POI displaying method and electronic apparatus utilizing the method

• US 9,175,974 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2009
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AutoChips INC. (Navinfo Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: AutoChips INC. (Navinfo Company Limited)
• Inventors: Wang, Chunyan
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Tuan C.
• Application Number:
  US12/518,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20110258827A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,370 Days
• Field of Search: 701/208
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3476 using point of interest [POI] information, e.g. a route passing visible POIs
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3644 Landmark guidance, e.g. using POIs or conspicuous other objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

One embodiment of the present application discloses an POI displaying method for displaying information of at least one POI (point of interest) stored in a database on an electronic apparatus. The method comprises: (a) obtaining at least one POI according to a desired POI type; (b) obtaining at least one corresponding path according to the position of each obtained POI; (c) generating a POI gathering information of each corresponding path according to the at least one obtained POI; and (d) displaying the at least one corresponding path and the corresponding POI gathering information.

Claims

1. A POI displaying method for displaying information of at least one POI stored in a database on an electronic apparatus, comprising:

(a) obtaining at least one POI according to a desired POI type;

(b) obtaining at least one corresponding path according to the position of each obtained POI;

(c) generating a POI gathering information of each corresponding path according to the at least one obtained POI; and

(d) displaying the at least one corresponding path and the corresponding POI gathering information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (d) comprises displaying the amount of the POI on the corresponding path.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (d) comprises displaying the distribution density of the POI of the corresponding path.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the following step:

locating a target object, and

wherein the step (d) further comprises displaying at least one of a shortest distance between the target object and a nearest POI of the corresponding path and a longest distance between the target object and a most far POI of the corresponding path.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the following step:

selecting one of the corresponding path as a destination.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the following steps:

displaying the selected path on a map stored in the data base; and

displaying the POI of the selected path on the map.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

locating a target object;

wherein the step (a) searches the POI in a predetermined range of the target object.

8. An electronic apparatus for displaying information of at least one POI, comprising:

a first storage unit, for storing a plurality of POIs;

a second storage unit, for storing a map information which comprising a plurality of paths;

a processing unit, for obtaining at least one POI according to a desired POT type, for obtaining at least one corresponding path according to the position of each obtained POI, and for generating a POI gathering information of each path according to the at least one obtained POI; and

a displaying unit, for displaying the at least one path and the corresponding POT gathering information.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the displaying unit displays the amount of the POT on the corresponding path.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the displaying unit displays the distribution density of the POT of the corresponding path.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processing unit further locates a target object, where the displaying unit further displays at least one of a shortest distance between the target object and a nearest POI of the corresponding path and a longest distance between the target object and a most far POI of the corresponding path.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processing unit further selects one of the corresponding paths as a destination.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the storage unit further stores a map, where the displaying unit displays the selected path on the map and displays the POT of the specific type on the target path on the map.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processing unit further locates a target object, where the processing unit searches the POI in a predetermined range of the target object.