TWI438404B - System and method for downloading navigation images - Google Patents

Description

Navigation map downloading system and method

The invention relates to a data downloading system and method, in particular to a navigation map downloading system and method.

With the development of communication technology, the cost of various electronic products for communication is getting lower and lower, and the market price is also falling, so that it can be more widely used. For example, the popularity of mobile phones is getting higher and higher, and it becomes a daily life of users. An indispensable communication tool in life. And the auxiliary software used in all kinds of mobile phones has been continuously updated. For example, more and more mobile phones have navigation systems installed so that users can quickly and easily find their destinations.

However, most navigation systems can only navigate according to the stored navigation maps in the mobile phone. If the navigation map of a certain place is not pre-stored in the mobile phone, the navigation system often fails to play a corresponding role.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a navigation map downloading system and method, which can automatically obtain corresponding navigation maps according to the current location of the communication device.

A navigation map downloading system is installed in a communication device including a global positioning system, and the communication device is connected to a server for providing navigation maps, the system comprising: a setting module for being in the communication device Create a storage navigation map a positioning module, configured to: open the global positioning system to locate a current location of the communication device, and obtain positioning information of a current location of the communication device; and a determining module, configured to The obtained positioning information searches for and determines whether the communication device includes a navigation map of a current location in the database, and a downloading module, where the communication device does not include a navigation map of the current location. And connecting the server, searching for the navigation map of the current location of the communication device in the server according to the acquired positioning information, and downloading the searched navigation map from the server.

A navigation map downloading method is applied to a communication device including a global positioning system, the communication device is connected to a server for providing navigation maps, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a storage navigation in the communication device a database of assets; opening the global positioning system to locate a current location of the communication device; acquiring positioning information of a current location of the communication device; and the data according to the acquired positioning information Searching and determining whether the communication device includes a navigation map of a current location; if the communication device does not include a navigation map of a current location, connecting the server, according to the acquired positioning information, Searching for a navigation map of the current location of the communication device; and downloading the searched navigation map from the server.

Compared with the prior art, the navigation map downloading system and method combines the global positioning system to automatically obtain the positioning information of the current location of the communication device, and obtain the corresponding navigation map according to the positioning information.

1‧‧‧Communication device

10‧‧‧GPS

12‧‧‧ Processor

14‧‧‧ memory

2‧‧‧Navigation map download system

20‧‧‧Setup module

22‧‧‧ Positioning Module

24‧‧‧Judgement module

26‧‧‧Download module

28‧‧‧Navigation module

3‧‧‧Server

30‧‧‧Storage device

32‧‧‧ processor

4‧‧‧Base station

1 is an operational environment diagram of a preferred embodiment of a navigation map download system of the present invention.

2 is a functional block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the navigation map download system of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a navigation map downloading method of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, it is an operational environment diagram of a preferred embodiment of the navigation map downloading system of the present invention. 1 and 2, the navigation map downloading system 2 is installed and operated in the communication device 1, and the communication device 1 can be connected to the server 3 through a plurality of base stations 4, thereby accessing the server. 3 and obtain relevant information from the server 3. The server 3 can be a computer host. The base station 4 may be a wireless network base station or a mobile phone base station.

The navigation map downloading system 2 is configured to automatically obtain a corresponding navigation map according to the transformation of the current location of the communication device 1. In this embodiment, the method may include the following method: if the communication device 1 is If the navigation map includes its current location, the navigation map is directly used for navigation; if the communication device 1 does not have a navigation map of its current location, the server 3 is connected through the base station 4. And obtaining a navigation map of the current location of the communication device 1 from the server 3. In addition, if the communication device 1 includes a navigation map of its current location, the version of the navigation map and the version of the navigation map of the same location in the server 3 may be further compared. The version of the navigation map in the server 3 is higher than the version of the navigation map in the communication device 1, and the navigation map in the server 3 is downloaded to update the navigation map in the communication device 1. The server 3 can be constructed by an operator that provides navigation maps.

The server 3 further includes a storage device 30 and a processor 32. The storage device 30 is configured to store navigation maps of different geographical locations. The processor 32 is configured to receive the download request sent by the communication device 1, and search for the navigation map of the corresponding geographic location according to the download request to provide the communication device 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, it is a functional module diagram of a preferred embodiment of the navigation map download system of the present invention. The navigation map downloading system 2 runs in the communication device 1. The communication device 1 further includes a global positioning system (GPS) 10, a processor 12 and a memory 14. The GPS 10 is configured to locate the communication device 1 to obtain corresponding positioning information. The processor 12 is configured to execute the navigation map download system 2 and other applications in the communication device 1, such as an operating system. The memory 14 is used for storing various types of materials such as navigation maps.

The navigation map downloading system 2 mainly includes: a setting module 20, a positioning module 22, a judging module 24, and a downloading module 26.

The setting module 20 is configured to establish a database in the memory 14 for storing navigation maps.

The positioning module 22 is configured to open the GPS 10 after the navigation map system 2 is running to locate the current location of the communication device 1 and obtain the current location of the communication device 1 Location information. The positioning information may include coordinates of the longitude, latitude, and altitude of the current location.

The determining module 24 is configured to search for and determine, in the database according to the acquired positioning information, whether the communication device 1 includes a navigation map of a current location.

The downloading module 26 is configured to connect the server 3 through the base station 4 when the communication device 1 does not include the navigation map of the current location, and according to the acquired positioning information, The server 3 searches for and determines whether the server 3 includes a navigation map of the current location of the communication device 1. If the server 3 includes a navigation map of the current location of the communication device 1, the download module 26 downloads the search. The navigation map is obtained, and the downloaded navigation map is updated to the database in the memory 14.

The downloading of the navigation map can be transmitted from the server 3 to the communication device 1 by means of a multimedia messaging service (MMS).

In other embodiments, if the determining module 24 determines that the communication device 1 includes the navigation map of the current location, the download module 26 may also be connected to the server 3, according to the obtained The location information is searched in the server 3 and determines whether the server 3 includes a navigation map of the current location of the communication device 1. If the server 3 includes a navigation map of the current location of the communication device 1, the download module 26 is further configured to compare whether the version of the navigation map in the server 3 is higher than the communication. The version of the navigation map in the device 1 , if so, downloads the navigation map in the server 3 to update the database in the memory 14 .

In addition, the navigation map downloading system 2 may further include a navigation module 28 for navigating the communication device 1 according to the downloaded navigation map.

As shown in FIG. 3, it is a flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the navigation map downloading method of the present invention. First, in step S2, the setting module 20 creates a database for storing navigation maps in the memory 14.

In step S4, the positioning module 22 turns on the GPS 10 to locate the current location of the communication device 1 and acquire positioning information of the current location of the communication device 1. The positioning information may include coordinates of the longitude, latitude, and altitude of the current location.

Step S6, the determining module 24 is in the data according to the acquired positioning information. The library searches for and determines whether the communication device 1 includes the navigation map of the current location. If the communication device 1 includes the navigation map of the current location, step S14 is directly performed; otherwise, if the communication device 1 does not include the navigation map of the current location, step S8 is performed.

In step S8, the download module 26 is connected to the server 3 via the base station 4.

In step S10, the download module 26 searches for and determines whether the server 3 includes the navigation map of the current location of the communication device 1 in the server 3 according to the acquired positioning information. If the server 3 includes the navigation map of the current location of the communication device 1, step S12 is performed; otherwise, if the server 3 does not include the navigation map of the current location of the communication device 1, the program is directly terminated. Process.

In step S12, the download module 26 downloads the searched navigation map and updates the downloaded navigation map to the database in the memory 14.

In step S14, the navigation module 28 navigates the communication device 1 according to the downloaded navigation map, and ends the process. If the communication device 1 includes a navigation system, the downloaded navigation map can also be directly transmitted to the navigation system for navigation.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in accordance with the spirit of the present invention are It should be covered by the following patent application.

1‧‧‧Communication device

10‧‧‧GPS

12‧‧‧ Processor

14‧‧‧ memory

2‧‧‧Navigation map download system

20‧‧‧Setup module

22‧‧‧ Positioning Module

24‧‧‧Judgement module

26‧‧‧Download module

28‧‧‧Navigation module

Claims (7)

A navigation map downloading system is installed in a communication device including a global positioning system, and the communication device is connected to a server for providing navigation maps, the system comprising: a setting module for being in the communication device Establishing a database for storing navigation maps; positioning module for opening the global positioning system to locate a current location of the communication device, and acquiring positioning information of a current location of the communication device; a determining module, configured to search, in the database, according to the obtained positioning information, whether the communication device includes a navigation map of a current location, and a downloading module, where the communication module is not included in the communication device The navigation device of the current location is connected to the server, searches for the navigation map of the current location of the communication device in the server according to the acquired positioning information, and downloads the search from the server. And a navigation map that is downloaded from the server by using a multimedia message; and the download module is further used for the communication Connecting the server including the current location to the server, searching for the navigation map of the current location of the communication device in the server according to the acquired positioning information, and comparing the navigation map in the server Whether the version of the navigation map is higher than the version of the navigation map in the communication device, and when the version of the navigation map in the server is higher than the version of the navigation map in the communication device, the downloading station The navigation map in the server is stored in a database in the communication device. The navigation map downloading system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a navigation module, configured to navigate the communication device according to the navigation map of the current location of the communication device. The navigation map downloading system according to claim 1, wherein the positioning information includes coordinates of a longitude, a latitude, and an altitude of a current location of the communication device. A navigation map downloading method is applied to a communication device including a global positioning system, the communication device is connected to a server for providing navigation maps, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a storage navigation in the communication device a database of assets; opening the global positioning system to locate a current location of the communication device; acquiring positioning information of a current location of the communication device; and the data according to the acquired positioning information Searching and determining whether the communication device includes a navigation map of a current location; and when the communication device does not include a navigation map of a current location, connecting the server, according to the acquired positioning information Searching for a navigation map of a current location of the communication device, and downloading the searched navigation map from the server, and receiving a navigation map downloaded from the server by using a multimedia message Or connecting the server according to the obtained positioning information when the communication device includes the navigation map of the current location; Searching for a navigation map of a current location of the communication device in the server, comparing whether a version of the navigation map in the server is higher than a version of the navigation map in the communication device; The version of the navigation map in the server is higher than the version of the navigation map in the communication device, and the navigation map in the server is downloaded to the database in the communication device. The method for downloading a navigation map according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises: if the communication device includes a navigation map of a current location, a navigation map according to a current location of the communication device The communication device performs navigation. The method for downloading a navigation map according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises: navigating the communication device according to the downloaded navigation map. The navigation map downloading method according to claim 4, wherein the positioning information includes coordinates of longitude, latitude and altitude of a current position of the communication device.