TWI574573B - Portable device with passing trace module and method of the same - Google Patents

Description

Handheld device and method with tracking module

The present invention relates to a handheld device for a positioning device, and more particularly to a handheld communication device for a tracking module.

With the continuous expansion of the information and computer market, electronic products are rapidly growing under the trend of light, short, and versatile. Based on the advent of the high-tech era, communication systems are also accompanied by the development of integrated technology to provide users with a more convenient way to obtain information. As a result, communication technology has also become a new darling, and the businesses affiliated with communication devices have also flourished due to the convenience of contact needs and information. No matter the Internet, mobile communication devices, personal digital assistants have been filled with the entire living space, and the Internet and communications companies have also introduced new commercial services to help customers transfer their data or obtain to expand the market and services. In terms of electronic components, it is moving toward multi-functional development, such as light and short, multi-functional speed, and communication service providers or information providers must provide diversified, comprehensive and up-to-date information to customers. The currently used handheld communication devices include mobile phones, stock machines, and personal digital assistant systems (or personal electronic organizer devices).

Satellite positioning systems have become increasingly popular in the lives of ordinary people and become indispensable electronic products. The above electronic devices generally belong to a closed system, which uses built-in electronic maps, and the actual situation may change frequently, so that after several months or years, the electronic map does not conform to the actual state. Moreover, the device only has a partial electronic map, and if it is carried to a different area or country, it may not be used, and its function is limited.

In addition, the satellite positioning system cannot be used in the basement, and the mobile phone must transmit signals to contact the satellite. Therefore, the mobile phone must be configured with a satellite as a chip. If one of the two has no signal, it cannot be located, and the satellite chip and the transmitting module are added. The cost and increase the size of the mobile phone, and the launch module will also increase the number of mobile phone antennas. In addition, inertial navigation errors accumulate over time, requiring a calibration mechanism. In addition, the general user may have no memory for the path that has passed, and cannot return the original path. Therefore, the present invention is thus produced.

The present invention provides a handheld communication device having a tracking module, comprising: a processing unit; and a positioning module disposed in the handheld communication device for providing geographic information, wherein the positioning module can be selected from one or any combination of the following: a satellite positioning device, a gyroscope, a gravity sensor, an acceleration sensor, an electronic compass, and an electronic map module coupled to the processing unit and stored in the handheld communication device or stored in a remote terminal device. For displaying a map; a display unit electrically coupled to the processing unit for display; and a tracking module coupled to the processing unit for recording geographic information provided by the positioning device and displaying the electronic information in the tracking device The electronic map presented by the map module is displayed on the display unit.

The handheld communication device includes a short-range communication module including WiFi, and the remote communication module includes 2G, 3G, 3.5G or 4G, and is electrically coupled to the processing unit. The image capture module is electrically coupled to the processing unit to facilitate capturing digital images and indicating the geographic information; the geographic information includes latitude, longitude and altitude.

A communication device includes: a processing unit; an inertial guiding module disposed in the inertial navigation device for providing geographic location information, wherein the inertial guiding module comprises a gyroscope, a gravity sensor, an acceleration sensor or any of the above The electronic map module is coupled to the processing unit and stored in the inertial navigation device or stored in a remote terminal device for displaying a map; the display unit is electrically coupled to the processing unit for display And a calibration module coupled to the inertial steering module for calibrating the inertial steering module, the calibration module comprising a satellite positioning system to be activated when calibrating or initializing coordinates. The inertial navigation device includes a short-range communication module including WiFi and WiMax; and the remote communication module includes 2G, 3G, 3.5G or 4G, and is electrically coupled to the processing unit. The image capture module is further electrically coupled to the processing unit to facilitate capturing digital images.

A geomagnetic navigation device includes: a processing unit; an electronic compass disposed in the inertial navigation device for providing geomagnetic information; an electronic map module coupled to the processing unit, stored in the geomagnetic navigation device or stored in the The remote terminal device cooperates with the electronic compass to display geographic information; the display unit is electrically coupled to the processing unit for displaying the geographic information; and a calibration module coupled to the electronic compass for calibrating the electronic compass The calibration module includes a satellite positioning system or an inertial guiding module. The geomagnetic navigation device comprises a short-range communication module comprising WiFi and WiMax; and the remote communication module comprises 2G, 3G, 3.5G or 4G, electrically coupled to the processing unit. Which contains more shadows Like the capture module, it is electrically coupled to the processing unit to facilitate capturing digital images.

An inertial navigation method includes: providing an inertial guiding module to a handheld communication device Providing geographic information, wherein the inertial guiding module comprises a gyroscope, a gravity sensor, an acceleration sensor or any combination thereof; and an electronic map module is provided to cooperate with the inertial guiding module for displaying geographic information, wherein the electronic The map module is stored in the device or stored in a remote terminal device; a calibration module is coupled to the inertial guiding module for calibrating the inertial guiding module, the calibration module includes a satellite positioning system, Must be activated when calibrating or initializing coordinates. The inertial navigation method further includes an electronic compass assisted positioning. The steps further include determining the height with an altimeter.

A geomagnetic navigation method includes: providing an electronic compass in a device to provide geomagnetism Information; providing an electronic map module for displaying geographic information, wherein the electronic map module is stored in the device or stored in a remote terminal device; and providing a calibration module coupled to the electronic compass For calibrating the electronic compass, the calibration module includes a satellite positioning system or an inertial guiding module. The steps further include determining the height with an altimeter.

10‧‧‧Handheld communication device

100‧‧‧Processing unit

105‧‧‧ Positioning Module

145‧‧‧Operating system

150‧‧‧ input unit

155‧‧‧ memory

152‧‧‧Image capture device

156‧‧‧Flash memory

160‧‧‧ Built-in display unit

190‧‧‧Voice output/input device

200‧‧‧Communication Module

200A‧‧‧Wireless Area Network Transmission Module

200B‧‧‧Wireless Metro Network Transmission Module

200C‧‧3G radio frequency transmission module

202‧‧‧Tracking module

300‧‧‧Internet phone module

310‧‧‧Electronic map module or application software

320‧‧‧Geographic Information Generation Module

105a‧‧‧Gyro

105b‧‧‧Accelerator

500‧‧‧ calibration module

510‧‧‧Electronic compass

520‧‧‧ altimeter

700a, 700b, 700c‧‧‧ first, second and third gyroscopes

710a, 710b‧‧‧ first and second accelerators

The first figure shows a functional block diagram of the present invention.

The second figure shows a functional block diagram of the present invention.

The third figure shows a functional block diagram of the present invention.

The fourth figure shows a functional block diagram of the present invention.

The fifth figure shows a functional block diagram of the present invention.

The sixth figure shows a flow chart of the present invention.

The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood. To limit the invention.

Referring to the first figure, a functional block diagram of the present invention is shown. The invention discloses a handheld device with a tracking module, which can record the trajectory of the user and draw on the map, and can be applied to a mobile phone, a navigation device or a digital image capturing device, and can be applied to the mobile device, the navigation device or the digital image capturing device. Conducive to indoor or car navigation. Based on the inertial system, there is no need to contact the satellite positioning system during navigation, so there is no need to transmit signals and satellite communication, which can save power and can be used when there is no satellite signal or in the basement. This device can Including wireless communication modules to facilitate external data exchange, it can be applied to two-way audio and video transmission protocols or wireless local area network protocols or wireless metropolitan area network protocols. The message provided by the service provider is received via the two-way communication module and decoded by the decoding device to be converted into an identifiable signal. The system described above includes a microprocessor or central processing unit and a user interface coupled to the microprocessor to facilitate input of instructions that can be input using touch or voice-activated voice input. Since the device requires a large area to display the map, the physical buttons are omitted as much as possible, and the touch or voice control is better. The received information can be displayed by the display device. The display device is usually a liquid crystal display (LCD), light. Modulated display, organic light emitting display or field emission display or flat display device.

The first figure shows a functional block diagram of the handheld device 10, including a processing unit 100, The positioning module 105 can be coupled to the processor 100 by a satellite positioning device or an inertial guiding device or a positioning module 105 having both functions. For example, if the positioning module 105 includes an inertial guiding module, such as a gyroscope, gravity Detector, acceleration sensor or a combination of the above. It can be micromachined inertial guidance, fiber inertial guidance or MEMS inertial guidance. Therefore, it is not necessary to use the positioning signal carrier provided by the satellite during navigation, so the positioning can still be performed when the base station, the suburb, the indoor or the tunnel cannot receive the satellite carrier 1575.42 MHz. The inertial steering module includes a geographic information reader or look-up table for interpreting the inertial-oriented geographic information and converting the geographic information into displayable data that has been displayed on the display. The system of the present invention includes a processing unit 100 for controlling the processing of signals and data and the processing of input and output signals. An input unit 150, a built-in display unit 160, an operating system 145, an image capturing unit 152, and a power source 140 may be a battery or a vehicle charging power source. For example, operating system 145 can be any mobile phone operating system. The electronic map module or application software 310 is stored in the memory, hard disk or remote memory of the device, and the hard disk, and the application is started through the operating system. The geographic information is analyzed by the positioning module 105, such as the longitude and latitude, and the electronic map module or the application software 310 can be used to indicate the location of the handheld device. The prior art was only a temporary record.

The communication module 200 is coupled to the processor 100, and may include the following or any combination: a wireless area network transmission module 200A, a wireless metro network transmission module 200B or 3G (or the above, such as 3.5G, 4G) wireless radio frequency transmission. The module 200C is electrically coupled to the processing unit 100 described above. The above modules may be configured separately or in combination. With the communication module 200 described above, the Internet can be connected to the Internet for fixed or traveling to download or update data, such as an electronic map. In addition, this module can also be used to receive dynamic information such as weather information, travel information and dynamic traffic information. The 3G (or above) wireless RF transmission module 200C can transmit image information, and thus can receive motion image information. Yes This device is an open architecture. While the vehicle is on the road, you can connect to the Internet and receive the information you need at any time. And when you are connected to the Internet, you can access the required database or website to download and get the information you need. Such as gas station information, parking, hotel information and so on. The wireless area network transmission module 200A includes a Wi-Fi standard compatible module or a wireless metro network transmission module 200B that includes a WiMAX standard compatible module that can connect to the Internet while traveling. Therefore, data, e-mail, MP3, video files or text files can be transmitted to the system through such a high-speed transmission interface. The commercially available processor can process and decode MP3 and MP4 compressed files, and the H.264 codec engine can process the file. This is the currently used media player chip, which is a commercial component. It can be configured to play, and the processing chip is composed of four parts: core, media engine, graphics processor and virtual motion engine (VME). The core is based on the design of the MIPS R4000, and has a floating-point processor (FPU) and a vector floating-point processor (VFPU), which can achieve floating-point arithmetic performance of 2.6GFlops or more per second.

The device also includes a memory 155 coupled to the processing unit 100 described above for storage of data and operating systems. Depending on the attributes, it may include read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), non-volatile flash memory, and the like. The RF communication module can process the reception of the signal, the processing of the fundamental frequency, and the processing of the digital signal. Generally, the unchanging data can be stored in the mask-type read-only memory (MASK ROM). The system operation software or fixed application can generally be stored in non-volatile memory and execute other instructions. The internal data can still be retained in the power state, and can be read or written repeatedly when there is power. The voice signal is sent to an input/output device such as a speaker/microphone unit 190. If a voice input/output device is provided, the device includes a digital analog converter and a decoding device.

A wired data exchange interface (not shown) is coupled to the processing unit 100. This data exchange interface has the ability to connect to external device I/O. This interface provides wired data exchange. The above information exchange interface can be a universal serial port, USB or Firewire interface or IEEE 1394 or HDMI. Therefore, the present invention can process MP3, MP4 files or emails, and can include a solution MPEG compression module or software. For example, the file captured by the image capturing device 152 or the file downloaded by the mobile phone. The system includes an antenna system for transmitting or transmitting signals. The above-mentioned geographic information generating module 320 can be integrated into a stand-alone program. The operating system, application software, electronic map or video file can be updated or embedded by the above-mentioned Internet connection module 200. The device of the present invention may comprise a wireless communication module for short- or medium-distance bidirectional data transmission. Therefore, the short distance or metro wireless transmission module here is relative to the long distance communication module. The wireless area network communication module 200A of the present invention is compatible and can be processed Data transfer for wireless LAN protocols. For example, the wireless local area network communication module is a compatible module of the Wi-Fi wireless transmission standard, and the wireless metro network description module can be a compatible module of the WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) wireless transmission standard. . A network telephony module 300 is coupled to the processing unit 100 described above for wirelessly transmitting or receiving voice, video signals, or both via the wireless transmission module 200 via the Internet. The above-mentioned network telephony module 300 is required to comply with at least the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) standard. The VoIP module 300 and the wireless network communication module can enable the portable device of the present invention to synchronize, wirelessly, handheldly, carry and receive voice image signals, and can communicate with the remote navigation personnel in both directions. The image capturing unit is a device required for real-time, synchronous, wireless, handheld, and portable video states. Therefore, the present invention can selectively use mobile, network for voice communication, and/or video communication, and can be moved in a portable wireless state.

The third and fourth figures are other embodiments, except that all or one of the above embodiments is included The component, the module, or the component (only a part of the description is convenient), and the calibration module 500 is electrically coupled to the positioning module 105. The positioning module 105 can include a satellite positioning module and a gyroscope. Instrument 105a or accelerator 105b or a combination of the three. The positioning module 105 can include a one-axis, two-axis or three-axis gyroscope; the accelerator 105b can include an axis, two-axis or three-axis accelerator. The error based on the inertial guide or the electronic compass 510 may accumulate over time. Therefore, the implant calibration module 500 of the present invention calibrates the inertial guide module 105 or the electronic compass 510 at a set time; the electronic compass 510 can recognize the azimuth assisted inertia through the geographical magnetic field. The guiding module 105 is positioned. The combination of the gyroscope 105a and the accelerator 105b of the positioning module 105 can facilitate geographic information; and the triaxial accelerator can also obtain geographic information such as speed and orientation. The calibration module 500 can periodically or irregularly obtain the geographic information to calibrate the inertial guiding module 105 to correct the deviation, or initialize the geographic information and position during the startup or other setting occasions, so that the inertial guiding module 105 stores the initial geographic information as Reference coordinates. The invention can adopt the satellite positioning system as the calibration module 500, which is turned off after initial or position or calibration, saves power, and can navigate inertially without satellite signals, and does not need to adopt or reduce the use of the Karman filter, saving energy and cost. The altimeter 520 is useful for identifying that it is currently located on a flat road or an elevated road. In the past, satellite positioning systems often could not distinguish between the two and caused false navigation. If the altimeter 520 can be used to instantly or in accordance with the height of the previous driving history, it can be assisted to determine whether the location is on an indoor floor, a flat road or an elevated road. In another embodiment, the electronic compass 510 can also be used for orientation, which uses the geomagnetic sensing direction, and is supplemented by an inertial guiding module or a satellite positioning system as a calibration module.

The fifth figure is a diagram of another embodiment, except that all or one of the components of the above embodiments are included, Outside the module or component (only a part is shown for convenience of description), if the positioning module 105 is an inertial guiding module, each of the first, second and third gyroscopes 700a, 700b, 700c; Second accelerators 710a, 710b. The integrals of the values measured by the first and second accelerators 710a, 710b can be obtained in two directions, and the integration can obtain the displacement in both directions. Therefore, the distance and direction of movement can be obtained. The longitude and latitude can be obtained after processing, if the initial point has been corrected by the calibration module 500. In addition, the inertial navigation implemented by three accelerators can be used. The three-axis acceleration is obtained by three accelerations, and the displacement and velocity in each direction are obtained by individual integration, and the total displacement and the combined velocity vector can be added. If the initial point has been corrected by the calibration module 500, the longitude and latitude can be obtained after processing.

The present invention further includes a tracking module 202, which is an application program (APP), which can be downloaded in the memory of the handheld communication device in the cloud, and can perform the recording of the geographical position at every other time, so that the user can record the passing The trajectory is drawn on top of the map. Referring to the sixth figure, the tracking module 202 is activated; the tracking module receives the geographic information of the positioning module, such as longitude, latitude, and altitude, and records the geographic information 810 at every other time point. The geographic information may be Obtained from one or a combination of the following: a satellite positioning system, a gyroscope, a magnetic guiding system, an accelerator; and then drawing a path 830 on the electronic map according to the marked geographic information; the above-mentioned every other time can be drawn before drawing The geographic information recorded at the point is indicated on the electronic map 820. Therefore, the user can have the recorded geographic information of the trajectory that has passed through and is marked on the electronic map so that the user can track back to the place of departure or the place where they passed. In addition, the tracking module can activate the image capturing module to capture images of certain locations for the user to identify and compare the geographic information 815 on the image.

In summary, the present invention provides a handheld communication device having a tracking module, comprising: a processing unit; a positioning module disposed in the handheld communication device for providing geographic information, wherein the positioning module can be selected from one of the following Or any combination: a satellite positioning device, a gyroscope, a gravity sensor, an acceleration sensor, an electronic compass; an electronic map module coupled to the processing unit, stored in the handheld communication device or stored in a remote terminal a device for displaying a map; a display unit electrically coupled to the processing unit for display; and a tracking module coupled to the processing unit for recording geographic information provided by the positioning device and tracking Displayed on the electronic map presented by the electronic map module and displayed on the display unit.

The handheld communication device includes a short-range communication module including WiFi, and the remote communication module includes 2G, 3G, 3.5G or 4G, and is electrically coupled to the processing unit. Image capture module The group is electrically coupled to the processing unit to facilitate capturing digital images and marking the geographic information; the geographic information includes latitude, longitude, and altitude.

A method for tracking by using a handheld communication device, comprising: providing the handheld communication device The positioning module is disposed in the handheld communication device for providing geographic information, wherein the positioning module may be selected from one or any combination of the following: a satellite positioning device, a gyroscope, a gravity sensor, An acceleration sensor, an electronic compass, and an electronic map module, coupled to the processing unit, stored in the handheld communication device or stored in a remote terminal device for displaying a map; and a display unit electrically coupled to the a processing unit for displaying; and a tracking module coupled to the processing unit for recording geographic information provided by the positioning device, and displaying the information on the electronic map presented by the electronic map module and displaying the The display unit activates the tracking module; the tracking module records geographic information at every other time point; and draws a path on the electronic map according to the geographic information.

The handheld communication device includes a short-range communication module including WiFi, and the remote communication module includes 2G, 3G, 3.5G or 4G, and is electrically coupled to the processing unit. The image capturing module is further coupled to the processing unit to facilitate capturing digital images and marking the geographic information; the geographic information includes latitude, longitude and altitude.

The method further includes marking the geographical information recorded at every other time point on the electronic map; and further comprising starting the image capturing device to record the image.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. All other equivalent changes or modifications which are not departing from the spirit of the present invention should be included in the following. Within the scope of the patent application.

10‧‧‧Handheld devices

100‧‧‧Processing unit

105‧‧‧ Positioning Module

145‧‧‧Operating system

150‧‧‧ input unit

155‧‧‧ memory

152‧‧‧Image capture device

156‧‧‧Flash memory

160‧‧‧ Built-in display unit

190‧‧‧Voice output/input device

200‧‧‧Communication Module

200A‧‧‧Wireless Area Network Transmission Module

200B‧‧‧Wireless Metro Network Transmission Module

200C‧‧3G or 4G wireless RF transmission module

202‧‧‧Tracking module

300‧‧‧Internet phone module

310‧‧‧Electronic map module or application software

Claims (10)

A handheld communication device with a tracking module, comprising: a processing unit; the inertial guiding module is disposed in the handheld communication device for providing geographic information, wherein the inertial guiding module comprises a first acceleration sensor and a second acceleration a calibration module coupled to the inertial guide module for calibrating the inertial guide module, the calibration module being activated when calibrating or initializing coordinates; an electronic map module coupled to the processing unit Stored in the handheld communication device or stored in a remote terminal device for displaying a map; a display unit electrically coupled to the processing unit for display; and a tracking module coupled to the processing unit for Recording the geographic information provided by the inertial guiding module and displaying it on the electronic map presented by the electronic map module and displaying it on the display unit; wherein the tracking module records the user at every other time point Geographical information of the trajectory that has passed, and is marked on the electronic map; wherein the path is drawn on the electronic map according to the geographic information, so that the user Tracking to return to the starting point or passes the location. The handheld communication device with a tracking module according to claim 1, wherein the handheld communication device further comprises a gyroscope coupled to the processing unit. For example, the handheld communication device with the tracking module of claim 1 or 2 further includes an image capturing module electrically coupled to the processing unit to facilitate capturing digital images and marking the geographic information. . For example, the handheld communication device with the tracking module of claim 3, wherein the geographic information further includes a height. A method of tracking using a handheld communication device, comprising: Providing the handheld communication device, comprising a processing unit; the inertial guiding module is disposed in the handheld communication device for providing geographic information, wherein the inertial guiding module comprises a first acceleration sensor and a second acceleration sensor; a module coupled to the inertial guide module for calibrating the inertial guide module, the calibration module must be activated when calibrating or initializing coordinates; an electronic map module coupled to the processing unit and stored in the handheld communication The device is stored in a remote terminal device for displaying a map; a display unit electrically coupled to the processing unit for display; and a tracking module coupled to the processing unit for recording the inertial guided mode The geographical information provided by the group is displayed on the electronic map presented by the electronic map module and displayed on the display unit; the tracking module is activated; the tracking module records the use at every other point in time. The geographic information of the trajectory that the person passes through is marked on the electronic map; and the path is drawn on the electronic map according to the geographic information, so that the user can Tracking return to the starting point or passes the location. A method of tracking a handheld communication device according to claim 5, wherein the handheld communication device comprises a gyroscope coupled to the processing unit. For example, the method for tracking a handheld communication device according to claim 6 further includes an image capturing module electrically coupled to the processing unit to facilitate capturing digital images and marking the geographic information. For example, the method for tracking a handheld communication device according to claim 7 of the patent scope, wherein the geographic information further includes a height. The method for tracking a handheld communication device according to claim 7 of the patent application, further comprising marking the geographical information recorded at every other time point on the electronic map. For example, the method for tracking a handheld communication device according to claim 7 of the patent scope further includes starting the image capturing device to record an image.