KR19980083216A - Starting device and method by voice and password - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a starter and a method for starting the vehicle by the voice and password to control the starting operation of the vehicle by the voice information and password of the driver, and a starting motor for starting the vehicle by the input control signal; A starting device in a vehicle including an engine ECU which is operated by an input operation control signal to control various states of a vehicle while driving, comprising: an information input unit mounted on a vehicle to input voice information and a password of a driver; Specific voice information and password are recorded and the driver's password and voice information inputted from the information input unit are compared with the previously recorded specific password and voice information to determine the sameness and start the control signal accordingly. Voice including control module for applying motor and engine ECU Enabling the operation of the vehicle without the key by the voice information and the password of the operator by the start-up device according to the password and also addition there is an effect that it is possible to prevent theft.

Description

Starting device and method by voice and password.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a starter and a method using a voice and a password, wherein the start operation of the vehicle is controlled by the voice information and the password of the driver, thereby enabling the operation of a keyless vehicle and preventing theft of the car. It relates to a voice and password starting device and a method for preventing it.

In general, the starting of the vehicle is performed by manually inserting a key formed in a predetermined shape according to each vehicle into a key insertion hole formed at a predetermined position of the vehicle, whereby a starting motor dedicated to starting the vehicle is operated.

As described above, the conventional starting device using the key is not able to start the vehicle when the driver does not bring the key of the vehicle, and thus there is a problem in that the use of the vehicle becomes inconvenient.

In addition, since there are many other tools or methods that can similarly cause the above-described operation of the key, the vehicle can be started without using the original key having a predetermined shape added to the vehicle, thereby frequently causing theft of the vehicle. It is happening. In addition, theft of the vehicle not only causes economic loss to the vehicle owner but also causes various social problems by using the stolen vehicle for crime.

Recently, a number of anti-theft methods have been proposed and put into practice to prevent theft of a vehicle causing various problems as described above. As an example of the vehicle anti-theft method, a special type locking device is provided on a vehicle door. To prevent outsiders from accessing the vehicle to prevent theft of the vehicle, or as another example of preventing theft of the vehicle, an immobilizer device is used to prevent the starter from operating without using a vehicle's own key. This was tried.

However, the use of a special locking device of the car door increases the price of the vehicle, and in recent years, the unlocking technology of vehicle thieves also developed, there was a problem that simply can not expect a sufficient anti-theft effect by simply locking the door.

The present invention for solving the above problems by controlling the operation of the vehicle according to the driver's voice and password, enabling the operation of the keyless vehicle and also to prevent theft of the vehicle It is an object to provide a starting device and a method by number.

1 is a block diagram showing a starter by voice and password according to the present invention;

2 is a flow chart showing a start-up method by voice and password according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: information input unit 12: key pad

14 microphone 16: display

18: alarm display unit 20: starting motor

30: engine ECU40: control module

50: start switch

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a starting motor for starting the vehicle by the input control signal and an engine ECU operated by the input operation control signal to control various states of the vehicle while driving. In the starting device in a vehicle, an information input unit which receives a driver's voice information and a password and outputs the corresponding information, compares the driver's information output from the information input unit with preset homogeneous information and identifies the same. It is to provide a voice and password starting device characterized in that it comprises a control module for determining and applying the control signal accordingly to the starting motor and the engine ECU.

An additional feature of the present invention is that the information input unit, a microphone for inputting the driver's voice information, a keypad for inputting the driver's password, a display for indicating the operation sequence, the keypad and the microphone If the password and the voice information input through the wrong input information to the driver is provided with a voice and password start device comprising an alarm display unit for alarming the information recorded in the control module and the wrong It's there.

Another additional feature of the present invention is a voice and password starting device, characterized in that the operation control signal input to the information input unit and the control module is controlled by the ON / OFF state of the switch mounted inside the vehicle. To provide.

Another aspect of the present invention is a start method in a vehicle having a starting motor for starting the vehicle and an engine ECU for controlling the operation of the vehicle while driving, wherein the voice information and the password of the driver are provided through any data input means. A first step of storing the information; a second step of receiving voice information and a password of the user through the data input means; and the information input in the second step is compared with the information stored through the first step to identify And a fourth step of operating the starting motor and the engine ECU when the sameness is determined in the third step. .

Looking at the outline of the operation according to the features of the present invention, the voice information and password of the driver is recorded in the control module, if the start operation request, the driver inputs the password and voice information through the information input unit, the control The module determines whether the password and voice information input by the driver are the same as the password and voice information recorded in the control module, and if it is the same, operates the starting motor and the engine ECU and controls the password and voice information input by the driver. If the password and voice information recorded in the module do not match, do not start. The start operation request is that the start switch mounted on the vehicle is turned on, and when the start switch is turned off while driving, a control signal is applied to the engine ECU to stop the operation of the vehicle, thereby enabling the operation of the keyless vehicle. It will be possible to prevent theft of the vehicle.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a starter by voice and password according to the present invention.

The voice and password starting device includes an information input unit 10 which allows a user to input voice information and a password of a driver largely, a starting motor 20 for operating an engine by an input control signal, and an input operation. An engine electrical control unit (hereinafter referred to as an engine ECU) 30 which is operated by a control signal and controls various states of the vehicle while driving, and specific password and voice information are recorded and the information input unit 10 is recorded. A control module 40 for comparing the driver's password and voice information inputted with the specific password and voice information and applying an operation control signal to the starting motor 20 and the engine ECU 30; And a start switch 50 for controlling the operation of the information input unit 10 and the control module 40.

The information input unit 10 includes a keypad 12 for allowing a driver to input a password in detail, a microphone 14 for inputting a driver's voice, and an instruction for inputting information to the driver. Information input by the driver to the driver when the password and voice information input through the display 16 and the keypad 12 and the microphone 14 are not the same as the specific information recorded in the control module 40. It includes an alarm display unit 18 to inform the wrong and at the same time to recognize that the start is impossible.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the start method using the voice and password citing the voice and password according to the present invention.

The driver's voice information is recorded in the control module through the microphone provided in the vehicle (S101), and the password is recorded in the control module (S102) through the keypad. After performing the above steps (S101) and (S102), when the driver boards the vehicle and turns on the start switch (S103), the control module and the information input unit are operated (S104), and the control module controls the driver's secret through the display. Enter the number (S105).

When the driver inputs a password through the keypad constituting the information input unit (S105), the control module compares the specific password recorded with the password inputted through the keypad and through the keypad. It is determined whether the input password is the same as the password recorded in the control module (S106).

If the password inputted from the keypad in the determination step (S106) is not the same as the password recorded in the control module, the alarm display unit is operated (S107) to alert the driver that the password is not correct, and the determination step If the password is correct at S106, the control module displays the driver to input a voice through the display at S108.

When the driver inputs a voice through the microphone (S108), the control module compares the recorded voice information of the driver with the voice information input through the microphone to determine whether the plurality of voice information is the same (S109), and determines the same. If the voice information input through the microphone and the voice information recorded in the control module in step S109 are not the same, the control module operates an alarm display unit S107 to alert the driver that the voice is not correct.

If it is determined that the information recorded in the control module and the information input to the information input unit are the same in the plurality of determination steps (S106) (S109), the control module operates the engine ECU (S110) and drives the starting motor (S111). By doing this, the vehicle is allowed to travel normally (S112).

In the normal driving (S112), the control module always detects the state of the start switch to determine whether the start switch is OFF (S113), and if the start switch is determined to be OFF in the determining step (S113), the control module Applying a signal according to the start switch OFF to the engine ECU so that the start of the vehicle is turned off (S114), and if the start switch is not turned OFF in the determination step (S113), continues the normal driving (S112), then the determination step Step S113 and startup OFF are performed.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the operation of the vehicle is controlled by the password and the voice information input through the information input unit, the vehicle can be operated without a key and theft can be prevented.

The present invention operated as described above is to control the operation of the vehicle by the password and the voice information input by the driver, it is possible to operate the vehicle without a key to ensure the convenience of using the vehicle In addition, since the driver who inputs information not recorded in the control module can not operate the vehicle and prevent theft, various social problems caused by theft of the vehicle are reduced.

Claims (4)

In a starting device in a vehicle comprising a starting motor for starting the vehicle by an input control signal, and an engine ECU operated by the input operation control signal to control various states of the vehicle while driving: An information input unit which receives the driver's voice information and password and outputs information according to the driver; Voice and secret, characterized in that it comprises a control module for comparing the information of the driver output from the information input unit with the preset information of the same kind to determine the same, and apply the control signal to the starting motor and the engine ECU accordingly. Starter by number. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information input unit includes a microphone for inputting driver's voice information, a keypad for inputting a driver's password, a display for instructing an operation sequence, and the keypad and the microphone. And a warning display unit for alarming when the input password and voice information are different from the information recorded in the control module. The start device according to claim 1, wherein the information input unit and the control module are controlled by an ON / OFF state of a start switch mounted on a vehicle. In a starting method in a vehicle having a starting motor for starting the vehicle by the input control signal and an engine ECU for controlling the operation of the vehicle while driving, A first step of storing the driver's voice information and password via any data input means; A second step of receiving voice information and a password of a user through the data input means; A third step of comparing the information input in the second step with information stored in the first step to determine identity; And a fourth step of operating the starting motor and the engine ECU when the sameness is determined in the third step.