Apparatus and method for generating sketch map information in portable terminal

• US 9,360,325 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2014
• Issued: 06/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Woo-Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Zanelli, Michael J
• Application Number:
  US14/469,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20140365112A1
• Time in Patent Office: 651 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3626 Details of the output of route guidance instructions traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3893 Transmission of map data from distributed sources, e.g. from roadside stations

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus and method for generating a sketch map in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a sketch map generating unit. The sketch map generating unit collects information about route points of the portable terminal by using location information, generates a sketch map message including the route information, and shares the generated sketch map message with another user.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a communication unit configured to establish a connection with another device; and

a controller configured to;

transmit a location of the electronic device to the another device,

receive a sketch map including a plurality of route points associated with the electronic device from the another device, and

display the route points associated with the location of the electronic device among the plurality of route points included in the sketch map.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to, if the location of the electronic device is changed, control to display the route points associated with the changed location of the electronic device.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the route points is information associated with a section of movement from a current location of the electronic device to a destination.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the controller is configured to display a moving route to the destination using the route points.

5. The device of claim 3, wherein the controller is configured to control to display the route points until located in a region corresponding to the route points associated with the destination.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control to display a moving route to a region corresponding to the displayed route points.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control to display the route points with the location of the electronic device.

8. A display method of an electronic device, comprising

establishing a connection with another device;

transmitting a location of the electronic device to the another device;

receiving a sketch map including a plurality of route points associated with the electronic device from the another device; and

displaying the route points associated with the location of the electronic device among the plurality of route points included in the sketch map.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

if the location of the electronic device is changed, displaying the route points associated with the changed location of the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the route points is information associated with a section of movement from a current location of the electronic device to a destination.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the displaying the route points associated with the location of the electronic device comprises displaying a moving route to the destination using the route points.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the route points is displayed until located in a region corresponding to the route points associated with the destination.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

displaying a moving route to a region corresponding to the displayed route points.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the route points is displayed with the location of the electronic device.