KR102674573B1 - Method, device and system for providing vehicle infotainment contents - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method, device, and system for providing vehicle infotainment content, comprising: receiving a request for vehicle infotainment content; Confirming information about the rate plan subscribed to by the owner of the vehicle; Selecting at least one data among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content based on the information about the rate plan; Requesting limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data from a vehicle infotainment content server; and receiving the limited vehicle infotainment content from the vehicle infotainment content server.

Description

Method, device and system for providing vehicle infotainment content {METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT CONTENTS}

The present invention relates to a method, device, and system for providing vehicle infotainment content, and more specifically, to a method, device, and system for providing limited vehicle infotainment content that matches the rate plan subscribed to by a user through an AVN device in a vehicle. .

A connected car is a car that can connect to the Internet and can make voice calls, search maps, and provide users with a variety of content such as news, weather, and real-time traffic information. In addition to simply providing information, it is possible to provide entertainment content such as music or video for the driver's enjoyment. For example, infotainment content that combines entertainment and information can be provided.

With the advent of the electric vehicle era, OEM companies are launching connected car services that utilize the vehicle's communication module. OEM companies provide services that provide various infotainment contents using the vehicle's communication module. These infotainment content-based services are based on wireless data communication with servers that provide the content, and users can use the service unlimitedly or limitedly depending on the rate plan they have signed up for in advance.

Accordingly, there is a need to build a new market by attracting more users by dividing the rate plan into details so that users can use only the content or type of content they want, or by establishing a new rate plan based on an appropriate amount to avoid excessive charges.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0051587

The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to provide a method, device, and system that provides limited vehicle infotainment content based on the rate plan to which the user subscribes.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of providing vehicle infotainment content performed by an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device installed in a vehicle is provided. The method of providing vehicle infotainment content includes receiving a request for infotainment content of a vehicle, confirming information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed, and a plurality of APNs (APNs) preset based on information about the rate plan. Restricting at least one APN among (Access Point Name), in response to restricting the at least one APN, providing a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content through the remaining APNs excluding the at least one APN It includes selecting available data, requesting limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data from a vehicle infotainment content server, and receiving the limited vehicle infotainment content from the vehicle infotainment content server.

In one aspect, the step of receiving the request includes outputting a list of a plurality of vehicle infotainment contents that can be provided by the AVN device on a screen, and receiving the request based on at least one vehicle infotainment content being selected from the list. It includes the step of receiving input.

In another aspect, the step of checking information about the rate plan includes communicating with a rate management server and receiving information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed among the information about a plurality of rate plans stored in the rate management server. Includes.

In another aspect, the step of selecting the at least one data includes selecting at least one data matching the information about the rate plan from a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content.

In another aspect, the plurality of data includes text data, voice data, image data, and streaming data.

In another aspect, the plurality of preset APNs include an APN associated with text data, an APN associated with voice data, an APN associated with image data, and an APN associated with streaming data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing vehicle infotainment content performed by a vehicle infotainment content server is provided. The method of providing vehicle infotainment content includes receiving a request for vehicle infotainment content from an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device provided in the vehicle, receiving information about a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device, and Checking information about the rate plan to which the owner has subscribed, restricting at least one APN among a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device based on information about the rate plan, in response to restricting the at least one APN, Selecting data that can be provided through APNs other than the at least one APN among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content, and transmitting limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data to the AVN device. Includes steps.

In one aspect, receiving the request includes receiving a request for at least one vehicle infotainment content among a plurality of vehicle infotainment contents that can be provided by the AVN device.

In another aspect, the step of checking information about the rate plan includes communicating with a rate management server and receiving information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed among the information about a plurality of rate plans stored in the rate management server. Includes.

In another aspect, the selecting the at least one data includes selecting at least one data that matches the rate plan among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content.

In another aspect, the plurality of data includes text data, voice data, image data, and streaming data.

In another aspect, the plurality of APNs include an APN associated with text data, an APN associated with voice data, an APN associated with image data, and an APN associated with streaming data.

In another aspect, the transmitting step includes establishing a network corresponding to the limited vehicle infotainment content and transmitting the limited vehicle infotainment content to the AVN device through the network.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a server that provides vehicle infotainment content is provided. The vehicle infotainment content server is a communication device that communicates with an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device provided in the vehicle to receive a request for vehicle infotainment content and information about a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device, and the owner of the vehicle Check information about the subscribed rate plan, limit at least one APN among a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device based on the information about the rate plan, and limit at least one APN among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content It includes a processor that selects data that can be provided through the remaining APNs except for the APN, and transmits limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data to the AVN device through the communication device.

In one aspect, the communication device receives a request for at least one vehicle infotainment content among a plurality of vehicle infotainment contents that can be provided by the AVN device.

In another aspect, the communication device communicates with a rate management server and receives information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed, among information about a plurality of rate plans stored in the rate management server.

In another aspect, the processor selects at least one data matching the rate plan among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content.

In another aspect, the processor builds a network corresponding to the limited vehicle infotainment content, and the communication device transmits the limited vehicle infotainment content to the AVN device through the network.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device that provides vehicle infotainment content is provided. The AVN device is an interface device that receives a request for infotainment content of a vehicle, checks information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed, and uses at least one of a plurality of APNs preset based on information about the rate plan. limits the APN, selects data that can be provided through the remaining APNs excluding the at least one APN among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content, and provides limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data to the vehicle. It includes a processor that makes a request to an infotainment content server and a communication device that communicates with the vehicle infotainment content server to transmit a request for the limited vehicle infotainment content and receives the limited vehicle infotainment content from the vehicle infotainment content server.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a system for providing vehicle infotainment content is provided. The vehicle infotainment content system is an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device that is provided in a vehicle and receives a request for vehicle infotainment content from the owner of the vehicle. A request for the vehicle infotainment content from the AVN device and a plurality of APNs are provided. Receive information, check information about the rate plan subscribed to by the owner of the vehicle, limit at least one APN among a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device based on the information about the rate plan, and display the vehicle infotainment content A vehicle infotainment content server that selects data that can be provided through the remaining APNs except for the at least one APN among a plurality of data included in the APN and transmits limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data to the AVN device; and It includes a rate management server that stores information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed.

Embodiments of the present invention can have effects including the following advantages. However, since this does not mean that the embodiments of the present invention must include all of them, the scope of the rights of the present invention should not be understood as limited thereby.

The method, device, and system for providing vehicle infotainment content according to an embodiment of the present invention have the effect of preventing excessive fees from being charged by providing limited vehicle infotainment content based on the user's rate plan.

Additionally, there is an effect of increasing data communication efficiency by establishing a wireless network to provide limited vehicle infotainment content.

In addition, it has the effect of designing the optimal rate plan by building big data about the rate plan that the user has signed up for.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a vehicle infotainment content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a flowchart of a method for providing vehicle infotainment content according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a flowchart of a method for providing vehicle infotainment content according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a block diagram of a vehicle infotainment content providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a block diagram of an AVN device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a block diagram of a vehicle infotainment content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a diagram comparing a conventional vehicle infotainment content provision system and the proposed vehicle infotainment content provision system.

Since the present invention can make various changes and have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first, second, A, B, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may be referred to as a first component without departing from the scope of the present invention. The term and/or includes any of a plurality of related stated items or a combination of a plurality of related stated items.

When a component is said to be 'connected' or 'connected' to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but that other components may exist in between. It should be. On the other hand, when a component is mentioned as being 'directly connected' or 'directly connected' to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in between.

The terms used in this specification are merely used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, terms such as 'include' or 'have' are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but are not intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features. It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as generally understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present application. No.

Before providing a detailed description of the drawings, it would be clarified that the division of components in this specification is merely a division according to the main function each component is responsible for. That is, two or more components, which will be described below, may be combined into one component, or one component may be divided into two or more components for more detailed functions.

In addition to the main functions it is responsible for, each of the components described below may additionally perform some or all of the functions handled by other components, and some of the main functions handled by each component may be performed by other components. It may also be carried out in full charge by . Therefore, the presence or absence of each component described throughout this specification should be interpreted functionally.

As used herein, “A or B” may mean “only A,” “only B,” or “both A and B.” In other words, as used herein, “A or B” may be interpreted as “A and/or B.” For example, as used herein, “A, B or C” refers to “only A,” “only B,” “only C,” or “any and all combinations of A, B, and C ( It can mean “any combination of A, B and C)”.

The slash (/) or comma used in this specification may mean “and/or.” For example, “A/B” can mean “A and/or B.” Accordingly, “A/B” can mean “only A,” “only B,” or “both A and B.” For example, “A, B, C” can mean “A, B, or C.”

As used herein, “at least one of A and B” may mean “only A,” “only B,” or “both A and B.” In addition, in this specification, the expression "at least one of A or B" or "at least one of A and/or B" means "at least one It can be interpreted the same as "at least one of A and B".

Additionally, as used herein, “at least one of A, B and C” means “only A”, “only B”, “only C”, or “A, B and C”. It can mean “any combination of A, B and C.” Also, “at least one of A, B or C” or “at least one of A, B and/or C” means It may mean “at least one of A, B and C.”

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings. In order to facilitate overall understanding when describing the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions for the same components are omitted.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a vehicle infotainment content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the vehicle infotainment content providing system 100 includes an Audio Video Navigation (AVN) device 110, a vehicle infotainment content server 120, and a rate management server 130. Based on the vehicle infotainment content provision system 100 of FIG. 1, a business model (BM) for providing vehicle infotainment content can be implemented. The vehicle infotainment content providing system 100 according to this embodiment is described as an operation performed by the AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device 110, the vehicle infotainment content server 120, and the rate management server 130, but other It can be replaced by an operation by a device or another server.

The AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device 110 receives a request for providing vehicle infotainment content from passengers in the vehicle. A vehicle equipped with the AVN device 110 may be a connected car or an electric vehicle. The AVN device 110 may include a car infotainment system, a control device, a processor, a Micro Controller Unit (MCU), an Electronic Controller Unit (ECU), a controller, a control circuit, and a control chipset mounted on a vehicle. The AVN device 110 may receive a request for specific vehicle infotainment content from a vehicle occupant (user). Additionally, vehicle infotainment content that meets the passengers' requests can be displayed on the screen. For example, a list of a plurality of vehicle infotainment contents that can be provided by the AVN device 110 is output through a display provided in the center fascia of the vehicle, and the user taps a specific position on the display or selects specific vehicle infotainment contents. If selected, the vehicle infotainment content requested by the passenger can be output by outputting the vehicle infotainment content on the display. Of course, in addition to tapping the display, the passenger can send a request for vehicle infotainment content to the AVN device 110 through a smart terminal or send a request to the AVN device 110 through other methods.

Meanwhile, the AVN device 110 may be configured with a plurality of Access Point Names (APNs) before receiving a request for vehicle infotainment content. In the case of infotainment devices installed in the center fascia of conventional vehicles, only a single APN is registered, and various types of data can be provided as vehicle infotainment content through this. Therefore, there was a disadvantage in that users had to use the rate plan arbitrarily decided by the mobile carrier even if they did not want to. In order to improve this problem, the present invention sets a plurality of APNs in the AVN device 110, provides different data for each APN, and subdivides the rate plans accordingly to prevent users from using undesired rate plans or incurring excessive charges. You can avoid using the charging plan.

The plurality of APNs may include an APN associated with text data, an APN associated with voice data, an APN associated with image data, and an APN associated with streaming data, and the remaining APNs are restricted by restricting at least one APN according to the plan the user has signed up for. Only the data that can be provided through this service can be provided in a limited way. For example, if a user subscribes to a text-only plan, only vehicle infotainment content consisting of only text data can be provided by restricting the remaining APNs except for the text-related APN among the plurality of APNs. Of course, there may be a plan that simply provides text, or there may be a plan that provides both text and voice. For reference, the name of the rate plan may be simply determined by the type of data that can be provided, such as 'text plan' or 'streaming plan', but may be named in an arbitrary order, such as 'first rate plan' or 'second rate plan.' It may be determined by including keywords reminiscent of price, such as 'low-cost plan,' or by a name that indicates the nature of the plan, such as 'unlimited plan.' Mobile carriers that manage rate plans can create different rate plans for each number of cases, and manage rate plans efficiently to avoid excessive charges to users by managing them appropriately, such as merging some rate plans when they are not used frequently. .

The vehicle infotainment content server 120 may transmit the vehicle infotainment content requested from the AVN device 110 to the AVN device 110 . The vehicle infotainment content server 120 may include an OEM server, a telecommunication company server, a cloud server, and a vehicle communication server, and these servers may be implemented as a PC, laptop, tablet, network device, or smart terminal. When the vehicle infotainment content server 120 receives a request for vehicle infotainment content from the AVN device 110, the vehicle infotainment content server 120 does not transmit the requested vehicle infotainment content as is, but checks information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed and provides information about the rate plan. Based on this information, only limited vehicle infotainment content can be transmitted.

Here, limited vehicle infotainment content means selecting at least one data among a plurality of data included in vehicle infotainment content. For example, assuming that the requested vehicle infotainment content is content about the weather, the data constituting the content about the weather may include various types of data such as text data, voice data, image data, voice data, and streaming data. there is. The vehicle infotainment content server 120 may transmit limited vehicle infotainment content to the AVN device 110 by selecting only some data among various types of data based on information about the subscribed rate plan. The vehicle infotainment content server 120 can differentially match the types of data that can be provided for each rate plan. If, in the above example, the rate plan that the user subscribes to is a rate plan that only allows receiving text data, only text data among the weather content can be selected and transmitted to the AVN device 110, and the remaining data can be restricted from being transmitted. The content server 120 receives information about a plurality of APNs from the AVN device 110, checks some APNs that match the user's rate plan, and then converts content containing data that can be provided only through the APN into restricted vehicle infotainment content. It can be sent to . Of course, as the AVN device 110 restricts the APN, a request for limited vehicle infotainment content may be transmitted, and the content server 120 may only perform operations to transmit only the corresponding content. The operation to limit the APN may be performed in the AVN device 110 or the content server 120 depending on the number of AVN devices requesting content. Of course, it may vary depending on the computational processing performance or network load of the content server 120.

Meanwhile, in order to provide such limited vehicle infotainment content, the vehicle infotainment content server 120 must check information about the rate plan to which the vehicle owner has subscribed. Information about the rate plan is stored in the rate management server 130, and the vehicle infotainment content server 120 can obtain information about the rate plan of the user who requested vehicle infotainment content from the rate management server 130. Information about the rate plan may include information about the amount of the rate subscribed by the owner of the vehicle, information about the type of available data, and information about the type of vehicle infotainment content available.

Meanwhile, the vehicle infotainment content server 120 builds different networks for each type of data included in the vehicle infotainment content, and transmits it to the AVN device 110 through a specific network depending on the type of data included in the limited vehicle infotainment content. You can. For example, in the case of text data, voice data, image data, and streaming data, different paths may be set or different bandwidths may be set due to differences in capacity. Accordingly, the vehicle infotainment content server 120 may transmit the limited vehicle infotainment content to the AVN device 110 through a specific path or a specific bandwidth depending on the type of data included in the limited vehicle infotainment content. That is, the vehicle infotainment content server 120 selects at least one data matching the rate plan based on information about the rate plan, and provides limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data to the AVN device 110 through a specific network. ), you can manage to prevent the user from being overcharged or sending unnecessary data.

The rate management server 130 may store information about rate plans of vehicle owners. The rate management server 130 may include a server of a mobile communication network operator or a server of a telecommunication company, and these servers may be implemented as a PC, laptop, tablet, network device, or smart terminal. In order to use services that provide various infotainment contents in the vehicle, vehicle owners can pay a specific rate plan or subscribe to a service in advance through the rate management server 130. Of course, payment can be made in arrears after applying for the service.

Figure 2 is a flowchart of a method for providing vehicle infotainment content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the method for providing vehicle infotainment content includes steps S210 to S260. The method of providing vehicle infotainment content according to this embodiment is described as an operation by a vehicle infotainment content server, but can be replaced by an operation by another device connected to the vehicle infotainment content server or another device that can replace the role of the vehicle infotainment content server. It could be.

In step S210, the vehicle infotainment content server receives a request for vehicle infotainment content from an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device installed in the vehicle. Vehicle infotainment content servers and AVN devices can be connected through a mobile communication network. The AVN device can receive requests for vehicle infotainment content from occupants of the vehicle when the vehicle is stopped or driving. Then, the entered request can be transmitted to the vehicle infotainment content server. In step S210, the vehicle infotainment content server may receive a request for at least one vehicle infotainment content among a plurality of vehicle infotainment contents that can be provided by the AVN device.

In step S220, the vehicle infotainment content server receives information about a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device. The vehicle infotainment content server may receive information about a plurality of APNs in the same way as receiving a request for vehicle infotainment content. Accordingly, steps S210 and S220 may be performed simultaneously.

In step S230, the vehicle infotainment content server verifies information about the rate plan to which the vehicle owner has subscribed. The vehicle infotainment content server can communicate with the rate management server to obtain information about the rate plan to which the vehicle owner has subscribed. The vehicle infotainment content server may be implemented as a separate server from the rate management server or may be integrated into one server. If implemented separately, the information about the rate plan can be confirmed by receiving information about the vehicle owner's rate plan among the information about the plurality of rate plans stored in the rate management server. If integrated into one server, the information about the rate plan can be confirmed. Information about the rate plan can be confirmed by extracting information about the vehicle owner's rate plan from among the information about the plurality of rate plans stored by the server.

In step S240, the vehicle infotainment content server restricts at least one APN among a plurality of preset APNs based on information about the rate plan. When the vehicle infotainment content server restricts APNs, it means that data requests through the restricted APN are dropped and data requests through the remaining APNs are allowed. For example, a request for vehicle infotainment content transmitted from an AVN device may be a request for different types of data transmitted through a plurality of APNs. If the request sent from the AVN device is a request for vehicle infotainment content that combines text and voice, and the vehicle owner's rate plan information is a text rate plan, the data request from the APN related to voice is dropped and only the data request from the APN related to text is allowed. can do.

In step S250, in response to restricting at least one APN, the vehicle infotainment content server selects data that can be provided through the remaining APNs excluding at least one APN from a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content. The vehicle infotainment content server may select at least one data matching the rate plan among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content. For example, since only data requests from APNs related to text are allowed in step S240, only text data can be selected from data included in vehicle infotainment content. As explained in FIG. 1, the number of rate plans is divided into a plurality of rates, which may match, be greater, or be less than the number of data types included in vehicle infotainment content. If the number of rate plans and the number of data types included in vehicle infotainment content match, it is a case of providing limited vehicle infotainment content consisting of only one type of data, and the number of rate plans varies depending on the type of data included in vehicle infotainment content. If it is more than the number of plans, it means providing limited vehicle infotainment content in the form of a combination of individual data and some data. If the number of rate plans is less than the number of data types included in the vehicle infotainment content, some data is provided. This applies to cases where limited vehicle infotainment content is provided in a combination of . For example, if the number of data types is four: text, voice, image, and streaming, the number of rate plans may also be four: text plan, voice plan, image plan, and streaming plan. As another example, if the number of plans is larger, there are four plans that provide only individual data, a text/voice plan, a text/image plan, a text/streaming plan, a voice/image plan, a voice/streaming plan, and an image/streaming plan. may be combined to provide 10 different rate plans. As another example, if the number of rate plans is smaller, three rate plans may be provided: text/voice/image plan, text/voice/streaming plan, and voice/image/streaming plan. In this way, the rate plan can be divided in detail to provide various options.

In step S260, the vehicle infotainment content server transmits limited vehicle infotainment content based on selected data to the AVN device. The vehicle infotainment content server can build a network corresponding to limited vehicle infotainment content and transmit the limited vehicle infotainment content to the AVN device through the network.

Figure 3 is a flowchart of a method for providing vehicle infotainment content according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the method of providing vehicle infotainment content includes steps S310 to S360. The method of providing vehicle infotainment content according to this embodiment is described as an operation by an AVN device installed in the vehicle, but it may also be replaced by an operation by another device connected to the AVN device or another device that can replace the role of the AVN device. there is.

In step S310, the AVN device receives a request for the vehicle's infotainment content. The AVN device may receive a request directly from the vehicle's occupants, or may receive a request from a smart terminal carried by the vehicle's occupants. In the case of direct input, the request from the vehicle's occupant can be received through the display of the AVN device, and in the case of receiving the request from the smart terminal, the request entered by the vehicle's occupant in the smart terminal may be received from the smart terminal. . In this case, the smart terminal and AVN device can be connected to each other in a manner such as short-distance wireless communication.

In step S320, the AVN device checks information about the rate plan subscribed to by the vehicle owner. The AVN device communicates with the rate management server to obtain information about the rate plan subscribed to by the vehicle owner, obtains information about the rate plan from the vehicle infotainment content server connected to the rate management server, or obtains information about the rate plan from the vehicle owner's smart terminal. You can obtain information about Based on the information about the acquired rate plan, it is possible to determine whether the data type of vehicle infotainment content that the user wishes to request is text, voice, image, streaming data, or a combination of two or more.

In step S330, the AVN device restricts at least one APN among a plurality of preset APNs based on information about the rate plan. Restricting the APN means that the AVN device receives information about the rate plan subscribed to by the vehicle owner from the rate plan server, leaves the remaining APNs that match the rate plan among a plurality of preset APNs, and at least one APN that does not match the rate plan. means preventing data requests from being transmitted. In the case of step S230 of FIG. 2, since the request for vehicle infotainment content was transmitted as is, the server performed an operation to limit the APN. However, in step S330, in order to request only limited data from the request time, the AVN device automatically sets at least one APN. You can perform operations that limit .

In step S340, the AVN device selects data that can be provided through the remaining APNs, excluding at least one APN, from a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content. The AVN device may select limited vehicle infotainment content that includes at least one piece of data that matches information about the rate plan among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content.

In step S350, the AVN device requests limited vehicle infotainment content based on selected data from the vehicle infotainment content server. The method previously described with reference to FIG. 2 performed calculations to provide limited vehicle infotainment content from the server, but the method of FIG. 3 performs calculations from the AVN device to request limited vehicle infotainment content in order to reduce the load on the server.

In step S360, the AVN device receives limited vehicle infotainment content from the vehicle infotainment content server. The AVN device can provide limited vehicle infotainment content to vehicle occupants by outputting received vehicle infotainment content to a display.

Figure 4 is a block diagram of a vehicle infotainment content providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the vehicle infotainment content providing server 400 communicates with an AVN device installed in the vehicle and includes a communication device 410, a processor 420, and a memory 430. This embodiment is described based on the components of the vehicle infotainment content providing server 400, but other devices connected to the vehicle infotainment content providing server 400 or other devices that can replace the vehicle infotainment content providing server 400 It can also be replaced with .

The communication device 410 communicates with an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device installed in the vehicle and receives a request for vehicle infotainment content and information about a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device. The communication device 410 can receive a request for vehicle infotainment content from an AVN device through various mobile communications such as LTE and 5G. When receiving a request for content, information about multiple AVNs can also be received. The communication device 410 may be implemented as a communication module or modem of the vehicle infotainment content providing server 400.

The processor 420 verifies information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed, limits at least one APN among a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device based on the information about the rate plan, and limits the number of APNs included in the vehicle infotainment content. Among the data, except for at least one APN, data that can be provided through the remaining APNs are selected, and limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data is transmitted to the AVN device through a communication device. The processor 420 may be implemented as a CPU, ECU, or MCU of the vehicle infotainment content providing server 400.

The memory 430 stores information about the rate plan and information about limited vehicle infotainment content transmitted to the AVN device. The memory 430 may be implemented as a hard disk, storage, database, or storage of the vehicle infotainment content providing server 400. In the memory 430, information about the rate plans of customers who have already subscribed to the service among multiple vehicle owners can be matched and stored with information about limited vehicle infotainment contents, and the information stored in this form can be used to create a new rate plan or It can be used as big data to adjust the current rate plan. For example, the vehicle infotainment content providing server 400 may be equipped with a deep learning model that is learned based on big data stored in the memory 430, and can provide customer needs based on the results output from the learned deep learning model. By analyzing, a new rate plan can be created or adjusted.

Meanwhile, the vehicle infotainment content providing server 400 described above may be implemented as a program (or application) including an executable algorithm that can be executed on a computer or vehicle. The program may be stored and provided in a temporary or non-transitory computer readable medium.

A non-transitory readable medium refers to a medium that stores data semi-permanently and can be read by a device, rather than a medium that stores data for a short period of time, such as registers, caches, and memories. Specifically, the various applications or programs described above include CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM (read-only memory), PROM (programmable read only memory), and EPROM (Erasable PROM, EPROM). Alternatively, it may be stored and provided in a non-transitory readable medium such as EEPROM (Electrically EPROM) or flash memory.

Temporarily readable media include Static RAM (SRAM), Dynamic RAM (DRAM), Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), and Enhanced SDRAM (Enhanced RAM). It refers to various types of RAM, such as SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous DRAM (Synclink DRAM, SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM).

Figure 5 is a block diagram of an AVN device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the AVN device 500 is provided in a vehicle and includes an interface device 510, a processor 520, and a communication device 530. This embodiment is described based on the components of the AVN device 500, but it may be replaced with another device connected to the AVN device or another device that can replace the AVN device.

The interface device 510 receives a request for the vehicle's infotainment content. The interface device 510 may be implemented as a touch display device of the AVN device 500.

The processor 520 checks information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed, limits at least one APN among a plurality of preset APNs based on information about the rate plan, and collects a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content. Excluding at least one APN, data that can be provided through the remaining APNs is selected, and limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data is requested from the vehicle infotainment content server. The processor 520 may be implemented as a CPU, ECU, or MCU of the AVN device 500.

The communication device 530 communicates with the vehicle infotainment content server to transmit a request for restricted vehicle infotainment content and receives the restricted vehicle infotainment content from the vehicle infotainment content server. The communication device 530 may be implemented as a hard disk, storage, database, or storage of the AVN device 500.

Meanwhile, the AVN device 500 described above may also be implemented as a program (or application) including an executable algorithm that can be executed on a computer or vehicle. The program may be stored and provided in a temporary or non-transitory computer readable medium.

Figure 6 is a block diagram of a vehicle infotainment content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the vehicle infotainment content providing system 600 includes a plurality of AVN devices 610a to 610d, a vehicle infotainment content server 620, and a rate management server 630 provided in each of a plurality of vehicles. The vehicle infotainment content providing system 600 according to this embodiment is described based on the components of a plurality of AVN devices 610a to 610d, a vehicle infotainment content server 620, and a rate management server 630, but the vehicle infotainment content It may be replaced with another device that can be included in the provision system 600.

A plurality of AVN devices 610a to 610d receive requests for vehicle infotainment content from vehicle occupants. Some of the plurality of AVN devices 610a to 610d may be connected to user terminals 640a and 640b. The connection between the AVN device and the user terminal may use a short-range wireless communication method such as Bluetooth pairing, but is not limited to this, and can also be connected through other mobile communication methods such as LTE and 5G.

Some AVN devices connected to the user terminal may receive requests for vehicle infotainment content input to the user terminal. For the remaining AVN devices that are not connected to the user terminal, requests for vehicle infotainment content can be input directly. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the AVN device 610a can receive a request from the user terminal 640a, and the user terminal 610c can receive a request directly from the vehicle occupant.

A plurality of AVN devices (610a to 610d) may be provided, one for each vehicle, and may provide vehicle infotainment content services based on the rate plan subscribed to by one vehicle owner. The rate plans subscribed to by each vehicle owner may be different, and vehicle infotainment content consisting of different data types may be provided depending on the rate plan.

The vehicle infotainment content server 620 receives a request for vehicle infotainment content from each AVN device, checks information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed, and performs a plurality of requests set in each AVN device based on the information about the rate plan. At least one APN among the APNs is restricted, and data that can be provided through the remaining APNs is selected, excluding at least one APN, among a plurality of data included in vehicle infotainment content. Then, limited vehicle infotainment content based on selected data is transmitted to each AVN device. Since each vehicle owner may subscribe to a different rate plan or to some of the same rate plans, the APNs restricted for each AVN device may be different or partially the same. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, there is only one vehicle infotainment content server 620, but it can be divided into a plurality of servers depending on the size of the overall system or network load. For example, the load can be distributed by providing a plurality of vehicle infotainment servers and limiting the number of AVN devices that can be serviced at once, or by setting different accessible vehicle infotainment content servers depending on the location of the AVN device.

The rate management server 630 stores information about the rate plan subscribed to by the vehicle owner. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, it is exemplified that only one rate management server 630 is provided to integrate and manage all customer data. However, like the vehicle infotainment content server, it may be divided into multiple servers.

Meanwhile, the vehicle infotainment content providing system 600 described above may also be implemented as a program (or application) including an executable algorithm that can be executed on a computer or vehicle. The program may be stored and provided in a temporary or non-transitory computer readable medium.

Figure 7 is a diagram comparing a conventional vehicle infotainment content provision system and the proposed vehicle infotainment content provision system.

Referring to FIG. 7, a conventional vehicle infotainment content providing system 701 may be equipped with an application for servicing vehicle infotainment content to the vehicle's AVN device, and is composed of a server with a network APN (NW APN). AVN devices can operate at the application layer and servers can operate at the system layer. When a user requests content through an AVN device, the vehicle infotainment content requested by the user is provided through the server's network APN (NW APN). As shown in FIG. 7, because the server's network APNs were integrated into one, it was not possible to provide vehicle infotainment content that was separated or limited by data type. Accordingly, only a simple fee system that adjusts the amount differently depending on the capacity of the requested service was supported.

Meanwhile, referring to the vehicle infotainment content providing system 702 according to this embodiment, since the network APN of the server is divided by data type, it is possible to provide limited vehicle infotainment content requested by the user. Accordingly, the user's rate system can be divided in more detail, thereby reducing the load on the entire network by preventing unnecessary data from being transmitted, and by selectively providing only the content the user wants, it is possible to support a reasonable rate plan accordingly. do.

The method, device, and system for providing vehicle infotainment content according to an embodiment of the present invention have been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings to aid understanding, but this is merely an example and should be understood by those skilled in the art. It will be understood that various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the attached patent claims.

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In a method of providing vehicle infotainment content performed by an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device provided in a vehicle,
Receiving a request for infotainment content of a vehicle;
Confirming information about the rate plan subscribed to by the owner of the vehicle;
Restricting at least one APN among a plurality of preset APNs (Access Point Names) based on information about the rate plan;
In response to limiting the at least one APN, selecting data that can be provided through the remaining APNs excluding the at least one APN from among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content;
Requesting limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data from a vehicle infotainment content server; and
A method of providing vehicle infotainment content comprising: receiving the limited vehicle infotainment content from the vehicle infotainment content server. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the request includes:
Displaying a list of a plurality of vehicle infotainment contents that can be provided by the AVN device on a screen; and
A method of providing vehicle infotainment content comprising: receiving the request based on selection of at least one vehicle infotainment content from the list. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of checking information about the rate plan includes,
A method of providing vehicle infotainment content comprising: communicating with a rate management server and receiving information about a rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed among information about a plurality of rate plans stored in the rate management server. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the at least one data comprises:
A method of providing vehicle infotainment content comprising: selecting at least one data matching the information on the rate plan among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content. According to claim 4,
The plurality of data includes text data, voice data, image data, and streaming data. According to claim 1,
The plurality of preset APNs include an APN associated with text data, an APN associated with voice data, an APN associated with image data, and an APN associated with streaming data. In a method of providing vehicle infotainment content performed by a vehicle infotainment content server,
Receiving a request for vehicle infotainment content from an Audio Video Navigation (AVN) device provided in the vehicle;
Receiving information about a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device;
Confirming information about the rate plan subscribed to by the owner of the vehicle;
restricting at least one APN among a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device based on information about the rate plan;
In response to limiting the at least one APN, selecting data that can be provided through the remaining APNs excluding the at least one APN from among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content; and
A method of providing vehicle infotainment content comprising: transmitting limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data to the AVN device. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the request comprises:
A method of providing vehicle infotainment content comprising: receiving a request for at least one vehicle infotainment content among a plurality of vehicle infotainment contents that can be provided by the AVN device. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of checking information about the rate plan includes,
A method of providing vehicle infotainment content comprising: communicating with a rate management server and receiving information about a rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed among information about a plurality of rate plans stored in the rate management server. The method of claim 7, wherein selecting the at least one data comprises:
A method of providing vehicle infotainment content comprising: selecting at least one data matching the rate plan among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content. According to claim 10,
The plurality of data includes text data, voice data, image data, and streaming data. According to claim 7,
The plurality of APNs include an APN associated with text data, an APN associated with voice data, an APN associated with image data, and an APN associated with streaming data. The method of claim 7, wherein the transmitting step includes:
building a network corresponding to the limited vehicle infotainment content; and
Transmitting the limited vehicle infotainment content to the AVN device through the network. In the server that provides vehicle infotainment content,
A communication device that communicates with an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device installed in a vehicle to receive a request for vehicle infotainment content and information about a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device; and
Check information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed, limit at least one APN among a plurality of APNs set in the AVN device based on the information about the rate plan, and collect a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content. a processor that selects data that can be provided through the remaining APNs except for the at least one APN, and transmits limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data to the AVN device through the communication device; a vehicle comprising a Infotainment content server. According to claim 14,
The communication device is a vehicle infotainment content server that receives a request for at least one vehicle infotainment content among a plurality of vehicle infotainment contents that can be provided by the AVN device. According to claim 14,
The communication device is a vehicle infotainment content server that communicates with a rate management server and receives information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed, among information about a plurality of rate plans stored in the rate management server. According to claim 14,
The processor is a vehicle infotainment content server that selects at least one data matching the rate plan among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content. According to claim 14,
The processor establishes a network corresponding to the limited vehicle infotainment content,
The communication device is a vehicle infotainment content server that transmits the limited vehicle infotainment content to the AVN device through the network. In an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device that provides vehicle infotainment content,
An interface device that receives a request for infotainment content of a vehicle;
Check information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed, limit at least one APN among a plurality of preset APNs based on the information about the rate plan, and select among a plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content. a processor that selects data that can be provided through APNs other than the at least one APN and requests limited vehicle infotainment content based on the selected data from a vehicle infotainment content server; and
An AVN device comprising: a communication device that communicates with the vehicle infotainment content server to transmit a request for the limited vehicle infotainment content, and receives the limited vehicle infotainment content from the vehicle infotainment content server. In a system that provides vehicle infotainment content,
An AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device provided in a vehicle and receiving a request for vehicle infotainment content from the owner of the vehicle;
Receive a request for the vehicle infotainment content and information about a plurality of APNs from the AVN device, check information about the rate plan to which the owner of the vehicle has subscribed, and set the information on the AVN device based on the information about the rate plan. Restrict at least one APN among a plurality of APNs, select data that can be provided through the remaining APNs excluding the at least one APN among the plurality of data included in the vehicle infotainment content, and based on the selected data a vehicle infotainment content server that transmits limited vehicle infotainment content to the AVN device; and
A vehicle infotainment content system comprising a rate management server that stores information about the rate plan subscribed to by the owner of the vehicle.