TERMINAL HAVING FUNCTION FOR MANAGING POSITION REVELANT INFORMATION AND PROGRAM RECORDED MEDIUM

• US 20090075673A1
• Filed: 08/14/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Jun Jeong, Kim, Seon Hui
• Application Number:
  US12/191,438
• Publication Number:
  US 20090075673A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/343 Calculating itineraries, i.e. routes leading from a starting point to a series of categorical destinations using a global route restraint, round trips, touristic trips travelling salesman problem G06Q10/04; optimisation of routes G06Q10/047
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3617 using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera

Abstract

A terminal including a position-location module configured to receive position information of the terminal, and a controller configured to control an operation of the position-location module, and synchronize position relevant information obtained using the position information received by the position-location module with user schedule information.

Claims

1. A terminal, comprising:

a position-location module configured to receive position information of the terminal; and

a controller configured to control an operation of the position-location module, and to synchronize position relevant information obtained using the position information received by the position-location module with user schedule information.

2. The terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the user schedule information,

wherein the user schedule information includes at least one of an appointment place, an appointment time and an appointed correspondent party.

3. The terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to obtain the user schedule information from at least one of a previously transmitted/received message and/or e-mail, appointment information managed by a schedule management program, and appointment information managed by a position-location module driving program.

4. The terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to activate the position-location module before a predetermined time from the appointment time included in the user schedule information.

5. The terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to control the position-location module to set a destination to at least one of an appointment place included in the user schedule information and a place where the appointed correspondent party is located.

6. The terminal of claim 5, further comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to transmit the position relevant information synchronized with the user schedule information to the appointed correspondent party included in the user schedule information.

7. The terminal of claim 6, wherein the synchronized position relevant information comprises at least one of departure time and origin information of the terminal, a current traveling speed and position information of the terminal, information on a distance remaining to the destination and an estimated necessary time taken to the destination, route information to the destination, and map information on which a route to the destination is marked.

8. The terminal of claim 6, wherein if route information to the destination is changed, the controller is further configured to control the wireless communication unit to transmit the position relevant information corresponding to the changed route information to the appointed correspondent party.

9. The terminal of claim 6, wherein the wireless communication unit is further configured to transmit the synchronized position relevant information according to a transmission operation control condition of the position relevant information.

10. The terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

an output unit configured to output the position relevant information synchronized with the user schedule information.

11. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the terminal is a navigation terminal installed into a vehicle.

22. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer program product is stored on a navigation terminal installed into a vehicle.

12. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising:

a first computer code configured to receive position information of the terminal; and

a second computer code configured to control an operation of the first computer code, and to synchronize position relevant information obtained using the position information received by the first computer code with user schedule information.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the user schedule information includes at least one of an appointment place, an appointment time and an appointed correspondent party.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the second computer code is further configured to obtain the user schedule information from at least one of a previously transmitted/received message and/or e-mail, appointment information managed by a schedule management program, and appointment information managed by a position-location module driving program.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the second computer code is further configured to activate the first computer code before a predetermined time from the appointment time included in the user schedule information.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the second computer code is further configured to control the first computer code to set a destination to at least one of an appointment place included in the user schedule information and a place where the appointed correspondent party is located.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising:

a third computer code configured to transmit the position relevant information synchronized with the user schedule information to the appointed correspondent party included in the user schedule information.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the synchronized position relevant information comprises at least one of departure time and origin information of the terminal, a current traveling speed and position information of the terminal, information on a distance remaining to the destination and an estimated necessary time taken to the destination, route information to the destination, and map information on which a route to the destination is marked.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein if route information to the destination is changed, the second computer code is further configured to control the third computer code to transmit the position relevant information corresponding to the changed route information to the appointed correspondent party.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the third computer code is further configured to transmit the synchronized position relevant information according to a transmission operation control condition of the position relevant information.

21. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

third computer code configured to output the position relevant information synchronized with the user schedule information.

23. A method of controlling a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving position information of the terminal;

controlling an operation of the position-location module; and

synchronizing position relevant information obtained using the position information received by the position-location module with user schedule information.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

storing the user schedule information in a memory of the terminal,

wherein the user schedule information includes at least one of an appointment place, an appointment time and an appointed correspondent party.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

obtaining the user schedule information from at least one of a previously transmitted/received message and/or e-mail, appointment information managed by a schedule management program, and appointment information managed by a position-location module driving program.

26. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

activating the position-location module before a predetermined time from the appointment time included in the user schedule information.

27. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

setting a destination to at least one of an appointment place included in the user schedule information and a place where the appointed correspondent party is located.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

transmitting the position relevant information synchronized with the user schedule information to the appointed correspondent party included in the user schedule information.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the synchronized position relevant information comprises at least one of departure time and origin information of the terminal, a current traveling speed and position information of the terminal, information on a distance remaining to the destination and an estimated necessary time taken to the destination, route information to the destination, and map information on which a route to the destination is marked.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein if route information to the destination is changed, the transmitting step further includes transmitting the position relevant information corresponding to the changed route information to the appointed correspondent party.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein the transmitting step further includes transmitting the synchronized position relevant information according to a transmission operation control condition of the position relevant information.

32. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

outputting the position relevant information synchronized with the user schedule information.

33. The method of claim 23, wherein the terminal is a navigation terminal installed into a vehicle.