Method and apparatus for recommending a route

• US 9,766,084 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2015
• Issued: 09/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Cory, Lee, Jae-young, Cho, Sung-hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): KLEINMAN, LAIL A
• Application Number:
  US14/810,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20150330801A1
• Time in Patent Office: 785 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/10 Positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3407 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers

Abstract

A method and apparatus for recommending a route. The route recommending method includes obtaining user'"'"'s current body information; obtaining geographic information from a current position to a destination; and determining a recommended route to the destination on the basis of the body information and the geographic information.

Claims

1. A route recommending method performed by a route recommending apparatus configured for use with an electronic device comprising:

obtaining information corresponding to a physical condition of a user of the route recommending apparatus, which is implemented in hardware of the electronic device and includes electrical circuitry for communicating with at least one of a geographic information obtaining unit, a body information obtaining unit, and a route determining unit, at the body information obtaining unit of the route recommending apparatus;

obtaining geographic information from a current position to a destination, via the geographic information obtaining unit of the route recommending apparatus;

updating the information corresponding to the user'"'"'s physical condition which is affected by consumption of user'"'"'s physical energy based on an existence of an intersection within a predetermined range of the current position;

determining a recommended route to the destination based on the updated information and the geographic information, at the route determining unit of the route recommending apparatus; and

outputting a map on a display of the route recommending apparatus, according to the recommended route.

2. The route recommending method of claim 1, wherein determining the recommended route further comprises determining the recommended route on the basis of user profile information comprising at least one of the user'"'"'s past body information and route selection history information.

3. The route recommending method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the information corresponding to the physical condition of the user at a predetermined time interval; and

selectively changing the recommended route on the basis of the updated information.

4. The route recommending method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the map.

5. The route recommending method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at least one of a signal for establishing a destination, a signal for establishing a target travel time, and a signal for selecting a route.

6. The route recommending method of claim 1, wherein the information corresponding to the physical condition of the user comprises at least one of an electrocardiogram (ECG), brainwave, stress index, bone density index, body mass index, caloric consumption, and the user'"'"'s age.

7. The route recommending method of claim 1, wherein the geographic information comprises at least one of distance of a candidate route, locations of route facilities, road conditions, distance on uphill roads, distance on downhill roads, and obstacles.

8. The route recommending method of claim 1, further comprising performing route guidance according to the recommended route.

9. A route recommending apparatus configured for use with an electronic device comprising:

a geographic information obtaining unit for obtaining geographic information from a current position to a destination;

a body information obtaining unit for obtaining information corresponding to a physical condition of a user and updating the information corresponding to the physical condition of the user which is affected by consumption of user'"'"'s physical energy based on an existence of an intersection within a predetermined range of the current position;

a route determining unit for determining a recommended route to the destination based on the updated information and the geographic information; and

an output unit for outputting a map on a display, according to the recommended route,

wherein the route recommending apparatus is implemented in hardware of the electronic device and includes electrical circuitry for communicating with at least one of the geographic information obtaining unit, the body information obtaining unit, the route determining unit, and the output unit.

10. The route recommending apparatus of claim 9, wherein the route determining unit determines the recommended route on the basis of user profile information comprising at least one of the user'"'"'s past body information and route selection history information.

11. The route recommending apparatus of claim 9, wherein updating the information corresponding to the physical condition of the user by the body information obtaining unit is performed at a predetermined time interval, and the route determining unit selectively changes the recommended route based on the updated information.

12. The route recommending apparatus of claim 9, further comprising:

a receiving unit for receiving the map.

13. The route recommending apparatus of claim 9, further comprising an interface for receiving at least one of a signal for establishing a destination, a signal for establishing a target travel time, and a signal for selecting a route.

14. The route recommending apparatus of claim 9, wherein the information corresponding to the physical condition of the user comprises at least one of an electrocardiogram (ECG), brainwave, stress index, bone density index, body mass index, caloric consumption, and the user'"'"'s age.

15. The route recommending apparatus of claim 9, wherein the geographic information comprises at least one of distance of a candidate route, locations of route facilities, road conditions, distance on uphill roads, distance on downhill roads, and obstacles.

16. The route recommending apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a route guiding unit for performing route guidance according to the recommended route.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program for recommending a route, comprising:

a first code segment for obtaining information corresponding to a physical condition of a user;

a second code segment for obtaining geographic information from a current position to a destination;

a third code segment for updating the information corresponding to the physical condition of the user which is affected by consumption of user'"'"'s physical energy based on an existence of an intersection within a predetermined range of the current position;

a fourth code segment for determining a recommended route to the destination on the basis of the updated information corresponding to the current physical condition of the user and the geographic information; and

a fifth code segment for outputting a map on a display according to the recommended route.