KR20050113428A - Method and apparatus for providing vehicle information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing vehicle information, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a vehicle number recognition, retrieval, management, and tracking service using a camera provided in a vehicle or a predetermined place. will be. The vehicle information providing method includes: (a) acquiring an image of an inquiry vehicle; (b) identifying a license plate area in the image and recognizing a vehicle number described in the license plate; (c) extracting vehicle information corresponding to the recognized vehicle number from a server which is connected to the vehicle information providing apparatus and a network through a network and stored in advance in a storage unit; And (d) displaying the vehicle information when the vehicle information corresponds to a preset display condition.

Description

Vehicle information providing apparatus and method {Method and apparatus for providing vehicle information}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing vehicle information, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a vehicle number recognition, retrieval, management, and tracking service using a camera provided in a vehicle or a predetermined place. will be.

According to the prior art, the vehicle inquiry of the wanted vehicle confirms the suspect vehicle from the time of the patrolman and manually inputs it to the personal portable terminal device, or searches by verbal inquiry using the wireless equipment. This method causes many problems in accuracy and work efficiency due to typos or incorrect recognition of conversations.

Therefore, the demand for automated systems for vehicle management, toll automatic billing, parking management, etc. is increasing, and research on applying automatic license plate recognition is in progress. However, such license plate recognition technology simply recognizes a vehicle license plate and It's just an area of information.

In recent years, along with the increase of vehicles, arranging vehicles such as invincible vehicles, stolen vehicles, and speeding vehicles have increased, and vehicle recognition of such vehicles is difficult to achieve their intended purpose. That is, according to the prior art, there is a problem that appropriate measures are not possible only by providing the inquiry result.

In addition, according to the prior art, using a trigger mechanism from the outside, the prior art using such a trigger mechanism has a problem that causes a lot of trouble and inconvenience.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and not only provides vehicle number recognition and inquiry information, but also recognizes, retrieves, manages, and tracks a vehicle number using a camera provided in a vehicle or a predetermined place. It relates to a method and apparatus that can provide a variety of related services, including.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle information update method for providing a smooth related service including a vehicle information providing service, to provide a method and apparatus for inquiring a vehicle number in real time and delivering the result quickly and accurately. Is in.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a real-time tracking service by transmitting location information and progress information to another vehicle with respect to a moving vehicle.

According to the present invention in order to achieve the above object, a vehicle information providing method can be disclosed.

According to a preferred embodiment, the vehicle information providing method comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining an image for the inquiry vehicle; (b) identifying a license plate area in the image and recognizing a vehicle number described in the license plate; (c) extracting vehicle information corresponding to the recognized vehicle number from a storage unit previously received and stored in a server coupled with the vehicle information providing apparatus through a network; And (d) displaying the vehicle information when the vehicle information corresponds to a preset display condition.

The method may include generating tracking information about the vehicle when the vehicle information corresponds to a preset transmission condition; And transmitting the tracking information to the vehicle information providing server.

Here, the tracking information includes position information and progress information, and the position information uses position information of the mounted vehicle, progress information of the mounted vehicle, a pan angle of an image pickup unit provided in the mounted vehicle, and a distance using a zoom. The progress information may be calculated using the location information of two points.

The method may further include storing the vehicle information together with time information and place information of obtaining the image, and receiving update information from the vehicle information server; And updating the mounted vehicle information by using the update information.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a vehicle information providing apparatus can be disclosed. Vehicle information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an image pickup unit for obtaining an image for the inquiry vehicle; In the storage unit that identifies the license plate area of the image, recognizes the vehicle number described in the license plate, and receives the vehicle information corresponding to the vehicle number from the server combined with the vehicle information providing apparatus through a network and stored in advance A main body portion for extracting; An operation unit for operating at least one of the imaging unit and the main body unit; A display unit for displaying the vehicle information; And a communication unit for performing communication with the vehicle information providing server coupled with the vehicle information providing apparatus through a network.

Here, the imaging unit operates in a preset operation and acquires an image of the inquiry vehicle located around the vehicle, and when the user manipulates the operation unit, the imager may operate according to the operation.

The main body unit may include: a vehicle information manager configured to receive update information from the vehicle information server and update the mounted vehicle information by using the update information; A vehicle number recognition unit for recognizing a vehicle by analyzing the image, recognizing a vehicle number region for the inquiry vehicle, and identifying a vehicle number described in the vehicle number region; And a vehicle information search unit for extracting vehicle information corresponding to the vehicle number by using the vehicle number provided by the vehicle number recognition unit and displaying the vehicle information when the vehicle information corresponds to a preset display condition. .

The main body unit may further include an output control unit configured to control an output by a preset output method for vehicle information corresponding to the display condition; And a setting unit for setting a display method of the inquiry vehicle, an output method when the inquiry vehicle corresponds to a preset condition, or an operation condition when the real-time image is acquired by the imaging unit. When the vehicle information corresponds to a preset transmission condition, the main body may include a position reading unit for generating tracking information about the vehicle and transmitting the tracking information to the vehicle information providing server.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the method and apparatus for providing vehicle information according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals. And duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

Overall configuration and operation process

Hereinafter, the overall configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B, and an operation process will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

FIG. 1A illustrates a vehicle information providing apparatus according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B illustrates a vehicle information providing apparatus according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention is installed on the roof of the vehicle, such as a patrol car to read the vehicle number on the vehicle image recorded in real time for all vehicles parked or driving, providing vehicle information on the read vehicle number, while moving Tracking services, storage and management services for vehicles can be provided.

1A and 1B, a mobile vehicle information providing system according to the present invention includes a terminal device 100 and a vehicle information providing server 200, and the terminal device 100 and the vehicle information providing server 200. Are coupled through the network. Here, the network may include a mobile communication network, a local area network, and a wired network. The terminal device 200 may not only perform near field communication with the vehicle information providing apparatus 200 through a short range wireless communication device, but also transmit and receive data to and from the vehicle information providing apparatus 200 through a base station and a network. The network may use any communication network, such as an existing mobile communication network or its own communication network. That is, the terminal device 200 according to the present invention may include a GPS receiving module therein to receive location information from a GPS satellite.

Here, the vehicle information providing apparatus according to the present invention can be classified into a mobile type and a fixed type. Hereinafter, the mobile vehicle information providing device will be described in FIG. 1A, and the fixed vehicle information providing device will be described in FIG. 1B.

First, referring to FIG. 1A, the mobile terminal device 100 according to the present invention is mounted on a vehicle, analyzes an image acquired by the imaging unit 110 and the scratch unit provided on the roof of the vehicle, and analyzes the vehicle information. And a main body 120 for providing an additional service, an operation unit 130 for operating the imaging unit 110, and a main body 120, a display unit 140 for displaying the image information and related information, and a vehicle. It may include a communication unit 150 for performing communication with the information providing apparatus. When the terminal device 100 is mobile, the terminal device 100 communicates with the vehicle information providing server 200 through a wireless network, and further includes a location reading unit for identifying the location information of the terminal device 100 and the location information of the vehicle for inquiry. May be included.

1B, the fixed terminal device 100 according to the present invention is installed at a fixed place such as a parking lot, an image pickup unit 110 for acquiring a vehicle image, and analyzes an image obtained from the scratch unit. A main body 120 for providing vehicle information and additional services, an operation unit 130 for operating the imaging unit 110 and the main body 120, and a display unit 140 for displaying the image information and related information. And a communication unit 150 for performing communication with the vehicle information providing apparatus. When the terminal device 100 is fixed, the terminal device 100 may communicate with the vehicle information providing server 200 through a wired network, and the plurality of imaging units 110 may be connected to one main body 120.

2 is a view showing an overall operation process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 2, the vehicle information providing method according to the present invention will be described. In step S210, when the terminal device transmits a vehicle information request signal to the vehicle information providing server, in step S215, the vehicle information providing server may provide vehicle information. Extract When the vehicle information extracted in step S220 is transmitted to the terminal device, in step S220, the terminal device may update the vehicle information by using the received information. This update procedure may be performed in real time, periodically or aperiodically, and the vehicle information may be transmitted and received using a wireless or wired communication network.

Thereafter, when the terminal device recognizes the vehicle number by analyzing the image acquired by the imaging unit in step S230, in step S235, the vehicle information database stored in the storage unit of the body unit corresponding to the vehicle number is retrieved. In operation S240, the search result for the vehicle number may be displayed through a display unit, and at the same time, inquiry information about a recognition time, a place, etc. of the vehicle may be stored.

After that, if it is necessary to immediately arrest the vehicle, in step S245, the terminal device generates tracking information for the inquiry vehicle, and in step S250, the generated tracking information is sent to the vehicle information providing server 200. Send. In step S255, the vehicle information providing server transmits the tracking information from a vehicle located in an adjacent place corresponding to the position of the inquiry vehicle and a preset range, thereby conveniently arresting the inquiry vehicle by using a method such as blocking an escape road. can do.

Terminal device configuration

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a vehicle terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal device 100 according to the present invention includes a main body 120 for analyzing an image acquired by the imaging unit 110, the scratch unit, and providing vehicle information and an additional service, the imaging unit 110, and a main body. An operation unit 130 for manipulating the unit 120, a display unit 140 for displaying the image information and related information, and a communication unit 150 for communicating with the vehicle information providing apparatus may be included.

The imaging unit 110 basically operates in a preset operation, performs a function of acquiring an image of a vehicle located around the vehicle, and is configured to operate according to the remote control operation when the user operates the operation unit. For example, it is configured to acquire an image of the surrounding vehicle while rotating 360 degrees or rotating left and right while being within a range of a predetermined front or rear angle, and when the user operates, according to the pan, tilt or zoom by the user's operation. It may be configured to acquire an image. The imaging unit according to the present invention may not only acquire a vehicle image by a preset external trigger signal, but may also capture in real time and transmit the image to the main body.

The main body 120 may include a vehicle information manager 121, a vehicle number recognition unit 122, a vehicle information retrieval unit 123, a retrieval vehicle position determiner 124, and a controller 125.

The vehicle information manager 121 may not only receive the entire vehicle information from the vehicle information providing server but also receive and update only the update information. The vehicle information manager 121 may perform a function of storing and managing the received vehicle information. Also. The vehicle information manager 121 may perform a function of importing, exporting, newly registering, editing, deleting, searching, updating remotely, and updating locally using a menu of a preset user interface screen.

The vehicle number recognition unit 122 recognizes a vehicle by analyzing an image signal acquired by real-time photographing of a stop vehicle or a driving vehicle, recognizes a vehicle number region of the vehicle, and then records the vehicle described in the vehicle number region. Configured to identify the number. Here, the vehicle number identification method may include all vehicle number recognition methods existing or developed in the future. In addition, the vehicle number recognition unit 122 according to the present invention may recognize the vehicle number by real-time analysis of vehicle image information acquired by an external trigger signal set in advance by the imaging unit or taken in real time.

The vehicle information search unit 123 may extract vehicle information corresponding to the vehicle number using the vehicle number provided by the vehicle number recognition unit. Here, the method of displaying the vehicle information is as follows. That is, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user is operated by the user to query a specific vehicle, the vehicle information for the inquiry vehicle is displayed, but all the vehicle information for the vehicle number acquired by the real time image is displayed. Rather than displaying the image, the display unit may be configured to display when the display condition corresponds to a preset display condition. Here, the display condition may be set to a wanted vehicle, a stolen vehicle, an invincible vehicle, or the like.

The output control unit 124 performs a function of controlling the output by a preset output method with respect to the vehicle information corresponding to the display condition, and according to an embodiment of the present invention, the output method is a pop-up window generation, alarm sound It may include sound generation, such as. In addition, when the inquiry vehicle corresponds to a preset transmission condition, the output control unit 124 transmits the information about the inquiry vehicle to the vehicle information providing server. Here, the vehicle number, time information, and location information of the inquiry vehicle may be transmitted together.

The setting unit 124 performs a function of setting a display method of the inquiry vehicle, an output method when the inquiry vehicle corresponds to a preset condition, an operation condition when the imaging unit acquires a real time image, and the like. Here, the setting procedure may be set by the user through a preset user interface screen or by receiving information on the setting operation from the vehicle information providing server.

Hereinafter, a vehicle equipped with a terminal device according to the present invention will be referred to as a mounted vehicle, and a vehicle referred to by the mounted vehicle will be referred to as an inquiry vehicle. The position determining unit 126 detects the position of the mounted vehicle according to the position determination method based on the existing GPS or the mobile communication network, as well as the position determination method developed in the future, and stores the inquiry information for each inquiry vehicle. It is possible to perform a function for providing the vehicle location information so that the location information of the vehicle can be stored together. Here, the position determining unit 126 according to the present invention may determine and provide not only the position information of the mounted vehicle equipped with the terminal device but also the position information of the inquiry vehicle. That is, the position determining unit may include a mounting vehicle position determining unit and an inquiry vehicle position determining unit. Hereinafter, the position determining unit using the GPS receiver will be described. Can be implemented.

That is, the position determining unit 126 may determine the position of the inquiry vehicle by using the distance according to the pan and tilt angles of the imaging unit and the zoom in the traveling direction of the mounted vehicle and the traveling direction. Here, since the positional deviation with respect to the tilt (up-and-down) can be ignored, the position of the inquiry vehicle can be determined using the pan (left and right) angle and zoom information. Here, the zooming may be performed by using a method of determining the distance between the mounted vehicle and the inquiry vehicle by using a size of a preset portion of the vehicle (for example, a license plate area). After determining the location information of the inquiry vehicle as described above, the direction of travel may be derived by using the difference between the location information of the two points of the inquiry vehicle, and the exact direction of escape may be extracted by mapping the direction of travel and the map information. The location information and the progress information of the inquiry vehicle are transmitted to other surrounding vehicles in real time, and the inquiry vehicle can be arrested through a method such as securing an escape route.

Concrete action

Hereinafter, an information update method will be described with reference to FIG. 4, a vehicle number recognition method will be described with reference to FIG. 5, and a vehicle number search method will be described with reference to FIG. 6. In FIG. 7, a vehicle tracking method will be described.

4 is a diagram illustrating an information updating method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In step S410, the terminal device transmits an information request signal to the server. According to the present invention, when a change in vehicle information occurs without transmitting the information request signal, it may be configured to transmit the change information from the server to the terminal device in real time. In this case, however, the communication cost and the channel occupancy increase, so that the information is periodically or aperiodically transmitted, and the information transmitted according to the present invention is configured to transmit only the changed information in comparison with the previous information.

In operation S415, the server may extract update information corresponding to the information authored in the terminal. Here, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is configured to generate and transmit only update information by using information corresponding to the terminal device and current information.

The update request signal according to the present invention includes a signal identifier and a last update identifier, and the transmission server may be configured to generate and transmit update information including only change information of the post-update information by using the last update identifier.

In operation S420, if the extracted update information is transmitted to the terminal device, in operation S420, the terminal device may update using the received information. This update procedure is performed periodically and can be performed regardless of wired or wireless communication network.

Thereafter, in step S430, when the terminal device analyzes the image acquired by the imaging unit to recognize the vehicle number, in step S435, the vehicle number is searched and determined by the storage unit of the body unit, and in step S440, the vehicle number Search results for may be displayed through the display.

Thereafter, in the case of a vehicle that is likely to arrest the vehicle at present, the vehicle is configured to extract information on the traveling direction and the escape direction and transmit the information to the preset vehicle.

5 is a view for explaining a vehicle number recognition method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Vehicle license plate recognition method according to the present invention may include a conventional vehicle license number recognition method.

The license plate recognition method according to the present invention may be implemented separately from the fixed and mobile, and may be implemented by adding an image capturing technology to the fixed license plate recognition technology and improving the recognition speed and the recognition rate. The license plate recognition method according to the fixed terminal device extracts the license plate area using a signal processing technique and an image recognition technique, and binarizes the extracted license plate using an edge based threshold technique. And segmentation is performed by using the position and region information of the license plate in the binned license plate area. Each area of the area is divided into spatial areas having a predetermined ratio, and the ratio of black pixels and white pixels is calculated, and the calculated feature information is input to the neural network to recognize license plate information.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 5, in step S510, the terminal device analyzes an image received from the scratch unit to determine whether a vehicle exists, and if it is determined to be a vehicle, recognizes a vehicle license plate area in step S520. do. In operation S530, the vehicle number may be recognized in the vehicle license plate area. Since a detailed vehicle number recognition method is apparent to those skilled in the art, it will be omitted for convenience of description.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for retrieving, storing, and managing a vehicle number according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 6, in step S610, when the vehicle terminal apparatus receives a vehicle number recognized by the vehicle recognition unit, time, location information, and direction information on which the vehicle number is recognized along with the vehicle number are received. Can be stored. The collected information is transmitted to the vehicle information providing server periodically or aperiodically, and then can be inquired by time, date, and location.

Referring to Table 1 below, a vehicle information storage table according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown.

Item Contents the car's number Number of the inquiry vehicle Location information Location information of the equipped vehicle or the inquiry vehicle Time information Image information acquisition time Proceeding direction Tracking direction of the vehicle

Here, the driving direction information of the inquiry vehicle can be obtained as follows according to the present invention. When the vehicle number is recognized along with the front side of the inquiry vehicle, the vehicle number may be recognized as a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction to the mounted vehicle, and when the vehicle number is recognized along with the back side of the inquiry vehicle, the vehicle number may be recognized as the same traveling direction as the mounted vehicle. .

In operation S630, the vehicle terminal apparatus searches for vehicle information corresponding to the vehicle number, and determines whether the vehicle information corresponds to a preset display condition. In this case, after the preset display condition, the vehicle information is extracted, and in step S650, the vehicle information may be output through an alarm sound or a pop-up window according to a preset output condition.

Table 2 below shows a table storing inquiry information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Item the car's number Violation type Violation Vehicle owner

7 is a view for explaining a vehicle tracking method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Herein, a vehicle equipped with the terminal apparatus according to the present invention will be referred to as a mounted vehicle, and a vehicle referred to by the mounted vehicle will be referred to as an inquiry vehicle. The present invention is configured to extract information on the traveling direction and the escape direction and transmit it to a preset vehicle in the case of a vehicle that is likely to be arrested immediately among the inquiry vehicles.

The terminal device according to the present invention may determine the position of the inquiry vehicle by using the pan and tilt angles 720 of the imaging unit and the distance 730 according to the zoom in the traveling direction of the mounted vehicle 710. Here, since the positional deviation with respect to the tilt (up and down) angle can be ignored, the position of the inquiry vehicle may be configured using the pan (left and right) angle and the zoom information.

Here, the driving direction of the vehicle may be recognized as a reference line of the fan angle, the fan movement angle may be calculated, and the distance 730 by the zoom may be calculated. Here, the distance 730 by the zoom may use a method of determining the distance between the mounted vehicle and the inquiry vehicle by using the size of a preset portion of the vehicle (for example, the license plate area). After determining the location information of the inquiry vehicle as described above, the direction of travel may be derived by using the difference between the location information of the two points of the inquiry vehicle, and the exact direction of escape may be extracted by mapping the direction of travel and the map information. The location information and the progress information of the inquiry vehicle are transmitted to other surrounding vehicles in real time, and the inquiry vehicle can be arrested through a method such as securing an escape route.

As described above, the method and apparatus for providing vehicle information according to the present invention can provide various related services including a vehicle number recognition, search, management, and tracking service using a camera provided in a vehicle or a predetermined place. It works.

In addition, the present invention provides a vehicle information update method for providing a smooth related service, including a vehicle information providing service, it is also possible to query the vehicle number in real time, and to deliver the result quickly and accurately.

In addition, according to the present invention, the present invention does not acquire an image of a vehicle image by an external trigger signal. By recognizing and extracting the number, it is possible to drastically reduce the probability that the recognized vehicle number becomes unrecognized and misrecognized by selecting the vehicle number with the highest accuracy in several images.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing a real-time tracking service by passing the location information and progress information to the other vehicle for the moving vehicle.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art that various modifications of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below And can be changed.

1A is a diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle information providing system according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1B is a diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle information providing system according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram showing the overall procedure of a vehicle information providing method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an information update method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view for explaining a vehicle number recognition method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view for explaining a vehicle number search method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view for explaining a vehicle tracking method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: terminal device

110: imaging unit

120: main body

121: vehicle information management unit

122: vehicle number recognition unit

123: vehicle information search unit

124: search vehicle position determination unit

125: control unit

130: operation

140: display unit

150: communication unit

Claims (11)

In the information providing method of the inquiry vehicle in the mounting device equipped with a terminal device, (a) acquiring an image of the inquiry vehicle; (b) identifying a license plate area in the image and recognizing a vehicle number described in the license plate; (c) extracting vehicle information corresponding to the recognized vehicle number from a storage unit previously received and stored in a server coupled with the vehicle information providing apparatus through a network; And (d) displaying the vehicle information when the vehicle information corresponds to a preset display condition; Vehicle information providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, Generating tracking information for the vehicle when the vehicle information corresponds to a preset transmission condition; And Transmitting the tracking information to the vehicle information providing server. Vehicle information providing method further comprises. The method of claim 2, The tracking information includes location information and progress information. The location information is calculated by using the location information of the mounted vehicle, the progress information of the mounted vehicle, the fan angle of the imaging unit provided in the mounted vehicle, and the distance using the zoom. The progress information is calculated by using the location information of two points. The method of claim 1, Storing the vehicle information together with time information and place information of obtaining the image; Vehicle information providing method further comprises. The method of claim 1, Receiving update information from the vehicle information server; And Updating the mounted vehicle information by using the update information. Vehicle information providing method further comprises. In the vehicle information providing apparatus, An imaging unit for obtaining an image of an inquiry vehicle; In the storage unit that identifies the license plate area of the image, recognizes the vehicle number described in the license plate, and receives the vehicle information corresponding to the vehicle number from the server combined with the vehicle information providing apparatus through a network and stored in advance A main body portion for extracting; An operation unit for operating at least one of the imaging unit and the main body unit; A display unit for displaying the vehicle information; And Communication unit for performing communication with the vehicle information providing server coupled to the vehicle information providing apparatus through a network Vehicle information providing apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 6, The imaging unit, And operating in a preset operation and acquiring an image of the inquiry vehicle located around the vehicle, and operating according to the operation when the user manipulates the operation unit. The method of claim 6, The main body portion A vehicle information manager configured to receive update information from the vehicle information server and update the mounted vehicle information using the update information; A vehicle number recognition unit for recognizing a vehicle by analyzing the image, recognizing a vehicle number region for the inquiry vehicle, and identifying a vehicle number described in the vehicle number region; And A vehicle information retrieval unit for extracting vehicle information corresponding to the vehicle number by using the vehicle number provided by the vehicle number recognition unit and displaying the vehicle information when a preset display condition is met; Vehicle information providing apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 6, The main body portion An output control unit for controlling the output in a preset output method with respect to the vehicle information corresponding to the display condition; And A setting unit for setting a display method of the inquiry vehicle, an output method when the inquiry vehicle corresponds to a preset condition, or an operation condition when the real-time image is acquired by the imaging unit; Vehicle information providing apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 6, The main body portion  A location reading unit for generating tracking information for the vehicle and transmitting the tracking information to the vehicle information providing server when the vehicle information corresponds to a preset transmission condition Vehicle information providing apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 9, The tracking information includes location information and progress information. The location information is calculated by using the location information of the mounted vehicle, the progress information of the mounted vehicle, the fan angle of the imaging unit provided in the mounted vehicle, and the distance using the zoom. And the progress information is calculated using the location information of two points.