KR20120107316A - Server and method for providing information and electrinic device and method for receiving and using information from server - Google Patents

Abstract

The server is started. The server may include a communication unit forming a social network with the first electronic device and the second electronic device, a graphic object, and a database storing traffic related content received from the first electronic device, and the first electronic device. And a control unit for searching for traffic-related content corresponding to a search factor received from the electronic device, and transmitting graphic object and location information corresponding to the searched traffic-related content to the second electronic device. .

Description

SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ELECTRINIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND USING INFORMATION FROM SERVER}

The present invention relates to a system for collecting information through a social network. In detail, a server and a server information providing method for collecting various information through a social network formed by a plurality of battery devices (or a plurality of users) and providing the collected information to a specific electronic device, and the server The present invention relates to an electronic device capable of receiving and using information provided by the electronic device and a method of using information of the electronic device.

With the opening of the Internet network and the enactment of laws relating to location information, the industry of location based services (LBS) is being activated. As one of such location-based services, the navigation device industry, which locates and guides the current location of the terminal and moves to the destination, is also rapidly being activated. Accordingly, research on the navigation device is being actively conducted.

In addition, a wireless Internet communication environment is established, and various types of wireless communication terminals that are spread under such an environment can easily access various information anytime, anywhere, and can collect and utilize information more quickly and more fun. Various studies on the method are in progress.

In the field of navigation devices, studies on various methods for providing real-time traffic information have been actively conducted. However, most of these information are information after a certain time delay or need to receive traffic information for areas I do not want. Due to the points, there is a problem in the speed of information transmission and reception or the efficiency of information transmission and reception.

An object of the present invention is to provide a server and a method for providing information of a server that can receive various information through a social network and transmit it back to an electronic device included in the social network.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information providing method for electronic devices and electronic devices that can receive and use various information through a social network.

The server according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the technical problem may include a communication unit, a database, and a control unit. The communication unit may form a social network with the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The database may store a graphic object and traffic-related content received from the first electronic device.

The controller searches for traffic-related content corresponding to a search factor received from the second electronic device, and retrieves a graphic object corresponding to the searched traffic-related content and location information corresponding to the searched traffic-related content. It can transmit to the second electronic device.

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the technical problem may include a communication unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The communication unit may transmit a search factor based on a social network and receive traffic related content searched based on the search factor from a server. The controller may map a graphic object corresponding to the traffic related content to the map using location information included in the traffic related content.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a first information for a server, the method including: forming a social network with an own device and a second electronic device; Storing a graphic object and traffic-related content received from the first electronic device; Searching for traffic related content corresponding to a search factor received from the second electronic device; And transmitting the graphic object corresponding to the searched traffic-related content and the location information corresponding to the searched traffic-related content to the second electronic device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of using information of an electronic device, the method comprising: transmitting a search factor based on a social network and receiving traffic related content searched based on the search factor from a server; Displaying a map and the received traffic related content; And mapping a graphic object corresponding to the traffic-related content to the map using location information included in the traffic-related content.

The above-described information providing method of the server according to the embodiment of the present invention can be implemented by executing a program for executing the server operating method and the electronic device operating method stored in a computer-readable recording medium. In addition, the method of using information of an electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention described above may be implemented by executing a program for executing an operation method of the electronic device stored in a computer-readable recording medium.

According to the present invention, the following effects are obtained.

According to a server, a method of providing information of a server, and an electronic device, and a method of using information of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user may have other users who have a relationship with a social network or the like for a desired location. The information provided can be obtained. Therefore, the user can collect richer and more realistic information than the information that can be collected through a general information providing network.

In addition, according to the server, the method of providing information of the server, the electronic device, and the method of using the information of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can easily collect customized information by setting an element for information retrieval.

In particular, according to an embodiment of the present invention, according to a server, a method of providing information of a server, an electronic device, and a method of using information of an electronic device, a user may display an image corresponding to information provided by another user or summary information on the information. Since the map can be provided in a state of being mapped, the information can be easily identified.

In addition, according to the electronic device according to the present invention, information included in content provided by another user may be visually confirmed through a screen, and the visualized information may be used for path search.

1 is a block diagram of a communication network including a navigation device system according to embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram illustrating an information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a social network related to one embodiment of the present invention.
4A is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4B illustrates one implementation of a navigation device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 illustrates a screen of a navigation apparatus in which a map for content guidance and a route received from a server is displayed as a result of performing the operating methods illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a screen of a navigation device in which event information included in content is mapped and displayed on a map as a result of performing the server operating method of FIG. 9.
FIG. 11 illustrates another example of a screen of a navigation device in which event information included in content is mapped and displayed on a map as a result of performing the server operating method of FIG. 9.
12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a navigation device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
13 to 15 illustrate a process of performing an environment setting of the navigation device according to the operating method of the navigation device illustrated in FIG. 12.
16 to 19 illustrate examples of screens of a navigation device according to an operation process of the method of operating the navigation device of FIG. 12.
20 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
21 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a navigation device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
22 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing information of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
23 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a navigation device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
24 to 25 illustrate screens of a navigation device in which summary information of traffic related information included in content is displayed according to the operating method of the navigation device of FIG. 23.
26 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
27 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a navigation device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 28 illustrates screens of a navigation device in which a graphic object corresponding to traffic related information included in content or summary information of the traffic related information is displayed according to the operating method of the navigation device of FIG. 27.
29 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
30 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a navigation device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 31 illustrates a process in which the screen of the navigation device is enlarged according to the method of operating the navigation device shown in FIG. 30.
32 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a navigation device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
33 illustrates a screen of the navigation device according to the operating method of the navigation device of FIG. 32.
34 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a navigation device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
35 to 36 illustrate screens of a navigation device according to a procedure of performing the method of operating the navigation device of FIG. 34.

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. In addition, numbers (eg, days, days, etc.) used in the description of the present specification are merely identification symbols for distinguishing one component from another component.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

In addition, the suffix "module" and " part "for constituent elements used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

Recently, social network services such as twitter and facebook have attracted attention. Social network services have a rapid information ripple effect, and in particular, social network services are characterized in that information is transmitted through a network in which information is formed through a specific social or social relationship. The use of such social network services is fast for the sharing of information in all walks of society, due to the rapid delivery of information and public opinion formation with the establishment of wireless data communication networks and the spread of wireless communication terminals such as smart phones. It is spreading at a speed.

According to the embodiments disclosed by the present invention, a variety of traffic information, interest information, etc. are collected through a social network having the same or similar form as a currently distributed social network service, and the user (or user's) who needs the information is collected. To the terminal).

Hereinafter, the present invention will be clarified the difference between the existing social network service and the social network constructed by the present invention, and the present invention will be described in detail with regard to how the collected information can be accurately transmitted to an electronic device requiring information. Let's explain. Meanwhile, the electronic device described herein includes a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, and the like. Various electronic devices may be included, but the present disclosure looks at embodiments implementing the technical idea of the present invention through a navigation device.

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

1 and 2 are schematic diagrams schematically illustrating a system environment related to embodiments of the present invention.

Various entities may be included in the system environment associated with embodiments of the present invention. For example, a navigation device 100, a satellite 20, a broadcast station 30, various electronic devices 40, 30, 60, 70, a server 200, and a network 10. And the like may be included in the environment.

The navigation device 100 is an electronic device that calculates a current location of a navigation device based on a GPS signal and guides a route to a destination based on the GPS signal. The electronic devices 40, 50, 60, and 70 may communicate with each other by a wireless or wired method.

In the present specification, a manner in which the navigation device 100 and the plurality of electronic devices 40, 50, 60, 70, or the server 200 communicate with each other is not limited. The technical spirit of this document may be applied to all wireless communication methods between existing electronic devices and all future communication methods.

On the other hand, the navigation device 100 referred to in the present invention may mean a navigation device for a vehicle that is generally used, a smart phone or a tablet PC (application) is installed to perform the navigation device function ( tablet PC) and the like may include a high-performance portable electronic device that can be installed at the same time excellent in mobility (portability).

Meanwhile, the navigation device 100 may indirectly access the network 10 through another electronic device having a communication function, and various electronic devices, for example, a notebook 40 through the network 10. , A mobile phone 50, a closed circuit TV 70 (hereinafter referred to as a closed circuit television (CCTV)), a server 200, and the like. For example, a dongle type electronic device may be connected to the network 10 by using a tethering service provided by an electronic device such as a smartphone, or wirelessly connected to the network 10. It is possible to wirelessly connect to the network 10 through.

The navigation device 100 may calculate a current position using a radio wave signal received from the satellite 20. Each satellite 20 may transmit L band frequencies having different frequency bands. The navigation device 100 can calculate the current position based on the time it takes for the L-band frequency transmitted from each satellite 20 to reach the navigation device system 100.

The broadcasting station 30 may transmit various types of information to the navigation device 100, the server 200, and the electronic devices 40, 50, 60, and 70 through the network 10 or a broadcasting channel. For example, the navigation device 100 may receive and play broadcast content transmitted from the broadcasting station 30 or the like, and may also receive real-time traffic information transmitted with the broadcast content.

The notebook 40, the mobile phone 50, the CCTV 70, and the like may acquire various information and transmit the information to the navigation device 100 through the network 200 or directly. Alternatively, the information obtained by the notebook 40, the mobile phone 50, the CCTV 70, or the like may be transmitted through the network 200 or directly to the server 200.

The remote controller 60 may transmit various user inputs or commands required for the operation of the navigation device 100 to the navigation device 100. Accordingly, the navigation device 100 may perform an operation corresponding to the received user input or commands.

Meanwhile, according to a system environment related to one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the electronic devices 40, 50, 60, and 70 including the navigation device 100 acquire and transmit information. May operate as transmitting side electronic devices, or may act as receiving side electronic devices for receiving and displaying information. Hereinafter, various electronic devices 40, 50, 60, and 70 including the navigation device 100 are referred to as the first electronic device 300 when operating as the transmitting side electronic devices, and operate as the receiving side electronic devices. When referred to as a second electronic device (400).

Referring to FIG. 2, the first electronic device 300 may transmit information to the server 200 or the second electronic device 400 through the network 10. The first electronic device 300 may be the notebook 40, the mobile phone 50, the CCTV 70, or the navigation device 100 shown in FIG. 1. The first electronic device 300 may obtain various types of information such as text information, image information, and sound information, and the obtained information may be transmitted to the server 200 through the network 10.

In particular, the information transmitted from the first electronic device 300 to the second electronic device 400 may include traffic related information, information on a specific point of interest (hereinafter referred to as POI), and chat information. And the like.

The server 200 may access the network 10 to search, receive, and analyze information transmitted from the first electronic device 300. The received information may be stored in the server 200.

Meanwhile, the server 200 may continuously monitor the location of the first electronic device 300. For example, when there are a plurality of first electronic devices 300, location information is periodically received from the first electronic device 300, and based on the received location information, You may be monitoring your location continuously.

Meanwhile, in order to monitor the location of the first electronic device 300, the server 200 receives location information from the first electronic device 300, but instead of receiving it periodically, when a specific event occurs. Location information may be obtained from the first electronic device 300.

In this case, the location information may be transmitted at the request of the server 200. Alternatively, when the first electronic device 300 detects the occurrence of a predetermined event, the first electronic device 300 does not have a special request from the server 200, and the location information of the first electronic device 300 is provided. May be transmitted to the server 200.

The server 200 may also monitor the location of the second electronic device 400. The method of monitoring the location of the second electronic device 400 is the same as or similar to the method of monitoring the location of the first electronic device 300.

The second electronic device 400 may transmit condition information to the server 200, and the server 200 may prepare information corresponding to the condition in consideration of the condition information received from the second electronic device 400. 2 may be transmitted to the electronic device 400. Accordingly, the second electronic device 400, that is, the server 200 may configure customized information about the second electronic device 400 and transmit the customized information to the second electronic device 400. The second electronic device 400 may be a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, the second electronic device 400 may transmit a factor for generating condition information to the server 200. Then, the server 200 may generate condition information based on the received factor, search for information corresponding to the generated condition information, and transmit it to the second electronic device 400.

The network 10 may be implemented in various ways. For example, a network related to embodiments of the present invention may include a social network.

Hereinafter, a social network related to one embodiment of the present invention will be described.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a social network related to one embodiment of the present invention.

Social network is one of the fields of web science research, and refers to a structure of social relations in which an individual or a group becomes a node on the web and is formed by interdependent relationships between the nodes. In this case, all nodes are individual entities in the network, and a tie means a relationship between each node (the source is Wikipedia).

The social network according to the present invention has one or more second nodes B, C, D, E, F, having a relationship with the first node A, centering on the first node A. G, H, I).

The first and second nodes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I may be a specific location, a specific road, a specific building, a specific user, a specific terminal, or the like.

For example, when the first node A is a specific user, other users or terminals having a relationship with the user may configure the social network 10 together with the specific user as a second node.

When the first node A is a specific road, other roads, buildings, terminals or users having a relationship with the specific road may constitute the social network 10 together with the specific road as a second node. .

When the first node A is a specific building, other buildings, roads, terminals or users having a relationship with the specific building may constitute the social network 10 together with the specific building as a second node. .

When the first node A is a specific location, other locations, roads, buildings, terminals, or users having a relationship with the specific location may constitute the social network 10 together with the specific location. Can be.

Since the social network 10 according to the present invention is formed around a specific node, various social networks 10 may be configured according to a specific node. For example, when the specific node is "South Ring Road", "Star Tower", "Gangnam Station", "Yeouido", etc., the information networks 500 formed around the specific nodes may be different from each other.

In this case, the information networks 500 may not coincide with each other, but some of the other nodes included in one information network 10 may also be included in the other information network 10. For example, assuming that user A and user B are included in a network 10 formed around a node named "Southbound circulation road", user A is located in a network 10 formed around a node called "star tower". And User C may be included. In other words, the user A node may be included in both the network formed around the "South circulation road" and the network formed around the "star tower."

In this case, the nodes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I may preferably have location attributes corresponding thereto. For example, when the nodes are a specific location, a specific road specific building, etc., the location of the specific location, specific road, specific building, etc. may be location attributes corresponding to the node, and the nodes may be specific users or specific terminals. In this case, the current location of the specific terminal or the specific user may be a location attribute corresponding to the node.

In addition, the first node A may be classified into a static node and a dynamic node. The static node refers to a node whose location property corresponding to the specific location, a specific road, a specific building, and the like is not changed. The node refers to a node whose location property corresponding to the specific user or the specific electronic device may change over time.

In addition, although the first node A and the second nodes B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I all have a relationship, B, C, E, F, G, I Nodes are directly related to the first node A, but D and H nodes are indirectly related to the first node B (the line connecting the node and the node in the drawing is connected to the node). They have a direct relationship). For example, node D has a relationship with the first node A through node I or node G, and node H has a relationship with the first node A through node B or node F. have.

In this case, the B, C, E, F, G, I nodes are defined as having a primary relationship with the first node (A), the D, H nodes are a secondary relationship with the first node (A) It can be said to have. Of course, although not shown in the figure, if there is no relationship with any of the B, C, E, F, G, I, but has a relationship with any one of the D, H nodes, such a node It can be said that it has a tertiary relationship with the first node (A).

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the relationship between the first node A and the second nodes B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I may be kept static. According to the positional relationship between the first node A and the second nodes B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, etc., it may be dynamically changed. In other words, when the user B (second node) sets the reverse three-zone (first node) as the region of interest, a predetermined relationship may be formed between the first node and the second node by the intention of the user B. On the contrary, when the terminal of the user C (second node) is within a certain range of the Gangnam station (first node), the user C naturally connects to the Gangnam station (second node) regardless of the user C's intention. Can be formed.

According to other embodiments of the present invention, the first node may have a specific keyword related to the first node as its attribute, and if the specific keyword is included in the information generated and uploaded through the second node, A relationship can be established between the first node and the second node. In other words, if user D is not currently located on the southern ring road, but is watching news at home and encounters a traffic jam due to a fire on some section of the southern ring road, he may say, In the case of generating and uploading information called “bidirectional congestion” due to a section fire, a relationship with a southern circulation road (first node) may be formed due to a specific keyword “southern circulation road” uploaded by the second node.

As described above, the relationship between the first node and the second node is not only maintained statically, but also has a relationship that continuously changes according to the positional relationship, keyword relationship, and the like, and is formed around a specific node. Networks can generate information that is very relevant to a particular node.

As such, the existing social network can be formed only by the request between the user and the user by the social relationship between the user and the user, while the social network created by the present invention proceeds to the formation of the relationship and the positional relationship of each node. Depending on the relationship can be formed. As a result, various types of traffic information that may be of interest in a specific region or various types of information generated and uploaded by various entities around a specific location may form a social network. According to this feature, the social network according to the present invention can continuously change its constituent nodes over time.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the social network 10 may be formed, and the second electronic device 400 may receive various information through the social network 10. However, the idea of the present invention is not limited to the communication of various electronic devices through a social network.

In the above, the system environment related to the embodiments of the present invention has been described in detail. Hereinafter, a configuration of a navigation device and a configuration of a server according to embodiments of the present invention will be described.

First, the configuration of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

4A is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a navigation device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the navigation device 100 includes a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 130, an output unit 140, a storage unit 150, a power supply unit 160, and a control unit 170. It may include. The components shown in FIG. 4A are not essential, so the vehicle navigation apparatus 100 may be implemented to have more or fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The communication unit 110 enables communication between the navigation device 100 and the communication system, or between the network in which the navigation device 100 and the navigation device 100 are located, or between the navigation device 100 and another electronic device. It may include more than one module. For example, the communication unit 100 may include a location data module 111, a wireless internet module 113, a broadcast transmission / reception module 115, a short range communication module 117, a wired communication module 119, and the like. .

The position data module 111 is a module for checking or obtaining position data of the navigation device 100. As the method of obtaining location data by the location data module 111, a method of obtaining location data through a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) may be used. GNSS refers to a navigation system that can calculate the position of the receiving terminal using the radio signal received from the satellite 20. Specific examples of GNSS include Global Positioning System (GPS), Galileo, Global Orbiting Navigational Satellite System (GLONASS), COMPASS, Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNS), and Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), depending on the operating entity. Can be. The location data module 111 of the navigation device 100 according to embodiments of the present invention may receive location data by receiving a GNSS signal serving in an area in which the navigation device 100 is used. The position data module 111 may continuously calculate the current position of the navigation device 100 in real time and calculate speed information using the position data. In particular, the position data obtained by the position data module 111 may be longitude. And latitude.

The wireless internet module 113 is a device that accesses the wireless Internet and acquires or transmits data. The wireless Internet accessible through the wireless internet module 113 may be a wireless LAN (WLAN), a wireless broadband (WBRO), a world interoperability for microwave access (Wimax), a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), or the like.

The broadcast transmission / reception module 115 is an apparatus for receiving broadcast signals through various broadcast systems. The broadcast system that can be received through the broadcast transmission / reception module 115 includes: Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Terrestrial (DMBT), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Satellite (DMBS), Media Foeward Link Only (MediaFLO), Digital Video Broadcast Handheld (DVBH), and ISDBT ( Integrated Services Digital Broadcast Tereestrial). The broadcast signal received through the broadcast transmission / reception module 115 may include traffic data, living data, and the like.

The short-range communication module 117 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

The wired communication module 119 serves to provide an interface with other electronic devices connected to the navigation device 100. For example, the wired communication module 119 may be a USB module capable of communicating through a USB port.

The input unit 120 is a module that generates input data for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100. The input unit 120 may convert the physical input from the outside into a specific electrical signal to generate the input data. The input unit 120 may include a user input module 121, a microphone 123, an image acquisition module 125, and the like.

The user input module 121 receives a control input for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100 from a user. The user input module may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (constant voltage / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The microphone 123 is a device that receives a user's voice and sound generated in and out of the vehicle.

The image acquisition module 125 is an apparatus for acquiring images of the inside and outside of the vehicle. For example, the image acquisition module 125 may include a camera. The image acquisition module 125 is not an essential component to be included in the navigation device 100. The navigation device 100 may be interlocked with another independent electronic device including a camera such as a separate device capable of acquiring an image inside and outside the vehicle, for example, a vehicle black box, if necessary. Through this, instead of the image acquisition module 125, it is possible to obtain image information. In addition, the image acquisition module 125 may refer to a camera included in the vehicle black box.

The sensing unit 130 detects a current state of the navigation device 100 and generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the navigation device 100. The sensing unit 130 may include a motion sensing module 131, an optical sensing module 133, and the like.

The motion sensing module 131 may detect the movement of the navigation device 100 in the 3D space. The motion sensing module 131 may include a three-axis geomagnetic sensor and a three-axis acceleration sensor. The motion data obtained through the motion sensing module 131 may be combined with the position data obtained through the position data module 111 to calculate a more accurate trajectory of the vehicle to which the navigation apparatus 100 is attached.

The light sensing module 133 is a device for measuring the ambient illuminance of the navigation device 100. The brightness of the display unit 145 may be changed to correspond to the ambient brightness by using the illumination data acquired through the light sensing module 133.

The output unit 140 is a device in which the navigation device 100 outputs data. The output unit 140 may include a display module 141, an audio output module 143, and the like.

The display module 141 is a device that outputs data that can be visually recognized by the navigation device 100. Meanwhile, as described above, when the display module 141 is a touch screen, the display module 141 may simultaneously serve as the output unit 140 and the input unit 120. In addition, unlike the display module 141 illustrated in FIG. 4A, the display module 141 may be implemented as an independent display unit 141 instead of a module included in the output unit 140.

The audio output module 143 outputs audio data that can be recognized acoustically. The audio output module 143 outputs an audio signal related to a function (for example, a path guidance function) performed by the navigation device 100. The audio output module 143 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The storage unit 150 may store a program for the operation of the navigation device 100, and may temporarily store data (path data and image data) input / output in relation to the navigation device 100. In addition, the storage unit 150 may store map data used for the route guidance service. The storage unit 150 may be embedded in or detachable from the navigation device 100, and may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, or a multimedia card micro type. Card type memory (e.g. SD or XD memory), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), readonly memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable readonly memory (EEPROM), It may include at least one type of storage medium of a programmable read only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk. The navigation device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 150 on the Internet.

The power supply unit 160 receives external power and internal power to supply power required for the operation of each component of the navigation device 100 or another device connected to the navigation device 100.

The controller 170 typically controls the overall operation of the navigation device 100. In addition, the controller 170 may output a control signal for controlling another device connected to the navigation device 100. The controller 170 may include other modules (ie, the communication unit 110, the input unit 120, the sensing unit 130, the output unit 140, the storage unit 150, the power supply unit 160, etc.) and information described above. And / or an input / output unit (ie, an interface unit) for transmitting and receiving a control signal.

4B illustrates one implementation of a navigation device 100 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4B, it can be seen that the microphone 123, the image acquisition module 125, that is, the camera, which are components of the input unit 120, can be implemented as a separate device (for example, a vehicle black box). The vehicle black box may be mounted to the vehicle by the suction plate 127.

In this case, the driving image photographed by the camera 125 included in the black box and the audio signal recorded through the microphone 123 may be wirelessly transmitted to the main body of the navigation apparatus 100 according to a preset wireless communication method. . Unlike FIG. 4B, the photographed driving image and the recorded sound signal may be transmitted to the main body of the navigation apparatus 100 by wire.

Next, the configuration of the server according to the embodiments of the present invention will be described.

5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server according to embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the server 200 may include a second communication unit 210, a database 230, and a second control unit 220. The components shown in FIG. 5 are not essential, so the server 200 may be implemented with more or fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The second communication unit 210 may communicate with the server 200 through the network 10. For example, the second communication unit 210 may include various communication modules capable of wireless communication through wired / wireless communication. The communication unit 210 may receive content including a plurality of information from electronic devices. Herein, the content may be social network service (SNS) based content. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the communication unit 210 may transmit the content including the plurality of information to the electronic devices.

The database 230 may store various information collected from the network 10. The database 230 may be implemented by various types of storage media, such as the storage unit 150 of the navigation device 100 described above.

The second controller 220 typically controls the overall operation of the server 200. The second controller 220 may include a location information processing module 221, an information collection module 222, a condition processing module 224, and an information transmission module 226.

The location information processing module 221 may be connected to the first electronic device 300 and / or the second electronic device 400 from the first electronic device 300 and / or the second electronic device 400. Corresponding location information may be received through the second communication unit 210, and necessary information may be calculated based on the received location information.

The necessary information may include section information in which the first electronic device 300 and / or the second electronic device 400 are located, and the movement of the first electronic device 300 and / or the second electronic device 400. Speed information, movement direction information of the first electronic device 300 and / or the second electronic device 400, and the like.

The location information processing module 221 may transmit the calculated information to the first electronic device 300 and / or the second electronic device 400 through the second communication unit 210.

The information collection module 222 collects necessary information from the network 10 through the second communication unit 210. Here, the information may be content including a plurality of pieces of information received from electronic devices.

On the other hand, the information collection module 222 determines, among the information collected through the second communication unit 210, meets a predetermined condition, and if it does not meet the condition, and collects the collected information in the database ( The filtering operation may be performed without discarding the data in 230 or temporarily storing the data in the database 230 and discarding the data. For example, in consideration of information corresponding to the same section and / or location among the collected information (hereinafter referred to as the same section information), an average value and / or deviation of information obtained from the same section information is calculated. Afterwards, information outside the predetermined reference range may be filtered without being stored in the database 230. In addition, the information collection module 222 may process the collected information into information of a specific format according to a preset method, and store the processed information in the database 230.

In addition, the second control unit 220 may perform an operation of providing evaluation information to the collected information. Evaluation information given to the collected information may be calculated by various criteria.

The condition processing module 224 performs a function of processing condition information received from the second electronic device 400 through the second communication unit 210. Here, the condition information may include a search factor for searching for information received from electronic devices. As will be described in detail below, in particular, the condition processing module 224, based on the condition information, meets a condition from among information stored in the database 230 or from information on the network 10. You can search for information. For example, the condition processing module 224 extracts information corresponding to the condition information from among the information stored in the database 230. The information extracted by the condition processing module 224 may be different from each other depending on the contents of the condition. The information extracted as described above will be defined herein as a dynamic information group. The condition processing module 224 generates the dynamic information group based on the condition information will be described in detail later.

The information transmission module 226 performs a function of transmitting predetermined information to the second electronic device 400 with reference to the dynamic information group. When the information transmission module 226 transmits the information to the second electronic device 400, the amount of information (information included in the dynamic information group) to be transmitted to the second electronic device 400 is previously determined. If a predetermined criterion is exceeded, only a part of the reference may be transmitted to the second electronic device 400. In this case, the information transmission module 226 may first select a part of the information to be transmitted based on various criteria. For example, the information transmission module 226 may first select information to be transmitted in consideration of evaluation information provided to the information.

Hereinafter, a method of acquiring and collecting information by the interaction of the first electronic device and the server under the above-described system environment will be described. For convenience of description, hereinafter, the first electronic device 300 and the second electronic device 400 described with reference to FIG. 2 will be described as being implemented by the navigation device 100 described with reference to FIG. 4. do. Furthermore, when there are specific electronic devices corresponding to the first node and the second node described with reference to FIG. 3, it is assumed that the specific electronic device is also implemented by the navigation device 100 described with reference to FIG. 4. Shall be. However, the idea of the present invention is limited to that the electronic device corresponding to the first and second electronic devices 300 and 400 and / or the first and second nodes are implemented by the navigation device 100. no.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

The server 200 receives and stores content from the first navigation device 300 through the second communication unit 210 (S100). As described above, the content may be content received from the first navigation device 300 based on a social network. For example, the content received from the first navigation device 300 may be traffic related content.

Here, the content received from the first navigation device 300 may include a message written by a user of the first navigation device 300. In addition, the content received from the first navigation device 300 may include information directly input by the user by the user input module 121 of the first navigation device 300.

In addition, the content received from the first navigation device 300 may include a user's voice obtained through the microphone 123 or a sound generated in or outside the vehicle to which the navigation devices 10 and 300 are attached or installed. have. In addition, the content received from the first navigation device 300 may include an image or a driving image inside and outside the vehicle to which the first navigation device 300 obtained through the image acquisition module 125 is attached or installed. have.

In addition, the content received from the first navigation device 300 may include location information of the first navigation device 300. Here, the location information of the first navigation device 300 may be a coordinate value calculated based on the GPS signal received by the location data module 111 of the first navigation device 300.

In addition, the content received from the first navigation device 300 may include time information on which the content is transmitted. In the above, various types of information included in content received from the first navigation device 300 have been described. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various information other than the above-described information may be included in the content received from the first navigation device 300.

Then, the server 200 receives a location-related search factor from the second navigation device 400 (S110), and based on the received search factor among contents stored in the database 230 of the server 200. Search for content that meets the search criteria (S120). The searched content is transmitted to the second navigation device 400 (S130). Meanwhile, the server 200 may receive the completed location related search condition from the second navigation device 400 and search the content stored in the database 230 based on the received search condition. That is, the search factor itself received from the second navigation device 400 may be a search condition.

Here, the search factor refers to an element for generating a condition for searching for content stored in the database 230 of the server 200. The search factor includes a location and a specific building of the second navigation device 400. A location, a location of a specific user (eg, a location of the user of the first navigation device 300), a specific road, a specific path, a specific keyword, and the like may be included.

The search factor may further include time information for searching for content transmitted in a specific time zone and direction information for searching for content transmitted in a specific direction based on a position set by the search factor. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Hereinafter, specific examples of the content search operation of the server using the search factor will be described.

For example, a case in which the position of the second navigation device 400 is a search factor will be described. The server 200 may search for content transmitted from the first navigation device 300 within a predetermined range based on the location of the second navigation device 400.

In this case, the server 200 may search for the content transmitted between the time before and after the predetermined time and the content transmitted after the current time and stored in the database 230 based on the current time. The second navigation device 400 may periodically transmit its location to the server 200 through communication with the server 200 and receive the retrieved content.

Next, look at the case where the location of a particular building is a search factor. The server 200 may search for content transmitted from the first navigation device 300 within a preset range based on the location of the specific building. Here, the specific building may be a building in which the user of the second navigation device 400 is interested in traffic information, incident information, accident information, etc. around the specific building. Then, the user of the second navigation device 400 receiving the search result can immediately obtain information that may occur around the specific building. In this case, the server 200 may search for content transmitted within an azimuth of a preset range based on the location of the specific building.

Next, a case in which the specific location designated by the user of the second navigation device 400 is a search factor will be described. The server 200 may search for content transmitted from the first navigation device 300 within a preset range based on the location of the specific point. For example, when the user of the second navigation device 400 does not have location information on a place to obtain information, the user selects a specific point on the map displayed on the second navigation device 400 to select the specific point. Can be specified.

Next, a case in which the specific road is a search factor will be described. The server 200 may search for a content whose transmission location is on the specific road or within a certain range from the specific road. In this case, the search factor may be limited to a specific section in which the user of the second navigation device 400 is interested in the specific road.

In addition, when a particular road becomes a search factor, it is preferable that the direction information, which is another search factor, is considered together. This is because the user of the second navigation device 400 moves on the specific road with direction (for example, an uphill and a downhill line of a highway), so that the user of the second navigation device 400 may have a second navigation device 400. This is because the content transmitted from the navigation device apparatus having or having the same moving direction as the is the content of interest.

Next, a case in which the specific path is a search factor will be described. The server 200 may search for a content whose transmission location is on the specific path or within a certain range from the specific path. Here, the specific path may be a path set by the user of the second navigation device 400.

In addition, the search factor may be limited to a specific section of the particular path that the second navigation device 400 is particularly interested in. As in the case where the specific road is a search factor, it may be desirable that the direction information is considered as an additional search factor even when the specific route is a search factor.

In the above, the server 200 has described examples in which the transmission position of the content is searched for content related to the search factor received from the second navigation device 400. Hereinafter, as a specific search example of the server 200, a method of searching for content including location related information related to at least one search factor among contents received from the first navigation device 300 will be described. In this case, it is assumed that the search factor received from the second navigation device 400 is “as olympic street” which is a specific road.

First, a case in which a message written by a user of the first navigation device 300 included in the content received from the first navigation device 300 includes location information related to "At the Olympic Games" will be described. For example, if a message written by a user included in the content is "overturning near Seongsu Bridge as Olympic", the server 200 includes the content including location-related information related to the search factor "Olympic Road". You can search by. At this time, the search condition in the server 200 may be content including a message for the search factor "As the Olympics".

Next, when the position of the first navigation device 300 included in the content received from the first navigation device 300 is "as olympic", the server 200 determines the content as a search factor "Olympic." Can be searched by content including location-related information related to " In this case, the search condition of the server 200 may be content transmitted from a navigation device that is located at the location of the search factor "Olympic".

The content search operation of the server 200 when the search factor received from the second navigation device 400 is a location of a specific building or a specific keyword is easily deduced by those skilled in the art based on the examples described above. As may be, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to the information providing method of the server 200 illustrated in FIG. 6, a user of the second navigation device 400 may receive realistic customized content related to a desired location by using a search factor.

In the above, the process of collecting and transmitting content performed by the server has been described with reference to FIG. 6. Next, a method of operating a navigation device apparatus corresponding to the information providing method of the server shown in FIG. 6 will be described.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4A and 7. For reference, since the navigation device in FIG. 7 corresponds to the second electronic device that receives the content in FIG. 2, the member number of the navigation device uses the same member number as the second electronic device.

First, the navigation device 400 searches and sets a route from a specific starting point to a destination based on a user's manipulation, and displays a map on which the set route is displayed on the display unit (S200).

Then, the navigation device 400 requests a content search by transmitting a search factor for searching for content requested by the user or meeting a predetermined condition to the server 200 (S210). For example, the user may set a keyword corresponding to a specific road name as a search factor to receive content including traffic information of a specific road. In addition, the navigation device 400 may automatically transmit the location of the navigation device 400 as a search factor in order to receive content transmitted within a predetermined range from the current location of the navigation device 400.

Then, the navigation device 400 receives the content retrieved from the server 200 based on the transmitted search factor (S220), and displays the received content on the display unit (S230).

FIG. 8 illustrates a screen of the navigation device 400 in which a map for guiding content and a route received from a server is displayed as a result of performing the operating methods illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7. For reference, FIG. 8 is based on a current time of 8:30 and shows that content transmitted within a predetermined range in a preset path is displayed on the screen of the navigation device 400.

Referring to FIG. 8, it can be seen that the screen of the navigation device 400 includes a map display area for guiding a route and a content display area for displaying contents received before 8:30. In addition, the displayed content may include the user's name of the electronic device that transmitted the content, user information such as a photo, a moving speed of the electronic device to which the content is transmitted, a moving path and direction of the electronic device to which the content is transmitted, and a content transmission time. It can be seen that it is included. However, this is only in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the content display area illustrated in FIG. 8, various contents D1, D2, D3, and D4 acquired through the social network 10 may be displayed, among which the first content D1 and the second content ( D2) includes traffic related information input by the user through the other user's terminals (ie, the first electronic devices) with respect to the traffic situation at the north end of the Hannam Bridge, which is the path ahead.

That is, the first and second contents D1 and D2 correspond to information retrieved from the server 200 based on a search factor including path and direction information generated based on the set path. On the other hand, the third content (D3) is a photograph containing the scenery of the destination Dankook University, and displays the information directly obtained by the user through the terminal (that is, the first electronic device) of the other user.

That is, the third content D3 corresponds to content generated based on the destination of the set route. On the other hand, the fourth content D4 contains information about a discount event being performed within a predetermined range around the set route. That is, the user may acquire not only traffic information on the route but also various information generated around the route.

As described above, the type of content that may be collected and provided by embodiments of the present invention may vary widely. For example, the type of information included in the content may be text information, image information, sound information, or the like. On the other hand, the type of information included in such content may also include traffic-related information, user information on a specific location of interest or advertisement information.

As described above, according to the method of using information of the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 7, the user of the electronic device receives various route information through the electronic device and provides various information generated on or around the route. I can receive it. Such information may also be customized content searched based on a search factor set by the user.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the server 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 5, and 9.

First, a plurality of graphic objects are stored in the database 230 of the server 200 (S300). The plurality of graphic objects may be a plurality of graphic objects representing information that may be included in content received from external electronic devices. Graphic objects stored in the database 230 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 10 to 11.

Then, the server 200 receives the content from the first electronic device 300, and stores the received content in the database 230 (S310). As described above, the content may include a text message, an image, an image, and an audio signal written by a user of the first electronic device 300, as well as a time and location at which the content is transmitted.

Then, the server 200 receives a search factor from the second electronic device 400 (S320). As described above, the search factor is information for the server 200 to generate a condition for content search, and the search factor includes the location of the second electronic device 400, the current time, and the location of a specific building. , A specific road, a specific location designated by a user, a specific keyword, and the like.

When a search factor is received from the second electronic device 400, the server 200 searches for content stored in the database 230 based on a search condition generated based on the search factor (S330). In more detail, the server 200 generates a location related search condition for searching for content stored in the database 230 based on the location related search factor received from the second electronic device 400. Accordingly, the content stored in the database 230 may be searched accordingly.

For example, when the location of the second electronic device 400 is received from the second electronic device 400 as a search factor, the server 200 may be “from the current location of the second electronic device 400. After creating a search condition of "content transmitted within a radius of 1km", it is possible to search for the corresponding content. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the server 200 may receive the completed search condition from the second electronic device 400. For example, the server 200 may receive the completed search condition "content transmitted within a radius of 1 km from the current location of the second electronic device 400" from the second electronic device 400.

When a search for content stored in the database 230 is completed, the server 200 selects a graphic object corresponding to the searched content (eg, traffic related information) from a plurality of graphic objects stored in the database 230. In operation S340, location information included in the graphic object and the content is transmitted to the second electronic device 400 in order to map the graphic object to a map displayed on the second electronic device 400. ).

Here, the location information included in the content may be a coordinate value of a point where the content is transmitted from the first electronic device 300. Then, the second electronic device 400 receiving the graphic object and the coordinate value maps the graphic object to a position corresponding to the coordinate value on a map, and displays the map on which the graphic object is mapped. can do.

In addition, the location information included in the content may be information included in a message written by a user of the first electronic device 300 included in the content. For example, if the content includes the message "accident near the Seongsu Bridge as the Olympics" written by the user of the first electronic device 300, the server 200 may transmit "Seongsu Bridge as the Olympics" as location information. .

Then, the second electronic device 400 may map the graphic object around the Seongsu Bridge, and display the map on which the graphic object is mapped on the display unit 141. For reference, the graphic object may be a graphic object corresponding to accident occurrence event information included in a message written by a user of the first electronic device 300.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a screen of the navigation apparatus 400 in which traffic related information included in content is mapped and displayed on a map as a result of performing the server operating method of FIG. 9. For reference, since the navigation device 400 corresponds to the second electronic device in FIG. 2, the member number 400 is used. The same applies to FIG. 11.

In addition, FIG. 10 illustrates that when the search factor received from the second electronic device 400 is “the current location of the second electronic device 400,” the server 200 may read “from the second electronic device 400. FIG. An example of a screen of the navigation device 400 is shown when a search condition of “a radius of 500 m” is generated and the content stored in the database 230 is searched accordingly.

Referring to FIG. 10, graphic objects corresponding to traffic related information included in content searched within a radius of 500 m from a current location of the navigation device 400 are displayed on a screen of the display unit 141 of the navigation device 400. You can see that it is displayed. Among the graphic objects displayed on the screen, the first graphic object A represents an "light warning light" image corresponding to "incident related event information" included in the content retrieved from the server 200. Also, the second to fourth graphic objects B to D among the graphic objects displayed on the screen represent a "camera" image corresponding to "image capturing event information" included in the content retrieved from the server 200.

FIG. 11 illustrates another example of a screen of a navigation device in which traffic related information included in content is mapped and displayed on a map as a result of performing the method of operating the server of FIG. 9. For reference, FIG. 11 illustrates that when the search factor received from the second electronic device 400 is “the path searched by the navigation device 400,” the searched by the navigation device 400 is performed by the server 200. An example of a screen of the navigation device 400 is shown when a search condition of "content transmitted on a path" is generated and a content stored in the database 230 is searched accordingly.

Referring to FIG. 11, it can be seen that graphic objects corresponding to various traffic-related information are displayed on the first and second paths searched by the navigation device 400 on the screen of the navigation device 400 display unit 141. have. Among the graphic objects displayed on the screen of the navigation device 400 of FIG. 11, a "pin image E" not shown in FIG. 10 may be an image indicating that a message written by a user included in content is included. have.

As shown in FIG. 11, when searching for content transmitted on a specific path, direction information is preferably considered together. For example, on the screen of the navigation device 400 illustrated in FIG. 11, the server 200 may search only contents transmitted from electronic devices that have moved on a path from a source S to a destination G. . This is because the content transmitted from the electronic devices moving in the opposite direction is likely to be unnecessary information to the user of the navigation device 400.

The graphic objects corresponding to the contents described above with reference to FIGS. 10 to 11, that is, corresponding to the event information included in the contents, are merely examples according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is limited thereto. It is not. That is, types of event information that can be imaged may also vary, and graphic objects corresponding to specific event information may also be variously set. For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11, the graphic object corresponding to the event information may be in the form of an icon or may be implemented as a flash.

As described above, according to the information providing method of the server illustrated in FIG. 9, a user of the electronic device provided with the information from the server 200 may include event information (eg, traffic-related content) included in customized content (eg, traffic-related content). And traffic related information) and its associated location intuitively.

9 to 11, the process of mapping the graphic object corresponding to the content from the first electronic device 300 to a map displayed on the second electronic device 400 may be performed by the second electronic device 400. It may also be performed.

That is, the second electronic device 400 receives the retrieved content received from the server 200, selects a graphic object corresponding to event information included in the content from among a plurality of graphic objects stored in advance, and selects the graphic object. May be mapped to a pre-stored map and displayed on the display unit 141. Hereinafter, the operation of the second electronic device 400 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 19 by using a navigation device as an example.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a navigation device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, and 12.

First, the navigation device 400 stores the map and the plurality of graphic objects in the storage unit 150 (S400), and then receives the content retrieved from the server 200 through the communication unit 110, the navigation device ( The control unit 170 of 400 analyzes the content (S410). Here, the content may be content searched by the server 200 in the database 230 based on a search factor transmitted from the navigation device 400 to the server 200.

The controller 170 may analyze the content and extract location information including a location where the content is transmitted, a time at which the content is transmitted, information about the content creator, and the like. In this case, a setting environment such as a path search, a path management, user information, and additional information of the navigation device 400 may be set in advance by a user's manipulation.

13 to 15 illustrate a process of performing an environment setting of the navigation device according to the operating method of the navigation device illustrated in FIG. 12. When the user touches a map screen setting button in the setting environment menu of the navigation device 400 (see FIG. 13), various options related to the map screen setting are displayed on the screen of the navigation device 400. Then, the user may select whether or not to display the traffic condition information on the map, and may receive a network to receive the traffic condition information to be displayed on the map (FIGS. 14 and 15).

After the analysis of the content, the controller 170 selects a graphic object corresponding to traffic related information included in the content from among a plurality of graphic objects stored in the storage 150, and includes the content in the content. The graphic object is mapped to a map stored in the storage unit 150 using the location related information and displayed on the display module 141 (S420). If the graphic object is mapped and displayed on a map and then the graphic object is selected by a user's touch or the like, the controller 170 displays content corresponding to the graphic object on the display module 141 (S440). .

16 to 19 illustrate examples of screens of a navigation device according to an operation process of the method of operating the navigation device 400 of FIG. 12.

FIG. 16 illustrates that traffic-related information included in content transmitted within a preset radius around a current location of the navigation device 400 is mapped and displayed on a map. Referring to FIG. 16, it can be seen that a graphic object corresponding to an accident related event, an image capturing event, a message writing event, etc. is displayed on a screen of the navigation device 400 on the screen of the navigation device 400.

17 illustrates that when a graphic object corresponding to an accident-related event is selected among the graphic objects displayed on the navigation device 400, the content including the accident-related event information is displayed on a screen of the navigation device 400. . Referring to FIG. 17, when a graphic object corresponding to the accident-related event is selected by a user's touch, the controller 170 of the navigation device 400 displays the content including the accident-related picture on the screen. Able to know.

As shown in FIG. 17, it can be seen that the accident related content may include content including an accident related image. In addition, it can be seen that the accident-related content may include the contents of the accident, the location of the accident, and a message written by the user in relation to the accident.

18 illustrates that when an event corresponding to a driving image shooting event displayed on the navigation device 400 is selected, content including the driving image shooting event information is displayed on a screen of the navigation device 400. Referring to FIG. 18, when a graphic object corresponding to the driving image capturing event is selected by a user's touch, the controller 170 of the navigation device 400 displays content including the captured image on a screen. Able to know. As shown in FIG. 18, the content including the driving image capturing event information may include a photographing position of the image, a captured image, and user information transmitting the content.

19 illustrates that when a graphic object corresponding to a traffic-related message creation event displayed on the navigation device 400 is selected, content including a message written by a user is displayed on a screen of the navigation device 400. Referring to FIG. 19, when a graphic object corresponding to the message creation event is selected by a user's touch, the controller 170 of the navigation device 400 displays content including a message written by the user on a screen. Able to know. As illustrated in FIG. 19, the content including the message composition event information may include user information of a message creator, a moving speed of an electronic device transmitting the content, a location and direction of a content transmission, a message, a content transmission time, and the like. It can be seen.

As described above, according to the method of using information of the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 12, a user of the electronic device maps event information (eg, traffic related information) included in content (eg, traffic related content) to a map. Not only can the graphic object be intuitively identified, the content including the event information can be provided through the screen.

20 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the server 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 5, and 20.

The server 200 stores a plurality of graphic objects in the database 230 (S500), receives content from the first electronic device 300, and stores the content in the database 230 (S510). Next, the server 200 receives a search factor from the second electronic device 400 (S520), generates a search condition based on the received search factor, and then, among the contents stored in the database 230. The content matching the search condition is searched (S530).

When a content matching the search condition is found, the server 200 analyzes the content, selects a graphic object corresponding to traffic related information included in the content, and obtains summary information about the traffic related information. (S540). Here, the summary information on the traffic related information refers to information that briefly represents at least one of the plurality of pieces of information included in the content in a representative word representing its characteristics.

For example, when the content includes the message, "A vehicle overturning accident has occurred in the intersection" which is accident related event information, the server 200 may obtain summary information of "overturning accident" from the accident related event information. Can be. In addition, when the content includes the message "Vehicle is blocked slow running" which is vehicle speed related event information, the server 200 may obtain a summary information of "slow" from the vehicle speed related event information. That is, if the content is traffic-related content, the server 200 may select a graphic object corresponding to the traffic-related content and obtain summary information of the traffic-related content.

When a graphic object corresponding to the traffic related information is selected and summary information about the traffic related information is obtained, the server 200 obtains at least one of the graphic object and summary information about the traffic related information. The electronic device 400 transmits the data to the electronic device 400 (S550). Then, the second electronic device 400 may display the graphic object or the summary information on the traffic-related information by mapping it to a map.

For example, the server 200 may include a moving speed of the second electronic device 400, accumulation of a map displayed on the second electronic device 400, and a unit area of the map displayed on the second electronic device 400. The graphic object may be transmitted to the second electronic device 400 only according to the number of contents searched for, the condition received from the second electronic device 400, a condition preset in the server 200, and the like. Only summary information of traffic related information may be transmitted to the second electronic device 400, or both the graphic object and summary information corresponding to the traffic related information may be transmitted to the second electronic device 400.

According to the information providing method of the server 200 illustrated in FIG. 20, a user of the electronic device receiving the information from the server 200 may use a graphic object and / or summary information of event information included in content stored in the server. Can be provided. For example, if the content is traffic-related content, the user of the electronic device may be provided with a graphic object corresponding to the traffic-related content and / or summary information thereof. This effect may also be generated by the information providing method of the server shown in FIGS. 22, 26 and 29.

21 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the navigation apparatus 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, and 21.

The navigation device 400 stores a plurality of graphic objects in the storage unit 150 (S600), receives content from the server 200, and stores the content in the storage unit 150 (S610). As described above, the content may be content searched from among contents that the server 200 receives and stores from other electronic devices based on a search factor transmitted from the navigation device 400.

Then, the navigation device 400 analyzes the content (S520), selects a graphic object corresponding to traffic related information included in the content among the plurality of graphic objects, and summarizes information about the traffic related information. It is obtained (S630).

When the graphic object corresponding to the traffic related information is selected and the summary information on the traffic related information is obtained, the navigation device 400 stores at least one of the graphic object and the summary information on the traffic related information in advance. The map may be displayed on the map (S640).

For example, the navigation device 400 may vary according to the moving speed of the navigation device 100, the accumulation of a map displayed on the navigation device 100, the number of contents received for the unit area of the map, a preset condition, and the like. Map only the selected graphic object to the map, map only summary information of the traffic related information to the map, and map both the selected graphic object and summary information corresponding to the traffic related information to the map. It may be.

Therefore, according to the method of using information of the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 21, a user of the electronic device may be provided with a graphic object and / or a summary thereof of event information included in the received content. For example, if the content is traffic-related content, the user of the electronic device may be provided with a graphic object corresponding to the traffic-related content displayed on the screen and / or summary information thereof. Such an effect may also be provided by the information using method of the electronic device illustrated in FIGS. 23 and 27.

22 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the server 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention. For reference, FIG. 22 is an example of an operating method according to the moving speed of the second electronic device 400 among the operating methods of the server 200 shown in FIG. 20. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 5, 20, and 22.

When a graphic object corresponding to traffic related information included in the searched content is selected, and summary information about the traffic related information is obtained (S540), the server 200 determines a moving speed of the second electronic device 400. Acquire (S560). Here, the moving speed of the second electronic device 400 may be directly received from the second electronic device 400, or based on the GPS signal received from the second electronic device 400. It can also be calculated from.

Then, the server 200 compares the moving speed of the second electronic device 400 with a preset speed (S570). If the moving speed of the second electronic device 400 is lower than the preset speed, the server 200 may transmit a graphic object corresponding to the traffic related information to the second electronic device 400 (S580). ). Then, the second electronic device 400 may map and display the received graphic object on a map. In this case, the second electronic device 400 must also receive information on a location to which the image is mapped from the server 200.

On the contrary, when the moving speed of the second electronic device 400 is higher than the preset speed, the server 200 may transmit summary information about the traffic related information to the second electronic device 400 (S590). ). Then, the second electronic device 400 may map and display the summary information on the map. Although not shown in FIG. 22, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the server 200 may display both the graphic object corresponding to the traffic related information and the summary information about the traffic related information. ) Can also be sent.

23 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the navigation apparatus 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention. For reference, FIG. 23 is an example of an operating method according to a moving speed of the navigation device 400 among the operating methods of the navigation device 400 shown in FIG. 21. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, 21, and 23.

When a graphic object corresponding to traffic related information included in the searched content is selected and summary information about the traffic related information is obtained (S630), the navigation device 400 obtains a moving speed of the navigation device 400. (S650) Here, the moving speed of the second electronic device 400 may be calculated based on GPS signals received from a plurality of satellites.

Then, the navigation device 400 compares the moving speed of the navigation device 400 with a preset speed (S660). If the movement speed of the navigation device 400 is lower than the preset speed, the navigation device 400 may map and display a graphic object corresponding to the traffic related information on a pre-stored map (S670). In this case, the navigation device 400 must receive information on the location where the image is to be mapped from the server 200.

On the contrary, if the moving speed of the navigation device 400 is higher than the preset speed, the navigation device 400 may map and display summary information about the traffic-related information on the pre-stored map (S680). Although not shown in FIG. 23, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the navigation device 400 maps both a graphic object corresponding to the traffic related information and summary information about the event information to the pre-stored map. Can also be displayed.

24 to 25 illustrate screens of the navigation device 400 in which summary information of traffic related information included in content is displayed according to the operating method of the navigation device 400 of FIG. 23. Referring to FIG. 24, the summary information of traffic related information included in the content received from the server 200 includes not only "overturning accident" indicating an accident occurrence event and "slowing, congestion" indicating the speed of the vehicle, It can be seen that "10km" indicating the speed may be included.

Referring to FIG. 25, when the user of the navigation device 400 selects summary information on traffic related information displayed on a screen, it can be seen that content including the traffic information may be displayed on the screen. The screen of the navigation apparatus 400 illustrated in FIGS. 24 to 25 may be a screen according to a result of performing an operation method of the server 200 illustrated in FIG. 22.

26 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the server 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention. For reference, FIG. 26 is an example of an operation method according to accumulation of a map displayed on the second electronic device 400 among the operation methods of the server 200 illustrated in FIG. 20. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 5, 20, and 26.

When a graphic object corresponding to traffic related information included in the searched content is selected and summary information on the traffic related information is obtained (S540), the server 200 displays a map displayed on the second electronic device 400. To accumulate (S560 ′). Here, the accumulation of the map may be received from the second electronic device 400.

Next, the server 200 compares the accumulation of the map displayed on the second electronic device 400 with a preset accumulation (S570 ′). If the accumulation of the map displayed on the second electronic device 400 is higher than the preset accumulation, the server 200 may transmit a graphic object corresponding to the traffic related information to the second electronic device 400. (S580 '). Then, the second electronic device 400 may map and display the received graphic object on a map. In this case, the second electronic device 400 should also receive information on the location where the graphic object is to be mapped from the server 200.

On the contrary, when the accumulation of the map displayed on the second electronic device 400 is lower than the preset accumulation, the server 200 transmits summary information about the traffic related information to the second electronic device 400. It may be (S590 '). Then, the second electronic device 400 may map and display summary information of the traffic related information on the map. Although not shown in FIG. 26, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, both the graphic object corresponding to the event information and the summary information on the traffic related information may be transmitted to the second electronic device 400.

27 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the navigation apparatus 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention. For reference, FIG. 27 is an example of an operation method according to accumulation of a map displayed on the navigation device 400 among the operation methods of the navigation device 400 illustrated in FIG. 21. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, 21, and 27.

When the graph object corresponding to the traffic-related information included in the searched content is selected and the summary information on the traffic-related information is obtained (S630), the navigation device 400 displays the map displayed on the navigation device 400. Acquire the accumulation of (S650 ').

Then, the navigation device 400 compares the accumulation of the map displayed on the navigation device 400 with a preset accumulation (S660 ′). If the accumulation of the map displayed on the navigation device 400 is higher than the preset speed, the navigation device 400 may map and display a graphic object corresponding to the traffic-related information on a previously stored map (S670 ′). In this case, the navigation device 400 should receive information on the location where the graphic object is to be mapped from the server 200.

On the contrary, if the accumulation of the map displayed on the navigation device 400 is lower than the preset accumulation, the navigation device 400 may map and display summary information about the traffic-related information on the previously stored map. (S680 '). Although not shown in FIG. 27, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the navigation device 400 maps both a graphic object corresponding to the traffic related information and summary information about the traffic related information to the pre-stored map. It can also be displayed.

FIG. 28 illustrates screens of a navigation device in which a graphic object corresponding to event information included in content or summary information of the traffic related information is displayed according to the operating method of the navigation device 400 of FIG. 27.

Referring to FIG. 28, in accordance with accumulation of a map displayed on the navigation device 400 operated by a user of the navigation device 400, the map includes a graphic object corresponding to traffic related information included in the received content. It may be displayed (FIG. 28A), and summary information on the traffic related information may be displayed (FIG. 28B). The screen of the navigation device 400 illustrated in FIG. 28 may be a screen according to a result of performing an operation method of the server 200 illustrated in FIG. 26.

29 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information of a server according to another embodiment of the present invention. For reference, FIG. 29 is an example of an operation method according to the number of contents searched for the unit area of the map displayed on the second electronic device 400 among the operation methods of the server 200 illustrated in FIG. 20. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 5, 20, and 29.

The server 200 searches for content satisfying a search condition generated based on a search factor received from the second electronic device 400 among contents stored in the database 230, and the second electronic device 400. The number of the retrieved contents is calculated for the unit area of the map displayed in S535. Then, the server 200 selects a graphic object corresponding to the traffic related information included in the content, and obtains summary information about the traffic related information (S540).

Next, the server 200 compares the number of contents searched for the unit area of the map displayed on the second electronic device 400 with a preset number (S570 ″). The second electronic device 400 If the number of contents searched for the unit area of the map displayed on the screen is smaller than a preset number, the server 200 may transmit a graphic object corresponding to the event information to the second electronic device 400 (S580). "). Then, the second electronic device 400 may map and display the received graphic object on a map.

On the contrary, if the number of contents searched for the unit area of the map displayed on the second electronic device 400 is greater than a preset number, the server 200 may provide summary information about the traffic related information to the second electronic device. In operation S590, the second electronic device 400 may map and display summary information on the received traffic-related information on a map. Although not shown in FIG. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, both the graphics object corresponding to the traffic related information and the summary information about the traffic related information may be transmitted to the second electronic device 400.

30 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the navigation apparatus 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention. For reference, FIG. 30 is an example of an operation method according to the number of contents to be mapped to a unit area of a map displayed on the navigation device 400 among the operation methods of the navigation device 400 illustrated in FIG. 21. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, 21, and 30.

When the navigation device 400 maps the content received from the server 200 to a map previously stored in the storage 150, a graphic corresponding to traffic related information included in the content to be mapped to the unit area of the map The number of objects is calculated (S625). Thereafter, the calculated number of graphic objects is compared with a preset number (S660 ″).

As a result of the comparison, when the number of graphic objects to be mapped to the unit area of the map is larger than the preset number, the navigation device 400 may enlarge and display the map (S690). This may be similarly applied to a case where summary information of traffic related information is mapped and displayed on the map.

In addition, the method illustrated in FIG. 30 may be similarly applied to the server 200. For example, the server 200 may change the accumulation of the map displayed on the navigation device 400 when the content searched for a predetermined unit area of the map to be displayed on the navigation device 400 exceeds a preset number. A control signal may be generated and transmitted to the navigation device 400.

FIG. 31 illustrates a process in which the screen of the navigation device 400 is enlarged according to an operation method of the navigation device 400 illustrated in FIG. 30. As illustrated in (a) of FIG. 31, when the number of mapped graphic objects per unit area of the map displayed on the navigation device 400 is greater than a preset number, the navigation device 400 may be configured as shown in FIG. As shown in b), the map displayed on the navigation device 400 may be enlarged and displayed. Then, the user of the navigation device 400 can more clearly identify the graphic object mapped to the map.

32 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the navigation apparatus 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, and 32.

The navigation device 400 receives and analyzes content from the server 200 through the communication unit 110 (S700), and displays the content and the pre-stored map on the display module 141 (S710). The content may be content searched and transmitted from the server 200 by a content search request transmitted from the navigation device 400, and a path searched by the navigation device 400 may be mapped to the map. . As described above, the content search request may be performed by transmitting a search factor that may be used to generate a content search condition in the navigation device 100.

Then, the navigation device 400 visualizes at least one of a plurality of pieces of information included in the content selected by the user among the contents displayed on the display module 141 (S720), and the plurality of pieces of the visualized information are visualized. The location-related information included in the information is mapped and displayed on the map displayed on the display unit 141 (S730). Here, the visualized information may be traffic related information included in the content.

The location related information included in the plurality of pieces of information may include information about a location where the content is transmitted, coordinate information (eg, coordinates of an accident occurrence point) of a location where the traffic related information occurs, and a road on which the traffic related information occurs. Section information (eg, information on an accident occurrence road section) may be included. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the visualization of the at least one information may be performed based on a content analysis result of the navigation device 400. In addition, location-related information included in the plurality of information may be extracted according to the content analysis of the navigation device 400. The location related information may be a coordinate value in which content is transmitted, and may be a name of a specific POI extracted from a message included in the content. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 33 illustrates a screen of the navigation device 400 according to the method of operating the navigation device 400 of FIG. 32. Referring to FIG. 33, when a user selects specific content displayed on the navigation device 400, the navigation device 400 may visualize and map the traffic information "congestion" included in the specific content on a map. It can be seen that.

In addition to the visualized traffic information, the map shown in FIG. 33 is pre-mapped with a preset route in the navigation device 400. The user refers to the visualized traffic information mapped on the preset route, and the preset route It can be seen that there is a congestion section at. In this case, the user may set a new route not including the congestion section. If not shown in FIG. 33, before the route is set, the user may set the route to avoid a congestion section.

34 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the navigation apparatus 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention. For reference, FIG. 34 is a flowchart illustrating a method of searching for a route using information displayed by being visualized and mapped on a map among information included in content. Hereinafter, the process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4A, and 34.

When the navigation device 400 visualizes the information included in the content and maps and displays the visualized information on a map (S800), the user selects the visualized information mapped on the map (S810). Then, the navigation device 400 determines whether to include the section in which the visualized information is displayed in the path (S820). Whether to include the section in which the visualized information is displayed in the path may be determined by a user's selection or may be determined according to a predetermined setting.

In addition, whether to include a section in which the visualized information is displayed in the path may be set according to the moving speed of the vehicle equipped with the navigation device 400 in the section. For example, when the vehicle speed in the section to which the visualized information is mapped is less than or equal to a preset speed, the navigation device 100 may exclude a section in which the visualized information is displayed when setting the route. In contrast, the navigation device 100 may include a section in which the visualized information is displayed when the vehicle speed in the section where the visualized information is mapped is greater than or equal to a preset speed.

In addition, the navigation apparatus 100 may include the section in the route if the vehicle speed in the section to which the visualized information is mapped is faster than the current vehicle speed, or may search for a route except the section. .

If it is determined that the section including the visualized information is included in the path, the navigation device 400 searches for a path including the visualized information (S830). However, when it is determined that the section including the visualized information is not included in the path, the navigation device 400 searches for a path not including the visualized information (S840).

35 to 36 illustrate screens of the navigation device according to the execution process of the method of operating the navigation device 400 of FIG. 34. Referring to FIG. 35, it can be seen that two traffic information included in the content selected by the user is visualized and displayed on the screen of the navigation device 400.

In FIG. 35, when the user selects the first traffic information from the visualized traffic information, the navigation device 400 displays a new route including a section in which the selected first traffic information is displayed, as shown in FIG. 36. You can see that you can navigate. If the user selects second traffic information among the visualized traffic information in FIG. 35 and searches for a route excluding a section including the traffic information selected by the navigation device 400, the navigation device 400. ) May search for a new route not including the section in which the second traffic information is displayed.

In addition, the new route illustrated in FIG. 36 may be a route searched by the navigation device 400 including the selected section when the moving speed of the vehicle in the selected section is greater than or equal to a preset speed. If the moving speed of the vehicle in the selected section is less than a preset speed, the navigation device 400 may search for a route excluding the selected section.

In the above, the method of using the information in the navigation device 400 using a specific section in which the visualized traffic information is displayed for the route search has been described with reference to FIGS. 34 to 36. This method may be similarly applied to the method of using the information in the navigation apparatus 400 for searching a route for a graphic section corresponding to the traffic-related content and / or a summary section of the traffic-related content as described above. have.

For example, according to a user's selection of the navigation device 400, the navigation device 400 may search for a path including the specific section or search for a path not including the specific section.

As described above, each of the information providing methods of the server according to the present invention and the information using methods of the electronic device according to the present invention may be implemented in a program form that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. have. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the computer software.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of programs include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like, as well as machine code as produced by a compiler. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

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30: stations 40, 50, 60, 70: electronic devices
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120: input unit 130: sensing unit
140: output unit 141: display module
142: audio output module 150: storage unit
160: power supply unit 170: control unit
200: server 210: communication unit
220: control unit 230: database
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Claims (26)

A communication unit forming a social network with the first electronic device and the second electronic device;
A database storing a graphic object and traffic-related content received from the first electronic device; And
And a controller configured to search for traffic related content corresponding to a search factor received from the second electronic device and to transmit graphic objects and location information corresponding to the searched traffic related content to the second electronic device. server. The method of claim 1, wherein the traffic-related content,
Information on the user of the first electronic device, a message written by the user, a location and time at which the traffic related content is transmitted, a driving image photographed by the first electronic device, a moving speed of the first electronic device, and the first And at least one of the moving directions of the electronic device. The method of claim 1, wherein the search factor is,
And at least one of a location of the second electronic device, a specific location designated by a user of the second electronic device, a location of a specific building, a location of a specific user, a specific road, and a specific path. The method of claim 3, wherein the search factor,
The server further comprises direction information or time information. The apparatus of claim 3,
Search for traffic-related content included within a preset area based on a location of the second electronic device, a specific location designated by a user of the second electronic device, a location of the specific building, or a location of the specific user. Server. The apparatus of claim 3,
Searching for traffic-related content in the specific road or the specific location on the specific route in consideration of the direction. The apparatus of claim 1,
Obtaining summary information of the traffic-related content and further transmitting the summary information of the traffic-related content to the second electronic device. 8. The apparatus of claim 7,
And selectively transmitting one of a graphic object corresponding to the traffic-related content and summary information of the traffic-related content to the second electronic device based on the moving speed of the second electronic device. 8. The apparatus of claim 7,
A server selectively transmitting one of a graphic object corresponding to the traffic-related content and summary information of the traffic-related content to the second electronic device based on the accumulation of a map displayed on the second electronic device; . 8. The apparatus of claim 7,
Selectively selecting one of a graphic object corresponding to the traffic-related content and summary information of the traffic-related content based on the number of traffic-related contents searched for the unit area of the map displayed on the second electronic device; Server for transmitting to the device. The apparatus of claim 1,
Transmitting a control signal for varying the accumulation of the map displayed on the second electronic device to the second electronic device based on the number of traffic-related contents searched for the unit area of the map displayed on the second electronic device. Server characterized in that. A communication unit for transmitting a search factor based on a social network and receiving traffic related content searched based on the search factor from a server;
A display unit displaying a map and the received traffic-related content; And
And a controller configured to map a graphic object corresponding to the traffic related content to the map using location information included in the traffic related content. The method of claim 12, wherein the search factor is,
An electronic device comprising at least one of a location of the electronic device, a specific location designated by a user of the electronic device, a location of a specific building, a location of a specific user, a specific road, a specific route, time information, and direction information . 13. The apparatus according to claim 12,
And obtain summary information of the traffic-related content and map the summary information of the traffic-related content to the map. 15. The apparatus of claim 14,
A graphic object corresponding to the traffic-related content or the traffic-related content based on at least one of a moving speed of the electronic device, accumulation of the map, and a number of traffic-related contents to be mapped to a unit area of the map. And electronically map summary information to the stored map. 13. The apparatus according to claim 12,
And accumulating the map based on at least one of a moving speed of the electronic device and a number of traffic-related contents to be mapped to a unit area of the map. 13. The apparatus according to claim 12,
The electronic device according to the user's selection, searches for a path including a specific section on which the graphic object mapped to the map is displayed or a path not including the specific section. The method of claim 15, wherein the control unit,
The electronic device according to the user's selection, searches for a route including a specific section in which a graphic object mapped to the map or summary information of the traffic-related content is displayed or a route not including the specific section. Forming a social network with the first electronic device and the second electronic device;
Storing a graphic object and traffic-related content received from the first electronic device;
Searching for traffic related content corresponding to a search factor received from the second electronic device; And
And transmitting the graphic object and location information corresponding to the searched traffic-related content to the second electronic device. The method of claim 19, wherein the server provides information.
Obtaining summary information of the traffic related content; And
And transmitting the summary information of the traffic related content to the second electronic device. The method of claim 20, wherein the server,
Corresponding to the traffic-related content, based on at least one of a moving speed of the second electronic device, accumulation of a map displayed on the second electronic device, and a number of traffic-related content to be mapped to a unit area of the map; Selectively transmitting the graphic object or the summary information of the traffic-related content to the second electronic device. Sending, based on a social network, a location related search factor and receiving traffic related content retrieved based on the search factor from a server;
Displaying a map and the received traffic related content; And
And mapping a graphic object corresponding to the traffic-related content to the map by using the location information included in the traffic-related content. The method of claim 22, wherein the information using method of the electronic device is
Obtaining summary information of the traffic related content; And
And mapping the summary information of the traffic-related content to the map. The method of claim 23, wherein the electronic device,
A graphic object corresponding to the traffic-related content or the traffic-related content based on at least one of a moving speed of the electronic device, accumulation of the map, and a number of traffic-related contents to be mapped to a unit area of the map. And selectively mapping summary information onto the map. The method of claim 22, wherein the information using method of the electronic device is
And searching for a path including a specific section on which the graphic object mapped to the map is displayed or a path not including the specific section, according to a user's selection. The method of claim 24, wherein the electronic device,
And searching for a route including a specific section in which the graphic object mapped to the map or the summary information of the traffic-related content is displayed or a route not including the specific section according to a user's selection. How to use.

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