Method for guiding location, machine-readable saving medium, and mobile communication terminal

• US 9,730,008 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2011
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Chan-Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Thai
• Application Number:
  US13/995,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20130273940A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,063 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561, 4554562, 4554563, 4554564, 4554565, 4554566, 455457
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

A method for guiding location includes commencing a call between a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal requesting the collection of location information from the second terminal, receiving the location information of the second terminal and displaying on the first terminal a geographic information map displaying the location information, and the user of the first terminal transmitting to the second terminal direction information that is displayed on the geographic information map. As a result, more intuitive and convenient location guidance is provided.

Claims

1. A method of guiding a position, the method comprising:

initiating phone communication between a first terminal and a second terminal;

requesting, by the first terminal, position information from the second terminal;

receiving, by the first terminal, the position information of the second terminal and displaying, by the first terminal, a geographic information map and the position information; and

transmitting, by the first terminal, guiding information to the second terminal,

wherein the position information of the second terminal includes information on a current position of a user of the second terminal and information on a direction in which the user of the second terminal currently faces from the current position, and the guiding information includes information on a direction in which the user of the second terminal will face from the current position, and

wherein the guiding information further includes information on a rotation angle with respect to the direction in which the user of the second terminal currently faces from the current position.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the position information of the second terminal is displayed in the first terminal in real time.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the position information is identically displayed in both the first terminal and the second terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising activating a position information-collecting menu in a screen unit of the first terminal, when the phone communication is initiated.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, on a touch panel of the first terminal, a touch input of a user in a direction on the geographic information map; and

switching the touch input to the guiding information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the guiding information includes distance information in proportion to a length during which the touch input is maintained when the user of the first terminal performs the touch input.

7. A second terminal for guiding a position, the second terminal comprising:

a screen unit;

a wireless communication unit;

a controller configured for;

initiating phone communication between a first terminal and the second terminal through the wireless communication unit;

receiving a request for collecting position information of the second terminal from the first terminal through the wireless communication unit;

displaying, on the screen unit, a request menu screen that includes an acceptance menu and a rejection menu;

when the acceptance menu is selected, turning on a Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor of the second terminal which collects the position information of the second terminal;

transmitting the position information of the second terminal to the first terminal through the wireless communication unit;

receiving guiding information from the first terminal through the wireless communication unit; and

displaying, on the screen unit, a geographic information map and the guiding information,

wherein the position information of the second terminal includes information on a current position of a user of the second terminal and information on a direction in which the user of the second terminal currently faces from the current position, and the guiding information includes information on a direction in which the user of the second terminal will face from the current position, and

wherein the guiding information further includes information on a rotation angle with respect to the direction in which the user of the second terminal currently faces from the current position.

8. The second terminal of claim 7, wherein the guiding information is displayed in real time on the screen unit.

9. The second terminal of claim 7, wherein the guiding information includes distance information, and the distance information is converted to an actual distance according to scale information of the geographic information map and displayed on the screen unit of the second terminal.

10. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method of guiding a position, the method comprising:

initiating phone communication between a first terminal and a second terminal;

requesting, by the first terminal, position information from the second terminal;

receiving, by the first terminal, the position information of the second terminal and displaying, by the first terminal, the position information on a geographic information map; and

transmitting, by the first terminal, guiding information to the second terminal,

wherein the position information of the second terminal includes information on a current position of a user of the second terminal and information on a direction in which the user of the second terminal currently faces from the current position, and the guiding information includes information on a direction in which the user of the second terminal will face from the current position, and

wherein the guiding information further includes information on a rotation angle with respect to the direction in which the user of the second terminal currently faces from the current position.

11. A first terminal for guiding a position, comprising:

a screen unit;

a wireless communication unit; and

a controller configured for;

initiating phone communication between the first terminal and a second terminal through the wireless communication unit,

requesting collection of position information to the second terminal, by the first terminal through the wireless communication unit,

receiving the position information of the second terminal through the wireless communication unit,

displaying, on the screen unit, a geographic information map and the position information, and

transmitting guiding information to the second terminal through the wireless communication unit,

wherein the position information of the second terminal includes information on a current position of a user of the second terminal and information on a direction in which the user of the second terminal currently faces from the current position, and the guiding information includes information on a direction in which the user of the second terminal will face from the current position, and

wherein the guiding information further includes information on a rotation angle with respect to the direction in which the user of the second terminal currently faces from the current position.

12. The first terminal of claim 11, wherein the position information of the second terminal is displayed on the screen unit of the first terminal in real time.

13. The first terminal of claim 12, wherein the position information is identically displayed in both the first terminal and the second terminal.

14. The first terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured for displaying a position information collecting menu on the screen unit of the first terminal, when the phone communication is initiated.

15. The first terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured for:

receiving, on a touch panel of the first terminal, a touch input of a user in a direction on the geographic information map; and

switching the touch input to the guiding information.

16. The first terminal of claim 15, wherein the guiding information includes distance information in proportion to a length during which the touch input is maintained when the user of the first terminal performs the touch input.