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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2004
Ki Won Kim, Sungnam-si, KR;
Ki Won Kim, Sungnam-si, KR;
LG Electronics INc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
There is provided an apparatus and method for guiding a traffic information in a navigation system, in which a user of a moving object directly selects and provides traffic conditions changing on a current traveling road in real time. Additionally, the user can receive the traffic conditions. The method for guiding the traffic information in the navigation system includes the steps of: displaying a traveling route on a screen; determining whether a current mode is a traffic condition input mode while a moving object travels; if the current mode is the traffic condition input mode, displaying a current traffic condition on a screen in order for a selection; checking whether or not the current traffic condition is selected on the displayed screen; and if the traffic condition is selected, transmitting a traffic information message to a traffic information center, the traffic information message including the selected traffic condition, a current position and a current velocity.