ROUTE REPORTING METHOD, SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME

• US 20100274471A1
• Filed: 06/26/2009
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Hou, Chun-Yao, Lin, Celine Weichun, Chu, Yen-Lee
• Granted Patent: US 8,209,119 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3676 Overview of the route on the road map

Abstract

A route reporting method, system, and a recording medium using the same are provided. The present method detects a touch and draws a path according to a moving trajectory of the touch. When the touch is finished, a dialog block is displayed to insert route mark information in the drawn path. The aforesaid steps are repeated to draw a plurality of paths. When an end signal is received, those paths are assembled to form a complete route map, which is provided for users to search for routes.

Claims

1. A route reporting method, suitable for a mobile device with a touch screen, comprising:

detecting a touch with the touch screen;

drawing a path according a moving trajectory of the touch;

displaying a dialog block to insert route mark information in the drawn path when detecting the touch is finished;

repeating foregoing steps to draw a plurality of paths; and

assembling the plurality of paths to form a route map when receiving an end signal.

2. The route reporting method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the dialog block to insert the route mark information in the drawn path comprises:

displaying the dialog block at a path end of the drawn path;

receiving a selecting signal and selecting one of a plurality of route mark icons according to the selecting signal; and

displaying the selected rout mark icon at the path end as the route mark information of the path end.

3. The route reporting method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the dialog block to insert the route mark information in the drawn path comprises:

displaying the dialog block at a path end of the drawn path;

receiving an input character string; and

displaying the input character string at the path end as the route mark information of the path end.

4. The route reporting method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying another dialog block to insert path information in the drawn path when detecting the touch is finished.

5. The route reporting method according to claim 4, wherein the step of displaying the another dialog block to insert the path information in the drawn path comprises:

displaying the another dialog block on the drawn path;

receiving an input character string; and

displaying the input character string in the drawn path as the path information of the drawn path.

6. The route reporting method of claim 1, further comprising:

starting recording vocal route reporting information when the touch is first detected;

terminating recording the vocal route reporting information when receiving the end signal; and

displaying a recording time bar, wherein a length of the recording time bar corresponds to a time length of the recorded vocal route reporting information.

7. The route reporting method of claim 6, further comprising:

marking a path end time point in the vocal route reporting information when detecting the touch is finished; and

repeating foregoing steps to mark a plurality of path end time points; and

the step of displaying the recording time bar further comprises;

displaying the route mark information of the path ends corresponding to the path end time points at a plurality of positions on the recording time bar corresponding to the path end time points.

8. The route reporting method of claim 7, wherein after the step of terminating recording the vocal route reporting information, the method further comprises:

receiving a play command; and

playing the recorded vocal route reporting information.

9. The route reporting method of claim 8, wherein the step of playing the recorded vocal route reporting information further comprises:

receiving a select command of one of the route mark information displayed on the recording time bar; and

playing the recorded vocal route reporting information from the path end time point corresponding to the selected route mark information.

10. The route reporting method of claim 8, wherein the step of playing the recorded vocal route reporting information further comprises:

receiving a select command of one of the route mark information displayed on the route map; and

playing the recorded vocal route reporting information from the path end time point corresponding to the selected route mark information.

11. The route reporting method of claim 8, wherein the step of playing the recorded vocal route reporting information further comprises:

displaying a play mark at a position on the recording time bar corresponding to where the vocal route reporting information is played.

12. The route reporting method of claim 8, wherein the step of playing the recorded vocal route reporting information further comprises:

displaying a play mark at a position on the route map corresponding to where the vocal route reporting information is played.

20. A recording medium used for storing a computer program, said computer program comprising a plurality of codes used for being loaded into a mobile device and enabling the mobile device to execute the route reporting method of claim 1.

13. A route reporting system, comprising:

a touch screen, for detecting a touch; and

a route drawing module, for drawing a path according to a moving trajectory of the touch and assembling a plurality of drawn paths to form a route map when receiving an end signal, wherein

when detecting the touch is finished, a dialog is displayed to insert route mark information in the drawn path.

14. The route reporting system of claim 13, further comprising:

a route mark icon selecting module, for displaying a plurality of route mark icons, selecting one of the route mark icons to insert at a path end of the drawn path as the route mark information of the path end according to a selecting signal received by the touch screen.

15. The route reporting system of claim 13, further comprising:

a character string input module, for generating an input character string according to the touch detected by the touch screen, inserting the input character string at a path end of the drawn path as the route mark information of the path end.

16. The route reporting system of claim 13, wherein the route drawing module further comprises:

displaying another dialog block to insert path information in the drawn path when detecting the touch is finished.

17. The route reporting system of claim 13, further comprising:

a recording module, for starting recording vocal route reporting information when the touch screen first detects the touch, and terminating recording the vocal route reporting information when the route drawing module receives the end signal; and

a recording time bar displaying module, for displaying a recording time bar, wherein a length of the recording time bar corresponds to a time length of the recorded vocal route reporting information.

18. The route reporting system of claim 17, further comprising:

a play module, for playing the vocal route reporting information recorded by the recording module when receiving a play command.

19. The route reporting system of claim 13, wherein the system comprises being disposed in a mobile device, which comprises a cellular phone, a PDA, a PDA phone, a laptop, or a car PC.