Method and device for recording parking location

A computer-readable recording medium storing one or more instructions that, when executed by a user terminal, cause the user terminal to:

• when a communication connection is established between the user terminal and a vehicle, recognize that a user enters the vehicle;
• recognize, by a motion sensor of the user terminal, that the vehicle, into which the user has entered, starts to travel;
• when a strength of a communication connection signal between the user terminal and the vehicle drops to a predetermined level or less, recognize that the user exits the vehicle;
• after recognizing that the user exits the vehicle, measure a current location of the user terminal to determine location information of the user terminal;
• when it is determined by the motion sensor of the user terminal that the user has moved a predetermined number of walking steps or more, recognize that parking of the vehicle is completed;
• when it is recognized that the parking of the vehicle is completed, request an input of parking information from the user through a user interface of the user terminal;
• and
• generate a parking information card based at least in part on the parking information from the user and on the determined location information,
• wherein the location information comprises location accuracy, the location accuracy indicating an error range of the location information with a distance unit, and
• wherein, when the location accuracy of the location information is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance value, the corresponding location information is determined as an inaccurate location and is excluded from the determined location information.

A device configured to record a parking location of a vehicle, the device comprising:

• a motion sensor configured to sense movement of the device;
• a communication module configured to perform communication with an external device;
• a user interface configured to allow a user and the device to interact with each other;
• and
• one or more processors configured to interact with the motion sensor, the communication module, and the user interface,
• wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• when a communication is established between the communication module and the vehicle, recognize that the user enters the vehicle;
• when the device moves at a predetermined speed or higher, recognize, by the motion sensor, that the vehicle starts to travel;
• when a strength of a communication connection signal between the communication module and the vehicle drops to a predetermined level or less, recognize that the user exits the vehicle;
• after recognizing that the user exits the vehicle, measure a current location of the device to determine location information of the device;
• when it is determined by the motion sensor that the user carrying the device has moved a predetermined number of walking steps or more, recognize that parking of the vehicle is completed;
• request an input of parking information from the user through the user interface;
• and
• generate a parking information card based at least partially on the parking information from the user and on the determined location information,
• wherein the location information comprises location accuracy, the location accuracy indicating an error range of the location information with a distance unit, and
• wherein, when the location accuracy of the location information is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance value, the corresponding location information is determined as an inaccurate location and is excluded from the determined location information.

A method for recording a parking location of a vehicle, the method performed by a user terminal and comprising:

• when a communication connection is established between the user terminal and the vehicle, recognizing that a user enters the vehicle;
• recognizing, by a motion sensor of the user terminal, that the vehicle, into which the user has entered, starts to travel;
• obtaining first location information, which is a last GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) location information before the user exits the vehicle, based on a GNSS signal lastly obtained by the user terminal;
• when a strength of a communication connection signal between the user terminal and the vehicle drops to a predetermined level or less, recognizing that the user exits the vehicle;
• after recognizing that the user exits the vehicle, measuring a current location of the user terminal to determine location information of the user terminal;
• when it is determined by the motion sensor of the user terminal that the user has moved a predetermined number of walking steps or more, recognizing that parking of the vehicle is completed;
• when it is recognized that the parking of the vehicle is completed, requesting an input of parking information from the user through a user interface of the user terminal;
• and
• generating a parking information card based at least in part on the parking information from the user and on the determined location information,
• wherein measuring the current location of the user terminal comprises:
• a) generating a first group comprising the first location information;
• b) obtaining current location information of the user terminal after recognizing that the user exits the vehicle;
• c) calculating distances from a current location to a plurality of existing locations by comparing the current location information with existing location information, the existing location information including the first location information and information about locations of the terminal that were measured after recognizing that the user exits the vehicle;
• d) when a smallest value among values of the calculated distances from the current location to the existing locations is greater than a pre-configured value, generating a new group comprising the current location information, or when a smallest value among the values of the calculated distances from the current location to the existing locations falls within a pre-configured range, including the current location information in a closest group to which a closest existing location, which is closest to the current location, belongs;
• and
• e) terminating the measurement of the current location and providing, as the determined location information, location information having a highest accuracy among locations included in the closest group when a number of locations included in the closest group is equal to or greater than a predetermined number and an accuracy of at least one location among the locations included in the closest group is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, and, otherwise, repeating b), c) and d).

A device configured to record a parking location of a vehicle, the device comprising:

• a motion sensor configured to sense movement of the device;
• a communication module configured to perform communication with an external device;
• a user interface configured to allow a user and the device to interact with each other;
• and
• one or more processors configured to interact with the motion sensor, the communication module, and the user interface,
• wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• when a communication is established between the communication module and the vehicle, recognize that the user enters the vehicle;
• when the device moves at a predetermined speed or higher, recognize, by the motion sensor, that the vehicle starts to travel;
• when a strength of a communication connection signal between the communication module and the vehicle drops to a predetermined level or less, recognize that the user exits the vehicle;
• after recognizing that the user exits the vehicle, measure a current location of the device to determine location information of the device;
• when it is determined by the motion sensor that the user carrying the device has moved a predetermined number of walking steps or more, recognize that parking of the vehicle is completed;
• request an input of parking information from the user through the user interface;
• and
• generate a parking information card based at least partially on the parking information from the user and on the determined location information,
• wherein the communication module comprises a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) module, and
• the one or more processors are further configured to,
• after recognizing that the vehicle starts to travel and before recognizing that the user exits the vehicle, obtain first location information, which is a last GNSS location information before the user exits the vehicle, based on a GNSS signal lastly obtained by the device, and
• the one or more processors measure the current location of the device by:
• a) generating a first group comprising the first location information;
• b) obtaining current location information of the device after recognizing that the user exits the vehicle;
• c) calculating distances from a current location to a plurality of existing locations by comparing the current location information and existing location information, the existing location information including the first location information and information about locations of the device measured after recognizing that the user exits the vehicle;
• d) when a smallest value among values of the calculated distances from the current location to the existing locations is greater than a pre-configured value, generating a new group comprising the current location information, or when a smallest value among the values of the calculated distances from the current location to the existing locations falls within a pre-configured range, including the current location information in a closest group to which a closest existing location, which is closest to the current location, belongs;
• and
• e) terminating the measurement of the current location and providing, as the determined location information, location information having a highest accuracy among locations included in the closest group when a number of locations included in the closest group is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, and an accuracy of at least one location among the locations included in the closest group is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, and, otherwise, repeating b), c) and d).