SERVER, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGES OF VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM

• US 20120323480A1
• Filed: 03/02/2011
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
• Original Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
• Inventors: Kim, Heungwon, Woo, Seungwan, Lee, Wonkeun, Lee, Haeil
• Granted Patent: US 9,207,087 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/409
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3602 Input other than that of destination using image analysis, e.g. detection of road signs, lanes, buildings, real preceding vehicles using a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence

Abstract

Disclosed are a server, a navigation system, a vehicle navigation system, and a method for providing images of a vehicle navigation system. According to the present invention, the vehicle navigation system processes image data obtained through a vehicle black box and transmits the processed image data to a server or a user terminal.

Claims

1. A vehicle navigation system comprising:

a communication unit; and

a controller configured to be connected to a vehicle black box through the communication unit, to obtain first image data from the vehicle black box, and to filter a specific object included in the first image data to generate second image data.

2. The vehicle navigation system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to filter the specific object by decreasing the resolution of the specific object included in the first image data to lower than a predetermined value.

3. The vehicle navigation system of claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to filter the specific object by mosaic-processing the specific object.

4. The vehicle navigation system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to transmit the second image data to a user terminal or a server connected through the communication unit.

5. The vehicle navigation system of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to transmit the second image data to the user terminal or the server when location information corresponding to the second image data is received from the user terminal or the server.

6. The vehicle navigation system of claim 1, further comprising a location information module,

wherein the controller is configured to obtain location information through the location information module and to generate the second image data by mapping location information corresponding to the first image data with the first image data.

7. A vehicle navigation system of claim 1, further comprising an input unit,

wherein the controller is configured to generate the second image data by mapping audio data or a note input through the input unit with the first image data.

8. A vehicle navigation system comprising:

a storage;

a communication unit; and

a controller configured to store, in the storage, image data obtained from a vehicle black box connected through the communication unit and to transmit, to a server or a user terminal connected through the communication unit, image data that satisfies at least one condition received from the server or the user terminal, from among the image data stored in the storage.

9. The vehicle navigation system of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to filter a specific object from the image data that satisfies the at least one condition, and then to transmit the filtered the image data to the server or the user terminal.

10. The vehicle navigation system of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to map location information and time information corresponding to the image data obtained from the vehicle black box with the image data and to store the mapped data in the storage.

11. The vehicle navigation system of claim 8, further comprising an input unit,

wherein the controller is configured to insert audio data or a note input through the input unit into image data obtained from the vehicle black box and to store the image data in the storage.

12. The vehicle navigation system of claim 8, wherein the at least one condition includes at least one of theme information, location information and time information.

13. The vehicle navigation system of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to obtain moving route information on the basis of location information of a vehicle and to transmit the obtained moving route information to the server.

14. A navigation system comprising:

a vehicle black box configured to be installed in a vehicle and to obtain first image data related to driving of the vehicle; and

a vehicle navigation system configured to be connected to the vehicle black box and to generate second image data by filtering a specific object included in the first image data.

15. The navigation system of claim 14, wherein the vehicle navigation system is configured to filter the specific object included in the first image data by mosaic-processing the specific object.

16. The navigation system of claim 15, wherein the vehicle navigation system is configured to transmit the second image data to a server or a user terminal connected through a network.

17. A server comprising:

a storage;

a communication unit; and

a controller configured to store, in the storage, image data obtained from at least one navigation system connected through the communication unit, to obtain image data that satisfies at least one condition, from among the image data stored in the storage, to filter a specific object included in the image data that satisfies the at least one condition, and to output the filtered image data.

18. The server of claim 17, wherein the controller is configured to classify the image data obtained from the at least one navigation system on the basis of location information, time information or theme information mapped with the image data obtained from the at least one navigation system and to store the classified image data.

19. The server of claim 17, wherein the controller is configured to filter the specific object by mosaic-processing the specific object.

20. A server comprising:

a communication unit; and

a controller configured of be connected to at least one navigation system through the communication unit and to obtain moving route information that satisfies at least one condition, from among moving route information received from the at least one navigation system, and to request the navigation system corresponding to the obtained moving route information to provide image data that satisfies the at least one condition.

21. The server of claim 20, wherein the moving route information represents a time and a location that a corresponding vehicle passes by.

22. The server of claim 20, wherein the at least one condition includes at least one of location information and time information.

23. A method for providing images of a vehicle navigation system, the method comprising:

connecting to a vehicle black box;

acquiring first image data from the vehicle black box;

generating second image data by filtering a specific object from the first image data; and

transmitting the second image data to a server or a user terminal connected through a network.

28. A computer readable medium storing a program for executing one of methods of claim 23.

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