KR102473051B1 - Network server and method to communicate with client terminal disposed in vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

A network server that communicates with a client terminal disposed in a vehicle through a network includes at least one processor and a communicator that performs communication through the network in response to control of the at least one processor. At least one processor receives an ID corresponding to the user terminal and verification data associated with whether the user of the user terminal has boarded a vehicle through the communicator, authenticates the user terminal based on the verification data, and authenticates the user terminal through the communicator. It is configured to receive a request signal requesting a change in vehicle temperature from the terminal, and transmit an alarm signal requesting a change in temperature to the client terminal according to whether the user terminal is authenticated.

Description

Network server and method for communicating with a client terminal placed in a vehicle {NETWORK SERVER AND METHOD TO COMMUNICATE WITH CLIENT TERMINAL DISPOSED IN VEHICLE}

The present invention relates to a network system, and more particularly, to a network server and method for communicating with a client terminal disposed in a vehicle.

Traffic congestion due to the rapid increase in vehicles has reduced the travel speeds of vehicles, which increases the average waiting time and boarding time of users of public transportation such as buses and reduces the public transportation usage rate of citizens. Accordingly, there is a need to introduce an efficient and economical method that can enhance the convenience of public transportation users, and a vehicle control system that detects and provides the locations of multiple buses operating on fixed routes in real time is operating. .

Air conditioning/heating in the bus can only be controlled by the driver, but cannot be controlled by the number of passengers on the bus. Considering that the interior of the bus is relatively large, and therefore the interior may have partially different temperatures, and the bus driver may not be aware of this, it is not sufficient to simply rely on the driver's judgment or set guidelines for setting the temperature. The temperature in (VH) may not be suitable for passengers, which may cause discomfort to passengers. Considering that quarrels between bus drivers and passengers are emerging as social issues, and that the room temperature at which passengers feel comfortable may differ from each other, it is not easy for passengers to verbally request the bus driver to adjust the temperature.

The above description is only intended to help understand the background of the technical ideas of the present invention, and therefore, it cannot be understood as the prior art known to those skilled in the art.

Network servers and methods according to embodiments of the present invention provide improved user convenience. For example, the network server and method may provide the driver's client terminal with an alarm signal requesting a change in temperature in the vehicle based on request signals from the user terminals.

A network server communicating with a client terminal disposed in a vehicle through a network according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one processor; and a communicator performing communication through the network in response to control of the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to provide an ID corresponding to a user terminal and a user of the user terminal to the vehicle through the communicator. Receive verification data associated with whether or not you boarded, authenticate the user terminal based on the verification data, receive a request signal requesting a change in the temperature in the vehicle from the user terminal through the communicator, and transmits an alarm signal requesting a change of the temperature to the client terminal according to whether the user terminal is authenticated.

The verification data may be received from the user terminal and include GPS data of the user terminal, and the at least one processor is configured to authenticate the user terminal by comparing the GPS data of the user terminal with location information of the vehicle. can be configured.

The verification data may include a vehicle identifier associated with a printed matter received from the user terminal and placed in the vehicle, and the at least one processor determines whether the vehicle identifier matches a pre-stored comparison code, based on whether the user It can be configured to authenticate the terminal.

The printed matter may include at least one of a barcode and a QR code, and the vehicle identifier may be extracted from the at least one of the barcode and the QR code.

The at least one processor may be configured to further receive GPS data of the user terminal from the user terminal, and to authenticate the user terminal based on whether the GPS data matches location information of the vehicle.

The verification data may be received from a payment server that performs payment using the user terminal, and the at least one processor is configured to authenticate the user terminal based on whether the verification data indicates success of the payment. can

The at least one processor may be configured to receive GPS data of the user terminal from the user terminal, and authenticate the user terminal further based on whether the GPS data matches location information of the vehicle.

The alarm signal may control the client terminal to display a graphic interface including an object for requesting a change in temperature.

A network server communicating with a client terminal disposed in a vehicle through a network according to another embodiment of the present invention includes at least one processor; and a communicator performing communication through the network in response to the control of the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor provides IDs corresponding to user terminals and users of the user terminals through the communicator. Receives verification data related to whether or not the user is in the vehicle, determines whether to authenticate each of the user terminals based on the verification data, and determines the temperature in the vehicle from any one of the user terminals through the communicator. Whenever a request signal requesting a change of is received, a count corresponding to the client terminal is increased depending on whether the corresponding user terminal is authenticated, and an object requesting a change of the temperature based on the count is included. It may be configured to communicate with the client terminal to display a graphical interface.

The at least one processor may be configured to communicate with the client terminal to display the graphical interface by comparing the count to a reference count determined based on a number of authenticated user terminals among the user terminals.

The at least one processor may be configured to communicate with the client terminal to display the graphical interface when the count is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of communicating with a client terminal disposed in a vehicle through a network. The method may include receiving an ID corresponding to a user terminal and verification data associated with whether a user of the user terminal has boarded the vehicle through the network; authenticating the user terminal based on the verification data; receiving a request signal requesting a change in the temperature in the vehicle from the user terminal through the communicator; and transmitting an alarm signal requesting a change of the temperature to the client terminal based on whether the user terminal is authenticated.

The verification data may be received from the user terminal and include GPS data of the user terminal, and the authenticating step may include authenticating the user terminal by comparing the GPS data of the user terminal with location information of the vehicle. can include

The verification data may include a vehicle identifier associated with a printed matter received from the user terminal and placed in the vehicle, and the authenticating may include matching the vehicle identifier with a previously stored comparison code to the user terminal. It may include a step of authenticating.

The verification data may be received from a payment server that performs payment using the user terminal, and the authenticating step includes authenticating the user terminal based on whether the verification data indicates success of the payment. can do.

Network servers and methods according to embodiments of the present invention provide improved user convenience. For example, the network server receives verification data associated with whether the user of the user terminal has boarded a vehicle, authenticates the user terminal based on the verification data, and changes the temperature according to a request signal from the authenticated user terminal. An alarm signal requesting may be transmitted to the client terminal. Accordingly, without the inconvenience of the passenger verbally requesting the driver to adjust the temperature in the vehicle, the driver can recognize that the temperature in the vehicle needs to be adjusted by checking the client terminal.

1 is a block diagram showing a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a graphic interface displayed on the vehicle terminal of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary embodiment of a vehicle terminal control server of FIG. 1 .
4 is a diagram conceptually showing verification data stored in the memory of FIG. 2 .
FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually showing count values stored in the memory of FIG. 2 .
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an alarm signal to a vehicle terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a method of generating authentication data in step S110 of FIG. 6 .
8 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of step S220 of FIG. 7 .
9 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of step S220 of FIG. 7 .
10 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of step S220 of FIG. 7 .
11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an alarm signal to a vehicle terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of step S630 of FIG. 11 .
13 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of step S630 of FIG. 11 .
14 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a computer device suitable for implementing the vehicle terminal control server of FIG. 2 .

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the present invention are described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention. In addition, the present invention may be embodied in other forms without being limited to the embodiments described herein. However, the embodiments described herein are provided to explain in detail enough to easily implement the technical idea of the present invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be "connected" to another part, this includes not only the case where it is "directly connected" but also the case where it is "indirectly connected" with another element interposed therebetween. . Terminology used herein is for describing specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. Throughout the specification, when a certain component is said to "include", it means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated. "At least one of X, Y, and Z", "at least one of X, Y, or Z", and "at least one selected from the group consisting of X, Y, and Z" include one X, one Y, Z alone, or any combination of two or more of X, Y, and Z (eg, XYZ, XYY, YZ, ZZ). Here, "and/or" includes any combination of one or more of the elements.

1 is a block diagram showing a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a graphic interface displayed on the vehicle terminal of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 1, a network system 100 includes a network 105, first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n, a payment server 120, a vehicle terminal control server 130, and a vehicle terminal 140. ).

Network system 100 may include a plurality of devices, servers, and/or software components that operate to perform various methods according to embodiments of the invention described herein. The devices and/or servers shown in FIG. 1 may be configured in different ways, and the operations and services provided by the devices and/or servers may be combined or separated for the embodiments described herein. and may be performed by more or fewer devices and/or servers. One or more devices and/or servers may be operated and/or maintained by the same or different entities.

The network 105 includes components in the network system 100, such as the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n, the payment server 120, the vehicle terminal control server 130, and the vehicle terminal 140. connect Network 105 may include at least one of a public network, at least one private network, a wired network, a wireless network, any other suitable type of network, and combinations thereof. Each of the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n, the payment server 120, the vehicle terminal control server 130, and the vehicle terminal 140 may include at least one of a wired communication function and a wireless communication function. And, accordingly, they can communicate with each other through the network 105.

The first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n may communicate with the vehicle terminal control server 130 through the network 105 . Each of the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n accesses the vehicle terminal control server 130 when the user gets on the vehicle VH, transmits verification data for an authentication operation, and results from authentication. may be received, and a request signal for requesting a change in temperature in the vehicle VH may be transmitted to the vehicle terminal control server 130 . The vehicle terminal control server 130 may control the vehicle terminal 140 in response to a request signal.

Each of the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n may be a computer device that performs the operations described herein by executing program codes and/or instructions. The above program codes and/or instructions may be included in an application application, and each of the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n downloads an installation file provided from a third party server, and downloads the downloaded installation file. You can install the application by running the file. The third server may be provided as a component separate from the vehicle terminal control server 130 or may be integrated with the vehicle terminal control server 130 .

In embodiments, each of the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n may request electronic payment by transmitting payment data to a payment terminal installed in the vehicle VH. For example, the user terminal may transmit payment data to the payment terminal of the vehicle VH using a short-range wireless communication method. In embodiments, the user terminal may transmit payment data using at least one of NFC, Bluetooth communication, Wi-Fi communication, LTE D2D communication, magnetic secure transmission communication, ZigBee communication, infrared communication, UWB communication, and Ant+ communication. In this case, the payment terminal of the vehicle (VH) may transmit the ID of the user terminal, payment data, ID of the payment terminal, vehicle identifier, etc. to the payment server 120, and the payment server 120 may transmit electronic data according to the received data. It is possible to determine whether or not to approve the payment, and feed back the result to the payment terminal of the vehicle VH. In this way, the user can pay the fare using the user terminal.

The vehicle terminal control server 130 may be a network server that communicates with the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n, the payment server 120, and the vehicle terminal 140 through the network 105. The vehicle terminal control server 130 receives verification data associated with whether each user of the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n has boarded the vehicle VH, and based on the received verification data, A user terminal may be authenticated. When a request signal for changing the temperature in the vehicle VH is received from the authenticated user terminal, the vehicle terminal control server 130 sends an alarm signal requesting a temperature change within the vehicle VH, such as the vehicle terminal 140. It can be transmitted to the client terminal, which is an installed computer device. In response to the alarm signal, the vehicle terminal 140 may display an object for requesting a temperature change. For example, the vehicle terminal 140 may display an object for requesting a temperature change in response to receiving a predetermined number of alarm signals.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the vehicle terminal 140 may display a graphic interface (GUI) showing various information related to the driving state of the vehicle VH. For example, the vehicle (VH) may be a bus, and in this case, the graphic interface (GUI) may show information such as a distance from a front bus and a rear bus. As described above, the vehicle terminal 140 may display an object, for example, an item, an icon, a text message (MSG), etc. for requesting a change in temperature on a graphical interface (GUI) in response to an alarm signal. .

Cooling/heating in the vehicle VH can only be controlled by the driver, whereas it cannot be controlled by multiple passengers in the vehicle. In the case of a relatively large vehicle (VH) such as a bus, considering that the interior may have partially different temperatures and the driver may not be aware of this, the temperature setting can be set only by relying on the driver's judgment or set guidelines The temperature inside the vehicle VH may not be suitable for the passengers, which may cause discomfort to the passengers. This problem may be aggravated in a season with severe temperature change such as summer/winter season, or when a relatively large number of racks are boarded.

The vehicle terminal control server 130 authenticates whether the user of the user terminal has boarded the vehicle VH based on the verification data, and sends an alarm signal requesting a change in temperature when a request signal is received from the authenticated user terminal. It can be transmitted to the vehicle terminal 140. Accordingly, the driver can recognize that the temperature inside the vehicle VH needs to be adjusted by checking the vehicle terminal 140 without the inconvenience of the passenger requesting the driver to adjust the temperature inside the vehicle VH. Thus, the network system 100 providing improved user convenience can be provided.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary embodiment of a vehicle terminal control server of FIG. 1 . 4 is a diagram conceptually showing verification data stored in the memory of FIG. 2 .

1 and 3 , the vehicle terminal control server 200 includes an alarm generator 210, a memory 220, and a vehicle control system 230.

The alarm generator 210 may include a user terminal interface (I/F) 211 , a vehicle terminal interface 212 , and a control device 213 .

The user terminal interface 211 provides an interface between the control device 213 and the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n, and thus, in response to the control of the control device 213, the first to nth users It is possible to communicate with the terminals 111 to 11n.

The vehicle terminal interface 212 provides an interface between the control device 213 and the vehicle terminal 140, and thus can communicate with the vehicle terminal 140 in response to the control of the control device 213.

The control device 213 may control overall operations of the alarm generator 210 and/or the vehicle terminal control server 200 . The control device 213 may be connected to the memory 220 and the vehicle control system 230 .

The control device 213 may include a user terminal authentication unit 214 and a vehicle terminal control unit 215 . The user terminal authentication unit 214 authenticates the user terminal based on the verification data when verification data associated with any one of the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n is received, and converts the verification result into the verification data ( ATZD) may be stored and/or updated in the memory 220.

Referring to FIG. 4 together with FIG. 3 , the authentication data ATZD stored in the memory 220 includes authentication data for each vehicle identifier. Here, the vehicle identifier is various types of identifiers capable of specifying the vehicle VH and/or the vehicle terminal 140 within the network system 100, for example, a unique code assigned to the vehicle VH, a vehicle It may include at least one of a unique code assigned to the terminal 140, a MAC address of the vehicle terminal 140, and the like, and may be appropriately selected according to embodiments.

The authentication data ATZD may include the first to pth authentication data ATZD1 to ATZDp respectively corresponding to the first to pth vehicle identifiers VID1 to VIDp. Each of the 1st to pth authentication data (ATZD1 to ATZDp) may include IDs of authenticated user terminals. For example, the second authentication data ATZD2 includes IDs UID1 to UIDq of the first to q user terminals, indicating that the IDs of the first to q user terminals are authenticated in relation to the second vehicle identifier. it means. In this way, the user terminal authentication unit 214 may add the ID of the authenticated user terminal to authentication data corresponding to the corresponding vehicle identifier whenever the user terminal is authenticated.

In embodiments, the verification data is received from the user terminal and may include an ID of the user terminal and a vehicle identifier (or vehicle identification code) associated with a printed matter disposed in the vehicle VH. Here, the ID of the user terminal is various types of identifiers capable of specifying the user terminal within the network system 100, for example, the MAC address of the user terminal, an identification code associated with an application, and an operating system. It may include at least one of identification codes associated with and the like. The printed material may include at least one of a barcode or a QR code, but embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto and the printed material may include at least one of various types of visualized identifiers suitable for identifying the vehicle VH. can The user terminal can extract the vehicle identifier from such a printed matter. The user terminal authentication unit 214 may authenticate the corresponding user terminal when the vehicle identifier matches the comparison code. The comparison code may be stored in advance or may be provided from the vehicle control system 230 . The user terminal authentication unit 214 may include the ID of the authenticated user terminal in the authentication data ATZD corresponding to the corresponding vehicle identifier (or comparison code).

In embodiments, the verification data may be received from the payment server 120, and the verification data may include an ID of a user terminal, a vehicle identifier, and data representing success or failure of payment using the corresponding user terminal. The user terminal authentication unit 214 may authenticate the corresponding user terminal when the verification data indicates successful payment. The user terminal authentication unit 214 may include the ID of the authenticated user terminal in the authentication data ATZD corresponding to the corresponding vehicle identifier.

In embodiments, the verification data is received from a user terminal and may include an ID of the user terminal and Global Positioning System (GPS) data. The user terminal authentication unit 214 may authenticate the user terminal when the GPS data matches the location information of the vehicle VH. For example, the vehicle terminal 140 includes a GPS and may provide its GPS data to the vehicle terminal control server 130 as location information of the vehicle VH. The user terminal authentication unit 214 may include the ID of the authenticated user terminal in the authentication data ATZD corresponding to the corresponding vehicle identifier.

The vehicle terminal control unit 215 processes a request signal requesting a change in temperature in the vehicle VH received from the user terminal. The vehicle terminal control unit 215 may use the authentication data ATZD to determine whether the corresponding user terminal has been authenticated. The vehicle terminal control unit 215 searches for the ID of the user terminal in the authentication data ATZD. The existence of the ID of the user terminal in the authentication data ATZD means that the user terminal has been authenticated in association with a specific vehicle identifier. Conversely, if the ID of the user terminal does not exist in the authentication data (ATZD), it means that the user terminal is not authenticated. The vehicle terminal control unit 215 may detect a vehicle identifier corresponding to the ID of the searched user terminal, and transmit an alarm signal requesting a change in temperature in the vehicle VH to the vehicle terminal 140 of the detected vehicle identifier.

The alarm signal may include messages, data, and/or information related to the regulation of temperature. When receiving the alarm signal, the vehicle terminal 140 may display a graphic interface including an object for requesting a temperature change as shown in FIG. 2 . For example, the vehicle terminal 140 may display a graphic interface expressing text such as “Please turn on the heater” or “Please raise the temperature by 1 degree”.

The vehicle control system 230 is connected to the alarm generator 210 . Vehicle control system 230 is configured to monitor the position of vehicle VH via a variety of methods known in the art. In embodiments, the vehicle terminal 140 may include GPS and periodically provide GPS data to the vehicle control system 230, and the vehicle control system 230 may determine the location of the vehicle VH based on the GPS data. can be identified. In other embodiments, modules for performing short-range wireless communication with an electronic device of the vehicle VH, such as the vehicle terminal 140, are installed along a moving path of the vehicle VH, and each of such modules is connected to the vehicle VH. It is possible to inform the vehicle control system 230 through the network 105 whether or not it is adjacent. Vehicle control system 230 may determine the location of vehicle VH based on signals from those modules.

In embodiments, the vehicle control system 230 may be included in the vehicle terminal control server 200 as shown in FIG. 3 . In other embodiments, the vehicle control system 230 is provided as a component separate from the vehicle terminal control server 200, and the vehicle terminal control server 200 and/or alarm generator 210 is connected to the network 105 (FIG. 1). Reference) may communicate with the vehicle control system 230.

FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually showing count values stored in the memory of FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 5 , the vehicle terminal control unit 215 may manage first to p-th count values CNT1 to CNTp respectively corresponding to the first to p-th vehicle identifiers VID1 to VIDp. . The vehicle terminal control unit 215 may increase a count value corresponding to a corresponding vehicle identifier whenever a request signal requesting a change in temperature in the vehicle VH is received from each of the authenticated user terminals.

Based on the count value, the vehicle terminal control unit 215 may transmit an alarm signal to the vehicle terminal 140 requesting a change in temperature in the vehicle VH to the vehicle terminal 140 of the corresponding vehicle identifier. For example, when any count value among the first to p th count values CNT1 to CNTp is equal to or greater than a threshold value, the vehicle terminal control unit 215 generates the vehicle terminal 140 of the vehicle identifier corresponding to the count value. ) to send an alarm signal.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an alarm signal to a vehicle terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 6 , in step S110, the vehicle terminal control server 130 generates authentication data (ATZD, see FIG. 3) associated with the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n. Step S110 may be performed by the user terminal authentication unit 214 of FIG. 3 .

In step S120, a request signal requesting an ID of the user terminal and a temperature change in the vehicle VH is received from any one of the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n.

In step S130, the vehicle terminal control server 130 refers to authentication data and performs step S140 according to whether the user terminal is authenticated. The vehicle terminal control server 130 may search for the ID of the user terminal received from the authentication data ATZD, and perform step S140 when the search is successful.

In step S140, the vehicle terminal control server 130 transmits an alarm signal requesting a temperature change to the vehicle terminal 140. The vehicle terminal 140 may display a graphic interface (GUI) including an object requesting a temperature change in response to an alarm signal as shown in FIG. 2 . Steps S120 to S140 may be performed by the vehicle terminal controller 215 of FIG. 3 . Accordingly, the driver of the vehicle VH can recognize that the temperature inside the vehicle VH needs to be adjusted. Thus, the network system 100 providing improved user convenience can be provided.

7 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a method of generating authentication data in step S110 of FIG. 6 .

1 and 7 , in step S210, the vehicle terminal control server 130 may receive an ID corresponding to the user terminal and verification data associated with whether the user of the user terminal has boarded the vehicle VH. have. At this time, the ID of the user terminal is various types of identifiers capable of specifying the user terminal within the network system 100, for example, the MAC address of the user terminal, an identification code associated with an application, an identification code associated with an operating system, and the like. may include at least one of them.

The verification data includes information for confirming whether the user has boarded the vehicle VH, and various types of information may be employed according to embodiments. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10 .

In step S220, the vehicle terminal control server 130 may determine whether to authenticate the user terminal based on the verification data. When authentication passes, the vehicle terminal control server 130 searches for a vehicle identifier corresponding to the user terminal among the first to p th vehicle identifiers VID1 to VIDp as described with reference to FIG. 4, and retrieves the retrieved vehicle identifier. The ID of the user terminal may be added to the verification data corresponding to .

8 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of step S220 of FIG. 7 .

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 8 , in step S310, the vehicle terminal control server 130 may receive GPS data as verification data from the user terminal. In step S320, the vehicle terminal control server 130 may authenticate the user terminal by comparing GPS data with location information of the vehicle VH. Location information of the vehicle VH may be provided from the vehicle control system 230 (see FIG. 3).

9 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of step S220 of FIG. 7 .

1 and 9, in step S410, the vehicle terminal control server 130 is associated with a printed matter disposed in the vehicle VH from any one of the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n. The identifier may be received as verification data. The user terminal may extract a vehicle identifier by sensing a printout such as a barcode and/or a QR code, and transmit the extracted vehicle identifier to the vehicle terminal control server 130 as verification data. At this time, the user terminal may further transmit GPS data of the user terminal.

In step S420, the vehicle terminal control server 130 determines whether a comparison code matching the vehicle identifier exists. The vehicle terminal control server 130 may store comparison codes corresponding to a plurality of vehicles and search for a comparison code matching a vehicle identifier among them. If so, this may mean that the user of the user terminal has boarded the vehicle VH. In this case, step S430 is performed.

In step S430, the vehicle terminal control server 130 searches for location information of the vehicle VH corresponding to the matched comparison code using the vehicle control system. In step S440, the vehicle terminal control server 130 may authenticate the user terminal when the GPS data of the user terminal matches the location information of the vehicle VH. The vehicle terminal control server 130 will add the ID corresponding to the user terminal to the verification data corresponding to the vehicle identifier.

10 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of step S220 of FIG. 7 .

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 10 , in step S510, the vehicle terminal control server 130 may receive verification data from the payment server 120 that performs payment using the user terminal. The verification data may indicate whether payment using the user terminal is successful. For example, the verification data may include the ID of the user terminal, the vehicle identifier, and data representing success or failure of payment using the corresponding user terminal.

If the payment using the user terminal is successful, this may mean that the user of the user terminal has boarded the vehicle VH. In step S520, the vehicle terminal control server 130 performs step S530 if the payment using the user terminal is successful. In this way, the vehicle terminal control server 130 may firstly authenticate the user terminal using verification data from the payment server 120 .

In step S530, the vehicle terminal control server 130 searches for location information of the vehicle VH corresponding to the vehicle identifier using the vehicle control system.

In step S540, the vehicle terminal control server 130 may authenticate the user terminal when the GPS data of the user terminal matches the location information of the vehicle VH. As such, the vehicle terminal control server 130 may secondarily authenticate the user terminal by receiving GPS data from the user terminal and verifying whether the GPS data matches the location information of the vehicle VH. When authentication passes, the vehicle terminal control server 130 will add the ID corresponding to the user terminal to the verification data corresponding to the vehicle identifier.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an alarm signal to a vehicle terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 11 , in step S610, the vehicle terminal control server 130 generates authentication data (ATZD, see FIG. 3) associated with the first to nth user terminals 111 to 11n. Step S610 may be performed by the user terminal authentication unit 214 of FIG. 3 . Step S610 is described similarly to step S110 of FIG. 6 . Hereinafter, overlapping descriptions are omitted.

In step S620, whenever a request signal for changing the temperature in the vehicle VH is received, the vehicle terminal control server 130 calculates a count corresponding to the corresponding vehicle identifier according to whether the user terminal transmitting the request signal is authenticated. can increase

In step S630, the vehicle terminal control server 130 transmits an alarm signal requesting a temperature change to the vehicle terminal 140 based on the count. Steps S620 and S630 may be performed by the vehicle terminal controller 215 of FIG. 3 . In this way, by adjusting the count value based on the request signals from the plurality of user terminals and providing an alarm signal according to the count value, the need for temperature control in the vehicle VH can be more objectively determined, Depending on the determination result, the vehicle terminal 140 may be controlled. The vehicle terminal 140 may display a graphic interface including an object requesting a temperature change in response to the alarm signal.

12 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of step S630 of FIG. 11 .

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 12 , in step S710, the vehicle terminal control server 130 may adjust a threshold value corresponding to a corresponding vehicle identifier according to the number of authenticated user terminals. For example, as the number of authenticated user terminals increases, a threshold value corresponding to a corresponding vehicle identifier may increase. In this way, the threshold value may be adaptively adjusted according to the number of authenticated user terminals.

In step S720, the vehicle terminal control server 130 performs step S730 according to whether the count is equal to or higher than the adjusted threshold value. In step S730, the vehicle terminal control server 130 transmits an alarm signal requesting a temperature change to the vehicle terminal 140. For example, when a relatively large number of passengers board the vehicle VH, an alarm signal may be provided to the vehicle terminal 140 when the count reaches a relatively high value.

13 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of step S630 of FIG. 11 .

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 13 , in step S810, the vehicle terminal control server 130 determines whether the count is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold. If so, step S820 is performed.

In step S820, an alarm signal requesting a temperature change may be transmitted to the vehicle terminal 140.

14 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a computer device suitable for implementing the vehicle terminal control server of FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIG. 14 , a computer device 1000 includes a bus 1100, at least one processor 1200, a system memory 1300, a storage medium 1400, and a communicator 1500.

The bus 1100 is connected to various components of the computer device 1000 to transfer data, signals, and information. The processor 1200 may be either a general purpose or a dedicated processor, and may control overall operations of the computer device 1000 .

Processor 1200 is configured to load program codes and/or instructions providing various functions into system memory 1300 when executed, and to process the loaded program codes and/or instructions. For example, the system memory 1300 may be provided as a working memory of the processor 1200. In embodiments, the system memory 1300 may include at least one of random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and other types of computer readable media.

The processor 1200 loads program codes and/or instructions providing functions of the vehicle terminal control server 200 of FIG. 3 into the system memory 1300 when executed by the processor 1200, and the loaded program codes and/or commands. For example, processor 1200 may include alarm generation module 1310, which when executed by processor 1200 provides the functions of alarm generator 210 of FIG. 3, and vehicle of FIG. 3 when executed by processor 1200. The vehicle control module 1320 providing functions of the control system 230 may be loaded into the system memory 1300, and the loaded alarm generation module 1310 and the vehicle control module 1320 may be executed. In addition, the system memory 1300 may function as a buffer memory of the alarm generation module 1310 and the vehicle control module 1320. For example, at least a part of the system memory 1300 may store authentication data ATZD like the memory 220 of FIG. 3 .

Program codes and/or instructions to be loaded into the system memory 1300 may be loaded from the storage medium 1400, which is a recording medium readable by a separate computer. Alternatively, program codes and instructions may be loaded into the system memory 1300 from an external device of the computer device 1000 through the communicator 1500 .

As an embodiment, the storage medium 1400 may include various types of nonvolatile storage media that retain stored data even when power is cut off, such as a flash memory and a hard disk. .

A communicator 1500 (or transceiver) sends and receives signals between the computer device 1000 and other devices in the network system 100 (see FIG. 1) over the network 105 (see FIG. 1).

Although specific embodiments and application examples have been described herein, they are only provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those of ordinary skill in the field to which the present invention belongs Numerous modifications and variations are possible from this description when grown.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and it will be said that not only the claims to be described later, but also all modifications equivalent or equivalent to these claims belong to the scope of the present invention. .

111 to 11n: 1st to nth user terminals
130, 200: vehicle terminal control server
140: vehicle terminal
210: alarm generator
220: memory
230: vehicle control system

Claims (15)

In a network server communicating with a client terminal disposed in a vehicle through a network:
at least one processor; and
A communicator performing communication through the network in response to control of the at least one processor;
The at least one processor,
Receiving an ID corresponding to a user terminal and verification data associated with whether a user of the user terminal has boarded the vehicle through the communicator;
Authenticating the user terminal based on the verification data;
Receiving a request signal requesting a change in the temperature in the vehicle from the user terminal through the communicator;
Transmitting an alarm signal requesting a change of the temperature to the client terminal according to whether the user terminal is authenticated;
The verification data is received from the user terminal and includes Global Positioning System (GPS) data of the user terminal,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to authenticate the user terminal by comparing the GPS data of the user terminal with location information of the vehicle.
delete According to claim 1,
The verification data is received from the user terminal and includes a vehicle identifier associated with a printed matter disposed in the vehicle;
and the at least one processor is configured to authenticate the user terminal further based on whether the vehicle identifier matches a pre-stored comparison code. According to claim 3,
The printed matter includes at least one of a barcode or a QR code,
The vehicle identifier is extracted from the at least one of the barcode or the QR code. delete According to claim 1,
The verification data is received from a payment server that performs payment using the user terminal,
The network server, wherein the at least one processor is configured to authenticate the user terminal based on whether the verification data indicates success of the payment. According to claim 6,
The at least one processor,
Receiving GPS data of the user terminal from the user terminal;
The network server configured to authenticate the user terminal further based on whether the GPS data matches the location information of the vehicle. According to claim 1,
and the alarm signal controls the client terminal to display a graphic interface including an object for requesting a change of the temperature. In a network server communicating with a client terminal disposed in a vehicle through a network:
at least one processor; and
A communicator performing communication through the network in response to control of the at least one processor;
The at least one processor,
Receiving IDs corresponding to user terminals and verification data associated with whether users of the user terminals have boarded the vehicle through the communicator;
Determine whether to authenticate each of the user terminals based on the verification data;
Each time a request signal requesting a change in the temperature in the vehicle is received from one of the user terminals through the communicator, a count corresponding to the client terminal is increased according to whether the user terminal is authenticated,
Based on the count, communicate with the client terminal to display a graphical interface including an object requesting a change of the temperature;
wherein the at least one processor is configured to communicate with the client terminal to display the graphical interface when the count is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold.
delete delete A method of communicating with a client terminal disposed in a vehicle through a network, comprising:
receiving verification data associated with an ID corresponding to a user terminal and whether a user of the user terminal has boarded the vehicle through the network;
authenticating the user terminal based on the verification data;
Receiving a request signal requesting a change in the temperature in the vehicle from the user terminal through a communicator; and
Transmitting an alarm signal requesting a change of the temperature to the client terminal based on whether the user terminal is authenticated;
The verification data is received from the user terminal and includes GPS data of the user terminal,
The authenticating step includes authenticating the user terminal by comparing the GPS data of the user terminal with location information of the vehicle.
delete According to claim 12,
The verification data is received from the user terminal and includes a vehicle identifier associated with a printed matter disposed in the vehicle;
wherein the authenticating step includes authenticating the user terminal based on whether the vehicle identifier matches a previously stored comparison code. According to claim 12,
The verification data is received from a payment server that performs payment using the user terminal,
The authenticating step includes authenticating the user terminal based on whether the verification data indicates success of the payment.

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