Abstract: There is provided a method for detecting a vehicle including receiving continuously captured front images, setting a search area of the vehicle in a target image based on a location of the vehicle or a vehicle area detected from a previous image among the front images, detecting the vehicle in the search area according to a machine learning model, and tracking the vehicle in the target image by using feature points of the vehicle extracted from the previous image according to a vehicle detection result based on the machine learning model. Since the entire image is not used as a vehicle detection area, a processing speed may be increased, and a forward vehicle tracked in an augmented reality navigation may be continuously displayed without interruption, thereby providing a stable service to the user.

Abstract: In a system in which a first electronic device, a server, and a second electronic device wirelessly communicate with each other, the first electronic device may detect object information associated with at least one object from a video being captured and may transmit the object information to the server, the server may identify a location of the object based on the object information and may transmit service information associated with the location of the object to the second electronic device, and the second electronic device may provide the service information to a user.

Abstract: A method for providing a connected service is provided. The method Includes storing service subscription information including information of a subscriber subscribed to a service and apparatus information of the subscriber; receiving terminal registration request from an image capturing apparatus for a vehicle; determining validity of the terminal registration request by comparing identification information corresponding to the terminal registration request with pre-stored service subscription information; registering the image capturing apparatus for a vehicle as an apparatus supplied with a service when it is determined that the terminal registration request is valid; and receiving operation data generated in an operation process of the registered image capturing apparatus for a vehicle and staring the received operation data.

Abstract: Disclosed are a safety service system and a method thereof. The safety service system comprises: a collection unit for collecting position information and image information related to a protected person who is registered by a protector; and a service providing unit for providing the position information and the image information to one or both of the protector and a security company upon detection of a signal that the protected person is in danger.

Abstract: An electronic device and an operating method thereof according to various example embodiments may be configured to acquire video data and audio data, to scramble audio data of a time interval (?T) in non-time order, and to store the video data and the scrambled audio data together. According to an example embodiment, the time interval (?T) may be fixed to be the same with respect to continuous audio data. According to another example embodiment, the time interval (?T) may vary using a function of receiving an input of a secret key and order and outputting a unique value, such as a Hash-based Message Authentication Codes (HMAC)-based One-time Password (HOTP) algorithm.

Abstract: A system and a method are provided that are capable of providing map data for supporting a variety of user network environments and selecting data zones freely. A navigation terminal includes a reception unit adapted to receive a file in which map data of a specific zone is stored, from a map provision server; and an execution unit adapted to execute a navigation function on the specific zone using the file. The file is produced by an individual unit with respect to each of geographic areas divided by a mesh unit having a variable size. The size of the mesh unit is decided according to the amount of information included in the geographic area such that the file has an equalized size.

Abstract: In a system in which a first electronic device, a server, and a second electronic device wirelessly communicate with each other, the first electronic device may detect object information associated with at least one object from a video being captured and may transmit the object information to the server, the server may identify a location of the object based on the object information and may transmit service information associated with the location of the object to the second electronic device, and the second electronic device may provide the service information to a user.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing method. The image processing method includes receiving images acquired from a plurality of vehicles positioned on a road; storing the received images according to acquisition information of the received images; determining a reference image and a target image based on images having the same acquisition information among the stored images; performing an image registration using a plurality of feature points extracted from each of the determined reference image and target image; performing a transparency process for each of the reference image and the target image which are image-registered; extracting static objects from the transparency-processed image; and comparing the extracted static objects with objects on map data which is previously stored and updating the map data when the objects on the map data which is previously stored and the extracted static objects are different from each other.

Abstract: A first electronic device of the present invention comprises at least one communication circuitry, at least one display, at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one communication circuitry and the at least one display. The processor is configured to (1) access to a first server for a navigation service through an application for the navigation service linked with a first account for accessing to a second server, (2) receive a user input through the application, (3) transmit, via the first server to a second electronic device of a second user that is authenticated through the application linked with a second account for accessing to the second server, a message, (4) periodically transmit, via the first server to the second electronic device, information, and (5) display a positional relationship between the two electronic devices over an electronic map.

Abstract: Navigation devices and methods of operation are provided. The navigation device includes a communication unit; a display; an input unit for receiving an input of data; a communication unit; and a controller for controlling operation of the display and the input unit. The controller connects to a data server through the communication unit, requests path setting information to the data server, receives the path setting information from the data server, acquires present position information of the navigation device, acquires a user moving path by reflecting the acquired position information and the received path setting information, and sets the user moving path as a guidance path. In this case, the path setting information is generated in another electronic device or the data server based on user input information input from the another electronic device.

Abstract: A first electronic device comprises a communication circuitry; a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor, coupled with the communication circuitry; wherein the processor is configured to: receive, from a second electronic device, a signal for indicating to transmit a test signal via a device-to-device (D2D) communication path between the first electronic device and a third electronic device to the third electronic device, the signal is transmitted from the second electronic device to the first electronic device; transmit the test signal via the D2D communication path to the third electronic device; activate a timer for monitoring whether a response signal regarding the test signal is received or not; transmit, to the second electronic device, a first message for indicating that a vehicle is not in an emergency situation; and transmit, to the second electronic device, a second message for indicating that the vehicle is in the emergency situation.

Abstract: A first electronic device comprises a communication circuitry, and a memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor coupled with the communication circuitry; wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive, from a second electronic device that is an upper node of the first electronic device, information regarding a specified waveform; while detecting that a vehicle associated with the first electronic device is not in an emergency state after receiving the information, transmit, to the second electronic device, a signal based on resources allocated from the second electronic device; and in response to detecting that the vehicle is in the emergency state alter receiving the information, transmit, to the second electronic device, a signal with the specified waveform independently from the allocated resources, wherein the signal with the specified waveform includes information for notifying that the vehicle is in the emergency state.

Abstract: Video streaming from the first external electronic device, such as the vehicle image acquisition device according to various embodiments, may be processed based on a designated state (e.g., a traffic accident) identified by the first external electronic device. For example, when receiving a notification related to a designated state from the first external electronic device, the electronic device may acquire information related to the designated state and then broadcast the obtained information to one or more terminals (e.g., terminal 130 of FIG. 5), through a second external electronic device such as a navigation server. In response to the broadcasting, the terminal may provide information related to the designated state to the user of the terminal. The information may be used to change a navigation path provided by the terminal.

Abstract: A method for measuring an inter-vehicle distance using a processor is provided. The method includes acquiring a driving image photographed by a photographing device of a first vehicle; detecting a second vehicle from the driving image and calculating a ratio between an image width of the detected second vehicle and an image width of a lane in which the second vehicle is located; determining a size class of the second vehicle among a plurality of size classes based on the calculated ratio; determining a width of the second vehicle based on the determined size class of the second vehicle; and calculating a distance from the photographing device to the second vehicle based on the determined width of the second vehicle, a focal length of the photographing device, and the image width of the second vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for providing a parking lot guidance service of a server. The method includes: receiving parking lot data including information of a parking space in a parking lot from an image capturing apparatus for a vehicle provided in the vehicle; generating a parking lot model representing a real-time parking situation of the parking lot as an image based on the received parking lot data; and providing the parking guidance service to a user terminal apparatus using the generated parking lot model.

Abstract: There is provided a collision avoidance method of a moving body collision avoidance device including acquiring a driving image of the moving body, recognizing an object in the acquired driving image using a neural network model, calculating a relative distance between the moving body and the object based on the recognized object, calculating a required collision time between the object and the moving body based on the calculated relative distance, and controlling an operation of the moving body based on the calculated required collision time.

Abstract: A first electronic device of the present invention comprises at least one communication circuitry, at least one display, at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one communication circuitry and the at least one display. The processor is configured to (1) access to a first server for a navigation service through an application for the navigation service linked with a first account for accessing to a second server, (2) receive a user input through the application, (3) transmit, via the first server to a second electronic device of a second user that is authenticated through the application linked with a second account for accessing to the second server, a message, (4) periodically transmit, via the first server to the second electronic device, information, and (5) display a positional relationship between the two electronic devices over an electronic map.

Abstract: A first electronic device comprises at least one communication circuitry, at least one display, at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one communication circuitry and the at least one display. The processor is configured to (1) access to a first server for a navigation service through an application linked with a first account for accessing to a second server, (2) receive, via the first server from a second electronic device of a second user that is authenticated through the application linked with a second account for accessing to the second server, a message, (3) display an object for inquiring whether to obtain a route from the second user, (4) receive information regarding a changed location of the second electronic device, and (5) display a relative positional relationship between the two electronic devices over an electronic map.

Abstract: A first electronic device of the present invention comprises at least one communication circuitry, at least one display, at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one communication circuitry and the at least one display. The processor is configured to (1) access to a first server for a navigation service through an application for the navigation service linked with a first account for accessing to a second server, (2) receive a user input through the application, (3) transmit, via the first server to a second electronic device of a second user that is authenticated through the application linked with a second account for accessing to the second server, a message, (4) periodically transmit, via the first server to the second electronic device, information, and (5) display a positional relationship between the two electronic devices over an electronic map.