CN102788593B - Method for providing local entertainment service with personal navigation device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing local entertainment services via a personal navigation device, comprising confirming whether a user is willing to start an entertainment service program on the personal navigation device that can provide local entertainment services, and starting the entertainment service program according to the current location of the personal navigation device when the user wants to start the entertainment service program.

Description

Method for providing local entertainment service with personal navigation device

technical field

The invention relates to a method for providing local entertainment service with a personal navigation device, in particular to a method for providing local entertainment service on a personal navigation device according to the current position of the personal navigation device.

Background technique

Navigation devices using the Global Positioning System (GPS) are widely known, and are commonly used in car navigation devices. The general function of the navigation device includes providing a map database for generating navigation instructions and displaying the generated navigation instructions on the screen of the navigation device. The navigation device is often mounted on the instrument panel of the vehicle by means of adsorption or other mounting means.

The term navigation device refers to a device used to allow a user to be guided to a predetermined destination. The device may include an internal system for receiving location data, such as a Global Positioning System receiver. The device may be connected to a receiver capable of receiving location information. The device can be used to calculate a route by itself, or communicate with a remote server, wherein the remote server can calculate the route and provide navigation information to the device; in addition, the device and a remote server can be included in a composite (Hybrid) device to calculate the path. Although the portable global positioning navigation device cannot be permanently mounted on the vehicle, it can still be directly used in the vehicle, or installed in the vehicle in the form of being mounted. Generally (and not necessarily), these portable GPS navigation devices include equipment that can realize all the above functions, that is, they can include internal GPS navigation system antennas, navigation software, and map information, and can be used accordingly. Draw the suggested path to the user.

When the user is driving for a long distance or driving at night, both the driver and the passengers are likely to feel tired and irritable. If it is on a long straight driving path, the driver is more likely to fall into a drowsy state due to the monotonous driving process, and even if a personal navigation device is used in this situation, there is a lack of detours that require immediate response or other needs to notify the driver Information. As a result, the driver is more likely to feel bored and tired, which is a very dangerous situation.

This shows that above-mentioned existing navigation device obviously still has inconvenience and defect in method and use, and urgently needs to be further improved. Therefore, how to create a new method of providing local entertainment services with a personal navigation device is one of the current important research and development topics, and has also become a goal that the industry needs to improve.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the defects of existing navigation devices and provide a new method of providing local entertainment services with personal navigation devices. It is very practical for drivers and passengers to provide entertainment services by asking relevant questions and relevant facts about the area that the vehicle is currently traveling through.

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problems are achieved by adopting the following technical solutions. A method for providing location-based entertainment services (Location-based entertainment) with a personal navigation device according to the present invention, which includes: judging whether a user wants to start an entertainment service program on the personal navigation device , wherein the personal navigation device can provide the local entertainment service, and judging whether the user wants to start the entertainment service program on the personal navigation device includes: detecting a boredom probability of the user; and when the boredom probability is high When a predetermined value is reached, the user is reminded to start the entertainment service program; and when the user starts the entertainment service program, the entertainment service program is started according to a current position related information of the personal navigation position.

The purpose of the present invention and its technical problems can also be further realized by adopting the following technical measures.

The aforementioned method, wherein the entertainment service program prompts the user to select a content form of the local entertainment service, wherein: the form includes a plurality of short-answer questions about the relevant information of the current location. This form contains an introduction of relevant information for the current location.

The aforementioned method, wherein said form includes multiple true-false questions about the relevant information of the current location, and the personal navigation device responds via a vocalization by the user or a command issued by the user via a user interface command to receive a response from the user for each true-false question.

The aforementioned method, wherein said form includes multiple true-false questions about the relevant information of the current location, and the personal navigation device responds via a vocalization by the user or a command issued by the user via a user interface command to receive a response from the user for each multiple choice question.

The aforementioned method, wherein the entertainment service program is executed with a driver mode or a passenger mode, and each of the driver mode and the passenger mode has an adjustable setting for voice or text information Provide a question, and receive a response to the question by receiving a touch command or voice.

The aforementioned method, wherein the personal navigation device includes a text-to-speech circuit for converting a question stored in text form into speech, and the personal navigation device includes a voice recognition software for recognizing the a voice response.

The aforementioned method, wherein said further includes when the personal navigation device enters a new area where the current location is located, downloading the relevant information of the current location to a memory of the personal navigation device, when the personal navigation device enters the Before the current position, store the relevant information of the current position in a memory of the personal navigation device; and after the personal navigation device enters the current position, retrieve the relevant information about the current position from the memory.

The aforementioned method, wherein said boredom probability is calculated according to a recent acceleration pattern of a vehicle carrying the personal navigation device, judging the distance and/or time traveled in the past, judging the distance and/or no obvious acceleration Time, determine the current time, determine the length of time to stop moving, determine the sound level detected by a microphone of the personal navigation device, determine one of the user's touch frequency of a user interface of the personal navigation device .

In the aforementioned method, the boredom probability is judged according to the enthusiasm of the user to respond to the prompt information sent by a user interface of the personal navigation device.

The aforementioned method, wherein said further includes judging whether the personal navigation device will output navigation instructions or driving information to the user within a predetermined time in the future; wherein judging whether the user wants to activate the entertainment on the personal navigation device The service program is only executed when the personal navigation device will not output navigation instructions or driving information to the user within the predetermined time in the future.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects. From the above, in order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a method for providing local entertainment services with a personal navigation device. The method includes judging whether a user wants to start an entertainment service program on the personal navigation device; and when the user starts the entertainment service program, starts the entertainment service according to information related to a current position of the personal navigation device program. The personal navigation device can provide the local entertainment service. Judging whether the user wants to activate the entertainment service program on the personal navigation device includes detecting a boredom probability of the user; and prompting the user to activate the entertainment service program when the boredom probability is higher than a predetermined value. With the disclosure of the present invention, a personal navigation device can be used to provide entertainment service content related to its current location or location. In this way, the user of the personal navigation device can pay more attention to the entertainment service program, and avoid falling into drowsiness. In addition, the entertainment service program also provides an interesting way to help the user understand information about the area he is currently traveling through, and at the same time help the user kill time during long-distance driving.

By virtue of the above-mentioned technical solution, the method of the present invention for providing local entertainment services with a personal navigation device has at least the following advantages and beneficial effects: it is used to provide the driver to keep awake, let the passengers enjoy entertainment, and prevent children from quarreling with each other because of boredom. , Local entertainment services that help users spend their boring time in a pleasant way and allow users to learn more about the area they are passing through. The entertainment service program can be activated by the user, or can be activated when a high probability of boredom is automatically detected, so that the user can get help from the entertainment service provided in the region.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to better understand the technical means of the present invention, it can be implemented according to the contents of the description, and in order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable , the following preferred embodiments are specifically cited below, and are described in detail as follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a personal navigation device disclosed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of providing local entertainment services with a personal navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10: Personal Navigation Device

12: screen

14: GPS receiver

16: Processor

18: Text-to-speech circuit

20: Microphone

22: User interface

24: Universal Packet Wireless Service Modem

26: Universal Serial Bus port

28: Speaker

30: memory

32: Map database

34: Entertainment service program

36: Entertainment service content

38: Speech Recognition Software

50, 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60,

62, 64, 66, 68, 70: steps

Detailed ways

In order to further explain the technical means and effects of the present invention to achieve the intended purpose of the invention, the specific implementation of the method for providing local entertainment services with a personal navigation device according to the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. , method, step, feature and effect thereof, detailed description is as follows.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a functional block diagram of a personal navigation device 10 disclosed in the present invention. The personal navigation device 10 includes a screen 12, a global positioning system receiver 14, a processor 16, a text to speech circuit 18, a microphone 20, a user interface 22, a general packet radio service modem ( General Packet radio Servicemodem, GPRS modem) 24, a Universal Serial Bus port (Universal Serial Bus port, USBport) 26, a speaker 28, and a memory 30. The screen 12 can be a touch screen. The GPS receiver 14 is used to receive the current location or current coordinates of the personal navigation device 10 . The processor 16 is used to control the operation of the personal navigation device 10 . Word conversion speech circuit 18 is used for converting text file into speech. The microphone 20 is used to receive voice input from a user. A UPRS modem 24 provides Internet access. The USB port 26 is used to enable data to be exchanged with a computer. The memory 30 is used to store a map database 32, and the map database 32 includes information such as map data and points of interest (POI). The memory 30 also stores an entertainment service program 34 and an entertainment service content 36 corresponding to the entertainment service program 34 . The entertainment service program 34 is used to read information about the current location of the personal navigation device 10 or the problems and introductions of the current region to the user. The memory 30 also includes a speech recognition software 38 , which is used to recognize the speech response raised by the user when the user responds to the question raised by the entertainment service program 34 in a speech manner.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which illustrates a method for providing local entertainment services with a personal navigation device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the method includes the following steps:

Step 50: program start;

Step 51: Determine whether the personal navigation device will be scheduled to output any navigation instructions or driving information to the user within a predetermined time in the future; if yes, go to step 70, otherwise go to step 52.

For safety reasons, the personal navigation device 10 should give priority to displaying navigation instructions or driving information (such as speeding warnings or warning signals from speed cameras) rather than local entertainment services. Therefore, the personal navigation device 10 will first confirm whether there is any navigation instruction or driving information to be output to the user within a predetermined time in the future, for example, within five minutes in the future. If there will not be any predetermined information to be output to the user, then the following steps will be continued (ie step 52); yet if there is predetermined information to be output to the user, the method will immediately stop executing, so that Without interrupting the navigation instructions or driving information that have just started to be output.

When there is a need to provide previously unforeseen new information to the user during the process of providing local entertainment services to the user, the process can be directly interrupted; but the confirmation procedure described in step 51 can effectively reduce the interruption. frequency of the process.

Step 52: Detect a probability of boredom (Likelihood of boredom) of the user. The boredom probability is data generated by quantifying the degree of boredom of the passenger and the driver with respect to the current location of the personal navigation device 10 mounted on the vehicle. There are many different ways to calculate this boredom chance. For example, the recent acceleration pattern (Recent Acceleration Pattern) of the vehicle can be used to calculate the boredom probability. When the vehicle accelerates slightly, it can be determined that the current driving route is straight and the road surface is relatively flat, thereby increasing the boredom of the driver. In addition, when judging the probability of boredom, a travel distance or a transit time that the vehicle has traveled so far can be considered. Similarly, the probability of boredom can be determined by considering the distance and/or time during which the vehicle carrying the personal navigation device has no obvious acceleration. A more pronounced acceleration change of the vehicle indicates that the driver is driving the vehicle more actively and less bored.

Other reference factors that can be used to determine the probability of boredom include the current time, or whether the length of time that the vehicle stops moving exceeds a predetermined time, wherein the predetermined time can be three minutes or five minutes. When determining the boredom probability, the activity level of the user of the personal navigation device 10 can also be one of the reference factors. The driver's activity level can be used as a reference factor to calculate the probability of boredom. For example, the microphone 20 included in the personal navigation device 10 can be used to detect the amount of voice activity in the vehicle. When there is a long period of silence in the vehicle or no dialogue between the passenger and the driver is detected, the probability of judged boredom will be higher. Similarly, if the user does not operate the user interface 22 within the predetermined time, the determined probability of being bored will be higher. The situation that the personal navigation device 10 sends out prompt information to the driver but does not receive any response can also determine a higher probability of being bored, and even determine that the driver is gradually falling into a drowsy state.

Step 54: Determine whether the probability of being bored is higher than a threshold. If yes, go to step 56, otherwise go to step 52.

Step 56: Determine whether the user wants to start the entertainment service program 34 or not. If the user wants to start the entertainment service program 34, then go to step 58, otherwise go to step 70.

Step 58 : The user selects a driver mode or a passenger mode, and the mode selected by the user will affect the way the user interacts with the entertainment service program 34 . In this driver mode, the user does not need to watch the screen 12 included in the personal navigation device 10 in order to communicate with the entertainment service program 34, but can use the text-to-speech circuit 18 and the speaker 28 in a voice manner. or questions, wherein these questions are read by the entertainment service information 36 stored in the form of text files in the internal memory 30. Similarly, the speech recognition software 38 can be used to work together with the microphone 20 to recognize the speech response made by the user.

In this passenger mode, since passengers only need to focus on the screen 12 instead of the road, the entertainment service program 34 uses the screen 12 more frequently. In the passenger mode, the user can choose to listen to the questions uttered by the text-to-speech circuit 18 , or can choose to directly display the readable questions on the screen 12 . Similarly, the user can also choose to respond in a spoken way recognizable by the speech recognition software 38 , or choose to issue instructions through the user interface 22 or the screen 12 implemented as a touch screen.

Step 60: The user selects the format of the entertainment service content 36 for the entertainment service program 34 to use. The entertainment service content 36 may include geographical introduction or historical introduction of the region where the personal navigation device 10 is located, popular features, famous technologies, local celebrities, past accidents or disasters and other information.

The user can also choose to let the entertainment service program 34 directly provide the introduction of the region or raise questions for the user to respond to; these questions can be in the form of true or false questions, multiple choice questions, short answer questions, etc. Multiple-choice questions can be expressed as "Which of the following options about this area is true?" question plus three to four options for users to choose. If the user always selects the specific form of the entertainment service content 36, and always chooses to listen to the introduction provided by voice or the questions that can be answered by the user, these user preferences will be stored as the entertainment service program 34. The default setting enables the user to selectively skip step 60 .

Step 62: It is judged that the user will listen to or read the local introduction, or answer the provided questions. If the user wants to listen to or read the local introduction, go to step 64; if the user wants to answer the question, go to step 66.

Step 64: The entertainment service program 34 provides user entertainment services by displaying the introduction of the location on the screen 12, or providing an audio introduction of the location through the text-to-speech circuit 18 and the speaker 28. After the above introduction is provided, step 70 is performed.

Step 66: The entertainment service program 34 displays the question of the location on the screen 12 to provide to the user, or provides the question by voice through the text-to-speech circuit 18 and the speaker 28 . The user can provide a response through the user interface 22 and the screen 12 , or speak into the microphone 20 to make a recognizable response by the speech recognition software 38 .

Step 68: The entertainment service program 34 compares the user's response with the correct answer stored in the entertainment service content 36, and informs the user whether the user's response is correct or not. When sufficient questions have been provided, step 70 is performed.

Step 70: the step ends. the

The entertainment service content 36 can be stored in the memory before the user starts driving the vehicle. Alternatively, when the personal navigation device 10 is connected to the Internet (eg, via the GPRS modem 24 ) and arrives in a new location, the entertainment service content 36 can be dynamically downloaded from the Internet. When the personal navigation device 10 is sold to the user, the stored entertainment service content 36 has covered all the locations recorded in the map database 32 . Furthermore, the personal navigation device 10 can transfer the entertainment service content 36 from other computers to the memory 30 included in the personal navigation device 10 through the USB port 26 or other similar communication ports. Another possible way to conveniently obtain the entertainment service content 36 is to use the UPRS modem 24 included in the personal navigation device 10 to connect the personal navigation device 10 to a server on the Internet, so as to download the entertainment service content 36 from the server. Network devices supported by other wireless communication protocols can be used to replace the GPRS modem 24 for downloading the entertainment service content 36 , such as a wireless local area network transceiver (WLAN transceiver).

To sum up, the method of the present invention is used to provide the driver to keep awake, let the passengers feel entertained, prevent the children from quarreling with each other because of boredom, help the user to pass the boring time in a pleasant way, and let the user be serious about it. The region can have more knowledgeable local entertainment services. The entertainment service program can be activated by the user, or can be activated when a high probability of boredom is automatically detected, so that the user can get help from the entertainment service provided in the region.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this field Those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, may use the technical content disclosed above to make some changes or modify them into equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes, but as long as they do not depart from the technical solution of the present invention, the Technical Essence Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. be provided in a method for ground entertainment service with personal navigation apparatus, it is characterized in that comprising:

Judge whether a user will start an entertainment service program on this personal navigation apparatus, and wherein this personal navigation apparatus can provide this in ground entertainment service, and judge whether this user will start this entertainment service routine package and contain on this personal navigation apparatus:

Detect a boring probability of this user; And

When this boring probability is higher than a predetermined value, this user is reminded to start this entertainment service program; And

When this user starts this entertainment service program, start this entertainment service program according to the relevant information of a current position of this personal navigation position;

Wherein, this boring probability is according to following thrin:

1) take advantage of carry this personal navigation apparatus vehicles one recently aero mode calculate, or

2) the positive degree that the information that the User's Interface of this user to this personal navigation apparatus sends makes response judges, or

3) judge whether this personal navigation apparatus will export navigation instruction or driving information to this user within a following schedule time;

Wherein judge whether this user will start this entertainment service program and only can not export navigation instruction with this personal navigation apparatus within this schedule time following or driving information performs this user to when on this personal navigation apparatus.

2. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that this entertainment service program points out this user to select this at a form content of ground entertainment service, wherein:

This form comprises the multiple simple answer of the relevant information about this current position,

This form comprises the introduction of the relevant information for this current position.

3. method as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that this form comprises multiple trues and falses of the relevant information about this current position, and this personal navigation apparatus is responded by a sounding of this user or this user receives the response of this user for each true and false by the instruction that a User's Interface is assigned.

4. method as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that this form comprises multiple multiple-choice questions of the relevant information about this current position, and this personal navigation apparatus is responded by a sounding of this user or this user receives the response of this user for each multiple-choice question by the instruction that a User's Interface is assigned.

5. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that this entertainment service program performs and driver's pattern or passenger's pattern, and this driver's pattern and this passenger's pattern have an adjustable settings separately, be used for providing problem with voice mode or Word message mode, and receive a response of this problem in the mode receiving touch command or voice.

6. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that this personal navigation apparatus comprises a text conversion sound circuit, be used for transferring the problem stored with written form to voice, this personal navigation apparatus comprises a speech recognition software, is used for the voice response that this user of identification sends.

7. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that separately comprising when this personal navigation apparatus enters a new area at this current position place, will be loaded in an internal memory of this personal navigation apparatus under the relevant information of this current position,

Before this personal navigation apparatus enters this current position, the relevant information of this current position is stored in an internal memory of this personal navigation apparatus; And

After this personal navigation apparatus enters this current position, capture the relevant information about this current position by this internal memory.

8. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that this recently aero mode be made up of following:

Judge the distance and/or the time that there are not obvious acceleration,

Judge the time span stopping movement,

Judge the sound level that a microphone of this personal navigation apparatus detects,

Judge that this user is to one of them of the shake-up frequency of a User's Interface of this personal navigation apparatus.