CN102538795A - Navigation device - Google Patents

Abstract

The route (10) between the starting location (11) and the target site (12) is recorded with the dates in a travel memory module (13). The dates with further information are received from an input unit (26), and an exchange interface is provided for receiving the information with dates. The data associated with the sensor device (23) are detected, for the enrichment of the travel memory module recorded dates. Independent claims are included for the following: (1) navigation device; (2) computer program product for operating navigation device; and (3) machine-readable medium for operating navigation device.

Description

Navigator

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of method that is used to operate navigator; This navigator is used for the vehicle that is located on the driving path between at least one departure place and at least one destination is navigated based on satellite; The invention still further relates to a kind of navigator in addition; Wherein be provided with journey memory module (Reisespeichermodul), during going, be recorded in the journey data of the driving path between departure place and the destination through said journey memory module.The invention still further relates to a kind of computer program and a kind of computer-readable medium that has this computer program that is used to operate said method.

Background technology

Navigator at first is used for the vehicle on the driving path between departure place and the destination is navigated based on satellite.Herein, point of interest can be stored in point of interest in the storer that is attached to navigator.If the user calls point of interest, then can drive towards point of interest as intermediate objective.Said point of interest can be refuelling station, railway station or airport, and in addition, known point of interest can be sight spot, cultural organization or for example special restaurant or hotel and can be stored in equally in the storer of navigator together with out of Memory.

Further improved navigator can be stored the journey data during going, so that the record file about the driving path of covering for example to be provided.In the prior art, navigator for example can write down the path of having covered.By the known this device in outdoor field that is used for sports applications (for example run computing machine or bicycle computer), but also can be used for motor vehicles.In the time of in being used in motor vehicles, writing function is used to obtain new street section especially to carry out the individual preference that map is upgraded or is used to the registration of vehicle driver, and it for example can be included in the route calculation subsequently.In addition, stipulate in common navigator that current position can be stored as POI or be stored as usually and be used for the later terminal point that goes.Yet these data only limit to completed driving path and be not very to be fit to the file of journey record widely.

By the known a kind of navigator of EP 1 198 696 B1, it has storer, for example comprise for certain period all known points of interest the total data reserves deposited in this storer.Propose herein, upgrade through the storer of only asking and transmit current data to reduce the total data reserves when needed.The user can limit the independent navigation data basis of himself and arrange independent analytical cycle and analyst coverage by data center.Through with the connection of data center with different information contents, can the up-to-date map segment with additional information of distinguishing to some extent according to the zone be offered the user.If the user has for example confirmed the route between departure place and the destination through navigator; Then can data recording be downloaded in the storer of navigator through air interface, this storer only reads or upgrades the point of interest on the driving path between departure place and the destination.Therefore, the user can put in order out and before journey, can be used as certain journey packet that journey is prepared.Yet the journey packet of the journey of can not formation having accomplished between at least one departure place and at least one destination.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method that is used to operate navigator, realized independent journey record file through this method.

This purpose is that starting point combines distinguishing characteristics to be achieved with the method that is used to operate navigator according to claim 1 preamble.Favourable improvement project of the present invention is provided by dependent claims.

Based on the navigator that is used for the vehicle on the driving path between at least one departure place and at least one destination is navigated based on satellite; This navigator has the journey memory module; Can be during going through the journey data of the driving path between said journey memory module record departure place and the destination; The present invention is provided with input media; With the abundant journey data of out of Memory, wherein be provided with Fabric Interface through this input media, will use informative journey data transmission to give receiver through this Fabric Interface by journey memory module record.

At this, design of the present invention is, is not to be merely the preparation journey and to provide to have information, the navigator that particularly has the journey data and have the data that are positioned at the point of interest on the driving path.But the present invention has realized utilizing input media to the record of journey data with information and abundant; Be provided with corresponding journey memory module according to the present invention for this reason; This journey memory module can be integrated in the navigator; Connect or be arranged in the vehicle separately as widening parts, and it comprises input media, the journey data that can write down by the journey memory module with abundant information easily through this input media.Can utilize Fabric Interface will use informative journey data transmission to receiver during the journey or after journey finishes, this can be automatically or imports according to the user and to realize.

The journey data can be arbitrary positions of arbitrary time point of journey on the driving path between departure place and the destination.The journey data can relate to similarly the together point of interest of record especially.In addition, can the point of interest of a plurality of visits or the path-segments that crosses be organized into distinctive individual journey diary with user oriented type and mode on navigator.Can manually or by system automatically generate the journey diary by the user through known so far navigator.Therefore, can automatically generate individual journey diary through the present invention who is used for generating " diary of individual highway journey " automatic mode (PRTD) with the intransit experience of user and experience.

The journey data that are able to enrich can for example comprise column data and information down: the journey route; The description of itinerary (information of the mode of for example conducting a sightseeing tour); Along the point of interest of route, to the description (information of the mode of for example conducting a sightseeing tour) of point of interest, route's GPS coordinates; Travel speed, the device of motion (the for example use of car, motorcycle or pavement).In addition, the journey data of having enriched can relate to departure time and time of arrival, running time, path, height above sea level are poor, the climatic condition during the journey, information with passerby, picture, SoundRec, videograph, financial data etc.

Particularly advantageous is that input media may be implemented as, and makes can be enriched with out of Memory by the user by the journey data of journey memory module record.Input media can be an entr screen, and it is simultaneously as the display device that navigation information is shown to the user.What can consider is that input media is a microphone, can write down the literal of being said by the user through it.Dub for example can for the journey data of record through said literal.Especially, can during going, dub, and needn't be restricted to point of interest through user profile to the abundant of journey data, this enriching also can be carried out during going.The initialization that the journey data are write down can manually be realized by the driver, for example realizes through the corresponding executive component of controlling navigator.Instead, also can automatically carry out said initialization through the journey memory module.The journey memory module of navigator for example can be carried out the beginning and the end of journey data relatively with the time limit in the calendar, perhaps at specific point of interest place, and opening entry when visit zoo, monument, imperial palace etc. for example.Record also can carry out during going in the path following to sail, for example in the graceful route of scenery.When extra assessment journey data, can form when accurate journey characteristic of user where.The journey data can for example comprise the time point that engages with the gps coordinate of navigator at least, thus can monitor user ' at that time where.

If on driving path, there is point of interest, the journey data message that then is recorded in the journey memory module can comprise point of interest, and the journey data that particularly can be set to be recorded in the journey memory module comprise the information of being enriched by the user about point of interest.If navigator is portable, hand-holdable navigator, then this navigator also can be taken off and carry from vehicle when the visit point of interest.In addition, except microphone, video camera can also be installed on navigator, making also can images acquired, thereby further enriches the journey data that write down with image and image.

Another advantage is; When said journey finishes or when the user needs the journey packet; Can pass through navigator, particularly through the journey memory module journey packet is provided, this journey packet comprises the journey data that are recorded in the journey memory module at least.The journey packet can be used with navigator discretely thus, for example is used for post-processed, transmits or duplicates.

According to the present invention; Navigator has Fabric Interface; The air interface of special for example radio interface or similar interface makes can the journey packet is transmitted to another navigator at least of another user and/or be transmitted to land central base station through said Fabric Interface.The destination input that each point of interest that has been held by the journey memory module of navigator or path-segments can automatically be received navigator, the journey that makes other user self to follow to provide or the section of journey and need not too many trouble.Herein, other users obtain all information that the user imported and can experience said user's personal story thus once more.Likewise, other users can insert the experience of oneself, and different journey diary is provided thus.Therefore, a plurality of journey packets of a plurality of users can carry out communication through land central base station.Yet the journey packet also can directly for example directly carry out communication through corresponding Fabric Interface between navigator.Instead, the journey packet can be stored on the storage card, and this storage card is preferably taken out by navigator and replaced by other data storage card.The navigator that has according to journey memory module of the present invention is used for for example using during the journey vacation at the leisure journey especially.Land central base station can constitute or support through internet portal, and the journey packet of accomplishing can be adjusted or download from internet portal in internet portal.Said internet portal can be the supplier's of navigator website, and perhaps said website is to be used to exchange the individual of journey packet or the website of commercial operation.

According to a kind of favourable improvement project according to the method for the invention; Vehicle can have at least one sensor device; The sensor device that particularly comprises image acquisition units, the data of wherein obtaining through said sensor device can be used for the abundant journey data that are recorded in the journey memory module.Image acquisition units can be arranged in the vehicle, and especially, image acquisition units can be the ingredient of Vehicle Information System and/or vehicle backup system simultaneously.Image acquisition units is known with the version of the video camera that is used to discern traffic sign for example.This video camera can likewise be used to carry out the picture recording of journey section or point of interest according to the present invention and be used for the abundant journey data that write down.The image acquisition units of corresponding enforcement can be integrated in the hand-holdable navigator especially, thereby also can operate image acquisition units away from vehicle.

Image acquisition units can receive picture or recorded video sequence, thereby each image in record place, particularly point of interest perhaps can receive the video sequence of the path-segments of driving path.

To be used for the starting command of activated journey data and/or be used to stop to write down ceasing and desisting order of journey data being transferred to navigator through the input media of navigator especially by the user.Especially, when arriving and/or leaving point of interest and/or when leaving the departure place and/or arriving the destination, write down the starting of journey data and/or stopping and automatically to carry out through navigator of record journey data.

The record of image document can preferably carry out stopping with its vehicle execution until the driver always.Data recorded constitutes a part thus.This part can add the statistics like running time, path, height above sea level difference etc. herein.Can also be for example with the detailed description and the information that are positioned at the point of interest on the path, enrich data by external resource like price, menu, open hour etc., wherein these information especially can be from internet download.Can also out of Memory be added into the point of interest of the prior storage of crossing route.In addition, the user can implant so far the point of interest on the driving path that is positioned at of not storage, and it also can be abundant with out of Memory.Other relevant information has been enriched in the additional path that is described as crossing of point of interest, thereby produced the clauses and subclauses of similar diary automatically.

Instead, abundant can during going, the completion, but in abundant classification and collection screening that has realized relevant information of going after stopping.Can prevent the stroke overload thus, and realize consideration the information of whole strokes.Screening to information can be carried out automatically or manually.Especially, than realization more easily during going, the driver can be owing to extra burden is born in the navigation device input thus when stopping in manual screening.Except for running time, driving path, height above sea level difference with similarly adding up, can also be stored in duration, mode and reason that point of interest or other position stop, the participant of stop and daylight time etc.In addition, the user can also pass through the manual inputting word information of input media.

If stored each path part; Can said path part be combined into a fullpath, when its owing to being that clauses and subclauses that suit or in calendar demonstrate and belong to same when whole or when the user manually makes path part merging stopping very of short duration looking between each path part.Information is combined to form self-contained and journey diary that coordinate.Herein; User's vital task is; It can call the journey diary at any time and edit each journey diary clauses and subclauses, and the user can be provided with description, experience, journey report, comment and/or the photo of oneself to said clauses and subclauses for this reason, and when generating, constitutes conclusive instance thus.

The embodiment favourable according to another kind; Particularly when the user with departure place and destination input navigator in the time; Carry out in the central base station by land and/or the request of the reception of the journey data in other navigator of another user via Fabric Interface (for example air interface) through navigator; Wherein the journey data relate to the data about driving path, particularly about being positioned near the data of the point of interest on the driving path or driving path.If confirmed driving path, then can be positioned at the point of interest on the path according to user's special characteristic inquiry through navigator.For example refuelling station or restaurant or hotel can make a distinction with cultural organization, and only upload the also interested this point of interest of this user and on driving path, show according to user characteristics.In addition, the user can upload the type that is positioned at the point of interest on the driving path, makes the user can constitute his driving path individually.When uploading point of interest, can upload information simultaneously together about each point of interest by other user storage.

In order to realize this purpose; A kind of navigator is also proposed; This navigator is used for the vehicle on the driving path between at least one departure place and at least one destination is navigated based on satellite; Wherein be provided with the journey memory module, during going, can write down the journey data of the driving path between departure place and the destination through this journey memory module.

In order to realize the object of the invention; A kind of computer program that is used to carry out the method for navigator is also proposed; Said navigator is used for the vehicle on the driving path between at least one departure place and at least one destination is navigated based on satellite; Wherein be provided with the journey memory module, during going, can write down the journey data of the driving path between departure place and the destination through this journey memory module.This computer program can be interpreted as the software upgrading of the navigator that is used for having existed especially, and can the implementing in current navigator through the computer program that is used for operating this method according to characteristic of the present invention of journey memory module.

In order to realize the object of the invention, the medium that a kind of calculating function that has the computer program of aforementioned type reads is proposed also.

Description of drawings

Followingly with reference to accompanying drawing other is improved scheme of the present invention and be elaborated together with description to the preferred embodiments of the present invention.In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 shows the synoptic diagram of a kind of preferred embodiment that is used to operate navigator according to the method for the invention, and

Fig. 2 shows the process flow diagram that is used for forming through the journey memory module journey data.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 show be used to carry out according to the method for the invention, be used for the navigator 1 of vehicle being navigated based on satellite.Navigator 1 has thejourney memory module 13 that schematically shows.Can during going, write down the journey data of thedriving path 10 betweendeparture place 11 and the destination 12 through journey memory module 13.Being recorded in during going described here vehicle betweendeparture place 11 and the destination 12 each motion and stop at every turn.Therefore, the record of journey data also can carry out at point of interest, and these points of interest are represented byReference numeral 14,15,16 and 17 and are positioned on thedriving path 10.

The navigation of navigator 1 realizes through the gps data that receivessatellite 24 via gps data stream 25.Driving path 10 can come for the user shows through display device 27, and this display device 27 plays input media 26 simultaneously, and with manual manipulation navigator 1, particularly thejourney memory module 13.

Through navigator 1, particularly can generate the journey packet throughjourney memory module 13, this journey packet comprises the journey data that are recorded in thejourney memory module 13 at least.Through for example adding text message or acoustic information for the journey data via input media 26 or via the microphone that is not shown specifically, these journey data can be further abundant by the user.The generation of journey packet can be realized or for example when journey finishes, realize automatically through navigator 1 at the time point of confirming by the user.

Show the Fabric Interface ofair interface 18 forms between the central base station 22 by land and betweenother navigator 19,20 and 21.Said journey packet or a plurality of journey packet can be transferred at least one in land central base station 22 orother navigator 19,20 and/or 21 throughair interface 18 by the user.Likewise, can receive from central base station 22 orother navigator 19,20 and/or 21 journey packet.

In addition, also showsensor device 23, it is implemented as video camera and for example can be installed in the vehicle.If the driver of vehicle follows and sailspath 10 and go, then can realize image recording through video camera, this image recording can be used to enrich the journey packet equally.Video camera can also be integrated in the navigator 1 in a not shown manner.

Fig. 2 shows the flow process Figure 100 that is used to move according to the method for the invention; This method is used for generating the journey data by means ofjourney memory module 13, and this journey memory module is the ingredient of the navigator 1 that is used for the vehicle on thedriving path 10 between at least onedeparture place 11 and at least one destination 12 is navigated based on satellite.Begin through thebeginning 110 ofjourney memory module 13 record journey data with record, said beginning 110 manually or automatically realizes through navigator 1.Carry out therecord 120 of related data thus, said record for example is included in last information about gps coordinate of journey time.For example going when finishing, can withrecord stop 130 stopping to write down 120.Can in other method step, realize abundant 140 to data recorded subsequently, wherein abundant 140 for example can comprise for the section of confirming or for the manual information of input of point ofinterest 14,15,16 and/or 17 of going.In addition, this abundant 140 can relate to and can add through the sound that the microphone on navigator 1 is realized.Especially, during the user added sound through microphone, the path of crossing can similarly be play on the display device 27 of navigator 1 with video sequence.

After the abundant end of journey data, instep 150, carry out the termination that the journey data generate, wherein the user can be to be 151 and to deny that 152 pairs ofterminations 150 are replied.If theuser 152 does not reply the termination that the journey data generate through input, then write down and continue to carry out 160, it for example is returned the method step that is used for writing down 120 related datas when continuing driving path.If the user, then carries out abundant 170 to the destination that is arrived to be 151 to reply thetermination 150 that the journey data generate, it is abundant by the last appointment of user.In the journey packet is accomplished 180 method step, this journey packet can be at last realization in the journey packet for example being transferred toother navigator 19,20 and/or 21method step 190 of land central base station 22 or at least one

The present invention is being not limited to aforementioned preferred embodiment aspect its embodiment.And can expect multiple modification, these modification are used the solution that illustrates to be had in the embodiment of different characteristic in principle.For the present invention importantly, characteristic and/or advantage that all are derived from claim, instructions or accompanying drawing comprise structural details, and the layout in space and method step, can be independent also can making up by different way.

Claims (13)

1. method that is used to operate navigator (1); Said navigator is used for the vehicle that is located on the driving path (10) between at least one departure place (11) and at least one destination (12) is navigated based on satellite; Wherein be provided with journey memory module (13); During going, write down the journey data of the said driving path (10) between said departure place (11) and said destination (12) through this journey memory module

It is characterized in that; Be provided with input media (26); Enrich (140) journey data through said input media with out of Memory, and be provided with Fabric Interface, will use informative journey data transmission to give receiver through this Fabric Interface by said journey memory module (13) record.

2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, said input media (26) can be controlled by the user, the said journey data that wherein write down by said journey memory module (13) with out of Memory abundant (140) by the user.

3. according to claim 1 or claim 2 method; It is characterized in that; On said driving path, there is point of interest (14,15,16,17); The said journey data that wherein are recorded in the said journey memory module (13) comprise and the relevant information of said point of interest (14,15,16,17) that especially, the said journey data that are recorded in the journey memory module (13) comprise the information of being enriched by the user about said point of interest (14,15,16,17).

4. like any described method in the claim 1 to 3; It is characterized in that; When said journey finishes or when the said journey packet of user's needs; Through said navigator (1), particularly the journey packet is provided through said journey memory module (13), this journey packet comprises the said journey data that are recorded in the said journey memory module (13) at least.

5. like any described method in the aforementioned claim; It is characterized in that; Said navigator (1) has Fabric Interface; Air interface (18) particularly, thus through said Fabric Interface said journey packet is sent to another user's at least one other navigator (19,20,21) and/or sends to land central base station (22).

6. like any described method in the aforementioned claim; It is characterized in that; Said navigator (1) has Fabric Interface; Air interface (18) particularly, thus upload journey packet and/or the journey packet of land central base station (22) of another user's at least one other navigator (19,20,21) at least through said air interface (18).

7. like any described method in the aforementioned claim; It is characterized in that; Said vehicle has at least one sensor device (23); The sensor device that particularly comprises image acquisition units (23), the data of wherein obtaining through said sensor device (23) are used to the abundant said journey data in the said journey memory module (13) that are recorded in.

8. like any described method in the aforementioned claim; It is characterized in that, will be used for the initiation command of opening entry journey data (110) through said input media (26) and/or be used to stop to write down ceasing and desisting order of journey data (130) being transferred to said navigator (1) by the user.

9. like any described method in the aforementioned claim; It is characterized in that; When arriving and/or leaving said point of interest (14,15,16,17) and/or when leaving departure place (11) and/or arrival destination (12), automatically perform said opening entry journey data (110) and/or saidly stop to write down journey data (130) by said navigator (1).

10. like any described method in the aforementioned claim; It is characterized in that; Especially when said user imports in the said navigator with departure place (11) and destination (12); Be received in the land central base station (22) and/or the inquiry of the journey data in other navigator (19,20,21) of other users through said navigator (1) execution; Wherein said journey data relate to the data about said driving path (10), particularly about being positioned on the said driving path (10) or near the data of the point of interest (14,15,16,17) said driving path (10).

A 11. navigator (1); Said navigator is used for the vehicle that is positioned on the driving path (10) between at least one departure place (11) and at least one destination (12) is navigated based on satellite; Wherein be provided with journey memory module (13); During going, can be recorded in the journey data of the said driving path (10) between said departure place (11) and said destination (12) through this journey memory module; It is characterized in that, be provided with input media (26), can be through this input media with the abundant journey data of out of Memory by said journey memory module (13) record; And be provided with Fabric Interface, can be through this Fabric Interface with using informative journey data transmission to give receiver.

12. be used for moving computer program like any described method of aforementioned claim 1 to 9.

13. have the medium that the calculating function of computer program as claimed in claim 11 reads.

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