the specification, and do not have meanings or roles distinguished from each other in themselves.

The electronic device described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a terminal for digital broadcasting, a PDA (Personal Digital Assiatants), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation terminal, and the like. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, it is assumed that the electronic device is a navigation terminal.

The terms described in the following embodiments can be defined as follows.

The traffic-related content may be traffic-related information generated, collected, and processed by the user device (100, 10a, 10b, and 10c in FIG. 1). The traffic-related content may be direct content generated by the user device. Further, the traffic-related content may be content in which the content generated by the user device is collected by the server 200 and reprocessed through the server 200.

The reprocessing produces traffic-related content in a form in which additional traffic-related information and social information are added to content collected through the user device in order to reflect appropriate needs of consumers (or users) who desire traffic-related information. It can be a series of processes to distribute.

The traffic flow content is a component included in the traffic related content, and means content that can grasp a road traffic flow among content collected through a user device or another device connected to the user device and a social network. For example, the traffic-related content may be an image of a road congestion (including a still image or a video), a message informing of the road congestion, or voice-type content.

The aforementioned traffic-related content may be analyzed through a control unit (for example, the control unit 180 of the second electronic device). In the method for providing traffic-related content according to an embodiment of the present invention, an analysis result of the traffic-related content may be provided in a congested, smooth, delayed, slow-moving manner, etc. It can be provided by mapping on the image.

The traffic-related video is a traffic video collected from a user device and other devices (for example, CCTV, etc.), including a still image including road congestion information, road surface status information, accident information, height information, and a video. It can be data.

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

1 is a diagram schematically showing an environment of a system for providing traffic-related content related to embodiments of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the traffic-related content providing system may include user devices 100 and 10, a server 200, and a network 300.

The user devices 100, 10, server 200, and network 300 shown in FIG. 1 represent exemplary embodiments for providing traffic-related content through a predetermined network. The social network engine 230 illustrated in FIG. 1 may perform at least a part of the social network management function performed in the system illustrated in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, the social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled to the user devices 100 and 10 through the network 300. The network 300 may be a combination of networks such as LAN, WAN, or Internet.

In FIG. 1, four exemplary devices are described as user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c to exemplarily describe a system for implementing a method for providing traffic-related content according to an embodiment of the present invention. The exemplary user devices 100 and 10 may include a navigation device 100, a mobile phone 10a, a mobile computing device 10b, and a notebook computer 10c. User devices 100, 10 are not limited to the example user device shown in FIG. 1, but may include any number and any type of device that a user may use to interact with social network engine 230. You can.

The user devices 100 and 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 may communicate with the social network engine 230 through a predetermined communication link. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the navigation device 100 is communicatively coupled to the network 300 through the first communication interface 11, and the mobile phone 10a is configured to provide a second communication interface ( 12) is communicatively coupled to the network 300 via a mobile computing device 10b is communicatively coupled to the network 300 via a third communication interface 13, and the notebook computer 10c is configured to 4 can be communicatively coupled to the communication interface 14. Further, the social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled to the fifth communication interface 15.

Here, the first to fifth communication interfaces (11,12,13,14 and 15) are IEEE 802.11 WLAN radio link, cellular network link, wireless personal area network (PAN) link (eg, Bluetooth link), Ethernet It may be at least one or a combination of communication links including a wired or wireless link, such as a link or a USB link.

The social network engine 230 enables a user to form a community and provides a social network service for managing the user community. For example, the social network engine 230 may be a social network service existing on the web.

Social network engine 230 allows users of user devices 100,10 to interact with each other via blogging, discussion groups, email, file sharing, instant messaging, online chat, video, voice chat, or other technical means. You can make it possible. For example, the social network engine 230 may provide a website through which the first user's device among the user devices 100 and 10 can interact with each other using at least one of the aforementioned technologies. According to an embodiment, the social network engine 230 may provide social network services such as Twitter (www.twitter.com), Facebook (www.facebook.com), and me2DAY (www.me2day.net). . Meanwhile, the social network engine 230 may be provided in an Open API format other than the website.

The social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled to the server 200 by a communication interface 15. The server 200 may store user information for each user of the user devices 100 and 10.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the social network engine 230 may be combined with other entities other than the user devices 100 and 10 through a predetermined communication interface. For example, it may be connected to a predetermined advertising engine.

Hereinafter, the navigation device 100 as the first electronic device 100 will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a navigation device 100 related to embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the navigation device 100 includes a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 130, an output unit 140, a storage unit 150, a power supply unit 160, and an interface unit 170 And it may include a controller 180. The components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, and the navigation device 100 may be implemented to have more or fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in turn.

The communication unit 110 enables communication between the navigation device 100 and the server 200 or between a network in which the navigation device 100 and the navigation device 100 are located, or between the navigation device 100 and other electronic devices 10. It may include one or more modules. For example, the communication unit 110 may include a location data module 111, a wireless Internet module 113, a broadcast transmission / reception module 115, a short-range communication module 117, a wired communication module 119, and the like. .

The location data module 111 is a module for obtaining location data of the navigation device 100. As a method for the location data module 111 to acquire location data, a method for obtaining location data through a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) may be used.

GNSS refers to a navigation system that can calculate the location of a receiving terminal using a radio wave signal received from a satellite. Specific examples of GNSS include Global Positioning System (GPS), Galileo, Global Orbiting Navigational Satellite System (GLONASS), COMPASS, Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRSSS), and Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) depending on the operating entity. You can.

The location data module 111 of the navigation device 100 according to the embodiments of the present invention may obtain location data by receiving a GNSS signal serviced in an area where the navigation device 100 is used. Then, the current position of the navigation device 100 is continuously calculated in real time using the acquired position data. The current location of the navigation device 100 may be obtained through map matching for location data obtained from the location data module 111 to improve accuracy.

In addition, the position data module 111 may also calculate speed information using the current position of the navigation device 100 acquired in real time.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a device that connects to the wireless Internet to acquire or transmit data. The wireless Internet that can be accessed through the wireless Internet module 113 may be a Wireless LAN (WLAN), Wireless broadband (Wibro), World interoperability for microwave access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), or the like.

The broadcast transmission / reception module 115 is a device that receives broadcast signals through various broadcast systems. Broadcasting systems that can be received through the broadcast transmitting / receiving module 115 include: Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Terrestrial (DMBT), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Satellite (DMBS), Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO), Digital Video Broadcast Handheld (DVBH), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast Terrestrial). The broadcast signal received through the broadcast transmission / reception module 115 may include traffic data, living data, and the like.

The short-range communication module 117 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), and ZigBee may be used as short-range communication technology.

The wired communication module 119 serves to provide an interface with other electronic devices connected to the navigation device 100. For example, the wired communication module 119 may be a USB module that can communicate through a USB port.

The input unit 120 is a module that generates input data for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100, and converts physical input from the outside into specific electrical signals to generate input data. The input unit 120 may include a user input module 121, a microphone 123, and the like.

The user input module 121 receives a control input for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100 from the user. The user input module may be configured with a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / electrostatic), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. For example, the user input module 121 may be implemented with a navigation manipulation key provided on a body of the navigation device 100.

The microphone 123 is a device that receives a user's voice and audio signals generated inside and outside the vehicle. The microphone 123 may be implemented as a navigation microphone 195 provided on the body of the navigation device 100.

The sensing unit 130 detects the current state of the navigation device 100 and generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100. The sensing unit 130 may include a motion sensing module 131, an optical sensing module 133, and the like.

The motion sensing module 131 may detect movement in the three-dimensional space of the navigation device 100. The motion sensing module 131 may include a 3-axis geomagnetic sensor and a 3-axis acceleration sensor. The movement data acquired through the motion sensing module 131 may be combined with the location data acquired through the location data module 111 to calculate a more accurate trajectory of the vehicle to which the navigation device 100 is attached.

The light sensing module 133 is a device that measures the peripheral luminance of the navigation device 100. By using the illuminance data obtained through the light sensing module 133, the brightness of the display unit 141 may be changed to correspond to the ambient brightness.

The output unit 140 is a device through which the navigation device 100 outputs data. The output unit 140 may include a display module 141, an audio output module 143, and the like.

The display module 141 displays information processed by the navigation device 100. For example, the display module 141 displays a user interface (UI) or a graphical user interface (GUI) related to the navigation service.

The display module 141 includes a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, a flexible display, and a 3D display. It may include at least one.

When the display module 141 and a sensor detecting a touch operation (hereinafter referred to as a “touch sensor”) form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter, abbreviated as a “touch screen”), the display module 141 is an output device. In addition, it can be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have, for example, a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in pressure applied to a specific portion of the display module 141 or capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display module 141 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor may be configured to detect not only the touched position and area, but also pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and then transmits corresponding data to the controller 180. Accordingly, the controller 180 can know which area of the display module 141 has been touched, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 2, a proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner region of the navigation device 100 wrapped by the touch screen or near the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object present in the vicinity without mechanical contact using electromagnetic force or infrared rays. Proximity sensors have a longer lifespan and higher utilization than contact sensors.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive type proximity sensor, a magnetic type proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

When the touch screen is capacitive, it is configured to detect the proximity of the pointer due to a change in electric field according to the proximity of the pointer. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

The audio output module 143 outputs audio data that can be recognized acoustically. The audio output module 143 outputs an audio signal related to a function (for example, a route guidance function) performed by the navigation device 100. The audio output module 143 may include a receiver, a speaker, and a buzzer.

The storage unit 150 may store a program for the operation of the navigation device 100, and may temporarily store input / output data (path information, images) related to the navigation device 100.

The storage unit 150 may be built in or detachable from the navigation device 100, and may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, or a multimedia card micro type. ), Card type memory (e.g. SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), ReadOnly Memory (ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ReadOnly Memory) , A PROM (Programmable ReadOnly Memory), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk may include at least one type of storage medium. The navigation device 100 may operate in relation to a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 150 on the Internet.

The power supply unit 160 receives external power and internal power to supply power necessary for the operation of each component of the navigation device 100 or other devices connected to the navigation device 100.

The interface unit 170 may include a user interface unit and a network interface unit. The user interface unit may receive a user input signal and transmit it to the controller 180. The user interface unit may receive an input for selecting a route from a user and an input for selecting various traffic related contents received from the server 200. The network interface unit may perform data transmission and reception with the server 200.

The controller 180 generally controls the overall operation of the navigation device 100. Furthermore, the controller 180 may output a control signal for controlling other devices connected to the navigation device 100. When a signal for selecting a predetermined path is input through the user interface unit, the controller 180 may control the network interface unit to transmit information on the selected path to the server 200.

Meanwhile, the image processing unit 181 may analyze a traffic-related image to determine a traffic flow. For example, if the number of front vehicles included in the traffic-related image received from the server 200 is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the controller 180 determines the traffic flow of the section in which the traffic-related image is taken to determine a congestion situation. Can be delivered to. The example of analyzing the traffic-related image and extracting the traffic flow of the corresponding section is not limited to the above-described example and may be implemented in various modifications. For example, by analyzing the overall shape of the vehicle included in the traffic-related image (for example, by determining whether a portion corresponding to a tire is in contact with the ground, it is possible to determine whether the vehicle is overturned) It can also determine the cause of traffic jams.

Meanwhile, although not illustrated in FIG. 1, the controller 180 may include an object generating unit (not shown) and an object mapping unit (not shown). The object generating unit and the object mapping unit are the same or similar in operation to the object generating unit 241 and the object mapping unit 242 illustrated in FIG. 3 and will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

In the above, a detailed block configuration of an electronic device (navigation device) according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described. Hereinafter, a server in which the electronic device transmits and receives traffic-related content including traffic-related video through a network (for example, a social network) will be described.

3 is a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the server 200 according to an embodiment may include a traffic related content collection unit 210, a storage unit 220, a control unit 240, and a social network engine 230.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the traffic-related content collection unit 210 may collect traffic-related content including traffic flow content from various user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. The traffic-related content may be content including a traffic-related image. For example, the traffic-related content may be content that a user's device subscribed to a predetermined traffic information providing service provided by the server 200 transmits information related to a road traffic situation to the server 200.

The traffic-related content collected by the traffic-related content collection unit 210 may include at least one of identification information of a user generating the traffic-related content, location information and time information on which the traffic-related content was transmitted. . Further, the traffic-related content may include at least one of a message, a video, and an audio signal related to a traffic situation. A more detailed description of the traffic-related content will be described later with reference to FIG. 5.

The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c transmit the predetermined traffic-related content generated by the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c to the server 200. 200). The authentication process, the user device (100,10a, 10b, 10c) transmits the authentication information to the server 200, and after the server 200 performs the authentication process, the user authentication is complete, the user device ( 100,10a, 10b, 10c) and the server can be connected.

The authentication information may include identification information for identifying a user, device identification information of the electronic device 100, a password, an e-mail address, and a telephone number.

The user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c may be vehicle terminals attached to a vehicle or portable terminals as shown in FIG. 1. For example, while the vehicle is driving, the user may transmit traffic-related content obtained through the vehicle terminal to the server 200. Alternatively, the user may transmit traffic-related content obtained while walking while carrying the portable terminal to the server 200.

Meanwhile, the content collected by the traffic-related content collection unit 210 is not limited to traffic information obtained directly from the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. For example, traffic-related content generated through the first user device (eg, at least one of 10a, 10b, and 10c of FIG. 1) may include a social network (eg, FIG. 1) with the first user device. 300) of the second user connected to the device (for example, 100 in FIG. 1) may be followed (follow). For example, the N user devices connected to the first user through a social network may acquire first traffic related content generated by the first user device or content processed from the first traffic related content. .

The traffic-related content may include information related to the road traffic situation. The information related to the road traffic situation may include all information required by the driver in connection with vehicle operation, such as section information, route information, and road congestion information. In one embodiment of the present invention, a traffic-related image photographed through a vehicle terminal or a camera wired or wirelessly connected to the vehicle terminal among the road traffic situation information will be described as an example. However, the technical idea of the present invention does not limit the information related to the road traffic situation to the traffic-related image.

The storage unit 220 may include a map database 221 and a traffic-related content database 222.

The map database 221 may store information that can be displayed on various maps used in the electronic device (for example, the navigation device) 100, such as road information, location information, and point of interest (POI) information. The map database 221 may be included in the server 200, as shown in FIG. 3, but may be implemented and used as a separate server outside the server 200.

The traffic-related content database 222 may store and manage traffic-related content collected through the traffic-related content collection unit 210. Since the collected traffic-related content includes generated (or transmitted) location information, the traffic-related content DB 222 is managed by grouping each traffic-related content based on the collected location information, or traffic-related content It can be managed based on the type and location information included in the information.

In addition, the traffic-related content database 222 filters traffic-related content collected from a plurality of user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c under the control of the control unit 240 according to a certain criterion, and only provides information useful to the user. Can provide. Therefore, the traffic-related content DB 222 may store traffic-related image information generated at a specific location, and manage the traffic-related image for each location where the traffic-related image is obtained.

The social network engine 230 may be communicatively coupled to the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c through the network 300, as shown in FIG. The social network engine 230 may perform data communication with an external communication device including an external user device.

The social network engine 230 of the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a traffic-related content request signal from the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, and generates an object generating unit 241. After transferring to the object mapping unit 242, an object of a predetermined bar type to which a traffic flow is mapped may be generated and transmitted to the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c.

The control unit 240 may include an object generation unit 241 and an object mapping unit 242. Operations of the object generating unit 241 and the object mapping unit 242 described below may be operated in the same manner in the control unit 180 of the electronic device 100 illustrated in FIG. 2.

The object generating unit 241 may generate an object (510 in FIG. 8) representing traffic flow for each section in response to a request for traffic-related content received from the second electronic device 100.

The object may be displayed in a bar type. In the bar, a start point and an end point may correspond to a starting point and a destination, respectively. The bar may be displayed in a horizontal or vertical form on the display unit 141 of the electronic device 100.

Also, the bar may overlap the map screen. The bar may be displayed on a separate screen from the map screen.

Also, the bar may be divided into a plurality of regions corresponding to a section (physical section) on a path selected by the second electronic device 100. Meanwhile, the length of the region partitioned within the bar may be determined in proportion to the length of the section on the path.

The object mapping unit 242 maps a predetermined identification factor to each section area so that the traffic flow for each section can be visually distinguished with respect to the generated object (for example, a bar type). You can.

The identification factor may include, for example, color, information on the number of traffic-related content, and animation application for each section according to a road congestion situation. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the identification factor is color information. For example, when the traffic flow of the first section is congested on the selected route, the first area on the object corresponding to the first section may be mapped in red. In addition, when the traffic flow of the second section on the selected route is smooth, the second area on the object corresponding to the second section on the object may be mapped to green.

The object mapping unit 242 uses the social network engine 230 for an object (for example, a bar) to which a predetermined identification factor is mapped to visually distinguish traffic flow for each section on the selected route. It can be transmitted to the second electronic device 100.

Meanwhile, the second electronic device 100 may receive the object to which the traffic flow identification factor is mapped from the server 200.

In addition, the second electronic device 100 receives only the information on the traffic-related content for each section from the server 200, and uses the received traffic-related content for each section, the above-described object (510 in FIG. 8) It may be generated, and may map the predetermined identification factor to the generated object and display it on the display unit 141. That is, the operation of generating the object (510 of FIG. 8) and mapping the identification factor for each section to the generated object may be performed by either the server 200 or the second electronic device 100.

However, the second electronic device 100 may be the navigation device 100 and generate an object and map an identification factor to the generated object in order to maximize computational efficiency of the navigation device 100 It may be desirable to perform in the server 200.

As described above, the server 200, in response to a user request to request traffic flow information for a specific section, from the external traffic server (20 in FIG. 6) and the user device (100,10a, 10b, 10c) By properly using the collected traffic flow information and traffic-related content, it is possible to display an object for knowing the traffic flow for each section on the screen of the second electronic device 100.

In the above, the block configuration of the server 200 has been described. Hereinafter, a network environment for collecting traffic-related content including traffic-related images related to a route will be described in more detail.

4 shows an example of configuring a social network.

4 shows an example of configuring a network based on the current location SP of the navigation device 100. Referring to FIG. 4, when the network configuration for obtaining traffic information is requested from the navigation device 100, the server 200 acquires the current location SP of the navigation device 100. Here, the current location SP of the navigation device 100 may be received from the navigation device 100 or may be obtained from a base station included in the network (or communication network) 300.

In addition, the server 200 may acquire a position change of the navigation device 100 for a certain period of time, and obtain a moving direction of the navigation device 100 based on this. In addition, a certain area A13 is set based on the current position and the moving direction of the obtained navigation device 100. Then, other electronic devices T1 to T5 located in the set area A13 may be selected, and a social network configuration between the selected electronic devices T1 to T5 and the navigation device 100 may be supported.

Meanwhile, since the social network configured by the request of the navigation device 100 includes electronic devices selected based on the current position of the navigation device 100, it can be updated according to the current position of the navigation device 100. The server 200 continuously acquires the location of the navigation device 100 while the network is maintained, and continuously updates electronic devices included in the network based on this.

In addition, even if the location of the navigation device 100 does not change, the server 200 continuously updates electronic devices included in the network based on the location of other electronic devices included in the network. Electronic devices that do not satisfy the criteria for the network configuration are excluded from the network, and electronic devices satisfying the new standards can be included in the network.

As described above, as the server 200 continuously updates the network based on the current location of the navigation device 100, the user can continuously acquire desired traffic information while on the move.

Hereinafter, the traffic-related content collected through the traffic-related content collection unit 210 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a block diagram illustrating components of traffic-related content according to an embodiment. 1 and 5, traffic-related content generated by the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c and transmitted to the server 200 may include components as illustrated in FIG. 5.

The traffic-related content 30 may include location data 31, time data 32, social data 33 and subject data 34. Each of the components of the traffic-related content 30 shown in FIG. 5 does not necessarily need to be included in all embodiments, and does not exclude components not shown in FIG. 5.

The location data 31 may be information associated with the location of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. For example, the location data 31 may be passively transmitted, such as GPRS data, GPS data, WI-FI data, personal area network (PAN) data, IP address data, and data transmitted from other network access points. It may be location data at a specific location to be collected. Alternatively, it may be location data at a specific location that is actively collected, such as location data input by a user. The location data 31 may be obtained by tracking the path and current location of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. The location data 31 may be obtained by a location data module (eg, GPS module) of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c.

The time data 32 may be time-based data related to a specific time or a specific event associated with the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. For example, the time data 32 may be data collected manually, such as a clock time of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, or a network clock time. In addition, it may include actively collected data, such as time data input by a user.

The social data 33 may be data or metadata related to a user's relationship of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c. For example, the social data 33 includes the gender, age, name, pseudonym, and the image of the user (such as a picture, an avatar, or a file representing the user), the user's status (eg, online or offline). , It may include the user's identity information (e-mail address, etc.).

Meanwhile, the social data 33 may include relationship information (not shown). For example, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the relationship information may be relationship information between users and relationship information between a first user and a second user. For example, the first user and the second user may be following each other on a social network. In this case, when the first user generates traffic-related content and transmits it to the server 200, the second user can obtain traffic-related content generated in the first user device.

Meanwhile, the relationship information may be relationship information between a first user and a specific location, a specific building, and a specific road section. For example, it is assumed that there is a first user device following the specific road section, and traffic related content content generated by the second user device for the specific road section is collected by the server 200. do. In this case, even if the first user is not in a mutually following relationship with the second user, the traffic related content generated by the second user may be acquired through the server 200 through the specific road section.

Meanwhile, the social data 33 may further include reputation information about the user within the aforementioned social network range 300. Other users of the social network 300 may rate the user or provide a rating to the user. In addition, traffic-related content generated and provided by a first user may be evaluated by other users within the scope of the social network 300. For example, if the traffic-related video information included in the traffic-related content generated by the user does not match the current traffic situation, the traffic-related content may be underestimated by another user.

The subject data 34 may be actively provided by a user of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c, or may be data derived from another source. For example, when a user generates traffic-related content including traffic-related video information captured in a specific road section, the user can transmit traffic-related content including the generated traffic-related video to the server 200. have. In this case, the location data 31 may be information related to the specific road section. Also, the time data 32 may be time data in which the traffic-related image is captured. Further, the subject data 34 may include the traffic-related video data and description information describing the traffic-related video data.

Meanwhile, the subject data 34 may be provided in the form of media data. For example, the media data may be data related to existing media, such as audio data, image data, audio and image data, and the like. Further, the media data may include data related to text input by a user and clickable data (eg, banner advertisement clicks, bookmarks, etc.).

In the above, the structure of the traffic-related content 30 has been described. The traffic-related content 30 is not limited to the components illustrated in FIG. 5, and other components may be added and provided as needed. Hereinafter, a method for providing traffic information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in consideration of the system environment shown in FIG. 1. Meanwhile, hereinafter, for convenience of description, the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c are limited to the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 100. Also, the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 100 are assumed to be navigation devices.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing traffic-related content according to an embodiment of the present invention under the system environment shown in FIG. 1. The method for providing traffic-related content may be executed under the control of the control unit 240 of the server 200 or the control unit 180 of the electronic device 100, and will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 and necessary drawings.

First, the first electronic device 10 may generate traffic-related content including a traffic-related image (S10).

The traffic-related content may include the traffic-related image captured in a specific road section. The traffic-related image may be obtained from a vehicle black box connected to the first electronic device 10 by wire or wirelessly.

In addition, the first electronic device 10 may be a navigation device integrated with a black box, and in this case, the traffic-related image may be acquired through a camera provided in the device.

In addition, the first electronic device 100 may be a communication-type navigation device, and in this case, the specific road section from the external device (for example, a surrounding CCTV) connected to the navigation device through a wireless communication network. Related traffic-related images may be obtained.

When the first electronic device 10 is connected to a predetermined network (eg, a social network) (S11, YES), the generated traffic-related content may be transmitted to the server 200 (S12).

The traffic-related content transmitted to the server 200 may include the traffic-related image and location information on which the traffic-related image is obtained, and the traffic-related image may include traffic flow information.

The server 200 may store traffic-related content received from the first electronic device 10 in the storage 220 (S220).

Meanwhile, the server 200 may collect the speed information for each section from the external traffic information server 20 (S21) and store it in the storage 220 (S210). The external traffic information server 20 may be a server managed by an institution that professionally collects and manages road traffic information. Therefore, the server 200 includes real-time traffic information (including section-specific speed information) collected from the external traffic information server 20, and a user device (100, 10a in FIG. 1, not the traffic information server 20). Traffic related contents generated by 10b, 10c) may be collected together.

The server 200 responds to a request for content by the second electronic device 100 through real-time traffic information (including speed information for each section) and the first electronic device 10 collected from the external traffic information server 20. The collected traffic-related content may be processed or transmitted to the second electronic device 100 as it is.

As described above, the second electronic device 100 may request predetermined traffic-related information from the server 200 and receive processed traffic-related content from the server 200. To this end, the second electronic device 100 may request traffic-related content corresponding to a specific route according to an embodiment of the present invention (S130). That is, the second electronic device 100 selects any one of the searched at least one path (S111), and is connected to a predetermined network (eg, a social network) (S120) The device 100 may request traffic related content related to the selected route from the server 200.

The signal requesting the traffic-related content may include departure information and destination information. Or it may include only destination information. In addition, the traffic-related content request signal may include searched route information.

The server 200 may search for traffic-related content corresponding to a specific route through the storage unit 220 of the server 200 in response to the traffic-related content request signal received from the second electronic device 100. The search result may be transmitted to the second electronic device 100.

On the other hand, in response to the request for the traffic related content of the second electronic device 100, the server 200 is connected to the route requested by the second electronic device 100 among the speed information for each section obtained from the external traffic information server 20. The speed information related to the included section may be searched and the search results may be transmitted to the second electronic device 100.

Further, the server 200 may search for traffic-related content related to a route requested by the second electronic device 100 among traffic-related content stored in the traffic-related content DB 222.

When the process of retrieving the speed information for each section of the selected route and the traffic-related content is ended, the server 200 transmits the speed information for each section (S240) and the traffic-related content (S230) matching the selected route to the second electronic device. It can be transmitted to the device 100.

The second electronic device 100 may analyze the speed information and the traffic-related content for each section, and determine the traffic flow of the corresponding section, and visually distinguish the determined traffic flow on the displayed object by being divided into sections. It can be displayed (S140).

The object may be a set of regions corresponding to each of at least one section constituting a path. The at least one section may be arranged and displayed, and each section may be displayed to be visually classified according to traffic flow. The object may be of a bar type.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in which the second electronic device 100 efficiently displays the traffic flow of a driving road by using an object that visually distinguishes the traffic flow for each section.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing traffic-related content according to an embodiment of the present invention. 8 to 10 are diagrams showing an example of a method for providing traffic-related content according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7. The method for providing traffic-related content may be executed under the control of the controller 180.

Referring to FIG. 7, first, the controller 180 may display different colors for each section on the object according to the traffic flow for each section (S141).

In this regard, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the object 510 may be displayed separately from the map, or may be displayed by being mapped to a corresponding section of the route of the map.

The controller 180 may separate the map (first screen) including the route from the traffic-related content and the second screen including the object from each other and display the display unit 141. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the controller 180 may display the first screen and the second screen as picture by picture (PBP) or picture in picture (PIP).

The object 510 may be composed of at least one region corresponding to at least one section constituting the selected path. The at least one area may be displayed in a row in a section order, and the at least one area may be collected and displayed in a bar type. For example, the selected route may include 5 sections. In this case, the controller 180 may divide and display the object 510 into five regions so as to correspond to the five sections, respectively. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the controller 180 displays the object 510 displaying the traffic flow in the first section L1, the second section L2, the third section L3, and the fourth section L4. ) And the fifth section (L5).

In addition, the controller 180 may visually display and display each region of the object 510 divided into the at least one region based on traffic-related content and speed information for each section. For example, referring to FIG. 8, the traffic flow in the first section L1 is “slow”, the traffic flow in the second section L2 is “seamless”, and the traffic flow in the third section L3 is “lagging”. ”, The traffic flow in the fourth section L4 may be displayed as“ congestion ”and the traffic flow in the fifth section L5 may be displayed as“ slow down ”. In addition, the “congestion”, “lag”, “slow”, and “seamless” that classify the traffic flows may be displayed and divided in different colors. For example, the controller 180 may display the object 510 by dividing the congestion area in red, the delay area in orange, the slow area in yellow, and the smooth area in green.

Meanwhile, the controller 180 can display a location corresponding to the current vehicle location on the object. For example, referring to FIG. 8, a predetermined identifier 520 indicating a current vehicle position may be displayed on a specific section (or a specific position) of the object 510 (S142).

Thereafter, the controller 180 may receive traffic-related content related to the selected route from the server 200 and display the traffic-related content on the display unit 141 together with the object 510.

For example, the traffic-related content may be a traffic-related image collected through at least one of the user devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c shown in FIG. 1. The traffic-related image may include all images collected in the selected route.

In addition, the traffic-related image may be displayed in a thumbnail form 531. In addition, when any one of the traffic-related images displayed in the form of the thumbnail is selected, the controller 180 enlarges the selected traffic-related image in the form of the thumbnail, and displays a detailed view screen 532 Can provide

Meanwhile, the traffic-related content may include at least one of identification information of a user generating the traffic-related content, a location and time at which the traffic-related content was transmitted, a message related to the traffic-related content, and a video and audio signal. have.

On the other hand, the control unit 180, as an input for selecting any one of the areas divided into the object 510 is received, the traffic-related video traffic-related video corresponding to the selected area Thumbnail shown in FIG. It can be displayed in the form.

9 is an example in which an electronic device displays a traffic communication flow of a specific section as a bar-type object while driving on a high-speed road, and displays traffic-related content collected for a specific section.

Referring to FIG. 9, it is assumed that an electronic device requests traffic-related content from the server 200 while driving on a high-speed road. The server 200 may search for traffic-related content stored in the storage unit 220 and search for traffic-related content collected for the specific section. The server 200 may transmit the traffic-related content collected for the specific section to the second electronic device 100. The second electronic device 100 may provide traffic-related content received from the server 200 through the display unit 141 of the second electronic device 100.

As shown in FIG. 9, when providing a list for each section, traffic-related content collected for a specific section may be displayed on each list.

Each traffic-related content may be traffic-related images I1, I2, and I3 obtained in a specific section. The second electronic device 100 may display the objects L6, L7, and L8 representing the traffic flow of the specific section together with the traffic-related images I1, I2, and I3. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a congestion section may be displayed as an object of red, a smooth section of green, and a slow section of yellow.

Referring to FIG. 7 again, the controller 180 may map and display the current position of the vehicle driving the road to a specific position of the object 510.

Here, the current position 520 of the vehicle may be fixed to a specific position of the object 510. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 10, it may be fixed to the lower portion of the object 510. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the object 510 may be divided into a plurality of regions L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5 corresponding to a plurality of sections divided on the map.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the current position 520 of the electronic device is fixed to the lower portion of the object 510, when a predetermined time T elapses according to the forward driving of the electronic device, the electronic While the current location 520 of the device is fixed, the section on the object corresponding to the section in which the electronic device has passed may be deleted. For example, when the electronic device passes through the sections L7, L8, and L9, the controller 180 deletes the region corresponding to the sections L7 L8 and L9 on the object 510, and the remaining sections L9, L10, L11) can be displayed by relatively increasing the length.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing traffic-related content according to an embodiment of the present invention. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of providing traffic-related content according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 11. The method for providing traffic-related content may be executed under the control of the controller 180.

First, the second electronic device 100 may receive traffic-related content from the server 200 (S310). Also, the second electronic device 100 may receive speed information for each section related to the selected path from the server 200 (S320). The traffic-related content may include traffic flow content. The speed information for each section may be received from an external traffic information providing server 20 that is distinct from the server 200.

The second electronic device 100 may determine whether the number of traffic-related contents received from the server 200 is less than a threshold (S330). When the number of the traffic-related contents is less than a threshold, the controller 180 may display the object in consideration of the speed information for each section received from the server 200 in addition to the traffic-related contents (S340).

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the selected path is divided into five physical sections, and a plurality of regions on an object corresponding to each physical section are referred to as L11, L12, L13, L14, and L15, respectively. I assume. At this time, the traffic related content collected for the L11 section is 2, the traffic related content collected for the L12 section is 0, the traffic related content collected for the L13 section is 5, and the traffic related content collected for the L14 section The content is six, and traffic-related content collected for the L15 section may be three. Based on the traffic-related content collected for the L13, L14, and L15 sections, it is possible to grasp the traffic flow of the section.

However, since there is no traffic-related content collected for the L12 section, it is impossible to grasp the traffic flow of L12 based on the traffic-related content. In this case, the controller 180 can grasp the speed information of the L12 section using the speed information of the L12 section received from the server 200.

Meanwhile, in the case of the L11 section, although there are corresponding traffic-related contents (two), there may be a problem in reliability. For example, of the two traffic-related contents corresponding to the L12 section, one includes content related to traffic flow in the L12 section, but the other one may not be content related to traffic flow in the L12 section. Therefore, in order to grasp the traffic flow using traffic-related content generated and collected by users, it is necessary to consider the reliability of the traffic-related content. In one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to determine its reliability according to the number of pieces of traffic-related content.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 12, when the threshold value that can be determined to be reliable is 3, for the L11 section and the L12 section, the traffic flow of the section with only traffic-related content received from the server 200 Can judge.

In this case, the second electronic device 100 receives and analyzes the traffic-related content corresponding to the L11 section and the L12 section from the server 200, and speed information (for example, corresponding to the received traffic-related content) It is possible to extract the average speed information of the vehicles driving the section. Then, the traffic flow (L21 section: seamless, L22: delay) of the corresponding section may be determined using the extracted speed information.

In addition, the server 200 may collect traffic-related content for the corresponding section and extract speed information of the corresponding section from the collected traffic-related content. Accordingly, the second electronic device 100 may receive the speed information of the corresponding section from the server 200 and determine the traffic flow of the corresponding section.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the threshold value for securing the reliability is not limited to the above-described example and may be implemented in various modifications. For example, the threshold may be preset by the user. In addition, the second electronic device automatically sets threshold setting information for setting the threshold value in the server 200 in consideration of the type of road (for example, a highway, a national road, etc.), an area where the road is located, and the like. 100).

13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing traffic-related content according to an embodiment of the present invention. 14 to 15 are views showing an example of a method for providing traffic-related content according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 13. The method for providing traffic-related content may be executed under the control of the controller 180.

First, the second electronic device 100 transmits information related to the selected route to the server 200, and the server 200 is connected to the selected section from the external traffic server 20 and the first electronic device 10, respectively. Traffic flow information and traffic-related content can be collected.

If at least one branch section exists in the selected path (S145), the controller 180 may display the at least one branch section mapped to the object 510 (S146).

Thereafter, the controller 180 may display the object to be visually distinguished from the object based on real-time speed information for the branch section from the server 200 or speed information extracted from the traffic-related content (S147). .

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 14, when at least one branch section BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, and BL5 exists in the selected path, the controller 180, the branch link area in the object 510 (BL1 ', BL2', BL3 ', BL4', BL5 ') can be displayed.

In addition, the controller 180 may receive traffic flow information including traffic speed information for each section and content related to traffic from the server 200 and determine traffic flow for each section. For example, the traffic flow information for the branch link Bl1 may be received from the server 200, and the traffic flow information may be displayed on the object 510 to be visually distinguished. That is, the first branch link Bl1 may be determined as a congestion section, and the first branch link area Bl1 may be displayed in red.

The same applies to the second to fifth branch link areas.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, the driver can grasp at a glance what communication is most smooth when driving through sections L1 to L5 and according to the object shown in FIG. 14 while driving through sections L1 to L5. .

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the controller 180 receives the traffic-related content 530 including the traffic flow content from the server 200, and displays the traffic-related content 530 together with the object 510. Can be marked on.

The traffic-related content may include a traffic-related image collected by a user device (100, 10a, 10b, 10c, etc. in FIG. 1) driving the selected route. The controller 180 may display the traffic-related image included in the selected route in the form of a thumbnail as shown in FIG. 14.

On the other hand, Figure 15, when the branch section (BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, BL5) is selected when any one of the branch section in the object 510 shown (for example, BL4), in the selected branch section (BL4) The traffic-related images collected by the user device (100, 10a, 10b, 10c, etc. of FIG. 1) may be displayed on the display unit 141 in the form of a thumbnail.

When one of the thumbnail-related traffic-related images is selected, detailed information 532 of the selected traffic-related images may be displayed. The detailed information of the traffic-related image may include section information, user identification information, time information on which a traffic-related image is generated and registered, and average speed information of vehicles driving the section.

16 is an example of a screen for transmitting traffic-related content from the electronic devices 100, 10a, 10b, and 10c to the server 200, and FIG. 17 is an electronic device receiving traffic-related content from the server 200 This is an example of displaying on the screen of (200).

Referring to FIG. 6 together, the first electronic devices 10a, 10b, and 10c may be a subject that directly generates traffic-related content and transmits it to the server 200. That is, the first electronic devices 10a, 10b, and 10c may acquire a traffic related image in front while driving, and acquire location information of a point at which the traffic related image is obtained. Also, the first electronic devices 10a, 10b, and 10c may transmit the obtained traffic-related image and location information to the server 200.

Referring to FIG. 16, the first electronic devices 10a, 10b, and 10c follow the specific point of an accident-related traffic image captured in a specific section, or the first electronic devices 10a, 10b, It can be shared with other electronic devices following the user of 10c). The first electronic devices 10a, 10b, and 10c may share by transmitting the traffic-related image to the server 200.

Referring to FIG. 16, traffic-related images obtained in a specific section through the first electronic devices 10a, 10b, and 10c may be the specific location or the first electronic devices 10a, 10b, through the server 200. 10c) may be transmitted to the second electronic device 100 following the user, and the traffic-related content displayed on the screen of the second electronic device 100 may be displayed as illustrated in FIG. 17.

The traffic-related content IA displayed on the screen of the second electronic device 100 may be user traffic information provided by users of other electronic devices connected to the second electronic device 100 through a predetermined network. For example, the traffic related content SN1 generated by the first electronic devices 10a, 10b, and 10c shown in FIG. 16 and processed by the server 200, and other than the first and second electronic devices. After being generated by the electronic device, the traffic related content SN2 processed by the server 200 may be displayed on the screen.

The controller 180 may display the traffic-related contents (SN1, SN2, ..., SNn) sorted by the generated time order.

In addition, as the up and down scroll input is received, the controller 180 may display the traffic related contents SN1, SN2, ..., SNn corresponding to the scroll position.

Meanwhile, the user traffic information IA may include safety information and help information in addition to the traffic information.

Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will appreciate that the present invention may be implemented in other specific forms without changing its technical spirit or essential features. For example, a method for providing traffic-related content according to an embodiment of the present invention may be executed through software. When executed in software, the configuration means of the present invention are code segments that perform necessary tasks. The program or code segments can be stored in a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal combined with a carrier wave in a transmission medium or communication network.

The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording devices include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, hard disk, and optical data storage device. The computer-readable recording medium can also be distributed over network-connected computer devices so that the computer-readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are all exemplary and not limiting. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the claims, which will be described later, rather than the detailed description, and it is interpreted that all modifications or variations derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts are included in the scope of the present invention. Should be.

100, 10a, 10b, 10c: electronic device 30: traffic-related content
141: display unit 180: control unit
200: server 210: traffic-related content collection unit
221: map data DB 222: traffic-related content DB
230: social network engine 300: network

Claims (11)

Database;
A communication unit performing communication with at least one first user device and a second user device;
The first user device is authenticated, and when authentication of the first user device is completed, the content obtained from the first user device is stored in the database,
And a control unit for obtaining location information from the second user device and providing content corresponding to a request of the second user device among the stored content to the second user device,
The control unit is obtained from the first user device of the first user, which is in a mutually following relationship with the second user of the second user device, among the first user devices located within a predetermined area set as the location information of the second user device. Organize and provide content to social networks, or
Provides the content obtained from the first user device of the first user for the specific point in a one-way relationship of a specific point, not a mutual relationship between users, by configuring a social network regardless of the location of the second user device System characterized in that. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
Characterized in that the authentication request information is received from the first user device,
The authentication request information is a system characterized in that the identification information of the user who generated the content. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
When the location between the user devices located in the predetermined area is changed, the system characterized in that it updates the user devices included in the social network. According to claim 1,
The content is a system characterized in that the content is classified according to the location information, the type of information included in the content and the location information. According to claim 1,
The content includes at least one of identification information of a user who generates the content, location information where the content is generated, and time information when the content is generated. In the content providing method of the content providing system,
Communicating with at least one first user device and a second user device; And
The first user device is authenticated, and when authentication of the first user device is completed, content obtained from the first user device is stored in a database,
And when a network configuration is requested from the second user device, obtaining location information from a second user device and providing content corresponding to the request of the second user device among the stored content to the second user device. and,
The providing may include: from the first user device of the first user that is in a mutually following relationship with the second user of the second user device, among the first user devices located within a predetermined area set as the location information of the second user device. Organize and provide the obtained content to social networks, or
Provides the content obtained from the first user device of the first user for the specific point in a one-way relationship of a specific point, not a mutual relationship between users, by configuring a social network regardless of the location of the second user device Content providing method characterized in that. The method of claim 6,
The providing step,
Characterized in that the authentication request information is received from the first user device,
The authentication request information is a content providing method characterized in that the identification information of the user who generated the content. The method of claim 6,
The providing step,
A method for providing content, characterized in that when a location between user devices located in the predetermined region is changed, user devices included in the social network are updated. The method of claim 6,
The content is a content providing method characterized in that the content is classified according to the location information or the type of information included in the content and the location information. The method of claim 6,
The content includes at least one of identification information of a user generating the content, location information at which the content was generated, and time information at which the content was generated. A computer-readable recording medium, characterized in that a program for executing the method of any one of claims 6 to 10 is recorded.

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