Method of providing detail information using multimedia based traffic and travel information message and terminal for executing the same

• US 9,026,346 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2013
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Choi, Hyun Seok
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Khoi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Figueroa, Jaime
• Application Number:
  US13/765,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20130151134A1
• Time in Patent Office: 812 Days
• Field of Search: 701/117, 701/118, 701/119, 340/572.1, 340/995.1, 340/995.12, 340/995.17, 340/995.18
• US Class Current: 701/117
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/00 Traffic control systems for road vehicles arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00 ; automatic vehicle control B62D
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09675 where a selection from the received information takes place in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station

Abstract

There is disclosed a method of providing detailed information using a multimedia based traffic and travel information message and a terminal for executing the same. A method of providing detailed information using a multimedia based traffic in accordance with this document may comprise receiving transport protocol expert group (TPEG) information, comprising a road traffic message and a multimedia based traffic and travel information message and comprised of a hierarchical structure, displaying one or more events comprised in the road traffic message, allowing a request for detailed information about any one of the events to be input, and receiving detailed information of a multimedia type from a multimedia data providing server through specific one of bearer information comprised in the multimedia based traffic and travel information message and providing the received detailed information.

Claims

1. A portable terminal, comprising:

a touch screen;

a wireless communication module;

a memory; and

a controller configured to;

display a screen on the touch screen allowing multimedia data to be downloaded to the portable terminal;

receive a request to download the multimedia data via a touch input applied to the displayed screen,

identify a size of the multimedia data in response to the request to download the multimedia data,

download the multimedia data if the size of the multimedia data is smaller than a preset reference value, and

if the size of the multimedia data is larger than the preset reference value, display text information over the screen indicating a particular telecommunication network for downloading the requested multimedia data,

wherein the text information is displayed on the screen without downloading the multimedia data, and

wherein the text information is displayed to at least partially overlap the displayed screen.

2. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein, if the wireless communication module is set in a first communication mode, and the first communication mode can download the multimedia data based on the size of the multimedia data being larger than the preset reference value, the controller is configured to download the multimedia data without displaying the text information over the screen, and

wherein, if the wireless communication module is set in a second communication mode different from the first communication mode, and the second communication mode cannot download the multimedia data based on the size of the multimedia data being larger than the preset reference value, the controller is configured to display the text information over the screen.

3. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the displayed text information includes at least one communication mode different than a currently operating communication mode for downloading the requested multimedia data, and

wherein, when the at least one communication mode is selected, the controller is configured to set a current communication mode corresponding to the selected communication mode.

4. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein whether or not the text information is displayed is determined depending on a communication mode that is set for the wireless communication module.

5. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the text information displayed over the screen includes an icon related to the particular telecommunication network for downloading the multimedia data.

6. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the multimedia data corresponds to at least one of audio data, video data, and image data.

7. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module is set in a communication mode corresponding to one of a wireless Internet network, a global system for mobile (GSM) network, and a code division multiple access (CDMA) network.

15. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine a radius of a location of the portable terminal, and

download the multimedia data or not download the multimedia data based on the determined radius of the location of the portable terminal.

8. A method of controlling a portable terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a screen on a touch screen allowing multimedia data to be downloaded to the portable terminal;

receiving, via a controller of the portable terminal, a request to download the multimedia data via a touch input applied to the displayed screen;

identifying, via the controller, a size of the multimedia data in response to the request to download the multimedia data; and

downloading the multimedia data if the size of the multimedia data is smaller than a preset reference value; and

if the size of the multimedia data is larger than the preset reference value, displaying text information over the screen indicating a particular communication network for downloading the requested multimedia data

wherein the text information is displayed on the screen without downloading the multimedia data, and

wherein the text information is displayed to at least partially overlap the displayed screen.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, if the wireless communication module is set in a first communication mode, and the first communication mode can download the multimedia data based on the size of the multimedia data being larger than the preset reference value, the downloading step downloads the multimedia data without displaying the text information over the screen, and

wherein, if the wireless communication module is set in a second communication mode different from the first communication mode, and the second communication mode cannot download the multimedia data based on the size of the multimedia data being larger than the preset reference value, the displaying step displays the text information over the screen.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the displayed text information includes at least one communication mode different than a currently operating communication mode for downloading the requested multimedia data, and

wherein, when the at least one communication mode is selected, the method further comprises setting a current communication mode corresponding to the selected communication mode.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining whether or not the text information is displayed depending on a communication mode that is set for the wireless communication module.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the text information displayed over the screen includes an icon related to the particular communication network for downloading the multimedia data.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the multimedia data corresponds to at least one of audio data, video data, and image data.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication mode corresponds to one of a wireless Internet network, a global system for mobile (GSM) network, and a code division multiple access (CDMA) network.

16. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining a radius of a location of the portable terminal; and

download the multimedia data or not download the multimedia data based on the determined radius of the location of the portable terminal.