KR102255177B1 - Method and System for providing voice contents service of navigation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a voice content service for a navigation system, in particular, providing a user terminal with a list of various contents that can be played on the navigation system, and to prevent the deterioration of the navigation function due to the provision of the content. A first step of receiving and executing a navigation for performing directions using GPS location information of the user terminal from the service providing server through the service providing server; A second step of requesting, by the user terminal, a list of voice content services that can be provided to the navigation system from a service providing server; A third step of transmitting, by the service providing server, a voice content service list to a user terminal; A fourth step of transmitting, by the user terminal, a selection signal for one voice content service from the voice content service list to a service providing server; A fifth step of receiving, by the service providing server, a selection signal and requesting a detailed list of the corresponding voice content service from the content providing server through a communication network; A sixth step of transmitting, by the content providing server, a detailed list of voice content services to the service providing server; And a seventh step of transmitting, by the service providing server, a detailed list of voice content services to the user terminal; and, in particular, providing a list of various contents playable on the navigation system to the user terminal. A first step of receiving and executing a navigation system for performing directions by using the GPS location information of the user terminal from the service providing server through a communication network by the user terminal so as to prevent deterioration of the navigation function due to the provision of the user terminal; A second step of requesting, by the user terminal, a list of voice content services that can be provided to the navigation system from a service providing server; A third step of transmitting, by the service providing server, a voice content service list to a user terminal; A fourth step of transmitting, by the user terminal, a selection signal for one voice content service from the voice content service list to a service providing server; A fifth step of receiving, by the service providing server, a selection signal and requesting a detailed list of the corresponding voice content service from the content providing server through a communication network; A sixth step of transmitting, by the content providing server, a detailed list of voice content services to the service providing server; And a seventh step of transmitting, by the service providing server, a detailed list of voice content services to a user terminal.

Description

Method and System for providing voice contents service of navigation}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a voice content service for a navigation system, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing a voice content service for a navigation system capable of providing various voice contents reproducible on a navigation system.

In general, navigation is a device or program that provides various types of information including map information for driving a vehicle, and has been implemented as a conventional navigation device and installed and used in a vehicle. These navigation devices store map data, identify the location of the vehicle through GPS (Global Positioning System) signals, search for a route to a desired destination, and provide various information related to the route and guide the user. .

Such a navigation device is configured to provide audio content or video content to a user due to technological development, but only the audio content or video content stored in the memory of the navigation device can be played. In order to utilize the memory, it is inconvenient to store and use contents after separating the memory from the navigation device.

In addition, due to the recent development of mobile terminals such as wired and wireless networks and smartphones, users can download and use programs such as navigation apps without a separate navigation device. to be.

As described above, the navigation provided to the user terminal currently only provides directions information, and does not provide contents such as music and language on the navigation, so it must be executed through a music playback program or language program installed in the user terminal separately from the navigation. In the process of executing such a program, there is a problem that the map information provided by the navigation cannot be viewed, and the risk of an accident is increased due to excessive manipulation of the user terminal.

[Related technical literature]

1. Patent Application No. 10-2007-0086829 System and Method for Providing Navigation Informations

2. Patent Application No. 10-2008-0097752 Navigation device and its method (NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF)

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and provides a variety of content lists that can be played on a navigation system to a user terminal, and a method and system for providing a voice content service for a navigation system capable of preventing deterioration of the navigation function due to the provision of the content. There is a purpose to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the method for providing voice content service of the navigation system according to the present invention is a first step in which a user terminal receives and executes a navigation system that performs directions using GPS location information of the user terminal from a service providing server through a communication network. ; A second step of requesting, by the user terminal, a list of voice content services that can be provided to the navigation system from a service providing server; A third step of transmitting, by the service providing server, a voice content service list to a user terminal; A fourth step of transmitting, by the user terminal, a selection signal for one voice content service from the voice content service list to a service providing server; A fifth step of receiving, by the service providing server, a selection signal and requesting a detailed list of the corresponding voice content service from the content providing server through a communication network; A sixth step of transmitting, by the content providing server, a detailed list of voice content services to the service providing server; And a seventh step of transmitting, by the service providing server, a detailed list of voice content services to a user terminal.

In addition, a system for providing a voice content service of a navigation system according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises: a user terminal including a GPS module for calculating location information; Content service list management that transmits/receives, generates, and manages a navigation module that provides directions information to the user terminal using GPS location information of the user terminal received from the GPS module, and a list of voice content services that can be provided to the user terminal. A service providing server comprising a module and a content control module for providing a voice content service list or a detailed list of voice content services to the user terminal at the request of the user terminal, and transmitting and receiving data through a communication network with the user terminal. ; And a content providing server including a content management module for transmitting/receiving, generating and managing the detailed list of the voice content service, wherein the content control module selects one voice content service from the voice content service list from the user terminal Upon receiving the signal, the content management module requests and receives a detailed list of the corresponding voice content service, and then transmits the request to the user terminal.

According to the present invention, a service providing server that provides a navigation function to a user terminal has a list of various voice contents that can be played on the navigation. It can be provided only by manipulation.

In addition, the service providing server does not directly hold various voice contents, but only has a list of voice contents services, and the voice contents are held by the contents providing server and provided at the request of the user. It is possible to prevent data transmission/reception overload from occurring in the user terminal or the service providing server due to the simultaneous provision of contents, so that the main function, the navigation function, is not degraded.

1 is a block diagram showing a system for providing a voice content service for a navigation system according to the present invention;
2 is a flow chart showing a method for providing a voice content service for a navigation system according to the present invention;
3 to 6 are exemplary views showing a screen provided with a voice content service of a navigation system according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a service for providing voice contents of a navigation system, and in particular, providing a user terminal with a list of various contents that can be played on the navigation system, and preventing the deterioration of the navigation function due to the provision of the contents, the user terminal is a communication network A first step of receiving and executing a navigation for performing directions using GPS location information of the user terminal from the service providing server through the service providing server; A second step of requesting, by the user terminal, a list of voice content services that can be provided to the navigation system from a service providing server; A third step of transmitting, by the service providing server, a voice content service list to a user terminal; A fourth step of transmitting, by the user terminal, a selection signal for one voice content service from the voice content service list to a service providing server; A fifth step of receiving, by the service providing server, a selection signal and requesting a detailed list of the corresponding voice content service from the content providing server through a communication network; A sixth step of transmitting, by the content providing server, a detailed list of voice content services to the service providing server; And a seventh step of transmitting, by the service providing server, a detailed list of voice content services to a user terminal.

In addition, a user terminal including a GPS module for calculating location information; Content service list management that transmits/receives, generates, and manages a navigation module that provides directions information to the user terminal using GPS location information of the user terminal received from the GPS module, and a list of voice content services that can be provided to the user terminal. A service providing server comprising a module and a content control module for providing a voice content service list or a detailed service list of voice content to the user terminal at the request of the user terminal, and transmitting and receiving data through a communication network with the user terminal. ; And a content providing server including a content management module for transmitting/receiving, generating and managing the detailed list of the voice content service, wherein the content control module selects one voice content service from the voice content service list from the user terminal Upon receiving a signal, a system for providing a voice content service for a navigation system is proposed, wherein a detailed list of a corresponding voice content service is requested from the content management module, and then transmitted to the user terminal.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, and various modifications may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the technical gist of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method and system for providing voice content of a navigation system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 of the accompanying drawings. In addition, in the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

In the present specification, when one component'transmits' or'provides' data or signal to another component, the component can directly transmit the data or signal to another component, and at least one other component It means that data or signals can be transmitted to other components through the component.

In addition, in the following description, a'server' means a server computer to which a user accesses and accesses to use data, and when the capacity is small or the number of users is small, a plurality of programs may be operated on one server. Moreover, when the capacity is very large or the number of real-time access is large, there may be more than one server for operating one system according to the function of the server.

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

1 is a block diagram showing a system for providing a voice content service for a navigation system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a system for providing a voice content service for a navigation system includes a user terminal 100, a service providing server 200, and a content providing server 300.

The user terminal 100 can exchange data by accessing the service providing server 200 or the content providing server 300 through a communication network through a communication network, and the user terminal 100 is required to perform a navigation function. Includes a GPS module 110 capable of calculating the location information of the user terminal 100 and providing it to the server providing server 200. More specifically, the GPS module 110 receives the location information of the user terminal 100 as well as traffic information from the location information and transmits it to the service providing server 200. Here, the traffic information refers to indicating that vehicles are congested, delayed, slowed down, and smoothly move on an arbitrary road, and the road means a road through which a vehicle can move, such as a highway, a general road, and a national road.

The user terminal 100 refers to a wide range of terminals including wired terminals and wireless terminals, such as Personal Computer (PC), Internet Protocol Television (IP TV), notebook-sized personal computer (PDA), and personal computer (PDA). Digital Assistant), smartphone, IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication 2000) phone, GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) phone, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) phone, WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) phone, UMTS (Universal It includes a Mobile Telecommunication Service) phone, a Mobile Broadband System (MBS) phone, and the like, and may be provided with a function to transmit/receive data for voice and video with different terminals, servers, and systems.

The communication network is a communication network that is a high-speed backbone network of a large communication network capable of large-capacity, long-distance voice and data services, and may be a next-generation wired or wireless network for providing Internet or high-speed multimedia services. When the wired/wireless communication network is a mobile communication network, it may be a synchronous mobile communication network or an asynchronous mobile communication network. As an embodiment of the asynchronous mobile communication network, there is a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) communication network. In this case, although not shown in the drawing, the wired/wireless communication network may include a Radio Network Controller (RNC). On the other hand, although the WCDMA network was taken as an example, it may be a next-generation communication network such as a 3G LTE network or a 4G network, or an IP network based on other IPs. The communication network 20 serves to mutually transmit signals and data between the user terminal 100, the service providing server 200, and the content providing server 300, as well as the database, server, and other systems included in the present invention. do.

The service providing server 200 transmits and receives data through a communication network with the user terminal 100 or/and the content providing server 300, and as shown in FIG. 1, a navigation module 210, a content service list management module (220), and a content control module (230).

The navigation module 210 receives GPS location information from the user terminal 100 and matches it on a map to provide directions information to the user terminal 100.

The content service list management module 220 creates a list of voice content services by listing the voice content services transmitted from the content providing server 300, and transmits the list to the user terminal 100, and provides a voice content service if necessary. The voice content service list may be provided from the content providing server 300 without creating a separate list. In addition, the content service list management module 220 also manages the generated or transmitted voice content service list.

The content control module 230 provides the voice content service list stored in the content service list management module 220 to the user terminal 100 upon request of the user terminal 100, and the content providing server A detailed list of voice content services stored in 300 is also provided to the user terminal 100.

Here, an example of the voice content service list is shown in FIG. 4, and means such as "Today's English Conversation Skills", "Today's English Conversation Basics", and "Bugs Unlimited Music Listening". In addition, the detailed list of the voice content service refers to a list of voice content included in the voice content service when selecting any one of the voice content service lists. When selected, it refers to a list of voice contents such as "Kim Beom-soo-Confession", "Sistar-Touch My Body", "Alie-Like Goodbye".

Before looking at the content control module 230 in detail, the content providing server 300 includes a content management module 310, and the content management module 310 is a detailed list of the voice content service. It transmits and receives, creates, and manages. For example, when the voice content service is music, one song constitutes one voice content, and a detailed list of voice content services is created and managed by synthesizing multiple songs, and the user terminal 100 or the service providing server 200 To provide. In addition, there may be a plurality of the content providing server 300 according to the type of voice content provided to the user.

Meanwhile, when the content control module 230 receives a selection signal for one of the voice content service lists from the user terminal 100, the corresponding voice content service selected by the content management module 310 is A detailed list is requested, and accordingly, the content management module 310 directly provides a detailed list of the corresponding voice content service to the user terminal 100 or to the user terminal 100 through the service providing server 200 do.

When the content management module 310 directly provides a detailed list of voice content services to the user terminal 100, when the user terminal 100 selects one voice content, the content management module 310 The selected voice content is directly provided to the user terminal 100.

When the content management module 310 provides a detailed list of voice content services to the user terminal 100 through the service providing server 200, when the user terminal 100 selects one voice content, The content control module 230 provides the selected voice content from the content providing server 300 to the user terminal 100. In this case, the voice content may be directly provided to the user terminal 100 or may be provided through the service providing server 200. In this case, it is preferable that the content management module 310 controls the voice content to be transmitted to the user terminal 100 through a streaming method.

As described above, the service providing server 200 does not directly hold various voice content, but only has a list of voice content services that can be provided to the user terminal 100, and the voice content is held by the content providing server 300. In the meantime, it is provided at the request of the user. By providing navigation and voice content at the same time, it is possible to prevent data transmission/reception overload from occurring in the user terminal 100 or the service providing server 200, so that the main function of the navigation function is It will not deteriorate.

Meanwhile, the content control module 230 may control the voice content service list or the detailed list of the voice content service to be output in the form of a pop-up screen when output from the user terminal 100. This is so that there is no inconvenience in using the navigation function when the user does not use the voice content. In addition, the content control module 230 can control the size of the pop-up screen to be output to less than two-thirds the size of the display unit of the user terminal, which is inconvenient in using the navigation function even when using voice content. To prevent this, the user can recognize the location of the user terminal 100 at any time.

In addition, the content control module 230 may control the content management module 310 to transmit the audio content sample to the user terminal 100 when receiving a selection signal for the voice content service from the user terminal 100. have. Through this, it is possible to obtain an effect of determining what kind of voice content the corresponding voice content service has, and if the voice content service is paid, whether the user will pay and listen to it before paying the cost. This is useful in that the user can judge.

On the other hand, the content control module 230 is a voice content service list from the user terminal 100 only when the GPS location information transmitted from the GPS module 110 of the user terminal 100 is different, that is, when the vehicle is running. You can control the request to be made possible. Since the service providing server 200 provides the navigation function and provides the voice content at the same time, it is possible to obtain an effect that the user can use the voice content only when the user actually uses the navigation function.

In addition, the content control module 230 may generate a voice content service list related to the GPS location information transmitted from the GPS module 110 of the user terminal 100 and provide it to the user terminal 100, the The GPS location information may be location information set as a destination on the navigation. As an example, when the current location or destination of the user terminal 100 is "race", the content control module 230 includes voice content consisting of historical stories, songs, etc. related to "race" in the content service list management module 220 After the service list is generated, it can be controlled to be provided to the user terminal 100.

In addition, the content control module 230 generates the voice content service list using the current location or destination weather information, road conditions, etc. of the user terminal 100 and controls to be provided to the user terminal 100. May be.

For reference, when the voice content provided to the user terminal 100 is charged, payment may be made through the service providing server 200 or the content providing server 300.

In the present invention as described above, the service providing server 200 that provides a navigation function to the user terminal 100 holds a list of various voice contents that can be played on the navigation, and provides the selected voice content according to the user's taste. 300), the user can receive directions through the user terminal 100 and at the same time receive various audio contents such as music and language with a simple operation.

2 is a flowchart showing a method for providing a voice content service for a navigation according to the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 6 are exemplary diagrams showing a screen provided with a voice content service for a navigation according to the present invention. Hereinafter, a process in which the user terminal 100 uses the navigation function and at the same time uses the voice content service will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

First, the user terminal 100 receives and executes a navigation that performs directions using the GPS location information of the user terminal 100 from the service providing server 200 through a communication network. Looking at a specific example, after the user terminal 100 downloads and installs a navigation system from the service providing server 200 in order to use the navigation function, the user terminal 100 executes the navigation (S10). As the navigation is executed, the user terminal 100 transmits GPS location information to the service providing server 200 (S11), and the service providing server matches the map using the GPS location information, and then the user A map is provided to the terminal 100 and directions information is provided (S12). The screen of the user terminal 100 implemented accordingly is as shown in FIG. 3.

When the user wants to use voice content while the navigation function is being executed as described above, the user terminal 100 requests the service providing server 200 for a list of voice content services that can be provided to the navigation (S13). In this case, the service providing server 200 may enable the user terminal 100 to request a list of voice content services only when the GPS location information of the user terminal is changed.

(S13) Thereafter, the service providing server 200 searches for a pre-stored voice content service list (S14), or generates a new voice content service list and transmits the voice content service list to the user terminal 100 (S15). ). The screen displayed by providing the voice content service list to the user terminal 100 is as shown in FIG. 4. In this case, the service providing server 200 may transmit a list of voice content services related to the GPS location information, and the GPS location information may be location information set as a destination on the navigation.

(S15) Thereafter, when the user terminal 100 selects one of the voice content service lists provided, a selection signal for this is transmitted to the service providing server 200 (S16). A screen showing a state in which one voice content service is selected through the user terminal 100 in the user terminal 100 is as shown in FIG. 5.

After (S16), the service providing server 200 receives a selection signal and requests a detailed list of the corresponding voice content service selected by the user to the content providing server 300 through a communication network (S17). In addition, after the (S16), the service providing server 200 may request the content providing server 300 to transmit a sample of the voice content of the selected voice content service to the user terminal 100, and the user terminal 100 ) May proceed to pay for the corresponding voice content service after listening to the corresponding voice content sample.

When the content providing server 300 transmits a detailed list of voice content to the service providing server 200 (S18), the service providing server 200 transmits a detailed list of voice content services to the user terminal 100 It is done (S19).

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the voice content service list or the detailed list of voice content services may be output to the outside in the form of a pop-up screen. It is preferably not more than two-thirds of.

After (S19), when the user terminal 100 sends a selection signal for one voice content from the detailed list of voice content to the service providing server 200, the service providing server 200 is the content providing server A request is made to transmit the corresponding voice content selected as 300 to the user terminal 100, and the content providing server 300 directly transmits the corresponding voice to the user terminal 100 through the service providing server 200. Content is provided. In addition, after (S19), the user terminal may directly transmit a selection signal for the corresponding voice content to the content providing server 300. In this case, various methods may be used as the method in which voice contents are provided to the user terminal 100, but it is preferable to use a streaming method.

The present invention can also be implemented as a computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage devices, and are implemented in the form of carrier waves (for example, transmission through the Internet). Includes things.

In addition, the computer-readable recording medium is distributed over a computer system connected through a network, so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

100: user terminal
110: GPS module
200: service providing server
210: navigation module
220: Content service list management module
230: content control module
300: content providing server
310: Content management module

Claims (11)

In a method for a service providing server to provide a navigation and voice content service to a user terminal,
Receiving a list of voice content services included in the voice content service from a content providing server;
Receiving a request for the voice content service list available for the navigation from the user terminal while the navigation is being executed;
Transmitting the voice content service list to the user terminal; And
Receiving a selection signal for one voice content service from the voice content service list from the user terminal
Including,
The voice content included in the one voice content service is provided from the content providing server to the user terminal in a streaming method,
The voice content service list includes outputting in the form of a pop-up screen occupying a part of the screen of the navigation while the navigation is being executed,
And the voice content service list can be transmitted when it is determined that the vehicle in which the user terminal is located is running based on GPS location information of the user terminal. The method of claim 1,
Receiving a request for a list of voice content services that can be provided to the navigation from the user terminal comprises:
When the GPS location information of the user terminal is changed, the user terminal can request a voice content service list. The method of claim 1,
Transmitting the voice content service list to the user terminal
And transmitting a voice content service list related to one of GPS location information of the user terminal and location information set as a destination on the navigation of the user terminal to the user terminal. The method of claim 3,
The GPS location information is location information set as a destination on the navigation system. The method of claim 1,
The size of the pop-up screen is two-thirds or less of the size of the display unit of the user terminal. delete A user terminal including a GPS module for calculating location information;
A navigation module that provides navigation to the user terminal using GPS location information of the user terminal transmitted from the GPS module, and a list of voice content services included in the voice content service from a content providing server, and A content service list management module that receives a request for the voice content service list available for the navigation from the user terminal while the navigation is running, and the voice content service list is provided to the user terminal at the request of the user terminal. It includes a content control module to enable, and includes a service providing server for transmitting and receiving data through a communication network with the user terminal,
The content control module receives a selection signal for one voice content service from the voice content service list from the user terminal,
The voice content included in the one voice content service is provided from the content providing server to the user terminal in a streaming method,
The voice content service list is output in the form of a pop-up screen occupying a part of the screen of the navigation while the navigation is being executed,
The voice content service list is transmitted when it is determined that the vehicle in which the user terminal is located is running based on GPS location information of the user terminal. The method of claim 7,
The voice content service providing system further comprises a content providing server including a content management module for transmitting/receiving, generating and managing the detailed list of the one voice content service. The method of claim 7,
The content control module generates a voice content service list related to one of GPS location information of the user terminal and location information set as a destination on the navigation of the user terminal and provides it to the user terminal. Delivery system. The method of claim 7,
A system for providing a voice content service for navigation, characterized in that controlling the size of the pop-up screen to be output to less than two-thirds the size of the display unit of the user terminal.

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