TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SETTING UP DESTINATION AND PROVIDING INFOMATION

• US 20130332074A1
• Filed: 06/11/2013
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: RHEE, Young-ho, CHANG, Il-ku, JIN, Young-kyu
• Granted Patent: US 10,006,769 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/487
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/38 Electronic maps specially adapted for navigation; Updating thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services

Abstract

A terminal apparatus, a method and a system for setting up a destination and providing information are provided, in which the terminal apparatus includes a communicator which is configured to communicate with other terminal apparatuses, an input unit which is configured to receive a user command, a display which is configured to display a list including at least one item which corresponds to at least one of the other terminal apparatuses, and a controller which is configured to control the communicator to transmit destination information to a first terminal apparatus which corresponds to a selected item that is selected from among the at least one item included in the displayed list via the input unit. Accordingly, a user is provided with routes to the destination, without having to input address or name of the intended destination on his own terminal apparatus.

Claims

1. A terminal apparatus, comprising:

a communicator which is configured to communicate with other terminal apparatuses;

an input unit which is configured to receive a user command;

a display which is configured to display a list including at least one item which corresponds to at least one of the other terminal apparatuses; and

a controller which is configured to control the communicator to transmit destination information to a first terminal apparatus which corresponds to a selected item that is selected from among the at least one item included in the displayed list via the input unit.

2. The terminal apparatus of claim 1, wherein, if the navigation information is received from the first terminal apparatus by the communicator, the controller controls the display to display the received navigation information,

wherein the navigation information comprises the destination information and current position information of the first terminal apparatus.

3. The terminal apparatus of claim 2, wherein the navigation information is received from the first terminal apparatuses based on a preset period, and the controller controls the display to update and display the navigation information according to the received navigation information.

4. The terminal apparatus of claim 1, wherein, if the current position information of the first terminal apparatuses is received from the first terminal apparatuses via the communicator, the controller generates navigation information based on destination information of the terminal apparatus and the received current position information, and controls the display to display the generated navigation information.

5. The terminal apparatus of claim 2, wherein, if a command to revise routes is inputted via the input unit, the controller displays the navigation information with the routes revised based on the inputted command to revise and controls the communicator to transmit the revised route information to the first terminal apparatus.

6. The terminal apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a storage which is configured to store at least one preset position information of the terminal apparatus,

wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display a destination list including an item corresponding to the at least one preset position information stored in the storage and an item corresponding to current position information of the terminal apparatus, when a user command for provision of position information is inputted.

7. The terminal apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

a global positioning system (GPS) receiver which is configured to receive GPS information of the terminal apparatus,

wherein, if an item corresponding to the at least one preset position information stored at the storage is selected,

the controller is further configured to control the communicator to determine position information corresponding to the selected item corresponding to the at least one preset position information as destination information and transmit the destination information to the first terminal apparatuses, and if an item corresponding to the current position information is selected, the controller is further configured to control the communicator to determine GPS information received from the GPS receiver as the destination information and transmit the destination information to the first terminal apparatus.

8. A terminal apparatus, comprising:

a communicator which is configured to communicate with a first terminal apparatus;

an input unit which is configured to receive a user command;

a display; and

a controller which is configured to generate navigation information based on destination information and current position information of the terminal apparatus, if the destination information is received from a first terminal apparatus via the communicator.

9. The terminal apparatus of claim 8, wherein, if the destination information is received, the display is further configured to display an inquiry message inquiring whether or not to generate the navigation information, and

the controller controls the display to display the navigation information in response to the user command inputted via the input unit.

10. The terminal apparatus of claim 9, wherein, if revised route information is received from the first terminal apparatuses via the communicator, the controller is further configured to control the display to update the navigation information according to the revised route information, and

the display displays the navigation information which is updated according to the revised route information.

11. The terminal apparatus of claim 8, wherein the navigation information is periodically updated based on a preset period, and

the controller controls the communicator to transmit the navigation information to the first terminal apparatus, when a user command for location sharing is inputted via the input unit.

12. A method for providing information for setting up a destination from a terminal apparatus to other terminal apparatuses, the method comprising:

displaying a list including at least one item corresponding to at least one of the other terminal apparatuses; and

transmitting destination information to a first terminal apparatuses which corresponds to a selected item that is selected from among the at least one item included in the displayed list.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying received navigation information, when the navigation information is received from the first terminal apparatus, and

the navigation information comprises the destination information and the current position information of the first terminal apparatus.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the navigation information is received from the first terminal apparatuses based on a preset period, and the displaying comprises updating and displaying the navigation information according to the received navigation information.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising, when the current position information of the first terminal apparatus is received from the first terminal apparatus, generating navigation information based on the destination information and the received current position information and displaying the generated navigation information.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

when a command to revise the routes is inputted, displaying navigation information with the routes revised based on the inputted command to revise; and

transmitting the revised route information to the first terminal apparatus.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the transmitting the destination information comprises:

when a user command for provision of position information is inputted, displaying a destination list including an item corresponding to at least one or more of prestored position information and an item corresponding to the current position information of the terminal apparatus.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the transmitting the destination information further comprises:

inputting a user command while displaying the destination list; and

determining position information corresponding to a selected item as destination information, if the inputted user command directs to select an item corresponding to at least one or more of the prestored position

or receiving global positioning system (GPS) information and determining the received GPS information as the destination information, if the inputted user command is a command to select the item corresponding to the current position information.

19. A method for setting up a destination at a terminal apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving destination information from a first terminal apparatuses;

acquiring current position information of the terminal apparatus; and

generating navigation information based on the received destination information and the acquired current position information.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

displaying an inquiry message asking whether to generate the navigation information; and

displaying the generated navigation information, according to the inputted user command.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

updating and displaying the navigation information according to revised route information, if the revised route information is received from the first terminal apparatuses.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the navigation information is periodically updated based on a preset period,

the method further comprising transmitting the navigation information to the first terminal, when a user command for location sharing is inputted.

23. A system for sharing position information, comprising:

a first terminal apparatus which transmits destination information to set up a destination to a terminal apparatus corresponding to an item selected from among a plurality of prestored items; and

a second terminal apparatus which generates navigation information based on the destination information received from the first terminal apparatus and current position information.

24. A method of setting up a destination between a first terminal apparatus and a second terminal apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying, on the first terminal apparatus, an item comprising profile information on users of the first and second terminal apparatuses;

displaying the profile information of the user of the first terminal apparatus on the first terminal apparatus, when the item of the user of the first terminal apparatus is selected;

displaying, on the first terminal apparatus, a destination list comprising restored position information of the first terminal apparatus and current position information of the first terminal apparatus, in response to a user command;

selecting at least one of the preset position information and the current position information on the destination list as destination information, selecting the item of the second terminal apparatus; and

transmitting the destination information to the second terminal apparatus.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein, upon receiving the destination information, the second terminal apparatus generates navigation information based on the received destination information and current position information of the second terminal apparatus.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the second terminal apparatus displays the generated navigation information, and transmits the generated navigation information to the first terminal apparatus.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein the profile information comprises at least one of a name or an address of a user of the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus.