Patents Assigned to Thinkware Systems Corporation
  • Patent number: 8483948
    Abstract: A navigation system and method of exchanging location information through a messenger. The navigation system exchanging location information through a messenger, the navigation system includes a messenger program-installed navigation device which includes a communication device, transmits/receives messenger information including the location information to/from another navigation device, and displays the location information received through the message program on a map for route guidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Hee Back Lee
  • Patent number: 8457875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a navigation system and vicinity search method for route setting to retrieve a facility around a route and set an intermediate point through a vicinity search. The vicinity search method for route setting, the vicinity search method including: retrieving a route between a start point and a destination; retrieving a facility with respect to at least one category based on the retrieved route according to a command of a user; and displaying the retrieved facility for each category on the retrieved route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Yun Wook Jung
  • Patent number: 8428874
    Abstract: A destination retrieving method including: analyzing map data to define a relation between points of interest (POIs) as a POI relation; and providing a search result in the tree structure based on the POI relation when retrieving a destination name is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Eun-Young Park, Myung Sik Kim, Ji Sun Jo, Sang Hun Chang
  • Publication number: 20130096830
    Abstract: A system for displaying a map, the system including: a map database maintaining map data associated with a route; a map data identification unit identifying map data corresponding to a driving route of a vehicle from the map database; an information receiving unit receiving weather information associated with a current seasonal weather from a background service server in real time; a background data generation unit generating background data according to an actual environment based on the received weather information; and a route guidance unit guiding a route by associating the map data with the generated background data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Sang Hun Chang
  • Patent number: 8386171
    Abstract: A method of matching a virtual map, the method including: receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) information; generating a basic map matching result using the GPS information; generating a virtual map matching location based on the basic map matching result; and displaying the virtual map matching location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Sada Park
  • Publication number: 20130041579
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for sensing a traveling state based on a speed. The method for sensing the traveling state based on the speed includes outputting a mean speed C for each link with respect to a number of total traversing times of a predetermined path, and updating a reference speed B with the outputted mean speed C, and measuring a speed A while traversing the predetermined path, and comparing the measured speed A with the updated reference speed B, thereby displaying the traveling state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Hong Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 8325180
    Abstract: A method of changing a display mode in a car navigation system, the method including: acquiring distance information from a current vehicle location to a guide point; and gradually changing the display mode into any one of a two-dimensional display mode and a three-dimensional display mode based on the distance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Hak-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8321128
    Abstract: A method of correcting a map matching and a navigation system for implementing the method are provided. The method includes: determining whether a vehicle turns by using an acceleration sensor; and performing a map matching correction by using the determination of whether the vehicle turns and Global Positioning System (GPS) information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Sa Da Park
  • Patent number: 8301367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing a content in real time and a navigation system for providing a content in real time which recognizes an allowance time for providing the content by considering a time, a distance, a road straightness from a current guide point to a subsequent guide point, receives the content from a predetermined content providing server in real time, and provides the content during the allowance time. A navigation system for providing a content in real time, the navigation system including: an allowance time recognition unit recognizing an existence of an allowance time for providing the content while navigating; a server connection unit connecting to a predetermined content providing server via a communication network; a content receiving unit receiving the content from the content providing server; and a content providing unit providing the received content during the allowance time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Won Ik Choi
  • Patent number: 8296015
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of determining a straight-driving state or a turning state of a moving object using an acceleration sensor are provided. The method of determining a turning state using a sensor includes: reading sensor output signals of different axes from an acceleration sensor while a moving object is being driven wherein the acceleration sensor is an at least two axes acceleration sensor and detects an acceleration of the moving object; and comparing the read sensor output signals of the different axes and determining whether the moving object is in a straight-driving state or in a turning state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kwon Soo Lee, Yong Kwan Park
  • Patent number: 8290694
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for sensing a traveling state based on a speed. The method for sensing the traveling state based on the speed includes outputting a mean speed C for each link with respect to a number of total traversing times of a predetermined path, and updating a reference speed B with the outputted mean speed C, and measuring a speed A while traversing the predetermined path, and comparing the measured speed A with the updated reference speed B, thereby displaying the traveling state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Hong Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 8229667
    Abstract: A method of displaying a background sky in a navigation system, the method including: storing and maintaining map data and background sky image data with respect to one or more directions of the map data in a database; detecting a driving direction angle of a vehicle; computing a position of a background sky image corresponding to the detected driving direction angle; extracting background sky image data corresponding to the computed position of the background sky image from the database; and displaying the extracted background sky image data as a background sky with respect to the map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Hak Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7982635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for displaying a driving location of a moving object which controls a Red, Green, Blue (RGB) ratio by corresponding to a property of a road where the moving object travels, differently renders a moving object symbol according to the controlled RGB ratio, and thereby may identify a driving status of the moving object more accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Deuk Yeong Seong
  • Publication number: 20110102468
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method of displaying a guidance symbol. The guidance symbol displaying system may include a distance difference calculator to calculate a distance difference between a user location and a guidance symbol location, and a symbol display controller to control display of the guidance symbol by calculating a size of the guidance symbol based on the distance difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Jung Kak Seo
  • Publication number: 20110074774
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional (3D) path are provided. The apparatus includes: a polygon generation unit to generate a left polygon and a right polygon on the left and the right of path data, respectively, based on a linear interpolation point of the path data; and a polygon conversion unit to apply a height value to the linear interpolation point based on the left polygon and the right polygon and to thereby generate the 3D path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Jung Kak Seo
  • Publication number: 20110063290
    Abstract: A display system and method using texture mapping is provided. The display system, including: a texture maintenance unit maintaining a texture generated based on a characteristic of an object; a texture selection unit selecting a texture based on an object to be displayed; and a texture application unit repeatedly applying the selected texture to at least a portion of a three-dimensional (3D) texture corresponding to the object to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Kak Seo, Dae Myung Kim
  • Publication number: 20110050689
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional (3D) path are provided. The apparatus includes: a polygon generation unit to generate a left polygon and a right polygon on the left and the right of path data, respectively, based on a linear interpolation point of the path data; and a polygon conversion unit to apply a height value to the linear interpolation point based on the left polygon and the right polygon and to thereby generate the 3D path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Jung Kak Seo
  • Publication number: 20110043519
    Abstract: A system and method of displaying a three-dimensional (3D) map based on road information. A display system, including: a culling area determination unit to determine a culling area based on road information; a data conversion unit to convert data of at least a portion of objects displayed on the culling area; and a display unit to display at least the portion of the objects based on the converted data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Kak Seo, Yun Han Kim, Dae Myung Kim
  • Publication number: 20100241353
    Abstract: A method of matching a virtual map, the method including: receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) information; generating a basic map matching result using the GPS information; generating a virtual map matching location based on the basic map matching result; and displaying the virtual map matching location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Sada Park
  • Publication number: 20100102989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for providing geographic information which provides guidance about a route to a destination desired by a user. The method of providing geographic information, the method including: providing guidance about a route to a destination set by a user; reading a plurality of zoomed-in scenes of a target access road to enter when approaching an intersection including a plurality of access roads on the route; and continuously providing the read zoomed-in scenes and providing guidance about a route to the target access road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Thinkware Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Sang Yong Lee