User terminal, method for providing position and method for guiding route thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9546879-B2
Application number	US-93887310-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2010
Priority date	Nov 3, 2009
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

A user terminal generates position information regarding a position of the user terminal, generates target recognition information for recognizing a target, communicates with a counterpart terminal, and determines whether the target recognition information conforms with first reference information. If so, the user terminal transmits the target recognition information and the position information to the counterpart terminal, and if the information does not conform, the terminal determines whether the target recognition information conforms with second reference information. Accordingly, the user terminal easily provides route guidance to a destination.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A user terminal, comprising:
a display;
a communication unit configured to receive an image of an object photographed by an external device, position information of the external device and direction information that includes a direction from which the external device photographs the object; and
a controller configured to obtain a position of a destination based on the object extracted from the image and the position information, search for at least one path from a position of the user terminal to the position of the destination, and control the display to provide the searched at least one path,
wherein, if the position information does not correctly present the position of the destination, the controller is further configured to search a plurality of candidate destinations existing within a predetermined direction range based on the position information using the direction information, and control the display to provide a candidate list including the plurality of candidate destinations selected from the candidate list, and
wherein the image of the object is captured by the external device located at the position of the destination.

2. The user terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the position of the user terminal is recognized by a location sensor.

3. The user terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the position information of the external device includes at least one of a trade name, a building name, an address, and a telephone number.

4. The user terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the position of the user terminal includes at least one of a trade name, a building name, an address, and a telephone number.

5. The user terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control to display the searched at least one path as a navigation map.

6. The user terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the communication unit is further configured to receive text data including the position information of the external device.

7. A method of a user terminal, the method comprising:
receiving an image of an object photographed by an external device, position information of the external device and direction information that includes a direction from which the external device photographs the object;
obtaining a position of a destination based on the object extracted from the image and the position information; searching for at least one path from a position of the user terminal to the position of the destination; and
displaying the searched at least one path,
wherein obtaining the position of the destination comprises, if the position information does not correctly present the position of the destination, searching a candidate list including a plurality of candidate destinations existing within a predetermined direction range based on the position information using the direction information, controlling the display to provide a candidate list including the plurality of candidate destinations selected from the candidate list, and obtaining the position of the destination, and
wherein the image of the object is captured by the external device located at the position of the destination.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising recognizing the position of the user terminal by a location sensor.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the position information of the external device includes at least one of a trade name, a building name, an address, and a telephone number.

10. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the position of the user terminal includes at least one of a trade name, a building name, an address, and a telephone number.

11. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the searched at least one path is displayed as a navigation map.

12. The method as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising receiving text data including the position information of the external device.

Assignees

• Yu Seung-Dong
• Chang Woo-Yong
• Park Se-Jun
• Moon Min-Jeong
• Park Soo-Hong
• Jeong Jin-Guk
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Seung-Dong
• Chang Woo-Yong
• Park Se-Jun
• Moon Min-Jeong
• Park Soo-Hong
• Jeong Jin-Guk

Classifications

• G01C21/3679

  Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities (G01C21/3611 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01C21/3623

  using a camera or code reader, e.g. for optical or magnetic codes · CPC title

• G01C21/3438 Primary

  Rendezvous; Ride sharing · CPC title

• G06K9/00664

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06V20/10

  Terrestrial scenes (scenes under surveillance with static cameras G06V20/52; scenes perceived from the exterior of a vehicle G06V20/56; scenes perceived from the interior of a vehicle G06V20/59) · CPC title