Vehicle Terminal Location-Based Content Sharing via GPS and Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle terminals lack the capability to effectively share location-based content with users when entering specific regions, limiting the integration of location-based services and social networking features.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle terminal equipped with a GPS receiving unit, wireless communication unit, and controller that determines when the vehicle enters a predetermined region, allowing it to reproduce and share content corresponding to that region, including maps, user inputs, and social networking integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If location-based service is added to vehicle terminals, then functionality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle terminal integrates multiple functions including navigation, location-based content sharing, social networking, and media playback into a single device. The controller executes diverse applications (navigation app, content sharing app, social networking app) that utilize the GPS receiving unit and wireless communication unit for various purposes, demonstrating multi-functionality without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an external server as an intermediary component that manages location-based content logs and facilitates communication between vehicle terminals. The server stores content information, processes location data, and enables content sharing without requiring complex direct peer-to-peer connections between devices, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture.
2Adaptability or versatility
If content sharing feature is implemented, then adaptability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures content sharing functionality with automatic content selection based on location. When the vehicle enters a predetermined region, the controller automatically identifies relevant content from the external server and initiates sharing without requiring manual user selection or configuration. This preliminary setup of sharing rules and content catalogs simplifies the user interaction process.
Solution Approach 2:
The content sharing system operates autonomously by automatically detecting when the vehicle enters predetermined regions, retrieving relevant content from the external server, and initiating sharing processes without continuous user intervention. The system self-manages the complex tasks of location monitoring, content selection, and communication coordination, reducing the operational burden on users.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables seamless location-based content sharing between users, enhancing the functionality of vehicle terminals by interworking with navigation systems and social networking services, allowing content to be checked and shared on a map when entering specific regions.
Implementation Method 1
A location-based service refers to a service that transmits a user location to an external server and share relevant information by combining a global positioning system (GPS) installed in a vehicle terminal and a social networking service (SNS)
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AI summary
A vehicle terminal installed in a vehicle and communicating with an external server, and a location-based content sharing system including the same are provided. The vehicle terminal includes a GPS receiving unit configured to receive location information regarding a location at which the vehicle is positioned, a wireless communication unit configured to receive information regarding a predetermined region and content corresponding to the predetermined region from the external server, a controller configured to determine whether the vehicle enters the predetermined region by using the location information, and reproduce the content corresponding to the predetermined region when the vehicle enters the predetermined region, and an output unit configured to output the reproduced content.