METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING A ROUTE

• US 20110054779A1
• Filed: 08/30/2010
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Cory, Lee, Jae-young, Cho, Sung-hyun
• Application Number:
  US12/871,404
• Publication Number:
  US 20110054779A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/10 Positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3407 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers

Abstract

A method and apparatus for recommending a route. The route recommending method includes obtaining user'"'"'s current body information; obtaining geographic information from a current position to a destination; and determining a recommended route to the destination on the basis of the body information and the geographic information.

Claims

1. A route recommending method comprising:

obtaining a user'"'"'s current body information;

obtaining geographic information from a current position to a destination; and

determining a recommended route to the destination on the basis of the body information and the geographic information.

2. The route recommending method of claim 1, wherein determining the recommended route further comprises determining the recommended route on the basis of user profile information comprising at least one of the user'"'"'s past body information and route selection history information.

3. The route recommending method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the body information at a predetermined time interval; and

selectively changing the recommended route on the basis of the updated body information.

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

if an intersection exists within a certain range from the current position, updating the body information; and

selectively changing the recommended route on the basis of the updated body information.

5. The route recommending method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving map data; and

outputting the map data showing the recommended route.

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

receiving at least one of a signal for establishing a destination, a signal for establishing a target travel time, and a signal for selecting a route.

7. The route recommending method of claim 1, wherein the body information comprises at least one of an electrocardiogram (ECG), brainwave, stress index, bone density index, body mass index, caloric consumption, and the user'"'"'s age.

8. The route recommending method of claim 1, wherein the geographic information comprises at least one of distance of a candidate route, locations of route facilities, road conditions, distance on uphill roads, distance on downhill roads, and obstacles.

9. The route recommending method of claim 1, further comprising performing route guidance according to the recommended route.

10. A route recommending apparatus comprising:

a body information obtaining unit for obtaining a user'"'"'s current body information;

a geographic information obtaining unit for obtaining geographic information from a current position to a destination; and

a route determining unit for determining a recommended route to the destination on the basis of the body information and the geographic information.

11. The route recommending apparatus of claim 10, wherein the route determining unit determines the recommended route on the basis of user profile information comprising at least one of the user'"'"'s past body information and route selection history information.

12. The route recommending apparatus of claim 10, wherein the body information obtaining unit updates the body information at a predetermined time interval, and the route determining unit selectively changes the recommended route on the basis of the updated body information.

13. The route recommending apparatus of claim 10, wherein the body information obtaining unit, if an intersection exists within a certain range from the current position, updates the body information, and the route determining unit selectively changes the recommended route on the basis of the updated body information.

14. The route recommending apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a receiving unit for receiving map data; and

an output unit for outputting the map data showing the recommended route.

15. The route recommending apparatus of claim 10, further comprising an interface for receiving at least one of a signal for establishing a destination, a signal for establishing a target travel time, and a signal for selecting a route.

16. The route recommending apparatus of claim 10, wherein the body information comprises at least one of an electrocardiogram (ECG), brainwave, stress index, bone density index, body mass index, caloric consumption, and the user'"'"'s age.

17. The route recommending apparatus of claim 10, wherein the geographic information comprises at least one of distance of a candidate route, locations of route facilities, road conditions, distance on uphill roads, distance on downhill roads, and obstacles.

18. The route recommending apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a route guiding unit for performing route guidance according to the recommended route.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program for recommending a route, comprising:

a first code segment for obtaining a user'"'"'s current body information;

a second code segment for obtaining geographic information from a current position to a destination; and

a third code segment for determining a recommended route to the destination on the basis of the body information and the geographic information.