KR20170030241A - Method and apparatus for controlling mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method for controlling a portable terminal, and an apparatus therefor. According to one aspect of the present invention, the method for controlling a portable terminal in the portable terminal control apparatus controlling a portable terminal based on information collected from a vehicle driving information collection device in a traveling vehicle comprises: a vehicle driving control pattern sensing step of analyzing information received from the vehicle driving information collection device to sense a vehicle driving control pattern; and a portable terminal control step of controlling the portable terminal based on the vehicle driving control pattern.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling a mobile terminal,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal control method and apparatus, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for controlling a portable terminal in accordance with a drive control pattern and / .

If the driver performs other actions while driving the vehicle, the probability of accidents increases.

Particularly, when a user who needs to concentrate on driving the vehicle uses the portable terminal while the vehicle is in operation (particularly, at a high speed operation), there is a problem that the chance of occurrence of an accident is increased due to limited hands and visibility, and life may be threatened.

Accordingly, it has been considered to control the portable terminal through speech recognition, or to control the portable terminal through a button that is connected to the portable terminal and can be controlled, such as a handle of a vehicle, as a method for solving the above problems.

However, the method of controlling the portable terminal through voice recognition is not properly controlled because the voice recognition rate is low due to noise generated during traveling of the vehicle or music being reproduced.

In addition, the number of methods for controlling the mobile terminal through the control buttons located on the handle or the like of the vehicle is limited and the functions that can be performed are also limited.

Korean Laid-Open Patent No. 2014-0113118 (published on September 24, 2014)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle driving information collecting apparatus, which receives a driving control pattern and / The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for controlling a mobile terminal.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by one embodiment of the present invention. It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a mobile terminal in a vehicle, the method comprising: A vehicle drive control pattern sensing step of analyzing information received from the information collection device to sense a vehicle drive control pattern; And a portable terminal control step of controlling the portable terminal based on the vehicle driving control pattern.

The vehicle drive control pattern may be the number of times the driver presses the brake.

In the portable terminal control step, when the driver presses the brake a predetermined number of times, the function of the portable terminal can be activated.

The vehicle drive control pattern may be the number of times the driver presses the Excel.

In the portable terminal control step, when the driver presses the Excel a predetermined number of times, the screen of the portable terminal can be locked.

The method further includes a vehicle speed change sensing step of sensing a vehicle speed change by analyzing information received from the vehicle driving information collection device, wherein the portable terminal control step includes: The mobile terminal can be controlled on the basis of this.

The portable terminal control step may activate the function of the portable terminal when the driver depresses the brake a predetermined number of times and the vehicle speed is reduced to a constant speed or less.

The mobile terminal control step may lock the screen of the mobile terminal when the driver steps on the Excel a certain number of times and the vehicle speed increases to a predetermined speed or more.

The function of the portable terminal may be any one of activation of telephone reception, reproduction of a sound source, and activation of a screen of the portable terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal control apparatus comprising: a vehicle driving control pattern sensing unit for sensing a vehicle driving control pattern by analyzing information received from a vehicle driving information collecting apparatus; And a portable terminal control unit for controlling the portable terminal based on the vehicle driving control pattern.

The vehicle drive control pattern may be the number of times the driver presses the brake.

The portable terminal control unit can activate the function of the portable terminal when the driver depresses the brake a predetermined number of times.

The vehicle drive control pattern may be the number of times the driver presses the Excel.

The portable terminal control unit may lock the screen of the portable terminal when the driver presses the Excel a predetermined number of times.

The apparatus further includes a vehicle speed change detecting unit for detecting a change in vehicle speed by analyzing information received from the vehicle travel information collecting apparatus, wherein the portable terminal control unit controls the vehicle drive control pattern and the vehicle speed change The mobile terminal can be controlled on the basis of this.

The mobile terminal control unit may activate the function of the mobile terminal when the driver steps down the brake a predetermined number of times and the vehicle speed decreases to a certain speed or less.

The portable terminal control unit can lock the screen of the portable terminal when the driver steps on the Excel a certain number of times and the vehicle speed increases to a predetermined speed or more.

The function of the portable terminal may be any one of activation of telephone reception, reproduction of a sound source, and activation of a screen of the portable terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, since the portable terminal is controlled through the vehicle driving control pattern and / or the vehicle speed variation amount while the vehicle is running, the driver does not lose his / her hands and field to the portable terminal, There is an effect that can be.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate presently preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the specific details for carrying out the invention, And shall not be construed as limited to the matters described.
1 is a configuration diagram of a portable terminal control system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a configuration diagram of a portable terminal control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a configuration diagram of a portable terminal equipped with a portable terminal control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a diagram illustrating a scenario of a method for controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating a scenario of a method for controlling a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a scenario of a method for controlling a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: There will be. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as " comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the term "Quot; and " part " refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

1 is a configuration diagram of a portable terminal control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a portable terminal is a portable terminal capable of transmitting and receiving voice, text and image data through a communication network such as a PDA, a cellular phone, a PCS phone, a WCDMA phone, a CDMA-2000 phone, . ≪ / RTI > At this time, in describing the present embodiment, the portable terminal may be a smart phone.

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal control system according to the present embodiment includes a vehicle travel information collecting apparatus 100 and a portable terminal control apparatus 200.

On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) 100 is a system that notifies a driver of a serious effect on vehicle operation due to an abnormality of a vehicle sensor or an actuator, to be. In the present invention, the vehicle travel information collecting apparatus 100 measures information such as a drive control pattern of a vehicle and / or a speed change amount of the vehicle, and transmits the measured information to the portable terminal control apparatus 200.

The portable terminal control device 200 receives information such as a vehicle drive control pattern and / or a vehicle speed change amount from the vehicle travel information collecting device 100 and controls the portable terminal on the basis of the information. The portable terminal control device 200 may be connected to the vehicle operation information collection device 100 via a cable to receive information. In addition, the portable terminal control device 200 may be connected to the vehicle driving information collection device 100 via wireless communication such as Bluetooth to receive information.

More specifically, the configuration of the mobile terminal control apparatus 200 will be described with reference to FIG.

2 is a configuration diagram of a portable terminal control apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the portable terminal control apparatus 200 includes a vehicle driving control pattern sensing unit 210, a vehicle speed variation sensing unit 230, and a portable terminal control unit 250.

The vehicle drive control pattern sensing unit 210 analyzes information received from the vehicle drive information collecting apparatus 100 to sense a vehicle drive control pattern. At this time, the vehicle drive control pattern may be the number of times the driver depresses the brake. Also, the vehicle drive control pattern may be the number of times the driver presses the Excel.

The vehicle speed change detecting unit 230 analyzes the information received from the vehicle driving information collecting apparatus 100 to detect a change in the vehicle speed.

The portable terminal control unit 250 controls the portable terminal through the vehicle driving control pattern and / or the vehicle speed change. For example, the portable terminal control unit 250 can activate the function of the portable terminal when the driver depresses the brake a predetermined number of times and the vehicle speed drops below a predetermined speed. At this time, the function of the mobile terminal may be any one of activation of a telephone call reception, sound reproduction, and activation of a mobile terminal. Also, the portable terminal control unit 250 may lock the screen of the portable terminal when the driver presses the Excel a predetermined number of times and the vehicle speed increases to a predetermined speed or more.

Meanwhile, the portable terminal control unit 250 may store the control function of the portable terminal corresponding to the information on the drive control pattern of the vehicle and / or the speed change amount of the vehicle in advance in a storage unit such as a memory and execute the control function.

A more detailed description of the portable terminal control method of the portable terminal control apparatus 200 will be given later with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG.

The portable terminal control device 200 described above is installed inside the vehicle and is connected to the vehicle driving information collection device 100 to receive information and control the portable terminal based on the information. At this time, the information may be vehicle drive control pattern and / or vehicle speed change amount information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the portable terminal control apparatus 200 may be an application. For example, the portable terminal control apparatus 200 can be used in a memory of a portable terminal, as shown in FIG. 3, which will be described later. At this time, the application may be downloaded by the user in advance and installed in the portable terminal.

3 is a configuration diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the portable terminal according to the present embodiment includes a memory 310, a memory controller 320, one or more processors (CPU) 330, a peripheral interface 340, an input / output (I / 350, a display device 360, an input device 370, and an RF circuit 380. These components communicate through one or more communication buses or signal lines. The various components shown in FIG. 3 may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both hardware and software, including one or more signal processing and / or application specific integrated circuits.

Memory 310 may include high speed random access memory and may also include one or more magnetic disk storage devices, non-volatile memory such as flash memory devices, or other non-volatile semiconductor memory devices. In some embodiments, the memory may include a storage device, e.g., RF circuitry 380, and an Internet, intranet, local area network, wide area network (WLAN), storage area network (SAN) , Etc., or any suitable combination thereof, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. Access to the memory by other components of the portable terminal, such as the processor 330 and the peripheral interface 340, may be controlled by the memory controller 320.

The peripheral interface 340 connects the input / output peripheral device of the portable terminal with the processor and the memory. The one or more processors execute various software programs and / or a set of instructions stored in memory to perform various functions and process data for the mobile terminal.

In some embodiments, the peripheral interface, processor, and memory controller may be implemented on a single chip, such as a chip. In some other embodiments, these may be implemented as separate chips.

The I / O subsystem 350 provides an interface between the input / output peripheral of the portable terminal, such as the display device 360, the input device 370, and the peripheral interface 340.

The display device 360 may use a liquid crystal display (LCD) technology or a light emitting polymer display (LPD) technology. The display device 360 and the input device 370 may be capacitive, resistive, infrared A touch display can be realized. The touch display provides an output interface and an input interface between the portable terminal and the user. The touch display displays a visual output to the user. The visual output may include text, graphics, video, and combinations thereof. Some or all of the visual output may correspond to a user interface object. The touch display forms a touch sensitive surface that accommodates user input.

The processor 330 is a processor configured to perform operations associated with the portable terminal and to perform the instructions and to control the reception and manipulation of input and output data between components of the portable terminal using, for example, instructions retrieved from the memory.

In some embodiments, the software components are installed (installed) in memory, including an operating system 313, a graphics module (instruction set) 312, and a number of applications (instruction set). In the present invention, the portable terminal control application 311 is installed in the memory 310. [

The operating system 313 may be an embedded operating system such as, for example, Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X, WINDOWS or VxWorks, Android, , Storage control, power management, etc.), and facilitates communication between the various hardware and software components.

Graphics module 312 includes a number of well known software components for providing and displaying graphics on display device 360. The term "graphics" includes, without limitation, text, web pages, icons (e.g., user interface targets including soft keys), digital images, video, animations, .

The RF circuit 380 transmits and receives electromagnetic waves. The RF circuit 380 converts electrical signals to electromagnetic waves and vice versa and communicates with the communication network, other mobile gateway devices, and communication devices through the electromagnetic waves. The RF circuit 380 includes, for example, an antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a CODEC chipset, a subscriber identity module But are not limited to, well known circuits for performing such functions. The RF circuitry 380 may be any of a variety of communication technologies, including the Internet, called the World Wide Web (WWW), a network such as an intranet and / or a cellular telephone network, a wireless LAN and / or a metropolitan area network (MAN) It can communicate with other devices by communication. The wireless communication may be implemented in a variety of communication systems such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), long term evolution (LTE), code division multiple access (TDMA) ), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, Bluetooth, zigbee, Near Field Communication (NFC), email, instant messaging and / Protocols, and techniques, including, but not limited to, protocols for use in wireless communications, or other suitable communication protocols including communication protocols not yet developed at the time of filing of the present application. That is, the RF circuit 380 includes interfaces for supporting the multi-radio network.

The portable terminal control application 311 receives information such as a vehicle drive control pattern and a vehicle speed change amount from the vehicle travel information collecting apparatus 100 and controls the portable terminal on the basis of the received information. For example, the portable terminal control application can activate the function of the portable terminal when the driver depresses the brake a predetermined number of times and the vehicle speed drops below a predetermined speed. At this time, the function of the mobile terminal may be any one of activation of a telephone call reception, sound reproduction, and activation of a mobile terminal. In addition, the portable terminal control application may lock the screen of the mobile terminal when the driver presses the Excel a predetermined number of times and the vehicle speed increases beyond a predetermined speed.

The portable terminal control device 200 determines the function of the portable terminal based on the information received from the vehicle travel information collecting apparatus 100, for example, the drive control pattern of the vehicle and / or the speed change amount of the vehicle through FIGS. Various embodiments of the method for controlling the power supply will be described.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a scenario of a method for controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a scenario of a method for controlling a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a scenario of a portable terminal control method according to another embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4, the vehicle is traveling at a high speed of 80 km / h. When a call is made to the portable terminal of the driver who is driving the vehicle, the driver can control the function of the portable terminal through the driving control pattern of the vehicle and / or the speed change of the vehicle. For example, the driver can reduce the speed of the vehicle to less than 50 km / h by stepping on the brakes twice in succession. At this time, the portable terminal control device 200 detects the drive control pattern of the vehicle, that is, the number of braking times (twice) and the speed change amount of the vehicle (30 km / h reduction) Can be executed.

Referring to FIG. 5, the vehicle is running at a high speed of 80 km / h. The driver who is driving the vehicle is playing music through the portable terminal. At this time, the driver can reproduce the music being played back on the portable terminal with the next music through the vehicle driving control pattern and / or the speed change of the vehicle. For example, the driver can reduce the speed of the vehicle by 5 km / h by repeating the brake three times in succession for a short time (1 second). At this time, the portable terminal control device 200 detects the driving control pattern of the vehicle, that is, the number of braking times (three consecutive times for 1 second) and the speed variation amount of the vehicle (5 km / h reduction) The music can be reproduced with the next music.

Referring to FIG. 6, the vehicle is traveling at a high speed of 100 km / h. At this time, the portable terminal control apparatus 200 can detect the speed change amount of the vehicle, and can keep the screen of the portable terminal in a locked state when the speed of the vehicle is high. At this time, the driver can release the locked state of the portable terminal screen through the vehicle driving control pattern and / or the vehicle speed change. For example, the driver can reduce the vehicle speed to 60 km / h or less by stepping on the brakes twice in succession. At this time, the portable terminal control device 200 detects the driving control pattern of the vehicle, that is, the number of braking times (two consecutive times) and the speed variation amount of the vehicle (40 km / h reduction) Can be released.

On the other hand, when the driver presses the Excel a certain number of times and the amount of speed change of the vehicle increases and reaches a predetermined speed or more, the portable terminal control device 200 can detect and lock the screen of the portable terminal. For example, when the screen of the portable terminal is unlocked through the vehicle drive pattern control and / or the speed change of the vehicle as shown in Fig. 6, when the driver depresses the excel twice (vehicle drive control pattern) (40 km / h) and the speed of the vehicle is 100 km / h or more, the portable terminal control apparatus 200 can detect the speed and lock the screen of the portable terminal.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the driver can control the portable terminal through the vehicle driving control pattern and / or the vehicle speed variation without directly controlling the portable terminal while the vehicle is operating at high speed . Therefore, the driver does not lose his / her hands and field of view to the mobile terminal, and the accident can be reduced through the safe driving.

While the specification contains many features, such features should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention or the scope of the claims. In addition, the features described in the individual embodiments herein may be combined and implemented in a single embodiment. On the contrary, the various features described in the singular embodiments may be individually implemented in various embodiments or properly combined.

Although the operations are described in a particular order in the figures, it should be understood that such operations are performed in a particular order as shown, or that all described operations are performed in a series of sequential orders, or to obtain the desired result. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. It should also be understood that the division of various system components in the above embodiments does not require such distinction in all embodiments. The above-described application components and systems can generally be packaged into a single software product or multiple software products.

The method of the present invention as described above can be implemented in an application and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.). Such a process can be easily carried out by those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings.

100: vehicle driving information collection device
200: Portable terminal control device
210: vehicle drive control pattern sensing unit
230: Vehicle speed change detection unit
250: portable terminal control unit

Claims (18)

A portable terminal control method in a portable terminal control device for controlling a portable terminal on the basis of information collected from a vehicle driving information collection device in a running vehicle,
A vehicle driving control pattern sensing step of sensing a vehicle driving control pattern by analyzing information received from a vehicle driving information collection device; And
And controlling the portable terminal based on the vehicle driving control pattern. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the vehicle drive control pattern is the number of times the driver steps on the brake. 3. The method of claim 2,
In the portable terminal control step,
And activating a function of the portable terminal when the driver depresses the brake a predetermined number of times. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the vehicle drive control pattern is a number of times the driver presses the Excel. 5. The method of claim 4,
In the portable terminal control step,
When the driver presses the Excel a predetermined number of times, the screen of the portable terminal is locked. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: a vehicle speed change sensing step of sensing a vehicle speed change by analyzing information received from the vehicle driving information collection device,
The portable terminal control step may include:
And controls the portable terminal based on the vehicle drive control pattern and the vehicle speed change. The method according to claim 6,
The portable terminal control step may include:
And activating a function of the portable terminal when the driver steps on the brake a predetermined number of times and the vehicle speed is reduced to a predetermined speed or less. The method according to claim 6,
The portable terminal control step may include:
Wherein when the driver steps on the Excel for a predetermined number of times and the vehicle speed increases to a predetermined speed or more, the portable terminal is brought into a locked state. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 6, or 7,
The function of the above-
A telephone call reception activation, a sound source reproduction, and a screen activation of the portable terminal. A vehicle drive control pattern sensing unit for analyzing information received from the vehicle drive information collecting device to sense a vehicle drive control pattern; And
And a portable terminal control unit for controlling the portable terminal based on the vehicle drive control pattern. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the vehicle drive control pattern is the number of times the driver presses the brake. 12. The method of claim 11,
The portable terminal control unit,
And a function of the portable terminal is activated when the driver depresses the brake a predetermined number of times. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the vehicle drive control pattern is the number of times the driver steps on the excel. 14. The method of claim 13,
The portable terminal control step comprises:
When the driver presses the Excel a predetermined number of times, the screen of the portable terminal is locked. 11. The method of claim 10,
And a vehicle speed change detection unit for detecting a change in vehicle speed by analyzing information received from the vehicle driving information collection device,
The portable terminal control unit,
And controls the portable terminal based on the vehicle drive control pattern and the vehicle speed change. 16. The method of claim 15,
The portable terminal control unit,
And activates the function of the portable terminal when the driver steps on the brake a predetermined number of times and the vehicle speed decreases below a predetermined speed. 16. The method of claim 15,
The portable terminal control unit,
Wherein when the driver steps on the Excel for a predetermined number of times and the vehicle speed increases to a predetermined speed or more, the portable terminal is brought into a locked state. The method according to any one of claims 10, 11, 12, 15 or 16,
The function of the above-
A telephone call reception activation, a sound source reproduction, and a screen activation of the portable terminal.

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