KR100841675B1 - Apparatus and Method for Providing Estimated Time to Patterned Path - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned route, and more particularly, information on a patterned route divided by sections regardless of a GPS reception state, information and time of a habitual congestion region. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned path, which is provided by the estimated time required for each, to provide an economic benefit of the driver.

An apparatus and method for providing an estimated time duration of a patterned route of the present invention, comprising: searching for a route between a current location and a destination; Displaying the searched route; Displaying a patterned path obtained by dividing the displayed path using any one of a range, a hub point, a branch point, an IC entry and exit, and a JC intersection point as a reference point; At least one section is selected from the patterned path, and visually differentiating the selected section from the selected section; Selecting a departure time zone or time; And displaying the estimated time required for the selected section.

Description

Apparatus for presumption running time of patterned channel and method

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing an estimated time required for a patterned path according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned path according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an embodiment of an apparatus and method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned path in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

4 and 5 are another embodiment of an apparatus and method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned path according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 and 7 are yet another embodiment of an apparatus and method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned path in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: receiver 120: navigation sensor

130: storage unit 140: control unit

150: display unit 160: input unit

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned route, and more particularly, in setting a route by a vehicle terminal, by patterning the sections of each route, the estimated time required from the starting point to the destination and By knowing the estimated travel time of each section, you can adjust the driver's work and appointment time in consideration of the estimated travel time. An apparatus and method for providing an estimated time duration are provided.

The vehicle terminal tracks the location of the vehicle in operation, displays it on a road map, and provides various other useful information according to a gas station, a public office, etc., to a destination. The vehicle terminal may provide information according to a moving route of a vehicle, and in providing an estimated time required from a departure point to a destination, using the driver's driving speed and remaining travel distance to the destination, provides an estimated time required do. The received information is displayed along with the map information on the display.

However, since the estimated travel time of a conventional vehicle terminal is estimated by the traveling speed, even if there is a habitual congestion zone on the way to the destination, the estimated time is estimated without calculating the habitual congestion region, and the driving speed is constantly changing. The estimated turnaround time also changes, which reduces the accuracy of the estimated turnaround time. Where GPS is not available, the estimated time required cannot be estimated at all, and because the road conditions are different for each section, the estimated time required for each time zone cannot be measured.

Therefore, it is necessary to measure the estimated time required for each section by dividing the sections for each route, and to provide the corresponding estimated time for the stagnant congestion zone, since the estimated time varies depending on the departure time of the vehicle. There is an urgent need to provide.

The present invention devised to solve the problems of the prior art as described above is provided with information on the patterned route divided by section, the information on the usual congestion zone and estimated time required by time zone regardless of GPS reception status It is an object of the present invention to provide an estimated turnaround time of patterned route that can provide the driver's economic benefit.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is a method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned route through a vehicle terminal, the method comprising: searching for a route between a current location and a destination; Displaying the searched route; Displaying a patterned path obtained by dividing the displayed path using any one of a range, a hub point, a branch point, an IC entry and exit, and a JC intersection point as a reference point; At least one section is selected from the patterned path, and visually differentiating the selected section from the selected section; Selecting a departure time zone or time; And displaying the estimated time required for the selected section.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an estimated time required for a patterned route including a receiver for detecting position information and time information of a vehicle using a GPS signal and a navigation sensor portion for detecting a speed and a direction of the vehicle. A menu for route guidance is selected and an input unit for inputting a destination; A storage unit for storing the patterned route, the estimated time required, and the map data; A display unit for displaying the searched path and the patterned path; A voice output unit for providing a searched path and a patterned path as voice; And a control unit for controlling the receiver, the navigation sensor unit, the input unit, the storage unit, the display unit, and the audio output unit.

Prior to this, terms or words used in the specification and claims should not be construed as having a conventional or dictionary meaning, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing an estimated time required for a patterned path according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, an apparatus for providing an estimated time required for a patterned route according to the present invention includes a receiver 110, a navigation sensor 120, a storage 130, a controller 140, and a display unit of a vehicle terminal. 150, an input unit 160, and an audio output unit 170.

The receiver 110 receives a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal and detects vehicle position information and time information using the GPS signal, and the navigation sensor unit 120 detects previous position information. It is used to find the relative magnetic position and direction of travel by detecting the speed and orientation of the vehicle. The position of the vehicle may be measured by using the receiver 110 and the navigation sensor 120.

The storage unit 130 stores a patterned route and estimated time required for each time zone, stores data for searching for a route, and the controller 140 receives the signals received from the receiver 110 and the navigation sensor unit 120. Using the location information and the information received from the input unit 160, and searching the path through the map information stored in the storage unit 130 to provide a patterned path. By transmitting the provided patterned path to the display unit 150 and the voice output unit 170, other components of the vehicle terminal are controlled. The voice output unit 170 includes a function of a speaker.

2 is a flowchart of a method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned path according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, when a driver inputs a destination to the vehicle terminal before departure, the vehicle terminal searches for a route using the departure point and the input destination (S200).

If the entire route view is selected from the searched route (S210), an optimal route is provided on the terminal, and if a bypass route is desired, the bypass route appears up to the bypass route, as shown in FIG. 3. Is provided on the screen on the terminal. When the driver selects the pattern information guide (S220) in the vehicle terminal, the searched route is displayed on the terminal while the simplified route is switched as shown in FIG. 4 and the simplified route is activated to be selectable. The driver selects a desired path, that is, an optimal path or a bypass path (S230).

The driver selects at least one or more sections in the patterned route by dividing the selected route by each section (S240), provides a voice for the section selected by the driver, and visually differentiates the display from other sections on the vehicle terminal. Differentiate which section is the selected section (S250). If you want detailed information about the reference point of the patterned route, selecting the map movement further includes the ability to view the map in detail around the reference point selected by the driver.

The route refers to the entire route from the starting point to the destination, and the section refers to the sectioned route divided by patterning the route, and the patterning criteria in the patterned route include IC entry, JC crossing, and hub point. And branching points, range, and the like.

When the patterned section selection is completed, the driver selects a departure time zone or time in the vehicle terminal (S260), and the vehicle terminal combines the information input by the driver as shown in FIG. An estimated time required for at least one or more sections is provided (S270).

Selecting the departure time or time to provide the estimated time according to the current time using the GPS when the driver is driving, and the estimated time required without driving by inputting the time zone or time when the driver is not driving Includes that can be provided.

Through the above process, the driver selects the corresponding time zone or time and knows the estimated time required for each desired section, so that the driver can estimate the time required for the destination, and whether the section is a habitual congestion section based on the estimated time required Knowing and providing the driver with informative information.

3 is an embodiment of an apparatus and method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned path in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 includes displaying an optimal route and a bypass route on a map on a terminal in a map display state of the vehicle terminal when the route is searched and the bypass route is selected.

4 and 5 are another embodiment of an apparatus and method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned path according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 and 5, when the optimal route and the detour route are shown on the terminal map in FIG. 3 and the driver selects the patterned information, the patterned route is provided on the terminal map as shown in FIG. In the normalized route, the driver selects the desired route between the optimal route and the bypass route.

The route selected by the driver in Fig. 4 is the starting point of the Neunggok Station, the destination is Olympic Park 88JC (400) in the Neunggok Station, Yeomchang Branch (410) in 88JC, Banpo Branch (420) in Yeomchang Branch, Jamsil branch ( 430), a path is patterned from Jamsil branch to Olympic Park 440 as a destination.

If the driver wants the estimated travel time to be the Changchang Branch (410) at 88JC, Banpo Branch (420) at Yanchang Branch, and Jamsil Branch (430) at Banpo Branch, the selected section is displayed as 1, 2 and 3 sections respectively. When the driver selects a section, the section selected on the screen of the vehicle terminal is visually differentiated from the section that is not selected, providing a voice of the selected section, and providing detailed information about the reference point of the patterned route. If desired, selecting the map shift further includes the ability to view detailed maps around the selected reference point.

When the selection of at least one section is completed, the driver selects the time zone or time when the driver departs, and if the driver is driving immediately, the time zone can be known using GPS, and when not driving, the time zone or time is input. By doing so, it is possible to receive information of the estimated time required.

Referring to Table 1, if the driver wants to be provided with the estimated time for the section from Gangnam Station to the intersection, if the driver chooses a departure time of 06: 00 ~ 07: 00, the estimated time is 5 minutes. If the time zone is selected from 08:00 to 09:00, it will take 15 minutes longer than usual since it will be at work. If the time zone is 16:00 to 17:00, it will not be pushed. It takes 5 minutes. If you select a section like this, it finds a table related to the section and finds and provides a time zone selected by the driver.

Referring to Table 2, if the driver wants to be provided with the estimated time required for the section from Gangnam Station to the bridge, if the driver selects the departure time from 06:00 to 07:00, the estimated time is 15 minutes. If you select the time zone from 18:00 to 19:00, it will be off time, so it will take 30 minutes longer than usual. If the time zone is from 19:00 to 20:00, it will be less than off time. The estimated time is 20 minutes because it takes more time than usual. If you select a section like this, it finds a table related to the section and finds and provides a time zone selected by the driver.

When selection of the driver is completed, the vehicle terminal provides an estimated time required for at least one or more sections as shown in FIG. 5, and includes providing a total estimated time required for at least one or more selected sections.

6 and 7 are another embodiment of an apparatus and method for providing an estimated time required for a patterned path in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, FIG. 6 illustrates road information on a selected section in an embodiment in which a driver selects a desired section on a patterned route. If you want to receive the information of the patterned reference point in the patterned route, select the map movement, select the desired reference point (Guro Station), and the map around the selected reference point (Guro Station) as shown in FIG. Is provided. If the desired reference point is selected by the driver but not selected, the voice provides information about the reference point, and the reference point includes a range, a hub point, a branch point, an IC entry and exit, and a JC intersection point.

Although the present invention has been shown and described with reference to the preferred embodiments as described above, it is not limited to the above embodiments and those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention and equivalents of the claims to be described below.

Therefore, the apparatus and method for providing the estimated time required for the patterned route according to the present invention are provided with the estimated time required before the driver departs by patterning the estimated time required through the vehicle terminal, and according to the appointment time and the work time. It can be adjusted, and it can be determined that it is a habitual stagnation area by looking at the estimated time required for the patterned section. Even if the communication with the GPS is lost, since it is stored in the database in the vehicle terminal, it is possible to receive the expected time without being disturbed by the reception situation.

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In the method for providing the estimated time required for the patterned route through the vehicle terminal, Searching for a route between the current location and the destination; Displaying the searched route; Displaying a patterned path obtained by dividing the displayed path using any one of a range, a hub point, a branch point, an IC entry and exit, and a JC intersection point as a reference point; At least one section is selected from the patterned path, and visually differentiating the selected section from the selected section; Selecting a departure time zone or time; And Displaying the estimated time required for the selected section Method of providing an estimated time required of the patterned path comprising a. delete The method of claim 1, wherein after at least one section is selected from the patterned path, If the reference point is selected in the patterned section, the method of providing an estimated time required for the patterned route further comprising providing information of the surrounding area around the selected reference point. The method of claim 1, The step of selecting the departure time or time is using GPS when driving Providing the estimated time according to the current time, and providing the estimated time required for the patterned route of selecting the time zone or time when not driving. The method of claim 1, The step of selecting the departure time zone or time is configured to provide a table for each time to provide the estimated time required for the patterned route pre-stored data values according to the road conditions. delete

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