MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20180373936A1
• Filed: 05/09/2018
• Published: 12/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Sangwon, KIM, Kyunglack
• Granted Patent: US 10,867,179 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/01 Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0284 Time or distance, e.g. usage of parking meters or taximeters
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/103 Static body considered as a whole, e.g. static pedestrian or occupant recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/161 Detection; Localisation; Normalisation

Abstract

The present disclosure may include a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, and the mobile terminal may include a display unit configured to display a map image in a predetermined range around a predetermined point; a wireless communication unit configured to receive at least one carsharing schedule set within the predetermined range from a server; and a controller configured to control the display unit so that a graphic object corresponding to the carsharing schedule is displayed on the map image when the carsharing schedule is received, wherein the controller controls the display unit so that the graphic object disappears when a predetermined time is left from a departure time of the carsharing schedule.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal to coordinate a transportation service, the method comprising:

obtaining, through a camera of the mobile terminal, an image;

displaying, through a touch screen of the mobile terminal, the obtained image;

identifying, from the image, at least one of one or more passengers or at least one baggage;

based on at least one of the identified one or more passengers or the identified at least one baggage, determining characteristics of the transportation service;

based on the determination of the characteristics of the transportation service, transmitting, through a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal to a server, a search request for a candidate vehicle;

receiving, from the server, information related to one or more candidate vehicles determined by the server to be capable of providing the transportation service, wherein the determination of whether a candidate vehicle is capable of providing the transportation service is based on the characteristics of the transportation service; and

displaying, through the touch screen, the one or more candidate vehicles capable of providing the transportation service.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising:

wherein the determination of whether a candidate vehicle is capable of providing the transportation service is based on an ability of the candidate vehicle to accommodate the identified one or more passenger and the identified at least one baggage.

3. The method of claim 2, comprising:

based on the identification of the at least one baggage, displaying, through the touch screen, a storage compartment image of the candidate vehicle.

4. The method of claim 3, comprising:

displaying, through the touch screen, a graphic object corresponding to the at least one baggage with the displayed storage compartment image; and

setting a loading location of the at least one baggage based on a displayed position of the graphic object,

wherein the graphic object is moveable based on a touch input to the touch screen.

5. The method of claim 4, comprising:

displaying, through the touch screen, a guide image with the displayed storage compartment image and the graphic object,

wherein the storage compartment image comprises;

a first region which is scheduled to be occupied; and

a second region which is not scheduled to be occupied, and

wherein the guide image is positioned on the first region.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the storage compartment image is an image captured by a camera disposed in a storage compartment of the candidate vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the characteristics include a number of passengers, the method comprising:

determining whether the image was obtained through a front camera disposed on a front surface of the mobile terminal or a rear surface camera disposed on a rear surface of the mobile terminal;

based on the determination that the image was obtained through the rear surface camera, modifying the number of passengers; and

based on the determination that the image was obtained through the front camera, maintaining the number of passengers.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising:

displaying, through the touch screen, a guiding line for guiding the identification of at least one of the one or more passengers or the at least one baggage from the image,

wherein the identification is based on at least one region of the image, the at least one region defined by the guiding line.

9. The method of claim 8, comprising:

receiving, through the touch screen, a touch input for modifying the guiding line;

based on the received touch input, modifying the guiding line; and

based on the modified guiding line, identifying, from the image, at least one of the one or more passengers or the at least one baggage.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving, through the mobile terminal, a user input selecting any one of the one or more candidate vehicles; and

based on the received user input, transmitting, through the wireless communication unit to the server, a reservation request for the transportation service by the selected candidate vehicle.

11. The method of claim 10, comprising:

determining that the selected candidate vehicle and the mobile terminal are located within a predetermined range;

based on the determination that the selected candidate vehicle and the mobile terminal are located within the predetermined range, displaying, through the touch screen, an authentication screen configured to aid a driver of the selected candidate vehicle in identifying a user of the mobile terminal.

12. The method of claim 10, comprising:

based on the transmission of the reservation request, obtaining, through the camera, a pickup location image;

displaying, through the touch screen, the pickup location image; and

displaying, through the touch screen, a pickup point selection guide image identifying a region of the pickup location image suitable for parking of the selected candidate vehicle.

13. The method of claim 12, comprising:

receiving, through the mobile terminal, a user input selecting the pickup point selection guide image;

based on the received user input selecting the pickup point selection guide image, setting a pickup point of the selected candidate vehicle.

14. The method of claim 1, comprising:

based on the information related to one or more candidate vehicles, determining that the one or more candidate vehicles are not present;

displaying, through the touch screen, a map image comprising a point corresponding to a location of the mobile terminal; and

displaying, on the displayed map image, at least one of

a first graphic object identifying a first region, wherein a number of available vehicles located in the first region exceeds a number of passengers located in the first region by a first reference value, and

a second graphic object identifying a second region, wherein a number of passengers located in the second region exceeds a number of available vehicles located in the second region by a second reference value.

15. The method of claim 14, comprising:

outputting, through the mobile terminal, route guide information configured to guide a user of the mobile terminal in moving from the location of the mobile terminal to a location within the first region.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the outputting the route guide information comprises:

determining a mode of transportation for moving the user to the location within the first region; and

outputting, through the mobile terminal, the determined mode of transportation.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the one or more candidate vehicles comprises:

displaying, through the touch screen, a map image of a predetermined range around a predetermined point;

displaying, on the displayed map image, the one or more candidate vehicles;

determining that a departure time of at least one of the one or more candidate vehicles is within a predetermined time from a current time; and

based on the determination that the departure time of the at least one of the one or more candidate vehicles is within the predetermined time from the current time, removing the at least one of the one or more candidate vehicles from display through the touch screen.

18. The method of claim 17, comprising:

modifying the predetermined time based on a location of the mobile terminal.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the modifying of the predetermined time based on the location of the mobile terminal comprises:

calculating an estimated travel time from the location of the mobile terminal to a departure location set to the candidate vehicle; and

modifying the predetermined time based on the estimated travel time.

20. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touch screen;

a camera;

a wireless communication unit;

at least one processor; and

a computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising;

obtaining, through the camera, an image;

displaying, through the touch screen, the obtained image;

determining, from the image, characteristics of one or more passengers of a transportation service;

based on the determination of the characteristics of the one or more passengers, transmitting, through the wireless communication unit to a server, a search request for a candidate vehicle;

receiving, from the server, information related to one or more candidate vehicles determined by the server to be capable of providing the transportation service to the one or more passengers, wherein the determination of whether a candidate vehicle is capable of providing the transportation service to the one or more passengers is based on the characteristics of the one or more passengers; and

displaying, through the touch screen, the one or more candidate vehicles capable of providing the transportation service to the one or more passengers.

21. A control method for a transportation system comprising a server configured to coordinate a transportation service between a client terminal and a driver terminal, the control method comprising:

generating, by the driver terminal, at least one passenger criteria of the driver terminal based on user input;

transmitting, by the driver terminal to the server, the at least one passenger criteria;

receiving, by the server, one or more vehicle requests from the client terminal;

based on the at least one passenger criteria and the one or more vehicle requests, determining, by the server, that the one or more vehicle requests satisfy the at least one passenger criteria;

based on the determination that the one or more vehicle requests satisfy the at least one passenger criteria, transmitting, by the server to the driver terminal, a reservation request;

dividing, by the server based on information received by the server, a predetermined region into a first region in which a number of passengers matching the at least one passenger criteria of the driver terminal is less than a first reference value, and a second region in which a number of passengers matching the at least one passenger criteria of the driver terminal is greater than a second reference value;

transmitting, by the server to the driver terminal, information associated with at least one of the first region or the second region;

based on a current location of the driver terminal and the information associated with at least one of the first region or the second region, determining, by the driver terminal or the server, that the driver terminal is located within the first region; and

outputting, by the driver terminal, driver guide information configured to guide a user of the driver terminal to the second region in at least one of a visual, auditory, or tactile manner.

22. The control method of claim 21, further comprising:

displaying, on a display of the driver terminal, a passenger criteria input interface configured to receive passenger criteria input; and

setting the at least one passenger criteria of the driver terminal based on the received passenger criteria input.

23. The control method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving, by the server from the driver terminal, a reservation request approval;

based on receipt of the reservation request approval, coordinating, by the server, the transportation service between the client terminal and the driver terminal by;

determining, by the server, a passenger pickup location based on a location of the driver terminal and a location of the client terminal; and

displaying, on a display of the client terminal, the passenger pickup location.

24. The control method of claim 22, further comprising:

determining, by the client terminal or the server, that the driver terminal and the client terminal are located within a predetermined range based on a location of the driver terminal and a location of the client terminal; and

based on the determination that the driver terminal and the client terminal are located within the predetermined range, displaying, on a display of the client terminal, an authentication screen configured to aid a user of the driver terminal in identifying a user of the client terminal.

25. The control method of claim 23, further comprising:

calculating, by the client terminal, a ride comfort index of a passenger of the transportation service based on sensor information received from a sensor of the client terminal; and

transmitting, to the server by the client terminal, the ride comfort index based on completion of the transportation service.

26. The control method of claim 25, further comprising:

based on the ride comfort index, classifying, by the server, the driver terminal into one of a plurality of groups.

27. The control method of claim 21, wherein dividing the predetermined region comprises:

receiving, by the driver terminal, a predetermined time zone;

transmitting, by the driver terminal to the server, the predetermined time zone; and

dividing, by the server, the predetermined region into the first region and the second region based on information corresponding to the predetermined time zone.

28. The control method of claim 21, wherein outputting the driver guide information comprises:

displaying, on a display of the driver terminal, a map image comprising the current location of the driver terminal; and

displaying, on the map image, a graphic object configured to guide the user of the driver terminal to the second region.

29. The control method of claim 21, wherein outputting the driver guide information comprises:

determining, by the server or the driver terminal, that (i) the driver terminal is located within the first region, and (ii) the driver terminal has not received a reservation request within a reference period of time; and

based on the determination that (i) the driver terminal is located within the first region, and (ii) the driver terminal has not received a reservation request within the reference period of time, outputting the driver guide information.

30. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a sensing unit configured to sense a current location;

a touch screen;

a wireless communication unit;

at least one processor; and

a computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising;

displaying, through the touch screen, a map image of a predetermined range around a predetermined point;

receiving, through the wireless communication unit from a server, at least one carsharing schedule set within the predetermined range;

based on receipt of the at least one carsharing schedule, displaying, through the touch screen, at least one graphic object corresponding to the at least one carsharing schedule on the map image;

determining a predetermined time based on the current location of the mobile terminal;

determining that a departure time of the at least one carsharing schedule is within the predetermined time from a current time;

modifying the predetermined time based on the current location of the mobile terminal; and

based on the determination that the departure time of the at least one carsharing schedule is within the predetermined time from the current time, removing the at least one graphic object from display through the touch screen.

31. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein modifying the predetermined time based on the current location of the mobile terminal comprises:

calculating an estimated travel time from the current location of the mobile terminal to a departure location of the at least one carsharing schedule; and

modifying the predetermined time based on the estimated travel time.

32. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the operations comprise:

displaying, through the touch screen, additional information associated with the at least one carsharing schedule based on a touch input to one of the at least one graphic object, the additional information comprising information associated with one or more passengers of the at least one carsharing schedule.

33. The mobile terminal of claim 32, wherein the additional information further comprises a seat position for each of the one or more passengers, and

wherein the operations comprise:

assigning, by the server, the seat position for each of the one or more passengers based on a destination of each of the one or more passengers.

34. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the operations comprise:

assigning, by the server, a seat position for each of one or more passengers of the at least one carsharing schedule based on a destination of each of the one or more passengers; and

displaying, through the touch screen, additional information associated with the at least one carsharing schedule based on a touch input to one of the at least one graphic object, the additional information comprising the seat position for each of the one or more passengers of the at least one carsharing schedule.