JP7215743B2 - Car engine start control system using face recognition information and car engine start control method using the same - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to using facial recognition information to open a car door and start the engine without having to carry the car key.

In general, the car key is a remote control key, and a method of setting a unique number to the car and authenticating the unique number to open and close the door is widely used. Remote control keys such as those described above must always be carried around.

Prior art related to the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-1469862 (published on 2014.12.08). FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a conventional car user authentication device linked with a mobile phone. FIG. 1 above is a block diagram showing the configuration of a stationary stand (207) and a control device (225) of a conventional vehicle user authentication device linked with a mobile phone.

A stationary stand (207) and a control device (225) are each provided with a microcomputer. ), a timer (215), a memory controller (214), a keyboard controller (213), a keyboard (238) that can enter a password and press the power button and the start button, and can start the car engine at the beginning. Start control unit (209), power control unit (211), connector 3 (223) connected to equipment control device (225), power supply unit (221), emergency button control unit (218), hands-free ( 220) and a microcomputer (224) that controls everything.

The equipment control device (225) controls the operation of the starting device when using connectors 4-7, microcomputers 1-4, and a car key. It consists of a starting control device (228) that controls the starting device, a hazard lamp control device (231), a GPS position tracking device control device (234), and other equipment control devices (237).

Connector 2 (217) is connected to mobile phone (201) to transmit/receive data by wire/wireless, and control unit (204) receives mobile phone number (for security, security chip (205) is attached, the security code) and the code set in the memory control unit (214) stored in the stand (207) itself are combined to generate an authentication code (222), and the mobile phone Compare (222) with the authentication code received from (201), and if they match, generate (222) an activation key for commanding the control device (225) to operate, and individual microcomputers 1 to 4 of the control device (225) is connected to connector 3 (223) through connectors 4-7, and individual microcomputers 1-4 of the control device (225) check by wire/wireless whether or not an operation key has been generated, Among the functions such as disabling the starting device (228) so that the car cannot be operated, keeping the hazard lamps flashing (231), and activating the vehicle tracking device by GPS (234). If it is generated, it instructs the car to operate normally, and the mobile phone connection check (216) of the stationary stand (207) checks the mobile phone connection (216). (201) checks whether the connection continues and provides information to the microcomputer (224), and the timer (215) checks how long the engine has continued to start, and if the engine does not start for a certain period of time, The hazard lamp flashes several times in a short period of time and then goes off (231), the GPS automatically operates (234), and if the first received code is normal, the GPS operation is immediately stopped (234), and the theft code is displayed. When an emergency code such as is recognized, the GPS continues to operate (234) and the hazard lamps flash periodically (2321), and the hands-free (220) enables wired/wireless hands-free, The keyboard control unit (213) controls the keyboard (238) and is used to start the engine from the stationary stand (207) without using the car key.

The keyboard (238) consists of number buttons for entering a password, a power button for turning on the power, and a start button for starting the engine. The password stored in the memory control unit (214) is checked, and if it matches, the power of the car is turned on through the power control unit (211). Start the engine.

Korean Patent No. 10-1469862

The conventional user authentication method using a mobile phone configured as described above has a problem that it is impossible to verify the identity of the user.

In addition, the conventional user authentication method as described above has a problem that the configuration is complicated and a separate microcomputer needs to be installed, resulting in an excessive cost.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the car engine start control system using face recognition information and the car engine start control method using the same according to the present invention use face recognition information. to open and close the car door and start the engine.

Another object of the present invention is to remotely start and warm (preheat) the car engine in winter by using a black box installed in the car.

The vehicle engine start control system using face recognition information of the present invention, which has the above-mentioned purpose, stores module-specific information of the black box, photographs the driver, and extracts the face recognition information from the photographed image of the driver. , saves the extracted face recognition information, and transmits the above face recognition information to a black box module installed in the car, and a smart terminal installed in the car and carried by the driver. The smart terminal number information and the face recognition information of the driver are stored, and the face recognition information received from the stored smart terminal and the number of the smart terminal that received the smart terminal number information If the information matches face recognition information, it controls the locking module of the car door to open the car door, and when the registered driver steps on the brake pedal, receives the brake pedal information and starts the car. It is characterized by being composed of a black box module that controls to turn on the key.

The car engine start control system using face recognition information and the car engine start control method using the same according to the present invention configured as described above use face recognition information to confirm that the driver is a valid driver. can do.

Also, another advantage of the present invention is that there is no need for a car key and no need to have a car key.

Furthermore, in winter, the engine of the car parked in the parking lot can be started from the house and the engine can be warmed (preheated) in advance.

Configuration diagram of a vehicle user authentication device linked with a conventional mobile phone FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of a car engine start control system using face recognition information according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of a car engine start control system using face recognition information according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a third embodiment of a vehicle engine start control system using face recognition information according to the present invention; 1 is a control flow diagram of a first embodiment of a vehicle engine start control method using face recognition information according to the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is a control flow diagram of the second embodiment of the vehicle engine start control method using face recognition information of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a control flow diagram of the third embodiment of the vehicle engine start control method using face recognition information of the present invention. Detailed block diagram of a car black box module applied to the present invention

A car engine start control system using face recognition information and a car engine start control method using the same according to the present invention having the above objects will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 as follows. .

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of a vehicle engine start control system using face recognition information according to the present invention. The first embodiment of the car engine start control system using face recognition information of the present invention in Fig. 2 above stores the module specific information of the black box, captures the driver, and captures the captured video of the driver. A smart terminal (10) equipped with a camera that extracts face recognition information from a car, stores the extracted face recognition information, and transmits the above face recognition information using a black box module installed in a car. and saves the number information of the smart terminal installed in the car and owned by the driver and the face recognition information of the driver, receives the face recognition information received from the smart terminal and the number information of the smart terminal, The received smart terminal number information and face recognition information are compared with the stored smart terminal number information and face recognition information. When the door is opened and the driver gets in and depresses the brake pedal, the black box module (20) that receives brake pedal information and turns on the car's start key, the smart terminal, and the black box module are networked. It is characterized by comprising an Internet network or a wireless communication network (30) connected to the Internet.

The black box module 20 feeds back the door open information and the start key ON result information to the smart terminal, and the smart terminal feeds back the door open information and the start key ON result. Information can also be displayed through the display.

The above-mentioned black box module is configured by adding the present invention to a module that is conventionally installed in a car and photographing the front and rear, or by installing this function in a newly installed black box module. Alternatively, a separate module can be installed and operated.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of a car engine start control system using face recognition information according to the present invention. The second embodiment of the car engine start control system using face recognition information of the present invention in FIG. 1) extracts face recognition information from the captured video information of the driver, and if the extracted face recognition information matches the stored face recognition information, controls the door locking module to open the car door and the driver It consists of a black box module (20-1) that receives brake pedal information from the ECU and turns on the start key of the car when the brake pedal is stepped on.

The camera of the black box module above takes a video of the face of the person trying to drive because the black box module is from the ECU, the engine speed information is 0, and the start key is in the OFF state. to indicate that it was taken.

The confirmation method is that when the black box module shoots and receives a video of the person's face trying to drive, it sends confirmation information to the ECU and receives feedback for confirmation, or periodically receives information on the start key or the engine from the ECU. Receives and confirms rpm information.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a third embodiment of a car engine start control system using face recognition information according to the present invention. The third embodiment of the car engine start control system using face recognition information of the present invention in Fig. 4 above stores the module specific information of the black box, captures the driver, and captures the captured video of the driver. A camera is installed that extracts face recognition information from the car, saves the extracted face recognition information, and sends the above face recognition information and the character information "preheat" to the black box module installed in the car. The smart terminal (10-3), the number information of the smart terminal installed in the car and owned by the driver, and the face recognition information of the driver are stored, and the face recognition information received from the smart terminal, "preheat" character information, smart terminal number information, and compare the received smart terminal number information, face recognition information, stored smart terminal number information, and face recognition information. It is composed of a black box module (20-3) that controls preheating by turning on the start key, a smart terminal, and the Internet network or wireless communication network (30-3) that connects the black box module with a network. It is characterized by

The black box module may transmit the start key ON result information to the smart terminal, and the smart terminal may provide the received start key ON result information through the display unit.

FIG. 5 is a control flow diagram of the first embodiment of the vehicle engine start control method using face recognition information of the present invention. The first embodiment of the car engine start control method using face recognition information of the present invention shown in FIG. Extracting face recognition information from the driver's face image captured by the camera for registration and storing it in the black box module (S12), and transferring the phone number information of the smart terminal of the registered driver to the black box module. In the storing step (S13), the smart terminal captures the face of the driver who is about to drive the car, extracts face recognition information from the captured face image, and extracts the information of its own terminal number. transmitting the received face recognition information to the black box module of the vehicle (S14); The step of comparing the face recognition information (S15), the step of the black box module controlling the door locking module to open the door if they match (S16), and the black box module receiving the brake pedal information from the ECU. It is characterized by comprising a step (S17) and a step (S18) in which the black box module turns on the start key to start the car engine.

In addition, the first embodiment of the car engine start control method using face recognition information according to the present invention includes the step of sending the start key ON result information from the black box module to the smart terminal after step S18. , the step of providing the received start key ON result information through the display unit may be added.

FIG. 6 is a control flow diagram of a second embodiment of the vehicle engine start control method using face recognition information of the present invention. The second embodiment of the car engine start control method using face recognition information of the present invention shown in FIG. 6 is the step of extracting face recognition information from the face image captured by the camera and storing it in the black box module. (S21), a black box module of a car equipped with a camera captures the face of a driver who is about to drive a car, and extracts face recognition information from the captured face image (S22); Comparing the face recognition information extracted by the black box module with the stored face recognition information (S23), and if they match, the black box module controls the door locking module to open the door (S24). Then, the black box module receives the brake pedal information from the ECU (S25), the black box module turns on the start key to start the car engine (S26), and stores it in the black box module It is characterized by comprising a step (S27) of updating the existing face recognition information with newly extracted face recognition information and storing the same.

The above information that the car is in a stopped state is the information that the engine speed information of the car is 0 or the start key is OFF. After receiving the information, the camera in the black box module of the car captures and transmits the face of the person trying to drive, and the face recognition information is extracted from the captured image of the face.

Also, the brake pedal information at the above step S25 is information in the state where the driver is stepping on the brake pedal.

FIG. 7 is a control flow diagram of the third embodiment of the vehicle engine start control method using face recognition information of the present invention. The third embodiment of the car engine start control method using face recognition information of the present invention shown in FIG. 7 includes the step of registering and storing the unique number information of the module of the black box in the smart terminal (S31); In order to register, the camera extracts face recognition information from the face image of the driver and stores it in the black box module (S32), and the phone number information of the smart terminal of the registered driver is stored in the black box module. In the step of saving (S33), the smart terminal captures the face of the driver who is about to drive the car, extracts face recognition information from the captured face image, and stores its own terminal number information as 'preheating'. transmitting information and extracted face recognition information to a black box module of the vehicle (S34); and the step of comparing the number information and face recognition information (S35), and if they match, the black box module turns on the start key to preheat the car (S36).

In addition, the third embodiment of the car engine start control method using face recognition information according to the present invention includes the step of sending the start key ON result information from the black box module to the smart terminal after step S36. , the step of providing the received start key ON result information through the display unit may be added.

FIG. 8 is a detailed configuration diagram of a car black box module applied to the present invention. The module of the black box applied to the present invention shown in FIG. A memory unit (22) that receives video information and stores it together with shooting time information to store face recognition information of the driver, a GPS receiver (23) that provides time information to the control unit, and a brake pedal of the vehicle. Based on the brake pedal information such as whether or not the is stepped on, accelerator information and start key ON/OFF information, engine speed information, the engine and automatic transmission ABS are controlled, brake pedal status information, starting An ECU (25) that transmits key state information to the module of the black box, a face recognition information extractor (27) that extracts face recognition information from the photographing information of the driver's face received from the camera, and the extracted face recognition A comparing/determining unit (29) that compares the information with the face recognition information stored in the memory unit and determines whether or not they match, and displays the image information captured by the camera and the determination result information of the comparing/determining unit. Control the display unit (24) and the above-mentioned camera to control the camera to shoot the front and rear, match the image information taken and the time information received from the GPS receiver, and control to store in the memory unit. On the other hand, when the camera takes a picture of a person who is going to drive in a stopped state, it receives the image information of the photographed face and transmits the received image information of the face to the face recognition information extraction unit for face recognition. control to extract information, transmit the extracted face recognition information to a comparison determination unit, compare it with the face recognition information stored in the memory unit, and control to determine whether or not there is a match; Main control that controls the door locking module to open the door, receives brake pedal information from the ECU, and turns on the start key if it is determined that the driver has stepped on the brake. It is characterized by comprising a part (26).

In addition, the above black box module stores smart terminal number information such as face recognition information in the memory section, and when receiving number information from the smart terminal, compares whether it matches or not and adds authentication. can be done.

10: smart terminal
20: Car black box module
21: Camera section
23: GPS receiver
25: ECUs
26: Main control unit

Claims (2)

A car engine start control system using face recognition information,
When the number information and face recognition information of the smart terminal are received from any smart terminal, the received number information and face recognition information are compared with the pre-stored number information and face recognition information. , if the two match, it controls the locking module of the car door to unlock the door .
When the driver opens the door, gets into the car, and depresses the brake pedal , the brake pedal information is received from the ECU , the start switch is turned ON, and the engine is started. an in-vehicle black box module (10) for controlling the car to send information to the smart terminal indicating at least one of the activation switch being turned on ;
A camera captures the face of a driver trying to drive a car, extracts face recognition information from the captured image of the face , and transmits the number information of the vehicle itself and the extracted face recognition information to the black box module. and display the information received from the module of the black box
a smart terminal (20) to be displayed on the part ; and
Internet network or wireless communication network (30) connecting the black box module and any smart terminal
A vehicle engine start control system comprising: A vehicle engine start control method using a system in which a black box module (10) and a smart terminal (20) mounted on the vehicle are connected via an Internet network or a wireless communication network (30) ,
A smart terminal captures the face of a driver who is about to drive a car with a camera, extracts facial recognition information from the captured image of the face , and combines the number information of the device with the extracted facial recognition information . sending to the module of the black box (S14 );
When the black box module receives the smart terminal's number information and face recognition information from any smart terminal , the received number information and face recognition information are stored in the pre-stored number information. and comparing with face recognition information (S15);
If the two match , the black box module controls the door locking module to unlock the door (S16);
The driver opens the door, gets into the car, and depresses the brake pedal so that the black box module receives the brake pedal information from the ECU (S17) ;
When the black box module receives the brake pedal information, turning on the start switch to start the engine (S18) ;
the black box module sending information indicating at least one of the opening of the door and the turning on of the start switch to the smart terminal ; and
A car engine start control method, wherein the smart terminal displays information received from the black box module on a display unit .

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