Terminal apparatus, method and system for setting up destination and providing information

• US 10,006,769 B2
• Filed: 06/11/2013
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Rhee, Young-ho, Chang, Il-ku, Jin, Young-kyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Edwards, Jerrah
• Application Number:
  US13/915,032
• Publication Number:
  US 20130332074A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,841 Days
• Field of Search: 701482, 701487, 701522, 701537
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/38 Electronic maps specially adapted for navigation; Updating thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services

Abstract

A terminal apparatus, a method and a system for setting up a destination and providing information are provided, in which the terminal apparatus includes a communicator which is configured to communicate with other terminal apparatuses, an input unit which is configured to receive a user command, a display which is configured to display a list including at least one item which corresponds to at least one of the other terminal apparatuses, and a controller which is configured to control the communicator to transmit destination information to a first terminal apparatus which corresponds to a selected item that is selected from among the at least one item included in the displayed list via the input unit. Accordingly, a user is provided with routes to the destination, without having to input address or name of the intended destination on his own terminal apparatus.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a communicator which is configured to communicate with an external mobile device;

an input unit which is configured to receive a user input;

a display; and

a controller which is configured to;

control the display to display a list regarding a plurality of external mobile devices on a screen of the display, and,

in response to receiving a first user input for selecting one external mobile device of the plurality of external mobile devices through the list, by the input unit, control the communicator to transmit destination information of the selected external mobile device to the selected external mobile device, the destination information indicating a destination of the selected external mobile device,

wherein in response to information of a first route from a location of the selected external mobile device to the destination of the selected external mobile device being received from the selected external mobile device, the controller controls the display to display the first route on the screen based on the received information of the first route, and

wherein in response to a second user input received by the input unit, the controller controls the display to display a revised route corresponding to the second user input on the first route displayed on the screen, and controls the communicator to transmit information of the revised route to the selected external mobile device, the second user input being a touch input on the screen to change the first rout to the revised route.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the communicator receives navigation information corresponding to the destination information and current position information of the selected external mobile device.

3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the navigation information is received from the selected external mobile device based on a preset period, and the controller controls the display to update and display the navigation information according to the received navigation information.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein, if current position information of the selected external mobile device is received from the selected external mobile device via the communicator, the controller generates navigation information based on the destination information of the selected external mobile device and the received current position information of the selected external mobile device, and controls the display to display the generated navigation information.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

a storage which is configured to store at least one preset position information of the mobile device,

wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display a destination list including an item corresponding to the at least one preset position information stored in the storage and an item corresponding to current position information of the mobile device, when a user input for provision of position information is inputted.

6. The mobile device of claim 5, further comprising:

a global positioning system (GPS) receiver which is configured to receive GPS information of the mobile device,

wherein, if an item corresponding to the at least one preset position information stored at the storage is selected, the controller is further configured to determine position information corresponding to the selected item corresponding to the at least one preset position information as the destination information and control the communicator to transmit the destination information to the selected external mobile device, and

wherein if an item corresponding to the current position information is selected, the controller is further configured to determine GPS information received from the GPS receiver as the destination information and control the communicator to transmit the destination information to the selected external mobile device.

7. A mobile device, comprising:

a communicator which is configured to communicate with an external mobile device;

an input unit which is configured to receive a user input;

a display; and

a controller which is configured to;

control the display to display a list regarding a plurality of external mobile devices, and,

in response to receiving a user input for selecting one external mobile device of the plurality of external mobile devices through the list, by the input unit, control the communicator to receive, from the selected external mobile device, destination information of the selected external mobile device, the destination information indicating a destination of the mobile device, and

generate navigation information including a first route from a location of the mobile device to the destination based on the received destination information and current position information of the mobile device, wherein the display displays the navigation information, and

wherein the controller is further configured to control the communicator to transmit information of the first route to the external mobile device, and

wherein in response to information regarding a revised route being received from the selected external mobile device, the controller updates the navigation information based on the information regarding the revised route, and

wherein the updated navigation information includes the first route and the revised route.

8. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the display is further configured to display an inquiry message inquiring whether or not to generate the navigation information, and

the controller controls the display to display the navigation information in response to a user input inputted via the input unit.

9. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the navigation information is periodically updated based on a preset period, and

the controller controls the communicator to transmit the navigation information to the selected external mobile device, when a user input for location sharing is inputted via the input unit.

10. A method for providing information, the method comprising:

displaying, by a mobile device, a list regarding a plurality of external mobile devices on a screen;

in response to receiving a first user input for selecting an external mobile device of the plurality of external mobile devices through the list, transmitting, by the mobile device, destination information of the selected external mobile device to the selected external mobile device, the destination information indicating a destination of the selected external mobile device;

receiving, by the mobile device, information of a first route from a location of the selected external mobile device to the destination of the selected external mobile device, from the selected external mobile device;

displaying, by the mobile device, the first route based on the received information on the screen;

in response to a second user input being received, transmitting, to the selected external mobile device, information of a revised route corresponding to the second user input, and displaying, by the mobile device, the revised route on the first route displayed on the screen, the second user input being a touch input on the screen to change the first route to the revised route.

11. The method of claim 10, the revised route comprises the destination information and current position information of the selected mobile device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the information of the first route is received from the selected external mobile device based on a preset period.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising, when current position information of the selected external mobile device is received from the selected external mobile device, generating navigation information based on the destination information and the received current position information and displaying the generated navigation information.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the transmitting the destination information of the selected external mobile device comprises:

when a user input for provision of position information is inputted, displaying a destination list including an item corresponding to at least one or more of prestored position information and an item corresponding to-The current position information of the mobile device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the transmitting the destination information of the selected external mobile device further comprises:

inputting a user input while displaying the list;

determining position information corresponding to a selected item as the destination information, if the inputted user input directs to select an item corresponding to at least one or more of the prestored position; and

receiving global positioning system (GPS) information and determining the received GPS information as the destination information, if the inputted user input is a command to select the item corresponding to the current position information.

16. A method comprising:

displaying, by a mobile device, a list regarding a plurality of external mobile devices on a screen of the mobile device;

in response to receiving a user input for selecting one external mobile device of the plurality of external mobile devices through the list, receiving, by the mobile device, destination information of the selected external mobile device from the selected external mobile device, the destination information indicating a destination of the mobile device;

acquiring, by the mobile device, current position information of the mobile device;

generating, by the mobile device, navigation information based on the received destination information and the acquired current position information;

displaying, by the mobile device, the navigation information including a first route from the location of the mobile device to the location of the selected external mobile device on the screen;

transmitting, by the mobile device, information of the first route to the selected external mobile device; and

in response to information regarding a revised route being received from the selected external mobile device, updating, the navigation information based on the information regarding the revised route,

wherein the updated navigation information includes the first route and the revised route.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

displaying an inquiry message asking whether to generate the navigation information and

wherein the generated navigation information is displayed according to a user input.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the navigation information is periodically updated based on a preset period,

the method further comprising transmitting the navigation information to the selected external mobile device, when a user input for location sharing is inputted.

19. A system for sharing position information, comprising:

a first mobile device;

a second mobile device,

wherein the first mobile device displays a list regarding a plurality of external mobile devices including the second mobile device on a screen of the first mobile device, and, in response to receiving a first user input for selecting the second mobile device of the plurality of external devices through the list, transmits destination information of the second mobile device to the second mobile device, the destination information indicating a destination of the second mobile device; and

wherein the second mobile device generates navigation information based on the destination information received from the first mobile device and current position information of the second mobile device,

wherein the first mobile device receives information of a first route from a location of the second mobile device to the destination of the second mobile device, from the second mobile device, and displays the first route on the screen, and

wherein in response to a second user input received by the first mobile device, the first mobile device displays a revised route corresponding to the second user input on the first route displayedon the screen, transmits information of the revised route to the second mobile device, the second user input being a touch input on the screen to change the first route to the revised route.

20. A method comprising:

displaying, on a screen of a first mobile device, an item comprising profile information on users of the first mobile device and a second mobile device;

displaying, on the screen of the first mobile device, a destination list comprising an item of pre-stored position information of the first mobile device and an item of current position information of the first mobile device in response to a user input;

selecting one of the item of the pre-stored position information and the item of the current position information on the destination list as destination information of the second mobile device, the destination information indicating a destination of the second mobile device;

transmitting the destination information to the second mobile device;

receiving information of a first route from a location of the second mobile device to the destination of the second mobile device, from the second mobile device;

displaying the first route on the screen;

in response to a user input received by the first mobile device, transmitting, to the second mobile device, information of a revised route corresponding to the user input, and displaying the revised route on the first route displayed on the screen, the user input being a touch input on the screen to change the first route to the revised route.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein, upon receiving the destination information, the second mobile device generates navigation information based on the received destination information and current position information of the second mobile device.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the second mobile device displays the generated navigation information, and transmits the generated navigation information to the first mobile device.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the profile information comprises at least one of a name or an address of a user of the first mobile device and the second mobile device.