EP-4742003-A1 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ROUTE GUIDANCE SERVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

Abstract

According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include at least one sensor. The electronic device may include a GPS module. The electronic device may include a display module. The electronic device may include a processor operatively connected to the at least one sensor, the GPS module, and the display module. The processor may be configured to identify the current location of the electronic device on the basis of at least one piece of first data provided from the GPS module. The processor may be configured to identify an intermediate destination for route guidance corresponding to destination information on the basis of the destination information and the current location of the electronic device. The processor may be configured to identify a direction in which the electronic device faces, on the basis of at least one piece of second data from the at least one sensor. The processor may be configured to control the display module to express an object corresponding to a range including a difference between a reference direction for route guidance from the current location of the electronic device to the intermediate destination and the direction in which the electronic device faces.

Inventors

• LEE, JAEYONG
• GO, Eunjeong
• NAOUR, Jeanchristophe
• LEE, INJUNG
• LEE, JEONGPYO
• JEONG, Dongyeong
• CHUN, JAEMIN
• SEO, HYUNGGOOG

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date

20260513

Application Date

20240731

Claims (15)

1. An electronic device (101) comprising: at least one sensor (180); a GPS module (170); a display module (160); and a processor (120) operatively connected to the at least one sensor (180), the GPS module (170), and the display module (160), wherein the processor (120) is configured to: based on at least one first data provided from the GPS module (170), identify a current location of the electronic device (101); based on destination information and the current location of the electronic device (101), identify an intermediate destination for route guidance corresponding to the destination information; based on at least one second data from the at least one sensor (180), identify a direction in which the electronic device (101) faces; and control the display module (160) to represent an object corresponding to a range in which a difference between a reference direction for route guidance from the current location of the electronic device (101) to the intermediate destination and the direction in which the electronic device (101) faces is included.
2. The electronic device (101) of claim 1, wherein the processor (120) is configured to, as at least a part of the operation of controlling the display module (160) to represent the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included, control the display module (160) to represent a route guidance object for route guidance from the current location to the intermediate destination, together with the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included.
3. The electronic device (101) of one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the processor (120) is further configured to, at a time point after controlling the display module (160) to represent the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included: identify that another difference between another direction in which the electronic device (101) faces at the time point and the reference direction is included in a different range from the range; and based on the other difference being included in the different range, control the display module (160) to represent an object corresponding to the different range instead of the object corresponding to the range,.
4. The electronic device (101) of one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the processor (120) is further configured to, at a time point after controlling the display module (160) to represent the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included: identify that another difference between another direction in which the electronic device (101) faces at the time point and the reference direction is included in the range; and based on the other difference being included in the range, control the display module (160) to maintain the representation of the object corresponding to the range,.
5. The electronic device (101) of one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the processor (120) is further configured to: identify a plurality of ranges associated with the difference between the reference direction and the direction in which the electronic device (101) faces; and identify the range in which the difference is included among the plurality of ranges.
6. The electronic device (101) of one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the processor (120) is configured to, as at least a part of the operation of identifying the plurality of ranges associated with the difference between the reference direction and the direction in which the electronic device (101) faces, identify the plurality of ranges, based on map information associated with the current location and/or the intermediate destination.
7. The electronic device (101) of one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the processor (120) is configured to,, as at least a part of the operation of identifying the plurality of ranges, based on the map information, identify the plurality of ranges corresponding to presence or absence of objects around the current location, included in the map information, a number of the objects, and/or sizes of the objects.
8. The electronic device (101) of one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the processor (120) is configured to, as at least a part of the operation of identifying the plurality of ranges associated with the difference between the reference direction and the direction in which the electronic device (101) faces, identify the plurality of ranges, based on at least a part of the at least one first data and the at least one second data.
9. The electronic device (101) of one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the processor (120) is further configured to, at a time point after controlling the display module (160) to represent the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included: identify a plurality of different ranges from the plurality of ranges; and control the display module (160) to represent the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included among the plurality of different ranges.
10. The electronic device (101) of one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a shape, size, and/or property of the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included among the plurality of ranges is at least partially different from a shape, size, and/or property of the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included among the plurality of different ranges.
11. A method of operating an electronic device (101) comprising at least one sensor (180), a GPS module (170), and a display module (160), the method comprising: based on at least one first data provided from the GPS module (170), identifying a current location of the electronic device (101); based on destination information and the current location of the electronic device (101), identifying an intermediate destination for route guidance corresponding to the destination information; based on at least one second data from the at least one sensor (180), identifying a direction in which the electronic device (101) faces; and controlling the display module (160) to represent an object corresponding to a range in which a difference between a reference direction for route guidance from the current location of the electronic device (101) to the intermediate destination and the direction in which the electronic device (101) faces is included.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the controlling of the display module (160) to represent the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included comprises controlling the display module (160) to represent a route guidance object for route guidance from the current location to the intermediate destination, together with the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included.
13. The method of one of claims 11 to 12, further comprising, at a time point after controlling the display module (160) to represent the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included: identifying that another difference between another direction in which the electronic device (101) faces at the time point and the reference direction is included in a different range from the range; and based on the other difference being included in the different range, controlling the display module (160) to represent an object corresponding to the different range instead of the object corresponding to the range,.
14. The method of one of claims 11 to 13, further comprising, at a time point after controlling the display module (160) to represent the object corresponding to the range in which the difference is included: identifying that another difference between another direction in which the electronic device (101) faces at the time point and the reference direction is included in the range; and based on the other difference being included in the range, controlling the display module (160) to maintain the representation of the object corresponding to the range,.
15. The method of one of claims 11 to 14, further comprising: identifying a plurality of ranges associated with the difference between the reference direction and the direction in which the electronic device (101) faces; and identifying the range in which the difference is included among the plurality of ranges.

Description

[Technical Field] The disclosure relates to an electronic device for providing a route guidance service and an operation method thereof. [Background Art] A route guidance service (or navigation service) may calculate and provide an optimal route from the current location of an electronic device (or a vehicle) to a desired destination. For example, an electronic device may identify the current location of the electronic device by using a global positioning system (GPS). The electronic device may identify at least one intermediate destination (waypoint) from the current location to the destination, and may provide route guidance based on the at least one intermediate destination. The electronic device may provide, as examples of route guidance, the distance from the current location to the next intermediate destination, the direction of travel to the next intermediate destination, and/or the direction of travel from the next intermediate destination, but the example of route guidance is not limited thereto. The route guidance service may be provided not only while driving, but also while walking. A user may use a route guidance service by using, for example, an electronic device such as a smartphone (or a tablet PC). A user may move to a destination while identifying content related to route guidance displayed on a display module of an electronic device, while carrying the electronic device. The above-described information may be provided as related art for the purpose of helping in the understanding of the disclosure. None of the above may be claimed as prior art related to the disclosure or used to determine prior art. [Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Problem] [Technical Solution] According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include at least one sensor. The electronic device may include a GPS module. The electronic device may include a display module. The electronic device may include a processor operatively connected to the at least one sensor, the GPS module, and the display module. The processor may be configured to identify a current location of the electronic device, based on at least one first data provided from the GPS module. The processor may be configured to identify an intermediate destination for route guidance corresponding to destination information, based on the destination information and the current location of the electronic device. The processor may be configured to identify a direction in which the electronic devices faces, based on at least one second data from the at least one sensor. The processor may be configured to control the display module to represent an object corresponding to a range in which a difference between a reference direction for route guidance from the current location of the electronic device to the intermediate destination and the direction in which the electronic device faces is included. According to an embodiment, an operation method of an electronic device including at least one sensor, a GPS module, and a display module may be provided. The operation method may include identifying a current location of the electronic device, based on at least one first data provided from the GPS module. The operation method may include identifying an intermediate destination for route guidance corresponding to destination information, based on the destination information and the current location of the electronic device. The operation method may include identifying a direction in which the electronic device faces, based on at least one second data from the at least one sensor. The operation method may include controlling the display module to represent an object corresponding to a range in which a difference between a reference direction for route guidance from the current location of the electronic device to the intermediate destination and the direction in which the electronic device faces is included. According to an embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one instruction may be provided. According to an embodiment, the at least one instruction may, when executed by the processor of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform at least one operation. The operation method may include identifying a current location of the electronic device, based on at least one first data provided from the GPS module of the electronic device. The operation method may include identifying an intermediate destination for route guidance corresponding to destination information, based on the destination information and the current location of the electronic device. The operation method may include identifying a direction in which the electronic device faces, based on at least one second data from at least one sensor of the electronic device. The operation method may include controlling the display module of the electronic device to represent an object corresponding to a range in which a difference between a reference direction fo