Apparatus and method for providing course information application

• US 20070225893A1
• Filed: 02/16/2007
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Sung-il
• Application Number:
  US11/707,166
• Publication Number:
  US 20070225893A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/117
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3492 employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/091 Traffic information broadcasting broadcasting communication H04H
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096844 where the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data

Abstract

An apparatus and method for providing a course information application, including course information based on an event, are provided. The course information providing apparatus comprises a signal processing unit which receives and analyzes a course information application, which comprises at least one piece of event information and at least one piece of course information for each piece of the event information; a controller which forms a screen image for providing the course information application; and an output unit which outputs the screen image for providing the course information application. Accordingly, an apparatus and method for providing CRI which reflects a traffic situation for an event occurring in the future are provided.

Claims

1. A course information providing apparatus comprising:

a signal processing unit which receives and analyzes a course information application comprising at least one piece of event information and at least one piece of course information for each piece of the event information;

a controller which forms a screen image providing the course information application; and

an output unit which outputs the screen image providing the course information application.

2. The course information providing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the signal processing unit processes the course information application, which is received using a Transport Protocol Experts Group (TPEG) protocol.

3. The course information providing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a user interface unit which receives a user input signal requesting the course information application.

4. The course information providing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller forms a screen image providing an event list comprising at least one piece of event information from the course information application obtained by the analysis performed by the signal processing unit, and outputs the formed screen image to the output unit.

5. The course information providing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the user interface unit receives a user input signal for selecting at least one event in the event list, and

the controller forms a screen image providing at least one of destination information, description information, and course information of the event selected by the user input signal, and outputs the formed screen image to the output unit.

6. The course information providing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a map data storage unit which stores location information of link identifications (IDs) and map data of the location information, wherein the course information obtained by the analysis performed by the signal processing unit comprises a link ID, and

the controller searches the map data storage unit for location information of the link ID and map data of the location information, and outputs the location information and map data found by the searching to the output unit.

7. The course information providing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the course information comprises locator information which indicates a locator used to obtain image data indicating the course information, and

the course information providing apparatus further comprises a communication unit which connects to an external device based on the locator information of the image data, and receives the image data.

8. The course information providing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the course information application comprises profile information which indicates information on receiver terminals capable of receiving and processing the course information application.

9. The course information providing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the event information comprises attribute information which contains at least one of an event name, description information of the event, and destination information of a place in which the event occurs;

and course information of the event information.

10. The course information providing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the course information comprises start location information.

11. The course information providing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the course information comprises at least one piece of course set information comprising at least one of:

link information comprising a link identification (ID) which indicates the course;

text information comprising text which describes the course;

image information comprising image data which indicates the course; and

routing information which represents a course according to a Transport Protocol Experts Group (TPEG) standard.

12. The course information providing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the link information comprises a link type which indicates a type of a used link.

13. The course information providing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the text information comprises an encoding method of the text, or a language code which indicates information regarding the text information.

14. The course information providing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the image information comprises an image type which indicates a type of an image and whether the image is received through a bi-directional communication network or a broadcasting network, and

if the image type indicates that the image is received through a bi-directional communication network, the image data comprises locator information which indicates a locator used to obtain the image information.

15. The course information providing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the image information comprises location information for representing a location on a map image, and

the controller checks current location information of a user from an external device for checking a location of the user, and forms a screen image for providing a current location of the user on the map provided by the image data, using the current location information of the user and the location information comprised in the image information.

16. The course information providing apparatus of claim 11, wherein an image of map data is divided and transmitted, and the image information comprises rectangle information which indicates a relative location in the map, and a rectangle size which indicates a size of the divided and transmitted map data.

17. The course information providing apparatus of claim 11, wherein an image is divided and transmitted, and the image information further comprises index information which indicates an order or location of images obtained by dividing the image.

18. A course information providing method comprising:

receiving and analyzing a course information application comprising at least one piece of event information and at least one piece of course information for each piece of the event information;

forming a screen image for providing the course information application; and

outputting the screen image for providing the course information application.

19. The course information providing method of claim 18, wherein the course information application is transmitted using a Transport Protocol Experts Group (TPEG) protocol.

20. The course information providing method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving a user input signal for receiving the course information application; and

forming a screen image for providing an event list comprising at least one piece of event information.

21. The course information providing method of claim 20, further comprising forming a screen image for providing at least one of destination information, description information, and course information of at least one event contained in the event list, which is selected by the user input signal.

22. The course information providing method of claim 18, wherein the course information comprises a link identification (ID), the course information method further comprising:

searching for map data of the link ID; and

providing the map data found by the searching.

23. The course information providing method of claim 18, wherein the course information comprises locator information used to obtain image data which indicates the course information, the course information providing method further comprising connecting to an external device based on the locator information of the image data, and receiving the image data from an external device.

24. The course information providing method of claim 18, wherein the image information comprises location information for representing a location on a map, the course information providing method further comprising:

checking current location information of a user; and

forming a screen image for providing a current location of the user on the map image contained in the image information or obtained through the image information, using the current location information of the user and the location information contained in the image information.

25. A computer readable recording medium which stores programs for executing a course information providing method comprising:

receiving and analyzing a course information application comprising at least one piece of event information and at least one piece of course information for each piece of the event information;

forming a screen image for providing the course information application; and

outputting the screen image for providing the course information application.

26. A course information providing method comprising generating a course information application and transmitting the course information application,

the course information application having a frame structure comprising an event field comprising at least one piece of event information,

the event field comprising at least one course information field for each piece of the event information.

27. The course information providing method of claim 26, wherein the event field further comprises at least one of a name field which indicates a name of an event, a description field which contains a description of the event, and a destination field which indicates a destination in which the event occurs.

28. The course information providing method of claim 26, wherein the course information field comprises at least one of:

a link information field comprising a link ID which indicates a course, and link type information which indicates a system of the link ID;

a text information field comprising text which describes the course, and an encoding method of the text or a language code which indicates information on the text;

an image information field comprising an image type which indicates a type of an image and whether the image is received through a bi-directional communication network or a broadcasting network, and a locator to obtain image data through the bi-directional communication network or an image received through the broadcasting network according to the image type; and

a routing information field which represents a course according to a Transport Protocol Experts Group (TPEG) standard.