Patent ID: 7826967
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A travel route guidance method using a camera-photographed image in a portable terminal, the method comprising: searching for a travel route from a starting point to a destination using map data stored in the portable terminal; determining location information of a camera of the portable terminal; matching at least one display object included in the map data to at least one object photographed by the camera based on location information of the at least one display object and location information of the at least one object photographed by the camera; determining a guidance object in the at least one object photographed by the camera; inserting a guidance object icon at a location of the guidance object in the at least one object photographed by the camera; displaying the guidance object icon and the guidance object in the at least one object photographed by the camera on a screen of the portable terminal; and guiding the travel route, wherein matching the at least one display object included in the map data to the at least one object photographed by the camera comprises calculating the location information of the at least one object photographed using a location information calculation point located substantially at a center of the at least one object photographed.