KR20100025976A - Vehicle navigation system and system for managing vehicle and driver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A navigation system for a vehicle, a vehicle including the same, and a driver management system are provided to easily perform management of a driver by effectively reporting a vehicle account book. CONSTITUTION: A navigation system for a vehicle(100) comprises a receiving part(20), a calculating part(30), and a memory part(40). The receiving part generates position information. The calculating part generates movement information of a vehicle based on the position information. The memory part stores a database(40D) from the calculating part. The database comprises driver, vehicle, and date information.

Description

Vehicle navigation system and vehicle and driver management system including the same {Vehicle navigation system and system for managing vehicle and driver}

The present invention relates to a vehicle navigation system, and more particularly, to a vehicle navigation system including a car account book function and a vehicle and driver management system including the same.

With the development of semiconductor integrated technology and communication technology, convenience specifications of vehicles are also being advanced. As a representative example, a navigation device that calculates navigation information from positional information and time information received from a satellite has recently been recognized as an essential feature of a vehicle.

In general, a vehicle navigation device provides information on an optimum route from a starting point to an arrival point at the request of a user, and provides various types of driving information existing on the optimum route during the movement of the vehicle. In addition to the driving information, the navigation device may provide a function such as a car book unit by software and a microprocessor executing the navigation information. In general, the subsidiary unit calculates a vehicle maintenance cost in consideration of fuel consumption and vehicle repair cost. However, in addition to vehicle maintenance costs, the development of a car book including a useful item for vehicle management and the development of an interface that can be easily written by the operator using the car navigation unit is required.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to easily store and manage the driving record of the vehicle driver, to facilitate the management of the vehicle as well as the operator, and to perform event processing for effective creation of the vehicle account book as a user interface. It is to provide a vehicle navigation system that can be.

In addition, another technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a vehicle and operator management system that can effectively manage the vehicle and the driver of the vehicle by connecting to the vehicle navigation system.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle navigation system, including: a receiver configured to receive signals transmitted from a plurality of GPS satellites and generate location information; A calculator configured to generate movement information of the vehicle from the location information provided from the receiver; And a storage unit for storing a database including driver identification information, vehicle identification information, a driving date, and the movement information, which are linked to the movement information provided from the calculation unit.

The storage unit may include a memory card that can be detached from the vehicle navigation system and can be read by an external computer system. Alternatively, the vehicle navigation system may further include a wired or wireless module for accessing the database through an external computer system.

The wired module may include at least one of a universal serial bus (USB), RS232, and a wired LAN. In addition, the wireless module may include at least one of a wireless LAN and Bluetooth.

The database may further include operator login information. In this case, the vehicle navigation system may include a display unit, and the vehicle navigation system may provide an interface for operator login on the display unit. In some embodiments, the vehicle navigation system may automatically call the interface for the driver login at turn-on or when the vehicle is started.

The database may further include subsidiary book information having at least one of fueling history and repair history. In this case, the vehicle navigation system may provide an interface for input / output of the car book information on the display unit. In some embodiments, the interface for entering / deleting the book information may be automatically called when the vehicle approaches a gas station or a car service station.

Vehicle and driver management system according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the another technical problem, a vehicle including a vehicle navigation system and an external computer system for receiving information about the vehicle and the driver connected to the vehicle navigation system It includes a management system.

The vehicle navigation system includes: a receiver configured to receive signals transmitted from a plurality of GPS satellites and generate location information; A calculator configured to generate movement information of the vehicle from the location information provided from the receiver; And a storage unit for storing a database including driver identification information, vehicle identification information, a driving date, and the movement information in association with the movement information provided from the calculation unit. And an interface module and an external memory connection module for connecting to the external computer system.

The external computer system may include an interface module corresponding to at least one of the interface module and the external memory connection module of the vehicle navigation system; And a display unit for visually expressing the driver identification information, the vehicle identification information, the driving date, and the movement information.

A vehicle navigation system according to an embodiment of the present invention operates a database including driver identification information, vehicle identification information, a driving date generated when the vehicle is driven, and the movement information, thereby managing the vehicle as well as the vehicle driver. Make it easy to perform. In addition, the vehicle navigation system according to an embodiment of the present invention, by including an interface for operator login that can be automatically called according to a predetermined event and the interface for input / output of the car book information, it is possible to efficiently create a car account book Make sure

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

The embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully explain the present invention to those skilled in the art, and the following examples can be modified in various other forms, and the scope of the present invention is It is not limited to an Example. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the inventive concept to those skilled in the art.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Also, as used herein, "comprise" and / or "comprising" specifies the presence of the mentioned shapes, numbers, steps, actions, members, elements and / or groups of these. It is not intended to exclude the presence or the addition of one or more other shapes, numbers, acts, members, elements and / or groups.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a vehicle navigation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The solid line shows the component members exposed to the outside of the housing 10 of the vehicle navigation system 100, and the dotted line shows the component members disposed inside the housing 10.

Referring to FIG. 1, a vehicle navigation system 100 includes a receiver 20 that receives a signal transmitted from a plurality of GPS satellites and generates location information. The position information provided from the receiver 20 is provided to the calculator 30.

The calculation unit 30 generates the movement information of the vehicle from the position information. The movement information may include movement tracking information of the vehicle and time information corresponding to the movement trace information. The movement trajectory information may include coordinate information of accumulated latitude and longitude resulting from movement of the vehicle. The data is transferred to the storage unit 40 including the database 40D linked with the movement information obtained from the calculation unit 30.

The movement information generated along with driving of the vehicle may be output from the operation unit 30 and stored in the temporary memory unit 35. Movement information stored in the temporary storage unit 35 may be accumulated and provided to the storage unit 40 collectively at intervals of several seconds to several minutes. Alternatively, movement information stored in the temporary storage 35 may be provided to the storage 40 in real time. The movement information provided from the calculation unit 30 updates the database 40D of the storage unit 40.

The storage unit 40 in which the database 40D is stored may be a known nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk or a flash memory. Alternatively, the storage unit 40 may be a memory card that can be detached from the vehicle navigation system 100 and can be read by an external computer system. The memory card is, for example, a memory stick card, a smart media card (SM), a secure digital (SD), a mini secure digital card (mini SD) And a multi media card (MMC). However, the cards listed are exemplary only and the present invention is not limited thereto. The vehicle driver may separate the memory card in which the vehicle driving record is stored from the vehicle navigation system 100 and provide the memory card to a driving manager, thereby integrally transmitting information about the vehicle driving.

The database 40D may include driver identification information, vehicle identification information, a driving date, and the movement information. In addition, the database 40D may further include information such as login information of the driver, for example, an ID and a password, in order to limit and accurately identify the operator of the vehicle navigation system 100. In some embodiments, the database 40D may further include subsidiary book information of oiling history and repair history.

The vehicle navigation system 100 displays a display unit 50 such as a liquid crystal display panel or an organic / inorganic EL for displaying an image of moving information generated from the calculating unit 30 and displaying an image interface for inputting data of the database 40D described above. ) May be included. At least one of the above-described receiver 20, the calculator 30, the temporary memory 35, the memory 40, and the display 50 may be controlled by the controller 60. The operation unit 30 and the control unit 60 may be composed of a single or a plurality of microprocessors, and optionally may be software including instructions for performing a corresponding function.

2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating an image interface 51 for operator login and an image interface 52 for inputting a car account book displayed on the display unit 50 of the vehicle navigation system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 2A, when the database (40D of FIG. 1) includes login information of an operator, input / output item 51a of vehicle number, which is login information, for example, a user name, a password, and vehicle identification information. To this end, an image interface 51 for operator login can be provided on the display unit 50 of FIG. 1.

For operator convenience, the image interface 51 for operator login may be automatically called when the vehicle navigation system 100 is turned on or when the vehicle is started for the operator's convenience. For example, when it is determined that the controller 60 of the vehicle navigation system 100 detects the start of the vehicle or determines that the power is turned on, a program including a command for calling the image interface 51 for login is provided. When the event occurs, the image interface 51 for operator login can be automatically called. When the driver logs in successfully through the image interface 51, the driver information, the vehicle identification number, and the movement information of the vehicle generated from the operation unit 30 when the vehicle is driven are transferred to the storage unit 40 so that the database 40D is provided. Can be updated.

Referring to FIG. 2B, when the database 40D includes the subdivision information of the lubrication details and the repair details, the display unit 50 may display the input / output of an item 52a related to the subdivision information of the lubrication details and the repair details. The next book display interface 52 may be displayed. For the user's convenience, when the driving vehicle approaches a gas station or car service station on the map, the car book image interface 52 may be automatically called. To this end, the control unit 60 of the vehicle navigation system 100, based on the movement information of the vehicle obtained from the operation unit 30, when the event that the vehicle has approached the gas station or the vehicle repair shop, the car accounting unit image interface 52 The program containing the calling command can reside. Similarly, when the lubrication details or the maintenance details are input through the subsidiary book image interface 52, the subsidiary book information in the database 40D may be updated.

3 illustrates an interface module 70 of a vehicle navigation system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention for connecting to an external computer system 1000.

Referring to FIG. 3, the vehicle navigation system 200 may include an interface module 70 for reading the database 40D stored in the storage unit 40 by a separate external computer system 1000. The interface module 70 may include at least one of the wired module 71 and the wireless module 72.

The wired module 71 may include at least one of a universal serial bus (USB), RS232, and a wired LAN. The wireless module 72 may be wireless LAN or Bluetooth. The external computer system 1000 may correspond to USB, RS232, an interface module for wired LAN connection, and / or a wireless module 72 of the vehicle navigation system 200 corresponding to the wired module 71 of the vehicle navigation system 200. It may have an interface module for wireless LAN or Bluetooth connection.

The external computer system 1000 may include driver identification information, vehicle identification information, extracted from map data stored in a storage medium 1010 such as a hard disk and a CD-ROM, and a database 40D connected through the interface module 70. The driving date and the movement information may be matched and visually displayed on the monitor 1020.

When the vehicle navigation system 200 has the memory card type storage unit 40 as described above with reference to FIG. 1, the memory card is detached from the vehicle navigation system 200 and the external computer system 1000 The information of the database 40D may be extracted and displayed on the monitor 1020 through a memory card reader unit (not shown) mounted in the FIG.

In some embodiments, the vehicle navigation system 200 may include an external memory connection module 73 capable of hosting an external memory 73a such as a USB memory. For example, when the USB memory is connected to the external memory connection module 73, the information of the database 40D stored in the storage unit 40 may be transferred to the USB memory. Thereafter, a USB memory containing information of the database 40D is connected to the external computer system 1000, and the driver identification information, the vehicle identification information, the driving date, and the movement information are matched with the map data, and then displayed on the monitor 1020. Can be expressed visually.

According to the above-described embodiments, the driving manager may process the vehicle by processing information about the vehicle driving obtained from the driver identification information, the vehicle identification information, the driving date, and the movement information included in the database. For example, the driving manager may organize data about the vehicle with respect to general items of the subsidiary book regarding the total travel distance and fuel economy of the vehicle. In addition, the driving manager may manage the work contents of the vehicle driver based on the driver identification information and the vehicle identification information included in the database. For example, the driving manager may combine information about the driver and the vehicle with other flight date and movement information to generate information for managing the operator such as the elapsed travel time of the driver or whether the vehicle driver is out of the travel position. have.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and alterations are possible within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be evident to those who have knowledge of.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a vehicle navigation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an image interface for operator login displayed on a display unit of the vehicle navigation system illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an image interface for inputting an account book displayed on a display unit of the vehicle navigation system illustrated in FIG. 1.

3 illustrates an interface module of a vehicle navigation system according to an embodiment of the present invention for connecting to an external computer system.

Claims (15)

A receiver configured to receive signals transmitted from a plurality of GPS satellites and generate location information; A calculator configured to generate movement information of the vehicle from the location information provided from the receiver; And And a storage unit for storing a database including driver identification information, vehicle identification information, a driving date, and the movement information, which are linked with the movement information provided from the calculating unit. The method of claim 1, And the storage unit includes a memory card detachable from the vehicle navigation system and readable by an external computer system. The method of claim 1, And a wired or wireless module for accessing the database via an external computer system. The method of claim 1, The wired module includes at least one of a universal serial bus (USB), RS232, and a wired LAN. The method of claim 1, The wireless module includes at least one of a wireless LAN and Bluetooth. The method of claim 1, The database further includes a driver login information. The method of claim 1, A vehicle navigation system further comprising a display for providing an interface for operator login. The method of claim 7, wherein When the vehicle navigation system is turned on or when the vehicle is started, the vehicle navigation system is automatically called the interface for the driver login. The method of claim 1, The database further includes a car book information having at least one of the refueling history and repair history. The method of claim 9, And a display unit for providing an interface for input / output of the car book information. The method of claim 10, And an interface for inputting / outputting the book information is automatically called when the vehicle approaches a gas station or a car service station. A vehicle and driver management system comprising a vehicle navigation system and an external computer system connected to the vehicle navigation system and receiving information about the vehicle and the driver, The vehicle navigation system includes: a receiver configured to receive signals transmitted from a plurality of GPS satellites and generate location information; A calculator configured to generate movement information of the vehicle from the location information provided from the receiver; And a storage unit for storing a database including driver identification information, vehicle identification information, a driving date, and the movement information in association with the movement information provided from the calculation unit. And at least one of an interface module and an external memory connection module for connecting to the external computer system. The external computer system may include an interface module corresponding to at least one of the interface module and the external memory connection module of the vehicle navigation system; And a display unit for visually expressing the driver identification information, the vehicle identification information, the driving date, and the movement information. The method of claim 12, And the storage unit includes a memory card detachable from the vehicle navigation system and readable by an external computer system. The method of claim 12, The interface module includes at least one of a universal serial bus (USB), RS232, and a wired LAN. The method of claim 12, The interface module includes at least one of a wireless LAN and a Bluetooth.

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