Vehicle terminal and location-based content sharing system having the same
First Claim
1. A vehicle terminal installed in a vehicle and communicating with an external server, the vehicle terminal comprising:
- a GPS receiving unit configured to receive location information regarding a location at which the vehicle is positioned;
a wireless communication unit configured to receive information regarding a predetermined region and content corresponding to the predetermined region from the external server;
a controller configured to determine whether the vehicle enters the predetermined region by using the location information, and reproduce the content corresponding to the predetermined region when the vehicle enters the predetermined region, the content transmitted by another vehicle terminal installed in another vehicle to the external server with location information of said another vehicle while said another vehicle is located within the predetermined region, and the vehicle terminal registered to share the content with said another vehicle terminal while the vehicle is located within the predetermined region; and
an output unit configured to output the reproduced content, wherein the output unit comprises a display unit configured to display a map and information regarding the content on the map, and the controller further configured to control the display unit to indicate the location at which the vehicle is positioned and the predetermined region on the map, and wherein the predetermined region is set by the external server based on the location information of said another vehicle when the content is transmitted by said another vehicle terminal to the external server.
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Abstract
A vehicle terminal installed in a vehicle and communicating with an external server, and a location-based content sharing system including the same are provided. The vehicle terminal includes a GPS receiving unit configured to receive location information regarding a location at which the vehicle is positioned, a wireless communication unit configured to receive information regarding a predetermined region and content corresponding to the predetermined region from the external server, a controller configured to determine whether the vehicle enters the predetermined region by using the location information, and reproduce the content corresponding to the predetermined region when the vehicle enters the predetermined region, and an output unit configured to output the reproduced content.
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1. A vehicle terminal installed in a vehicle and communicating with an external server, the vehicle terminal comprising:
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a GPS receiving unit configured to receive location information regarding a location at which the vehicle is positioned; a wireless communication unit configured to receive information regarding a predetermined region and content corresponding to the predetermined region from the external server; a controller configured to determine whether the vehicle enters the predetermined region by using the location information, and reproduce the content corresponding to the predetermined region when the vehicle enters the predetermined region, the content transmitted by another vehicle terminal installed in another vehicle to the external server with location information of said another vehicle while said another vehicle is located within the predetermined region, and the vehicle terminal registered to share the content with said another vehicle terminal while the vehicle is located within the predetermined region; and an output unit configured to output the reproduced content, wherein the output unit comprises a display unit configured to display a map and information regarding the content on the map, and the controller further configured to control the display unit to indicate the location at which the vehicle is positioned and the predetermined region on the map, and wherein the predetermined region is set by the external server based on the location information of said another vehicle when the content is transmitted by said another vehicle terminal to the external server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A location-based content sharing system comprising:
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an external server configured to store content corresponding to a predetermined region as a location-based content log; and a vehicle terminal installed in a vehicle and configured to receive information regarding the predetermined region, and receive and reproduce the content corresponding to the predetermined region when the vehicle enters the predetermined region, the content transmitted by another vehicle terminal installed in another vehicle to the external server with location information of said another vehicle while said another vehicle is located within the predetermined region, and the vehicle terminal registered to share the content with said another vehicle terminal while the vehicle is located within the predetermined region, wherein the vehicle terminal is configured to display a map and information regarding the content on the map, and to indicate the location at which the vehicle is positioned and the predetermined region on the map, and wherein the predetermined region is set by the external server based on the location information of said another vehicle when the content is transmitted by said another vehicle terminal to the external server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of a vehicle terminal installed in a vehicle and communicating with an external server, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a GPS receiving unit, location information regarding a location at which the vehicle is positioned; receiving, via a wireless communication unit, information regarding a predetermined region and content corresponding to the predetermined region from the external server; determining, via a controller, whether the vehicle enters the predetermined region by using the location information; reproducing, via the controller, the content corresponding to the predetermined region when the vehicle enters the predetermined region, the content generated and transmitted by another vehicle terminal installed in another vehicle to the external server with location information of said another vehicle while said another vehicle is located within the predetermined region, and the vehicle terminal registered to share the content with said another vehicle terminal while the vehicle is located within the predetermined region; outputting, via an output unit, the reproduced content; and displaying a map and information regarding the content on the map and indicating the location at which the vehicle is positioned and the predetermined region on the map, wherein the predetermined region is set by the external server based on the location information of said another vehicle when the content is transmitted by said another vehicle terminal to the external server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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