Path information providing server, method of providing path information, and terminal

摘要

Provided are an apparatus and method of providing path information based on a status of a path and/or a purpose of the use of the path. A path information providing server collects environmental information from a sensing device. The path information providing server receives a path information request including a departure and a destination from a terminal device, and provides path information generated by mapping environmental data to a searched path.

主权项

1. A path information providing server, comprising:
an environmental information collecting unit configured to collect environmental information of data sensed by a sensing device and information on a location at which the data is sensed; a path searching unit configured to select a path from a departure location to a destination that are identified in a path information request received from a terminal device; a path information generating unit configured to determine a type of environmental information to be mapped to the path according to a purpose for a trip identified by a user of the terminal and to map the determined type of environmental information to the path based on the location information to generate path information; and a communication unit configured to provide the path information to the terminal device, wherein the path is selected from among a plurality of paths based upon environmental information pertaining to the paths and the identified purpose for the trip, the environmental information is mapped to the path using an environmental information providing data structure which records the environmental information sensed around the location to correspond with global positioning system coordinates of the location, the environmental information comprises ambient air pollution levels describing concentrations of different particles, and whether the ambient air pollution level is displayed is determined based on the identified purpose for the trip.