Lg Electronics Inc.

Mun Ho Jung

Moon Jeung Joe

Dong Hoon Yi

Young In Kim

Chu Hyun Seo

Joon Hwi Lee

Jin Tae Kim

Han Sung Lee

Jae Do Kwak

Jong Keun Youn

Seong Cheol Han

Seung Heon Yang

Yong Hyun Park

Byoung Ho Choi

Seung Won Kim

Jeong Soo Lee

Seong Chan Byun

Hee Youn Lee

Hyong Chol Choi

Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for providing traffic information for a public transportation means, such as a bus, and utilizing the provided information. A method of encoding traffic information according to the present invention creates information about a bus stop, creates identification information for respective bus routes passing through the bus route and information about arrival time, creates identification information indicating that the type of traffic information to be encoded is stop-based public traffic information, and constructs a message segment including the created information. A sequence of multiple message segments constructed as described above are wirelessly transmitted.

Method and apparatus for providing public traffic information

A method for identifying traffic information includes receiving traffic data including a first identifier, an amount of time currently taken to traverse a particular link, and information corresponding to a location associated with the particular link. The first identifier enables a determination of a type of the information that is included within the received traffic data. The method also includes determining a type of information included within the received traffic data based on the first identifier and determining current travel time information based on the information included in the received traffic data only if the first identifier enables a determination that the received traffic data includes an amount of time. The method further includes determining location information based on the information that is included in the received traffic data corresponding to the location associated with the particular link and identifying traffic information based on the determined current travel time information and the determined location information.

Format for providing traffic information and a method and apparatus for using the format

An apparatus and method for transmitting a broadcast signal, an apparatus and method of reproducing a broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal data structure, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method of transmitting the broadcast signal includes generating image modification control information for at least one image; and transmitting the image and the image modification control information as broadcast data.

Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signal, method thereof, method of producing broadcast signal and apparatus for receiving broadcast signal

A method of processing traffic information includes receiving link vertex information including a first identifier and vertex components that each reveal a position along a link. The first identifier enables a determination of a type of information that is included within the received link vertex information. The method also includes determining the type of information included within the received link vertex information based on the first identifier and identifying vertex components within the link vertex information only if the first identifier enables a determination that the received link vertex information includes at least one vertex component.

Providing road information including vertex data for a link and using the same

A method for processing traffic information includes receiving traffic information including a composite identifier enabling a determination of whether the received traffic information includes composite link information, a composite traffic status indicator revealing traffic status information corresponding to a composite link that includes at least first and second links, and at least first and second link identifiers respectively corresponding to the first and second links that are included within the composite link. The method also includes determining, based on the composite identifier, whether the received traffic information includes composite link information. The method further includes dependent upon whether the composite identifier enables a determination that the received traffic information includes composite link information, identifying the composite link among the received traffic data based on at least the first and second link identifiers, identifying the received composite traffic status indicator as composite traffic status information for the composite link, and enabling perception of an association between the received traffic status information and the composite link.

Providing traffic information including composite links

A method for identifying traffic information for at least one sub-link includes receiving traffic information including a sub-link identifier enabling a determination of whether the received traffic information includes sub-link information, traffic status information enabling a determination of traffic information for a sub-link, information identifying a link within which the sub-link is located, and sub-link location information enabling a determination of a portion of the link that corresponds to the sub-link. The method also includes determining, based on the sub-link identifier whether the received traffic information includes sub-link information and dependent on whether the sub-link identifier enables a determination that the received traffic information includes sub-link information.

Providing traffic information including sub-links of links

A method for transmitting a broadcast signal including generating display control information for a plurality of broadcast objects to be displayed on a receiving terminal, and transmitting the broadcasting signal including both the plurality of broadcast objects and the display control information to the receiving terminal. Further, the display control information includes instructions on how the receiving terminal is to display the plurality of images.

Apparatus and a method for transmitting and receiving a broadcast signal and a data structure thereof

A method for identifying traffic information includes receiving traffic data including a first identifier, information corresponding to a predicted amount of time to traverse a particular link, and information corresponding to a location associated with the particular link, where the first identifier enables a determination of a type of the information that is included within the received traffic data. The method also includes determining a type of information included within the received traffic data based on the first identifier and determining travel time prediction information based on the predicted amount of time included in the received traffic data only if the first identifier enables a determination that the received traffic data includes a prediction related to an amount of time. The method further includes determining location information based on the information that is included in the received traffic data corresponding to the location associated with the particular link and identifying traffic information based on the determined travel time prediction information and the determined location information.

Method and device for providing traffic information including a prediction of travel time to traverse a link and using the same

A method for identifying traffic information includes receiving traffic data including a first identifier, information corresponding to a prediction of travel speed for a particular link, and information corresponding to a location associated with the particular link. The first identifier enables a determination of a type of the information that is included within the received traffic data. The method also includes determining a type of information included within the received traffic data based on the first identifier and determining travel speed prediction information based on the information included in the received traffic data only if the first identifier enables a determination that the received traffic data includes a prediction related to travel speed. The method further includes determining location information based on the information that is included in the received traffic data corresponding to the location associated with the particular link and identifying traffic information based on the determined travel speed prediction information and the determined location information.

Providing traffic information relating to a prediction of speed on a link and using the same

A method for identifying traffic information includes receiving traffic data including a first identifier, information corresponding to a prediction of congestion tendency for a particular link, and information corresponding to a location associated with the particular link. The first identifier enables a determination of a type of the information that is included within the received traffic data. The method includes determining a type of information included within the received traffic data based on the first identifier and determining congestion tendency prediction information based on the information included in the received traffic data only if the first identifier enables a determination that the received traffic data includes a prediction related to a congestion tendency. The method includes determining location information based on the information that is included in the received traffic data corresponding to the location associated with the particular link and identifying traffic information based on the determined congestion tendency prediction information and the determined location information.

Providing information relating to traffic congestion tendency and using the same

The present invention relates to matching a camera-photographed image with map data in a portable terminal. Location information of objects of images photographed by a camera and location information of display objects, such as a building included in the map data are calculated based on location information of the camera, and the calculated location information is used to match the objects with the display objects. The image photographed by the camera is displayed on a screen, and text information of display objects matched to the objects is read out from the map data and is displayed on the locations of the objects displayed on the screen. If a user moves, a travel route is guided using the matching information between the objects and display objects, so the user can be guided with the travel route while personally checking objects such as a building.

Matching camera-photographed image with map data in portable terminal and travel route guidance method

A method for identifying traffic information includes receiving traffic data including a first identifier, information corresponding to a prediction of an amount of congestion for a particular link, and information corresponding to a location associated with the particular link. The first identifier enables a determination of a type of the information that is included within the received traffic data. The method also includes determining a type of information included within the received traffic data based on the first identifier and determining congestion amount prediction information based on the information included in the received traffic data only if the first identifier enables a determination that the received traffic data includes a prediction related to congestion amount. The method further includes determining location information based on the information that is included in the received traffic data corresponding to the location associated with the particular link identifying traffic information based on the determined congestion amount prediction information and the determined location information.

Providing traffic information relating to a prediction of congestion status and using the same

A self-tuning apparatus of vehicle speed pulse coefficient and a method thereof wherein a vehicle speed pulse coefficient is flexibly adjusted by environments in which a mobile object travels and a current status of the mobile object to thereby enable to precisely calculate a travel distance and a travel speed of the mobile object in response to a vehicle speed pulse signal. A tuning start signal is generated when a value of DOP (Dilution of Precision) and travel status of the mobile object meet a condition for tuning a vehicle speed pulse coefficient value, and the vehicle speed pulse coefficient value is calculated by a travel speed pulse coefficient tuning unit using a travel distance of the mobile object discriminated by a discriminating unit and the number of vehicle speed pulse signals counted by a travel speed pulse signal counting unit during an established period of time when a tuning start signal is kept being generated during the established period of time, and the pre-established travel speed pulse coefficient value is tuned by the calculated vehicle speed pulse coefficient value.

Self-tuning apparatus of vehicle speed pulse coefficient and method thereof

A travel route searching method of a mobile object whereby a travel route preferred by a user of a mobile object is searched using a road preferred by the user of the mobile object, a travel pattern at a crossroad and a road recommended by other user, and wherein the method comprises the steps of: collecting information of a road traveled by the mobile object, and discriminating a road preference by the collected information of the road to search the travel route; collecting a behavioral factor of the mobile object at a crossroad, and discriminating a behavioral factor preference of the user by the collected behavioral factor to search the travel route; storing as a recommended road the information of the road the mobile object has traveled if there is a instruction of storing the recommended road; and searching a recommended road situated between a starting point and a destination if the travel route is searched. Preference of the user relative to roads, a travel pattern preferred by the user and a recommended route are selectively used for the search of the travel route by the user.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Mun Ho Jung