KR101780279B1 - Telematics center, control method thereof and computer-readable medium - Google Patents

Abstract

Telematics Center is launched. The center firstly receives a request to provide a specific service from the first terminal, generates a unique service identification mark information corresponding to the specific service, and transmits a unique service identification mark information to the first terminal The control unit transmits service ID information and a service execution command unique to a second terminal necessary for performing a specific service, and receives a response to the service execution command and service ID information from the second terminal. Thus, the quality of service can be improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a telematics center, a control method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium.

Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a telematics center and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a telematics center and a control method thereof that integrally manage services.

In accordance with the remarkable development of electronic control technology, various devices which are operated by a mechanical method in an automobile are driven by an electric method for reasons such as convenience of the driver and safety of operation, and automobile systems are gradually advanced and advanced It is going. Among them, telematics technology is evolving day by day.

Generally, telematics is a wireless data service in which information is provided during transportation of a vehicle. It is a computer program that is embedded in transportation equipment such as a vehicle, an airplane, a ship, etc., and wireless communication technology, a satellite navigation device, And the like. Telematics is a compound of telecommunication and information science. It analyzes various phenomena occurring in the automobile through the communication terminal installed in the automobile and collects various information necessary for driving. A system that is equipped to do so.

In order to receive the telematics service, a GPS (Global Positioning System) and a telematics terminal equipped with a mobile communication function must be installed in the vehicle. Telematics service connects mobile communication technology and location tracking technology to automobile to provide drivers with vehicle accident or theft detection, driving route guidance, traffic and life information, and games.

In providing a telematics service, a telematics terminal, a mobile communication network, a telematics center, a communication middleware system, a content providing server, a mobile terminal, a call center, and various servers are organically connected to each other.

In the prior art, when a telematics service is provided, a session ID is assigned for each connection between the telematics unit (telematics terminal, mobile communication network, telematics center, communication middleware system, etc.). That is, a plurality of session IDs may be allocated in one service. In such a case, when a communication network failure or a problem occurs in a specific unit, it may be difficult to quickly analyze cause and respond.

Therefore, there is a need for comprehensive management in managing one service.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a telematics center and a control method for allocating and managing a unique identification mark for each specific service of telematics.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

The telematics center according to various embodiments of the present invention as described above includes a modem unit for initially receiving a request to provide a specific service from a first terminal, a unique service ID information corresponding to the specific service, And a controller for transmitting a service identification mark information and a service execution command to the second terminal necessary for performing the specific service, 2 < / RTI > terminal to the service execution command and the service identification tag information.

According to various embodiments of the present invention as described above, the device can be efficiently managed by assigning a unique identification mark to each specific service of telematics.

In addition, when a service is provided, problems can be quickly detected when an event such as a service error or a device failure occurs, and it is possible to cope with the problem, so that an improvement in service quality can be expected.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telematics terminal 100 in communication with a telematics terminal 200 and a mobile terminal 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a sequence diagram illustrating a control method of a telematics center according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a service monitoring using a unique identification mark corresponding to a service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

Terms including ordinals, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telematics terminal 100 in communication with a telematics terminal 200 and a mobile terminal 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the telematics center 100 can provide various services to the telematics terminal 200. The telematics center 100 provides the telematics terminal 200 with a vehicle accident or theft detection, a driving route guidance, traffic and living information, and a game.

The telematics center 100 may include a center modem unit 110, a center memory 120, and a center control unit 130. Although the components of the telematics center 100 are more than the components shown in the figure, only the components necessary for the present invention are displayed.

The center modem unit 110 can communicate with the terminal modem unit 210 of the telematics terminal 200. [ The center modem 110 can also communicate with other mobile terminals.

The center memory 120 is controlled by the center control unit 130 and functions as big data. The center memory 120 may store the necessary information in relation to the device in communication with the telematics center 100. [

The center memory 120 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, an SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type), a multimedia card type micro type, card type storage unit such as SD or XD storage unit, random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM) electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (PROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic storage, magnetic disk, and optical disk. Although the center memory 120 is described as a component of the telematics center, the center memory 120 may be a server that stores big data separately.

The center control unit 230 can control the overall operation of the telematics center 200. Details will be described later.

The telematics terminal 200 may include a terminal modem unit 210, a terminal location information receiving unit 220, a display 230, a terminal memory 240, and a terminal control unit 250.

The telematics terminal 200 includes a terminal modem 210 and a terminal location information receiver 220. In an implementation, the telematics terminal 200 includes a telematics unit (not shown) including a modem, And a terminal position information receiving unit 220 which is separate from the terminal position information receiving unit 220. At this time, the telematics unit can communicate with the terminal position information receiving unit 120 through in-vehicle communication such as a CAN (Controller Area Network).

The telematics terminal 200 generally includes a display 230 disposed in the front portion of the vehicle interior. It also provides audio, video and navigation functions.

The terminal modem unit 210 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the telematics terminal 200 and the wireless communication system, between the telematics terminal 200 and another telematics terminal, or between the telematics terminal 200 and the external center . The terminal modem unit 210 may include one or more modules that connect the telematics terminal 200 to one or more networks.

The terminal modem unit 210 can communicate with the telematics center 100. In general, the terminal modem unit 210 can communicate with the telematics center 100 using wireless communication. The terminal modem unit 110 may be a mobile communication system such as a mobile communication system or a mobile communication system using a communication system such as a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), a Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), a Code Division Multi Access 1000, (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only) Long Term Evolution-Advanced), and the like, to a base station, an external terminal, and a center. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The position information receiving unit 220 is a component for acquiring the position (or current position) of the telematics terminal 200. For example, the telematics terminal 200 can acquire the position of the telematics terminal 100 using a signal transmitted from a GPS satellite, using the position information receiver 220.

The display 230 may be 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-dimensional display (3D display), and an electronic ink display (e-ink display).

The display 230 may include a touch sensor for sensing a touch on the display 230 so that a control command can be received by a touch method. When a touch is made to the display 230, the touch sensor senses the touch, and the terminal control unit 250 generates a control command corresponding to the touch based on the touch. The content input by the touch method may be a letter or a number, an instruction in various modes, a menu item which can be designated, and the like.

The terminal memory 240 stores data supporting various functions of the telematics terminal 200. The terminal memory 240 may store a plurality of application programs (application programs or applications) driven by the telematics terminal 100, data for operation of the telematics terminal 200, and commands. At least some of these applications may be downloaded from an external center via wireless communication. At least some of these application programs may exist on the telematics terminal 200 from the time of shipment for the basic function of the telematics terminal 200. The application program may be stored in the terminal memory 240 and may be installed on the telematics terminal 100 and may be driven by the terminal control unit 250 to perform the operation (or function) of the telematics terminal 200 have.

The terminal memory 240 may store a program for operating the terminal control unit 250 and may temporarily store input / output data. The terminal memory 240 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns output when a touch is input on a touch screen.

The terminal memory 240 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, an SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type), a multimedia card type micro type, card type storage unit such as SD or XD storage unit, random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM) electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (PROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic storage, magnetic disk, and optical disk. The telematics terminal 200 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the terminal memory 240 on the Internet.

The terminal control unit 250 controls the overall operation of the telematics terminal 200 in addition to the operations related to the application program. The terminal control unit 240 processes signals, data, and information input or output through the above-mentioned components, or drives application programs stored in the terminal memory 240 to provide or process appropriate information or functions to the user have.

The mobile terminal 300 can control the telematics terminal 200 through the telematics center 100. The mobile terminal 300 may perform wireless communication with the telematics center 100.

The mobile terminal 300 can control the telematics terminal 200 to perform remote start, remote door lock / unlock, parking position information, remote air conditioning, and the like by the telematics center 100.

2 is a sequence diagram illustrating a control method of a telematics center according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the center control unit 130 first receives a specific service provision request from the first terminal 300 (S210).

The first terminal 300 may be a mobile terminal, a call center terminal, a terminal connected through the Internet, or the like. It is assumed that the first terminal 300 is a mobile terminal due to the characteristics of the telematics service. For example, the mobile terminal 300 may request a remote start service to the telematics center 100, and the telematics center 100 may transmit a remote start command to the telematics terminal 200.

The center control unit 130 may determine whether the first terminal 300 is a pre-registered terminal. Specifically, the first terminal 300 transmits user information to the center control unit 130 through an application installed in the first terminal 300, and the center control unit 130 performs authentication based on the received user information can do.

The first terminal 300 may request at least one service from the telematics center 100, such as remote start, remote coordination, remote door lock / unlock, and vehicle position inquiry. Various services may be requested in addition to the above-mentioned service request.

Here, the number of the first terminals 300 may be plural. Since the telematics center 100 is a device for controlling various telematics terminals 200, it can receive different service requests from a plurality of first terminals 300.

Next, the center control unit 130 generates unique service ID information corresponding to the specific service (S220).

The center control unit 130 may correspond to service ID information unique to each service. The service identification beacon information may include a transaction ID. When a device related to the service transmits and receives information, it can transmit and receive a transaction ID corresponding to the service. In the present invention, a transaction ID unique to the service is generated, and the corresponding service can be collectively managed. Accordingly, the present invention can generate different session IDs among devices that perform the same service, overcome the conventional technology which is difficult to manage as a whole, and can more accurately and promptly Lt; / RTI >

Here, the transaction ID may be a unique random variable, and various security algorithms may be applied to generate the transaction ID.

Thereafter, the center control unit 130 transmits unique service ID information to the first terminal 300 (S230). Here, a plurality of first terminals 300 may be provided, and a plurality of first terminals 300 may request different services.

At this time, the center control unit 130 can transmit a response to the service request of the first terminal 300 to the first terminal 300 through the center communication unit 110. The center control unit 130 may transmit a message of acceptance or rejection of the service request to the first terminal 300 together with the transaction ID.

Then, when the center control unit 130 accepts the provision of the specific service, the center control unit 130 transmits unique service ID information and service execution command to the second terminal 200 required to perform the specific service (S240).

At this time, the second terminal 200 is assumed to be a telematics terminal due to the characteristics of the telematics service. The center control unit 130 may transmit the transaction ID and the service execution command to the second terminal 200 and may transmit commands such as remote start, remote coordination, remote door lock / unlock, etc. to the second terminal 200 .

Thereafter, the center control unit 130 receives a transaction ID and a response to the command from the second terminal 200 (S250).

At this time, the second terminal 200 can transmit an acceptance or rejection response to the telematics center 100 to the execution command.

Also, the second terminal 200 can transmit the command execution progress status information to the telematics center 100 with respect to the execution command.

On the other hand, if there is a problem in providing a specific service, the center control unit 130 may find a problem based on a log communicated with the first terminal 300 and the second terminal 200. [ In this case, the cause of the problem can be immediately analyzed and a countermeasure for the problem can be sought.

In addition, the center control unit 130 can report the detected problem to the first terminal 300 based on the detected problem. In this case, the first terminal 300 requesting the service can confirm the progress of the service.

In addition, the center control unit 130 can monitor in real time whether or not a problem occurs in providing a specific service. In this case, the telematics center 100 can identify and analyze the progress of the service, thereby improving the quality of the service.

Also, the center control unit 130 may generate the transaction ID as a random variable, and may perform encryption using the security module.

Thereafter, the center control unit 130 reports the transaction ID and the result of the service request to the mobile terminal 300 requesting the service (S260).

In addition, the center control unit 130 may receive a response to the reporting (S270).

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a service monitoring using a unique identification mark corresponding to a service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

3, the telematics center 100 may map one transaction ID 310 (TID) in response to one service (remote start).

The transmission destination 320 and the destination 330 may be displayed. The transmission destination or the destination may be an SPA (smartphone application), an SBS (center communication system), or the like. Various devices may be further included.

On the other hand, in a computer-readable recording medium including a program for executing a method of controlling a telematics center according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control method includes a first step of receiving a request to provide a specific service from a first terminal Generating unique service identification mark information corresponding to the specific service, transmitting the unique service identification mark information to the first terminal, transmitting the unique identification information to the second terminal necessary for performing the specific service, Transmitting the service identification beacon information and the service execution command, and receiving the response to the service execution command and the service identification beacon information from the second terminal. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer readable medium include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, , And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet). Also, the computer may include a terminal control unit 250 of the terminal. Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (17)

In the telematics center,
A modem unit for initially receiving a request to provide a specific service from the first terminal; And
And a controller for generating unique service identification indicator information corresponding to the specific service and transmitting the unique service identification indicator information to the first terminal,
Wherein,
And transmits the unique service identification mark information and the service execution command to the second terminal performing the specific service and receives the response to the service execution command and the unique service identification mark information from the second terminal Telematics center. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And when the problem occurs in the provision of the specific service, the telematics center finds the problem on the basis of a log communicated with the first terminal and the second terminal. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
And reports the detected problem to the first terminal based on the found problem. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And monitors whether or not a problem occurs in the provision of the specific service in real time. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
The first request to provide different services from each of the at least one first terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first terminal comprises at least one of a mobile terminal, a call center terminal, and a terminal connected via the Internet. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And receives at least one service request from the first terminal, the remote start, the remote air conditioning, the remote door lock / unlock, and the vehicle location inquiry. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And determines whether the first terminal is an already registered terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And generates a unique transaction ID corresponding to the specific service as the unique service ID information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Transmits a message indicating acceptance or rejection to the specific service, or transmits the unique service identification mark information to the specific service. A method for controlling a telematics center,
The method comprising: initially receiving a request to provide a specific service from a first terminal;
Generating unique service ID information corresponding to the specific service;
Transmitting the unique service identification indicator information to the first terminal;
Transmitting the unique service identification indicator information and the service execution command to a second terminal performing the specific service;
And receiving a response to the service execution command and the service identification beacon information from the second terminal. A computer-readable recording medium containing a program for executing a control method of a telematics center,
In the control method,
The method comprising: initially receiving a request to provide a specific service from a first terminal;
Generating unique service ID information corresponding to the specific service;
Transmitting the unique service identification indicator information to the first terminal;
Transmitting the unique service identification indicator information and service execution command to a second terminal performing the specific service; and
Receiving a response to the service execution command and the service identification beacon information from the second terminal. 13. The method of claim 12,
In the control method,
And discovering the problem based on the log communicated with the first terminal and the second terminal when a problem occurs in the provision of the specific service. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the unique service identification indicator information includes a transaction ID,
Wherein the transaction ID is a unique value as a random variable. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the unique service identification indicator information includes a transaction ID,
Wherein the transaction ID is a unique value as a random variable. 12. The method of claim 11,
And reporting the result of the service request to the first terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And report the result of the service request to the first terminal.

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