KR102059931B1 - The exterior gps module apparatus with wireless communication - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an external GPS module device having a wireless communication function.
External GPS module device having a wireless communication function according to an embodiment of the present invention, the GPS receiver for obtaining location information data for the current position; A wireless communication unit which transmits the location information data acquired by the GPS receiver to a location information management server; And a connection terminal connected to the GPS connection port of the external device and transferring the location information data to the external device.
The GPS module of an existing vehicle device (eg, a black box, a navigation device) installed in a vehicle may be improved or provided or a wireless communication function may be provided.

Description

External GPS module device with wireless communication function {THE EXTERIOR GPS MODULE APPARATUS WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION}

The present invention relates to an external GPS module device having a wireless communication function.

Most cars have a black box or navigation. Black boxes are installed to obtain evidence in the event of an accident, and navigation is provided for the convenience of traffic on complex roads.

However, existing black boxes and navigation may have various problems as long as they are installed. If the user has to manually set the black box's time, the shooting time may be incorrect and misunderstanding may occur in case of an accident. In addition, when the signal strength obtained by the GPS module of the navigation is weak, it may not be able to properly perform the route guidance because the current location is not properly recognized.

In addition, depending on the country it may be necessary to send the location data of the vehicle to the external server in real time or periodically, the devices installed in the existing vehicle may not include the GPS module itself to obtain the location information, even if equipped with a GPS module There is a problem that can not transmit the location information to the external server because it does not have a communication module.

Therefore, there is a need for a modular device that can be used in connection with the device in order to improve existing vehicle devices.

The problem to be solved by the present invention, an external GPS with a wireless communication function, to improve or provide a GPS module function of the existing vehicle device (for example, black box, navigation) installed in the vehicle or to provide a wireless communication function It is to provide a module device.

In addition, the present invention is an external GPS module device having a wireless communication function to enable an external device that does not have a GPS module or a wireless communication module in a country that is required to transmit the current location information of the vehicle to an external server. To provide.

Problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

External GPS module device having a wireless communication function according to an embodiment of the present invention, the GPS receiver for obtaining location information data for the current position; A wireless communication unit which transmits the location information data obtained by the GPS receiver to a location information management server; And a connection terminal connected to the GPS connection port of the external device and transferring the location information data to the external device.

In addition, if the pin conditions of the external device and the pin conditions of the connection terminal does not match, the conversion gender for converting to a pin condition corresponding to the external device; may further include.

The wireless communication unit may transmit first data received from the external device to the outside through the connection terminal and receive second data to be transmitted to the external device.

The external device may be configured to perform transmission of the first data and reception of the second data through a wireless communication unit in the external GPS module device as a control program corresponding to the external GPS module device is installed. You can do

The apparatus may further include a control unit for controlling the wireless communication unit or the GPS receiver, wherein the control unit requests the wireless communication unit to transmit the location information data acquired from the GPS receiver to a location information management server, and the external device. And requesting the wireless communication unit to transmit the first data obtained from the server to the server set by the user.

The controller may determine the type of the external device to which the connection terminal is connected based on the identification information data received from the external device, and apply setting information corresponding to the external device to the wireless communication unit or the GPS receiver. It can be characterized by.

When the external device is a black box, the GPS receiver generates NMEA format data as the location information data, and the external device sets current time information or photographing location information based on the NMEA format data. You can do

In addition, when the external device is a navigation, the controller determines a method of utilizing location information data acquired by an external GPS module device of the connected navigation, and determines the location information data format to be generated by the GPS receiver. It can be characterized.

In addition, when the connected navigation transfers the location information data received from the external GPS module device to a built-in GPS receiver, the non-purified data is transmitted to the external device as the location information data, and the connected navigation is connected to the external GPS module device. If the location information data received from the transfer to the central processing unit, characterized in that for transmitting the purified NMEA format data to the location information data.

The apparatus may further include a shock sensor for detecting an external shock, wherein the wireless communication unit may transmit a notification to a registered user when a shock of a specific intensity or more is detected.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to improve or provide the GPS module function of the existing vehicle device (for example, black box, navigation) installed in the vehicle or to provide a wireless communication function. Specifically, it provides the following effects.

Through this, when the external device is a black box, it is possible to automatically set the time so that the current time and the error time do not occur, thereby preventing unnecessary misunderstanding during an accident. In addition, it is possible to measure the exact location where the black box image is taken, there is an effect that can record the exact accident point.

In addition, by installing a control program in the navigation to utilize the wireless communication function of the external GPS module device, it is possible to receive the real-time road information through wireless communication, thereby providing the optimum route information.

In addition, by connecting the present invention to an existing external device (navigation or black box), the real-time location of the vehicle can be transmitted to the location information management server, and the external device manufacturers separately manufacture a model for a country where the location of the vehicle is mandatory. There is no need to sell existing models, and to connect and use external GPS module devices.

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

1 is a block diagram of an external GPS module device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below but may be embodied in various different forms, only the present embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the skilled person of the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, “comprises” and / or “comprising” does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components in addition to the mentioned components. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout, and "and / or" includes each and all combinations of one or more of the mentioned components. Although "first", "second", etc. are used to describe various components, these components are of course not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, of course, the first component referred to below may be a second component within the technical spirit of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used in the present specification (including technical and scientific terms) may be used in a sense that can be commonly understood by those skilled in the art. In addition, terms that are defined in a commonly used dictionary are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless they are specifically defined clearly.

The spatially relative terms " below ", " beneath ", " lower ", " above ", " upper " It can be used to easily describe a component and its correlation with other components. Spatially relative terms are to be understood as including terms in different directions of the elements in use or operation in addition to the directions shown in the figures. For example, when flipping a component shown in the drawing, a component described as "below" or "beneath" of another component may be placed "above" the other component. Can be. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can encompass both an orientation of above and below. Components may be oriented in other directions as well, so spatially relative terms may be interpreted according to orientation.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention;

1, the external GPS module device 10 having a wireless communication function according to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing; GPS receiver 100; A wireless communication unit 200; Connection terminal 300; And the control unit 400; includes all or part.

The housing is provided with an installation space therein, the GPS receiving unit 100 to be described later; A configuration such as the wireless communication unit 200 can be provided.

The GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver 100 performs a function of acquiring position information data on a current position. The GPS receiver 100 may receive a signal from a GPS satellite and calculate a current location of the user.

The shape of the location information data to be transmitted to the external device 20 or transmitted to an external server varies depending on whether the GPS receiver 100 calculates a location (ie, calculates latitude, longitude, etc.) based on a signal received from a GPS satellite. Can be. In one embodiment of the location information data transmitted by the GPS receiver 100, non-purified data, which is a signal itself obtained from a GPS satellite, may be used. That is, when the external device 20 performs its own position calculation based on the signal value obtained from the GPS satellite signal, the GPS receiver 100 of the external GPS module device 10 may transmit non-purified data itself.

In addition, as another embodiment of the location information data transmitted by the GPS receiver 100, location data calculated based on a signal obtained from a GPS satellite may be used. For example, the NMEA format data, which is a standard for transmitting information such as time, location, and orientation, may be transmitted to the external device 20 or an external server.

The wireless communication unit 200 transmits the data acquired by the external GPS module device 10 to the outside or transmits and receives data received from the external device 20 or data to be transmitted to the external device 20. The wireless communication unit 200 may include a wireless internet module or a short range communication module.

The wireless internet module refers to a module for wireless internet access, and may be built in or external to the external GPS module device 10. Wireless Internet technologies include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), long term evolution (LTE), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced), GSM, WCDMA and the like can be used.

The short range communication module refers to a module for short range communication. Short range communication technologies include Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Beacon, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Near Field Communication (NFC), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like may be used.

The wireless communication unit 200 may specifically perform the following functions. In one embodiment of the function performed by the wireless communication unit 200, the wireless communication unit 200 may perform a function of transmitting the location information data obtained from the GPS receiver 100 to the location information management server. For example, when used in a country or region where it is mandatory to transmit the location information of the vehicle to the location information management server, the wireless communication unit 200 externally transmits the location information acquired by the GPS receiver 100 through wireless communication. It can be sent to a server (for example, a location information management server operated in a country).

In another embodiment, the wireless communication unit 200 may transmit data (hereinafter, referred to as first data) received from the external device 20 to the outside and transmit data to the external device 20 (hereinafter, Second data) can be received from the outside.

The external device 20 has a control program corresponding to the external GPS module device 10 in order to perform the first data transmission or the second data reception through the wireless communication unit 200 of the external GPS module device 10. Can be installed. That is, the control program for the external GPS module device 10 is installed in the internal memory or the external memory of the external device 20, and the external device 20 for the control program to transmit and receive data with the external GPS module device 10. Control and transmit the control signal to the external GPS module device 10. Through this, the external device 20 may transmit the first data and receive the second data by using the wireless communication unit 200 in the external GPS module device 10.

For example, when the external device 20 is a black box device, the external device 20 uses the wireless communication unit 200 of the external GPS module device 10 to capture the captured image. Other terminal device or external server). In addition, for example, when the external device 20 is a navigation device, the external device 20 may receive map update data from an external server through the wireless communication unit 200 of the external GPS module device 10. In addition, for example, when the external device 20 is navigation, the external device 20 may receive real-time traffic information data from the external server through the wireless communication unit 200 of the external GPS module device 10, This can provide accurate traffic information.

The connection terminal 300 is a terminal connected to the GPS connection port of the external device 20.

The external device 20 may be a device that requires GPS signal acquisition. For example, the external device 20 may correspond to a vehicle navigation device. That is, the external device 20 may correspond to a vehicle navigation device that does not include a GPS module therein or a vehicle navigation device having a weak strength of a signal received by the GPS module therein.

In addition, for example, the external device 20 may correspond to a black box device. The black box device may need a GPS signal to accurately set a time or recognize a photographed location. Therefore, the connection terminal 300 of the external GPS module device 10 may be connected to the GPS connection port provided in the black box device.

The connection terminal 300 performs a function of transferring the location information data obtained by the external GPS module device 10 to the external device 20. In addition, the connection terminal 300 serves to transfer power from the external device 20 to the external GPS module device 10.

In addition, as described below, the connection terminal 300 transmits data received through the wireless communication unit 200 to the external device 20 or transmits data to be transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 200 to the external device 20. It can play the role of receiving from).

The controller 400 may perform various functions for controlling the wireless communication unit 200 or the GPS receiver 100. The controller 400 may perform a function of recognizing the type of the external device 20 based on the signal received from the external device 20. That is, the controller 400 determines the type of the external device 20 to which the connection terminal 300 is connected based on the identification information data received from the external device 20, and corresponds to the external device 20. The setting information may be applied to the wireless communication unit 200 or the GPS receiver 100.

For example, since the function of the external GPS module device 10 may vary depending on whether the external device 20 is a black box or a navigation device, the external GPS module device 10 may be received from the external device 20. The type of the external device 20 may be determined based on the signal or data. In addition, for example, the type of location information data required may vary depending on the manner in which the navigation device utilizes the location information data received from the external GPS module device 10.

In addition, the controller 400 may play a role of determining the type of data to be acquired by the GPS receiver 100. That is, the controller 400 may acquire the GPS receiver 100 according to the type of the connected external device 20 or the user's setting (for example, a setting input from the user to a control program installed in the external device 20). You can determine the type of data.

In one embodiment, when the external device 20 is a black box, the controller 400 may request the GPS receiver 100 to generate NMEA format data as location information data. The vehicle black box which is the external device 20 may set current time information or photographing location information based on the NMEA format data acquired by the GPS receiver 100.

In another embodiment, when the external device 20 is a vehicle navigation device, the controller 400 may include a GPS receiver according to a method in which the vehicle navigation device utilizes the location information data received from the external GPS module device 10. The format of the location information data to be generated and transmitted by 100 may be determined.

That is, when the navigation device to which the external GPS module device 10 is connected transmits the location information data received from the external GPS module device 10 to the built-in GPS receiver, the control unit 400 uses the non-purified data (ie, the location information data). , The signal received from the GPS satellites may be requested to the GPS receiver 100 to transmit. In addition, when the connected navigation transfers the location information data received from the external GPS module device 10 to the CPU, the control unit 400 transmits the purified NMEA format data to the location information data. ) Can be requested.

In addition, the controller 400 may determine where to transmit the data obtained in each configuration. For example, the controller 400 may control to transmit the location information data obtained by the GPS receiver 100 to the external device 20. In addition, for example, the controller 400 may control to transmit the data (that is, the first data) received from the external device 20 to the wireless communication unit 200 to transmit the data to the outside. That is, the controller 400 may request the wireless communication unit 200 to transmit the first data acquired by the external device 20 to an external server set by the user.

In addition, when the mandatory transmission of the location information data to the external server, the control unit 400 controls to transfer the location information data acquired by the GPS receiver 100 to the wireless communication unit 200 to transmit to the external server. Can be. That is, the controller 400 may request the wireless communication unit 200 to transmit the location information data acquired by the GPS receiver 100 to a location information management server.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention may further include a conversion gender. The conversion gender may be coupled to the connection terminal 300 of the external GPS module device 10 to convert to a terminal form connectable to the external device 20. In an embodiment, the conversion gender may perform a function of converting the pin condition of the external device 20 into the pin condition corresponding to the external device 20 when the pin condition of the connection terminal 300 does not match. Can be.

In addition, the shock detection sensor; may further include. The shock sensor may perform a function of detecting an external shock. For example, when an accident occurs in the vehicle when not in the vehicle (for example, when the driver is not riding after parking or stopping), the shock sensor may recognize the accident by detecting a shock. Thereafter, the shock sensor transmits the fact that the shock is detected to the control unit 400, and the control unit 400 may request the wireless communication unit 200 to send a notification to the registered user when it is determined that the shock is greater than a certain intensity. . In order to drive this, the external GPS module device 10 or the external device 20 may be provided with a separate external battery, and the external battery may be provided with an external GPS in a situation in which power is not applied to the vehicle after charging is completed when the vehicle is driven. Power can be supplied to the module device 10.

According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to improve or provide the GPS module function of the existing vehicle device (for example, black box, navigation) installed in the vehicle or to provide a wireless communication function. Specifically, it provides the following effects.

When the external device is a black box, the time can be set automatically so that the current time and the error time do not occur, thereby preventing unnecessary misunderstandings in case of an accident. In addition, it is possible to measure the exact location where the black box image is taken, there is an effect that can record the exact accident point.

In addition, by installing a control program in the navigation to utilize the wireless communication function of the external GPS module device, it is possible to receive the real-time road information through wireless communication, thereby providing the optimum route information.

In addition, by connecting the present invention to an existing external device (navigation or black box), the real-time location of the vehicle can be transmitted to the location information management server, and the external device manufacturers separately manufacture a model for a country where the location of the vehicle is mandatory. There is no need to sell existing models, and to connect and use external GPS module devices.

In the above, embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may realize the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. I can understand that. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.

10: External GPS module device
20: external device
100: GPS receiver
200: wireless communication unit
300: Connection terminal
400: control unit

Claims (2)

In an external GPS module device connected to a vehicle black box device installed in a vehicle that does not have a communication module to obtain real-time location information,
A GPS receiver for acquiring location information data on the current location based on the NMEA format data;
A wireless communication unit which transmits the location information data acquired by the GPS receiver to a real-time location information management server;
A control unit controlling the wireless communication unit or the GPS receiver;
An impact sensor for sensing an external shock of the vehicle;
A connection terminal for connecting the external GPS module device and the vehicle black box device to transfer the location information data to the vehicle black box device and to transfer the image data photographed from the vehicle black box device to the external GPS module device. ; And
Including; an external battery that is charged when the vehicle is running,
The connection terminal is a terminal connected to the GPS connection port of the vehicle black box device,
The control unit,
Requesting the wireless communication unit to transmit the location information data acquired by the GPS receiver to the location information management server in real time;
The location information data obtained by the GPS receiver is transmitted to the vehicle black box device through the connection terminal in the NMEA format data,
When the external shock of the vehicle detected by the shock sensor is a shock of more than the reference strength, request the wireless communication unit to send a notification to the registered user,
Requesting the wireless communication unit to transmit the image data received from the vehicle black box apparatus through the connection terminal to a server set by the user,
The shock sensor is an external GPS, characterized in that for detecting the external shock of the vehicle by the power of the external battery, when an accident occurs when the vehicle is not powered to the vehicle during parking or stopping. Module device. The method of claim 1,
The vehicle black box device,
As the control program corresponding to the external GPS module device is installed,
Set current time information or shooting location information based on the NMEA format data,
External GPS module device, characterized in that for transmitting the image data via the wireless communication unit.

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