KR20100122332A - Mobile vehicle management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile vehicle management system is provided to diagnose and control a vehicle through the communication with a vehicle information collecting device and a vehicle management server which are installed at the vehicle. CONSTITUTION: A vehicle information collecting unit(200) extracts and collects vehicle information. In addition, the vehicle information collecting unit diagnoses the vehicle state and controls the vehicle based on a control signal. A mobile terminal(300) performs wireless communication with the vehicle information collecting device. The mobile terminal controls the vehicle by transmitting the control signal to the vehicle information collecting unit, and a vehicle management server provides a vehicle management service.

Description

Mobile Vehicle Management System {MOBILE VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a mobile vehicle management system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mobile vehicle management system capable of integrating vehicle information collection, vehicle condition diagnosis, vehicle control, and various traffic and living information services through an interface of a mobile terminal. will be.

Conventionally, a technology for controlling a state of a vehicle through a terminal mounted in a vehicle by a driver has been developed, and a representative example of such a technique is telematics.

Telematics is a combination of telecommunications and Informatics, a car PC that allows a driver to remotely control and manage a vehicle over a wireless network and to have a mobile radio modem. It can use various information such as traffic and life information and emergency rescue, and it is a car remote service technology that collectively refers to a technology that can send and receive telephone messages and e-mails.

Telematics technology is typically ① Safety: Services that provide the driver with necessary information in real time in case of theft and emergency, such as emergency rescue, real-time tracking of stolen vehicles, and theft alarm notification, ② Navigation: Vehicles such as traffic information and road guidance Services that provide convenience for driving, ③ Car Care: Services related to vehicle management, such as remote diagnosis, remote door opening, vehicle location tracking, vehicle consumable management, and ④ Entertainment: providing driver convenience such as life information, games, and personal information management. It can be divided into four service areas such as service.

In order to implement such a service, the telematics system includes three components of a telematics terminal mounted in a vehicle, a user's portable terminal, and a management center for providing a wireless communication environment for their communication and controlling overall telematics services. The vehicle is equipped with mobile communication technology that connects the vehicle and the center, vehicle control technology for vehicle diagnosis and control, positioning / calculation technology such as GPS for vehicle location tracking and real-time traffic information, and telematics functions. Attempts have been made to combine terminal technology for realizing a terminal form, and voice recognition technology for inputting a command from a user.

However, there has been a problem that a dedicated terminal called a telematics terminal is required in order to use a telematics service. In addition, since the vehicle information providing function provided by the conventional telematics service is merely to provide the user with various vehicle information provided by the ECU embedded in the vehicle body, the user who uses the telematics service transmits the vehicle information to the portable terminal. Even if it is transmitted, there is a limit in utilizing the information useful for driving a user who lacks specialized knowledge about the vehicle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the related art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile vehicle management system for diagnosing and controlling a vehicle using a mobile terminal and receiving information required for driving the vehicle.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mobile vehicle management system using a mobile terminal, which is connected to a diagnostic terminal provided in a vehicle, extracts and collects vehicle information, diagnoses the state of the vehicle, and provides a control signal. A vehicle information collection device for controlling the vehicle by the vehicle; Wireless communication with the vehicle information collecting device is possible, and a vehicle management interface for receiving and displaying the vehicle information and the diagnosis result of diagnosing the state of the vehicle from the vehicle information collecting device is mounted. A mobile terminal capable of transmitting a control signal to control the vehicle; And a vehicle management server which interlocks with the mobile terminal to provide vehicle management and traffic and living information services.

Here, the vehicle information includes vehicle failure information, vehicle state abnormality information, and driving information, and the driving information includes driving speed, engine speed, driving distance, driving time, fuel efficiency information including the maximum speed and the average speed of the vehicle. It may include rapid acceleration information and rapid start information.

In addition, the mobile terminal transmits the driving information collected from the vehicle information collecting device to the vehicle management server, and the vehicle management server is economical for the driver of the vehicle based on the driving information transmitted from the mobile terminal. The driving evaluation and the safe driving evaluation may be performed, and the results of the economic driving evaluation and the safety driving evaluation may be configured to be stored in a DB and transmitted to the mobile terminal.

On the other hand, the vehicle management interface includes an external control interface for inputting the control signal, the external control interface is the mobile terminal only when a password is input while the vehicle information collecting device and the mobile terminal is in communication Preferably, the control signal input through the external control interface may include a signal for commanding at least one of door closing, door opening, trunk opening, side mirror folding, or side mirror opening with respect to the vehicle. Can be.

The vehicle management interface may include a vehicle setting change interface for inputting the control signal, and the vehicle setting change interface changes an operating condition of a vehicle function in a state where the vehicle information collecting device and the mobile terminal are in communication. Or to drive the vehicle function on or off. Here, the vehicle function that can be controlled through the vehicle setting change interface may include at least one of an auto door lock, a door key bugler, or a door lock state horn.

According to the present invention, a user who uses a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone is installed in a vehicle just by registering a member in a vehicle management server and downloading a predetermined program to a mobile terminal that he or she already has. It is possible to implement a mobile vehicle management system that communicates with the vehicle information collection device and the vehicle management server so as to diagnose and control the vehicle and receive information necessary for driving the vehicle.

Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the MOZEN BLU MEMBERS service in the drawings is an example of a mobile vehicle management service according to the present invention, and note that MOCHIP ^™ shown in the drawings is also an example of a vehicle information collection device that can be used in the mobile vehicle management system according to the present invention. do.

1 is a diagram illustrating a mobile vehicle management system 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile vehicle management system according to the present invention includes a vehicle information collecting device 200, a mobile terminal 300, and a vehicle management server 400.

The vehicle information collecting device 200 is a component connected to an on-board diagnostic (OBD), which is a diagnostic terminal installed inside a vehicle, and includes an ECU and a transmission control computer, which are engine control computers at a key-on of a vehicle. It automatically communicates with the TCU to collect various information of the vehicle. Here, OBD is an international standard vehicle inspection connector that can monitor vehicle status by using monitoring equipment when problems with exhaust gas and fuel system occur, and is a mandatory connection terminal for all vehicles. The collection device 200 can communicate with the vehicle's internal computer. As shown in FIG. 2A, the vehicle information collecting device 200 may include an operation lamp 201 so as to check whether the vehicle is normally operated from the outside, and a connector part for connection with an OBD (not shown) diagnostic terminal ( 202).

On the other hand, the "vehicle information" includes vehicle failure information, state abnormality information, driving information, and the like. Specific examples of the vehicle information will be described later. The position at which the vehicle information collecting device 200 is mounted may vary depending on the vehicle type. For example, the vehicle information collecting device 200 may be mounted in a form of being inserted near the foot brake installed at the driver's seat side of the vehicle as shown in FIG. 2B.

In addition, the vehicle information collecting device 200 may transmit a control signal of the vehicle received from the outside through a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone to a body control module (BCM) of the vehicle to perform a vehicle control function such as a door lock. . Here, the BCM is an in-vehicle system in charge of vehicle control, and in the case of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle, the user can remotely control the vehicle with a mobile terminal using the mobile vehicle management system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle information collecting device 200 may perform Bluetooth communication of CLASS2 within a radius of 10M with, for example, a mobile terminal 300 such as a mobile phone, and communication with an internal device such as an ECU may be performed. For example, it can be configured to communicate in the manner of ISO-9141, ISO-14230, CAN. 1 and 2, the vehicle information collecting device 200 includes a CPU such as an ARM7 processor, and a storage device such as a flash memory and a RAM, for example.

Next, in the mobile vehicle management system 100 according to the present invention, the mobile terminal 300 can be connected to the vehicle management server 400 through a wireless communication network such as 3G, for example, the vehicle described above by short-range communication such as Bluetooth. It is possible to communicate with the information collecting device 200.

In order to use the mobile fleet management service according to the present invention, a user must first download a mobile fleet management program that supports a predetermined fleet management interface to his mobile terminal 300. After downloading and executing the mobile vehicle management program, an initial screen 310 as shown in FIG. 3 is provided.

The initial screen 310 is composed of four types, for example, a login screen 311, an intro screen 312, a screen for searching whether there is a vehicle information collecting device 200 normally connected and attempting to connect thereto ( 313 and a screen 314 indicating a normal connection with the vehicle information collecting device 200 and outputting a unique number of the vehicle information collecting device 200. That is, when the user of the mobile terminal 300 executes the mobile vehicle management program, the mobile vehicle management program 1) confirms the membership of the vehicle management service of the user of the mobile terminal 300, and 2) the vehicle information collecting device 200. ) Is ready for providing the mobile vehicle management service according to the present invention by checking whether or not is normally installed in the vehicle.

Of course, depending on the type of mobile vehicle management service or the type of vehicle provided according to the present invention, the normal service may be provided only when the vehicle is keyed on. For example, since some models do not operate the BCM in the sleep mode, even if the mobile terminal 300 transmits a signal for controlling the vehicle, the vehicle control may not be performed through the vehicle information collecting device 200. . In addition, some of the mobile vehicle management services according to the present invention (eg, a function of remotely controlling a vehicle, etc.) may not be provided in the case of a vehicle model in which the BCM is not installed from the factory. Care must be taken.

Now, various mobile vehicle management services that can be provided using the mobile vehicle management system 100 according to the present invention configured as shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail. However, since the mobile vehicle management service according to the present invention is provided in the form of a vehicle management interface executed by a predetermined mobile vehicle management program on the screen of the mobile terminal 300, the mobile vehicle management service according to the present invention is an exemplary embodiment of the mobile vehicle 300. Three types of mobile vehicle management services according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings illustrating a vehicle management interface.

1. Vehicle diagnostic service

A user of the mobile vehicle management system 100 according to the present invention may be provided with a vehicle diagnostic service through a vehicle management interface on the mobile terminal 300.

FIG. 4A is a screen 320 illustrating an interface for analyzing driver's driving habits and evaluating economic driving and safe driving among vehicle management interfaces on the mobile terminal 300 for providing a vehicle diagnosis service.

First, as can be seen on the screen 321, the user of the mobile vehicle management system 100 according to the present invention can check their own economic driving score and safe driving score. The vehicle information collecting device 200 may extract driving information such as the current driving speed, engine speed, maximum speed, average speed, driving distance, and driving time of the vehicle, and may also include rapid acceleration or deceleration information of the vehicle. It also has a function to extract driving information. Accordingly, when the vehicle information collecting device 200 extracts the driving information and transmits the driving information to the mobile terminal 300, the predetermined mobile vehicle management program received by the mobile terminal 300 from the vehicle management server 400 is referred to by reference numeral 323. As described above, the driving information is output on the screen of the mobile terminal 300. On the other hand, the driving information is scored and converted into an economic driving score related to fuel economy and a safety driving score related to the risk of an accident. Output in the same form.

On the other hand, Figure 4b shows a service screen 330 to check whether there is an error of the vehicle. The vehicle information collecting device 200 may extract the DTC fault code of the engine system and the DTC fault code of the transmission system from the ECU and the TCU, respectively, and check the low voltage or high voltage of the generator and check the temperature of the coolant or the engine oil. It also includes a function to check. Therefore, when the user of the mobile terminal 300 requests the "real-time car diagnosis" service shown in reference numeral 331, the vehicle diagnostic process by the vehicle information collecting device 200 is started as shown by reference numeral 332, and the vehicle information. When the collection apparatus 200 transmits the diagnostic result collected by diagnosing the vehicle to the mobile terminal 300, the vehicle management interface of the mobile terminal 300 may be, for example, an engine, a transmission, a coolant temperature, and an engine oil as shown by reference numeral 333. It outputs the abnormality of temperature, generator voltage, etc. or the diagnosed result.

In this case, at the user's request or automatically, the mobile vehicle management program of the mobile terminal 300 transmits the diagnosis result of the vehicle to the vehicle management server 400, so that the user can visit the website or the mobile terminal 300. It is possible to check the detailed analysis results of the vehicle on the mobile communication site connected through the vehicle management server 400 side can be configured to enable more accurate vehicle failure information analysis. In this case, in the process of transmitting the diagnosis result to the vehicle management server 400, a screen such as reference number 334 may be provided to the user. Provide diagnostic information such as urgency. It should be noted here that the items that can be diagnosed may vary depending on the vehicle. For example, it is preferable to configure the mobile vehicle management program so as to inform the user in advance of whether or not it is impossible to analyze the engine oil temperature.

4C is a screen 340 illustrating an interface for modifying driving distance information of a mobile vehicle management service according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4C, the user is provided with a screen indicating a cumulative driving distance of the vehicle as shown by reference numeral 341, which may be different from the actual driving distance of the vehicle. Although the vehicle information collecting device 200 according to the present invention can collect the mileage of the vehicle in real time, when the vehicle information collecting device 200 is operated without being mounted on the vehicle or the user may As the number of times the vehicle runs longer and the period of time when the mobile vehicle management program is not running increases, the cumulative mileage provided in reference number 341 and the actual number of vehicles Inevitably, the error will increase between distances.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an interface for directly inputting the cumulative mileage of the vehicle, as shown by reference numerals 342 and 343, so that the cumulative value may be one of parameters in calculating average fuel economy, safe driving or economic driving score. Make sure there is less error in the mileage value.

2. Vehicle control service

5A and 5B are diagrams for describing a remote control (remote control) service function of a vehicle using the mobile terminal 300 among mobile vehicle management services according to the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 5A, the remote control interface 350 of the vehicle operates the mobile vehicle management program according to the present invention, and the user of the mobile terminal 300 performs "remote control" as shown by reference numeral 351, for example. Executed on request.

In this case, first, the mobile vehicle management program requests the user to enter an ID and password as shown by reference numeral 352. Controllable by using the remote control service according to the present invention includes a vehicle door opening, door locking, trunk opening, side mirror folding / unfolding, etc. If such a function is a vehicle information collection device (such as Bluetooth communication) ( If executed by any user connected to 200, it is very likely to be exploited for crimes such as theft of the vehicle. Therefore, the present invention can be configured to require a user to additionally enter an ID and password as shown by reference numeral 352 for a user who wants to use a remote control service such as a door open.

The remote control service according to the present invention can be set to be executed only when the mobile terminal 300 such as a mobile phone is connected to the vehicle information collection apparatus 200 within a short range of 5M, for example, such as a door open or a door closed. When a control command is made, a warning sound or the like may be made to prevent a situation such as theft. Of course, it should be noted that it may be technically impossible to apply this service to a vehicle that does not support the BCM function described above.

5B is a diagram illustrating an interface 360 for changing a vehicle setting using a mobile terminal 300 such as a cellular phone. Referring to FIG. 5B, the user may request a "vehicle setting change" as shown on the screen of reference number 361, in which case the user is provided with the screens 362 and 363.

That is, the user can use the vehicle setting change function of the mobile vehicle management service according to the present invention.In this case, it is possible to set and change the vehicle speed at which the auto door lock is released or the auto door lock is executed while the vehicle is running. For example, it is possible to set the enable or disable of the door key buzzer and the door lock state horn. In other words, the auto door lock function refers to a function in which the door is automatically locked when the driving speed of the vehicle is higher than a certain speed, and the door key bugler function activates a warning sound when the door is forcibly opened using the door key. The door lock state horn function is a function of making a predetermined sound when the door is remotely opened or locked.

3. Vehicle management information and traffic and life information service

In addition to the vehicle diagnosis and control service described above, the mobile vehicle management system 100 according to the present invention may provide a service for providing vehicle management information and traffic and living information to a user.

6A to 6C are diagrams illustrating an interface for providing vehicle management information and traffic / life information service according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A, a user manages a vehicle management interface 370 of a mobile terminal 300 that possesses subsidiary matters such as fueling fee, maintenance fee, parking / car wash / toll fee, insurance / installation / tax / penalty, and other vehicle supplies cost. In this case, the subsidiary information input by the user is stored in the internal memory of the mobile terminal 300 or automatically transmitted to the mobile vehicle management server 400 to be managed and updated by a predetermined database. It is possible to.

6B illustrates an interface 380 for providing consumable-related information to a user, and based on when the various consumables are replaced and the mileage information thereafter, the engine oil or filter, the air cleaner filter, the spark plug, and the brake are shown. An interface 381 is provided for providing the user with specific consumable-related information such as whether the replacement time of the vehicle consumables such as oil or antifreeze is approaching or the replacement period has not elapsed. In this case, the user may request a maintenance reservation request through the vehicle management server 400 as shown in reference numbers 381 and 382, and the vehicle management server 400 may manage the mobile vehicle according to the present invention. It is possible to search for an auto repair shop registered as a dedicated service office and automatically schedule maintenance. Of course, although not shown in the drawing, the user may be configured to apply for a maintenance reservation through the mobile terminal 300 by searching for a desired vehicle repair shop by region or name.

6C is a diagram illustrating an interface 390 for registering a membership card of a mobile vehicle management service and changing related information according to the present invention. That is, a user using the mobile vehicle management system 100 according to the present invention may be issued by the vehicle management server 400 a membership card that manages information such as whether the card is issued and whether the card number is managed. When requesting to execute an interface associated with (reference number 391), the mobile vehicle management program inquires whether a membership card registered by the user exists (reference number 392). As a result of the inquiry, if the membership card is not registered, it is possible to newly register via the interface shown in reference numbers 393 to 395, and then change information such as changing the password of the membership card through the interface shown in reference numbers 396 to 398. Do.

In other words, for example, when a user registers his membership card and enters the maintenance details after completing the maintenance at the vehicle repair shop supporting the mobile vehicle management service according to the present invention, the user automatically matches the membership card. It is a membership card according to the present invention that the maintenance details for the user to be updated on the vehicle management server 400 side and enable the user to check the maintenance details by using his mobile terminal 300.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings, in addition to the above-described Figures 6a to 6c, the user can view the traffic conditions or the main news in a particular section provided from the vehicle management server 400, navigation services, other national or surrounding gas stations Traffic and life information services, including services for searching oil prices and weather inquiry services, can be provided.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be noted that this is not intended to limit the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

1 illustrates a mobile vehicle management system in accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2A to 2B are views exemplarily illustrating a state in which a vehicle information collecting device according to the present invention is installed in a vehicle.

3 is a diagram illustrating an initial screen of a mobile vehicle management interface according to the present invention.

4A to 4C are exemplary views illustrating a vehicle management interface for providing a vehicle diagnostic service among mobile vehicle management services according to the present invention.

5A to 5B are views illustrating a vehicle management interface for providing a remote control service function of a vehicle using a mobile terminal among mobile vehicle management services according to the present invention.

6A to 6C are views exemplarily showing an interface for providing vehicle management information and traffic / life information service according to the present invention;

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Claims (5)

In the mobile vehicle management system using a mobile terminal, A vehicle information collection device connected to a diagnostic terminal provided in the vehicle, extracting and collecting vehicle information, diagnosing a state of the vehicle, and controlling the vehicle by a control signal; Wireless communication with the vehicle information collecting device is possible, and a vehicle management interface for receiving and displaying the vehicle information and the diagnosis result of diagnosing the state of the vehicle from the vehicle information collecting device is mounted. A mobile terminal capable of transmitting a control signal to control the vehicle; And And a vehicle management server providing a vehicle management and traffic and living information service in association with the mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, The vehicle information may include driving information including a maximum speed and an average speed of the vehicle, an engine speed, a driving distance, a driving time, fuel economy information, rapid acceleration information, and quick start information, The mobile terminal transmits the driving information collected from the vehicle information collecting device to the vehicle management server, The vehicle management server performs economic driving evaluation and safety driving evaluation for the driver of the vehicle based on the driving information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and requests a user's request for the results of the economic driving evaluation and the safety driving evaluation. The mobile vehicle management system, characterized in that for transmitting to the mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, The vehicle information includes vehicle failure information and vehicle state abnormality information. The mobile terminal transmits the vehicle failure information, the vehicle state abnormality information, and the diagnosis result to the vehicle management server. And the vehicle management server transmits the vehicle failure information, the vehicle state abnormality information, and the diagnosis result transmitted from the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal according to a user's request. The method of claim 1, The vehicle management interface includes an external control interface for inputting the control signal, And the external control interface is driven on the mobile terminal only when a password is input while the vehicle information collection device and the mobile terminal are in communication. The method of claim 1, The vehicle management interface includes a vehicle setting change interface for inputting the control signal, And the vehicle setting change interface is driven to change an operating condition of a vehicle function or to turn on or off the vehicle function while the vehicle information collection device and the mobile terminal are in communication.

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