KR20020016157A - Apparatus and method for automatically reporting car position in response to inquiry of lost car - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and a method for response to location inquiry of missing vehicles are provided to easily chase the missing vehicles by obtaining location information of the vehicle through GPS(global positioning system) receiver responding to location inquiry signal. CONSTITUTION: A device for response to location inquiry of missing vehicles comprises a GPS receiver(14), a radio transceiver(18), a set-up unit(30) for setting up a proper number and a control unit(32). The GPS receiver receives GPS information from a satellite to generate present location information of the vehicle. The radio transceiver receives location inquiry signal of missing vehicles and transmits location information of the vehicle. The control unit calculates and stores location, time, velocity and direction of the vehicle according to inputted present location information of the vehicle. When location inquiry signal of the missing vehicles is received, vehicle operation information is transmitted to at least one predetermined contact point through the radio transceiver.

Description

Apparatus and method for automatically reporting car position in response to inquiry of lost car}

The present invention relates to a lost vehicle position look-up response notification device and method, in particular, when the lost vehicle position look-up signal is transmitted when the vehicle is lost in response to the wireless vehicle position information received through the GPS receiver from the device mounted on the vehicle ?? The present invention relates to a response notification device and a method for easily finding a lost vehicle by notifying related contacts using a communication network.

In general, when a driver loses a vehicle, the driver reports the lost car model and vehicle number to the police station or insurance company, and the police station or insurance company cannot immediately identify the lost vehicle. There is a problem.

In addition, when a lost vehicle is stolen, the stolen vehicle is more likely to be used for a crime. Therefore, when a stolen vehicle is used to track an offender when a second crime occurs, it becomes a social problem that becomes more difficult to arrest criminals. have.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to transmit the current vehicle location query when the vehicle is lost by using a wireless communication network in order to solve such a conventional problem, the current vehicle position from the response notification device mounted on the vehicle in response to the wireless communication network It is to provide a lost vehicle position query response notification device and method that can easily identify the location of the lost vehicle by sending.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a lost vehicle position query response notification device according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the response notification device of FIG.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

14 GPS receiver 16 built-in GPS antenna

18: wireless transceiver 20: built-in antenna

22: vehicle battery 24: charging circuit

26: rechargeable battery 28: switching unit

30: unique number setting unit 32: control unit

In order to achieve the above object, the apparatus of the present invention includes a GPS receiver for receiving GPS information from a satellite and generating position information of a current vehicle, a wireless transceiver for receiving a vehicle position inquiry signal, and transmitting vehicle position information, A unique number setting unit for setting a number and the position information of the current vehicle is input to calculate and store vehicle operation information such as vehicle position, time, speed, direction, and vehicle operation information upon receiving the vehicle position inquiry signal. It characterized in that it comprises a control unit for transmitting through the wireless transceiver to at least one contact previously input.

The at least one contact information input in advance is any one of an insurance company, a police station, an inquiry mobile phone number, or a combination thereof. The device is preferably installed at the center of the vehicle handle.

The method of the present invention receives GPS information from a satellite through a GPS receiver while driving a vehicle, generates position information of the current vehicle based on the received GPS information, and inputs the position information of the current vehicle to determine vehicle position, time, and speed. Calculates vehicle driving information such as direction and direction, stores the vehicle driving information at predetermined time intervals, and receives the vehicle driving information to at least one contact point previously inputted when the lost vehicle position inquiry signal is received through a wireless transceiver. It is characterized by sending through.

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

1 shows a configuration of a lost vehicle position inquiry response notification device according to the present invention.

The response notification device of FIG. 1 is configured as a module so as not to be easily removed at the center of the steering wheel of the vehicle, and the module is a GPS receiver 14, a built-in GPS antenna 16, a radio transceiver 18, a built-in antenna 20, A vehicle battery 22, a charging circuit 24, a rechargeable battery 26, a switching unit 28, a unique number setting unit 30, and a control unit 32 are included.

The GPS receiver 14 receives GPS signals from three or more satellites through the built-in GPS antenna 16, and generates current position data of the vehicle from the received GPS signals and provides them to the controller 32.

The wireless transceiver 18 is composed of terminals of a commercial communication service such as a pager, a mobile phone, and a PCS phone. The radio transmitter 18 modulates the vehicle driving information and the unique number provided from the control unit 32 into a high frequency signal and transmits the same through the built-in antenna 20.

Here, the antennas of the GPS receiver 14 and the radio transmitter 18 can be easily removed if they are protruded outwards so that they can be removed.

The vehicle battery 22, the charging circuit 24, the rechargeable battery 26, and the switching unit 28 constitute a power supply unit. The power supply unit normally supplies power to each circuit unit from the vehicle battery 22 through the switching unit 28 and charges the rechargeable battery 26 through the charging circuit 24. The power supply unit supplies power to each circuit unit from the rechargeable battery 26 by switching the switching unit 28 during the airbag operation.

Therefore, even when the power supply is cut off from the vehicle battery by remodeling the vehicle during theft, since the power supply is continuously supplied to the response notification device by the rechargeable battery 26, the vehicle position signal can be transmitted even after the renovation.

The unique number setting unit 30 is configured of a dip switch and a flash memory to store a unique number of each automatic notification device set by the dip switch.

The control unit 32 is composed of a micro terminal computer to perform a lost vehicle position lookup response notification program. The controller 32 inputs the current position data received through the GPS receiver 14 when the vehicle is in operation to calculate the traveling direction, the speed of the vehicle, and the like, and the vehicle operation information accumulated for a predetermined time when the lost vehicle position inquiry signal is received. That is, information such as vehicle position, time, speed direction, etc. is transmitted via the wireless transceiver 18 to a related contact stored in advance, such as a cell phone or pager receiver of a vehicle driver, an insurance company, a police station, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of the response notification device of FIG. 1.

First, the automatic notification device is installed in the center of the handle where the airbag module is installed and connected with the collision detection sensor and the airbag control circuit. Related contact information is stored in advance in the automatic notification device, and a unique number is set and stored in the unique number setting unit.

The controller 32 checks whether the vehicle is running (100). When the vehicle operation is checked, the GPS signal is received from the satellite through the GPS receiver 14 (102), the received position data is input, the current position, time, direction, speed, etc. of the vehicle is calculated (104) and stored in the memory. To accumulate vehicle operation information by time zone.

The control unit 32 checks whether the lost vehicle position inquiry signal is received through the wireless transmission / reception unit 18 (106).

When the lost vehicle position inquiry signal is received, the control unit 32 reads out the vehicle operation information accumulated in the memory, and transmits the vehicle operation information and the unique number read out through the wireless transceiver 18 with reference to the preset related contact information. (108).

According to the present invention described above, when the lost vehicle position inquiry signal is transmitted through the vehicle-specific wireless communication network, the position of the lost vehicle is quickly transmitted by transmitting the current vehicle position through the wireless communication network from the response notification device mounted in the vehicle. And easy to grasp.

Claims (4)

A GPS receiver for receiving GPS information from the satellite and generating location information of the current vehicle; A wireless transceiver for receiving a lost vehicle position lookup signal and transmitting vehicle position information; Unique number setting unit for setting a unique number; And Input the current vehicle position information to calculate and store vehicle operation information such as vehicle position, time, speed, direction, and when receiving the lost vehicle position inquiry signal, the vehicle operation information to at least one contact information previously inputted. Loss vehicle position inquiry response notification device comprising a control unit for transmitting through a wireless transceiver. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one contact information previously input is any one of an insurance company, a police station, an inquiry mobile phone number, or a combination thereof. 2. The lost vehicle position inquiry response notification device according to claim 1, wherein the device is installed at the center portion of the vehicle handle. Receiving GPS information from a satellite through a GPS receiver while driving the vehicle and generating location information of the current vehicle based on the received GPS information; Calculating vehicle driving information such as vehicle position, time, speed, and direction by inputting location information of the current vehicle, and storing the vehicle driving information at predetermined time intervals; And when the lost vehicle position inquiry signal is received through a wireless transceiver, transmitting the vehicle driving information to at least one contact point previously input through the wireless transceiver.