KR20060134553A - Communication terminal of displaying state information of car, method for operating the terminal, and central control unit of car which provides the terminal with the state information - Google Patents

Abstract

A communication terminal of displaying state information of a car, a method for operating the same, and a central control unit of a car for providing the same with the state information are provided to reduce dangerous accidents by receiving the state information of the car from a central control unit of the car and providing the state information to a user. A car state information table(210) is used for recording state information of a car and output information corresponding to the state information. A communication unit(220) receives the first state information from a central control unit of the car. A state information table management unit(230) searches the state information corresponding to the first state information and reads the output information corresponding to the state information by referring to the state information table. An output control unit(240) displays the output information to an output unit of a communication terminal.

Description

Communication terminal for outputting the status information of the vehicle and the central control unit of the vehicle for providing the output method of the terminal and the status information of the vehicle to the communication terminal. CONTROL UNIT OF CAR WHICH PROVIDES THE TERMINAL WITH THE STATE INFORMATION}

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a communication terminal for outputting state information of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle state information table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen displaying status information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a part state information table of a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for receiving component state information according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a central control apparatus for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle state information recording unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of outputting state information of a vehicle in a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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200: communication terminal 210: car status information table

220: communication unit 230: status information table management unit

240: output control unit 250: user interface

260: Part Status Information Table

The present invention relates to a communication terminal for outputting a state information of a vehicle, and a method for outputting the terminal and a central control apparatus for a vehicle for providing the state information of the vehicle to the communication terminal. A communication terminal for receiving vehicle state information from a device and displaying the state information as a voice or a video to output the state information of the vehicle provided to the user, and a method of outputting the terminal and providing the state information of the vehicle to the communication terminal. Relates to a central control unit of an automobile.

The state information of the vehicle provided to the conventional user is displayed through the dashboard, and when a problem occurs in the vehicle, a warning light is displayed on the dashboard to inform the user of a danger signal. The warning light displayed on the dashboard of such a vehicle had a problem in not knowing in which part of the car a problem occurred even if a warning light occurred to a person who lacks knowledge about the vehicle.

In addition, since the user is driving while looking at the front while driving, it is difficult to check whether the warning lamp is displayed by checking the instrument panel of the vehicle every time, and even if the warning lamp is displayed, it may not be immediately confirmed. If the problem of the vehicle with respect to the displayed warning light is to be dealt with immediately, the user is exposed as the risk of an accident.

Therefore, there is a demand for a method in which a user may immediately recognize a warning light displayed on an instrument panel of a vehicle due to a problem in a vehicle and provide a visual and audio method for a treatment method.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the communication terminal receives the status information of the vehicle from the central control unit of the vehicle, and displays the status information in a voice or video to provide to the user The object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal for outputting state information of a vehicle, a method for outputting the terminal, and a central control apparatus for a vehicle for providing state information of the vehicle to the communication terminal.

It is an object of the present invention to receive part status information from a central control apparatus of a vehicle in a communication terminal according to the present invention, and display the part status information by voice or video and provide the same to a user.

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, recording a plurality of state information for the vehicle and output information corresponding to the state information A car status information table; A communication unit configured to receive first state information from the central control apparatus of the vehicle; A state information table manager configured to search for state information corresponding to the received first state information and read output information corresponding to the retrieved state information by referring to the vehicle state information table; And an output control unit for displaying the output information read by the state information table management unit to predetermined output means of the communication terminal.

An apparatus for controlling a vehicle center according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a vehicle state information recording unit which maintains one or more state information about the vehicle and reference information about the state information; A communication unit determining whether a connection state is established with the communication terminal and transmitting the at least one state information to the communication terminal through a predetermined communication module; A state information collecting unit which receives the at least one state information from a plurality of sensors attached to the vehicle; And recording the received state information into the vehicle state information recording unit and comparing the received state information with the reference information to transmit the state information to the communication terminal when the selected condition is satisfied. Characterized in that it comprises a state information management unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a communication terminal includes: a part state information table for recording a plurality of part state information about the vehicle and output information corresponding to the part state information; A communication unit configured to receive first component state information from the central control unit of the vehicle; A state information table manager configured to search for part state information corresponding to the received first part state information with reference to the part state information table, and to read output information corresponding to the found part state information; And an output control unit for displaying the output information read by the state information table management unit to predetermined output means of the communication terminal.

The communication terminal used in the present invention is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), cellular phone, PCS (Personal Communication Service) phone, hand-held PC (Hand-Held PC), CDMA-2000 (1X, 3X) phone, WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) Phone, dual band / dual mode phone, Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) phone, Mobile Broadband System (MBS) phone, notebook computer, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DEM) phone, and the like.

Hereinafter, a communication terminal for outputting state information of a vehicle according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a communication terminal for outputting state information of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the communication terminal 100 receives state information from the central control unit 110 of the vehicle through a predetermined communication module and refers to the vehicle state information table included in the communication terminal 100. Read the output information corresponding to the received state information, and display the output information through the output means of the communication terminal 100. The central control unit 110 of the vehicle collects one or more state information from a plurality of sensors attached to the vehicle, compares the state information with reference information corresponding to the state information, and the state information satisfies a predetermined condition of the reference information. If so, the status information is transmitted to the communication terminal.

2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the communication terminal 200 includes a vehicle state information table 210, a communication unit 220, a state information table management unit 230, an output control unit 240, a user interface 250, and component state information. Table 260.

The vehicle state information table 210 of the communication terminal 200 records a plurality of state information about the vehicle and output information corresponding to the state information. The output information may be stored as text, an image, a voice file, or the like as state information of the vehicle displayed through the output means of the communication terminal.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle state information table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle state information table 210 may record the output information 320 in response to one or more state information 310 indicating the state of the vehicle.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the state information of the vehicle is any one of speed information of the vehicle, seat belt fastness information, opening information, hand brake lock information, coolant titration information, tire pressure information, and lighting information. It may be abnormal.

The communication unit 220 receives first state information from a predetermined central control device included in the vehicle. For example, the communicator 220 may receive “coolant temperature 150 ° C.” as first state information from the central control apparatus of the vehicle.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication unit 220 is a predetermined data transmission and reception cable means connected to the central control unit of the vehicle, a Bluetooth module for performing Bluetooth communication with the central control unit, or the central control unit and infrared At least one of the IrDA modules performing communication.

The state information table manager 230 searches for the state information corresponding to the received first state information with reference to the vehicle state information table 210, and reads output information corresponding to the retrieved state information. For example, when the communicator 220 receives the first state information of “cooling water temperature 150 ° C.” from the central control unit of the vehicle, the communication unit 220 may match the first state information with reference to the vehicle state information table 210 of FIG. 3. The state information 330 may be retrieved and output information corresponding to the retrieved state information may be read.

The output control unit 240 displays the output information read by the state information table management unit 230 on predetermined output means of the communication terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the output means includes: speaker means for outputting predetermined audio information corresponding to the status information, display means for outputting predetermined video information corresponding to the status information, or the status information. At least one of the vibration means for outputting corresponding predetermined alarm information.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen displaying status information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the output controller 240 may damage the engine by overheating the output information read by the state information table manager 230 corresponding to the state information “coolant temperature 150 ° C.”. Position the vehicle in a safe place and check the cooling unit… "can be output via the display means. In addition, the output control unit 240 may output the read output information “nks.wav” through a speaker unit.

The output information output through the output means of the present invention may include a description or a countermeasure for the state information of the vehicle.

Therefore, when the user does not have the knowledge about the vehicle, even if a problem occurs in the vehicle and a predetermined signal associated with the problem is displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle, the user may not know what problem the displayed signal is and may respond quickly. However, according to the present invention, the communication terminal provides the user with an explanation or a countermeasure for the problem so that the user can quickly respond to the problem, thereby preventing the accident in advance.

The user interface 250 receives a request for state information of the vehicle from the user of the communication terminal 200. That is, the user may request the state information of the car which is generated in the car and the problem in question through the user interface 250 or request the state information of the car for a specific item.

The communication terminal 200 requests the state information to the central control unit of the vehicle through the communication unit 220 according to the state information request of the vehicle input through the user interface 250, and receives the state information from the central control unit of the vehicle. The first state information may be received in response to the request. The communication terminal 200 searches for the state information corresponding to the first state information with reference to the vehicle state information table 210, reads out the output information corresponding to the state information, and provides the same to the user.

Hereinafter, a communication terminal for outputting part status information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The part status information table 260 records a plurality of part status information about the vehicle and output information corresponding to the part status information.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a part state information table of a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the component state information table 260 may record the output information 520 corresponding to the component state information 510. The part status information 510 may record the parts consumption status list 530 according to the consumption of the parts, and may record the output information 520 corresponding to the parts consumption status list 530. The output information 520 may record a time for checking a part, a time for replacing a part, or precautions for handling a part.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the part state information may be at least one of engine oil information, battery information, mission oil information, power steering oil information, brake fluid information, washer fluid information, and fuel information.

The communication unit 220 receives first component state information from the central control apparatus of the vehicle. That is, the central controller of the vehicle collects first component state information related to the consumable part or fuel information of the vehicle and transmits it to the communication terminal 200, and the communication unit 220 of the communication terminal 200 transmits the first component state information. Receive status information.

The state information table manager 230 searches for part state information corresponding to the received first part state information with reference to the part state information table 260, and reads output information corresponding to the retrieved part state information.

For example, when the communication unit 220 receives the “engine oil distance 2000 km” as the first part state information, the state information table management unit 230 refers to the part state information table 260 in the part state information. The part status information corresponding to the engine oil distance 2000 km "may be searched, and the output information corresponding to the found part status information may be read.

The output control unit 240 displays the output information read by the state information table management unit 230 on predetermined output means of the communication terminal 200.

For example, the output control unit 240 outputs the image information "[check] engine oil inspection time. The engine oil inspection time." Read as output information corresponding to the part status information "distance 2000km" through the display means. can do. In addition, the output control unit 240 may output the read voice information “engine_oil_1.wav” through a speaker unit.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user interface 250 receives a request for part status information on a predetermined item from a user of the communication terminal.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for receiving component state information according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

When the user wants to know the status information of a part such as a part inspection schedule for a predetermined part or a part replacement time, as shown in FIG. 6, a request for the part status information may be input through a predetermined menu. In addition, the communication terminal 200 may provide the part status information to the user through a predetermined output means in response to the request of the part status information.

7 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a central control apparatus for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the central control apparatus 700 includes a vehicle state information recording unit 710, a communication unit 720, a state information collecting unit 730, and a state information managing unit 740.

The vehicle state information recording unit 710 maintains one or more state information about the vehicle, and reference information about the state information. The reference information may be condition information selected for comparing the state information received from the sensor, and may also be reference information for determining whether there is an abnormality of the state information received from the sensor.

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle state information recording unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the vehicle state information recording unit 710 may maintain the reference information 820 in response to the state information 810.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the state information is the speed information of the vehicle, seat belt fastness information, opening status information, hand brake lock information, coolant titration information, tire pressure information, lighting information, engine oil information The battery information may include at least one of battery information, mission oil information, power steering oil information, brake fluid information, washer fluid information, and fuel information.

The communication unit 720 determines whether a connection state is established with the communication terminal, and transmits the at least one state information to the communication terminal through a predetermined communication module.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication unit 720 may receive a request signal for transmission of status information on a specific item of the vehicle from the communication terminal. For example, the communication unit 720 of the central control apparatus 700 of the vehicle may receive a request signal for status information on "tire air pressure" from the communication terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication module may be a predetermined data transmission / reception cable means connected to the communication terminal, a Bluetooth module performing Bluetooth communication with the communication terminal, or an IrDA module performing infrared communication with the communication terminal. It may be any one or more of.

The state information collecting unit 730 receives the at least one state information from a plurality of sensors attached to the vehicle. For example, the state information collecting unit 730 may receive speed information “100 km” which is state information of a vehicle that is driven from a “Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)”.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the communication unit 720 receives a request signal for transmitting the state information for the specific item, the state information collecting unit 730 receives the state information for the specific item from the specific item. May receive the status information from a sensor associated with the.

The state information management unit 740 records the received state information in the vehicle state information recording unit 710, and compares the received state information with the reference information to satisfy the predetermined condition with the state information. Control the communication unit to transmit to. For example, when the state information received from the state information collecting unit 730 is "coolant temperature 150 ° C", the state information management unit 740 records the received state information in the car state information recording unit 710, and The status information "coolant temperature 150 degreeC" and the corresponding reference information "coolant temperature <-35 degreeC; coolant temperature> 146 degreeC" can be compared. The state information manager 540 transmits the state information “coolant temperature 150 ° C.” to the communication terminal when the state information “coolant temperature 150 ° C.” satisfies the condition of the selected reference information. Can be controlled.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of outputting state information of a vehicle in a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step 901 the communication terminal maintains a vehicle state information table for recording a plurality of state information for the vehicle and output information corresponding to the state information. The output information may be stored as text, an image, a voice file, or the like as state information of the vehicle displayed through the output means of the communication terminal.

In step 902, the central control apparatus of the vehicle transmits first state information to the communication terminal through a predetermined communication module.

In step 903, the communication terminal receives first status information from a predetermined central control device included in the vehicle.

In step 904, the communication terminal searches for state information that matches the received first state information with reference to the vehicle state information table.

In step 905, the communication terminal reads output information corresponding to the retrieved state information.

In step 906, the communication terminal displays the output information read out from the state information table manager in predetermined output means of the communication terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the output means includes: speaker means for outputting predetermined audio information corresponding to the status information, display means for outputting predetermined video information corresponding to the status information, or the status information. At least one of the vibration means for outputting the corresponding predetermined alarm information.

The method for outputting the state information of the vehicle in the communication terminal according to the present invention is implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means can be recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the present invention, the communication terminal receives the status information of the vehicle from the central control unit of the vehicle, and displays the status information as a voice or a video to the user, so that the user can immediately appropriately deal with the problem occurring in the vehicle. Reduce the risk of accidents that can occur to users.

According to the present invention, the communication terminal receives the part status information from the central control unit of the vehicle, and displays the status information on the inspection time, replacement time or precautions for the parts by voice or video to the user by providing the user The effect of providing convenience to the user can be obtained.

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In the communication terminal for outputting the status information of the vehicle, A vehicle state information table for recording a plurality of state information about the vehicle and output information corresponding to the state information; A communication unit configured to receive first state information from a predetermined central control device included in the vehicle; A state information table manager configured to search for state information corresponding to the received first state information and read output information corresponding to the retrieved state information by referring to the vehicle state information table; And An output control unit for displaying the output information read by the state information table management unit to predetermined output means of the communication terminal; Communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The communication unit includes any one or more of a predetermined data transmission and reception cable means connected to the central control unit, a Bluetooth module for performing Bluetooth communication with the central control unit, or an IrDA module for performing infrared communication with the central control unit. Communication terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, User interface for receiving a request for the state information of the vehicle from the user of the communication terminal Communication terminal characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, The state information is at least one of the vehicle speed information, seat belt fastening information, opening status information, handbrake lock information, coolant titration information, tire pressure information, lighting information. The method of claim 1, The output means may include speaker means for outputting predetermined voice information corresponding to the status information, display means for outputting predetermined image information corresponding to the status information, or outputting predetermined alarm information corresponding to the status information. Communication terminal, characterized in that any one or more of the vibration means. The method of claim 1, A parts state information table for recording a plurality of parts state information for the vehicle and output information corresponding to the parts state information More, The part state information is at least one of engine oil information, battery information, mission oil information, power steering oil information, brake fluid information, washer fluid information, fuel information. In the central control apparatus of the vehicle for providing the state information of the vehicle to a predetermined communication terminal, A vehicle state information recording unit for maintaining one or more state information for the vehicle and reference information for the state information; A communication unit determining whether a connection state is established with the communication terminal and transmitting the at least one state information to the communication terminal through a predetermined communication module; A state information collecting unit which receives the at least one state information from a plurality of sensors attached to the vehicle; And A state of controlling the communication unit to record the received state information to the vehicle state information recording unit and to transmit the state information to the communication terminal when the selected condition is satisfied by comparing the received state information with the reference information; Information management department Automobile central control unit comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The communication unit receives a state information transmission request signal for a specific item of the vehicle from the communication terminal, And the state information collecting unit receives the state information about the specific item from the sensor, and the state information management unit controls to transmit the received state information through the communication unit. The method of claim 7, wherein The communication unit may include at least one of a predetermined data transmission / reception cable means connected to the communication terminal, a Bluetooth module performing Bluetooth communication with the communication terminal, or an IrDA module performing infrared communication with the communication terminal. Car central control unit. The method of claim 7, wherein The state information includes the speed information of the vehicle, seat belt fastness information, opening status information, hand brake lock information, coolant titration information, tire air pressure information, lighting information, engine oil information, battery information, mission oil information, power And at least one of steering oil information, brake fluid information, washer fluid information and fuel information. In the method for outputting the state information of the vehicle in the communication terminal, Maintaining a vehicle state information table for recording a plurality of state information about the vehicle and output information corresponding to the state information; Receiving first status information from the central control unit of the vehicle; Retrieving state information corresponding to the received first state information by referring to the vehicle state information table; Reading output information corresponding to the retrieved state information; And Displaying the output information read out by the state information table manager in predetermined output means of the communication terminal; Method for outputting the status information of the vehicle in a communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 11, The output means may include speaker means for outputting predetermined voice information corresponding to the status information, display means for outputting predetermined image information corresponding to the status information, or outputting predetermined alarm information corresponding to the status information. And at least one of vibration means. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the method of any one of claims 11 and 12 is recorded.

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