Apparatus, server and method for providing route guidance

1. A method for providing route guidance that is executed by a route guiding apparatus, a bio-signal sensing unit and a server including a controller, the route guiding apparatus including a location sensing unit and an operation recognition unit, the method comprising:

the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user's location sensing signal representing a location of the user and sensed by the location sensing unit;

the server receiving the user's location sensing signal from the route guiding apparatus;

the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user's operation recognition signal representing an operation of the user, recognized by the operation recognition unit;

the server receiving the user's operation recognition signal from the route guiding apparatus;

the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user's bio-signal representing a user's bioactivity sensed by the bio-signal sensing unit;

the server receiving the user's bio-signal from the route guiding apparatus;

the controller recognizing a kind of road where the users is currently moving, based on the location sensing signal, the movement recognition signal and the bio-signal;

the controller determining map data based on the recognized kind of the road, the map data corresponding to the location of the user;

the server transmitting the determined map data to the route guiding apparatus;

the route guiding apparatus receiving the map data from the server; and

the route guiding apparatus guiding a route to a destination based on the map data,

wherein said transmitting to the server the user's operation recognition signal comprises a vibration level and a rotational inertia for the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said transmitting to the server a user's operation recognition signal comprises:

sensing at what acceleration the user moves.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said transmitting to the server a user's location sensing signal comprises:

receiving coordinate information from a GPS(Global Positioning System) satellite; and

receiving information of a wireless AP (Access Point) to detect the user's location.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bio-signal sensing unit comprises a heart rate sensor, a temperature sensor and a microphone.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bio-signal sensing unit is integrally formed with the route guiding apparatus or is incorporated in separate devices.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said determining the user's location comprises extracting coordinate information of the user's location from the received location sensing signal; and

determining the user's location by correcting the coordinate information based on at least one of the received operation recognition signal and the bio-signal.

7. An apparatus for providing route guidance, the apparatus comprising:

a location sensing unit configured to sense a user's location;

an operation recognition unit configured to recognize a user's operation;

a communication unit configured to transmit to a server a user's location sensing signal representing a location of the user and a user's operation recognition signal representing an operation of the user and to receive from the server map data corresponding to the user's location; and

a display unit configured to guide a route up to a destination based on the map data;

wherein the apparatus is configured to transmit to the server a user's bio-signal representing a user's bioactivity sensed by a bio-signal sensing unit;

wherein the server is configured to receive the user's bio-signal from the apparatus;

wherein the server includes a controller configured to recognize a kind of road where the user is currently moving, based on the location sensing signal, the movement recognition signal and the bio-signal;

wherein the controller is configured to determine map data based on the recognized kind of the road, the map data corresponding to the location of the user; and

wherein the operation recognition unit comprises a gyroscope sensor configured to sense a vibration level and a rotational inertia for the user.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the communication unit is further configured to receive the bio-signal from a bio-signal sensing unit that senses a user's bio-signal, and transmits the bio-signal to the server.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the bio-signal sensing unit comprises:

a heart rate sensor configured to sense a heart rate of the user;

a temperature sensor configured to sense a body temperature of the user; and

a microphone configured to sense a breath of the user.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the bio-signal sensing unit is integrally formed with the route guiding apparatus or is incorporated in separate devices.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the operation recognition unit comprises:

an acceleration sensor configured to sense at what acceleration the user moves.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the location sensing unit comprises:

a GPS(Global Positioning System) configured to receive coordinate information from one or more of GPS satellites, and

to receive information of a wireless AP (Access Point) to detect the user's location.

13. A server for providing route guidance, the server comprising:

an additional communication unit configured to receive a user's location sensing signal representing a location of the user and a user's operation recognition signal representing an operation of the user from a route guiding apparatus including a location sensing unit and an operation recognition unit;

a memory unit that stores map data, the map data including one or more of a trail map, a cycle route map, a motor road map, a sidewalk route map and an indoor map; and

a controller;

wherein the route guiding apparatus is configured to transmit to the server a user's bio-signal representing a user's bioactivity sensed by a bio-signal sensing unit;

wherein the server is configured to receive the user's bio-signal from the route guiding apparatus;

wherein the controller is configured to recognize a kind of road where the user is currently moving based on the location sensing signal, the movement recognition signal and the bio-signal, to detect the map data corresponding to a user's location determined using the user's status from the memory unit, and to transmit the map data to the route guiding apparatus through the additional communication unit;

wherein the controller is configured to determine map data based on the recognized kind of the road, the map data corresponding to the location of the user;

wherein the location sensing unit comprises WPS (WiFi-based Positioning System), and the WPS receives information of a wireless AP (Access Point) inputted thereto to detect the user's location; and

the controller is configured to determine the user's status by correcting the coordinate information based on at least one of the operation recognition signal and the bio-signal.

14. The server of claim 13 , wherein the location sensing unit comprises:

a GPS(Global Positioning System) configured to receive coordinate information from one or more of GPS satellites, and

to receive information of a wireless AP (Access Point) to detect the user's location.

15. The server of claim 14 , wherein the additional communication unit is further configured to receive a user's bio-signal from the route guiding apparatus, and the controller determines the user's status based on the bio-signal.

16. The server of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine the user's status by extracting coordinate information of the user's location from the location sensing signal.