KR101888947B1 - Device and method for providing marine navigation information based on mobile platform - Google Patents

Abstract

The apparatus for providing maritime navigation information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data from a main server, a satellite navigation unit for receiving current signals from a satellite, A local database for storing data received from the main server, providing maritime information according to the position information of the marine vessel, and a service providing unit for providing maritime information to the user. According to the navigation information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, when a ship without an AIS (Automatic Identification System) is disconnected from a main server, information necessary for navigation of the ship can be provided.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a marine navigation information providing apparatus and method based on a mobile platform,

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing maritime navigation information based on a mobile platform, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for providing various maritime information and navigation information such as a location, a navigation mark, will be.

An AIS (Automatic Identification System) device is an automatic ship identification device that automatically provides information including ship's type, type, position, crew, navigation status and other safety related information. If you send your information through GPS, all ships equipped with AIS can receive this information and use it as a basis for safe navigation.

However, ships less than 300 tons, which are operating in the coastal waters until now, do not have AIS (Automatic Identification System) devices, which causes frequent occurrence of safety accidents.

In order to replace AIS, a maritime traffic information service using a smartphone application was developed because a high-priced AIS device could not be forcibly mounted on a small ship.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1241638 discloses an invention relating to a navigation ship and a navigation mark position information confirmation system based on a mobile application platform, and it relates to a navigation system for identifying the position of a ship not equipped with an AIS (Automatic Identification System) (3G, Wifi, LTE, etc.), which is one of the functions of the smartphone possessed by the individual, through the wireless data network (3G, Wifi, LTE, The present invention relates to a navigation system and a navigational marking position information confirmation system based on a mobile application platform for preventing a safety accident of an onshore vessel through a warning message or an alarm when there is a ship approaching within a predetermined distance.

However, such a navigation vessel and navigation mark location information confirmation system is a maritime traffic information service using a smartphone application, and can be used only in a region where a mobile communication service is provided. Since the mobile communication serviceable distance is 5 km from the base station, there is a problem that it is difficult to use such a service in a marine vessel where a separate repeater is difficult to install.

Accordingly, there is a need for a maritime traffic information service using a smartphone application which can be utilized by a small ship in an environment where a mobile communication service is not provided.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1241638 (Mar. 03, 2013) "Navigation Apparatus for Identifying Location Information of Flight Vessels and Navigation Signals Based on Mobile Application Platform" Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1280066 (2013.06.21) "Ship Navigation System, Ship Flight Information Display Method and Recording Medium"

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a maritime navigation information providing apparatus capable of receiving the position of a navigation vessel and navigation marker position information in an area where a mobile communication service is impossible.

The apparatus for providing maritime navigation information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data from a main server, a satellite navigation unit for receiving current signals from a satellite, A local database for storing data received from the main server, providing maritime information according to the position information of the marine vessel, and a service providing unit for providing maritime information to the user.

Here, the communication unit may include a communication connection module for confirming a communication state with the main server.

Here, the local database may include an authentication module, an information storage module for storing information received from the main server or location information of a ship.

Here, the maritime information may be at least one selected from the group including beacon information on the route of the ship, dangerous area information including construction area, accident area information, and maritime weather forecast information.

A method for providing maritime navigation information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step of authenticating a user, a step of calculating current position information of a ship from a satellite, a step of receiving maritime information from a main server, And providing the user with the maritime information according to the location information.

In the case where the user authentication fails in the user authentication step, the step of receiving the maritime information from the main server includes receiving the mobile app installation file and the local database installation file from the main server, and installing each installation file .

Here, the maritime information may be at least one selected from the group including beacon information on the route of the ship, dangerous area information including construction area, accident area information, and maritime weather forecast information.

The step of storing in the local database includes storing only the updated maritime information in the installed local database.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing maritime navigation information, comprising the steps of: confirming a connection relationship with a main server; and, when disconnected from the main server, And providing information.

According to the navigation information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, marine information necessary for the safety of the ship can be provided even in a region where the mobile communication service is impossible.

Also, according to the navigation information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, a maritime traffic information service that can secure the safety of a ship can be provided even if the AIS is not installed at the time of operating the small ship.

1 is a functional block diagram of a maritime navigation information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a detailed functional block diagram of a communication unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a detailed functional block diagram of a local database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are screen views in which maritime information according to an embodiment of the present invention is outputted through a smartphone.
6 is a flowchart of a method for providing maritime navigation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart of a method for providing maritime navigation information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, It will be possible. The present invention is capable of various modifications and various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

Like reference numerals are used for similar elements in describing each drawing.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. The term "and / or" includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Should not.

The suffix "module "," block ", and "part" for components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification only and do not have their own distinct meanings or roles .

In the present specification, when any one element 'transmits' data or signals to another element, the element can transmit the data or signal directly to the other element, and through at least one other element Data or signal can be transmitted to another component.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

The mobile platform-based navigation information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a maritime traffic information service using a smartphone application to replace the AIS (Automatic Identification System).

1 is a functional block diagram of a maritime navigation information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the navigation information providing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 100 that transmits and receives data from a main server 20, A local database 300 for storing data received from the main server 20 and providing maritime information according to the location information of the user, And a service providing unit 400 for providing maritime information to the user.

The communication unit 100 transmits and receives data from the main server 20 and enables the maritime navigation information providing apparatus 10 to communicate using the main server 20 and the wireless data network 30. [ The wireless data network 30 may include a mobile communication network, a WiFi network, or other wireless based data communication network.

When the wireless data network 30 is a mobile communication network, the mobile communication network may be a synchronous mobile communication network or an asynchronous mobile communication network. As an embodiment of the asynchronous mobile communication network, a WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) communication network is exemplified. In this case, the mobile communication network may include an RNC (Radio Network Controller) and an asynchronous MSC (Mobile Switching Center). Meanwhile, it can be changed to next generation mobile communication network such as 3G LTE network and 4G network.

2 is a detailed functional block diagram of a communication unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The communication unit 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a communication connection module 110 for confirming a communication state with the main server 20 as shown in FIG.

The communication connection module 110 verifies in real time whether the maritime navigation information providing device 10 is connected to the main server 20 through the wireless data network 30 or the like. It is possible to transmit the message queue to the server periodically at the maritime navigation information providing device 10 to determine whether or not to receive the feedback signal from the server and to determine whether the connection state of the maritime navigation information providing device 10 with the main server 20 .

The satellite navigation unit 200 is a device called a so-called GPS and receives a signal transmitted from a satellite to calculate a current position of the ship. The current position of the ship calculated by the satellite navigation unit 200 is sent to the main server 20 through the communication unit 100 and the main server 20 provides the maritime information of the area where the ship is located and is expected to proceed .

The local database 300 stores data received from the main server 20 and provides maritime information according to the position information of the marine vessel to the marine vessel.

In the specification, a database may mean a functional and structural combination of software and hardware that stores information corresponding to each database. The database may be implemented as at least one table, and may further include a separate DBMS (Database Management System) for searching, storing, and managing information stored in the database.

Also, it can be implemented in various ways such as a linked-list, a tree, and a relational database, and includes all data storage media and data structures capable of storing information corresponding to a database.

3 is a detailed functional block diagram of a local database according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the local database 300 includes an authentication module 310 for storing authentication information of a user attempting connection when attempting to connect to the main server 20, And an information storage module 320 for storing information or real-time location information of the ship.

The authentication module 310 may be an ID and password information to be input at the time of initial connection with the main server 20 connected through the wireless data network 30, but is not limited thereto. The authentication information stored in the authentication module 310 can be changed by the user. In particular, when the maritime navigation information providing device 10 is a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, by transmitting a phone number for authentication, It is possible to attempt connection with the mobile terminal 20.

The main server 20 can specify the ship or the user through the authentication information stored in the authentication module 310.

The information storage module 320 is a module for storing marine information. The information storage module 320 is a module for storing marine information, such as beacon information on the marine vessel, which is generally transmitted through a connection with the main server 20, Regional information, and maritime weather forecast information.

The service providing unit 400 is a device for providing maritime information to a user. The service providing unit 400 connects to a local database 300 and outputs the extracted information to a user through a smart phone screen or a display device. Further, the data may be implemented on the augmented reality-based UI screen based on the data transmitted from the main server 20, and the position of the peripheral vessel may be displayed on the electronic map, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are screen views in which maritime information according to an embodiment of the present invention is outputted through a smartphone.

As shown in FIG. 4, the service providing unit 400 can provide the navigation light information of the ship and the sea information to the user using the screen of the smartphone.

As shown in FIG. 5, the service providing unit 400 may display the current weather conditions around the running route or provide the user with the weather conditions predicted in advance through the screen of the smartphone.

The components of the maritime navigation information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above in detail. Hereinafter, the operational state of the marine navigation information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

1, the communication unit 100 of the maritime navigation information providing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits and receives data to and from the main server 20, and includes an authentication module 310 of the local database 300, To the main server (20). When the authentication of the user is completed, the main server 20 transmits the position information of the ship calculated in real time in the satellite navigation part 200 to the main server 20.

The main server 20 receives the position information of the ship and transmits the sea information according to the position information to the navigation information providing apparatus 10. Here, as described above, the maritime information may be the maritime beacon information of the ship, the dangerous area information or the marine weather forecast information.

The maritime information is stored in the local database 300. When necessary contents are called through the installed application of the user, the service provider 400 provides the maritime information desired by the user through a screen or the like.

Also, if the communication connection module 110, which continuously monitors the connection state with the main server 20, confirms that the connection with the main server 20 is disconnected, no real-time resolution information can be received, Stores the resolution information transmitted from the main server 20 in the local database 300 and outputs the information requested by the service provider 400. [

Even when the main server 20 is disconnected, the communication connection module 110 of the communication unit 100 continuously sends a message to monitor whether the main server 20 is feedbacked.

In summary, the navigation information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention continuously confirms the connection relationship with the main server 20 through the communication unit 100, and when the navigation information providing apparatus 10 is connected, The connection information between the main server 20 and the maritime navigation information providing apparatus 10 is updated by storing the contents of the transmission of the main server 20 in the local database 300 installed in the main navigation system 100, And provides the user with the necessary marine information in the local database 300 due to the execution of the application by the user.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the marine information for navigation can be stored in the local database 300, as in the case of a ship equipped with the AIS, without depending on the connection relationship with the main server 20, .

Next, a marine navigation information providing method according to another aspect of the present invention will be described. A description of a configuration overlapping with the preceding description will be omitted.

6 is a flowchart of a method for providing maritime navigation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the method of providing maritime navigation information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user authentication step S100, a step S200 of calculating current position information of a ship, a step of receiving maritime information from a main server S300), storing the marine information provided by the main server in the installed local database (S400), and providing the marine information according to the location information to the user (S500).

As described above, the user authentication step (S100) is a step of attempting connection from the maritime navigation information providing device to the main server. The user authentication step S100 is a step of inputting the user's ID or password or, if the maritime navigation information providing device is a smart phone, And user authentication is performed by various applicable methods.

In the case where the user authentication fails in the user authentication step (S100), the main server transmits the navigation information to the navigation information providing device The mobile app installation file and the local database installation file are transferred, and the transferred installation file is installed in the marine navigation information providing device.

The step S200 of calculating the current position information of the ship is a step of calculating the position of the ship by using the information received from the satellites, and is the reference information of the sea information to be provided.

The step S300 of receiving the maritime information from the main server transmits the maritime information to the maritime navigation information providing device in the main server. The maritime information to be transmitted is based on the maritime information of the maritime vessel, Information is sent prior to the above steps.

Here, the maritime information may be at least any one information selected from the group including the beacon information on the route of the ship, the danger zone information including the construction zone, the accident zone information, and the marine weather forecast information, but is not limited thereto .

The step S400 of storing the maritime information provided from the main server in the installed local database may be performed in order to output the information received from the main server to the maritime navigation information providing device in real time or to use the maritime navigation information providing device in connection with the main server It is stored in the local database in case the user does not want it.

Generally, the ship's lighthouse information provided as maritime information is not constant in the main server. In case of lighthouse information, it contains information about dozens of information such as lighthouse table number, photo, hall, name, location LAT, location LON, date of construction, date of year such as focus, amount of building, structure, function, Update from the main server only if there are any changes among the dozens of information related to the lighthouse.

The information related to the dangerous area is updated on the main server only when there is a change, such as when the construction area is newly created or the construction is completed and the building is no longer constructed, and the updated information is provided to the navigation information providing apparatus .

The weather forecast is updated twice a day in general. In consideration of the weather forecast, the weather forecast, which may affect the vicinity of the route or the route, is updated at 6:00 am and 6:00 pm, and the main server updates such periodically updated information to the navigation information providing apparatus to provide.

In addition to the above-mentioned information, a variety of marine information can be provided from the main server, and the marine navigation information providing device receives the latest updated information when connected to the main server due to the characteristics of the information.

Furthermore, step S400 of storing in the local database may include storing only the updated information in the main server. Only information that does not match the latest update date among the information transmitted from the main server can be stored in the local database.

Finally, the step of providing the user with the marine information according to the position information (S500) is a step of providing the marine information stored in the local database to the user through the screen of the smartphone.

7 is a flowchart of a method for providing maritime navigation information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the method for providing maritime navigation information according to another embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of (S1000) confirming the connection relationship with the main server, when the connection to the main server is broken, And providing pre-stored maritime information in the installed local database (S2000).

The difference from the above-described method of providing maritime navigation information is that, when the connection with the main server is continuously checked as a result of continuously checking the connection relationship with the main server, the maritime navigation information providing method provides users with maritime information stored in a local database It is a point.

For example, a small ship nearing departure is connected through a main server and a repeater, and receives marine information through a wireless network without any abnormality. If the receiver departs from the relay range after the departure, the connection between the main server and the small ship will be cut off or the connection will be poor.

In this case, if the information received from the main server is not stored in the local database as in the embodiment of the present invention, all the maritime information that has already been transmitted is also lost, so that the small- It must continue.

This problem is solved by an apparatus and method for providing maritime navigation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In summary, the maritime information that can be continuously received from the main server is provided by the local database when the connection to the main server is lost, and the maritime information provided by the local database is the same as the information provided by the actual main server And outputs it to the user through a marine navigation information providing device such as a smart phone.

As described above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed in the present specification and drawings, and although specific terms have been used, they have been used only in a general sense to easily describe the technical contents of the present invention and to facilitate understanding of the invention , And are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

10 sea yard information providing apparatus 20 main server
30 wireless data network 100 communication section
110 communication connection module 200 satellite navigation section
300 local database 310 authentication module
320 information storage module 400 service provider

Claims (9)

As a marine navigation information providing apparatus based on a mobile platform,
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data from a main server through a wireless communication network;
A satellite navigation unit for receiving a signal transmitted from a satellite and calculating current position information of the ship;
A local database for storing data received from the main server and providing maritime information according to the location information of the marine vessel; And
And a service providing unit for providing maritime information to the user,
Wherein the local database includes an authentication module, an information storage module for storing information received from the main server or location information of the ship, and storing the maritime information transmitted last from the main server,
Wherein the authentication information stored in the authentication module is a telephone number for authentication when the navigation information providing apparatus is a smartphone,
Wherein the communication unit includes a communication connection module for confirming a communication state with the main server,
If the connection to the main server is broken, the communication connection module continuously sends a message to monitor whether the main server is feedbacked,
The communication unit checks in real time whether or not it is connected to the main server,
Wherein the service providing unit provides the user with the maritime information based on data received from the main server in real time when the main server is connected to the main server,
When the connection with the main server is broken, the service providing unit provides the maritime information to the user based on data last stored in the local database,
Wherein the maritime information is at least one selected from the group consisting of beacon information on the route of the ship, dangerous area information including construction area, accident area information, and maritime weather forecast information,
Wherein the service providing unit implements data on an augmented reality-based UI screen based on data received from the main server. delete delete delete A method of providing maritime navigation information performed by the maritime navigation information providing apparatus of claim 1,
(a) a user authentication step;
(b) calculating current position information of the ship;
(c) receiving the maritime information from the main server via the wireless communication network;
(d) storing the marine information provided by the main server in an installed local database; And
(e) providing the user with the maritime information according to location information,
In the step (a), when the navigation information providing apparatus is a smartphone, authentication is performed by a telephone number,
If the user authentication fails in the step (a), the step (c) includes receiving the mobile application installation file and the local database installation file from the main server, and installing each installation file,
Wherein the step (d) includes the step of storing only the updated maritime information in the installed local database, storing the maritime information received last from the main server,
The step (e)
Checking in real time whether the server is connected to the main server;
Providing the navigation information to a user based on data received from the main server in real time when the navigation server is connected to the main server; And
And providing the marine information to the user based on data last stored in the local database when the connection with the main server is lost,
Based on the data received from the main server, a UI screen based on an augmented reality,
Wherein the maritime information is at least one selected from the group consisting of beacon information on the route of the ship, dangerous area information including construction area, accident area information, and maritime weather forecast information. delete delete delete delete

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