KR101011725B1 - Traffic information exchange system of points accumulation method - Google Patents

Abstract

The traffic information exchange system of a point earning method according to the present invention is provided in a plurality of vehicles to provide road situation information from a user, and mounted on an external surface to capture shooting information from a camera that photographs road conditions around a vehicle that is driving or stopped. A vehicle terminal for receiving and storing it; A management server connected to communicate with the vehicle terminal to provide road situation information to a specific vehicle terminal; wherein the vehicle terminal is a GPS information management unit storing position and speed information according to a current time of a vehicle driving or stopping; And an image manager for receiving the current time information and the position information from the GPS information manager and the road situation image information from the camera in real time to generate and store the image information mixed with the time information and the position information, and to identify the user. When there is a request for road image information corresponding to location information and time information according to a point or a section, a video request signal including user's vehicle terminal identification information and location information and time information according to a specific point or section is generated. Sending it to another vehicle located within a specific area. A signal detector for detecting a video request signal and vehicle terminal identification information including location information and time information according to a specific point or section of a vehicle located in a specific region, and a specific point or section from the signal detector Receives the video request signal and vehicle terminal identification information including location information and time information according to the information, and searches for and matches road situation image information matching the location information and time information according to a specific point or section in the video management unit. Traffic information for transmitting the vehicle situation identification information and the vehicle terminal identification information storing the road situation image information and the road situation image information transmitted from the image management unit to the management server. Through the transmission unit and the management server that matches the specific vehicle terminal identification information And an output unit for outputting road situation image information transmitted to a vehicle terminal, wherein the management server includes a user identification DB storing vehicle terminal identification information transmitted from the traffic information transmission unit, and a road received from the traffic information transmission unit. The video information DB storing the situation image information, the counting management unit counting the number of times of transmission of the vehicle terminal identification information transmitted to the user identification DB, and when the number of times of transmission of the vehicle terminal identification information is accumulated by the counting management unit, And a point accumulator for accumulating or deducting a certain point in the vehicle terminal which has transmitted the terminal identification information.

According to the present invention as described above, by using the vehicle terminal installed in each of a plurality of vehicles running or stopped separately from the traffic information collection device to collect traffic information on the highway or general road to obtain traffic information of a specific point desired by other users In order to provide traffic information of a specific point, it is possible to provide a specific traffic information desired by the user by reducing an expensive separate traffic information collecting device installation cost.

Traffic Information Payment, Traffic Information Provision, Car Terminal, Navigation

Description

Traffic Information Exchange System Using Earn Points

The traffic information exchange system of the points earning method according to the present invention provides the surrounding traffic information through the vehicle terminal installed in each of a plurality of vehicles, and by accumulating points to the provider according to the recovery of the provided traffic information, more detailed Preferably, traffic information of a highway or a general road is collected by using a vehicle terminal installed in each of a plurality of vehicles that are driven or stopped, and traffic information of a specific point desired by another user is transmitted to the management server. Information is provided to a user who needs traffic information of a specific point, and the number of traffic information provided to the management server is counted in the management server. A traffic route in the way of earning points that earns a certain point to the provider It relates to a beam exchange system.

Currently, the wireless terminal is expanding its service range to provide information rather than a simple means of communication. In particular, a service that provides traffic information to a driver by using a wireless terminal may be a service frequently used by a driver who wants to drive on a transboundary road or to drive by moving on an uncongested road.

In general, the wireless terminal mainly uses the navigation equipment used in the vehicle.

The navigation system calculates the current position of the vehicle by receiving GPS signals indicating latitude, longitude, and altitude from a plurality of GPS satellites belonging to the Global Positioning System (GPS) for military use. It is a device that helps the user to conveniently move to the destination by displaying the map information of the surroundings including the current location of the vehicle through the display device.

In addition, in order to provide general traffic information, traffic information is provided to a user by installing a device capable of collecting traffic information at each branch in each region.

The traffic information collecting device may be equipped with a camera and a detector to store the image of the number of vehicles passing through the specific area, the speed or the road situation through the camera, and transmit the image to the server to provide the image information to the user. have.

However, the traffic information collection device as described above generates traffic information by installing each equipment at a designated place, and it takes a considerable time for the cost problem and installation due to expensive equipment, and traffic information of a specific place desired by the user. A problem arises that cannot be provided.

In addition, a rear surveillance camera or a vehicle monitoring camera of a vehicle currently being used is used, but this provides only the convenience of the user in the vehicle and does not perform other additional functions.

Accordingly, in order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide traffic information to a user of each vehicle equipped with a camera and a vehicle terminal to the other user, according to the number of traffic information provided to the vehicle terminal providing the traffic information Points are earned to reduce the burden on the user of the installation cost of the vehicle terminal, and to increase the expected effect of the installation of the vehicle terminal.

Still another object of the present invention is to collect traffic information on a highway or a general road using a vehicle terminal installed in each of a plurality of vehicles that are driven or stopped separately from the traffic information collection device to provide traffic information of a specific point desired by another user. Thus, the purpose of providing a specific traffic information desired by the user by reducing the cost of installing a separate, expensive traffic information collection device to provide traffic information of a specific point.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides road situation information from a user mounted in each of a plurality of vehicles, and receives shooting information from a camera mounted on an outer surface to photograph road conditions around a vehicle driving or stopping. A vehicle terminal for storing; A management server connected to communicate with the vehicle terminal to provide road situation information to a specific vehicle terminal; wherein the vehicle terminal is a GPS information management unit storing position and speed information according to a current time of a vehicle driving or stopping; And an image manager for receiving the current time information and the position information from the GPS information manager and the road situation image information from the camera in real time to generate and store the image information mixed with the time information and the position information, and to identify the user. When there is a request for road image information corresponding to location information and time information according to a point or a section, a video request signal including user's vehicle terminal identification information and location information and time information according to a specific point or section is generated. Transfer it to another vehicle located within a specific area. A signal detector for detecting a video request signal and vehicle terminal identification information including location information and time information according to a specific point or section of a vehicle located in a specific region, and a specific point or section from the signal detector Receives the video request signal and vehicle terminal identification information including location information and time information according to the information, and searches for and matches road situation image information matching the location information and time information according to a specific point or section in the video management unit. Traffic information for transmitting the vehicle situation identification information and the vehicle terminal identification information storing the road situation image information and the road situation image information transmitted from the image management unit to the management server. Through the transmission unit and the management server that matches the specific vehicle terminal identification information And an output unit for outputting road situation image information transmitted to a vehicle terminal, wherein the management server includes a user identification DB storing vehicle terminal identification information transmitted from the traffic information transmission unit, and a road received from the traffic information transmission unit. A counting management unit for counting the number of times of transmission of the identification information transmitted to the user identification DB, the image information DB storing the situation image information, and the counting number of transmissions of the identification information of the vehicle terminal in the counting management unit It is provided including a point accumulator for accumulating or deducting a certain point in the vehicle terminal that has transmitted the vehicle terminal identification information.

Preferably, the GPS information management unit receives a GPS signal from a GPS satellite, a coordinate storage unit that stores the GPS point coordinates by using the GPS signal to identify the location of the vehicle being driven or stopped, and the GPS of the vehicle. A timing storage unit that stores the point coordinates and stores the time information at the moment when the GPS point coordinates are stored, GPS coordinates of the points passed by the vehicle through the coordinate storage unit and the timing storage unit, and their respective angles. And a driving information generation unit for generating driving information of the vehicle including information on the time of the passing moment in the GPS coordinates and the vehicle speed.

Preferably, the camera further includes a first camera mounted to the vehicle for photographing the surrounding traffic information image in the direction of the vehicle being driven, and a second camera mounted to the vehicle for photographing the traffic information image of the lane opposite to the driving direction. .

In addition, the camera is mounted on the camera and the tracking detection sensor for tracking the vehicle area by determining the road situation image information taken by the camera, and the camera for acquiring the image required by the tracking detection sensor x It is characterized in that the hinge is coupled to the vehicle rotatable on the y-axis.

According to the present invention as described above, a user of each vehicle equipped with a camera and a vehicle terminal provides traffic information to other users, and points are accumulated according to the number of times of providing traffic information, thereby reducing the burden on the installation cost of the vehicle terminal. In addition, it has the effect of enhancing the expected effect of the installation of the vehicle terminal.

In addition, by collecting traffic information on a highway or a general road by using a vehicle terminal installed in each of a plurality of vehicles that are driven or stopped separately from the traffic information collection device to provide traffic information of a specific point desired by another user, In order to provide traffic information, it is possible to provide a specific traffic information desired by the user by reducing the cost of installing an expensive separate traffic information collecting device.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The traffic information exchange system of the points earning method according to the present invention provides the surrounding traffic information through the vehicle terminal installed in each of a plurality of vehicles, and by accumulating points to the provider according to the recovery of the provided traffic information, more detailed Preferably, traffic information of a highway or a general road is collected by using a vehicle terminal installed in each of a plurality of vehicles that are driven or stopped, and traffic information of a specific point desired by another user is transmitted to the management server. Information is provided to a user who needs traffic information of a specific point, and the number of traffic information provided to the management server is counted in the management server. Camera and vehicle team by earning certain points to providers The user of each vehicle equipped with the vehicle provides traffic information to other users, and points are accumulated according to the number of times of providing traffic information to the vehicle terminal providing the traffic information, thereby reducing the burden on the installation cost of the vehicle terminal. The purpose is to increase the expected effect of the installation.

1 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a traffic information system according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the traffic information system according to the present invention is installed in each of a plurality of vehicles running or stopped on the road camera 200 for photographing the road situation around the vehicle and the photographed received from the camera 200 From the vehicle terminal 100 to provide the image information stored in the vehicle terminal 100 and the vehicle terminal 100 installed in each of the plurality of vehicles receiving and storing the image information to the specific vehicle terminal 100 It consists of a management server 300 is connected to communicate.

2 is a block diagram of a vehicle terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the vehicle terminal 100 includes a GPS information management unit 110 that stores coordinate time information of a traveling or stopped vehicle, and an image management unit 120 that generates and stores surrounding image information of a driving or stopping road. Signal transmitter 130 for transmitting the location and time information for a specific point to determine the road situation of a specific point, signal receiver 140 for receiving the information transmitted from the signal transmitter 130 and the signal When there is road situation image information of a specific point in a specific vehicle based on the information received from the occasional unit 140, the traffic information transmitter 150 transmitting the same to the management server 300 and the transmitted road situation image information are signaled. Specific information including the vehicle terminal information from the management server 300 to the image information including the vehicle terminal information for identifying the road information of the specific point transmitted from the transmission unit 130 It is composed of an output unit 160 is transmitted in the amount and the image is displayed.

In more detail, the GPS information management unit 110 stores position and speed information according to the current time of the vehicle being driven or stopped, and the GPS information management unit 110 is a specific point transmitted from the signal transmission unit 130 of another vehicle. Alternatively, location information and time information according to the section are determined.

The image manager 120 receives the current time information and the location information of the vehicle driving or stopping from the GPS information manager 110, and receives the road situation image information from the camera 200 in real time. The road situation image information is generated by mixing time information and location information received from 110 and image information received from the camera 200, and the road situation image information is stored in the image manager 120.

The signal transmission unit 130 generates location information and time information of a road section or a specific point to be driven in order to determine a road condition in advance when the user drives the vehicle, and generates the image request signal from the signal transmission unit 130 to identify the user. The video request signal is transmitted to another vehicle within a specific area radius.

In this case, the signal transmitter 130 transmits the vehicle terminal identification information included in the vehicle terminal 100 for identifying the user who sends the image request signal to another vehicle as the image request signal.

The signal detector 140 detects an image request signal and vehicle terminal identification information including location information and time information according to a specific point or section sent from the signal transmitter 130 of the specific vehicle, and detects the traffic information transmitter ( 150).

The traffic information transmitter 150 receives an image request signal including location information and time information according to a specific point or section transmitted from the signal detector 140, and stores road image information stored in the image manager 120. If there is road situation image information matching the location information and time information according to a specific point or section, the vehicle terminal identification information and the road situation image information transmitted from the image manager 120 to send a video request signal Including the stored vehicle terminal identification information and transmits to the management server (300).

At this time, the management server 300 transmits the road situation image information to the vehicle terminal that matches the road situation image information received from the traffic information transmitter 150 with the vehicle terminal identification information.

The output unit 160 displays road situation image information transmitted to the vehicle terminal through the management server 300.

In this case, the output unit 160 is displayed on the inside of the user vehicle which has sent the image request signal through a display device.

3 is a block diagram of a management server according to the present invention.

Referring to the figure, the management server 300 is composed of a user identification DB 310, the image information DB 320, the counting management unit 330 and the point earning unit 340.

The user identification DB 310 stores identification information of the vehicle terminal which has transmitted the video request signal and vehicle terminal identification information storing the road image information.

The image information DB 320 stores the road situation image information received from the traffic information transmitter 150.

The image information DB 320 provides road situation image information to a specific vehicle terminal that sends an image request signal stored in the user identification DB.

The counting manager 330 counts the number of times the road situation image information is transmitted to the management server 300 by checking the vehicle terminal identification information sent from the road information image information stored in the image information DB in the user identification DB.

In addition, the counting management unit 330 counts the number of times the vehicle terminal having the specific vehicle terminal identification information that transmits the video request signal transmitted from the traffic information transmission unit 150 of the specific vehicle terminal 100 transmits the same.

The point earning unit 340 counts the transmission times of the vehicle terminal 100 having the specific terminal identification information that provides the road situation image information from the counting management unit 330 to the management server 330 and counts a predetermined cumulative number of times. Accumulate the designated points to the vehicle terminal 100 having the specific terminal identification information that provided the road situation image information.

In addition, the point accumulator 340 may subtract a point when a predetermined cumulative number of transmissions of the specific vehicle terminal 100 having the specific vehicle terminal identification information that sends the video request signal from the counting manager 330.

4 is a block diagram of the GPS information management unit 110 according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the GPS information management unit 110 includes a GPS receiver 111, a coordinate storage unit 112, a timing storage unit 113, and a driving information generation unit 114.

The GPS receiver 111 receives a GPS signal from a GPS satellite.

The coordinate storage unit 112 uses the GPS signals received by the GPS receiver 111 to grasp the position coordinates of the vehicle in which the vehicle terminal 100 is installed and store the GPS point coordinates.

The timing storage unit 113 stores the GPS point coordinates in the coordinate storage unit 112 and the time information at the moment when the GPS point coordinates are stored.

The driving information generating unit 114 is a GPS coordinate of the points passed by the vehicle through the coordinate storage unit 112 and the timing storage unit 113, and information on the time and vehicle speed at the moment of passage at each GPS coordinate. Create

5 is a view illustrating a position of a camera mounted on a vehicle and a tracking detection sensor mounted on the camera according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the camera 200 includes a first camera 210, a second camera 220, and a tracking sensor 230.

The first camera 210 photographs and transmits the traffic information image around the driving direction of the vehicle, that is, around the front and rear directions of the road to be transmitted to the image manager 120.

The second camera 220 photographs the traffic information image of the lane opposite to the driving direction of the vehicle and transmits the image to the image manager 120. In this case, the second camera 220 is preferably installed on the side of the vehicle, that is, the side of the vehicle driving direction.

The tracking sensor 230 detects an area of a vehicle that is driven to accurately determine road situation image information that is mounted on the camera, or detects an area in which a plurality of vehicles are concentrated and tracks the coordinates through a camera. Take a picture of the coordinate area.

Preferably, the camera is hinged through the vehicle and the connecting member to be rotated on the x and y axes so that the camera captures the coordinate area in which the vehicle area is tracked through the tracking sensor 230.

Hereinafter, to describe the point earning process through the traffic information exchange system of the point earning method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to receive traffic information of a specific point or section designated by a user's request when driving on a road, location information and time information according to a specific point or section are provided through the signal transmission unit 130 of the vehicle terminal 100 installed in the user's vehicle. The included image request signal and vehicle terminal identification information for recognizing the user's vehicle are transmitted to other vehicles located in a specific area set around the vehicle.

The image request signal and the vehicle terminal identification information transmitted through the signal transmitter 130 are received by the signal detector 140 of the other vehicle located in a specific area and received by the user from the signal detector 140. One signal is transmitted to the traffic information transmitter 150.

And the road that matches the location information and time information according to a specific point or section of the video request signal transmitted to the traffic information transmission unit 150 with the video management unit 120 of the vehicle terminal 100 receiving the video request signal When the situation image information is searched and matched, the road situation image information is transmitted to the management server 300 through the communication network.

At this time, the vehicle terminal identification information for identifying the user requesting the image request signal and the vehicle terminal identification information for providing the road situation image information is transmitted to the management server 300.

At this time. The transmitted road condition image information is information related to the number of traffic of the vehicle at a certain time zone and average speed of the vehicle at a specific time or climate for a specific time zone for a simple determination of road congestion at a specific point or section by a user's request. It may also be landscape information around the driving road.

The vehicle terminal identification information and the road situation image information for identifying the user requesting the image request signal to the user identification DB 310 of the management server 300 that has received the road condition image information including the vehicle terminal identification information. Vehicle terminal identification information is provided for each and road situation image information is stored in the image information DB (320).

The road information image information stored in the image information DB is transmitted to the specific user vehicle terminal 100 requesting the image request signal through a communication network.

The road situation image information transmitted as described above is displayed on the vehicle terminal 100 installed in the vehicle sending the image request signal through the output unit 160.

At this time, the counting management unit 330 of the management server 300, the vehicle terminal for identifying the user requesting the video request signal stored in the user identification DB 310 when providing the road situation image information to the management server 300 The identification information of the vehicle terminal providing the identification information and the road image information is checked and the number of times of transmission is counted.

When the counting counting unit 330 counts the number of transmissions and the counting count is accumulated more than a predetermined number of times, a certain amount of points are accumulated in the vehicle terminal having the vehicle terminal identification information that provides the road situation image information in the point earning unit 340. Let it be.

In addition, a certain amount of points may be subtracted from the vehicle terminal having the vehicle terminal identification information requesting the image request signal.

The points earned in this way can be used to receive the road image information, and may also be earned with a certain amount of cash.

In exchanging traffic information between users, the points are accumulated through the point accumulator 340, so that the user can reduce the burden on the installation cost of the vehicle terminal and enhance the expected installation effect of the vehicle terminal.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is possible to make various modifications or variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover such modifications or changes as fall within the scope of the invention.

1 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a traffic information system according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a vehicle terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a management server according to the present invention.

4 is a block diagram of a GPS information management unit according to the present invention.

5 is a view illustrating a position of a camera mounted on a vehicle and a tracking detection sensor mounted on the camera according to the present invention.

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100: vehicle terminal 110: GPS information management unit

111: GPS receiver 112: coordinate storage unit

113: timing storage unit 114: driving information generation unit

120: image management unit 130: signal transmission unit

140: signal detection unit 150: traffic information transmission unit

160: output unit 200: camera

210: first camera 220: second camera

230: tracking detection sensor 300: management server

310: user identification DB 320: image information DB

330: counting management unit 340: earn points

Claims (4)

A vehicle terminal mounted in a plurality of vehicles to provide road situation information from a user, the vehicle terminal being mounted on an outer surface to receive and store the shooting information from a camera photographing a road situation around a vehicle driving or stopping; A management server connected to communicate with the vehicle terminal to provide road situation information to a specific vehicle terminal; The vehicle terminal GPS information management unit for storing the position and speed information according to the current time of the driving or stopped vehicle, An image manager which receives the current time information and the position information from the GPS information manager and the road situation image information from the camera in real time, and generates and stores the image information mixed with the time information and the position information; When there is a request from the user for road image information matching the location information and time information according to a specific point or section, the video request signal including the identification information of the user's vehicle terminal and location information and time information according to a specific point or section A signal transmitter for generating a signal and transmitting the same to another vehicle located in a specific region; A signal detector for detecting a video request signal and vehicle terminal identification information including location information and time information according to a specific point or section of a vehicle located in a specific region; The road receiving the image request signal and the vehicle terminal identification information including the location information and time information according to a specific point or section from the signal detection unit, the road matching the location information and time information according to a specific point or section to the image management unit Search for whether there is the situation image information, and if there is a corresponding road situation image information, the vehicle terminal identification information and the road terminal image information stored in the road situation image information and the image request signal transmitted from the image management unit are identified. A traffic information transmitter for transmitting information to the management server; It includes an output unit for outputting the road image information transmitted to the vehicle terminal matching the identification information of the specific vehicle terminal through the management server, The management server A user identification DB for storing identification information of the vehicle terminal received from the traffic information transmitter; An image information DB for storing road situation image information received from the traffic information transmitter; Counting the number of times of transmission of each vehicle terminal identification information transmitted to the user identification DB but the road situation image information stored in the image information DB and the specific vehicle terminal identification information provided with the road situation image information after sending a video request signal Counting management department, The number of times of transmission of the vehicle terminal identification information sent to the road situation image information stored in the image information DB counted by the counting management unit or the number of times of transmission of the specific vehicle terminal identification information provided with the road situation image information after sending a video request signal is constant. In case of cumulative number of times, the vehicle terminal which has sent the road image information is made up to earn a certain point, and the specific vehicle terminal provided with the road image information is made to include a point earning unit which deducts a certain point, The GPS information management unit A GPS receiver for receiving a GPS signal from a GPS satellite, a coordinate storage unit for detecting a position of a vehicle driving or stopping by using the GPS signal and storing GPS point coordinates; A timing storage unit for storing the GPS point coordinates of the vehicle and storing time information of the moment when the GPS point coordinates are stored; And a driving information generation unit for generating driving information of the vehicle including GPS coordinates of the points passed by the vehicle through the coordinate storage unit and the timing storage unit, and information on time and vehicle speed when the GPS coordinates pass. The camera A first camera mounted to the vehicle for photographing the surrounding traffic information image of the vehicle driving direction; And a second camera mounted to the vehicle in which the traffic information image of the lane opposite to the driving direction is photographed. The camera A tracking detection sensor mounted on the camera and determining a road situation image information captured by the camera to track a vehicle area; Point accumulation method traffic information exchange system characterized in that the camera is hinged to the vehicle rotatable on the x, y axis to obtain the image required by the tracking sensor. delete delete delete

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