INFORMATION DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110106428A1
• Filed: 10/12/2010
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Seungwook, Kim, Dongseok, Jeon, Byeongmoon
• Granted Patent: US 9,651,394 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3623 using a camera or code reader, e.g. for optical or magnetic codes
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3647 Guidance involving output of stored or live camera images or video streams

Abstract

An information displaying apparatus and method thereof capable of accurately displaying event information on a captured actual image are provided. The information displaying apparatus may include a controller configured to detect a location of a specific point within an image captured by a capture unit and to match event information corresponding to an event generated location on map data to the captured image based on the location of the specific point and a current location; and a display unit configured to display the matched result.

Claims

1. An information displaying apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a controller configured to detect a location of a specific point within an image captured by a capture unit and to match event information corresponding to an event generated location on map data to the captured image based on the location of the specific point and a current location; and

a display unit configured to display the matched result.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the event information is road guide information.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the event information is point of interest information.

4. An information displaying apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a controller configured to detect an event generated location on map data based on a current location, to detect a location of a specific point within the captured image based on a depth map of an image captured by a capture unit and the current location, and to match event information corresponding to the detected event generated location to the captured image based on the current location and the location of the specific point; and

a display unit configured to display the matched result.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the event information is road guide information and point of interest information.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the depth map is a depth map of a stereo image captured by the capture unit.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the controller generates an interactive viewpoint image based on the stereo image, and matches the interactive viewpoint image to the event information.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the capture unit comprises a first camera and a second camera, and the controller combines a first image captured by the first camera with a second image captured by the second camera to generate the interactive viewpoint image.

9. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the capture unit comprises a first camera, a second camera, and a third camera located between the first camera and the second camera, and the controller matches an image captured by the third camera to the event information.

10. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the controller displays the road guide information on a road within the captured image.

11. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the controller displays the event information and the captured image on the display unit based on a current speed and a predetermined reference speed.

12. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a map matching unit configured to match the current location to a map link within the map data when a current speed is above a predetermined reference speed, and to display the matched map link on the display unit.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the map matching unit displays the event information and the captured image on the display unit when the current speed is less than the predetermined reference speed.

14. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the controller displays the event information and the captured image on the display unit based on a reception intensity of the event information received through a communication network and a predetermined reference value.

15. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a map matching unit configured to match the current location to a map link within the map data when the reception intensity of the event information received a communication network is less than a predetermined reference value, and to display the matched map link on the display unit.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the controller displays the event information and the captured image on the display unit when the reception intensity of the event information is above the predetermined reference value.

17. An information displaying method, the method comprising:

detecting a location of a specific point within an image captured by a capture unit;

matching event information corresponding to an event generated location on map data to the captured image based on the location of the specific point and a current location; and

displaying the matched result on a display unit.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the event information is road guide information.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the event information is point of interest information.

20. An information displaying method, the method comprising:

detecting an event generated location on map data based on a current location;

detecting a location of a specific point within the captured image based on a depth map of an image captured by a capture unit and the current location;

matching event information corresponding to the detected event generated location to the captured image based on the current location and the location of the specific point; and

displaying the matched result on a display unit.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the event information is road guide information and point of interest information.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the depth map is a depth map of a stereo image captured by the capture unit.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein said matching the event information to the captured image comprises:

generating an interactive viewpoint image based on the stereo image, and

matching the interactive viewpoint image to the event information.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said generating the interactive viewpoint image includes combining a first image captured by a first camera with a second image captured by a second camera to generate the interactive viewpoint image.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein said matching the event information to the captured image includes matching an image captured by a third camera located between a first camera and a second camera to the event information.

26. The method of claim 20, further comprising displaying the road guide information on a road within the captured image.

27. The method of claim 20, further comprising displaying the event information and the captured image on the display unit based on a current speed and a predetermined reference speed.

28. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

matching the current location to a map link within the map data when a current speed is above a predetermined reference speed; and

displaying the matched map link on the display unit.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising displaying the event information and the captured image on the display unit when the current speed is less than the predetermined reference speed.

30. The method of claim 20, further comprising displaying the event information and the captured image on the display unit based on a reception intensity of the event information received through a communication network and a predetermined reference value.

31. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

matching the current location to a map link within the map data when the reception intensity of the event information received a communication network is less than a predetermined reference value; and

displaying the matched map link on the display unit.

32. The method of claim 31, further comprising displaying the event information and the captured image on the display unit when the reception intensity of the event information is above the predetermined reference value.