Apparatus and method for controlling traffic information display in navigation system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling a traffic information display in a navigation system, comprising:
- a GPS receiver for receiving location data from a plurality of GPS satellites;
a storage means for storing map data and information on colors, the colors being different from each other based on degrees of congestion of vehicles;
a display means for displaying the colors based on the degrees of congestion on a travel route of a moving object, and a voice processing means for processing and outputting a voice signal;
an input means for receiving a variety of signals and setting levels based on the degree of congestion of vehicles;
a wireless communication means for receiving a traffic information message from a traffic information center, the traffic information message including traffic information about sections of the travel route; and
a control means for controlling each aforesaid means and performing a control operation of displaying different colors related to corresponding sections of the travel route based on the traffic information about the sections of the travel route.
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Abstract
A navigation system displays different colors on sections of a travel route according to traffic density. A method for controlling a traffic information display in the navigation system includes the steps of: if a traveling route is received from a user of a moving object, displaying and guiding a corresponding travel route; determining whether or not traffic density information is requested during travel of the moving object; if the traffic density information is requested, receiving the traffic density information of the travel route from a traffic information center and searching for a predetermined color stored in a storage unit based on the received traffic density information; and displaying the predetermined color on the corresponding section of the travel route.
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1. An apparatus for controlling a traffic information display in a navigation system, comprising:
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a GPS receiver for receiving location data from a plurality of GPS satellites;
a storage means for storing map data and information on colors, the colors being different from each other based on degrees of congestion of vehicles;
a display means for displaying the colors based on the degrees of congestion on a travel route of a moving object, and a voice processing means for processing and outputting a voice signal;
an input means for receiving a variety of signals and setting levels based on the degree of congestion of vehicles;
a wireless communication means for receiving a traffic information message from a traffic information center, the traffic information message including traffic information about sections of the travel route; and
a control means for controlling each aforesaid means and performing a control operation of displaying different colors related to corresponding sections of the travel route based on the traffic information about the sections of the travel route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for controlling a traffic information display in a navigation system for a moving object, the system comprising:
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a traffic information center for establishing a database by collecting traffic information based on travel conditions of moving objects and providing a traffic information service using the established traffic information;
a navigation system installed in the moving object, for displaying a current location and travel route using location data received from a plurality of GPS satellites and map data stored in a storage medium, and displaying colors based on respective sections of the travel route using the traffic information service received from the traffic information center; and
a mobile communication network for enabling communication of the navigation system with the traffic information center. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for controlling a traffic information display in a navigation system, comprising the steps of:
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if a travel route is received from a user of a moving object, displaying and guiding a corresponding travel route;
determining whether or not traffic density information is requested during travel of the moving object;
if the traffic density information is requested, receiving the traffic density information of the travel route from a traffic information center and determining a predetermined color, the color being stored in a storage means based on the received traffic density information; and
displaying the determined color on the corresponding section of the traveling route. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for controlling a traffic information display in a navigation system, comprising:
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means for displaying and guiding a corresponding travel route if a travel route is received from a user of a moving object;
means for determining whether or not traffic density information is requested during travel of the moving object;
means for receiving the traffic density information of the travel route from a traffic information center and determining a predetermined color, the color being stored in a storage means based on the received traffic density information if the traffic density information is requested; and
means for displaying the determined color on the corresponding section of the traveling route. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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