Traffic information servicing method

• US 6,298,301 B1
• Filed: 10/12/1999
• Issued: 10/02/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Beom-seok
• Primary Examiner(s): LOUIS JACQUES, JACQUES H
• Application Number:
  US09/417,015
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 701/201, 701/207, 701/208, 701/209, 701/117, 701/118, 701/119, 340/990, 340/995, 340/988, 340/903, 340/905, 340/904, 340/906, 340/907, 340/991, 340/993, 455/186.1, 455/161.3, 455/184.1
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096758 where no selection takes place on the transmitted or the received information
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station

Abstract

A traffic information servicing method for providing traffic information around a specific car in an undetermined area is provided. The traffic information servicing method includes a car navigation device communicating with an information center for providing traffic information according to received car information, a radio telephone, and an adaptor for controlling the radio telephone comprising transmitting the car information from the car navigation device to the information center; analyzing the car information received from the car navigation device; determining a predetermined number and order of map areas corresponding to the analyzed car information; and transmitting the predetermined number and order of map areas as traffic information to the car navigation device.

Claims

1. A traffic information servicing method including a car navigation device communicating with an information center for providing traffic information according to received car information, a radio telephone, and an adaptor for controlling said radio telephone, comprising:

transmitting said car information from said car navigation device to said information center;

analyzing said car information received from said car navigation device;

determining a predetermined number and order of map areas corresponding to said analyzed car information; and

transmitting said predetermined number and order of map areas and said traffic information to said car navigation device.

2. The traffic information servicing method of claim 1, wherein said car information includes speed, location, car traveling direction, car emergency state, software version, and map version.

3. The traffic information servicing method of claim 1, wherein said car navigation device transmits said car information to said information center and receives traffic information on a map area around said car.

4. The traffic information servicing method of claim 1, wherein said information center receives said car information from said navigation device and transmits traffic information for a map area including said car to an adjacent map area of the car'"'"'s traveling direction.

5. The traffic information servicing method of claim 4, wherein said information center transmits 1) a first map area including coordinates of said car, 2) a second map area in a first traveling direction of said car adjacent to said first map area, 3) a third map area in a second traveling direction of said car adjacent to said second map area, and 4) additional map areas in a spiral order after said third map area.