KR20090050552A

KR20090050552A - Car path provision system being capable two-way communication

Info

Publication number: KR20090050552A
Application number: KR1020070117062A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 장원석
Original assignee: 모바일 어플라이언스 주식회사
Priority date: 2007-11-16
Filing date: 2007-11-16
Publication date: 2009-05-20

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle route providing system capable of bidirectional communication between a vehicle route providing device and a destination server.

Vehicle route providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle route providing apparatus for providing a route to the destination; A destination server capable of bidirectional communication with the vehicle route providing device and providing various information to the vehicle route providing device; And a network connecting the vehicle route providing apparatus and the destination server.

Vehicle route providing device, destination, bidirectional, location information, video communication

Description

Car path provision system being capable two-way communication}

The present invention relates to a vehicle route providing system capable of bidirectional communication, wherein a destination server can monitor a route to a final destination, a destination manager performs a destination route control, and the manager can identify a location of a user (driver). It is about a system.

In general, a conventional vehicle route providing device receives a satellite positioning information (GPS) and displays the location information on a map stored in the vehicle route providing device by using the received information to display a current position to a user (driver). It is a system that helps to operate by informing or providing the driving information to the user (driver) by drawing the driving trajectory when the destination to be decided is decided.

However, the conventional vehicle route providing apparatus has a disadvantage in that it can deliver information to the user (driver) only for the stored information by displaying the current position of the vehicle with respect to the stored map information. There is a problem that information must be supplemented by using a separate download and storage device in a memory.

Recently, due to the rapid development of the Internet, a product that can use the Internet in vehicle route providing device equipment has been developed and marketed. Although the vehicle route providing device products using the Internet environment provide route services through various programs, the actual navigation service is still insufficient.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a vehicle route that can provide a wider service through two-way communication with a destination manager, rather than simply providing information of a company or providing a simple route. To provide a system.

In order to realize the above object, the vehicle route providing apparatus according to the present invention includes a communication module to enable bidirectional communication, and transmits and receives various information through mutual communication with a destination server.

By using the present invention, it is possible to provide a better route by providing a route by identifying a location in real time to a vehicle route providing device user (driver) at the final destination.

In addition, by using the transmission and reception of the location information, it is possible to prevent theft of the vehicle through the vehicle location tracking, check the logistics movement route, and can quickly transmit and receive the location information of the vehicle in the event of a vehicle accident.

In addition, the user (driver) can check the logistics service of the final destination before reaching the destination, and can provide an environment for reporting and controlling the logistics status in real time.

Preferably, the vehicle route providing apparatus, the satellite navigation receiving unit for calculating the position information of the vehicle using the satellite navigation; An information transmitter for transmitting the information including the position information of the vehicle calculated by the satellite navigation receiver to the destination server; An information receiver configured to receive information transmitted from the destination server; And a display unit displaying position information of the vehicle received by the position navigation receiver and information received by the information receiver.

Preferably, the destination server, an information receiving unit for receiving information including the position information of the vehicle from the vehicle route providing apparatus; An information transmitting unit for transmitting information to the vehicle route providing apparatus; A database unit for storing weather information, traffic information, advertisement information, and precise map information; And an update unit for updating the database unit when new information of the information stored in the database unit is received.

Preferably, the network includes a mobile communication network, a wireless internet network, and a local area network, and the destination server monitors a route to the final destination of the navigator user.

Preferably, the destination server transmits the information as voice to the vehicle route providing apparatus, and the destination server and the vehicle route providing apparatus have a video call system to transmit the information using the video call.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily understand and implement the present invention.

The terms used in the present invention were selected as general terms as widely used as possible, but in certain cases, the terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, since the meanings are described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention, it is not simply a name of a term. The present invention should be understood as meanings of terms.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle route providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Vehicle route providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle route providing apparatus 100 for providing a route to the destination; A destination server capable of bidirectional communication with the vehicle route providing device and providing various information to the vehicle route providing device; And a network 300 connecting the vehicle route providing apparatus 100 and the destination server 200.

Since the vehicle route providing apparatus 100 and the destination server 200 may be connected through the network 300 to communicate in both directions, the vehicle route providing apparatus 100 and the destination server 200 may quickly access various and up-to-date information as compared to the conventional unidirectional method. have.

The vehicle route providing apparatus 100 includes a satellite navigation receiver 110 for calculating position information of a vehicle using satellite navigation; An information transmitter 120 for transmitting the information including the position information of the vehicle calculated by the satellite navigation receiver 110 to the destination server 200; An information receiver 130 for receiving information transmitted from the destination server 200; And a display unit 140 displaying position information of the vehicle received by the position navigation receiver 110 and information received by the information receiver 130.

The satellite navigation receiver 110 calculates location information of the vehicle by receiving navigation information from a satellite navigation satellite (GPS). Satellite navigation is a method of determining a path by observing radio waves emitted from a satellite or using a satellite as a relay station to confirm or induce its location. In general, the vehicle route providing apparatus 100 uses the satellite navigation.

The information transmitter 120 transmits the information including the location information of the vehicle calculated by the satellite navigation receiver 110 to the destination server 200. As described above, the information may include location information of the vehicle calculated by the satellite navigation receiver 110 and may include other additional information.

For example, when the final destination is a restaurant, the user (driver) may transmit information such as an order menu, a number of people, a recipe, etc. using the vehicle route providing apparatus 100. Alternatively, when the final destination is a movie theater, the user (driver) may transmit information such as the name of the movie and the number of people using the vehicle route providing apparatus 100 to allow the destination server 200 to make a movie reservation in advance. .

In addition, ID information of the vehicle equipped with the vehicle path providing apparatus 100 may also be transmitted so that the destination server 200 may be configured to identify a user (driver) without additional authentication.

Such bidirectional communication may be performed using the network 300, and the network 300 may include code division multiple access (CDMA), wide code division multiple access (WCDMA), and global system for mobile telecommunication (GSM). Mobile communication network), a wireless Internet network such as WIBRO, and a local area network.

The information receiver 130 receives the information transmitted from the destination server 200 and converts the information to information for display on the display 140. The information transmitted from the destination server 200 to the information receiving unit 130 of the vehicle route providing apparatus 100 may include weather information, traffic information, advertisement information, and precision map information.

For example, when a user (driver) sets a long distance destination, weather information of the destination may be transmitted from the destination server 200, and traffic information near the destination such as whether an accident occurs near the destination, whether road construction is performed, Information including a road change and whether a road is generated may be received.

By receiving such information, a problem that occurs because a rapid update is not performed in the conventional vehicle route providing apparatus can be solved.

That is, the destination server 200 monitors the route to the final destination of the user (driver) of the vehicle route providing apparatus 100.

The display unit 140 displays the information received by the information receiver 130 on a corresponding map or area and provides the same to a user (driver).

According to an embodiment, the vehicle route providing apparatus 100 may further include a voice output unit (not shown) to provide the information to a user (driver) in the form of a voice.

The destination server 200 which performs bidirectional communication with the vehicle route providing apparatus 100 includes: an information receiving unit 210 configured to receive information including location information of a vehicle from the vehicle route providing apparatus 100; An information transmitting unit 240 for transmitting information to the vehicle route providing apparatus; A database unit 230 for storing weather information, traffic information, advertisement information, and precise map information; And an update unit 220 for updating the database unit 230 when new information of the information stored in the database unit is received.

The database unit 230 stores data information to be transmitted to the plurality of vehicle route providing apparatuses 100 configured to route to the destination server 200. As described above, the database unit 230 may include weather information, traffic information, advertisement information, and precise map information, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, weather information near a destination may be extracted and stored from an external database such as a meteorological office, and may be provided to users (drivers) who have set a route to the destination.

In addition, whether or not an accident occurs on a route to a destination, whether a road construction is performed, whether a road is changed, or whether a road is generated may be stored and provided to users (drivers) who have set a route to the destination.

In addition, the user (driver) who requests information about the destination may provide advertisement information for explaining the destination or advertising.

In addition, it is possible to provide a precise map near the destination to a user (driver) who needs a more precise map with respect to the map stored in the vehicle route providing apparatus 100.

In addition, when the above information is changed, the update unit 220 may update the corresponding information in real time to provide the latest information to the user (driver).

As described above, the information transmitted by using the bidirectional communication may be confirmed through the display unit 140 of the vehicle route providing apparatus, or may be transformed into predetermined voice information to contact the information using hearing. Accordingly, the destination server 200 and the vehicle route providing apparatus 100 may include a video communication system to transmit the information using a video call.

The destination server 200 may lead the path by grasping the location information of the vehicle. For example, when the vehicle is a logistics company, the destination server 200 may check the location and the movement route of the vehicle currently being transported.

The route providing service provided by the destination server 200 may be largely divided into a limited service and a full route service. The limited service is a service in which a destination manager optimizes a navigation route of a user (driver) by storing and transmitting a current traffic condition and a traffic condition for each time zone in the database unit 230, and the full route service is provided by the manager. The entire path of the user (driver) is transmitted to the manager, and the manager can modify the transmitted path and send it again to receive the optimal path.

In addition, the destination manager can determine the estimated time of arrival by monitoring the location information of the user (driver), and can immediately modify the route through real-time monitoring.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission relationship between a vehicle route providing apparatus and a destination server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Position information of the user (driver) vehicle is received by satellite navigation (S400). When the calculated position information of the vehicle, vehicle ID information, and other additional information are transmitted to the destination server (S405), it is propagated through the network so that the destination server can calculate the position information of the vehicle, vehicle ID information, and the like. Additional information is received (S410).

Next, the destination server determines whether there is information to be provided to the user (driver) (S415), and if there is information to be provided, the destination server searches for information to be transmitted (S420).

Next, the corresponding information is extracted (S425), and the information is transmitted to the vehicle path providing apparatus mounted on the vehicle of the user (driver) (S430). The vehicle route providing apparatus having received the information is displayed on the display unit (S435) so that the user (driver) can easily check the information.

So far, the present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, and a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains to the detailed description of the present invention and other forms of embodiments within the essential technical scope of the present invention. Could be implemented.

Here, the essential technical scope of the present invention is shown in the claims, and all differences within the equivalent range will be construed as being included in the present invention.

※ Description of the main parts of the drawings ※

100: vehicle route providing apparatus 110: satellite navigation receiver

120: information transmitter 130: information receiver

140: display unit 200: destination server

210: information receiving unit 220: update unit

230: database unit 240: information sending unit

300: network

Claims

A vehicle route providing device providing a route to a destination;

A destination server capable of bidirectional communication with the vehicle route providing device and providing various information to the vehicle route providing device; And

And a network connecting the vehicle route providing device and the destination server.

The method of claim 1,

The vehicle route providing apparatus,

A satellite navigation receiver for calculating location information of the vehicle using satellite navigation;

An information transmitter for transmitting the information including the position information of the vehicle calculated by the satellite navigation receiver to the destination server;

An information receiver configured to receive information transmitted from the destination server; And

And a display unit which displays position information of the vehicle received by the position navigation receiver and information received by the information receiver.

The method of claim 1,

The destination server,

An information receiving unit for receiving information including position information of the vehicle from the vehicle route providing apparatus;

An information transmitting unit for transmitting information to the vehicle route providing apparatus;

A database unit for storing weather information, traffic information, advertisement information, and precise map information; And

And an update unit for updating the database unit when new information of the information stored in the database unit is received.

The method of claim 1,

The network network includes a mobile communication network, a wireless internet network, and a local area network.

The method of claim 1,

And the destination server monitors a route to a final destination of the vehicle route providing device user.

The method of claim 1,

And the destination server transmits the information to the vehicle route providing device as voice.

The method of claim 1,

And the destination server and the vehicle route providing apparatus are provided with a video call system to transmit the information using the video call.