METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS DATA USING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AND A NAVIGATION DEVICE IN WHICH THIS METHOD IS EMPLOYED

• US 20110137553A1
• Filed: 06/29/2009
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
• Inventors: Kim, Jongwon
• Granted Patent: US 9,342,985 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3694 Output thereof on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096827 where the route is computed onboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096844 where the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A traffic condition data providing method using a wireless communication device and a navigation device performing the method are disclosed. The navigation device includes a travelling path displaying unit that searches a travelling path to a destination set by a user and displays the travelling path on map data, a traffic condition data receiving unit that receives traffic condition data from a content managing server through a wireless communication device in response to a request of providing the traffic condition data over the travelling path, and a traffic condition data providing unit that provides the user with the received traffic condition data.

Claims

1. A navigation device comprising:

a travelling path displaying unit that searches a travelling path to a destination set by a user and displays the travelling path on map data;

a traffic condition data receiving unit that receives traffic condition data from a content managing server through a wireless communication device in response to a request to provide the traffic condition data over the travelling path; and

a traffic condition data providing unit that provides the user with the received traffic condition data.

2. The navigation device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device includes one of:

a wireless Internet access device provided in the navigation device, and

a wireless communication terminal for engaging in near field wireless communication with the navigation device.

3. The navigation device of claim 2, wherein the wireless communication terminal is a terminal that identifies, through terminal authentication with the content managing server, whether the terminal subscribes to a service of providing the traffic condition data.

4. The navigation device of claim 3, wherein the wireless communication terminal is a terminal registered with the content managing server, wherein in a case of matching wireless connection information stored in the navigation device, terminal authentication is complete.

5. The navigation device of claim 1, wherein the traffic condition data receiving unit receives traffic condition data corresponding to a point of interest (POI) over the travelling path by analyzing the POI.

6. The navigation device of claim 1, wherein the traffic condition data comprises at least one of:

traffic information data, CCTV data, and variable message sign data over the travelling path.

7. The navigation device of claim 1, wherein the content managing server processes the traffic condition data based on image setup information including at least one of file format, transmission rate, resolution, and frame.

8. The navigation device of claim 1, wherein the traffic condition data providing unit provides traffic condition data associated with the map data based at least in part on a user'"'"'s position and movement along the travelling path.

9. A method of providing traffic condition data through a navigation device, said method comprising:

searching a travelling path to a destination set by a user;

displaying the travelling path on map data;

receiving traffic condition data from a content managing server through a wireless communication device in response to a request to provide the traffic condition data over the travelling path; and

providing the user with the received traffic condition data.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the wireless communication device includes at least one of

a wireless Internet access device provided in the navigation device, and

a wireless communication terminal that may perform near field wireless communication with the navigation device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the wireless communication terminal is a terminal that identifies, through terminal authentication with the content managing server, whether the terminal subscribes to a service of providing the traffic condition data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the wireless communication terminal is a terminal registered with the content managing server, wherein in a case of matching wireless connection information stored in the navigation device, terminal authentication is completed.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving the traffic condition data includes receiving traffic condition data corresponding to a point of interest (POI) over the travelling path by analyzing the POI.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the traffic condition data includes at least one of:

traffic information data, CCTV data, and variable message, sign data over the travelling path.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the content managing server processes the traffic condition data based on image setup information including at least one of:

file format, transmission rate, resolution, and frame.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein providing the user with the traffic condition data includes providing traffic condition data associated with the map data based at least in part on a user'"'"'s position and movement along the travelling path.

17. A recording medium readable by a computer, the medium including executable instructions for

searching a travelling path to a destination set by a user;

displaying the travelling path on map data;

receiving traffic condition data from a content managing server through a wireless communication device in response to a request to provide the traffic condition data over the travelling path; and

providing the user with the received traffic condition data.