KR102131781B1 - Vehicle controller and method for updating software installed thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for updating software installed in a vehicle controller comprises: a step (a) of allowing a vehicle controller, in which software is installed, to enter into an update mode to activate a camera; a step (b) of allowing the vehicle controller to receive data including a first image recognized by the activated camera; a step (c) of allowing the vehicle controller to analyze data included in the received first image to determine whether updating the software is required for the data; a step (d) of allowing, as a result of the determination, if updating the software is required for the data, the vehicle controller to output a request for recognizing a second image; a step (e) of allowing the vehicle controller to receiving data included in the second image recognized by the activated camera; and a step (f) of allowing the vehicle controller to update the software through the data included in the received second image. The present invention can update software regardless of network environments and places.

Description

Vehicle controller and software update method installed on vehicle controller{VEHICLE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR UPDATING SOFTWARE INSTALLED THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a vehicle controller and a software update method installed in the vehicle controller. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle controller and a software update method installed in the vehicle controller that can easily and easily update software installed in the vehicle controller without having to visit a vehicle sales office.

Recently, as the types of electronic equipment installed in vehicles have been diversified, vehicle controllers for controlling these electronic equipment are also variously mounted.

It is common for vehicle controllers to have the latest version of the control software (hereinafter referred to as software) installed at the time of shipment from the vehicle manufacturer for the first time, so the software itself resolves errors or improves the software over time. According to the needs of the new version of the software has been published.

However, there is a hassle of driving a vehicle and visiting a sales office to update the newly published software, and even though a new version of the software has been published, the reality is that the update rate is very low. Installing and updating the version of software is also a way to drive safely.

On the other hand, among the vehicle controllers, the vehicle controller, which is affected by the driver's driving propensity, such as an engine controller and a transmission controller, generally performs learning for a predetermined time in order to reflect the driver's driving propensity in the control, but performs learning If there is a possibility that the learning itself may not be performed completely when another driver is driving or driving in a different way from the usual driving habits, the setting value for the driver's driving tendency is installed in the vehicle controller without learning for a predetermined time. There is a need for a method that can be directly reflected in software.

Accordingly, through the present invention, the software installed in the vehicle controller can be easily and easily updated without visiting the vehicle sales office, and at the same time, in the vehicle controller affected by the driver's driving tendency, the driver's driving tendency without learning for a predetermined time. We would like to provide a new method that can directly reflect the setting values for.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0071681 (2016.06.22)

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a vehicle controller and a software update method installed in the vehicle controller that can easily and easily update the software installed in the vehicle controller without visiting a vehicle sales office.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is a vehicle controller and software installed in the vehicle controller capable of directly reflecting a set value for the driver's driving propensity without learning a predetermined time in the vehicle controller affected by the driver's propensity to drive. It provides an update method.

A software update method installed in a vehicle controller according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem includes: (a) a vehicle controller having software installed therein to enter an update mode to activate a camera, (b) the vehicle controller A step of receiving data included in the first image recognized by the activated camera, (c) the vehicle controller analyzes the data included in the received first image to determine whether the software update is required data Determining, (d) if the data included in the first image is data requiring update of the software as a result of the determination, outputting a second image recognition request by the vehicle controller, (e) the vehicle controller And receiving data included in the second image recognized by the activated camera, and (f) the vehicle controller proceeding with the software update through data included in the received second image.

According to an embodiment, the camera may be any one of a camera installed inside or outside the vehicle and a camera for a black box interlocked with the vehicle controller.

According to an embodiment, the data included in the first image may be any one or more of vehicle model information data, target vehicle controller data, software version data, data type, security data, authentication data, and valid periods of data.

According to an embodiment, the data included in the first image may further include data on the number of second images that require recognition for the software update process.

According to an embodiment, the step (a) may further include (a-1) activating a decoding function for updating the software.

According to an embodiment, the step (c) may further include (c-1) authenticating whether security data, which is data included in the first image, meets the security standard of the software.

According to an embodiment, at least one of the first image and the second image may be a QR code image distributed by a vehicle manufacturer and downloaded to a driver terminal.

According to one embodiment, any one or more of the first image and the second image, any one of the driver's driving propensity or driver information input through the driver terminal is an application dedicated to updating the vehicle controller software installed in the driver terminal It may be an image that generates one or more settings of the vehicle controller by analyzing one or more.

According to an embodiment, any one or more of the first image and the second image may include a vehicle controller including a vehicle different from a vehicle including the vehicle controller, or a driver's propensity or driver information of a driver of the different vehicle. It may be an image collected through the above and transmits an image generated by itself of the settings of the vehicle controller included in the different vehicles to the driver terminal of the vehicle including the vehicle controller, or may be an image captured through the driver terminal.

According to one embodiment, the different vehicle may be a vehicle of the same model and the same class as the vehicle including the vehicle controller.

According to an embodiment, the output of the second image recognition request in step (d) may be any one or more of text output through a display unit, voice output through a speaker unit, and text output to a driver terminal.

According to one embodiment, the second image includes a 2-1 image to a 2-n image (n is a positive integer), and the step (e) comprises: (e-1) the activated camera Sequentially receiving data included in the 2-1 image to the 2-n image sequentially recognized by (e-2) and (e-2) data included in the 2-1 image to the 2-n image It may further include the step of determining whether all have been received.

According to an embodiment, the second image is a QR code image, and step (f) comprises: (f-1) obtaining binary segment data that is data included in the received second image and (f) -2) transmitting the obtained binary segment data to an update unit included in the vehicle controller.

According to an embodiment, after the step (f), (g) may further include the step of outputting the software update completion guide.

Vehicle controller according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is a data receiving unit for receiving data included in the first image and data included in the second image recognized by the activated camera, the data receiving unit receives An update request determination unit that analyzes data included in one first image and determines whether software update is required, an output unit outputting the second image recognition request according to the determination result of the update request determination unit, and the data reception unit It includes an update unit for performing the update of the software through the data included in the second image received.

The program stored in the medium according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is combined with a computing device, (a) an operation to enter the update mode to activate the camera, (b) recognized by the activated camera An operation of receiving data included in the first image, (c) an operation of analyzing data included in the received first image to determine whether the software update is required data, (d) the determination result, the If the data included in the first image is data requiring update of the software, an operation for outputting a second image recognition request, (e) an operation for receiving data included in the second image recognized by the activated camera, and (f) The operation of performing the software update is executed through data included in the received second image.

According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to easily and simply update the software installed in the vehicle controller 100 by simply recognizing the first image and the second image without visiting the vehicle sales office.

In addition, even in a place with a network environment where OTA (Over The Air) technology cannot be applied, if the driver has only the first image and the second image, the software installed in the vehicle controller 100 can be updated. The effect is that software updates can be made regardless of the environment and location.

In addition, since the first image and the second image generated by setting the vehicle controller by analyzing any one or more of the driver's own driving propensity or driver information are used, a set value for the driver's propensity to drive without learning for a predetermined time The effect is that it can be reflected directly in the vehicle controller.

The 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 view showing the overall configuration of a vehicle controller diagram according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating representative steps of a software update method installed in a vehicle controller according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view exemplarily showing a camera installed in a center fascia inside a vehicle.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a first QR code image is output to a smartphone as a driver terminal.
5 is a diagram exemplarily showing data included in the first image.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a display unit included in a center fascia inside a vehicle outputs a second image recognition request as text.
7 is a diagram exemplarily showing data included in the second image.
8 is a flowchart in which some steps are added to a software update method installed in a vehicle controller according to a second embodiment of the present invention when a plurality of second images are provided.
9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a second QR code image is output along with a numeric display on a smartphone as a driver terminal.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be clarified with reference to embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments allow the publication of the present invention to be complete, and general knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the holder of the scope of the invention, and the invention is only determined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

Unless otherwise determined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used as meanings commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

In addition, commonly used predetermined terms are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively, unless explicitly determined otherwise. The terminology used herein is for describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless otherwise specified in the phrase.

As used herein, "comprises" and/or "comprising" refers to the elements, steps, operations and/or elements mentioned above, the presence of one or more other components, steps, operations and/or elements. Or do not exclude additions.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail according to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing the overall configuration of a vehicle controller 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The vehicle controller 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include a data receiving unit 10, an update request determining unit 20, an output unit 30 and an updating unit 40, and other Needless to say, it may further include additional components required to achieve the purpose.

In addition, the data receiving unit 10, the update request determining unit 20, the output unit 30, and the updating unit 40 are named separately for functional reasons performed by each configuration. Of course, functions performed by other components may be performed together, and the entire component may be implemented by being integrated into a single module.

Hereinafter, the data receiving unit 10 will be described.

The data receiving unit 10 receives data included in the first image recognized by the activated camera 5 and data included in the second image.

Here, the activated camera 5 may be an independent camera 5 included in the vehicle controller 100 itself according to the first embodiment of the present invention, but the installation position of the vehicle controller 100 is the camera 5. Since it may be a position that is difficult to expose, the camera 5 is a camera 5 interlocked with the vehicle controller 100, and is preferably one of a camera installed inside or outside the vehicle and a camera for a black box.

When the activated camera 5 recognizes the first image and the second image, the recognized first image and the second image are themselves treated as one data, and predetermined communication means, for example, V2X communication means , It may be transmitted to the data receiving unit 10 through known communication means used in vehicles, such as Ethernet communication means, wired communication means.

On the other hand, the first image is an image used to determine whether the software installed in the vehicle controller 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is required to be updated, and the second image is data used to actually update the software. Included image bar, this will be described later in the description of the software update method installed in the vehicle controller according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The update request determining unit 20 analyzes data included in the first image received by the data receiving unit 10 to determine whether the software update is required.

Previously, in the description of the data receiving unit 10, the first image recognized by the activated camera 5 is regarded as itself as one data, and the update request determining unit 20 determines what data is the first image. It performs a role of specifically analyzing whether or not it is included, and determines whether the corresponding data is data requiring software update according to the analysis result. Accordingly, the first image may be viewed as a cover image, and the recognition of the first image may be considered to correspond to a starting point of software update installed in the vehicle controller 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The data included in the first image analyzed by the update request determining unit 20 may be any one or more of vehicle model information data, target vehicle controller data, software version data, data type, security data, authentication data, and validity period of the data. , In order to proceed with the software update, data on the number of second images that are required to be recognized may be further included, but this will be described later in the description of the software update method installed in the vehicle controller according to the second embodiment of the present invention. .

The output unit 30 outputs a second image recognition request according to the determination result of the update request determining unit 20.

Here, when the output unit 30 outputs the second image recognition request, the result of the determination of the update request determining unit 20 is a case where software update is required, and the output unit 30 is configured to have a display form. Although it may be implemented, the output of the second image recognition request may be transmitted to other components in the form of an output request because the installation position of the vehicle controller 100 may be a position where it is difficult to expose the display as in the previous camera 5. have. For example, the output of the second image recognition request performed by the output unit 30 may be any one or more of text output through the display unit installed inside the vehicle, voice output through the speaker unit, and text output to the driver terminal 200. .

The update unit 40 updates the software through data included in the second image received by the data receiving unit 10.

Here, the data included in the second image is data associated with software installed in the vehicle controller 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and may be a new version of software or a setting value for a driver's driving tendency.

So far, the vehicle controller 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention has been described. Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 2 to 9, a description will be given of a software update method installed in a vehicle controller according to a second embodiment of the present invention along with the contents withheld from the previous description.

2 is a flowchart illustrating representative steps of a software update method installed in a vehicle controller according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

This corresponds to a preferred flow chart in achieving the object of the present invention, but of course, some steps may be added or deleted as necessary.

On the other hand, each step is performed by the configuration included in the vehicle controller 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, but for convenience of description, the vehicle controller 100 continues to be described.

First, the vehicle controller 100 in which the software is installed enters the update mode to activate the camera 5 (S210).

Here, the update mode means a dedicated mode for updating the installed software, and entry of the update mode may be performed in various ways. For example, a vehicle controller 100 software update-only application installed in the driver terminal 200, such as a smartphone, PDP, PDA, or the like, enters an update mode by manual operation of a display unit interlocked with the vehicle controller 100 (Application) ) To enter update mode.

In this case, in order to prevent an unintended error that may occur by simultaneously performing other functions in the update process, it is desirable to implement all other functions except update-related functions when entering the update mode. Therefore, it is desirable to enter the update mode in a state where the vehicle is parked or stopped (P stage, N stage gear), but in some cases, it is necessary to enter the update mode even when the vehicle is driving (D stage, R stage gear). Necessity may exist, and in this case, turning off all functions other than update-related functions is not desirable for vehicle safety reasons. Entering the update mode with only those functions that can affect vehicle safety is turned on to a minimum. It would be desirable.

The camera 5 may be an independent camera 5 included in the vehicle controller 100 itself, but the camera 5 is because the installation position of the vehicle controller 100 may be a location where it is difficult to expose the camera 5. Is a camera 5 interlocked with the vehicle controller 100, preferably one of a camera installed inside or outside the vehicle and a camera for a black box, and the camera installed in the center Fascia inside the vehicle in FIG. (5) is shown as an example. In this case, since the screen of the camera 5 can be output to the display unit, the driver can easily recognize the activated state of the camera 5, and the first images and the second to be described later because the driver is easy to access. There is an advantage that it is easy to recognize the image to the camera (5).

Meanwhile, the step S210 may further include a step of activating the decryption function for software update (S210-1), but it may be implemented to automatically activate the decryption function at the same time as entering the update mode rather than a separate individual step. have. In this case, it may be desirable to activate the decoding function simultaneously with activation of the camera 5.

If the camera 5 is activated by entering the update mode, the vehicle controller 100 receives data included in the first image recognized by the activated camera 5 (S220).

Here, since the first image is directly recognized by the driver of the vehicle to the camera 5, various types of images may be the first image.

First, the first image may be a QR code image downloaded by the vehicle manufacturer and downloaded to the driver terminal 200 or an identifiable image including certain data. FIG. 4 exemplarily shows a state in which the QR code image, which is the first image, is output to the smartphone, which is the driver terminal 200.

This QR code image allows vehicle manufacturers to create and distribute vehicle controller 100 settings reflecting the general driver's driving propensity to optimize vehicle performance, and the driver's driving propensity is "a propensity to drive roughly." In the case of the propensity to drive quietly, the propensity to enjoy high speed, and the propensity to pursue safe driving, QR code images corresponding to this may be individually generated and distributed. In addition, by accessing the vehicle manufacturer's homepage and entering an answer to a specific question related to driver's propensity to drive or driver information, the corresponding response is reflected and a QR code image can be generated and distributed in real time. There is an advantage that your driving propensity can be accurately reflected.

On the other hand, the distribution here includes the concept of distributing the QR code image generated by the vehicle manufacturer through online, such as the Internet, and even inserting the QR code image according to various driving tendencies into the guide manual booklet provided when the vehicle is shipped. In this case, the driver may take a QR code image inserted in a manual booklet through a camera installed in the driver terminal 200 and store it as a first image.

In addition, the first image analyzes any one or more of a driver's driving propensity or driver information input through the driver terminal 200 by an application dedicated to updating the vehicle controller software installed in the driver terminal 200 to analyze the vehicle controller 100. ) May be an image created by itself.

This is the same as in the case of generating a QR code image in real time when the driver answers the predetermined question related to driving propensity or driver information by accessing the vehicle manufacturer's homepage. There is a difference that the subject is an application dedicated to updating the vehicle controller software installed in the driver terminal 200 rather than the vehicle manufacturer's homepage, and there is an advantage in convenience since it is not necessary to access the vehicle manufacturer's homepage.

In addition, the first image is a vehicle controller 100 by collecting any one or more of a driving tendency or driver information of a driver of a vehicle having a different vehicle controller (not shown) included in a vehicle different from a vehicle including the vehicle controller 100. It may be an image that is generated through the setting of itself to the driver terminal 200 of the vehicle including the vehicle controller 100, or may be an image taken through the driver terminal 200.

This can be used when the driver's own driving tendency is similar to that of another person, so that it is possible to prevent the hassle of entering an answer to a predetermined question related to the driving tendency or driver's information. For example, if a friend's driving tendency is similar to that of a friend in the case of a friend, the person's vehicle collects one or more of a friend's driving tendency or driver information, and generates a QR code image generated by himself. It can be transmitted to the terminal or taken and stored as a first image.

In this case, in order to prevent an error of a vehicle or an error of the vehicle controller 100 that may occur when a specification reflects the same driving tendency to different vehicles, the different vehicles are identical to the vehicle including the vehicle controller 100. It is preferred that the model and vehicle of the same class. For example, if the friend's vehicle is a Genesis G80 sport, his vehicle applying the QR code image generated by the vehicle as the first image should also be the Genesis G80 sport.

The first image may be provided to the driver through various methods as well as the above-described methods, which may be applied to the second image to be described later. That is, the second image, which will be described later, is also distributed by the vehicle manufacturer and downloaded to the driver terminal 200, a QR code image or an identifiable image containing certain data, and a vehicle controller software update dedicated application installed in the driver terminal 200 (Application ) Is an image generated by setting the vehicle controller 100 by analyzing any one or more of the driver's driving propensity or driver information input through the driver terminal 200, and is different from a vehicle including the vehicle controller 100. A vehicle controller (not shown) included in the vehicle collects any one or more of a driver's driving propensity or driver information of a different vehicle, and includes the vehicle controller 100 to generate an image of the vehicle controller 100 itself. It may be an image transmitted to the driver terminal 200 of the vehicle or photographed through the driver terminal 200. However, this corresponds to the commonality of the first image or the second image providing method, and the data actually included in the first image and the second image may be regarded as different depending on the role of each image. . Therefore, hereinafter, data included in the first image will be described.

5 is a diagram exemplarily showing data included in the first image. The first image may include any one or more of vehicle model information data, target vehicle controller data, software version information data, data type, security data, authentication data, and valid period of the data. In this case, since the data included in the first image does not correspond to the actual software update, it is common for one first image to include the data, but in some cases, a plurality of first images may be implemented. Of course it can.

In addition, the data included in the first image may further include data on the number of second images that need to be recognized in order to proceed with the software update, which will be described later. Since the data included in the first image received first is recognized. By further including data on the number of required second images, the vehicle controller 100 recognizes all of the second images of the corresponding number through the activated camera 5 and effectively validates all of the data included in the second images. You can check if you are receiving.

Returning to the description of FIG. 2 again.

If the data included in the first image is received, the data included in the first image received by the vehicle controller 100 is analyzed to determine whether the software update is required (S230).

Here, the data included in the first image used for analysis may use software version data or a data type among data included in the first image. More specifically, the software version data is used to analyze whether the software version data included in the first image corresponds to a later released version, compared to the software version installed in the vehicle controller 100, and the data type is updated by the software itself. It is used to analyze whether there is a difference from an existing setting value by corresponding to the required software and by including the setting value of the vehicle controller 100. Accordingly, the first image may be viewed as a cover image, and the recognition of the first image may be regarded as a starting point of software update installed in the vehicle controller 100.

On the other hand, the step S230 may further include a step (S230-1) of authenticating whether the security data, which is data included in the first image, complies with the security standards of the software, so that the driver of the vehicle may not be the actual owner. This is to prevent a case in which the setting value of the vehicle controller 100 is inadvertently changed by a person who does not have authority.

As a result of the determination in step S230, if the data included in the first image is data requiring software update, the vehicle controller 100 outputs a second image recognition request (S240), and the determination result includes the first image. If the data is data that does not require updating of the software, the process returns to step S210 or the update itself is terminated.

Previously, in the description of the data included in the first image, the vehicle controller 100 may recognize that the second image may further include data on the number of second images that are required to recognize the software update process. Outputs a second image recognition request. However, the output of the second image recognition request may be transmitted to other components in the form of an output request because, like the camera 5, the installation position of the vehicle controller 100 may be a position where it is difficult to expose the display. For example, the output of the second image recognition request may be any one or more of text output through the display unit installed inside the vehicle, voice output through the speaker unit, and text output to the driver terminal 200, and the center inside the vehicle in FIG. 6 The display unit included in the center fascia outputs a second image recognition request as text as an example.

If the second image recognition request is output, the vehicle controller 100 receives data included in the second image recognized by the activated camera 5 (S250).

Previously, in the description of the first image, the recognition of the first image corresponds to the starting point of the software update installed in the vehicle controller 100. In order to actually update the software, the second image recognition must be performed.

7 is a diagram exemplarily showing data included in the second image. The second image may include any one or more of a data type, an image information header, binary information, and vehicle controller software installation data. In this case, the data included in the second image is different from the data included in the first image and corresponds to data undergoing actual software update, so it is highly likely that one second image does not include all of the data. In this case, the second image is inevitably implemented separately.

For example, the second image may include a 2-1 image to a 2-n image (n is a positive integer), in which case step S250 is activated camera 5 as shown in FIG. 8. Sequentially receiving data included in the 2-1 image to the 2-n image sequentially recognized in step S250-1 and receiving data included in the 2-1 image to the 2-n image in sequence It may further include a step (S250-2) of determining whether or not. In this case, if all data included in the 2-1 image to the 2-n image is received as a result of the determination, the process proceeds to step S260, which will be described later, and does not receive all the data included in the 2-1 image to the 2-n image. If not, return to step S240.

Here, the 2-1 image to the 2-n image may be sequentially recognized by the activated camera 5, and it may be a problem whether data included in these images should be sequentially received, which is installed in the vehicle controller 100. Since the software update is generally performed with certain rules, it may be desirable to recognize it sequentially in order to prevent the occurrence of unintended errors in the process of updating. However, in some cases, even if it is not recognized sequentially, the data included in the image may be stored, and if an update is performed using the data later, it may be implemented to proceed with the actual update. For example, if the second image is three such as the second-1 image, the second-2 image, and the second-3 image, after recognizing the second-1 image, the second-3 image, not the second-2 image If is recognized, the received data may be stored by recognizing the 2-3 image, and then the update may be performed using the received data by recognizing the 2-2 image, and then the remaining update may be performed using the stored data. .

On the other hand, when there are a plurality of second images, it may be confused as to which image should be recognized by the activated camera 5 to sequentially receive data included in the image. In this case, the vehicle manufacturer described above, the vehicle controller 100 software update-only application, the vehicle controller included in a different vehicle generates a second image and provides it to the driver terminal 200, as shown in FIG. 9 By providing a separate number display on the edge of the image, confusion can be prevented.

Returning to the description of FIG. 2 again.

If the data included in the second image is received, the software update is performed through the data included in the second image received by the vehicle controller 100 (S260).

This step S260 can be seen as a step in which the actual update of the software installed in the vehicle controller 100 proceeds, and the form may be any one or more of changing an existing setting value or installing a new version of the software.

In addition, when the second image exemplarily described above is a QR code image, the step of obtaining binary segment data, which is data included in the second image (S260-1) and the obtained binary segment data, the vehicle controller 100 It may further include the step of transmitting to the updating unit (S260-2), because in the case of an image provided by a QR code, acquisition of binary segment data is essential.

If the update is completed by performing the software update, the vehicle controller outputs an update completion guide (S270).

Here, the output of the update completion guide can be performed in the same way as the second image recognition request described in step S240, the text output through the display unit installed inside the vehicle, the audio output through the speaker unit and the text to the driver terminal 200 It can be any one or more of the outputs.

In addition, the step S270 may further include a step of deactivating the decryption function activated in step S210 (S270-1), so that the update is completed, to prevent an unintended update by deactivating the activated function.

So far, the software update method installed in the vehicle controller 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention has been described. According to the present invention, it is possible to easily and easily update the software installed in the vehicle controller 100 by simply recognizing the first image and the second image without visiting the vehicle sales office, and applying OTA (Over The Air) technology. Even in a place having a network environment that cannot be performed, if the driver only has the first image and the second image, the software installed in the vehicle controller 100 may be updated. In addition, a first image and a second image generated by setting the vehicle controller 100 by analyzing any one or more of the driver's own driving propensity or driver information are used. The set value for the vehicle controller 100 can be directly reflected.

On the other hand, the vehicle controller 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the software update method installed in the vehicle controller according to the second embodiment of the present invention include media having the same technical characteristics according to the third embodiment of the present invention It can also be implemented as a computer program stored in. In this case, the computer program stored in the medium includes (a) an operation to enter the update mode to activate the camera, (b) an operation to receive data included in the first image recognized by the activated camera, and (c) the received operation. An operation of analyzing data included in the first image to determine whether the software update is required, (d) as a result of the determination, if the data included in the first image is data requiring the software update, The software update through an operation for outputting a second image recognition request, (e) an operation for receiving data included in the second image recognized by the activated camera, and (f) data for the received second image. You may be able to run an operation that proceeds. And the above-described operation means an operation step in which each of the corresponding steps is performed.

In addition, although not described in detail for duplicate description, the vehicle controller 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the computer program stored in the medium according to the third embodiment of the present invention are according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It will be understood that all technical features applied to the software update method installed in the vehicle controller 100 and the effects thereof can be shared.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. You will understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

5: Camera
10: data receiving unit
20: update request determination unit
30: output
40: update unit
100: vehicle controller 100
200: driver terminal

Claims (16)

(a) a vehicle controller having software installed therein to enter an update mode to activate the camera;
(b) the vehicle controller receiving data included in the first image recognized by the activated camera;
(c) the vehicle controller analyzes whether the software version data included in the received first image is a later released version in comparison to the software version installed in the vehicle controller, and determines whether the software update is required data step;
(d) if, as a result of the determination, the data included in the first image is data requiring update of the software, the vehicle controller outputs a second image recognition request;
(e) the vehicle controller receiving data included in the second image recognized by the activated camera; And
(f) the vehicle controller performing the software update through data included in the received second image;
Software update method installed in the vehicle controller comprising a. According to claim 1,
The camera,
Any one of a camera installed inside or outside the vehicle and a camera for a black box interlocked with the vehicle controller,
How to update the software installed in the vehicle controller. According to claim 1,
The data included in the first image,
Vehicle model information data, target vehicle controller data, software version data, data type, security data, authentication data, and any one of the validity period of the data,
How to update the software installed in the vehicle controller. According to claim 3,
The data included in the first image,
Further comprising data for the number of the second image is required to be recognized for the software update process,
How to update the software installed in the vehicle controller. According to claim 1,
Step (a) is,
(a-1) activating a decryption function for updating the software;
Software update method installed in the vehicle controller further comprising a. According to claim 1,
Step (c) is,
(c-1) authenticating whether security data, which is data included in the first image, complies with the security standard of the software;
Software update method installed in the vehicle controller further comprising a. According to claim 1,
At least one of the first image and the second image,
QR code image distributed by the vehicle manufacturer and downloaded to the driver's terminal.
How to update the software installed in the vehicle controller. According to claim 1,
At least one of the first image and the second image,
The image of the vehicle controller software update dedicated application installed in the driver terminal analyzes any one or more of the driver's driving propensity or driver information input through the driver terminal, and generates an image of the vehicle controller by itself.
How to update the software installed in the vehicle controller. According to claim 1,
At least one of the first image and the second image,
An image in which a vehicle controller included in a vehicle different from a vehicle including the vehicle controller collects any one or more of a driver's driving propensity or driver information of the different vehicle and automatically generates a setting of a vehicle controller included in the different vehicle Is transmitted to a driver terminal of a vehicle including the vehicle controller, or an image photographed through the driver terminal,
How to update the software installed in the vehicle controller. The method of claim 9,
The different vehicles,
A vehicle of the same model and the same class as the vehicle including the vehicle controller,
How to update the software installed in the vehicle controller. According to claim 1,
In step (d), the output of the second image recognition request is:
Text output through the display unit, voice output through the speaker unit and text output to the driver terminal, any one or more,
How to update the software installed in the vehicle controller. According to claim 1,
The second image,
Includes 2-1 images to 2-n images (n is a positive integer),
Step (e) is,
(e-1) sequentially receiving data included in the 2-1 image to the 2-n image recognized by the activated camera in sequence; And
(e-2) determining whether all of the data included in the 2-1 image to the 2-n image has been received;
Software update method installed in the vehicle controller further comprising a. According to claim 1,
The second image,
QR code image,
Step (f) is,
(f-1) obtaining binary segment data that is data included in the received second image; And
(f-2) transmitting the obtained binary segment data to an update unit included in the vehicle controller;
Software update method installed in the vehicle controller further comprising a. According to claim 1,
After step (f),
(g) outputting the software update completion guide;
Software update method installed in the vehicle controller further comprising a. A data receiver configured to receive data included in the first image and data included in the second image recognized by the activated camera;
An update request determination unit that analyzes whether the software version data included in the first image received by the data reception unit is a later released version in comparison to the software version installed in the vehicle controller and determines whether the software update is required data;
An output unit outputting the second image recognition request according to the determination result of the update request determination unit; And
An updating unit performing an update of the software through data included in the second image received by the data receiving unit;
Vehicle controller comprising a. In combination with computing devices,
(a) an operation step of entering the update mode and activating the camera;
(b) an operation step of receiving data included in the first image recognized by the activated camera;
(c) an operation step of analyzing whether the software version data included in the received first image is a later released version in comparison to the software version installed in the vehicle controller, and determining whether the software update is required data;
(d) an operation step of outputting a second image recognition request if the data included in the first image is data requiring update of the software as a result of the determination;
(e) an operation step of receiving data included in the second image recognized by the activated camera; And
(f) an operation step of performing the software update through data included in the received second image;
To run,
Computer programs stored on media.

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