SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THEME ZONE IN CONNECTION WITH PATH

• US 20140129140A1
• Filed: 11/21/2013
• Published: 05/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
• Original Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
• Inventors: CHANG, Sang Hun
• Application Number:
  US14/086,656
• Publication Number:
  US 20140129140A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/533
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096894 where input is assisted by the navigation device, i.e. the user does not type the complete name of the destination, e.g. using zip codes, telephone numbers, progressively selecting from initial letters

Abstract

A system for providing a theme zone in association with a route, the system including: a theme zone database maintaining a theme zone area for each category in association with navigation information, and point of interest (POI) information included in the theme zone area; a theme zone retrieval unit retrieving a theme zone associated with a driving route from the theme zone database by analyzing the driving route of a vehicle; a navigation information generation unit generating the navigation information by including a theme zone area of the retrieved theme zone in the driving route; and a route guidance unit directing a route based on the generated navigation information.

Claims

1. A system for providing a theme zone in association with a route, the system comprising:

a theme zone database maintaining a theme zone area for each category in association with navigation information, and point of interest (POI) information included in the theme zone area;

a theme zone retrieval unit retrieving a theme zone associated with a driving route from the theme zone database by analyzing the driving route of a vehicle;

a navigation information generation unit generating the navigation information by including a theme zone area of the retrieved theme zone in the driving route; and

a route guidance unit directing a route based on the generated navigation information.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a user interface unit receiving a category of a theme zone from a user,

wherein the theme zone retrieval unit retrieves a theme zone included in the selected category in association with the driving route from the theme zone database, and the navigation information generation unit generates the navigation information by including a theme zone area of the theme zone included in the selected category in the driving route.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a user interface unit receiving a district and a search radius of the theme zone from a user,

wherein the theme zone retrieval unit retrieves POI information included in the district and the search radius of the theme zone from the theme zone database, and the route guidance unit provides the user with a theme zone list including the retrieved POI information.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the theme zone database stores a recommendation theme zone list according to a theme zone use of a user, the theme zone retrieval unit receives a request for recommendation theme zone information from a user and retrieves the recommendation theme zone list from the theme zone database, and the route guidance unit provides the user with the retrieved recommendation theme zone list.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a user interface unit receiving distance information of an audio guidance point associated with the theme zone from a user,

wherein the route guidance unit differently audio-guides according to information for each distance according to the distance information of the audio guidance point, the information being associated with the theme zone on the driving route.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the navigation information generation unit displays a map associated with the driving route on a screen, and generates the navigation information to enable a theme zone representation icon to be located in a center of the theme zone area, when a position of the map is changed according to a vehicle'"'"'s driving and the theme zone area is included in the map on the screen.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the route guidance unit directs the route by 1) not displaying the theme zone area, 2) displaying a theme zone representation icon, or 3) displaying the theme zone representation icon and the theme zone area depending on a map level on a screen.

8. A system for providing a theme zone in association with a route, the system comprising:

a theme zone database maintaining a theme zone area for each category in association with navigation information, and POI information included in the theme zone area;

a user interface unit receiving theme zone selection information from a user;

a theme zone retrieval unit retrieving a theme zone associated with the theme zone selection information from the theme zone database;

a navigation information generation unit generating the navigation information which sets a representation spot of a theme zone area of the retrieved theme zone as a destination; and

a route guidance unit providing navigation based on the generated navigation information.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the theme zone database sets and stores a shop, which is located in a center of a coordinate of the theme zone area, as a representation spot, and the navigation information generation unit generates navigation information which sets a representation spot of the shop, which is located in the center of the coordinate of the theme zone area, as a destination.

10. A method of providing a theme zone in association with a route, the method comprising:

maintaining a theme zone area for each category in association with navigation information, and POI information included in the theme zone area in a theme zone database;

retrieving a theme zone associated with a driving route from the theme zone database by analyzing the driving route of a vehicle;

generating navigation information by including a theme zone area of the retrieved theme zone in the driving route; and

directing a route based on the generated navigation information.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a category of a theme zone from a user,

wherein the retrieving comprises retrieving a theme zone included in the selected category in association with the driving route from the theme zone database, and the generating comprises generating navigation information by including a theme zone area of the theme zone included in the selected category in the driving route.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a district and a search radius of the theme zone from a user,

wherein the retrieving comprises retrieving POI information included in the district and the search radius of the theme zone from the theme zone database, and the directing comprises providing the user with a theme zone list including the retrieved POI information.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving distance information of an audio guidance point associated with the theme zone from a user,

wherein the directing comprises information for differently audio-guiding for each distance according to the distance information of the audio guidance point, the information being associated with the theme zone on the driving route.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the generating comprises displaying a map associated with the driving route on a screen, and generating navigation information to enable a theme zone representation icon to be located in a center of the theme zone area, when a position of the map is changed according to a vehicle'"'"'s driving and the theme zone area is included in the map on the screen.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the directing comprises directing the route by 1) not displaying the theme zone area, 2) displaying a theme zone representation icon, or 3) displaying the theme zone representation icon and the theme zone area depending on a map level on a screen.

16. A method of providing a theme zone in association with a route, the method comprising:

maintaining a theme zone area for each category in association with navigation information, and POI information included in the theme zone area;

receiving theme zone selection information from a user;

retrieving a theme zone associated with the theme zone selection information from the theme zone database;

generating the navigation information of a theme zone area of the retrieved theme zone; and

providing navigation based on the generated navigation information.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

setting a shop, which is located in a center of a coordinate of the theme zone area, as a representation spot, and storing the shop in the theme zone database,

wherein the generating comprises generating navigation information which sets a representation spot of the shop, which is located in the center of the coordinate of the theme zone area, as a destination.

18. A computer-readable recording medium comprising computer instructions for:

maintaining a theme zone area for each category in association with navigation information, and POI information included in the theme zone area in a theme zone database;

retrieving a theme zone associated with a driving route from the theme zone database by analyzing the driving route of a vehicle;

generating navigation information by including a theme zone area of the retrieved theme zone in the driving route; and

directing a route based on the generated navigation information.