KR20060064394A - Wireless communication terminal and method for measuring pressure of tire - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal having a tire pressure measurement function and a method thereof.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention, tire inflation pressure measurement to conveniently check the state of the tire by measuring the air pressure of the tire using the pressure measuring means and outputs the measured air pressure and the tire state according to the tire pressure measurement request according to the request It is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless communication terminal and a method thereof.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

The present invention provides a wireless communication terminal comprising: input means for receiving a tire pressure measurement request signal and tire information; Connecting means for connecting a tire and the wireless communication terminal; Pressure measuring means for measuring the pressure of the tire connected through the connecting means according to the control of the control means; Control each of the components to control the pressure measuring means according to the tire pressure measurement request signal from the input means to measure the air pressure of the tire, and to check and output the tire state using the measured air pressure and tire information. The control means for performing; And output means for outputting the measured air pressure and the tire state according to the control of the control means.

4. Important uses of the invention                 

The present invention is used in a wireless communication terminal.

Pressure measuring means, tire pressure measurement, tire condition, wireless communication terminal

Description

Wireless communication terminal and method for measuring tire air pressure {Wireless communication terminal and method for measuring pressure of tire}             

1 is a configuration of an embodiment against a wireless communication terminal having a tire pressure measurement function according to the present invention,

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a tire connecting device of FIG. 1;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a tire air pressure measuring method in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

101: wireless transmission and reception device 102: codec

103: operation / control device 104: storage device

105: sound output device (speaker) 106: display device (LCD)

107: input device (keypad) 108: voice input device (microphone)

109: pressure measuring device 110: tire connecting device

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal having a tire inflation pressure measuring function and a method thereof, and more particularly to measuring the inflation pressure of a tire using a pressure measuring means according to a tire inflation pressure measurement request, and measuring the inflation pressure and the tire state accordingly. The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal having a tire inflation pressure measurement function and a method thereof so as to conveniently check the state of a tire by outputting the same.

In the present invention, a wireless communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal, a personal digital communication terminal (PCS), a personal digital terminal (PDA), a smart phone, a next generation mobile communication terminal (IMT-2000), wireless communication while being carried by an individual such as a wireless LAN terminal. Say this is possible terminal.

On the other hand, the current wireless communication terminal has added a variety of functions in addition to the call function that is the original purpose, for example, a wireless communication terminal equipped with a digital camera, a wireless communication terminal having an MP3 (MP3) player function, GPS reception function And a wireless communication terminal equipped with a. In addition, the spread of wireless communication terminals has become very common, and various convenient functions are expected to be added because of the characteristics that an individual always carries.

According to recent statistics, about 10% of traffic accidents are caused by tires. Nevertheless, a small number of Korean drivers do not realize the importance of tires.

In general, if the tire's internal air is not maintained at an appropriate level, the car will not be able to perform 100% performance and directly affect the driver's life. That is, when there is a lot or lack of air, the tires wear out quickly and the tires are overwhelmed, which can lead to accidents.

In more detail, if the tire pressure is higher than the reference value, the tire loses the cushioning force, which results in poor ride comfort and poor brake performance. On the contrary, if the air pressure of the tire is lower than the reference value, fuel economy is extremely bad, and excessive heat may be generated inside the tire, resulting in rupture. In addition, even with a normal tire, the pressure gradually decreases over time, so the air pressure of the tire should be checked about once a month. At this point, automakers say they should use an air pressure gauge to make accurate measurements instead of kicking or checking visually.

However, since the tire air pressure measuring device is provided in a car repair shop or the like, there is a problem in that the driver cannot easily measure it when desired.

On the other hand, the proper tire air pressure is slightly different in relation to the vehicle type, tire type, weather, season, and the like. By the way, when the season changes or when traveling tire pressure measurement is a check item not to be forgotten as a car user, there is a problem that can not measure the tire pressure in real time.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, by measuring the air pressure of the tire using the pressure measuring means according to the tire air pressure measurement request, and outputs the measured air pressure and the tire state accordingly, the state of the tire conveniently SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication terminal having a tire air pressure measuring function and a method thereof so as to enable inspection.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

An apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a wireless communication terminal, an input means for receiving a tire pressure measurement request signal and tire information; Connecting means for connecting a tire and the wireless communication terminal; Pressure measuring means for measuring the pressure of the tire connected through the connecting means according to the control of the control means; Control each of the components to control the pressure measuring means according to the tire pressure measurement request signal from the input means to measure the air pressure of the tire, and to check and output the tire state using the measured air pressure and tire information. The control means for performing; And output means for outputting the measured air pressure and the tire state according to the control of the control means.

On the other hand, the method of the present invention, the tire air pressure measurement method in a wireless communication terminal, the wireless communication terminal and the tire is connected, the measurement request step of receiving a tire air pressure measurement request signal; An air pressure measuring step of measuring air pressure of the connected tire; A tire state checking step of checking a tire state using the measured air pressure and tire information; And a tire state output step of outputting the measured air pressure and tire state.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal having a tire pressure measurement function according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, a wireless communication terminal having a tire pressure measurement function according to the present invention, the wireless transmission and reception apparatus 101 for transmitting and receiving a signal wirelessly through an antenna, driving and controlling the wireless communication terminal, According to the tire air pressure measurement request signal received through the input device (keypad) 107, the pressure measuring device 109 is controlled to measure the air pressure of the tire, and the air pressure received through the input device and the input device 107 is received. A signal received from the wireless transmission / reception device 101 under the control of the calculation / control device 103 and the calculation / control device 103 for controlling each component so as to check and output the tire state using tire information. Is converted into a voice and output to a voice output device (speaker) 105, the voice input from the voice input device (microphone) 108 is converted into a signal to A codec 102 for transmitting to the operation / control device 103 to be transmitted through the wireless transmitting / receiving device 101, and a program and file system (image, character, icon) for driving the wireless communication terminal. A storage device 104 storing a program for measuring tire pressure and air pressure data, a voice output device (speaker) 105 for outputting a voice received from the codec 102, and the operation / A display device (LCD) 106 for outputting the air pressure measured according to the control of the control device 103 and the tire state according thereto, and a phone number, menu selection information, a tire pressure measurement request signal, tire information, and the like through a button. An input device (keypad) 107 for receiving an input, a voice input device (microphone) 108 for receiving a voice and delivering it to the codec (CODEC) 102, and a tie for measuring air pressure with the wireless communication terminal. The tire connection device 110 for connecting the tire and the air pressure of the tire through the tire connection device 110 under the control of the calculation / control device 103, and the calculated air pressure is calculated and calculated by the calculation / control device 103. Pressure measuring device (for example, a pressure sensor) 109 for delivery.

On the other hand, the calculation / control unit 103 transmits the measured air pressure and tire information to the tire information providing server through the wireless transmitter / receiver 101, and outputs the tire state received from the tire information providing server. Further, the tire status checking function through the external server may be performed separately or independently of the tire status checking function in the wireless communication terminal.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the tire connecting device of FIG. 1. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tire connecting device 109 of FIG. 1 is used to protrude outwardly (21, 22) when mounted inside one surface of the wireless communication terminal. And, when not using the tire connecting device 109 is designed to be stored in the interior (23).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a tire air pressure measuring method in a wireless communication terminal.

First, the tire to measure the air pressure is connected to the wireless communication terminal through the tire connecting device 109 (301).

Subsequently, the calculation / control device 103 controls the pressure measuring device 109 to measure the air pressure of the tire according to the input of the tire air pressure measurement request signal 302 from the input device 107, and the measured air pressure. Received (303).

Thereafter, the operation / control device 103 determines whether the pneumatic data of the corresponding tire is stored in the storage device 104 according to the input (or the selected) vehicle type and the tire type (304).

As a result of the determination 304, if the air pressure data of the tire is stored in the storage device 104, the measured air pressure is compared with the air pressure data of the tire stored in the storage device 104 (305).                     

Thereafter, the measured air pressure and the tire state corresponding thereto are output to the display device 106 (306).

On the other hand, if the air pressure data of the tire is not stored in the determination result 304, the storage device 104, the vehicle type, tire type and measured air pressure is transmitted to the tire information providing server through the wireless transmitting and receiving device 101 (307).

Thereafter, the operation / control device 103 receives the tire state from the tire information providing server through the wireless transmission / reception device 101 (308), and outputs the measured air pressure and the received tire state to the display device 106. (309).

That is, as described above, the air pressure data stored in the storage device 104 may be used to check the tire state in the present invention, and the wireless Internet service (eg, NATE, MagicN ( Magic n), Ez-i, etc.) to transmit the vehicle type, tire type and measured air pressure to receive the air pressure state. Here, the vehicle type, tire type, and measured air pressure may be selected through a menu by accessing a wireless Internet service (that is, not limited to a specific selection method and a specific transmission method).

Meanwhile, in the above embodiment, the tire state checking method is described as selecting one of two methods according to the presence or absence of air pressure data of the corresponding tire, but may be performed independently of each other.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

The present invention as described above, by measuring the air pressure of the tire using a pressure measuring means in accordance with the tire air pressure measurement request, and outputs the measured air pressure and the tire state accordingly, there is an effect that can conveniently check the state of the tire. .

In addition, the present invention, the tire by transmitting the air pressure measured by the pressure measuring means in the wireless communication terminal to the tire air pressure providing server, and receives and outputs the tire state according to the vehicle type and tire type from the tire air pressure providing server, The effect can be checked in real time.

Claims (8)

In a wireless communication terminal, Input means for receiving a tire pressure measurement request signal and tire information; Connecting means for connecting a tire and the wireless communication terminal; Pressure measuring means for measuring the pressure of the tire connected through the connecting means according to the control of the control means; Control each of the components to control the pressure measuring means according to the tire pressure measurement request signal from the input means to measure the air pressure of the tire, and to check and output the tire state using the measured air pressure and tire information. The control means for performing; And Output means for outputting the measured air pressure and the tire state according to the control of the control means Wireless communication terminal having a tire pressure measurement function comprising a. The method of claim 1, The tire condition checking process in the control means, And a tire air pressure measuring function, wherein the measured air pressure and tire information are transmitted to an external tire information providing server through a wireless transmission and reception means, and a tire state is received from the tire information providing server. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Further comprising a storage means for storing the program and tire pressure data for measuring the tire pressure, The tire condition checking process in the control means, And a tire air pressure measuring function, wherein the tire state is checked from the air pressure data stored in the storage means using the measured air pressure and tire information of the tire. The method of claim 3, wherein The connecting means, Is mounted inside one side of the wireless communication terminal, the wireless communication terminal having a tire pressure measurement function, characterized in that designed to protrude out for use. In the tire air pressure measurement method in a wireless communication terminal, A measurement request step of connecting the tire with the wireless communication terminal and receiving a tire pressure measurement request signal; An air pressure measuring step of measuring air pressure of the connected tire; A tire state checking step of checking a tire state using the measured air pressure and tire information; And Tire state output step of outputting the measured air pressure and tire state Tire air pressure measurement method in a wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein The tire state checking step, The tire in the wireless communication terminal, characterized in that for transmitting the measured air pressure and tire information to an external tire information providing server through a wireless data communication (wireless Internet), and receives the tire state from the tire information providing server. How to measure air pressure. The method of claim 5, wherein The tire state checking step, The tire air pressure measuring method of the wireless communication terminal, characterized in that for checking the tire state from the pre-stored air pressure data using the measured air pressure and tire information. The method of claim 5, wherein The tire state checking step, A determination step of determining whether the wireless communication terminal is storing air pressure data of the tire; As a result of the determination, since the wireless communication terminal does not store the air pressure data of the tire, the measured air pressure and tire information are transmitted to an external tire information providing server through wireless data communication (wireless internet), and the tire Receiving and confirming a tire state from an information providing server; And As a result of the determination, as the wireless communication terminal stores the air pressure data of the tire, checking the tire state from the air pressure data previously stored by the wireless communication terminal using the measured air pressure and tire information. Tire air pressure measurement method in a wireless communication terminal comprising a.

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