KR101755374B1 - Car audio system and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a car audio system and a control method thereof that update sound source information corresponding to a sound source that is being reproduced (or output) using arbitrary multimedia information and positional information. To this end, a method of controlling a car audio system according to the present invention includes: receiving multimedia information and location information transmitted from a mobile terminal connected to a communication; Determining whether there is a sound source being reproduced; And updating the pre-stored sound source information corresponding to the sound source being reproduced based on at least one of the received multimedia information and the positional information when there is a sound source being reproduced as a result of the determination.

Description

CAR AUDIO SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a car audio system using a mobile communication terminal and a control method thereof.

Generally, a car audio apparatus included in a car audio system is a device provided in a vehicle for reproducing a sound source.

An object of the present invention is to provide a car audio system and method of controlling the same that update sound source information corresponding to a sound source being reproduced (or output) by using any multimedia information and position information.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a car audio system and a control method thereof, which update preset sound source information based on multimedia information and location information transmitted from a mobile communication terminal communicatively connected to a car audio apparatus.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a car audio system and method of controlling the car audio system that output pre-stored sound source and sound source information corresponding to positional information using positional information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a car audio system, the method comprising: receiving multimedia information; Checking location information of the mobile communication terminal; And transmitting the received multimedia information and the identified location information to any terminal connected to the communication.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car audio system including: a communication unit for receiving multimedia information; A GPS receiver for confirming location information of the mobile communication terminal; And a controller for transmitting the received multimedia information and the identified location information to an arbitrary terminal communicatively connected to the communication unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a car audio system, the method comprising: receiving multimedia information and location information transmitted from a mobile terminal connected to a communication; Determining whether there is a sound source being reproduced; And updating the pre-stored sound source information corresponding to the sound source being reproduced based on at least one of the received multimedia information and the positional information when there is a sound source being reproduced as a result of the determination.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car audio system including: a communication unit for receiving multimedia information and location information transmitted from an arbitrary mobile terminal; And a control unit for determining whether there is a sound source being reproduced and updating the stored sound source information corresponding to the sound source being reproduced based on at least one of the received multimedia information and the position information when there is a sound source being reproduced .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a car audio system, comprising: checking location information of a mobile communication terminal; Generating positioning information based on the identified location information; And transmitting the generated location confirmation information to any terminal connected to the communication.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car audio system including: a GPS receiver for checking location information of a mobile communication terminal; A controller for generating position information based on the identified position information; And a communication unit for transmitting the generated location confirmation information to an arbitrary terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a car audio system, the method comprising: receiving location confirmation information transmitted from a mobile terminal connected to a communication; Determining whether location information included in the received location confirmation information is included in a plurality of pre-stored sound source information; And outputting the sound source information and sound source corresponding to the position information when the position information is included in the pre-stored plurality of sound source information as a result of the determination.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car audio system including: a communication unit for receiving location confirmation information transmitted from an arbitrary mobile terminal; And a controller for controlling the output of the sound source information and the sound source corresponding to the positional information when the positional information included in the received positional information is included in the pre-stored plurality of sound source information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a car audio system, the method comprising: receiving multimedia information; Checking location information of the mobile communication terminal; Determining whether there is a sound source being reproduced; And updating the stored sound source information corresponding to the sound source being reproduced based on at least one of the received multimedia information and the confirmed location information when the sound source being reproduced is present as a result of the determination.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car audio system including: a communication unit for receiving multimedia information; A GPS receiver for confirming location information of the mobile communication terminal; And a controller for updating the stored sound source information corresponding to the sound source being reproduced based on at least one of the received multimedia information and the confirmed position information when there is a sound source being reproduced.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a car audio system, comprising: checking location information of a mobile communication terminal; Determining whether the identified location information is included in a plurality of pre-stored sound source information; And outputting the sound source information and sound source corresponding to the position information when the position information is included in the pre-stored plurality of sound source information as a result of the determination.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car audio system including: a GPS receiver for checking location information of a mobile communication terminal; And a controller for controlling the output of the sound source information and the sound source corresponding to the position information when the confirmed position information is included in the pre-stored plurality of sound source information.

The car audio system and the control method thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention can update the sound source information corresponding to the sound source that is being reproduced (or output) using arbitrary multimedia information and location information, Multimedia information, and the like).

Also, the car audio system and the control method thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention can output the pre-stored sound source and the sound source information corresponding to the corresponding position information by using the positional information, And provide the sound source information corresponding to the sound source to the user.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car audio system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car audio apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a car audio system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a display unit for displaying multimedia information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a car audio system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
7A and 7B are views illustrating a display unit for displaying sound source information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a car audio system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a car audio system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a car audio system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a car audio system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car audio system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the car audio system 10 is composed of a mobile communication terminal 100 and a car audio device 200. [

2, the mobile communication terminal 100 includes a first communication unit 110, a first input unit 120, a GPS receiving unit 130, a first storage unit 140, a first control unit 150 ), A first display unit 160, and a first audio output unit 170. Not all of the components of the mobile communication terminal 100 shown in Fig. 2 are essential components, and the mobile communication terminal 100 may be implemented by a larger number of components than the components shown in Fig. 2, The mobile communication terminal 100 may be implemented by a component.

The mobile communication terminal 100 may be a smart phone, a portable terminal, a mobile terminal, a telematics terminal, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, A personal digital assistant (PDA), a wibro terminal, an IPTV terminal, a television, a 3D television, a portable multimedia player (PMP), an audio video navigation (AVN) terminal, A navigation terminal, an A / V (Audio / Video) system, and the like.

The first communication unit 110 performs communication connection with any car audio device 200 and / or any server (not shown) / terminal (not shown) under the control of the first control unit 150 . In this case, the first communication unit 110 may include a wired / wireless communication module. Herein, the wireless Internet technology may include a wireless LAN (WLAN), a Wi-Fi, a wireless broadband (Wibro), a World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), a High Speed Downlink Packet Access may include IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS), and the Short Range Communication technology may include Bluetooth Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like. The wired communication technology may include USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication, and the like.

The first communication unit 110 receives various kinds of information including control signals transmitted from any car audio device 200 and / or server / terminal connected to the wired / wireless communication.

The first communication unit 110 may transmit control signals, multimedia information (including audio information, video information, date information, etc.), position information, position confirmation information Information and the like) to the car audio apparatus 200 and / or the server / terminal.

Also, the first communication unit 110 performs a call function with an arbitrary wireless terminal. At this time, the call function may include a data communication function, a voice communication function, an image / video conference / call function, a message function, and the like.

The first input unit 120 receives a command or a control signal generated by an operation such as a button operation by the user or a signal according to an arbitrary function selection or a touch / scroll operation of a displayed screen.

The first input unit 120 receives a signal corresponding to information input by a user and includes a key pad, a touch screen, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / Various kinds of devices such as a mouse, a stylus pen, and a touch pen may be used.

In addition, the first input unit 120 may include at least one microphone (not shown) and / or at least one camera (not shown) for receiving an audio signal and / or a video signal. The microphone receives an external sound signal (including user's voice (voice signal or voice information)) by a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a video conference mode, And processes it as voice data. The processed audio data may be output through the first audio output unit 170 or may be converted into a form that can be transmitted to an external terminal through the first communication unit 110 and output. In addition, the microphone may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The camera may further include a still image (including a gif shape and a jpeg shape) obtained by an image sensor (a camera module or a camera) or a moving image (wma shape, avi shape, asf) obtained in an image communication mode, Shape, and the like). That is, corresponding image data obtained by the image sensor is decoded according to a codec (CODEC) according to each standard. The processed image frame may be displayed on the first display unit 160 under the control of the first control unit 150. [ For example, the camera captures an object (or a subject) (user image or video conference), and outputs a video signal corresponding to the captured image (object image).

In addition, the image frame processed by the camera may be transmitted to any car audio device 200 and / or server / terminal stored in the first storage unit 140 or communicated through the first communication unit 110 .

That is, the first input unit 120 receives the multimedia information through the microphone and / or the camera. Here, the multimedia information may include audio information received through the microphone, video information / image information (including still images, moving pictures, etc.) received through the camera, and audio information / Date information at the time when the video information is received (or date information when the multimedia information is generated), and the like.

The GPS receiver 130 receives a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal transmitted from a satellite and transmits the GPS signal to a first location of the mobile communication terminal 100 based on the longitude and latitude coordinates included in the received GPS signal Generates data in real time, and outputs the generated first position data to a map matching unit (not shown). Here, the generated first position data is defined as the current position (or current position data) of the mobile communication terminal 100. The current position of the mobile communication terminal 100 identified by the GPS receiver 130 may be defined as the current position of any car audio device 200 adjacent to the mobile communication terminal 100. [

The signals received through the GPS receiver 130 include 802.11 which is a standard of a wireless network for a wireless LAN including a wireless LAN and some infrared communication proposed by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) , A wireless metropolitan area network (MAN) including a standard 802.15 for wireless personal area network (PAN) including UWB, ZigBee, etc., and a fixed wireless access (FWA) 802.16, a standard for wireless access (BWA), and 802.20, a standard for mobile Internet for mobile broadband wireless access (MBWA) including WiBro and WiMAX The location information of the terminal may be provided to the mobile communication terminal 100 using the method of FIG.

Also, the mobile communication terminal 100 may further include a DR sensor (not shown).

The DR sensor measures the traveling direction and speed of the mobile communication terminal 100 and generates second position data based on the measured traveling direction and speed of the mobile communication terminal 100, 2 position data to the map matching unit.

Also, the DR sensor outputs the measured traveling direction and the speed information to the first storage unit 140 and the first control unit 150.

In addition, the GPS receiving unit 130 together with the DR sensor constitutes a data collecting unit.

The technique for generating the estimated position of the mobile communication terminal 100 based on the first position data generated by the GPS receiver 130 and the second position data generated by the DR sensor is a known technology , And a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The map matching unit generates an estimated position of the mobile communication terminal 100 on the basis of the first position data and the second position data and outputs map data corresponding to the travel path from the first storing unit 140 Read. In addition, although the location-based technology mainly uses GPS information, which is a signal received by the GPS receiver 130, cell tower signal triangulation and Wi-Fi location information (Wi-Fi Positioning Information (Hybrid Positioning System).

The map matching unit may match the estimated position of the mobile communication terminal 100 with a link included in the map data and transmit the matched map information (map matching result) (150). For example, the map matching unit may generate an estimated position of the mobile communication terminal 100 based on the first position data and the second position data, and may calculate an estimated position of the mobile communication terminal 100 The first controller 150 matches the links in the map data stored in the first storage unit 140 according to the link order and outputs the matched map information (map matching result) to the first controller 150. At this time, the matched map information (map matching result) may include road traffic conditions (or traffic flow conditions) using predetermined user information, TPEG (Transport Protocol Exper Group) information, (Including the state of the oil, the state of the tire air pressure, etc.) of the currently installed vehicle. Here, the TPEG information is information transmitted from an external information providing center or a call center connected through the first communication unit 110.

Also, the map matching unit outputs the road attribute information such as a single-storey road or a multi-storey road included in the matched map information (map matching result) to the first control unit 150. [

In addition, the function of the map matching unit may be implemented in the first control unit 150.

The first storage unit 140 stores various menu screens, various user interfaces (UI), and / or a graphical user interface (GUI).

The first storage unit 140 stores data and programs necessary for the mobile communication terminal 100 to operate.

The first storage unit 140 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory), Random Access Memory Access Memory), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk.

The first storage unit 140 stores the multimedia information received through the first input unit 120. [

The first storage unit 140 stores location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 identified through the GPS receiver 130.

The first storage unit 140 stores a plurality of sound sources (for example, DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) sound source, mp3, etc.).

In addition, the first storage unit 140 stores a plurality of sound source information corresponding to the plurality of sound sources. Here, the sound source information includes at least one of a song name (song name), a singer name (artist name), a unique identification number, a playing time, a track number, a background (or a jacket) Album name, performer, producer, producer company, user preference information, location information, date information, and the like.

The first storage unit 140 stores the updated tone generator information under the control of the first controller 150.

Also, the first storage unit 140 stores map data. At this time, the stored map data includes geographic coordinates (geographic coordinates or latitude and longitude coordinates) indicating latitude and longitude in units of minutes (DMS unit: Degree / Minute / Second). In addition to the geographical coordinates, UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) coordinates, UPS (Universal Polar System) coordinates, and TM (Transverse Mercator) coordinates may be used as the stored map data.

In addition, when the stored map data includes version information and is updated with new map data of a new version, the newly updated map data includes various information (detailed information, additional information, Additional information, etc.) may be included together.

In addition, the first storage unit 140 stores various information such as various menu screens, POI (Point of Interest), and functional characteristic information according to a specific location of the map data .

The first storage unit 140 may store various status information for each road such as road status (or traffic information) using TPEG (Transport Protocol Expert Group) information, vehicle traffic information, lane information for each road, Or route search sub-information).

The first storage unit 140 stores various status information for each road received through the first communication unit 110 and priority information for each road according to various status information for each road.

The first controller 150 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 100.

The first control unit 150 outputs the multimedia information received through the first input unit 120 through the first display unit 160 and / or the first audio output unit 170.

In addition, the first controller 150 stores the multimedia information received through the first input unit 120 in the first storage unit 140.

The first controller 150 stores the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 identified through the GPS receiver 130 in the first storage unit 140.

The first controller 150 may receive information including multimedia information received through the first input unit 120 and location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 identified through the GPS receiver 130, To any car audio device (200), any server, any terminal, etc. connected to the first communication unit (110).

The first controller 150 may be configured to determine whether the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 confirmed through the GPS receiver 130 is included in a plurality of location information previously stored in the first storage unit 140 And transmits the generated location confirmation information to the arbitrary car audio apparatus 200 through the first communication unit 110. [ At this time, the location information includes location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 identified.

In addition, the first control unit 150 may be configured such that a selected sound source among a plurality of sound sources previously stored in the first storage unit 140 is output through the first sound output unit 170 and a sound source corresponding to the sound source The multimedia information received through the first input unit 120 and the multimedia information received through the GPS receiver 130 are transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 100 through the first display unit 160, And updates the sound source information corresponding to the sound source being output based on the position information. At this time, the first control unit 150 determines that the selected sound source is being reproduced through the first audio output unit 170 and pre-stored sound source information corresponding to the sound source is displayed through the first display unit 160 And performs an updating process on the sound source information in a background state.

When the update process of the tone generator information is normally completed, the first controller 150 may change the tone generator information displayed on the first display unit 160, instead of the tone generator information before the update, Information is displayed.

The first controller 150 may be configured to determine whether the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 confirmed through the GPS receiver 130 is included in a plurality of location information previously stored in the first storage unit 140 , It is determined whether the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is included among the plurality of sound source information previously stored in the first storage unit 140. If the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 confirmed through the GPS receiver 130 is included in the pre-stored plurality of tone generator information, the first controller 150 may determine that the location information corresponding to the location information (Or searches) the sound source previously stored in the first storage unit 140 corresponding to the confirmed sound source information. The first control unit 150 outputs the identified sound source through the first sound output unit 170 and displays the confirmed sound source information through the first display unit 160. [

The first display unit 160 displays various contents such as various menu screens using the user interface and / or graphical user interface stored in the first storage unit 140 under the control of the first control unit 150 do. Here, the content displayed on the first display unit 160 includes various text or image data (including various information data), a menu screen including data such as an icon, a list menu, and a combo box.

The first display unit 160 displays image information included in the multimedia information received through the first input unit 120 under the control of the first controller 150.

The first display unit 160 displays the sound source information stored in the first storage unit 140 under the control of the first controller 150.

When the first control unit 150 controls the first display unit 160 to reproduce a specific sound source or finishes the reproduction of a specific sound source, the first display unit 160 displays the updated sound source Display information.

The first display unit 160 may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display, a 3D display, and a light emitting diode (LED).

Also, there may be two or more first display units 160 according to the embodiment of the mobile communication terminal 100. [ For example, the plurality of display units may be spaced apart from one another (on the same surface) or may be disposed integrally with the mobile communication terminal 100, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

On the other hand, in a case where a sensor (hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch sensor') that senses a touch operation with the first display unit 160 has a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen' 160 may be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The touch sensor may take the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, a touch panel, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the first display portion 160 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the first display portion 160 into an electrical input signal have. In addition, the touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch. If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to a touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and then transmits corresponding data to the first controller 150. Thus, the first control unit 150 can know which area of the first display unit 160 is touched or the like.

Also, the first display unit 160 may include a proximity sensor. In addition, the proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile communication terminal 100, which is surrounded by the touch screen, or in the vicinity of the touch screen.

The proximity sensor refers to a sensor which detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity of the detection surface without mechanical contact by using electromagnetic force or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer lifetime and higher utilization than the contact-type sensor.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Further, the proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (for example, a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

In this way, when the first display unit 160 is used as an input device, a command or a control signal can be received by an operation such as receiving a button operation by a user or touching / scrolling a displayed screen.

The first audio output unit 170 outputs audio information included in the multimedia information received through the first input unit 120 under the control of the first control unit 150. [ Here, the first audio output unit 170 may be a speaker.

In addition, when the voice call function, the image / video conference / call function, and the like are performed, the first audio output unit 170 outputs the voice included in the signal subjected to the predetermined signal processing under the control of the first control unit 150 Output information.

Also, the first audio output unit 170 outputs a sound source subjected to predetermined signal processing under the control of the first control unit 150.

3, the car audio apparatus 200 includes a second communication unit 210, a second input unit 220, a second storage unit 230, a second control unit 240, a codec (not shown) 250, an amplification unit 260, a second display unit 270, and a second audio output unit 280. All of the components of the car audio apparatus 200 shown in Fig. 3 are not essential components, and the car audio apparatus 200 may be implemented by more components than the components shown in Fig. 3, The car audio apparatus 200 may also be implemented by components.

The second communication unit 210 performs communication connection with an arbitrary mobile communication terminal 100 under the control of the second control unit 240. At this time, the second communication unit 210 may include a wired / wireless communication module. The wireless Internet technology includes a wireless LAN (WLAN), WiFi, Wibro, WiMAX, HSDPA, IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE) And the short range communication technology may include Bluetooth, RFID, infrared communication (IrDA), UWB, ZigBee, and the like. The wired communication technology may include USB communication and the like.

The second communication unit 210 may transmit information including control signals, multimedia information (including voice information, image information, date information, etc.) and location information transmitted from any terminal connected to wired / Information (including location information), and the like.

The second communication unit 210 transmits various information including an arbitrary control signal to the arbitrary terminal under the control of the second control unit 240. [

The second input unit 220 receives a command or a control signal generated by an operation such as a button operation by the user or a signal according to an arbitrary function selection or a touch / scroll operation of a displayed screen.

The second input unit 220 receives a signal corresponding to the information input by the user and may be a keypad, a touch screen, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog shuttle, a mouse, Various devices such as a pen can be used.

The second input unit 220 may further include a rotation knob (not shown) and an encoder (not shown).

The encoder outputs an encoding value (or a pulse string pair) having a phase difference of 90 degrees according to the operation of the rotary knob.

In addition, the encoder senses the traveling direction of the rotary knob, for example, a traveling direction such as a clockwise rotation or a counterclockwise rotation, and outputs the traveling direction.

In addition, the state change of the pulse string in response to the operation of the rotary knob corresponds to an increase or decrease in the volume or an increase or decrease operation of the channel (or frequency). The definition of the increase / decrease of the volume or the increase / decrease of the channel according to the state of the pulse string can be variously set according to the design of the designer.

The second storage unit 230 stores data and programs necessary for the car audio apparatus 200 to operate.

The second storage unit 230 stores various menu screens, various user interfaces (UI), and / or a graphical user interface (GUI).

The second storage unit 230 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a ROM, an EEPROM, (RAM), an SRAM, a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

In addition, the second storage unit 230 stores multimedia information and location information received through the second communication unit 210.

Also, the second storage unit 230 stores a plurality of sound sources (for example, DAB sound source, mp3, etc.).

In addition, the second storage unit 230 stores a plurality of sound source information corresponding to the plurality of sound sources. At this time, the sound source information includes at least one of a song name (song name), a singer name (artist name), a unique identification number, a playing time, a track number, a background (or jacket) A player, a producer, a manufacturer, user preference information, location information, date information, and the like.

In addition, the second storage unit 230 stores the updated tone generator information under the control of the second controller 240.

The second control unit 240 controls the overall operation of the car audio apparatus 200.

If the second control unit 240 selects one of the plurality of sound sources stored in the second storage unit 230, the second control unit 240 outputs the selected sound source through the second sound output unit 280 And controls the second display unit 270 to display the sound source information previously stored in the second storage unit 230 corresponding to the selected sound source.

The second control unit 240 may include multimedia information and location information received through the second communication unit 210 while an arbitrary sound source is being output through the second audio output unit 280 And updates the pre-stored sound source information corresponding to the sound source being output. At this time, the second control unit 240 determines that the sound source is being reproduced through the second audio output unit 280 and pre-stored sound source information corresponding to the sound source is being displayed through the second display unit 270 And performs an update process on the sound source information in a background state.

When the update process for the sound source information is normally completed, the second control unit 240 may change the sound source information displayed on the second display unit 270, instead of the sound source information before the update, Display information.

Also, the second control unit 240 may transmit any sound source previously stored in the second storage unit 230 to the second audio output unit (not shown) based on the position information received through the second communication unit 210 280, and displays the sound source information corresponding to the arbitrary sound source through the second display unit 270. Here, the location information includes location information of an arbitrary terminal (for example, the mobile communication terminal 100).

That is, the second control unit 240 determines whether the location information included in the location information received through the second communication unit 210 includes a plurality of sound source information (location information, etc.) previously stored in the second storage unit 230 The sound source information corresponding to the position information included in the position confirmation information and the sound source corresponding to the sound source information among the plurality of sound source information previously stored in the second storage unit 230 and the plurality of sound sources, Respectively.

The second control unit 240 outputs the confirmed sound source through the second sound output unit 280 and displays the confirmed sound source information through the second display unit 270. [

The CODEC 250 adjusts the volume according to the control signal output from the second controller 240 and then converts the digital signal (or the digital sound signal) into an analog signal (or analog sound signal) do.

The amplification unit 260 amplifies the analog sound signal output from the codec 250 and outputs the amplified analog sound signal to the second sound output unit 280.

The functions of the codec 250 and the amplification unit 260 may be performed by the second control unit 240.

The second display unit 270 displays the sound source information pre-stored in the second storage unit 230 under the control of the second control unit 240.

The second display unit 270 may include at least one of a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display, a three- .

Also, the second display unit 270 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The touch sensor may take the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, a touch panel, or the like.

In this way, when the first display unit 170 is used as an input device, the user can input a command or control signal by inputting a button operation by a user or touching / scrolling a displayed screen.

The second audio output unit 280 outputs a sound source processed by a predetermined signal under the control of the second control unit 240. Here, the second audio output unit 280 may be a speaker.

The second sound output unit 280 outputs the analog sound signal amplified by the amplification unit 260.

As described above, the car audio system updates the sound source information corresponding to the sound source that is being reproduced (or output) by using any multimedia information and position information, so that the user can use the desired / selected information (including multimedia information) It is possible to conveniently update the sound source information.

In this way, the car audio system outputs the pre-stored sound source and sound source information corresponding to the positional information using the positional information, and thereby stores the sound source stored in the area previously visited by the user and the sound source information corresponding to the sound source Can be provided to the user.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a car audio system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the first input unit 120 receives multimedia information through a microphone and a camera (or a camera module) included in the first input unit 120. Here, the multimedia information may include audio information including user audio information (or audio data) received through a microphone included in the first input unit 120, (Or image data) photographed in real time, date information on the multimedia information, and the like. Here, the image information may be a still image (including a gif shape or a jpeg shape) or a moving image (including a wma shape, an avi shape, an asf shape, etc.).

The first control unit 150 may output the multimedia information received through the first input unit 120 through the first display unit 160 and / or the first audio output unit 170, (140).

5, the first controller 150 may display a still image 510 included in the multimedia information received through the first input unit 120 on the first display unit 160 (S110).

The first controller 140 checks the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 through the GPS receiver 130 at the time of receiving the multimedia information through the first input unit 120. [ At this time, the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100, which is verified, is regarded as the same as the location information of any car audio device 200 adjacent to the mobile communication terminal 100.

In addition, the first controller 150 stores the location information of the identified mobile communication terminal 100 in the first storage unit 140 (S120).

Then, the first communication unit 110 performs a communication connection with the car audio apparatus 200 under the control of the first control unit 150. In this case, the first communication unit 110 may include a wired / wireless communication module. The wireless Internet technology may include a wireless LAN (WLAN), Wi-Fi, WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA, IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), wideband wireless mobile communication service (WMBS) The communication technology may include Bluetooth, RFID, infrared communication, UWB, ZigBee, and the like. The wired communication technology may include USB communication and the like.

For example, when the first communication unit 110 and the car audio apparatus 200 include a Bluetooth module, the first communication unit 110 and the arbitrary car audio apparatus 200 ) (S130).

Then, the first controller 150 transmits information including the received multimedia information and the identified location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 to the car audio apparatus 100 connected to the first communication unit 110, (S140).

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a car audio system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

First, the second communication unit 210 performs a communication connection with an arbitrary mobile communication terminal 100 under the control of the second control unit 240. At this time, the second communication unit 210 may include a wired / wireless communication module. The wireless Internet technology may include a wireless LAN (WLAN), Wi-Fi, WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA, IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), wideband wireless mobile communication service (WMBS) The communication technology may include Bluetooth, RFID, infrared communication, UWB, ZigBee, and the like. The wired communication technology may include USB communication and the like. The mobile communication terminal 100 may be a smart phone, a portable terminal, a mobile terminal, a telematics terminal, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a WiBro terminal, an IPTV terminal, An AVN terminal, a navigation terminal (vehicle navigation device), an A / V system, and the like.

For example, when the second communication unit 210 and the mobile communication terminal 100 include a Bluetooth module, the second communication unit 210 and the arbitrary mobile communication terminal 100 ) (S210).

Then, the second communication unit 210 receives information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 100. At this time, the received information includes multimedia information, location information of the mobile communication terminal 100, and the like. The multimedia information may include voice information including user voice information (or voice data) received through a microphone included in the first input unit 120 provided in the mobile communication terminal 100, (Or image data) photographed in real time through a camera included in the input unit 120, date information on the generation of the multimedia information, and the like. In addition, the image information may be a still image (including a gif shape or a jpeg shape) or a moving image (including a wma shape, an avi shape, and an asf shape) (S220).

Thereafter, the second controller 240 determines whether a sound source selected from a plurality of sound sources previously stored in the second storage unit 230 is output through the second sound output unit 260 (S230).

As a result of the determination, if the second control unit 240 is in a state in which any sound source selected from a plurality of sound sources previously stored in the second storage unit 230 is being output through the second sound output unit 260 And updates the sound source information pre-stored in the second storage unit 230 corresponding to the sound source based on the received information. Here, the sound source information includes at least one of a song name (song name), a singer name (artist name), a unique identification number, a playback time, a track number, a background (or jacket) Player, producer, manufacturer, user preference information, location information, and date information. At this time, when the selected sound source is output through the second sound output unit 260, the second control unit 240 displays the previously stored sound source information corresponding to the selected sound source through the second display unit 250 do. When the second control unit 240 updates the jacket picture or the jacket video included in the pre-stored sound source information based on the video information (including the still image and the moving picture) included in the received information, The format and size of the image information included in the received information are changed to the format or size of the jacket picture or jacket picture included in the sound source information and then the format and size of the video information included in the sound source information You can update your jacket photo or jacket video.

That is, when the specific sound source is reproduced (or output) through the second audio output unit 260, the second control unit 240 uses the multimedia information and / or the position information included in the received information And updates the pre-stored sound source information corresponding to the specific sound source. The update of the sound source information may be performed in a background state while the selected sound source is being reproduced.

For example, when the specific sound source is being reproduced through the second audio output unit 260 and the pre-stored sound source information 710 corresponding to the specific sound source, as shown in FIG. 7A, If the information is displayed through the second display unit 250, a jacket picture in the sound source information pre-stored corresponding to the specific sound source using the video information (including still image or moving picture) in the multimedia information included in the received information, Updates the jacket moving picture, and updates the location information in the sound source information by using the location information (for example, the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100) included in the received information. If the format of the video information in the received multimedia information is different from the format of the jacket picture or the jacket video in the pre-stored sound source information, the second controller 240 controls the format of the video information in the multimedia information, (Step S240), and the jacket image or the jacket movie may be updated based on the converted image information.

Then, the second control unit 240 determines the content of the sound source information displayed on the second display unit 250 in a state where the sound source information corresponding to the sound source being output is being displayed on the second display unit 250 The content of the updated tone generator information is changed and displayed in the tone generator information before the update.

That is, the second control unit 240 may output the updated contents of the sound source information through the second display unit 250 in real time immediately after the updating process ends.

7A, the second control unit 240 may display the sound source information 710 corresponding to a specific sound source (for example, a jacket picture) in the second display unit 250 7B, when the tone generator information corresponding to the specific tone generator (including the jacket picture) is updated, the updated tone generator information 720 (FIG. 7B) is displayed instead of the displayed tone generator information 710 (For example, an updated jacket photograph or the like) on the second display unit 250 (S250).

8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a car audio system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

First, the first controller 150 checks the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 through the GPS receiver 130 in real time. In this case, the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is determined to be the same as the location information of any car audio device 200 adjacent to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S310).

The first controller 150 determines whether the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is included in the plurality of location information stored in the first storage unit 140. At this time, the first controller 150 may check whether the location information of the identified mobile communication terminal 100 is included within a predetermined range of each of the plurality of location information among the previously stored plurality of location information .

For example, the first controller 150 determines whether the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is within a predetermined radius (for example, 10 m) of each of a plurality of location information previously stored in the first storage unit 140 (S320). ≪ / RTI >

If it is determined that the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is included in the pre-stored location information, the first controller 150 generates location information. At this time, the location information includes the location information of the identified mobile communication terminal 100 (S330).

Then, the first communication unit 110 performs a communication connection with the car audio apparatus 200 under the control of the first control unit 150. In this case, the first communication unit 110 may include a wired / wireless communication module. The wireless Internet technology may include a wireless LAN (WLAN), Wi-Fi, WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA, IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), wideband wireless mobile communication service (WMBS) The communication technology may include Bluetooth, RFID, infrared communication, UWB, ZigBee, and the like. The wired communication technology may include USB communication (S340).

Thereafter, the first controller 150 transmits the generated positioning information to the car audio apparatus 200 connected to the first communication unit 110 (S350).

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a car audio system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

First, the second communication unit 210 performs a communication connection with an arbitrary mobile communication terminal 100 under the control of the second control unit 240. At this time, the second communication unit 210 may include a wired / wireless communication module. The wireless Internet technology may include a wireless LAN (WLAN), Wi-Fi, WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA, IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), wideband wireless mobile communication service (WMBS) The communication technology may include Bluetooth, RFID, infrared communication, UWB, ZigBee, and the like. The wired communication technology may include USB communication and the like. The mobile communication terminal 100 may be a smart phone, a portable terminal, a mobile terminal, a telematics terminal, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a WiBro terminal, an IPTV terminal, (Vehicle navigation device), and the like.

For example, when the second communication unit 210 and the mobile communication terminal 100 include a Bluetooth module, the second communication unit 210 and the arbitrary mobile communication terminal 100 ) (S410).

Then, the second communication unit 210 receives the location information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 100. At this time, the received location information includes location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 (S420).

Then, the second control unit 240 determines whether the location information included in the location information is included in the plurality of sound source information stored in the second storage unit 230. Here, the sound source information includes at least one of a song name (song name), a singer name (artist name), a unique identification number, a playback time, a track number, a background (or jacket) Player, producer, producer company, user preference information, location information, date information, and the like.

For example, the second control unit 240 determines whether the position information of the first mobile communication terminal 100 is included in a plurality of sound source information previously stored in the second storage unit 230, It is determined whether it is included in the location information (S430).

As a result of the determination, when the location information included in the location information is included in the pre-stored plurality of sound source information, the second control unit 240 determines that the sound source information corresponding to the location information included in the location information Or the sound source information including the confirmed location information), and confirms the sound source corresponding to the confirmed sound source information among the plurality of sound sources previously stored in the second storage unit 230 (S440).

Thereafter, the second control unit 240 reproduces (or outputs) the identified sound source through the second sound output unit 260, and transmits the sound source information corresponding to the sound source through the second display unit 250 (S450).

10 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a car audio system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

First, the first input unit 120 receives multimedia information through a microphone and a camera (or a camera module) included in the first input unit 120. Here, the multimedia information may include audio information including user audio information (or audio data) received through a microphone included in the first input unit 120, (Or image data) photographed in real time, date information on the multimedia information, and the like. Here, the image information may be a still image (including a gif shape or a jpeg shape) or a moving image (including a wma shape, an avi shape, an asf shape, etc.).

The first control unit 150 may output the multimedia information received through the first input unit 120 through the first display unit 160 and / or the first audio output unit 170, (140) (S510).

The first controller 140 checks the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 through the GPS receiver 130 at the time of receiving the multimedia information through the first input unit 120. [

In addition, the first controller 150 stores the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 in the first storage unit 140 (S520).

Thereafter, the first controller 150 determines whether an arbitrary sound source selected from a plurality of sound sources previously stored in the first storage unit 140 is output through the first sound output unit 170 (S530).

As a result of the determination, if the first control unit 150 is in a state in which any sound source selected from a plurality of sound sources previously stored in the first storage unit 140 is being output through the first sound output unit 170 And updates the sound source information pre-stored in the first storage unit 140 corresponding to the sound source based on the received multimedia information and / or the identified location information of the first mobile communication terminal 100. Here, the sound source information includes at least one of a song name (song name), a singer name (artist name), a unique identification number, a playback time, a track number, a background (or jacket) Player, producer, producer company, user preference information, location information, date information, and the like. In this case, when the selected sound source is output through the first sound output unit 170, the first control unit 150 displays the previously stored sound source information corresponding to the selected sound source through the first display unit 160 do.

That is, when the specific sound source is reproduced (or output) through the first sound output unit 170, the first controller 150 controls the received multimedia information and / or the identified mobile communication terminal 100 And updates the pre-stored sound source information corresponding to the specific sound source. In addition, the update of the sound source information may be performed in a background state while the selected sound source is being reproduced (S540).

Then, the first controller 150 displays the contents of the sound source information displayed on the first display unit 160 in a state where the sound source information corresponding to the sound source being output is displayed on the first display unit 160 The content of the updated tone generator information is changed and displayed in the tone generator information before the update.

That is, when the updating process is completed, the first controller 150 may display the updated tone generator information through the first display unit 160 in operation S550.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a car audio system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

First, the first controller 150 confirms the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 through the GPS receiver 130 in real time (S610).

The first controller 150 determines whether the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is included in the plurality of location information stored in the first storage unit 140. At this time, the first controller 150 may check whether the location information of the identified mobile communication terminal 100 is included within a predetermined range of each of the plurality of location information among the previously stored plurality of location information .

For example, the first controller 150 determines whether the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is within a predetermined radius (for example, 10 m) of each of a plurality of location information previously stored in the first storage unit 140 ) (Step S620).

If it is determined that the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is included in the pre-stored location information, the first controller 150 stores a plurality of pieces of location information previously stored in the first storage unit 140 It is determined whether the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is included in the sound source information. Here, the sound source information includes at least one of a song name (song name), a singer name (artist name), a unique identification number, a playback time, a track number, a background (or jacket) Player, producer, producer company, user preference information, location information, date information, and the like.

For example, when the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is included in the pre-stored location information, the first controller 150 determines that the location information of the first mobile communication terminal 100 is' In operation S630, it is determined whether the plurality of sound sources are included in the location information included in the plurality of sound source information previously stored in the first storage unit 140 in step S630.

If it is determined that the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is included in the pre-stored plurality of sound source information, the first controller 150 determines that the location information of the mobile communication terminal 100 (Or the sound source information including the identified location information of the mobile communication terminal 100) from among the plurality of sound sources previously stored in the first storage unit 140, (S640). ≪ / RTI >

Thereafter, the first control unit 150 reproduces (or outputs) the identified sound source through the first sound output unit 170, and outputs the sound source information corresponding to the sound source to the first display unit 160 (S650).

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

10: car audio system 100: mobile communication terminal
200: car audio apparatus 110: first communication section
120: first input unit 130: GPS receiver
140: first storage unit 150: first control unit
160: first display unit 170: first audio output unit 170,
210: second communication unit 220: second input unit
230: second storage unit 240: second control unit
250: CODEC 260: Amplification unit
270: second display section 280: second audio output section

Claims (35)

An output section;
A storage unit for storing a plurality of sound sources and a plurality of sound source information corresponding to each of the plurality of sound sources;
A communication unit for performing communication with the mobile terminal; And
When the mobile terminal receives the location information and the multimedia information indicating the location of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal through the output unit of the plurality of sound sources,
Updates the sound source information corresponding to any one of the detected sound sources using the location information and the multimedia information,
And outputting the updated one sound source to the output unit. delete The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
And outputs the sound source information when the position information received from the mobile terminal matches position information included in any one of the plurality of sound source information. The method according to claim 1,
The multimedia information includes:
Audio information, video information, and creation date information of the multimedia information. 5. The method of claim 4,
The image information includes:
A still image or a moving picture. Receiving location information and multimedia information indicating a location of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal;
Detecting one of the sound source information corresponding to the sound source being output through the output unit of the plurality of sound source information stored in the memory when the position information and the multimedia information indicating the position of the mobile terminal are received;
Updating the sound source information using the location information and the multimedia information;
And outputting a sound source corresponding to any one of the updated sound source information through the output unit. delete The method according to claim 6,
The multimedia information includes:
Audio information, video information, and creation date information of the multimedia information. The method according to claim 6,
The sound source information may include:
The artist name, the artist name, the unique identification number, the reproduction time, the track number, the jacket photograph, the jacket video, the reproduction state of the sound source, the lyrics, the genre, the album name, the performer, the producer, the producer preference information, Wherein the at least one of the at least two audio signals is at least one audio signal. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the step of updating the sound source information comprises:
Updating the jacket picture or jacket picture included in the sound source information based on the video information included in the multimedia information; And
And updating location information included in the sound source information based on the location information. An output section;
A GPS receiver for receiving position information;
A storage unit for storing sound source information corresponding to a plurality of sound sources and a plurality of sound sources;
Wherein the controller is further configured to detect position information of a time point at which one of the sound sources is being output when one of the sound sources is output through the output unit and to associate the detected position information with the sound source information corresponding to the one sound source, And a controller for storing the data in the mobile terminal. delete 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising an input section,
The control unit
And stores the sound source received through the input unit in the storage unit in association with the position information at the time when the sound source is received. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the sound source information corresponding to any one of the sound sources includes:
Wherein the mobile terminal comprises at least one of voice information, image information, and date information. 15. The method of claim 14,
The image information includes:
A still image or a moving picture. Outputting a sound source through an output unit of a plurality of sound sources stored in a memory;
Detecting positional information of a time point at which one of the sound sources is being output; And
Storing the detected location information in the storage unit in association with the sound source information corresponding to any one of the sound sources; And transmitting the control information to the mobile terminal.
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