Apparatus, server and method for providing route guidance

• US 9,377,305 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2013
• Issued: 06/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai AutoEver Corp. (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Mnsoft, Inc. (Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yoo, Young Soo, Yang, Sang Won
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAIGE, TYLER D
• Application Number:
  US14/067,055
• Publication Number:
  US 20140358421A1
• Time in Patent Office: 972 Days
• Field of Search: 701/410, 600/300
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/005 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matching G01C21/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3889 Transmission of selected map data, e.g. depending on route

Abstract

A method for providing route guidance includes the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user'"'"'s location sensing signal; the server receiving the user'"'"'s location sensing signal from the route guiding apparatus; the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user'"'"'s operation recognition signal; the server receiving the user'"'"'s operation recognition signal from the route guiding apparatus; the controller determining a user'"'"'s status based on at least one of the location sensing signal and the operation recognition signal; the server transmitting map data corresponding to a user'"'"'s location determined using the user'"'"'s status to the route guiding apparatus; the route guiding apparatus receiving the map data from the server; and the route guiding apparatus guiding a route to a destination based on the map data.

Claims

1. A method for providing route guidance that is executed by a route guiding apparatus, a bio-signal sensing unit and a server including a controller, the route guiding apparatus including a location sensing unit and an operation recognition unit, the method comprising:

the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user'"'"'s location sensing signal representing a location of the user and sensed by the location sensing unit;

the server receiving the user'"'"'s location sensing signal from the route guiding apparatus;

the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user'"'"'s operation recognition signal representing an operation of the user, recognized by the operation recognition unit;

the server receiving the user'"'"'s operation recognition signal from the route guiding apparatus;

the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user'"'"'s bio-signal representing a user'"'"'s bioactivity sensed by the bio-signal sensing unit;

the server receiving the user'"'"'s bio-signal from the route guiding apparatus;

the controller recognizing a kind of road where the users is currently moving, based on the location sensing signal, the movement recognition signal and the bio-signal;

the controller determining map data based on the recognized kind of the road, the map data corresponding to the location of the user;

the server transmitting the determined map data to the route guiding apparatus;

the route guiding apparatus receiving the map data from the server; and

the route guiding apparatus guiding a route to a destination based on the map data,

wherein said transmitting to the server the user'"'"'s operation recognition signal comprises a vibration level and a rotational inertia for the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting to the server a user'"'"'s operation recognition signal comprises:

sensing at what acceleration the user moves.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting to the server a user'"'"'s location sensing signal comprises:

receiving coordinate information from a GPS(Global Positioning System) satellite; and

receiving information of a wireless AP (Access Point) to detect the user'"'"'s location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the bio-signal sensing unit comprises a heart rate sensor, a temperature sensor and a microphone.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the bio-signal sensing unit is integrally formed with the route guiding apparatus or is incorporated in separate devices.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining the user'"'"'s location comprises extracting coordinate information of the user'"'"'s location from the received location sensing signal;

and

determining the user'"'"'s location by correcting the coordinate information based on at least one of the received operation recognition signal and the bio-signal.

7. An apparatus for providing route guidance, the apparatus comprising:

a location sensing unit configured to sense a user'"'"'s location;

an operation recognition unit configured to recognize a user'"'"'s operation;

a communication unit configured to transmit to a server a user'"'"'s location sensing signal representing a location of the user and a user'"'"'s operation recognition signal representing an operation of the user and to receive from the server map data corresponding to the user'"'"'s location; and

a display unit configured to guide a route up to a destination based on the map data;

wherein the apparatus is configured to transmit to the server a user'"'"'s bio-signal representing a user'"'"'s bioactivity sensed by a bio-signal sensing unit;

wherein the server is configured to receive the user'"'"'s bio-signal from the apparatus;

wherein the server includes a controller configured to recognize a kind of road where the user is currently moving, based on the location sensing signal, the movement recognition signal and the bio-signal;

wherein the controller is configured to determine map data based on the recognized kind of the road, the map data corresponding to the location of the user; and

wherein the operation recognition unit comprises a gyroscope sensor configured to sense a vibration level and a rotational inertia for the user.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the communication unit is further configured to receive the bio-signal from a bio-signal sensing unit that senses a user'"'"'s bio-signal, and transmits the bio-signal to the server.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the bio-signal sensing unit comprises:

a heart rate sensor configured to sense a heart rate of the user;

a temperature sensor configured to sense a body temperature of the user; and

a microphone configured to sense a breath of the user.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the bio-signal sensing unit is integrally formed with the route guiding apparatus or is incorporated in separate devices.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the operation recognition unit comprises:

an acceleration sensor configured to sense at what acceleration the user moves.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the location sensing unit comprises:

a GPS(Global Positioning System) configured to receive coordinate information from one or more of GPS satellites, and

to receive information of a wireless AP (Access Point) to detect the user'"'"'s location.

13. A server for providing route guidance, the server comprising:

an additional communication unit configured to receive a user'"'"'s location sensing signal representing a location of the user and a user'"'"'s operation recognition signal representing an operation of the user from a route guiding apparatus including a location sensing unit and an operation recognition unit;

a memory unit that stores map data, the map data including one or more of a trail map, a cycle route map, a motor road map, a sidewalk route map and an indoor map; and

a controller;

wherein the route guiding apparatus is configured to transmit to the server a user'"'"'s bio-signal representing a user'"'"'s bioactivity sensed by a bio-signal sensing unit;

wherein the server is configured to receive the user'"'"'s bio-signal from the route guiding apparatus;

wherein the controller is configured to recognize a kind of road where the user is currently moving based on the location sensing signal, the movement recognition signal and the bio-signal, to detect the map data corresponding to a user'"'"'s location determined using the user'"'"'s status from the memory unit, and to transmit the map data to the route guiding apparatus through the additional communication unit;

wherein the controller is configured to determine map data based on the recognized kind of the road, the map data corresponding to the location of the user;

wherein the location sensing unit comprises WPS (WiFi-based Positioning System), and the WPS receives information of a wireless AP (Access Point) inputted thereto to detect the user'"'"'s location; and

the controller is configured to determine the user'"'"'s status by correcting the coordinate information based on at least one of the operation recognition signal and the bio-signal.

14. The server of claim 13, wherein the location sensing unit comprises:

a GPS(Global Positioning System) configured to receive coordinate information from one or more of GPS satellites, and

to receive information of a wireless AP (Access Point) to detect the user'"'"'s location.

15. The server of claim 14, wherein the additional communication unit is further configured to receive a user'"'"'s bio-signal from the route guiding apparatus, and the controller determines the user'"'"'s status based on the bio-signal.

16. The server of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the user'"'"'s status by extracting coordinate information of the user'"'"'s location from the location sensing signal.