Address direction guiding apparatus and method
An address direction guiding apparatus includes: an azimuth sensor configured to measure an azimuth; a light output unit configured to output light; and a control unit configured to control the light output unit to output light differently depending on an angle between a target azimuth and the azimuth measured by the azimuth sensor.
1. An address direction guiding apparatus comprising:
an azimuth sensor configured to measure an azimuth;
a light output unit configured to output light;
a memory configured to store map information of golf courses;
a position acquisition sensor configured to acquire a current position; and
a control unit configured to control the light output unit to output light differently depending on an angle between a target azimuth and the azimuth measured by the azimuth sensor,
wherein the control unit reads map information of a golf course corresponding to the current position from the memory, acquires the coordinate of a predetermined target using the map information, and calculates the target azimuth using the coordinate of the current position and the coordinate of the target.
2. The address direction guiding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the light output unit comprises a plurality of light emitting units configured to emit different colors of light, and
the control unit controls the light output unit such that at least one of the plurality of light emitting units emits light to display different colors of light depending on the angle.
3. The address direction guiding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the light output unit comprises one light emitting unit configured to emit different colors of light, and
the control unit controls the light output unit such that the light emitting unit emits light to display different colors of light depending on the angle.
4. The address direction guiding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the light output unit comprises one light emitting unit configured to emit one color of light, and
the control unit controls the light output unit such that the light emitting unit emits light in different light emission cycles depending on the angle.
5. The address direction guiding apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a user input unit,
wherein the control unit sets an azimuth to the target azimuth, the azimuth being measured by the azimuth sensor when the user input unit receives a user input.
6. The address direction guiding apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a short-range communication module,
wherein the control unit receives information on the target azimuth from another device connected through the short-range communication module.
7. An address direction guiding apparatus comprising:
an azimuth sensor configured to measure an azimuth;
a light output unit configured to output light;
a vibration output unit; and
a control unit configured to control the light output unit to output light differently depending on an angle between a target azimuth and the azimuth measured by the azimuth sensor and control the vibration output unit to vibrate in different vibration cycles depending on the angle.
8. An address direction guiding method comprising:
acquiring a target azimuth;
measuring, by an azimuth sensor, a current azimuth, and
controlling, by a control unit, a light output unit to output light differently depending on an angle between the target azimuth and the azimuth measured by the azimuth sensor,
wherein:
the acquiring of the target azimuth comprises:
acquiring, by a position acquisition sensor, a current position;
reading, by the control unit, map information of a golf course corresponding to the current position from a memory storing map information of golf courses;
acquiring, by the control unit, the coordinate of a predetermined target using the map information; and
calculating, by the control unit, the target azimuth using the coordinate of the current position and the coordinate of the target.
9. The address direction guiding method of claim 8 , wherein:
the controlling of the light output unit to output light differently comprises
controlling, by the control unit, the light output unit such that at least one of a plurality of light emitting units to emit different colors of light emits light to display different colors of light depending on the angle.
10. The address direction guiding method of claim 8 , wherein:
the controlling of the light output unit to output light differently comprises
controlling, by the control unit, the light output unit such that one light emitting unit to emit different colors of light emits light to display different colors of light depending on the angle.
11. The address direction guiding method of claim 8 , wherein:
the controlling of the light output unit to output light differently comprises
controlling, by the control unit, the light output unit such that one light emitting unit to emit one color of light emits light in different light emission cycles depending on the angle.
12. The address direction guiding method of claim 8 , wherein:
the acquiring of the target azimuth comprises:
receiving, by a user input unit, a user input;
controlling, by the control unit, the azimuth sensor to measure an azimuth when the user input is received; and
setting, by the control unit, an azimuth to the target azimuth, the azimuth being measured when the user input is received.
13. The address direction guiding method of claim 8 , wherein:
the acquiring of the target azimuth comprises
receiving, by the control unit, information on the target azimuth from another device connected through a short-range communication module.
14. An address direction guiding method comprising:
acquiring a target azimuth;
measuring, by an azimuth sensor, a current azimuth;
controlling, by a control unit, a light output unit to output light differently depending on an angle between the target azimuth and the azimuth measured by the azimuth sensor; and
controlling, by the control unit, a vibration output unit to vibrate in different vibration cycles depending on the angle.