KR20220074669A - Electronic device, method and computer program for providing one more route with custom information - Google Patents

Abstract

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the method comprising: receiving, by an electronic device, a route request signal including destination information and avoidance information; generating, by the electronic device, a first route that does not pass through one or more dangerous locations related to the avoidance information while moving to the destination in consideration of the destination information and the avoidance information; and providing, by the electronic device, guide information on a current location, through an output unit, among the routes, through an output unit.

Description

Electronic device, method and computer program for providing one more route with custom information

An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a method for providing a path in consideration of user-specified information, and a computer program.

A navigation device is commonly used when driving a vehicle, and receives signals including location information of each satellite, that is, latitude and longitude information, from at least three or more GPS satellites to determine the location (latitude and longitude) of the vehicle. It is a device that calculates and outputs, and maps the pre-entered and stored lot numbers of terrain, roads, and buildings to geographic information arranged according to latitude and longitude to guide the route from the current location to the destination the driver wants to go. [0003] Such a navigation function is already popular enough to be familiar to many users, so the majority of people purchase a navigation device and mount it on a vehicle.

However, it is inconvenient to provide a route corresponding to the shortest time and optimum, etc. without providing a route reflecting various information designated by the user.

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an electronic device for providing a route in consideration of avoidance information or preference information designated by a user, a method for providing a route in consideration of user-specified information, and a computer program.

A method according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes: receiving, by an electronic device, a route request signal including destination information and avoidance information; generating, by the electronic device, a first route that does not pass through one or more dangerous locations related to the avoidance information while moving to the destination in consideration of the destination information and the avoidance information; and providing, by the electronic device, guide information on a current location among the first route through an output unit.

The generating of the first route may further include receiving one or more dangerous locations corresponding to the avoidance information from an external server.

The avoidance information may include at least one of a disease occurrence area, an accident occurrence area, a construction area, a user-designated avoidance area, a child protection area avoidance area, and a speed risk area.

After providing the guide information through the output unit, while the guide information is output, receiving an event of occurrence of a new dangerous location in an area adjacent to the route; and re-generating a second route that does not pass through the new dangerous location.

When the route request signal further includes preference information, the step of generating the first route may include moving to the destination in consideration of the destination information and the avoidance information without passing through one or more dangerous locations related to the avoidance information. , a first route through the preference information may be generated.

The preference information may include at least one of a route with few traffic lights, a route through a beautiful scenery, a route to see the sky, a route to secure a view, and a user-designated preferred location.

A computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be stored in a medium to execute any one of the methods according to an embodiment of the present invention using a computer.

In addition to this, another method for implementing the present invention, another system, and a computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing the method are further provided.

Other aspects, features and advantages other than those described above will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a route may be provided in consideration of avoidance information or preference information designated by a user.

1 is a block diagram of a navigation unit 110 according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
2 is a block diagram of an electronic device 100 including a navigation unit.
3 is a diagram of a network environment of a navigation system.
4 is a flowchart of a method of providing a route in consideration of user-specified information according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
5 to 8 are exemplary diagrams of user interfaces provided through an electronic device that provides a path in consideration of user-specified information according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

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

Since the present invention can apply various transformations and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. Effects and features of the present invention, and a method for achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various forms.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and when described with reference to the drawings, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and the overlapping description thereof will be omitted. .

As used herein, terms such as “learning” and “learning” are not intended to refer to mental actions such as human educational activities, but are terms referring to performing machine learning through computing according to procedures. interpret

In the following embodiments, terms such as first, second, etc. are used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another, not in a limiting sense.

In the following examples, the singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following embodiments, terms such as include or have means that the features or components described in the specification are present, and the possibility that one or more other features or components will be added is not excluded in advance.

In the drawings, the size of the components may be exaggerated or reduced for convenience of description. For example, since the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily indicated for convenience of description, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the illustrated bar.

In cases where certain embodiments may be implemented otherwise, a specific process sequence may be performed different from the described sequence. For example, two processes described in succession may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in an order opposite to the order described.

In the present specification, avoidance information refers to information about an area that a user wants to avoid while driving a vehicle, for example, a disease occurrence area, an accident area, a construction area, a child protection area area, a low-speed operation area, a habitual congestion area, a traffic light It may be set as an overcrowded area, a bump overcrowded area, and the like. In addition, the avoidance information may be input on the map by the user, or may be input as a road name, an address name, a building name, or the like.

In the present specification, preference information refers to information on a region that a user wants to drive while driving a vehicle, and for example, it may be set as a path through a beautiful scenery, a path through which visibility is secured when the sky is visible, and the like. In addition, the preference information may be input by the user on the map, or may be input as a road name, an address name, a building name, and the like.

Avoidance information and/or preference information may be set as 'definition' input by a user. For example, avoidance information and/or preference information may be input as a definition, such as a two-lane road, a one-lane road, and the like.

Avoidance information and/or preference information may be set as 'name' input by the user. For example, the avoidance information and/or preference information may be input as a place name, such as Gangnam Station or Samseong Station.

Avoidance information and/or preference information may be set as a method of obtaining. For example, avoidance information and/or preference information may be input as site address, link, and area information in which information is provided.

1 is a block diagram of a navigation unit 110 according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

The navigation unit 110 may generate a moving route in consideration of destination information, avoidance information, and preference information input from the user. The navigation unit 110 may provide a moving route based on the current location. The navigation unit 110 may access an external management server to receive destination information and map data related to a current location. The navigation unit 110 may receive avoidance information and preference information from an external management server. The navigation unit 110 may receive evasion information and/or preference information changed in real time to an external management server, but may select and receive evasion information and/or preference information adjacent to a moving path.

The data input unit 111 may receive at least one of destination information, avoidance information, and preference information from a user. When evasion information and preference information are not input, the data input unit 111 may receive only destination information. The data input unit 111 may receive destination information and may receive avoidance information or preference information.

The information collection unit 112 may receive one or more location data related to the input avoidance information and/or preference information from an external management server. The information collection unit 112 may collect a first location related to avoidance information and/or a second location related to preference information based on previously registered data.

The information collection unit 112 may collect a first location related to avoidance information and/or a second location related to preference information existing in a destination or an area between the current location and the destination.

The information collection unit 112 may collect a first location related to avoidance information located within a predetermined distance from a destination or current location and/or a second location related to preference information. The information collection unit 112 may collect a first location related to avoidance information and/or a second location related to preference information adjacent to a destination or current location.

The information collection unit 112 may collect a first location related to avoidance information located within a predetermined distance from a destination and/or a second location related to preference information. The information collection unit 112 may collect a first location related to avoidance information and/or a second location related to preference information adjacent to the destination.

The moving path generator 113 may generate a moving path to the destination. The moving path to the destination may be one or more paths, and may include a shortest moving path, a minimum time moving path, an optimal moving path, and the like.

The movement path generator 113 may generate a movement path that is not adjacent to the first location and passes through the second location among the movement routes to the destination. The movement path generator 113 compares the first position with one or more positions constituting the movement path, and excludes a movement path including a location that coincides with or is adjacent to the first position. In addition, the movement path generator 113 may compare one or more positions constituting the movement path with the second position, and select a movement path including a location that coincides with or is adjacent to the second position.

In another embodiment, in generating a moving path from the destination or current location to the destination, the moving path generating unit 113 does not pass the first position corresponding to the avoidance information, but passes the second position corresponding to the preference information. You can create a travel route. The movement path generation unit 113 may set the first location corresponding to the avoidance information as a point that cannot be driven, and generate a movement route passing through the second location corresponding to the preference information from the destination or current location to the destination. have.

The data providing unit 114 may provide a movement path. The data providing unit 114 may provide guide information on the current location among the moving routes.

While providing guidance information at the current location, a third location corresponding to the new avoidance information may be collected.

When the third location is collected, the movement path generator 113 may regenerate a movement path excluding the third location. The regenerated movement path may be provided through the output unit.

2 is a block diagram of an electronic device 100 including a navigation unit.

The electronic device 100 may include a navigation unit 110 , a communication unit 120 , an input/output unit 130 , and a processor 140 .

The navigation unit 110 is implemented as shown in FIG. 1 , and may be a set of one or more commands. The psychological determination unit 110 may be implemented as a computer-readable medium. The navigation unit 110 may be a non-volatile mass storage device such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a disk drive. The trial determination unit 110 may be a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD/CD-ROM drive, and a memory card.

The communication unit 120 may provide a function for communicating with an external device through a network. For example, a request generated by the processor 140 of the electronic device 100 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the navigation unit 110 is transmitted to electronic devices, a database, or It can be transferred to another user terminal. For example, a control signal or command received through the communication unit 120 may be transmitted to the processor 140 , a storage medium, or the navigation unit 110 , and the received video image may be transmitted to the storage medium or the navigation unit 110 . can be stored as

The input/output unit 130 may display a screen providing information or receive an input from a user. For example, the input/output unit 130 may include an operation panel for receiving a user input and a display panel for displaying a screen.

Specifically, the input unit may include devices capable of receiving various types of user input, such as a keyboard, a physical button, a touch screen, a camera, or a microphone. Also, the output unit may include a display panel or a speaker. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the input/output unit 130 may include a configuration supporting various input/output.

The processor 140 may be implemented with one or more processors, and may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. The command may be provided to the processor 140 by the storage medium or the communication unit 120 . For example, the processor 140 may be configured to execute a received command according to a program code stored in the navigation unit 110 or a recording device such as a storage medium.

The electronic device 100 may further include a computer-readable recording medium, such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a permanent mass storage device such as a disk drive.

3 is a diagram of a network environment of a navigation system.

The navigation system may include the electronic device 100 including the navigation unit 110 , the database 200 , and the electronic device 300 .

The electronic device 100 may be connected to another user terminal 300 and the database 200 through a network to transmit/receive data. The electronic device 100 including the navigation unit 110 may generate a movement route in consideration of destination information, avoidance information, and preference information input through the input/output unit.

The electronic device 100 may receive a selection input from another electrically connected electronic device 300 . The electronic device 100 may receive data related to the movement path generation data, avoidance information, and/or preference information from the database 200 .

The database 200 may store and manage map data. The database 200 may store a location related to avoidance information and a location related to preference information.

The database 200 may manage rules and regulations for generating a movement path. The database 200 may store and manage the history of the provided moving paths and/or the history of the actually driven moving paths. The database 200 may store and manage the history of the types of avoidance information and/or preference information input by the user. The database 200 may store and manage user-related information managed for each user.

The electronic device 100 may receive the user's destination information, avoidance information, preference information, and the like from the electronic device 300 , and may generate a movement route to the destination. The moving route to the destination may be generated in consideration of avoidance information and/or preference information. The moving path to the destination may be a moving path from the current location of the electronic device 100 to the destination.

4 is a flowchart of a method of providing a route in consideration of user-specified information according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

In S110, the electronic device 100 may receive a route request signal including destination information and avoidance information. The electronic device 100 may receive destination information, avoidance information, and preference information through the input unit.

The electronic device 100 may receive one or more location data related to the input avoidance information and/or preference information from an external management server. The electronic device 100 may collect a first location related to avoidance information and/or a second location related to preference information based on previously registered data.

The electronic device 100 may collect a first location related to avoidance information and/or a second location related to preference information existing within a destination or an area between the current location and the destination.

The electronic device 100 may collect a first location related to avoidance information located within a predetermined distance from a destination or a current location and/or a second location related to preference information. The electronic device 100 may collect a first location related to avoidance information and/or a second location related to preference information adjacent to a destination or current location.

The electronic device 100 may collect a first location related to avoidance information located within a predetermined distance from a destination and/or a second location related to preference information. The electronic device 100 may collect a first location adjacent to a destination and related to avoidance information and/or a second location related to preference information.

In S120 , the electronic device 100 may generate a first route that does not pass through one or more locations related to the avoidance information while moving to the destination in consideration of the destination information and the avoidance information.

The electronic device 100 may generate a movement route to the destination. The moving path to the destination may be one or more paths, and may include a shortest moving path, a minimum time moving path, an optimal moving path, and the like.

The electronic device 100 may generate a movement path that is not adjacent to the first location and passes through the second location, among movement routes to the destination. The electronic device 100 compares the first location with one or more locations constituting the movement path, and excludes a movement path including a location that coincides with or is adjacent to the first location. Also, the electronic device 100 may compare one or more positions constituting the movement path with the second position, and select a movement path including a location that coincides with or is adjacent to the second position.

In another embodiment, when the electronic device 100 generates a movement path from the destination or current location to the destination, the electronic device 100 does not pass the first location corresponding to the avoidance information, but passes the second location corresponding to the preference information. can create The electronic device 100 may set the first location corresponding to the avoidance information as a point where driving is not possible, and may generate a movement route passing through the destination or the second location corresponding to the preference information from the current location to the destination.

In S130 , the electronic device 100 may provide guide information on the current location among the first routes through the output unit.

When the electronic device 100 transmits the first route to the external electronic device 300 , guide information on the current location among the first routes may be provided through the output unit of the electronic device 300 .

5 to 8 are exemplary diagrams of user interfaces provided through an electronic device that provides a path in consideration of user-specified information according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the electronic device 100 may provide one or more routes L1 , L2 , L3 , and L4 between a departure point and a destination location.

The electronic device 100 may search for locations P1, P2, and P3 related to avoidance information designated by the user.

The electronic device 100 may provide L3 through the output unit in consideration of the locations P1 , P2 , and P3 related to the avoidance information. Locations related to avoidance information may be set as regions such as P1, P2, and P3. P1 is an accident occurrence area, P2 is an area with many traffic lights, and P3 is a dangerous disease occurrence area, which may correspond to the avoidance information specified by the user.

When the accident occurrence area, the area with many traffic lights, and the dangerous disease occurrence area are set as the avoidance information, the electronic device 100 receives the locations P1, P2, and P3 related to the avoidance information specified by the user from the external electronic device. and the paths L1, L2, and L4 overlapping with P1, P2, and P3 may be removed based on the received information.

The electronic device 100 may generate and provide guide information on the path L3 generated based on the avoidance information based on the current location.

As shown in FIG. 6 , when the avoidance information designated by the user is an accident occurrence area, a route may be generated in consideration of P1. Paths of L2, L3, and L4 may be provided except for L1 that overlaps with P1.

As shown in FIG. 7 , when the avoidance information designated by the user is an area with many traffic lights or a dangerous disease occurrence area, one or more routes may be generated in consideration of P2 and P3. A path of L1 may be provided except for paths of L2, L3, and L4 overlapping with P2 or P3.

As shown in FIG. 8 , real-time guidance information provided to a user may be changed based on real-time avoidance information and/or preference information. It may be possible to receive real-time avoidance information and change from a route BL overlapping the real-time avoidance information to a route AL that does not overlap the real-time avoidance information.

Alternatively, it may be possible to receive real-time preference information and change from a path BL that does not overlap with the real-time preference information to a path AL that does not overlap with the real-time preference information.

The device described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and/or a combination of the hardware component and the software component. For example, devices and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA). , a programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions, may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications executed on the operating system. A processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For convenience of understanding, although one processing device is sometimes described as being used, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that can include For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may comprise a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more thereof, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or is independently or collectively processed You can command the device. The software and/or data may be any kind of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or apparatus, to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. , or may be permanently or temporarily embody in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored in one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic such as floppy disks. - includes magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings, various modifications and variations are possible from the above description by those skilled in the art. For example, the described techniques are performed in an order different from the described method, and/or the described components of the system, structure, apparatus, circuit, etc. are combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components Or substituted or substituted by equivalents may achieve an appropriate result.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

111: data input unit 112: information collection unit
113: movement path generating unit 114: data providing unit
100: electronic device 120: communication unit
130: input/output unit 140: processor

Claims (13)

receiving, by the electronic device, a route request signal including destination information and avoidance information;
generating, by the electronic device, a first route that does not pass through one or more dangerous locations related to the avoidance information while moving to the destination in consideration of the destination information and the avoidance information; and
and providing, by the electronic device, guide information on a current location from among the first routes through an output unit. According to claim 1,
The step of creating the first path is
The method of providing a route in consideration of user-specified information, further comprising the step of receiving one or more dangerous locations corresponding to the avoidance information from an external server.
According to claim 1,
The avoidance information is
A method of providing a route taking into account user-specified information, the route comprising at least one of a disease outbreak area, an accident area, a construction area, a custom avoidance area, a child sanctuary avoidance area, and a speed hazard area. According to claim 1,
After providing the guide information through the output unit,
receiving an occurrence event of a new dangerous location in an area adjacent to the route while the guide information is output; and
The method of providing a route in consideration of user-specified information further comprising; re-generating a second route that does not pass through the new dangerous location. The method of claim 1,
When the route request signal further includes preference information,
The step of creating the first path is
While moving to the destination in consideration of the destination information and the avoidance information, generating a first route passing through the preference information without passing through one or more dangerous locations related to the avoidance information, providing a route in consideration of user-specified information Way. 6. The method of claim 5,
The preference information is
A method of providing a route taking into account user-specified information, the route comprising at least one of a low traffic light route, a route through a beautiful scenery, a route with a view of the sky, a route with visibility, and a custom preferred location. An electronic device including a processor and a communication unit, the electronic device comprising:
the processor
receiving a route request signal including destination information and avoidance information;
generating a first route that does not pass through one or more dangerous locations related to the avoidance information while moving to the destination in consideration of the destination information and the avoidance information;
Among the routes, the electronic device provides guide information on a current location through an output unit. 8. The method of claim 7,
the processor is
An electronic device for receiving one or more dangerous locations corresponding to the avoidance information from an external server. 8. The method of claim 7,
The avoidance information is
An electronic device comprising at least one of a disease-prone area, an accident-prone area, a construction area, a user-specified avoidance area, a child sanctuary avoidance area, a speeding-prone area, and a parking-violation-prone area. 8. The method of claim 7,
the processor is
Before providing the guide information through the output unit,
While the guide information is output, among the areas adjacent to the route, receive an event of occurrence of a new dangerous location,
and re-generating a second route that does not pass through the new hazardous location. 8. The method of claim 7,
the processor is
When the route request signal further includes preference information,
An electronic device that generates a first route passing through the preference information without passing through one or more dangerous locations related to the avoidance information while moving to the destination in consideration of the destination information and the avoidance information. 12. The method of claim 11,
The preference information is
An electronic device comprising at least one of a route with low traffic lights, a route through a beautiful scenery, a route to view the sky, a route to obtain a view, and a user-specified preferred location. A computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 6 using a computer.

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