TERMINAL HAVING FUNCTION FOR MANAGING POSITION INFORMATION AND PROGRAM RECORDED MEDIUM

• US 20090054086A1
• Filed: 08/20/2008
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yoon, Tae-Sook, Kim, Hyong-Won
• Granted Patent: US 8,346,277 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route

Abstract

A wireless communication terminal having a wireless communication unit and a display is able to receive location information about the position of the terminal, remote terminal s, and at least one third location. The terminal obtains route information from the terminal to the at least one third location, from the terminal to the remote terminals, and from the remote terminals to the at least one third location, and displays travel routes between the locations. The terminal also obtains travel information comprising speed, estimated travel time, and travel direction from the terminal and the remote terminals, and displays travel progress of the terminal and the remote terminals.

Claims

1. A terminal comprising:

a wireless communication unit for receiving position information of the terminal, at least one remote terminal, and at least one destination; and

a controller for determining route information between the terminal and the at least one destination, and between the at least one remote terminal and the at least one destination.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the at least one remote terminal is identified by a name or a number.

3. The terminal of claim 1, further comprising a display for displaying travel information between the terminal and the at least one destination, and between the at least one remote terminal and the at least one destination.

4. The terminal of claim 3, wherein the travel information comprises at least one of distance, speed, estimated travel time, and direction of travel.

5. The terminal of claim 4, wherein the wireless communication unit transmits the position information of the at least one destination to the at least one remote terminal and receives from the remote terminal the route information between the at least one remote terminal and the at least one destination.

6. The terminal of claim 4, wherein the wireless communication unit transmits to the at least one remote terminal the route information between the terminal and the at least one destination.

7. A method of obtaining route information in a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving position information of the terminal, at least one remote terminal, and at least one destination; and

determining route information between the terminal and the at least one destination, and between the at least one remote terminal and the at least one destination.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one remote terminal is identified by a name or a number.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising displaying travel information between the terminal and the at least one destination, and between the at least one remote terminal and the at least one destination.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the travel information comprises at least one of distance, speed, estimated travel time, and direction of travel.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising transmitting the position information of the at least one destination to the at least one remote terminal and receiving from the remote terminal the route information between the at least one remote terminal and the at least one destination.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising transmitting to the at least one remote terminal the route information between the terminal and the at least one destination.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one remote terminal is identified by a name or a number.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the terminal unit further comprises a display for displaying travel information between the terminal and the at least one destination, and between the at least one remote terminal and the at least one destination.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the travel information comprises at least one of distance, speed, estimated travel time, and direction of travel.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the terminal transmits the position information of the at least one destination to the server and receives from the server the travel information between the at least one remote terminal and the at least one destination.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the terminal transmits to the server the travel information between the terminal and the at least one destination.

13. A route information system comprising:

a terminal for receiving position information of the terminal, at least one remote terminal, and at least one destination; and

a server for transmitting position information of the terminal, the at least one remote terminal, and the at least one destination.