TWI402781B - Active navigation system - Google Patents

Description

Active navigation system

The present invention relates to a navigation system, and more particularly to an active navigation system.

In modern life with a focus on leisure, cycling or hiking is an indispensable holiday. However, how to plan for the activity route is often a headache before the holiday. In addition, because Global Positioning System (GPS) has been widely used in daily life, such as providing object location tracking or driving navigation, how to further apply GPS technology to leisure activities to improve the quality of life. It is an important subject that can benefit the public.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an active navigation system that can plan an activity route suitable for cycling or walking.

Thus, the active navigation system of the present invention comprises an active route planning device and a portable navigation device.

The active route planning device includes a display unit for displaying an electronic map, a route planning unit, a route travel simulation unit, and a memory unit.

The route planning unit is configured to plan an activity route based on the one-line segment setting mode according to the electronic map, and generate a route planning file corresponding to one of the activity routes, and the memory unit is used to store the route planning file. The line segment setting mode includes a route segment setting sub-mode to set one of the active route road segments, and a non-road segment segment setting sub-mode to set one of the active route non-road segments.

The route itinerary simulation unit is used to plan the activity route planned by the route planning unit, and performs a route itinerary simulation test through the display unit to confirm the feasibility of the route.

The portable navigation device comprises a memory, a map matching unit, a display, a global positioning system module, and a processor.

The memory is used to store a navigation map and an area electronic map and the route planning file that are downloaded from the active route planning device and cover the activity route. The regional electronic map can be integrated into the route planning file, that is, the route planning file can be used to provide an electronic map of the area with the activity route and its related points of interest and annotations.

The map matching unit is configured to match the regional electronic map to the navigation map, and then configure the active route into the navigation map according to the route planning file.

The display is used to display the navigation map with the active route and its associated points of interest and annotations.

The global positioning system module is configured to receive a GPS positioning signal transmitted by a GPS satellite.

The processor is configured to provide a positioning coordinate of the portable navigation device according to the GPS positioning signal, and present the positioning coordinate on the navigation map displayed by the display.

The effect of the present invention is that the active route planned by the route planning unit may include the non-road segment suitable for cycling or walking, which is actively set by the non-road segment setting sub-mode, that is, the active route does not need to be passive. The ground is set along the road shown by the electronic map, and the route travel simulation unit can be utilized to confirm the feasibility of the active route. As for the portable navigation device, the map matching unit can match the active route of the electronic map and the related interest points with the annotation into the navigation map, so as to guide the tourists to travel along the activity route, so The object of the invention can be achieved.

The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of the invention are set forth in the <RTIgt;

Referring to FIG. 1, a preferred embodiment of the active navigation system 1 of the present invention includes an active route planning device 10, a portable navigation device 30, and a transmission channel 20. The active route planning device 10 includes a display unit 11, a route planning unit 12, a route travel simulation unit 13, a memory unit 14, a route terrain analysis unit 15, a point of interest annotation unit 16, and a route difficulty analysis unit. 17, and a travel speed setting unit 18.

See Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3. The display unit 11 is configured to display an electronic map 29, which may be a digital map downloaded through the network.

The route planning unit 12 is configured to plan an activity route 290 from a point 291 (such as a parking lot) to an end point 298 (such as a leisure farm) based on the electronic map 29, and generate an activity route corresponding to the activity route. One of the 290 route planning files. That is, the activity route 290 is not set in a conventional point coordinate collection manner. The line segment setting mode includes a route segment setting submode and a non-road segment setting submode. The road segment setting sub-mode is used to set at least one route segment of the active route 290, such as the main road segment 292, 294, 297, and the secondary road segment 293, 296 as shown in FIG. The non-road segment setting sub-mode is used to set at least one non-road segment of the active route 290, such as one non-road segment 295 as shown in FIG.

The route itinerary simulation unit 13 is used to calculate the activity route 290 planned by the route planning unit 12, and performs a route itinerary simulation test through the display unit 11 to confirm the feasibility of the active route 290. The route travel simulation unit 13 may be a unit designed based on any of software, hardware, and firmware, and the active route 290 is extracted from the route planning unit 12 through a wired or wireless first transmission channel. The route travel simulation test performed on the active route 290 is transmitted to and displayed on the display unit 11 through the first transmission channel.

The route top analysis unit 15 is configured to analyze the activity route 290 according to one of the terrain maps of the electronic map 29 to generate a route topography analysis result, and the activity route 290 is performed by a route topographic map 49 according to the route topography analysis result. A height curve 491 along the way is presented to the display unit 11.

The route terrain analyzing unit 15 may be a unit designed based on any one of software, hardware and firmware, and draws from the route planning unit 12 corresponding to the active route through a wired or wireless second transmission channel. The route planning file of the route 290 is further matched with the terrain data according to the route planning file to generate the terrain top analysis result, and the route top analysis result is transmitted to the display unit 11 through the second transmission channel, so that the display corresponds to The route height curve 491 of the route map 49 of the active route 290.

The route difficulty analysis unit 17 is configured to analyze the route height curve 491 of the route map 49 to provide a route difficulty indicator corresponding to the active route 290, and the route difficulty indicator is displayed on the display unit 11. In an embodiment, the route difficulty analysis unit 17 generates a total route length, a total climb height, and a maximum slope slope according to the route height curve 491, and further provides the total route length, the total climb height, and the maximum slope slope according to the total route length. The difficulty index of the route. The route difficulty analysis unit 17 further analyzes a relative high point and a relative low point of a climbing road section of the active route 290 from the height curve 491 along the path, and calculates a slope slope according to the relative high point and the relatively low point. And in the climbing section of the active route 290 of the electronic map 29, a climbing start mark, a climbing end mark, and a slope slope mark indicating the slope of the slope are generated, the climbing start mark, the end of the climbing The marker and the slope slope marker can be stored in the route planning file.

The route difficulty analysis unit 17 may be a unit designed based on any one of software, hardware and firmware, and retrieves from the route top analysis unit 15 corresponding to the activity through a wired or wireless third transmission channel. The height curve 491 along the route 290, and the height curve 491 along the route is analyzed to provide the route difficulty index, and the route difficulty index is transmitted to and displayed on the display unit 11 through the third transmission channel.

The travel speed setting unit 18 is configured to set a control relationship between a travel speed and a slope slope, so that the route travel simulation unit 13 can perform the route travel simulation test according to the comparison relationship and the along-road height curve 491, and analyze One of the required activity times to travel according to the activity route 290. In an embodiment, the route travel simulation unit 13 is configured to analyze an activity time required to travel according to the active route 290 according to a preset travel speed, and the preset travel speed may be set by the travel speed setting unit 18.

The point of interest annotation unit 16 is configured to set at least one point of interest (POI) on the activity route 290 of the electronic map 29, such as the points of interest POI-1 to POI-6 as shown in FIG. 2, and A note can be attached to each of the points of interest, the note containing a text area and/or a picture area.

For example, the note of POI-1 can be “the best spot to watch the waterfall”, and the note of POI-2 can be “viewing pavilion of the main peak of Yushan Mountain”, which is POI-3 The note can be a “public toilet”. The note of the POI-4 can be a “convenience store”. The note of the POI-5 can be “restaurant”, and the note of the POI-6 can be “ Leisure farm." In addition, the points of interest and the annotations may be integrated into the along-road height curve 491 of the route map 49 and stored in the route planning file.

The annotations are integrated into the activity route 290 and the height curve 491 along the route by clicking on the jump display mode. In an embodiment, when the point of interest POI-2 is clicked on the electronic map 29, the corresponding annotation POI-2-A is jumped out and displayed on the electronic map 29 in relation to the point of interest POI-2. A neighboring display area, or when the point of interest POI-2 is clicked on the route map 49, the corresponding annotation POI-2-A is jumped out and displayed in the route map 49 and the point of interest One of the POI-2 adjacent display areas.

In another embodiment, when the point of interest POI-2 is clicked on the electronic map 29, the corresponding annotation POI-2-A is presented in one of the first predetermined annotation display areas outside the electronic map 29, or When the point of interest POI-2 is clicked on the route map 49, the corresponding annotation POI-2-A is a second predetermined annotation display area presented outside the terrain map 49 of the route. The first predetermined annotation display area and the second predetermined annotation display area may be the same display area.

The memory unit 14 includes a non-volatile memory component and/or a volatile memory component for storing the route planning file. In addition, the route planning file can be uploaded to the Internet for sharing by netizens. In one embodiment, the route planning file can be used to directly provide an area electronic map 299 with one of the activity routes 290 that integrates the points of interest and the annotations. In another embodiment, the route planning file is used to mate the electronic map 29 to provide an electronic map 299 of the area having the active route 290 that integrates the points of interest with the notes.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 , the portable navigation device 30 of the active navigation system 1 includes a display 31 , a map matching unit 32 , a memory 33 , a global positioning system module 34 , and a processor 35 . .

The memory 33 is used to store a navigation map 59 and the area electronic map 299 and the route planning file downloaded from the active route planning device 10 covering the activity route 290. The portable navigation device 30 downloads the regional electronic map 299 and the route planning file from the active route planning device 10 through the transmission channel 20 that is wired or wireless. In another embodiment, if the route planning file is available to directly provide integration of the points of interest POI-1 - POI-6, the annotations, the climb start mark, the climb end mark, and the slope slope mark The area map 299 of the activity route 290, the portable navigation device 30 only needs to download the route planning file from the active route planning device 10 through the transmission channel 20.

The map matching unit 32 is configured to match the area electronic map 299 to the navigation map 59, and further, according to the route planning file, the activity route 290, the points of interest POI-1 to POI-6, the notes, the The climb start mark, the climb end mark, and the slope slope mark match an area navigation map 599 placed in the navigation map 59, whereby an activity route 590 corresponding to the active route 290 is set on the area navigation map 599. The points of interest POI-1 to POI-6, the notes that can be clicked and jumped out, the climbing start mark, the climbing end mark, and the slope slope mark. The active route 590 is substantially the same route as the active route 290, with the main difference being the mapping error between the regional navigation map 599 and the regional electronic map 299.

The display 31 is configured to display the active route 590, the points of interest POI-1 - POI-6, the annotations that can be clicked and jumped out, the climbing start mark, the climbing end mark, and the slope The navigation map 59 is marked by a slope; the global positioning system module 34 is configured to receive a GPS positioning signal transmitted by a GPS satellite 40.

The processor 35 is configured to provide a positioning coordinate of the portable navigation device 30 according to the GPS positioning signal, and present the positioning coordinate on the navigation map 59 displayed by the display 31, and in the positioning When the coordinate moves to approach the climbing section, the display 31 actively displays the climbing starting point mark, the climbing end point mark, and the slope slope mark.

In one embodiment, the portable navigation device 30 is detachably disposed on a bicycle, such as between two handles that are mounted on the side of the bicycle for easy riding.

In summary, in the operation of the active route planning device of the active navigation system 1 of the present invention, the active route 290 planned by the route planning unit 12 may include a suitable setting actively set by the non-road segment setting sub-mode. The non-road segment of the bicycle or the stepping, that is, the activity route 290 does not need to be passively set along the road shown by the electronic map 29, and the route itinerary simulation unit 13 can be utilized to confirm the activity route 290. feasibility. In the operation of the portable navigation device 30 of the active navigation system 1 of the present invention, the activity route 290 of the regional electronic map 299 of the electronic map 29 can be used by the map matching unit 32, and the interests The point matches the annotation to the area navigation map 599 of the navigation map 59, whereby the activity route 590 corresponding to the activity route 290 is set on the navigation map 59 for guiding the visitor along the activity route 590. Traveling, it is indeed possible to achieve the object of the present invention.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

1. . . Active navigation system

10. . . Active route planning device

11. . . Display unit

12. . . Route planning unit

13. . . Route travel simulation unit

14. . . Memory unit

15. . . Route top analysis unit

16. . . Point of interest annotation unit

17. . . Route difficulty analysis unit

18. . . Travel speed setting unit

20. . . Transmission channel

29. . . digital map

290. . . Activity route

291. . . starting point

292. . . Main road segment

293. . . Secondary road segment

294. . . Main road segment

295. . . Non-road segment

296. . . Secondary road segment

297. . . Main road segment

298. . . end

299. . . Regional electronic map

30. . . Portable navigation device

31. . . monitor

32. . . Map matching unit

33. . . Memory

34. . . Global positioning system module

35. . . processor

40. . . GPS satellite

49. . . Route map

491. . . Height curve along the way

59. . . Navigation map

590. . . Activity route

599. . . Regional navigation map

1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of the active navigation system of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an active route planning device of the active navigation system for planning an electronic map of an active route;

Figure 3 is a road map showing the height curve along the route of the activity; and

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a navigation map displayed by a portable navigation device of the active navigation system after the active route is matched.

1. . . Active navigation system

10. . . Active route planning device

11. . . Display unit

12. . . Route planning unit

13. . . Route travel simulation unit

14. . . Memory unit

15. . . Route top analysis unit

16. . . Point of interest annotation unit

17. . . Route difficulty analysis unit

18. . . Travel speed setting unit

20. . . Transmission channel

30. . . Portable navigation device

31. . . monitor

32. . . Map matching unit

33. . . Memory

34. . . Global positioning system module

35. . . processor

40. . . GPS satellite

Claims (19)

An active navigation system includes: an active route planning device, comprising: a display unit for displaying an electronic map, and a route planning unit for planning an active route based on the one-line setting mode according to the electronic map, And generating a route planning file corresponding to one of the active routes, wherein the line segment setting mode includes a route segment setting sub-mode to set one of the active route road segments, and a non-road segment setting sub-mode to set one of the active routes a non-road line segment, a route travel simulation unit for performing the route travel simulation test through the display unit to confirm the feasibility of the active route, and a memory unit for the activity route planned by the route planning unit Storing the route planning file; and a portable navigation device comprising: a memory for storing a navigation map and an area electronic map and the route planning file downloaded from the active route planning device covering the activity route a map matching unit for matching the regional electronic map to the navigation map And then, according to the route planning file, the activity route is matched and placed into the navigation map, a display is used to display the navigation map with the active route, and a global positioning system module is configured to receive one of the GPS satellites. The GPS positioning signal and a processor are configured to provide a positioning coordinate of the portable navigation device according to the GPS positioning signal, and present the positioning coordinate on the navigation map displayed by the display. The active navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the active route planning device further comprises: a route terrain analysis unit configured to analyze the activity route according to one of the electronic maps to generate a The route topography analysis result, and according to the route topography analysis result, a road height curve of the active route is presented to the display unit by a route topographic map. According to the active navigation system of claim 2, the active route planning device further includes: an interest point annotation unit configured to set at least one point of interest on the active route of the electronic map, and Providing a note corresponding to the point of interest, the note includes a text area and/or a picture area; wherein the point of interest and the note are further integrated into the route height curve of the route map and stored in the route planning file In addition, the map matching unit further matches the point of interest with the annotation into the navigation map. The active navigation system of claim 3, wherein the route planning file is used to provide an electronic map of the area with one of the active routes integrating the point of interest and the annotation. The active navigation system according to claim 3, wherein the annotation is integrated into the active route and the height curve along the route through a point-and-click display. The active navigation system according to claim 5, wherein, when the point of interest of the activity route is selected, the annotation is a display area of the adjacent point of interest presented in the electronic map. The active navigation system according to claim 5, wherein, when the point of interest of the height curve along the route is selected, the annotation is a display of the adjacent point of interest presented in the route map. region. The active navigation system according to claim 5, wherein when the point of interest of the activity route is selected, the annotation is presented in a predetermined annotation display area outside the electronic map. The active navigation system according to claim 5, wherein, when the point of interest of the height curve along the route is selected, the annotation is presented in a predetermined annotation display area outside the terrain map. The active navigation system according to claim 2, wherein the route top analysis unit draws the route planning file corresponding to the active route through a wired or wireless transmission channel, and then according to the route planning The profile cooperates with the terrain data to generate a terrain topographic analysis result corresponding to the height curve along the route, and further transmits the route terrain analysis result to the display unit through the transmission channel, thereby displaying the route topographic map corresponding to the active route . The active navigation system according to claim 2, wherein the active route planning device further comprises: a route difficulty analysis unit, configured to analyze the curve along the route of the route map to provide corresponding activities A route difficulty indicator of the route, the route difficulty indicator is displayed on the display unit. The active navigation system according to claim 11, wherein the route difficulty analysis unit generates a total route length, a total climb height and a maximum slope slope according to the height curve along the route, and further, according to the total route length, the total The climb height and the maximum slope slope are used to provide the route difficulty index, and the route difficulty analysis unit further analyzes a relative high point and a relative low point of a climbing road section of the active route from the height curve along the path, and according to the relative Calculating a slope slope with the high point and the relative low point, and generating a climbing start mark, a climbing end mark, and a slope slope mark indicating the slope of the slope on the climbing section of the active route of the electronic map, and Storing the climb start mark, the climb end mark, and the slope slope mark in the route plan file, the map matching unit of the portable navigation device may mark the climb start mark, the climb end mark, and the The slope slope marker matches the active route placed in the navigation map, and the positioning coordinate moves to approach the climbing road When, the display will automatically start tag displays the ramp, the ramp and the slope of the slope of the end marker tag. The active navigation system according to claim 11, wherein the route difficulty analysis unit captures the height curve corresponding to the active route through a wired or wireless transmission channel, and analyzes the height along the route. The curve is provided to provide the route difficulty index, and then the route difficulty index is transmitted to and displayed on the display unit through the transmission channel. According to the active navigation system of claim 2, the active route planning device further includes: a travel speed setting unit configured to set a relationship between a travel speed and a slope slope, so that the route travel The simulation unit may perform the route travel simulation test according to the comparison relationship and the curve along the route, and analyze one of the activity times required to travel according to the active route. The active navigation system of claim 1, wherein the route travel simulation unit is further configured to analyze an activity time required to travel according to the active route according to a preset travel speed. The active navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the route travel simulation unit captures the active route through a wired or wireless transmission channel, and then performs the route travel simulation test on the active route. It is instantly transmitted to and displayed on the display unit through the transmission channel. The active navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the regional electronic map is integrated into the route planning file. The active navigation system according to claim 17, wherein the portable navigation device downloads the route planning file from the active route planning device through a wired or wireless transmission channel. The active navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the portable navigation device downloads the regional electronic map and the route planning file from the active route planning device through a wired or wireless transmission channel. .