METHOD, SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CONNECTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTE SERVICE AND MAP SERVICE

• US 20160290818A1
• Filed: 03/31/2016
• Published: 10/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Naver Corporation
• Original Assignee: Naver Corporation
• Inventors: Sung, Soo-Eui, Son, HeeJeong, Na, Rae, Kim, Hyo Jung, Kim, Hyun-Soo
• Granted Patent: US 9,528,840 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3423 Multimodal routing, i.e. combining two or more modes of transportation, where the modes can be any of, e.g. driving, walking, cycling, public transport
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

Disclosed are a method, system, and recording medium for connecting a public transportation route service and a map service. A map providing method includes providing a mode switching function at a first service that provides a public transportation map and a second service that provides a road map, and switching a service mode to the public transportation map or the road map through interconnection between the first service and the second service in response to executing the mode switching function.

Claims

1. A map providing method implemented in a computer, the method comprising:

providing a mode switching function in a first service that provides a public transportation map and in a second service that provides a road map; and

switching a service mode to the public transportation map or the road map through interconnection between the first service and the second service in response to the mode switching function being executed,

wherein the switching comprises;

switching the service mode to the second service in response to the mode switching function for a first specific point included in the public transportation map being executed, and providing the road map based on the first specific point as a search result about the first specific point; and

switching the service mode to the first service in response to the mode switching function for a second specific point associated with a public transportation route on the road map being executed, and providing the public transportation map based on the second specific point as a search result about the second specific point.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mode switching function is provided in response to expanding the public transportation map at a maximum level.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mode switching function is provided for the first specific point on the public transportation map in response to the first specific point being selected.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the mode switching function is provided for each point associated with the public transportation route on the road map.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mode switching function is provided for the second specific point associated with the public transportation route on the road map in response to the second specific point being selected.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the public transportation map comprises a route using at least one of a subway, a bus, a train, and an airplane.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the switching of the service mode to the second service comprises providing the second service in response to executing the mode switching function for the first specific point among points included in public transportation map, and switching the service mode from a subway map to the road map based on the first specific point in a case in which the public transportation map is the subway map.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the switching of the service mode to the second service comprises expanding a scale of the road map, and thereby providing the road map based on the first specific point at a default level or a maximum level of enlargement.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the switching of the service mode to the first service comprises providing the first service in response to executing the mode switching function for the second specific point associated with the public transportation route on the road map, and switching the service mode from the road map to a subway map based on the second specific point in a case in which the public transportation map is the subway map.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the switching of the service mode to the first service comprises expanding a scale of the subway map, and thereby providing the subway map based on the second specific point at a default level or a maximum level of enlargement.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for controlling a computer system to provide a map service, the instructions when executed by the computer system performs a method comprising:

providing a mode switching function in a first service that provides a public transportation map and in a second service that provides a road map; and

switching a service mode to the public transportation map or the road map through interconnection between the first service and the second service in response the mode switching function being executed, and

the switching comprises;

switching the service mode to the second service in response to the mode switching function for a first specific point included in the public transportation map being executed, and providing the road map based on the first specific point as a search result about the first specific point; and

switching the service mode to the first service in response to the mode switching function for a second specific point associated with a public transportation route on the road map being provided, and providing the public transportation map based on the second specific point as a search result about the second specific point.

12. A map providing system comprising:

a provider configured to provide a mode switching function in a first service that provides a public transportation map and in a second service that provides a road map; and

a switcher configured to switch a service mode to the public transportation map or the road map through interconnection between the first service and the second service in response to the mode switching function being executed,

wherein the switcher is further configured to

switch the service mode to the second service in response to the mode switching function for a first specific point included in the public transportation map being executed, and to provide the road map based on the first specific point as a search result about the first specific point; and

switch the service mode to the first service in response the mode switching function for a second specific point associated with a public transportation route on the road map being executed, and to provide the public transportation map based on the second specific point as a search result about the second specific point.

13. The map providing system of claim 12, wherein the provider is further configured to provide the mode switching function in response to expanding the public transportation map at a maximum level.

14. The map providing system of claim 12, wherein the provider is further configured to provide the mode switching function for a first specific point on the public transportation map in response to the first specific point being selected.

15. The map providing system of claim 12, wherein the provider is further configured to provide the mode switching function for each point associated with the public transportation route on the road map.

16. The map providing system of claim 12, wherein the provider is further configured to provide the mode switching function for the second specific point associated with the public transportation route on the road map in response to the second specific point being selected.

17. The map providing system of claim 12, wherein the switcher is further configured to provide the second service in response to executing the mode switching function for the first specific point among points included in the public transportation map, and to switch the service mode from a subway map to the road map based on the first specific point in a case in which the public transportation map is the subway map.

18. The map providing system of claim 17, wherein the switcher is further configured to expand a scale of the road map and thereby provide the road map based on the first specific point at a default level or a maximum level of enlargement.

19. The map providing system of claim 12, wherein the switcher is further configured to provide the first service in response to executing the mode switching function for the second specific point associated with a public transportation route on the road map, and to switch the service mode from the road map to a subway map based on the second specific point in a case in which the public transportation map is the subway map.

20. The map providing system of claim 19, wherein the switcher is further configured to expand a scale of the subway map, and thereby provide the subway map based on the second specific point at a default level or a maximum level of enlargement.