KR101081116B1 - Integrated service convergence system for telematics, and control method for the Integrated service convergence system - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention improve the user's convenience by using an essential network interworking gateway in a smart car suitable for a ubiquitous environment, and provide automatic communication management so that the user can receive optimal services in a next-generation wired and wireless network interworking network. The present invention relates to a telematics integrated interworking system and a control method thereof.

Telematics integrated interworking system according to an embodiment of the present invention is an essential network-linked gateway in a smart car suitable for a ubiquitous environment, connected to the internal network of the car to collect and manage car information, receives the user's input A network interface unit generating feedback according to an input and interworking with an external network of the vehicle; A knowledge base manager interworking with the network interface unit, managing a policy and a schedule for a telematics service, managing an event occurring in the vehicle, and managing a schedule and an appointment of the user; And a service function unit that is in charge of a navigation service, converts input information, and performs a one-time multiuse function.

Telematics, Integrated Services, Integrated Control Systems, Bluetooth, Gateways

Description

Integrated service convergence system for telematics, and control method for the Integrated service convergence system}

Embodiments of the present invention improve the user's convenience by using a network-linked gateway essential in a smart car suitable for a ubiquitous environment, and provide automatic communication management so that the user can receive optimal services in a next-generation wired / wireless network. The present invention relates to a telematics integrated interworking system and a control method thereof.

Conventional telematics services include a navigation service provided by T-Mobile and a local information service that shows the surrounding area and also provides tips on interesting places, safety and security services provided by GM's Onstar, and real-time traffic information service. Etc. In Korea, there is a two-way service that collects and analyzes traffic conditions provided by MOZEN in real time, safety information, traffic information service, life information service, and secretarial service NateDrive to present the best route in voice and graphics.

Conventional telematics service has a problem that the device is dependent on the service provider. In addition, the conventional telematics service is not an intelligent telematics service because it provides only a simple service in which information on the user, such as a user's interest, behavior pattern, and profile, is not reflected at all. In addition, the conventional telematics service provides only a fragmentary service in consideration of the service or primary situation information by a user's direct request, and cannot provide customized services for each driver that can occur in a vehicle. There is a problem that does not support the combination of network and devices.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a telematics integrated interworking system and a method of controlling the gateway independent of the service provider and interoperable with a network.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention have a network structure, thereby providing an integrated interworking system that does not depend on mobile communication.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention can provide a continuous multimedia service or an automated convenience service through a gateway, and is an open structure for creating a new service desired by the user. It provides a flexible platform that can be applied.

An embodiment of the present invention is an essential network-linked gateway in a smart car suitable for a ubiquitous environment, and receives user input, processes the user input based on ontology modeling for telematics integration, and connects with an external network of the smart car. A network interface unit for interworking with the network interface unit, and a policy and schedule for a telematics service, an event occurring in the smart car, a knowledge base manager for managing a schedule of the user, and a navigation service or a multimedia service for The present invention provides a telematics integrated interworking system including a service function unit for converting information into a form suitable for an internal device of the smart vehicle and performing a one-time multiuse function.

The network interface unit is connected to the vehicle's internal network, and collects and manages car information. It includes.

The knowledge base management unit provides a network management unit that provides interworking with the network interface unit, a knowledge base engine that manages policies and schedules for telematics services, an event management unit that manages events occurring inside the vehicle, and schedules and appointments of users. It includes a schedule management unit for managing.

The service function unit includes a navigation unit in charge of a navigation service, a conversion unit for converting input information, and a multimedia service unit for performing a one-time multiuse function.

Embodiment of the present invention provides a control method of a telematics integrated interworking system,

Detecting a mobile communication device in a vehicle, authenticating a user through the mobile communication device, checking a profile of the authenticated user, and generating a control signal for controlling a device in the vehicle according to the user profile And controlling a device inside the vehicle according to the control signal.

The generating of the control signal for controlling the device inside the vehicle according to the user profile may include inferring a service required by the user by learning the user profile and the behavior pattern of the user.

The controlling of the internal vehicle device according to the control signal may include crawling customized information desired by the authenticated user in real time, and converting the crawled information into a form suitable for the internal vehicle device in real time. have.

According to embodiments of the present invention, the gateway is independent of the service provider and can be interworked with the network. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a user-centric telematics service rather than a closed telematics service centered on a mobile communication service provider or an automobile industry. As a result, the synergy effect of technology development in related industries is expected through the combination of the representative online and offline industries, the automobile industry and the information and communication industry, and the transition from a closed R & D structure led by a development company to an open R & D structure. By lowering the basic infrastructure of the state's advanced transportation system, Roh is expected to reduce socioeconomic costs and improve the quality of life of the people.

 BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a telematics integrated interworking system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the telematics integration interworking system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a network interface unit 110, a knowledge base management unit 120, and a service function unit 130. In this case, the telematics integrated interworking system 100 may operate as an essential network interlocking gateway in a smart car suitable for a ubiquitous environment. Here, the smart car suitable for the ubiquitous environment may be, for example, a car in which a computer system is embedded. In addition, a smart car suitable for a ubiquitous environment may be a car equipped with a user-friendly interface such that a user does not feel using a computer system. A smart car suitable for a ubiquitous environment according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide a service that is adapted to a user and has a serviceable form without adding hardware.

The network interface unit 110 includes a vehicle information interface unit 111, a user interface unit 113, and a user side network control unit 115. In this case, the network interface unit 110 receives a user input, processes the user input based on ontology modeling for integrated telematics integration, and performs a function of interworking with an external network of the smart vehicle.

The vehicle information interface unit 111 is connected to the vehicle internal network to collect and manage vehicle information. In this case, the vehicle internal network may be configured in various forms according to a user or an automobile manufacturing company. In addition, the vehicle internal network may be a wired or wireless network. In this case, the vehicle information may correspond to all information related to the vehicle, such as a convenience device, a driving device, history information of the vehicle.

The user interface 113 receives a user input and generates feedback based on the user input. In this case, the user input refers to various user inputs, for example, button manipulation and touch, voice, or steering manipulation. In addition, feedback based on user input is based on the ontology modeling for the integrated telematics integration of the built-in computer to process the user input, and the result is returned to the vehicle head-display (HUD) or speaker, activator or This means informing the user by using a motor. Feedback based on a user input may be various, such as voice guidance, emergency adjustment, indication lamp, and room lighting, which may occur according to a service. An example of ontology modeling will be discussed in detail later.

The user-side network controller 115 manages the interworking between the telematics integrated interworking system 100 and the network outside the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the external network of the vehicle may be a general communication network, for example, may correspond to the HSDPA network or WIBRO network, WLAN, low-power RF network. The interworking between the telematics integrated interworking system 100 and the external network of the vehicle refers to a function that connects the automobile computer and the external network to help use an external Ontology DB and to enable services such as information collection or automatic notification.

The knowledge base management unit 120 may be formed through a form of middleware. In addition, the knowledge base manager 120 may include a network manager 121, a knowledge base engine 123, an event manager 125, and a schedule manager 127. Here, the middleware may have various forms such as a queue list structure using a database and a rule-based reasoning structure, and so on, as long as an appropriate event and schedule can be input to the control unit regardless of the form, any form may be used. It is possible. In this case, the knowledge base manager 120 may be linked with the network interface 110 to perform a function of managing a policy and schedule for a telematics service, an event occurring in the smart car, and a schedule of the user.

The network manager 121 is linked with the network interface 110.

The knowledge base engine 123 manages policies and schedules for telematics services. In this case, the policy for the telematics service may be, for example, a service policy referenced by a computer in a vehicle such as interworking with an external network, access to an external information DB, and a charging policy. The policy for the telematics service requires an algorithm for selecting an appropriate policy according to the driver or the schedule of the driver, and may be implemented in various forms according to the developer.

The event manager 125 manages an event occurring inside the vehicle. In this case, the event occurring inside the vehicle may include, for example, an event related to an output of a warning event, a guide event, and the like, and an event related to input of a service and policy selection event, a function manipulation event occurring during driving, and the like.

The schedule manager 127 manages a user's schedule or an appointment such as exchanging consumable parts in the vehicle.

The service function unit 130 includes a navigation unit 131, a converter 133, and a multimedia service unit 135. In this case, the service function unit 130 may convert the information for the navigation service or the multimedia service into a form usable in the internal device of the smart vehicle, and perform a one-time multi-use function.

The navigation unit 131 is in charge of a navigation service and provides an intelligent navigation function including a crawling function based on a general IP network. In this case, unlike the conventional navigation service, the intelligent navigation service refers to a service that can automatically set or assist a destination based on a user schedule or location.

The conversion unit 133 converts the information coming into the system into various types of information, and can convert the information crawled by the navigation unit 131 into other types of information. That is, the converting unit 133 may automatically collect various pieces of information in various formats on the Internet according to keywords and convert the collected pieces of information into a form suitable for providing to the user. For example, the conversion unit 133 may collect map data on the Internet, and convert the map data into a form that can be output from the navigation unit 131.

In addition, the conversion unit 133 may convert not only information necessary for the navigation service, but also multimedia service related information into a form that can be used in the vehicle internal device. For example, if the size of the content for the multimedia service or the type of codec used for the production is not suitable for the device inside the vehicle, the converter 133 may transcode the content in real time and provide the same to the vehicle interior device.

The multimedia service unit 135 provides a one-time multi-use function such as enabling various uses in one authorized multimedia resource. In this case, the multimedia resource may be used regardless of whether to set a right such as DRM (Digital Rights Management). At this time, the elements multi-use function means a function that can automatically transcode and use the multimedia resource according to the device that the multimedia resource is output.

The telematics integration interworking system 100 infers a profile-based service. In detail, the user's profile is verified through user authentication, and the service required by the user is inferred from the user's profile.

Here, the user's profile means a profile directly input by the user and a profile generated by learning the behavior pattern of the user.

In addition, it is possible to provide a user-customized service by inferring and dynamically configuring an optimal service based on a current situation, a user's preference pattern, a user's profile, and the like, rather than simply providing predetermined information.

In addition, the telematics integration interworking system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides information through real-time web crawling. In detail, the information required by the user is crawled in real time based on the user's profile learned and stored in the database to provide the user with the information. Here, the information required by the user may include, for example, the latest movie information of the preferred genre, the preferred music information, the information of the preferred channel, and the like. In this case, the telematics integrated interworking system 100 may transcode and provide information required by the user in a form suitable for a device provided in the vehicle. For example, if the telematics integrated linkage system is encoded in a form that cannot be reproduced in an in-vehicle audio system, when the audio file collected through real-time web crawling is coded, the audio system provided in the vehicle is provided with the audio system. Can be transcoded into a form that can be reproduced in an audio system.

In addition, it keeps up-to-date by crawling the customized information desired by the user in real time, deviating from the limitation of the effectiveness of the information provided through the data stored in the existing, and is not limited to the mobile operator network network, search for various information And crawling, and access to the content repository that is stored in the home or certified, it is economical to Ones multi-use.

In addition, the telematics integration interworking system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is capable of intelligent device control for providing a service. In detail, in order to provide intelligent services to a user, devices such as an air conditioner, a display device, audio, and navigation in a vehicle may be dynamically controlled.

Telematics integrated interworking system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the user rides in the car with a mobile communication device, such as a mobile phone, for example, as previously agreed or set with the user's mobile communication device Control interlocking. For example, it controls to bridge the 3G communication network installed in the mobile phone using the Bluetooth interface in the mobile phone, and when connected to an external network, performs various intelligent operations according to its own schedule. In addition, the vehicle status database is synchronized with the server providing the car care service, and the guidance thereof is displayed on the car guide apparatus. For example, a head-up display, a dashboard, or the like, or a voice guidance may be used.

2 illustrates an example of ontology modeling that can be applied to a telematics integrated interworking system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, examples of ontology modeling may include user information 210, car information 220, crawling data 230, car interior device 240, car interior detail system 250, car interior event 260. ), The internal vehicle network 270, the external vehicle network 280, and the automotive service 290.

The user information 210 class may provide information related to various users, such as user identification information, a user's preferred field and schedule, and a favorite place. The telematics integrated interworking system 100 may provide feedback based on a user input through a class of user information 210. In this case, the class of user information 210 may be divided into three subclasses of preference 211, schedule 212, and favorite place 215 for the user's preferred field. The Preference 211 is connected to the Crawling Data 230 to collect data of a user's preferred field, and the Schedule 212 is connected to the scheduler 127 to store the user's schedule and feed back the stored user's schedule. do.

The car information 220 class provides basic information of the car and the like, and is connected to the car interior device 240 and the car interior detail system 250.

The Crawling Data 230 class provides various information for providing to the user. For example, the Crawling Data 230 class allows the user to provide various types of information such as life information, stocks, insurance, games, movies, etc. that the user prefers.

The in-vehicle device 240 class provides in-vehicle device information such as navigation, DVD, MP3, and TV connected to each other through the in-vehicle network.

The vehicle interior detailed system 250 class indicates that each component of the telematics integrated interworking system 100 and each class of ontology modeling may be connected.

The vehicle internal event 260 class defines various events that may occur in the vehicle, such as a warning event and a guide event.

The internal vehicle network 270 class is associated with the user side network controller 115 and defines various network types that can be used now or in the future as the internal vehicle network.

The vehicle external network 280 class defines an external network that can be used now or in the future. In this case, the class of the vehicle external network 280 defines an interworking relationship between the vehicle computer and the external network in order to collect and utilize necessary information in connection with the external network.

The vehicle service 290 class defines a service that can be provided through the telematics integration interworking system 100. For example, the navigation service may automatically set or assist the destination based on the user schedule 212 or the favorite place 215.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a telematics integration interworking system according to an exemplary embodiment. The control method of FIG. 3 may be performed by a telematics integrated interworking system controlled by one or a plurality of processors. 3 illustrates an example of one of various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step 310, the integrated telematics interlocking system detects a mobile communication device in a vehicle and authenticates a user through the mobile communication device. At this time, the telematics integrated interworking system may authenticate the user through user identification information stored in the mobile communication device. For example, the telematics integrated interworking system may connect with the mobile communication device through a Bluetooth interface in the mobile communication device and receive user identification information from the mobile communication device.

In step 320, the telematics integration interworking system checks the profile of the authenticated user. In this case, the user profile refers to a profile directly input by the user and a profile generated by learning a behavior pattern of the user.

In operation 330, the telematics integration interworking system generates a control signal for controlling the vehicle internal device according to the user profile. In this case, the control signal may be, for example, a signal for controlling the audio system in the vehicle. In addition, the telematics integrated interworking system may infer a service required by the user by learning the user profile and the behavior pattern of the user. For example, the telematics integrated linkage system may infer a user's preferred in-vehicle temperature and generate a control signal for setting the in-vehicle temperature in consideration of weather information.

In operation 340, the telematics integration interlock system controls the vehicle internal device according to the control signal. In this case, the telematics integrated interworking system may crawl customized information desired by a user in real time, convert the crawled information into a form usable in a vehicle internal device, and provide crawled information through the vehicle internal device.

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In the following, a service providing example using the telematics integrated interworking system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1) Assume a scenario in which a user may be provided on the way to a company in a vehicle equipped with the telematics integrated interworking system 100.

2) When the user rides in the car, the telematics integrated linkage system 100 recognizes the user. In this case, the recognition of the user may be performed by recognizing the driver as a registered driver or by receiving user information stored in the mobile communication device possessed by the user.

3) The telematics integration interworking system 100 automatically adjusts the interior of the vehicle according to the recognized user's preferred characteristics. For example, if five users are registered in the telematics integrated interworking system 100 and the recognized user is the second user, the driver's seat height and height are adjusted according to the characteristics preferred by the second user of the telematics integrated interworking system 100. You can control the device inside the car to play your favorite music.

4) The telematics integrated interworking system 100 may check a recognized user profile and infer a service required by the user. In this case, the telematics integrated interworking system 100 may crawl information required by the user through a user profile stored in a database, and provide the crawled information to the user.

5) When the occupant is not a registered user, the telematics integrated interworking system 100 may control the device inside the car to not operate in consideration of the theft of the car.

6) The telematics integration interworking system 100 may briefly brief a company schedule to a user or automatically set an internal temperature of a vehicle to be suitable for weather information. In addition, when the telematics integrated interworking system 100 arrives at the destination, the telematics integrated interworking system 100 may guide the user to the empty space of the parking lot in association with the navigation by interworking with the parking lot network.

The method according to embodiments of the present invention may be performed through various computer means. In addition, the method according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that may be executed by various computer means and may be recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

1 is a block diagram showing a telematics integrated interworking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing an ontology modeling example applicable to a telematics integrated interworking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a control method of a telematics integrated interworking system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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110: network interface unit 111: car information interface unit

113: user interface unit 115: user side network control unit

120: knowledge base management unit 121: network management unit

123: knowledge base engine 125: event management unit

127: schedule management unit 130: service function unit

131: navigation unit 133: conversion unit

135: Multimedia Service Department

Claims (12)

As a telematics integrated link system of smart car, A network interface unit configured to receive a user input, process the user input based on ontology modeling for integrated telematics integration, and interwork with an external network of the smart vehicle; It is linked with the network interface unit, and manages policies and schedules for telematics services, events occurring inside the smart car, the user's schedule, and confirm the user's profile stored through user authentication, the user A knowledge base manager for inferring a service required by the user through a profile of the user; And A service function unit for converting information for a navigation service or a multimedia service into a form usable in an internal device of the smart vehicle, and performing a OneS multiuse function; The network interface unit may include: a car information interface unit connected to an internal network of the car to collect and manage car information; A user interface unit which receives the user input and generates feedback according to the user input; And a user side network control unit interworking with an external network of the vehicle. delete The method of claim 1, The knowledge base manager may include a network manager that provides an interworking function with the network interface unit; A knowledge base engine for managing policies and schedules for telematics services; An event manager to manage an event occurring in the vehicle; And a schedule manager configured to manage the schedule and the appointment of the user. The method of claim 1, The service function unit includes a navigation unit in charge of a navigation service; A conversion unit for converting input information; And a multimedia service unit performing a one-on-one multi-use function. 5. The method of claim 4, And the navigation unit provides an intelligent navigation function including an IP network based information crawling function. 5. The method of claim 4, And the converting unit converts crawled information from an external network into a form that can be output from the navigation unit. The method of claim 1, The knowledge base management unit integrated telematics system, characterized in that consisting of middleware. The method of claim 3, And the network manager, the knowledge base engine, the event manager, and the schedule manager are comprised of middleware. delete 6. The method according to claim 1 or 5, The knowledge base management unit, through the user's profile stored in the database in real time to crawl the information required by the user to provide information to the telematics integrated interworking system. In the control method of the telematics integrated linkage system, Detecting a mobile communication device in a vehicle and authenticating a user through the mobile communication device; Checking a profile of the authenticated user; Inferring a service required by the user by learning the user profile and the behavior pattern of the user, and generating a control signal for controlling a vehicle internal device according to the user profile; Crawling customized information desired by the authenticated user in real time according to the control signal, and converting the crawled information into a form usable in the vehicle internal device in real time; And A method of controlling a telematics integrated linkage system comprising providing information converted into a form usable in an internal vehicle device to a user through an internal vehicle device. delete

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